From Carolina to Rangers, surprises reined
Nancy Marrapese-Burrell, Special to ESPN.comFrom Carolina to New York to Pittsburgh, the regular season was anything but regular.
Story | Conversation | April 07, 2003'Canes GM: 'You might as well be real bad'
Nancy Marrapese-Burrell, Special to ESPN.comThe silver lining of the Carolina Hurricanes' disappointing season? A great draft position.
Story | Conversation | April 04, 2003One hot goalie preferred over committee approach
Nancy Marrapese-Burrell, Special to ESPN.comMartin Brodeur gives New Jersey a distinct playoff advantage over a team like Boston and its goaltending by committee.
Story | Conversation | March 28, 2003Quarter report: Solid Sens, deep Devils lead East
Nancy Marrapese-Burrell, Special to ESPN.comOnly the Senators and Devils have been able to avoid the plague of inconstistency.
Story | Conversation | February 22, 2003Heatley immune to sophomore slump
Nancy Marrapese-Burrell, Special to ESPN.comFirst, the Calder. Then, All-Star MVP. Next stop for Dany Heatley: the playoffs.
Story | Conversation | February 14, 2003Fun and games part of the job
Nancy Marrapese-Burrell, Special to ESPN.comWhile NHL players enjoy All-Star weekend, they also know it's part of the job.
Story | Conversation | February 01, 2003Sather's move to bench highlights East's desperation
Nancy Marrapese-Burrell, Special to ESPN.comFrom Glen Sather to bankruptcies to the standings, East teams are acting quickly for the stretch run.
Story | Conversation | January 31, 2003Midseason Report: The drama continues to unfold
Nancy Marrapese-Burrell, Special to ESPN.comThe Senators are sailing, the Bruins are slumping and the Rangers are still out of the playoff race.
Story | Conversation | January 10, 2003Isles' goalie 'rotation' continues
Nancy Marrapese-Burrell, Special to ESPN.comThe Islanders are hoping Rick DiPietro is ready to answer their netminding questions.
Story | Conversation | December 20, 2002Dafoe proving net worth with Atlanta
Nancy Marrapese-Burrell, Special to ESPN.comByron Dafoe's discovery about unrestricted free agency: better Atlanta than never.
Story | Conversation | December 06, 2002Bruins kept from Billy to pay Joe (and Sergei)
Nancy Marrapese-Burrell, Special to ESPN.comThe loss of Bill Guerin was supposed to spell doom for the Bruins. So far, it spells first place.
Story | Conversation | November 15, 2002Eastern teams need to kick it up a notch
Nancy Marrapese-Burrell, Special to ESPN.comWithout any truly dominant teams, improvement may be easier to come by for non-playoff teams.
Story | Conversation | April 12, 2002TOP SEARCHES IN NOVEMBER
Bowl Projections tops ESPN.com searches in November. Did "olli jokinen" make the list?