Sidney Crosby, Patrice Bergeron, Thomas Vanek among players injured down the...
Sean Allen discusses the impact of injuries to the forward ranks down the stretch.
View ArticlePenguins trump Bruins, clinch home-ice advantage
Hockey returned to Boston after a one-day postponement, and Jarome Iginla scored the tiebreaking goal that gave the Pittsburgh Penguins a 3-2 win over the Bruins on Saturday and home-ice advantage...
View Article2013 NHL playoffs - Five ways the Pittsburgh Penguins can bounce back against...
The Penguins have stumbled badly so far against the Bruins, and Scott Burnside offers up five ways Pittsburgh can get back into the series.
View ArticleScott Burnside: Is Dan Bylsma on the hot seat?
Penguins GM Ray Shero has decisions to make, and, after the Pens got swept by the Bruins, the first one might involve the future of Dan Bylsma at the helm, Scott Burnside writes.
View ArticleScott Burnside: For the Pens, it's going to be a long summer
Instead of gearing up for Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Final Sunday, the Penguins were cleaning out their lockers and wondering who will be back, and who wouldn't, Scott Burnside writes.
View ArticleNew York Rangers can speak to Lindy Ruff, source confirms
The New York Rangers have sought and received permission from Buffalo to speak with former Sabres coach Lindy Ruff, a source confirmed Monday.
View Article2013 Stanley Cup playoffs -- Burnside: Why officiating changes in the playoffs
For years it's been assumed that games in the regular season and playoffs will be officiated differently. Scott Burnside asks, is that hurting game?
View ArticlePittsburgh Penguins sign Evgeni Malkin to 8-year extension
The Pittsburgh Penguins are keeping hockey's best one-two punch together through their primes and beyond.
View ArticleWhich replacements on the Pittsburgh Penguins have value? - Fantasy Hockey
Victoria Matiash explores how changes in line combinations offer benefits to certain players in fantasy hockey and assesses which Pittsburgh Penguins are more valuable given the team's rash of injuries.
View ArticleFantasy Hockey - Assessing the top 200 forwards, defensemen and goalies...
Sean Allen ranks the top 200 forwards, defensemen and goalies in terms of value in fantasy hockey leagues from now until the end of the season and identifies goaltenders on hot streaks who can help...
View ArticleNHL Playoffs 2014 - How goalies in playoffs stack up
Matthew Coller of Hockey Prospectus reintroduces the Goalie Heat Index to project which netminders can get hot and steal a series in Round 1 of the Stanley Cup playoffs.
View Article2014-15 NHL season preview -- Five players feeling the heat
Katie Strang looks at five players feeling the pressure of the spotlight this season, including Sidney Crosby and P.K. Subban.
View ArticleGrouping the Eastern Conference coaching staffs into tiers - NHL
Rob Vollman puts every team's coaching staff into one of five tiers based on experience and their standings point performance against expectation. Three Eastern teams' staffs make the top tier.
View ArticleNHL -- #NHLrank - Which coach is going to have the best season?
Whether the best or worst coach in hockey, you still have to work with the players on your bench. Here is how our panel expects all 30 NHL coaches to perform this season.
View ArticleSeven teams that could go from 2015 draft lottery to playoffs in 2015-16 - NHL
Every year, surprise teams come from the bottom of the previous campaign's standings to qualify for the postseason. Who will it be in 2015-16? Matthew Coller identifies seven early contenders.
View ArticleSeven players who could still be traded before the 2016-17 season - NHL
With the draft and most of free agency over, the big remaining roster shakeups will occur via trade. Matthew Coller of Hockey Prospectus identifies seven key players who could be moved.
View ArticleWhich team will sign Harvard star Jimmy Vesey to his first contract? - NHL
Harvard star Jimmy Vesey is testing free agency this summer. Whom will he pick? We break down the selling points and drawbacks for Vesey's short list, and identify some wild cards.
View ArticleSeven players who could still be traded before the 2016-17 season - NHL
With the draft and most of free agency over, the big remaining roster shakeups will occur via trade. Matthew Coller of Hockey Prospectus identifies seven key players who could be moved.
View ArticleWhich team will sign Harvard star Jimmy Vesey to his first contract? - NHL
Harvard star Jimmy Vesey is testing free agency this summer. Whom will he pick? We break down the selling points and drawbacks for Vesey's short list, and identify some wild cards.
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