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After consecutive shutouts, New York Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist holds the early lead in the Conn Smythe watch.

Story | Conversation | May 14, 2013

Craig Custance writes that the NHL's planned outdoor game in Dodger Stadium between the Ducks and Kings next season, announced Monday, carries with it both risk and reward -- as does the entire Stadium Series.

Blog | Conversation | May 07, 2013

Neil Greenberg projects the upset odds for underdogs in the first round of the 2013 NHL playoffs.

Story | Conversation | April 29, 2013

Craig Custance makes his 2013 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs picks from Round 1 and the Cup Final.

Story | Conversation | April 29, 2013

Craig Custance talks to Pittsburgh's rivals to scout how to beat the Penguins in the 2013 Stanley Cup playoffs.

Story | Conversation | April 28, 2013

With the end of 2013 NHL regular season approaching, Neil Greenberg outlines his picks for the Hart, Norris, Calder, Byng and Selke awards. Among the selections, the Islanders' John Tavares gets the nod for this season's Hart Trophy.

Story | Conversation | April 25, 2013

Craig Custance ranks his top 5 candidates to win the Norris Trophy, with Minnesota's Ryan Suter at No. 1.

Blog | Conversation | April 23, 2013

On the strength of three strong performances last week, San Jose goaltender Antti Niemi vaults to the No. 1 goalie spot. Meanwhile, Winnipeg forward Andrew Ladd joins the skater rankings at No. 6 and Chicago's Jonathan Toews moves up a spot to No. 2.

Story | Conversation | April 22, 2013

Craig Custance writes that the unlikely playoff charge of the Columbus Blue Jackets has created a new challenger in the Hart Trophy race.

Blog | Conversation | April 22, 2013

Craig Custance examines the impact that Pittsburgh's newcomers are having on the Penguins.

Blog | Conversation | April 18, 2013

With one GM change already in Edmonton, Craig Custance looks around the league to identify 10 assistant GMs who are proving capable of running their own teams.

Blog | Conversation | April 17, 2013

Grant Sonier breaks down the 2013 draft's top 50 prospects, topped by the trio of Nathan MacKinnon, Jonathan Drouin and Seth Jones. But the most intriguing prospect in the draft is Russian Valeri Nichushkin, who could be in the running for No. 1.

Story | Conversation | April 15, 2013

On the strength of three consecutive wins, Columbus goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky vaults to the No. 1 goaltender spot. Meanwhile, Pittsburgh forward Pascal Dupuis joins the skater rankings and Washington's Alex Ovechkin moves up a spot to No. 5.

Story | Conversation | April 15, 2013

The Penguins added a ton of talent for their 2013 Cup run, but Rob Vollman writes that it came with a steep cost in terms of projected future production.

Story | Conversation | April 11, 2013

Players and prospects weren't the only things savvy teams should have picked up from the 2013 trade deadline. Craig Custance points out several critical errors GMs should avoid when building their teams.

Blog | Conversation | April 10, 2013

Alex Ovechkin is back to his old offensive ways, shooting and scoring at a ridiculous rate -- a streak that has helped propel him on to the MVP leaderboard.

Story | Conversation | April 08, 2013