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It has been a week since the NHL returned from its self-imposed lockout exile. It's far too early to draw lasting conclusions but certainly enough to gather initial impressions, now that we're detailing power-play success over HRR and back-diving con...

Here are 5 things to ponder to start your hockey week: 1. Goalie questionsLess than a week into the NHL season, interesting goaltending issues are already cropping up around the league. The Atlanta Thrashers insist they aren't in the market for an...

Here are 5 things to ponder to start your hockey week: 1. Goalie questionsLess than a week into the NHL season, interesting goaltending issues are already cropping up around the league. The Atlanta Thrashers insist they aren't in the market for an...

ALLEN, Texas -- For the first few weeks of their lives, twins Trevor and Tyler Ludwig bore wristbands with 1 and 2 written on them so their parents could tell them apart. They don't need the wristbands now, but there is certainly something symbiot...

1. Time not on Kings' side My good friend and colleague Chris Johnston, hockey writer for The Canadian Press and analyst for the NHL Network, joined our podcast this week and joked that he wakes up every day wondering how that phantom point awarded t...

1. Looking for John Law to get it right Every week brings more hearings for Judge Roy Bean, er, Brendan Shanahan, and every week some other player loses his mind and tries to decapitate (or in the case of Brad Marchand, maliciously submarine) an opp...

The fifth NHL Winter Classic outdoor game between the host Philadelphia Flyers and New York Rangers at Citizens Bank Park is less than a week away. Here are five things about the event: 1. You've come a long way baby Back in January 2008 at Ral...

For this week's latest Trophy Tracker, we take our first look at the top coaching candidates for the Jack Adams Award: 1. Bruce Boudreau, Washington CapitalsAny early look at the coach of the year contenders has to start with the only undefeated t...

1. Handicapping the playoffs -- despite injuriesWe were talking to Jim Schoenfeld, assistant GM of the New York Rangers, last week about the Rangers' torrid play of late. But one of the reasons Schoenfeld refused to be drawn into any playoff discussi...

1. Source: Stanchions on agenda at GMs meetingsBOCA RATON, Fla. -- Lots of media attention focused on the NHL GMs' meetings here. And while the Zdeno Chara hit on Max Pacioretty last week remains a hot topic, especially in Quebec where politicians an...

1. Two deadlines for PhoenixMultiple sources tell ESPN.com the sale of the Phoenix Coyotes is moving forward and should be completed within the next couple of weeks, but the team is hoping the sale beats another deadline -- the trade deadline. The...

1. Roloson an attractive option Because most of the news from Long Island this season has been miserable, it's been easy to overlook what could be a compelling storyline as the weeks tick toward the Feb. 28 trade deadline. Although many have assumed ...

1. Roloson an attractive option Because most of the news from Long Island this season has been miserable, it's been easy to overlook what could be a compelling storyline as the weeks tick toward the Feb. 28 trade deadline. Although many have assumed ...

The coming week will tell us a lot about the playoff picture and the Coyotes' future in Phoenix. Scott Burnside tells all in this week's Power Play.

Will the Kings hold onto a playoff spot in the West? How bad is the Eastern Conference race? Scott Burnside tells all in this week's Power Play.

How is the Western Conference better than the East? What kind of experience does Team USA need in the 2010 Olympics? Scott Burnside explains all in this week's Power Play.