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 Creating 5 essential rule changes
If the New Jersey Devils' historic second-half push doesn't result in a trip to the postseason, they can blame the lowly Ottawa Senators. On Thursday…
Insider Examining the Blues' future in St. Louis
There are 11 games on the NHL slate tonight, and they all have some sort of playoff implications. Among others, I'll be keeping a close eye on the C…
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 Carey Price has been even better in 2011
There's going to be a lot of talk about player safety over the next couple of days at the GM meetings in Boca Raton, Fla. While I imagine there will…
Insider The reinvented Washington Capitals
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- It has been an interesting season in Washington, where the home team has been remaking itself on the fly. On Friday night, I mad…
Insider Don't count out the Devils yet
I'm looking forward to Thursday night's Western Conference showdown between the top-seeded Vancouver Canucks and the current No. 3 seed San Jose Sha…
Insider Braden Holtby gives Caps options
Whenever I've spoken to Washington Capitals general manager George McPhee about his goaltending situation over the past several months, he has never…
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…
