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--It was an absolutely huge win for the Philadelphia Flyers Thursday night -- their first of the season -- as they edged the New York Rangers 2-1. The Flyers have been ravaged by injury and signed veteran Mike Knuble Thursday to plug a hole in their ...

1. Habs restructuring starts anew. Well, cue the Patrick Roy frenzy once more in Montreal. When the Montreal Canadiens announced Thursday morning that they had fired GM Pierre Gauthier and begun the search for his successor, it means the return-of-Ro...

From Carey Price in Montreal to the Sutter brothers in Calgary, Scott Burnside looks back at our preseason picks for the top storylines to watch this season in the NHL.

Ah those popular Pittsburgh Penguins continue to collect points in the standings and votes in the All-Star voting universe with just one week left in the fan balloting portion of the 2011 All-Star selections. Led by captain Sidney Crosby (how ofte...

Ah those popular Pittsburgh Penguins continue to collect points in the standings and votes in the All-Star voting universe with just one week left in the fan balloting portion of the 2011 All-Star selections. Led by captain Sidney Crosby (how ofte...

All we need is for Pittsburgh fans to start penciling in Pascal Dupuis or Chris Kunitz and Brooks Orpik and the All-Star Game in Raleigh next month will be an all-Penguin affair. No surprise that captain Sidney Crosby is the run-away leader in vot...

All we need is for Pittsburgh fans to start penciling in Pascal Dupuis or Chris Kunitz and Brooks Orpik and the All-Star Game in Raleigh next month will be an all-Penguin affair. No surprise that captain Sidney Crosby is the run-away leader in vot...

Ah, the freedom of choice. For the second week in a row, voters are blazing their own trail by writing in a bevy of potential NHL All-Stars, starting with the two top vote-getting goaltenders, Montreal's red-hot Carey Price and sensational Philade...

Ah, the freedom of choice. For the second week in a row, voters are blazing their own trail by writing in a bevy of potential NHL All-Stars, starting with the two top vote-getting goaltenders, Montreal's red-hot Carey Price and sensational Philade...

The dog days of August are here, which means it's time to assess which teams have stepped forward and which are sliding back toward the pack or out of sight. Here's our early preview of the Northeast Division. Boston Bruins In what is the...

The dog days of August are here, which means it's time to assess which teams have stepped forward and which are sliding back toward the pack or out of sight. Here's our early preview of the Northeast Division. Boston Bruins In what is the...

Is youth going to be served between the pipes and along the blue line next season? And is the grass always greener on the other side of the ice? We'll find out in short order from the following group of netminders and defensemen. Goaltenders ...

Is youth going to be served between the pipes and along the blue line next season? And is the grass always greener on the other side of the ice? We'll find out in short order from the following group of netminders and defensemen. Goaltenders ...

With the Flyers' series win over the Habs, a victory that vaults them into the Cup finals for the first time since 1997, there will be no more talk of Cinderella journeys.

The playoffs have shown yet again that nothing is ever certain. And just in case Game 5 is the end for Montreal, it would be a shame not to offer up a mea culpa or two from our vantage point.

The Flyers are on the verge of returning to the Stanley Cup finals for the first time since 1997. Why? All of their key players were able to rebound in a pivotal Game 4.