NHL: Nashville Predators have clear choice on Shea Weber offer sheet
The equation is relatively simple for the Predators: match Shea Weber's deal and remain relevant, or give up any hope of being a contender, of attracting top talent, of being anything other than a...
View ArticleSources -- New York Rangers were contenders for Shea Weber
Prior to signing his massive offer sheet with the Flyers, restricted free agent Shea Weber also was interested in the Rangers and visited New York recently, multiple sources confirmed to ESPNNewYork.com.
View ArticleNHL - Pittsburgh Penguins, Boston Bruins top team projections for 2013 season
Hockey Prospectus projects how each NHL team will fare during the shortened 2012-13 season using HP's VUKOTA projection system. Which clubs will be contenders, bubble teams or cellar-dwellers?
View Article2013 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs - Toronto Maple Leafs helped, New Jersey Devils...
The Leafs owe the end of their lengthy playoff drought to the puck luck gods, and the Devils could have been contenders ... if they'd had more time.
View Article2013 NHL Offseason - Minnesota Wild prep for summer of intrigue
Matt Cullen is a hockey fan as much as he is a hockey player. He's not one of those guys who get eliminated from the playoffs and then stop watching. ...
View ArticleNHL - Chicago Blackhawks, St. Louis Blues among top projected point totals by...
At the midway mark of the NHL season, Timo Seppa of Hockey Prospectus goes through his projections for which teams will be playoff contenders at season's end. The Chicago Blackhawks are expected to do...
View ArticleZach Parise tiebreaker sends Wild past Rangers
Zach Parise broke a tie early in the third period, and Darcy Kuemper stopped 29 shots to break the franchise rookie victory record in the Minnesota Wild's 2-1 win over the New York Rangers on Thursday...
View ArticleNHL -- 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs -- Colorado Avalanche's learning curve is...
Avalanche coach Patrick Roy made it clear that young teams need to take their lumps before developing into true contenders, but that doesn't mean Colorado won't bring it in Game 5, writes ESPN.com's...
View ArticleNHL - 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs preview: Chicago Blackhawks versus Los...
It tells you something about the Los Angeles Kings and the Chicago Blackhawks that despite playing in the conference with a deeper pool of legit conte...
View ArticlePreviewing Team USA's World Junior Championship team - NHL
Corey Pronman serves up his preview of Team USA at the upcoming World Junior Championship, featuring key facts and scouting notes on every player on the roster.
View ArticleNHL trade deadline -- Five teams that need to get a deal done
Five teams need to make a deal before Monday at 3 p.m. ET to have a chance of spurring on a championship run, writes Scott Burnside.
View ArticleBoston Bruins trade Jordan Caron to Colorado Avalanche for Maxime Talbot
The Boston Bruins have traded forward Jordan Caron and the team's 2016 sixth-round pick to the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for forwards Maxime Talbot and Paul Carey.
View ArticleNHL -- Minnesota Wild went from misery to contenders in half a season
The Wild were at a season low back in January, but a boost in confidence and the acquisition of Devan Dubnyk have made them real contenders in the West.
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