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For the first time, as part of the new CBA every team that does not qualify for the playoffs will have at least a remote shot at "earning" the first overall draft pick in late June. Still, it pays to really stink if you want to maximize your shot at ...

The Oilers' 6-0 loss to the Predators was reflective of the challenges facing coach Ralph Krueger and his staff as they try and keep a talent-laden team pointed in some sort of direction, writes Scott Burnside.

Scott Burnside is not one to back down from a preseason prediction, even if the team he picked to win it all -- the Blues -- is struggling mightily.

Family, a good skate, lots of hunting and at least a modicum of optimism have kept former No. 1 draft pick Erik Johnson in North America. And while family, a strong clutch of Minnesota-based NHLers and plentiful wild game aren't likely to disappea...

There may be no more wacky franchise in the NHL than the New York Islanders. We don't care about the math, offering every draft pick you have in order to move up two spots in the draft, as GM Garth Snow apparently did in an effort to get the No. 2 pi...

Born in the U.S. to parents with French and French-Canadian lineage has made for an interesting journey for Ducks' second-round pick Nic Kerdiles, writes Scott Burnside.

The Los Angeles Kings pulled together at the right time on the way to their first Stanley Cup win, writes Scott Burnside.

Former star Luc Robitaille is enjoying this Stanley Cup run as an executive, writes Scott Burnside.

PHILADELPHIA -- At some point Penguins center Sidney Crosby sent Jakub Voracek's glove away as he tried to pick it up during one of the late-game dust-ups. After the game a reporter asked Crosby is that was a reflection of the team's frustration. ...

The New Jersey Devils weren't relying just on the good faith of fellow Czechs Patrik Elias and Petr Sykora when they gave up three NHL players and possibly two draft picks to acquire defenseman Marek Zidlicky Thursday night. Instead president, CEO...

1. Pick a stance and stick with it Let's begin with this admission: I don't care a whit about who shows up or doesn't show up for the All-Star Game. The fans love it; some players like it, some players avoid it like the plague. Whatever. It is what ...

As we watched the Washington Capitals send former starter Semyon Varlamov to the Colorado Avalanche for a first- and a second-round draft pick, we were reminded of a visit we made to Washington not long before the 2007-08 trade deadline. Veteran netm...

Scott Mayfield enjoyed a dramatic ascension that has seen him go from playing junior varsity hockey in suburban St. Louis three years ago to a full-ride scholarship at the University of Denver and a place on the big stage at the 2011 entry draft with a brand new NHL jersey to call his own.

Mark Scheifele's selection by the Winnipeg Jets with the seventh overall pick represents a new future, a new beginning for a franchise that has known little but disappointment and disinterest in a decade in Atlanta.

When you have as many defensemen as the Canucks, it can get pretty conpetitive for ice time. But this D group is a close-knit bunch.

Undrafted, unwanted early in his career, St. Louis has a fierceness about him, even as he barrels toward his 36th birthday, that leaves his teammates in awe and his team one win from an improbable trip to the 2011 Stanley Cup finals.