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PITTSBURGH -- Penguins defensive coach Todd Reirden always has this message for the team's young defensive prospects who think they're ready for a taste of the National Hockey League: Go check out No. 44, and then you'll know if you're really ready. ...

PITTSBURGH -- If there is a feeling of history surrounding the decision to bench Pittsburgh Penguins netminder Marc-Andre Fleury for the first time in the playoffs, that sense of history cuts deeper than just the ending of a personal streak. True,...

Claude Giroux feels he is ready for the heady challenge of taking on the Philadelphia Flyers' captaincy, writes Scott Burnside.

One way or the other, history will be made between the Los Angeles Kings and New Jersey Devils, writes Scott Burnside.

It is safe to say that Los Angeles Kings general manager Dean Lombardi is now officially "all in." He meticulously built the nucleus of a team that should be ready to challenge the perennial big boys of the Western Conference. He fired his head...

WINNIPEG -- The fans were lined up outside the door to the Winnipeg Jets' merchandise outlet at 10:15 a.m. Saturday morning. Jets flags hung from downtown cranes on work sites, and buildings and bus shelters were festooned with the team's distinct...

GREENBURGH, N.Y. -- These should be days of unbridled enthusiasm for Marian Gaborik, days of great promise and hope. And though there are reasons for optimism that the talented Slovak winger will return to his star status with the New York Rangers...

PITTSBURGH -- Whenever we think of Evgeni Malkin, we think of two things. First, the 2009 Eastern Conference finals, when he single-handedly demolished the Carolina Hurricanes in a four-game sweep en route to the Pittsburgh Penguins' first Cup cha...

NEW YORK -- For Brad Richards, there is a comforting sense of deja vu as he prepares for his first season as a New York Ranger. Among the factors in his decision to sign with the Blueshirts as the top unrestricted free agent this past offseason wa...

Three weeks from now the doors will open on NHL training camps with physicals and the first on-ice sessions. Will some of the game's biggest stars and emerging young players be ready to go? Here's a look at some names that may or may not be ready to ...

Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby is back on the ice in Halifax, Nova Scotia, as part of his regular summer program, the team and his agent told the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review on Thursday.

So, there was Mike Commodore driving in his truck in the beautiful Okanagan area of British Columbia getting ready to fly out of Kelowna when he got a call from his agent, Wade Arnott. Detroit had offered the veteran defenseman a one-year deal wor...

NASHVILLE -- Look for Nashville's Nick Spaling and Jerred Smithson to be in the lineup for Game 6 tonight against the Vancouver Canucks, who lead this West semifinal series 3-2. Smithson said he is ready to go after missing Game 5 after taking an...

Penguins GM Ray Shero told ESPN.com that Jordan Staal has been medically cleared to play but Staal's conditioning is in question after an extended absence and he will remain a game-time decision.

In addition to picking the best games of the week, we've added our predictions for these key matchups. Tuesday: Edmonton Oilers at Calgary Flames (9 p.m. ET)The Oilers have lost four in a row and look ready for full free-fall action. The Flames, m...

In addition to picking the best games of the week, we've added our predictions for these key matchups. Tuesday: Edmonton Oilers at Calgary Flames (9 p.m. ET)The Oilers have lost four in a row and look ready for full free-fall action. The Flames, m...