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Craig Custance evaluates the early returns from the summer's free-agent moves to rank his top five so far, noting that it's been the under-the-radar signings that have made the biggest impact.

Blog | Conversation | February 27, 2013

Neil Greenberg ranks his top five teams based on breakout potential in 2013, with the Carolina Hurricanes heading the list.

Story | Conversation | January 07, 2013

All that and more in this week's edition of the Bake Shop mailbag.

In the latest edition of Player Power Rankings from Tom Awad of Hockey Prospectus, Tyler Seguin gives the Boston Bruins their second skater in the top 10, and the top five goalies all hold on to their spots.

Story | Conversation | March 19, 2012

Craig Custance takes to his mailbag, ranking the top five available head coaches, assessing potential trade possibilities and analyzing Sidney Crosby's chances to win the scoring title.

Blog | Conversation | December 02, 2011

Hockey Prospectus uses its GVT metric to rank the top-10 skaters and top-five goalies from the early going of the 2011-12 season. The Leafs' Phil Kessel leads the way.

Story | Conversation | November 14, 2011

Gare Joyce puts out his final mock draft, which features lots of movement at the top and throughout the first round.

Story | Conversation | June 23, 2011

In Gare Joyce's second 2011 NHL mock draft, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins is the No. 1 pick and Ryan Strome overtakes Gabriel Landeskog in the top five.

Story | Conversation | April 28, 2011

Alvin Chang examines the value of defensemen in the NHL draft, and finds that history shows they're not worth a No. 1 overall pick.

Blog | Conversation | March 23, 2011

E.J. Hradek ranks the five most intriguing teams to watch ahead of the NHL trade deadline. Coming in at the top spot are the Los Angeles Kings.

Blog | Conversation | February 25, 2011

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, a potential top-five pick in the 2011 NHL draft, is spending his summer doing exactly what he should: working on getting stronger. At just over six feet tall and 160 pounds, that's one of the only elements holding back his stock.

Blog | Conversation | July 15, 2010

After the picking order was determined this week, there's already trade buzz circulating for the top five picks, including a play by the Oilers for the No. 2 overall pick.

Blog | Conversation | April 15, 2010

As the NHL draft lottery nears (Tuesday, April 13), Alvin Chang -- a consistent information-seeker when it comes to the pucks -- looks at CSS rankings for the last two years in terms of draft outcomes. They're spot-on. Plus: a detailed news roundup.

Blog | Conversation | April 08, 2010

E.J. Hradek examines the top five rookie netminders, headlined by the Red Wings' Jimmy Howard. Plus a note on the big change at No. 1 among NHL prospects.

Blog | Conversation | January 13, 2010

On Tuesday, Jeff from Washington D.C. called me out about not including Caps' kid goalie Semyon Varlamov in my most recent Calder ratings. While I remain comfortable with last Wednesday's top five rankings, I thought I should offer my thoughts on Var...

Blog | Conversation | December 02, 2009

There are always a few free agency deals that don't work out. Adam Proteau has his top five.