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Sorry, but it's still taking some time to get our head around the fact the Toronto Maple Leafs aren't just visiting from the NHL's land of the living dead but are actually back for good. It's always a bit quaint when a perpetually lousy team rises...

Sure, it's hard to remember now, but there were actually plenty of highs in the NHL during 2012, writes Scott Burnside.

TORONTO -- Former star winger Theo Fleury didn't hold back when asked about the NHL lockout. He's still a player at heart, even though he's not like today's player. "The game has changed," Fleury said Sunday at the HHOF Legends game at Air Cana...

The game and its heroes transcend the tawdry things like lockouts and strikes and this weekend's Hall of Fame celebration won't be dampened by the NHL's work stoppage, writes Scott Burnside.

Scott Burnside and Pierre LeBrun discuss whether or not the Blue Jackets will trade Rick Nash and which teams would be interested. LeBrun: Greetings from the home base in Toronto, my friend. Hope all is well with you in Nashville where tonight you...

Scott Burnside and Pierre LeBrun hand out their midseason grades for all 30 NHL teams.

How is the Western Conference better than the East? What kind of experience does Team USA need in the 2010 Olympics? Scott Burnside explains all in this week's Power Play.

Now that Mats Sundin has announced his retirement, the Hall of Fame debate begins. And the fact that he never made it to the Cup finals could get in his way.

As we hit the All-Star break, here's a breakdown of where teams stand.

What can we expect from the NHL in 2009? Here are 10 picks to ponder from Scott Burnside and Pierre LeBrun.

We waited and waited, and finally Mats Sundin made his decision. But the whole process has revealed Sundin to be the exact entity he insisted he wasn't 10 months ago -- a hired gun.

Who wins the Mats Sundin sweepstakes? Scott Burnside and Pierre LeBrun throw in their two cents and discuss the ripple effect a Sundin signing might have around the league.

As NHL training camps open up this week, we take a look at where each team stands. First up, our take, and questions, on the Eastern Conference.

Here's a look at our summer power rankings with less than two months to go before the start of training camp.

General managers mortgaged millions of dollars and committed to longer terms than most marriages during the first week of free agency. Here's a look at where the Eastern Conference teams stack up.

The cap system isn't working the way owners thought? No, it is. Some owners just don't know how to run their organizations wisely.