Finals thoughts and a fond farewell
And then there were four ... The San Jose Sharks avoided the ugly section of the history book by scoring a hard-fought, 3-2 win over the Detroit Re…
Insider Challenging offseason awaits Predators
On the muggy morning after, the Nashville Predators and their fans look to the future. Here are three of the questions they might be pondering: Fir…
Insider Next steps for Bruce Boudreau
After a crazy first round in which half the series went the distance, the conference semifinals have been significantly less competitive. As I tap o…
Insider Wednesday picks: Bruins over Flyers
You can count me among those who didn't like the overtime penalty call against Nashville Predators defenseman Shea Weber in last night's Game 3 agai…
Insider Statistical lessons from the playoffs
When you study the numbers, you don't always know what to make of things. The Boston Bruins, for example, can't buy a power-play goal (they're ohhhh…
Insider 10 under-the-radar postseason skaters
It's been a spring of unlikely heroes. On Friday, San Jose's Benn Ferriero celebrated his 24th birthday by scoring an overtime game winner. Then on …
Insider Semifinal picks for the East
After nine straight nights of playoff overtime, the second round opened with something of a thud. The Vancouver Canucks beat the Nashville Predators…
Insider Second-round picks for the West
What a first round! Is there any way that Round 2 can be close to as thrilling? We've had at least one overtime game on a record nine straight days.…
Insider Wednesday picks: Bruins over Habs
A memorable first round comes to an end with two Game 7s tonight. If either of them is anywhere near as good as the epic Vancouver Canucks-Chicago B…
Insider Tuesday picks: Chicago will beat Canucks
I have to begin with a quick comment about Pittsburgh Penguins role-playing forward Chris Conner, who suffered one of a hockey player's worst nightm…
