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• There's no forgetting Nicklas Lidstrom. That goes without saying. But here's to Niklas Kronwall for at least helping Wings' fans with the separation anxiety that comes with losing the greatest defenseman of his generation to retirement. ...

The first-quarter dash has seen some surprising superlatives so far, writes Scott Burnside.

Neil Greenberg compares the historical bar for entry into the Hockey Hall of Fame with the production of current NHL players to see which are worthy of lock status going forward.

Story | Conversation | November 12, 2012

With the 2012 Summer Games serving as a back drop, Craig Custance starts looking ahead to the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi Russia, projecting what a possible Canadian roster might look like given an influx of young talent.

Blog | Conversation | August 09, 2012

With the free agent frenzy dwindling to a free agent fizzle, Rob Vollman looks at which teams helped themselves the most this offseason, and which lost the most production from their previous campaign.

Story | Conversation | July 10, 2012

While the top prizes in the 2012 free-agent class remain unclaimed, there were some early winners on Day 1 of the NHL's free agency period. Craig Custance provides his evaluations of first flurry of signings.

Blog | Conversation | July 01, 2012

A quiet Friday morning got cranked up in a hurry when my TSN teammate Darren Dreger dropped a bombshell tweet saying Martin Brodeur might test free agency. The NHL's all-time winningest goalie hired veteran agent Pat Brisson after going years with...

Anthony Stolarz tried to drink in the biggest moment of his life.

NEWARK, N.J. -- In last year's Stanley Cup finals, it took all of one period for it to get nasty. In Game 1, Vancouver Canucks forward Alex Burrows bit the finger of Boston Bruins' Patrice Bergeron in a moment that set the tone for the entire series....

Craig Custance provides five reasons as to why it's too early to rule out the possibility of a Devils comeback in the Stanley Cup finals, including the potential scoring breakthrough from stars Zach Parise and Ilya Kovalchuk.

Blog | Conversation | June 09, 2012

The Kings showed once again in their Game 2 win that it takes multiple players to step up for a team to have success.

The Kings and the Devils feel each other out in Game 1.

Craig Custance looks back to Jonathan Quick's past to find out how he became the talented goaltender who led the Los Angeles Kings to the Stanley Cup finals.

Story | Conversation | May 29, 2012

The National Hockey League and its broadcast partners may have been hoping for a Rangers-Kings Stanley Cup final, but the New Jersey Devils were more than happy to play spoiler.

Timo Seppa of Hockey Prospectus reintroduces the Goalie Heat Index and takes the temperature of the netminders who will be featured in the NHL playoffs. Who can get hot and steal a series?

Story | Conversation | April 11, 2012

Collecting their third straight win with a 3-1 victory in Montreal Sunday, the New Jersey Devils continued their ascent to the upper tier of the Eastern Conference standings. Goaltender Martin Brodeur, 7-0-1 since the All-Star Break, made 21 saves...