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Attempting to understand the big, fat mess that is the NHL.

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- The Kings made it back to Southern California with all their limbs intact. They undoubtedly sported a few bumps and bruises when they met for an off-ice workout Tuesday at Toyota Sports Center, but apparently nothing more signif...

Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images Just like Wes Welker, we promise to suit up for game time on Sunday. As we bid farewell to 2010, you'd think we'd have enough time over the weekend to make our way through the "30 for 30" box sets we got fr...

Photo By SEGA BEHOLD! An artist's rendition of Stan Lee's gigantic "Dallas Star" Guardian -- because everything is bigger in Texas. Hockey and comic book fans, unite! Comics legend Stan Lee, co-creator of such superhero stalwarts as Spider-Man,...

Getty Images When told his team is still undefeated, Dwayne Bowe pulled off a most impressive end zone pirouette. There must be some sort of crazy voodoo going on since the Saints won the Super Bowl, because the 2010 NFL season has been mighty un...

Joe Sargent/NHLI/Getty Images Montreal Canadiens vs. Pittsburgh Penguins 7:00 PM ET -- Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania The Canadiens have a chance to eliminate Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin in consecutive rounds. With a win in Game ...

Don Smith/Getty Images San Jose Sharks vs Detroit Red Wings -- Game 4 -- (Sharks lead 3-0) 7:30 PM ET, May 6, 2010 -- Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Michigan The Detroit Red Wings are looking to become just the third team in NHL history to win a se...

Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images Atlanta Hawks vs Orlando Magic -- Game 1 8:00 PM ET, May 4, 2010 -- Amway Arena, Orlando, FL -- TNT Orlando hosts Atlanta tonight, and won the regular-season series against the Hawks 3-1. Atlanta is 2-17 in its last 1...

April 18, 1999: Wayne Gretzky skated his last professional game at Madison Square Garden. While his New York Rangers would lose to the Pittsburgh Penguins in an unspectacular 2-1 overtime loss, Gretzky's biggest highlights occurred off the ice. Wa...

Rick Stewart/Getty Images Bryant's Back WVU point guard Darryl Bryant could be coming back. Bryant has missed the last two tournament games with a broken bone in his right foot but says he will play in the Final Four, according to FanHouse.com...

Doug Pensinger/Allsport "Hold me." The Pittsburgh Penguins have yet another reason to celebrate: their fans have been named the best in the NHL. However, there is one catch. That is, the arbiter of hockey fandom in this case is none other than th...

Don Cherry, a fixture on the CBC's "Hockey Night in Canada," will join ESPN's "SportsCenter" beginning Friday after Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals between the Penguins and Flyers.