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Here are a few summer musings as we await the next chapter in the Ilya Kovalchuk "As The Contract Spins" soap opera to unfold.

Maple Leafs general manager Brian Burke will reprise his role from the Vancouver Olympics as team GM for the United States at this spring's World Championships, a source connected to USA Hockey said.

Which team sits at the head of the NHL class? Scott Burnside hands out his grades for all 30 teams.

We're at the midway point of this season, and we're sure of two things: New Jersey will win the Atlantic and another coach will be fired. Scott Burnside rants on these topics and more in this week's Power Play.

Dany Heatley must at some point confront the fact his career has been forever tarnished, not by the accident that cost Dan Snyder his life, but by how Heatley lived his life in the months and years that followed.

We're less than a week away from the start of Olympic orientation camps. Here are some of the latest rumors as we're now six months away from the 2010 Games.

How are the Blackhawks and Panthers hanging tough? Should women be inducted into the Hall? Scott Burnside digs in on this and more in this week's 5 Things.

Steve Yzerman's approach to the selection of the 2010 Canadian Olympic hockey team looks awfully familiar. Think: Detroit Red Wings.

There is never enough time for NHL ice guru Dan Craig to take in the moment at the Winter Classic, but at least this time around, the event has turned into a family affair.

Wayne Gretzky says he does not want to return as executive director for the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. So, now what? Finding a home for The Great One is going to be one touchy task for Hockey Canada.

Scott Burnside writes that the Western Conference finals could simply come down to the battle between defensemen Chris Pronger and Scott Niedermayer.

Ryan Smyth, a.k.a. Captain Canada, hopes his national pride also helps bring the Cup back to Edmonton.

Ty Conklin's competitiveness got him to the NHL, and to his current role as Team USA's top goalie.

With Mike Richter gone, three young U.S. goalies are competing to fill a huge void in net.