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…
Insider Scouting the eight playoff series
We haven't played even a week of playoff games, and the defending champs already find themselves on the brink of elimination. That didn't take long!…
Insider First-round Stanley Cup playoff picks
First things first: These eight first-round matchups are as competitive as any I've seen in my career covering the NHL. I really wouldn't be too sur…
Insider Evaluating top rookies' Calder chances
As the season winds down, I've been getting more and more questions about the different awards -- particularly the Calder Trophy. As you know if you…
Insider Sans Ovechkin, Caps will fall to Flyers
First things first, I have to give a shout-out to the NHL for slapping a significant suspension on repeat offender Matt Cooke of the Pittsburgh Peng…
Insider NHL should clip Matt Cooke
I really don't want to waste a lot of time talking about Penguins left wing Matt Cooke. Here's the bottom line: At the very least, Cooke deserves an…
Insider Ranking the top rookie defensemen
You'd have to go back to the tail end of the Original Six era to find the last time that defensemen won back-to-back Calder trophies. In 1963 and 19…
Insider How the Canadiens will beat the Capitals
Sadly, my prognosticating turnaround was short-lived. After correctly tagging nine of 10 two weeks ago, I fell back to Earth hard last Tuesday, drop…
Insider Why the Bruins will top the Canadiens
After a couple of very mediocre weeks, I finally rebounded by nailing 9-of-10. I think Charlie Sheen would call that "Winning!" In fact, if that dar…
