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When Calgary Flames GM Jay Feaster narrowed his head coaching candidate list to its finalists, he made a request to Chris Snow. "Come back to me wi...
View ArticleNHL 2012 Free Agency - Top 50 Free Agents Rankings
Craig Custance evaluates the top 50 free agents in the 2012 class.
View Article2012 NHL Draft - Jordan Staal trade highlights Day 1 superlatives
PITTSBURGH -- Day 1 of the NHL draft is going to be tough to top on Day 2. The Penguins jolted the Consol Energy Center crowd by trading center Jordan...
View Article2012 NHL draft grades -- Penguins, Canadiens among top marks
ESPN Insiders Grant Sonier and Craig Custance review each team's picks and trades to see who came out on top following the 2012 NHL entry draft in Pittsburgh.
View Article2012 NHL Free Agency - Who is helped hurt, by Suter, Parise delays?
July 1 is the starting line for NHL free agency, but with the biggest names, it doesn't always mark the finish. Last year, Brad Richards waited until ...
View Article2012 NHL Free Agency - Repercussions of Sidney Crosby's new deal with the...
For months the buildup toward July 1 and the fates of possible free agents Ryan Suter and Zach Parise have been heating up to a boil that will dominat...
View ArticleNHL - Projecting Team USA's 2014 Olympic Roster for Sochi
It was mid-August three years ago that Team USA gathered in Chicago for the Olympic evaluation camp, a young and almost anonymous group going through ...
View ArticleNHL -- Led by Nugent-Hopkins, Eberle, Schultz, Oklahoma City tops AHL Power...
Oklahoma City Barons coach Todd Nelson doesn't have to look far to make a comparison local sports fans in Oklahoma City immediately understand. During...
View ArticleNHL - Mailbag - Is it time to panic for Los Angeles Kings, Washington Capitals?
The NHL season will be entering its second week this weekend and three teams still do not have a win. And two of them are presumably Stanley Cup conte...
View ArticleWashington Capitals climb back into playoffs - NHL
It was early February, the Washington Capitals were sitting at the bottom of the league standings and showing only the smallest signs that there was e...
View Article2013 NHL offseason - Why 2014 free agents are signing now
There's typically an order for how general managers approach the offseason. First, there's a decision made on pending unrestricted free agents, becaus...
View Article2013 NHL offseason - Detroit Red Wings lead early free agency Day 1 winners,...
Early on, the NHL offseason had been a bit of a dud. Draft weekend was supposed to be loaded with trades, but aside from the Cory Schneider deal to Ne...
View ArticleNHL Future Power Rankings - Chicago Blackhawks positioned well for future...
Craig Custance, Frank Provenzano, Neil Greenberg, Corey Pronman, Robert Vollman and Ryan Schwepfinger rank every NHL team based on how well they're set up for future success.
View ArticleRefinement and Grabovski key to growth for Capitals
It's not unusual for teams to aggressively recruit free agents. We still remember the line of general managers who flew to Ontario to visit Brad ...
View ArticleNHL - Custance Friday mailbag on Wild early struggles, Bruins goaltending
After a summer hiatus, the Friday NHL mailbag is back. It's hockey season. We'll mix in some of the new questions and reach into the offseason bag for...
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