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Brodeur the best? There's no debate
Damien Cox, Special to ESPN.comCritics may argue now over who is the best goalie of all time. But after Martin Brodeur's career is over, there won't be any debate at all.
Story | Conversation | March 17, 2009Hockey embedded in Canada's psyche
Damien Cox, Special to ESPN.comFew countries, if any, have the connection Canada has with the sport of hockey. Which is why the expectations of its Olympic teams will spill over beyond obsession.
Story | Conversation | February 10, 2009The first-half story lines we can't forget
Damien Cox, Special to ESPN.comFrom the resurgence of two Original Six franchises in Boston and Chicago to Mr. Avery, we take a look at the top story lines from the season's first half.
Story | Conversation | January 22, 2009Hands, history could do in Sundin
Damien Cox, Special to ESPN.comThe Canucks have seen other "saviors" come through town. Igor Larionov, Mark Messier, to name a few. But can Mats Sundin deliver what they couldn't? History is against him.
Story | Conversation | January 08, 2009Hockey Hall of Fame's exclusion of women is just plain sad
Damien Cox, Special to ESPN.comThe Basketball Hall of Fame has female members. So do the U.S. Hockey and IIHF Halls. So why hasn't the Hockey Hall of Fame even nominated a woman? Damien Cox says the reasons are just plain embarrassing.
Story | Conversation | November 05, 2008Out with the old, in with the new? It's an emerging NHL trend
Damien Cox, Special to ESPN.comTwo intriguing trends have surfaced this fall on the eve of the NHL season -- one producing great optimism about the future of the league, the other a gloomy sigh of nostalgia for best days gone by.
Story | Conversation | October 08, 2008Some expect Crosby to elevate NHL in first Cup finals, but is that fair?
Damien Cox, Special to ESPN.comOnce upon a time, Magic and Bird revived the NBA. Should we expect the same thing from Sidney Crosby in his first trip to the Cup finals? Asking the 20-year-old to save the NHL isn't exactly realistic.
Story | Conversation | May 22, 2008Shaq, Manning … and these five NHL teams
Damien Cox, Special to ESPN.comIt comes with some sense of comfort in this age of scoops, predictions and guarantees that some stuff still genuinely surprises. Here are five NHL teams that fit the bill.
Story | Conversation | February 06, 2008Hockey's 'violence dilemma' again at the forefront
Damien Cox, Special to ESPN.comThe latest brouhaha between Sean Avery and Darcy Tucker brings one of hockey's age-old questions to the surface: Does violence, and the threat of violence, attract fans and viewers, or does it turn them off?
Story | Conversation | November 14, 2007Julien?! Here's who's really on the hot seat
Damien Cox, Special to ESPN.comThere seemed to be no rhyme or reason to Claude Julien's firing, especially with so many question marks hanging over other coaches' heads. Damien Cox takes a look at who is on the hot seat.
Story | Conversation | April 04, 2007'Revenge' behind Bertuzzi hit still evident in game
Damien Cox, Special to ESPN.comAnother anniversary of the Bertuzzi-Moore incident has come and gone, but have the league and its players really evolved?
Story | Conversation | March 07, 2007Edmonton fans make bitter shift from belief to reality
Damien Cox, Special to ESPN.comThis wasn't trading Gretzky. But in Edmonton, where Ryan Smyth meant everything, it had that feel, says Damien Cox.
Story | Conversation | February 28, 2007He's a 'whiner'? He needs 'protection'? Not this Kid
Damien Cox, Special to ESPN.com"Crosby's a whiner!" "Sid needs a tough guy to protect him." Uh, no and no, says Damien Cox, who believes Mr. Crosby's doing just fine.
Story | Conversation | February 08, 2007Our hockey holiday list for big, bad Santa
Damien Cox, Special to ESPN.comSome were lucky (Ken Hitchcock), some were not (Mario Lemieux). But Damien Cox knows what will be under the tree for other NHLers out there.
Story | Conversation | December 21, 2006Southeast could be most talented division in NHL
Damien Cox, Special to ESPN.comDon't keep tabs on the Southeast Division? Well, Damien Cox says it's your loss; it might be the most talented division in the NHL.
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