Remember Cam Ward? Now's the time to get to know your backups
Damien Cox, Special to ESPN.comPlayoff hopefuls have backups whom you may or may not know well, ranging from hardened veterans to retreads to fuzzy-cheeked kids. If past playoffs are any indication, now's the time to get to know 'em.
Story | Conversation | March 12, 2008Here's how the first round rolls in my make-believe world
Damien Cox, Special to ESPN.comLosing a little of the fantasy in your life? Damien Cox feels your pain. But he's considering a comeback (listen up, Favre!) and picking the eight first-round playoff matchups.
Story | Conversation | March 05, 2008Shouldn't impact players like Niedermayer, Conklin be on Hart list?
Damien Cox, Special to ESPN.comIf they were awarding the Hart Trophy solely on the basis of impact, it would be a runaway race between two contestants. And we're not talking about Crosby and Iginla.
Story | Conversation | January 16, 2008We channel Henri Richard to predict the Original Six's playoff chances
Damien Cox, Special to ESPN.comWill every Original Six team reach the playoffs this season? We channel Henri Richard to predict each team's chances.
Story | Conversation | November 25, 2007Hockey's 'violence dilemma' again at the forefront
Damien Cox, Special to ESPN.comThe latest brouhaha between Sean Avery and Darcy Tucker brings one of hockey's age-old questions to the surface: Does violence, and the threat of violence, attract fans and viewers, or does it turn them off?
Story | Conversation | November 14, 2007It's all about the dough? Not so in this Burke-Lowe feud
Damien Cox, Special to ESPN.comDon't believe that this recent Brian Burke-Kevin Lowe feud is just about a lofty offer to Dustin Penner. It's more about the Ducks' GM being caught with his head down.
Story | Conversation | October 10, 2007Shriek! Gasp! Bigger nets debate on table again
Damien Cox, Special to ESPN.comBigger nets. Puck purists don't like the idea, but it reared its controversial head again at this week's GM meetings. Damien Cox explains why some in the hockey world can't let it go.
Story | Conversation | June 06, 2007Deadline deals? Ducks, Sens prove you don't need them
Damien Cox, Special to ESPN.comThe Ducks and Senators made it all the way to the Cup finals without making a blockbuster deadline deal. Could that success ultimately kill the entire concept of the big trade?
Story | Conversation | May 25, 2007Parity? Oilers, Hurricanes raise the 'fluke' factor
Damien Cox, Special to ESPN.comThe defending Cup champion Canes are coming close to making the wrong kind of history, making Damien Cox wonder if the whole 2006 postseason was a fluke.
Story | Conversation | March 29, 2007As deadline nears, path to glory not clear for some GMs
Damien Cox, Special to ESPN.comExperienced or not, some NHL GMs are stumped, not knowing whether a trade is right for their bubble teams, writes Damien Cox.
Story | Conversation | February 22, 2007He's a 'whiner'? He needs 'protection'? Not this Kid
Damien Cox, Special to ESPN.com"Crosby's a whiner!" "Sid needs a tough guy to protect him." Uh, no and no, says Damien Cox, who believes Mr. Crosby's doing just fine.
Story | Conversation | February 08, 2007Who's better? Anaheim or Buffalo? We can only guess
Damien Cox, Special to ESPN.comWho's better: Ducks or Sabres? We'd love for them to settle it on ice. But they don't play each other. Here's Damien Cox's guess.
Story | Conversation | November 28, 2006History lesson reveals old enmity
Damien Cox, Special to ESPN.comGary Bettman and Bob Goodenow never had a model of a working relationship between NHL labor and management.
Story | Conversation | December 16, 2004Lack of explanation yields little insight
Damien Cox, Special to ESPN.comThe sentencing of Blues forward Mike Danton may be just the beginning of hockey's season on trial.
Story | Conversation | November 08, 2004Hockey talk for the locked-out soul
Damien Cox, Special to ESPN.comForget the doom and gloom of the day. Here are NHL 10 storylines that are lockout-proof.
Story | Conversation | October 21, 2004TOP SEARCHES IN NOVEMBER
Bowl Projections tops ESPN.com searches in November. Did "season in the stands" make the list?