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Neil Greenberg outlines the five most potent forward lines in the NHL in 2013, noting that the Hurricanes' addition of Alexander Semin to go along with Eric Staal and Jiri Tlusty has given Carolina a top-scoring trio this season.

Story | Conversation | March 20, 2013

The NHL's top five teams -- Chicago, Anaheim, Pittsburgh, Montreal and Boston -- continue to exist on a different plateau than their lesser peers. After that? Well, just imagine 25 teams thrown into a giant blender and smashed around week after week....

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

From Malkin's season to Parise's future, Scott Burnside evaluates how we did answering our 10 burning questions from the preseason.

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

In the latest edition of Player Power Rankings from Tom Awad of Hockey Prospectus, the Ottawa Senators get their turn in the spotlight with two top-five skaters, and Pekka Rinne makes an appearance as the No. 4 goalie.

Story | Conversation | February 28, 2012

In the latest edition of Player Power Rankings from Tom Awad of Hockey Prospectus, Pittsburgh's Evgeni Malkin remains the top skater, and Henrik Lundqvist keeps his spot as the top goalie. Two new goalies join the top five.

Story | Conversation | February 20, 2012

After holding back his star winger from the trading block, Columbus GM Scott Howson is now shopping Rick Nash around the league. Craig Custance lists five likely landing spots for the Jackets' franchise player.

Blog | Conversation | February 14, 2012

ESPN Insider Alvin Chang takes a look at how the 2012 draft is trading size for skill in defensemen.

Blog | Conversation | February 10, 2012

Some of the usual names pop up in the race for the Jack Adams Award for the top coach as we start the new year, but there are some new ones as well. Here's a look at our top five plus some honorable mentions. 1. John Tortorella, New York Rangers ...

There are lots of interesting names to kick around when it comes to handicapping the Vezina Trophy race as we hit the end of the calendar year -- some familiar, some not. Here's a look at our top five plus some honorable mentions. 1. Jimmy Howard,...

Evgeni Malkin had his seventh career hat trick, and the injury-depleted Pittsburgh Penguins peppered two Buffalo Sabres goalies in a 8-3 win on Saturday night.

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

Doug McIntyre looks around the NCAA hockey landscape at the top 5 prospects right now in college hockey, led by Michigan's Phillip Di Giuseppe. The Wolverine could make the Canadian World Junior team and be selected in the top 50 picks of June's draft.

Blog | Conversation | December 01, 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