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Well, it's been a wild ride, hasn't it? Our experts take a look at all the best and worst moments of the playoffs, so far.

A critical SEASON in the history of the Predators ends in thorough disappointment and invites more questions than answers about their future, Pierre LeBrun writes.

PHILADELPHIA -- A few weeks ago, Brendan Shanahan talked about being in the changing-behavior business, not the punishment business. That was before the first round of the playoffs and the Shea Weber-Raffi Torres-Carl Hagelin-Nicklas Backstrom car...

This is the second in a three-part series from ESPN the Magazine's Money Issue. Lesson four: Spending in the NHL actually matters MORE since the Lockout NHL fans lost an entire season due to hard-line owners seeking a tight salary cap. So it's sh...

Tim Kavanagh lists the Fantasy Hockey All-Pro Team for 2011-12, as determined by the Player Rater.

Boston's Zdeno Chara, Ottawa's Erik Karlsson and Nashville's Shea Weber are the finalists for the Norris Trophy, which goes to the NHL's top defenseman. Here's the release from the NHL: Zdeno Chara of the Boston Bruins, Erik Karlsson of the O...

From the official NHL release: CHARA, KARLSSON AND WEBER NAMED NORRIS TROPHY FINALISTS NEW YORK (April 26, 2012) -- Zdeno Chara of the Boston Bruins, Erik Karlsson of the Ottawa Senators and Shea Weber of the Nashville Predators are the...

Zdeno Chara of the Boston Bruins, Erik Karlsson of the Ottawa Senators and Shea Weber of the Nashville Predators were named finalists for the Norris Trophy, which is given to the league's top defenseman.

Alvin Chang dissects the Nashville Predators' draft model to see whether or not targeting elite defensemen is a good way to build a Stanley Cup Contender.

Blog | Conversation | April 24, 2012

NHL commissioner Gary Bettman considers those complaints from various teams about their players receiving suspensions during the postseason as nothing more than "gamesmanship."

ESPN Insider Neil Greenberg examines the suspensions doled out by Brendan Shanahan and Colin Campbell and finds that top point-producers tend to receive lighter sentences than other players.

Story | Conversation | April 20, 2012

With injuries and suspensions dominating the NHL's playoff storylines, Craig Custance examines which player absences have (and will hurt) the most as teams continue to chase the Stanley Cup.

Blog | Conversation | April 18, 2012

These 2012 Stanley Cup playoffs have already produced quite a few villains, from Shea Weber skull-gaveling Henrik Zetterberg into the glass to the reactionary violence of pretty much everyone in a Pens jersey (though, oddly enough, still no penalty m...

"Get lost or I'll send Shea Weber after you." "Excuse me. I don't mean to interrupt, but perhaps you of all people should realize that slamming someone's head off the ice can cause fairly serious injury." "Well, thanks for asking. I would proba...

Shea Weber wasn't fazed by being the villain in Joe Louis Arena, and responded with a power-play goal for the Predators in Game 3.

Shea Weber turned boos into silence with a goal early in the first period and the Nashville Predators held on to beat the Detroit Red Wings 3-2 Sunday to take a 2-1 lead in the first-round series.