Insider Tim Thomas a leader for the Hart Trophy
If you didn't stay up late in the East, you missed a turn-back-the-clock offensive performance from the Washington Capitals, who outscored the Anahe…
Insider How Michael Grabner could win the Calder
When you look back at the Calder Trophy winners of the past 30 years, you won't find too many guys who won the award with teams other than the ones …
Insider Why the Flyers will beat the Lightning
With the playoff races in both conferences so tight, the games are growing tougher and tougher to pick. That's why I was fairly content with splitti…
Insider Analyzing Mario Lemieux's comments
As human beings, we'd always like to have it both ways. I know I've been guilty of that about 1,000 times. And so it is with both Penguins icon Mari…
Insider Why Hurricanes will top the Devils
Talk about an All-Star hangover! After enjoying some real good fortune in the first half of the season, I got hit in the face with a cold glass of w…
Insider Tomas Kaberle tops list of trade targets
The significant injury that Pittsburgh Penguins star center Evgeni Malkin suffered on Friday night sent many fans -- particularly in Pittsburgh -- i…
Insider Ranking the best goalie fights of all time
For whatever reason (it has to be the equipment, right?), fights between opposing goaltenders get a lot of attention. The Wednesday night bout betwe…
Insider Phoenix's playoff chances still alive
Did you know that since 1945 only two NHL players have scored six goals in a single game? And, believe it or not, their names weren't Wayne Gretzky …
Insider Logan Couture holds slim Calder lead
It's the first Wednesday of a new month, which means that it's time for me to offer you my latest Calder watch top-5 rankings. Before I get to the …
Insider Why the Coyotes will take down Sharks
With the All-Star Weekend in the rearview mirror, I'm faced with my biggest challenge of the season: a 12-game return to action. That's a whole lot …