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Insider is looking potential offseason fixes for every NHL team, starting with the Atlantic Division, where the Rangers eye one of the summer's biggest prizes.
View Article2013 NHL Stanley Cup Final - Top 10 candidates for the Conn Smythe
CHICAGO -- It was suggested to Patrick Sharp on Friday that this year's Conn Smythe race has been a challenging one to handicap because of how team-or...
View ArticleNHL playoffs 2010: Chicago Blackhawks heading to Stanley Cup finals
CHICAGO -- At the 7:35 mark of the second period in Game 4, the Chicago Blackhawks looked like they were headed for another trip to the West Coast. ...
View ArticleStanley Cup finals 2010 - Blackhawks' puck possession skills are a huge...
Eight of the top 12 teams of the past 12 years in the category of 'shot differential' made at least the conference finals. That's an indicator of the importance of the stat (which speaks to puck...
View ArticleStanley Cup playoffs: Change is a bad thing for Chicago Blackhawks
PHILADELPHIA -- During Game 3, from my perch in the Wachovia Center press box, I had to marvel at the efficient way that the Chicago Blackhawks were a...
View ArticleStanley Cup playoffs: Chicago Blackhawks need just one more win over...
CHICAGO -- Standing outside the dressing room with a decisive 7-4 Game 5 victory in his back pocket and an extra day off to prepare for a possible Cup...
View Article2011 NHL draft: How the Boston Bruins have developed their franchise into a...
One year ago, the Chicago Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup -- and they had 10 homegrown players on their roster, including Patrick Kane, Jonathan Toews ...
View ArticleVancouver Canucks dealing with Stanley Cup Finals hangover - NHL
The Stanley Cup hangover is much more manageable when you actually win the Stanley Cup. So after the Canucks lost on Thursday night, a 2-0 shutout in ...
View ArticleHow Brendan Shanahan will approach discipline in playoffs - NHL
It was a moment that changed the course of the Stanley Cup finals last spring. Early on in Game 3, Nathan Horton fed Milan Lucic with a pass and didn'...
View Article2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs - Round 1 odds and upset picks
Neil Greenberg breaks down the first round of the 2012 Stanley Cup playoffs, providing odds for each series and noting his top upset picks.
View Article2013 NHL Playoffs - 5 Keys to winning Stanley Cup finals
In the spring of 2010, when Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane beat Philadelphia Flyers goalie Michael Leighton in Philadelphia, he launched his gloves i...
View Article2013 Stanley Cup finals - How to bet Chicago Blackhawks and Boston Bruins
Sam Paolini breaks down the best ways to bet the 2013 Stanley Cup finals between the Chicago Blackhawks and the Boston Bruins.
View Article2013 NHL Playoffs - Chicago Blackhawks better positioned than Boston Bruins...
A repeat, particularly after a very short summer, would be a lot to ask. But Craig Custance explains why he thinks the Blackhawks have a better shot to return to the Stanley Cup finals than the Bruins...
View ArticleInsiders select their 2015 All-Playoff team -- NHL
Our experts -- Craig Custance, Corey Pronman, Rob Vollman, Katie Strang and Matthew Coller -- select one center, two wingers, two defensemen, a goalie and a coach for the 2015 All-Playoff team.
View ArticleConn Smythe Watch heading into the Stanley Cup finals -- 2015 Stanley Cup...
Tyler Johnson of the Tampa Bay Lightning tops our metrics-based Conn Smythe leaderboard following the end of Round 3.
View ArticleTaking a look at what makes the Triplets line so effective -- 2015 Stanley...
Matthew Coller of Hockey Prospectus takes a look at what makes the Triplets line so effective.
View ArticleDebating Duncan Keith vs. Victor Hedman - NHL Playoffs
Matthew Coller explains why either Duncan Keith or Victor Hedman should win the Conn Smythe Trophy. Who deserves it more?
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