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There's always a lot of hocus-pocus when a team is down 3-0 in a best-of-seven series, and while Pittsburgh Penguins head coach Dan Bylsma acknowledged "it's not a very encouraging picture," it was still interesting to hear Bylsma liken the situation...

Not much has changed at the top of the Power Rankings, as San Jose, Chicago and Boston continue to lead the way, although there are always a few curiosities to fix in the wake of Mr. LeBrun's run at the Power Rankings. Read on, faithful reader. Play...

The St. Louis Blues have all the right ingredients to win the franchise's first Stanley Cup, writes Scott Burnside.

It's a game, people, something that most involved seem to have conveniently forgotten over the past months. It's time to play it. Before it's truly too late, writes Scott Burnside.

The Boston Bruins are close to re-signing Tuukka Rask, sources told ESPN.com Thursday. Rask becomes a restricted free agent Sunday, and while there's always the threat of an offer sheet from a rival team, the B's were going to match anything anywa...

Craig Custance writes that measuring "clutch" performers in the NHL postseason can be a difficult task, but the Devils' Adam Henrique is earning a reputation as a clutch player for his play in the Stanley Cup Final.

Blog | Conversation | June 08, 2012

ESPN Insider Grant Sonier reviews the biggest risers and fallers following the IIHF U-18 world championships, one of the biggest scouting events of the draft year.

Blog | Conversation | May 03, 2012

As the series swings to Los Angeles, the Canucks are looking for answers to rally back from a challenging 2-0 series deficit against the Kings.

After 18 NHL seasons, there is no right time to walk away, but Owen Nolan and the San Jose Sharks found the right way.

Craig Custance writes that there are several team captains being mentioned in trade deadline speculation, but that dealing these players isn't always easy. In general, even the captains on struggling teams aren't eager to switch uniforms.

Blog | Conversation | January 19, 2012

Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Ray Emery will start his third consecutive game Wednesday night against Western Conference-leading Minnesota Wild, coach Joel Quenneville announced.

There are 1,230 games in the regular season, but they don't always measure up. But on Thursday night, two Stanley Cup contenders met at the Shark Tank in a game that could have gone either way and certainly provided full value to the paying public...

VOORHEES, N.J. -- There has always been something guileless about Jaromir Jagr. Unfiltered. Transparent. He may have had his detractors over the years, but with Jagr, what you see is what you get. After another day of Philadelphia Flyers tr...

It is always exciting when your team signs a big free agent or makes a notable trade. But it is not as much fun when your team loses a player in free agency or your star player demands a trade. There were a lot of big moves this offseason, which m...

The Hockey Hall of Fame addressed some longtime omissions by admitting Doug Gilmour and Mark Howe on Tuesday, but the stats say three former stars, led by a pair of Americans, are more than worthy of enshrinement.

Story | Conversation | June 28, 2011

Gare Joyce checks in with his weekly stock watch, this time covering Matt Puempel, Gabriel Landeskog and others who have fallen victim to the injury bug this season.

Blog | Conversation | March 01, 2011