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With one GM change already in Edmonton, Craig Custance looks around the league to identify 10 assistant GMs who are proving capable of running their own teams.

Blog | Conversation | April 17, 2013

Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby skated before the team's practice Monday.

Grant Sonier breaks down the 2013 draft's top 50 prospects, topped by the trio of Nathan MacKinnon, Jonathan Drouin and Seth Jones. But the most intriguing prospect in the draft is Russian Valeri Nichushkin, who could be in the running for No. 1.

Story | Conversation | April 15, 2013

On the strength of three consecutive wins, Columbus goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky vaults to the No. 1 goaltender spot. Meanwhile, Pittsburgh forward Pascal Dupuis joins the skater rankings and Washington's Alex Ovechkin moves up a spot to No. 5.

Story | Conversation | April 15, 2013

Alex Ovechkin is back to his old offensive ways, shooting and scoring at a ridiculous rate -- a streak that has helped propel him on to the MVP leaderboard.

Story | Conversation | April 08, 2013

Matt Martin scored the go-ahead goal with less than seven minutes left in the third period and Evgeni Nabokov made 19 saves to lift the playoff-hopeful New York Islanders to a 4-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday night.

Sean Allen previews Week 12's fantasy hockey action and breaks down the fantasy impact of the key trades from this week's deadline.

As teams reshuffled their rosters at the trade deadline, some players -- like Marian Gaborik -- saw their situation improve. Others? Not so much. And there was some front-office impact as well.

Blog | Conversation | April 03, 2013

Hockey Prospectus releases the latest update in its player power rankings, with San Jose's Antti Niemi rising to No. 1 among goaltenders. Also, Toronto's Nazem Kadri and Boston's Patrice Bergeron climb the skater ranks.

Story | Conversation | April 01, 2013

Hockey Prospectus releases the latest update in its player power rankings, with Boston's Tuukka Rask rising to No. 2 among goalies. Also, Nazem Kadri makes an appearance on the skater list.

Story | Conversation | March 25, 2013

Hockey Prospectus releases the latest update in its player power rankings, with Columbus' Sergei Bobrovsky rising to No. 2 among goalies on the strength of his thoroughly dominating week. Also, Chris Kunitz and Patrick Kane climb the skater ranks.

Story | Conversation | March 18, 2013

Former NHL scout Grant Sonier provides his first projection for the 2013 NHL draft, featuring a notably deep class headlined by elite prospects Seth Jones, Nate MacKinnon and Jonathan Drouin.

Story | Conversation | March 14, 2013

Hockey Prospectus releases the latest update in its player power rankings, with Anaheim's Ryan Getzlaf rising to No. 5 on the strength of his continued hot play for the resurgent Ducks. Also, Jiri Tlusty and Brad Marchand make the top 10 skaters.

Story | Conversation | March 11, 2013

Promising starts for two Eastern Conference teams have been rendered moot by goaltending issues ranging from poor play to a lack of durability. That theme was on display Monday night in both cases. The New Jersey Devils extended their winless stre...

Rick Nash recorded a goal and an assist to help the Rangers snap their streak.

Carl Hagelin and Derek Stepan scored in a one-sided first period, and the suddenly healthy New York Rangers snapped a four-game losing streak with a 4-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday night.