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It was always going to be the "window" series, two of the Western Conference's long-standing contenders facing off in the first round, with the losers having to face questions about their immediate future. The San Jose Sharks and Vancouver Canucks...

In the end, they circled back, as the whole hockey world knew they would. The standoff that began months ago came down to one last hour of dramatic back and forth. The Vancouver Canucks lowered their demands in a Roberto Luongo deal in the final 6...

Deadline eve saw three more big names change teams, further diluting a trade pool that already had seen plenty of players find new homes over the past two weeks. Anyone ever hear of deadline day? You know, when you're supposed to make your trades?...

Well you knew this story would get revisited before Wednesday's trade deadline. The Toronto Maple Leafs and Vancouver Canucks have renewed trade talks on Roberto Luongo. My TSN colleague Darren Dreger reported as much Friday; Damien Cox of the ...

Well, we had warned hockey fans that a short, compacted season would be full of surprises, and to expect the unexpected. But if we told you before the puck dropped this season that a midseason matchup between the Vancouver Canucks and Columbus Blu...

The clock continues to move toward the April 3 trade deadline without contract extensions for Ducks stars Ryan Getzlaf and Corey Perry -- both eligible to be unrestricted free agents in July. Credit both players and their teammates, because it cer...

• The Chicago Blackhawks are the measuring stick of the NHL so far this season, and the Anaheim Ducks were relishing their chance to measure up. Although the Blackhawks remain undefeated in regulation at 10-0-3, the Ducks continued their s...

The NHL rescinded a pair of Rule 48 match penalties over the past week, and it makes you wonder what else can be done to help the refs on the ice get the call right the first time. Unlike most people, I'm not singling out the refs. The game is fas...

Come on, are some people really put off by Nail Yakupov's tying goal celebration from Thursday night? The dude is 19, just scored a gigantic goal and he's showing emotion with a building going crazy. I want more of that in the NHL, not less. An...

New Maple Leafs GM Dave Nonis is not going to take the easy road while getting comfortable in his role, writes Pierre LeBrun.

The Vancouver Canucks insist they will be patient on the Roberto Luongo trade front, regardless of what anybody thinks. They will not make a panic trade just for the sake of moving Luongo out of town. They aren't moving him unless they get fair va...

The top unsigned player in the NHL is forward Jamie Benn, and he wasn't at the opening of Dallas Stars camp Sunday. The restricted free agent was second in team scoring last season with 63 points (26-37) in 71 games and a pillar the Stars were bui...

The conspiracy theories will abound about Brian Burke's GM firing Wednesday, but I believe there were a number of factors involved, not just one crystal-clear reason. And despite the denial from Toronto Maple Leafs COO and president Tom Anselmi, I...

There has been so much focus on the Big One on the NHL labor front, the percentage of the pie the players and owners eventually agree to share, that you almost forget other thorny issues need to be addressed before we have labor peace again one day. ...

Roberto Luongo told a Vancouver radio station Friday that he has made peace with the idea of being traded. The star goalie, on the trade market, said he enjoyed his time in Vancouver but understands that it's time to move on. "[And] I'm OK with...

The offers were numerous for Zach Parise and Ryan Suter on Sunday, so it should surprise no one that they needed at least a day to collect their thoughts. Parise got offers from the likes of the Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Detroit Re...