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With stars like Zach Parise and Ryan Suter headed for free agency, Craig Custance looks at the risks and rewards of the NHL's long-term contracts.

Blog | Conversation | April 30, 2012

What it means: The Rangers failed to clinch an Eastern Conference title as the defending Stanley Cup Champion Boston Bruins denied New York of a series sweep with a 2-1 win at Madison Square Garden. The Bruins notched a pair of goals in the second pe...

The closest thing to a hockey holiday has arrived, folks. The NHL's annual trade deadline is Monday at 3 p.m. and I'll be reporting live from ESPN headquarters in Bristol, CT all day. Make sure to follow the ESPN Hockey crew's live chat (starting ...

With teams looking to add goaltending depth, Islanders netminder Evgeni Nabokov has generated some interest as Monday's deadline looms, but he does not appear to be on the block. "I'm not looking to move him," GM Garth Snow told ESPNNewYork.com vi...

Barring a miraculous run in the remaining 34 games of the season, the Islanders appear headed for yet another season without playoff hockey. Save for John Tavares' electric play and another standout year for Matt Moulson, the struggling team looks bo...

New York Islanders goalie Rick DiPietro will have surgery to repair a sports hernia, likely sidelining the oft-injured player for most of the rest of the season.

Every day must feel like Friday the 13th for Rick DiPietro. The 30-year-old goaltender appears headed for yet another injury-shortened season. After spending the past month on injured reserve, DiPietro will undergo sports hernia surgery next week ...

Islanders goaltending prospect Kevin Poulin has been named the American Hockey League's Player of the Week. Poulin was 4-0-0 with three straight shutouts during the seven-day period that ended January 8, 2012. He stopped 98 of 100 shots during tha...

Defenseman Mike Mottau is the latest Islanders to be placed on injured reserve with a concussion. The 33-year-old veteran reportedly suffered the injury during practice; he has been a healthy scratch since last playing December 29 in team's 3-1 wi...

The title holder for the NHL's biggest draft bust has been an oft-debated topic, with names like Alexandre Daigle or Kyle Turris frequently leading the discussion. But a recent examination of every draft since 1990 by ESPN's NHL Draft Blog (Insider) ...

Alexandre Daigle? Kyle Turris? Those are just two players who have fallen far short of their expected potential since their selections near the top of their draft classes. Using advanced metrics, here's a look at the 10 biggest draft busts since 1990.

Blog | Conversation | December 27, 2011

What it means: Speedy rookie Carl Hagelin tallied twice and goaltender Henrik Lundqvist posted his third shutout of the season as the Rangers rattled off their fifth straight win and reclaimed first place in the Eastern Conference. With their 3-0 wi...

Craig Custance explores whether the NHL could adopt the NBA's "amnesty" model when the new CBA is negotiated and provides five contracts that teams may want to offload, including those of stars Roberto Luongo and Alex Ovechkin.

Blog | Conversation | December 22, 2011

And the league's most frightening problem just seems to get worse by the day. This time it was Islanders' veteran forward Brian Rolston who left the game during the first period of the Islanders' 3-2 loss to Dallas with a concussion. Rolston, w...

No surprise here. The Islanders have place goaltender Rick DiPietro on injured reserve with a left groin strain, retroactive to December 3. The oft-injured netminder suffered the injury in the Islanders' 5-4 win over Dallas December 3 and has n...

Michael Grabner, who sustained a groin injury in the Islanders' 5-4 win over Dallas Saturday, returns to the lineup Thursday against the Chicago Blackhawks. The 24-year-old Austrian winger, who missed Tuesday's 5-1 rout of Tampa Bay, was one of th...