Niedermayer on Ducks' struggles, NHLPA mess

...in hockey history. He has been a key contributor to four Stanley Cup champions, as well as gold medal squads at the World Junior Championships, World Championships, World Cup of Hockey and the Winter Olympics...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 13, 2009

Will Scott Niedermayer retire?

...everything a player could accomplish from a team perspective. He's won four Stanley Cups, an Olympic gold medal, a World Cup, a World Championship, a World Junior Championship and a Memorial Cup. He's...

Blog Entry | Conversation | June 18, 2007

Post-Olympic mailbag

The Olympics are over, the stretch drive has begun and the trade deadline is just around the corner. With so much going on, it's a great time to answe...

Blog Entry | Conversation | February 28, 2006

Defending the gold

...LW Ryan Smyth and RW Shane Doan. Based on their success together in Europe and at the World Championships last season, C Joe Thornton and LW Rick Nash (who also received a lot of late...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 21, 2005

Gary Bettman had to make a very tough call when it came to the decision to reinstate Todd Bertuzzi. And, on Monday, in his long statement, he acknowle...

Blog Entry | Conversation | August 08, 2005

...He was part of Canada's Olympic gold medal team in 2002 and the nation's World Cup of Hockey championship squad in 2004. Best yet, the 26-year-old Brewer is scheduled to...

Blog Entry | Conversation | August 02, 2005

...the extra period. Or, as one league observer said, "You won't see the Kovalchuks of the world getting big OT minutes under that system." While I love the simple W-L idea, especially as...

Blog Entry | Conversation | July 14, 2005

Rangers hot, Leafs not in early season

At the outset of this venture into the blogosphere, I promised to include your voice in the daily doings. In the future, I'm going to try to get into ...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 13, 2009

Morning Skate: Wings did the right thing

...and themselves) a late Christmas gift, signing all-world defenseman Nicklas Lidstrom to a two-year extension...on Wednesday. Amen. If anything, despite three Stanley Cups, five Norris Trophies and an Olympic gold medal...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 27, 2007

How to define 'Hall-worthy'

...King Live" appearance, all seems right in the world, doesn't it? Well, not if you're...seasons in New Jersey, Stevens won three Stanley Cups (1995, 2000, 2003), the Conn Smythe Trophy as...

Blog Entry | Conversation | June 28, 2007

Phillips ... and other sports gaffes

...be lost in Anaheim's eventual 6-2 Cup-clinching win, but it was arguably the game...fateful error in Game 6 of the 1986 World Series was preceded by a game-tying wild...

Blog Entry | Conversation | June 07, 2007

Why Forsberg deal works

...In that time, Poile has never won a Cup despite building some pretty good teams in Washington...a key part of back-to-back Canadian World Junior Championship teams. Parent is a significant prospect...

Blog Entry | Conversation | February 16, 2007

30,000 shows, many NHL moments

...The sports world has given SportsCenter plenty to cover over the last 28 years, including plenty of great hockey moments. Let's take a look ... • Ray Bourque finally wins Stanley Cup: The Bruins...

Blog Entry | Conversation | February 09, 2007

U.S. players show NHL worth

...very happy to write: Team USA defeated Sweden, 2-1, to win the bronze medal at the World Junior Championship on Friday. The Americans had lost their four previous bronze-medal games at this elite...

Blog Entry | Conversation | January 05, 2007

A banner night

...one of my other sports passions: hockey. So when I had a chance to watch the Stanley Cup banner raised to the rafters, followed by a top-shelf opening night matchup of the Carolina Hurricanes...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 05, 2006