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NHL Draft: Ranking the league's most patient teams, including the Dallas...
It was a bit of surprise -- and perhaps a sign of change for the Dallas Stars. Last week, the Stars called up 20-year-old forward Tomas Vincour. And ...
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NHL Draft 2011: How to find fast-developing defensemen and when they should...
In 2002, the Colorado Avalanche selected defenseman Johnny Boychuk with the 61st overall pick. For six years, he lingered in the WHL and then AHL, unt...
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2011 NHL Draft: Comparing the draft strategies of the Oilers and Capitals
In 1996, a Russian winger named Alexandre Volchkov gave NHL GMs fits. On one hand, there was "no doubt" Volchkov was the most talented played in the d...
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2011 NHL Draft: Why the Detroit Red Wings are about to have to rebuild their...
At some point, the current Detroit Red Wings core will get old. We'll be reminded when Nicklas Lidstrom talks about retirement soon, when Pavel Datsy...
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2011 NHL draft: How the Boston Bruins have developed their franchise into a...
One year ago, the Chicago Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup -- and they had 10 homegrown players on their roster, including Patrick Kane, Jonathan Toews ...
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Playoff Power Meter - Boston Bruins look like Stanley Cup contenders despite...
Despite a sluggish start, the Boston Bruins still strongly resemble past Stanley Cup winners according to Insider's Playoff Power Meter. As the Maple Leafs just discovered, you shouldn't sleep on the...
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2012 NHL draft - How time to the NHL has an impact on player success
By now, we've heard about Tim Thomas' career. He was drafted in 1994 after his freshman year at the University of Vermont. He spent three more seasons...
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Playoff Power Meter - Dallas Stars success doesn't translate to playoffs
The Playoff Power Meter returns to evaluate the NHL's teams based on how closely they match up with past Stanley Cup winners. Among this week's findings, the Stars seem set for a fall, while the...
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NHL draft - The biggest draft busts since 1990
It doesn't take long before analysts begin throwing the B-word around: bust. Take the recently traded Kyle Turris, for example. He was drafted in 2007...
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Vancouver Canucks, Boston Bruins and St. Louis Blues top the Playoff Power...
ESPN Insider Alvin Chang has the latest Playoff Power Meter Rankings. Despite straddling the benchmarks for shots and shots allowed, the Vancouver Canucks are one point off a perfect score and top the...
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2009 NHL Draft - Early Returns - Ranking early value of John Tavares, other...
In 2009, the Toronto Maple Leafs drafted Nazem Kadri No. 7 overall, and almost immediately there were signs the Leafs would get good early returns on ...
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Playoff Power Meter - Philadelphia Flyers' biggest problem comes in the net
As the trade deadline nears, Alvin Chang examines every team's weaknesses in their Playoff Power Meter portfolio and sees which players mentioned in NHL Rumor Central could help make playoff teams...
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George McPhee, Dale Tallon and the rest of the Southeast division GMs - NHL...
Both Tampa Bay Lightning GM Steve Yzerman and Winnipeg Jets GM Kevin Cheveldayoff took over organizations with traditionally bad drafting. So you woul...
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Ken Holland, David Poile and the Central division GM rankings - NHL
It's one thing to build a contender from the ground up, which was the challenge for Columbus Blue Jackets GM Scott Howson. It requires that you have s...
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2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs - Playoff Power Meter - Detroit Red Wings rank No. 1
ESPN Insider Alvin Chang has the April Playoff Power Meter, and the Detroit Red Wings finish the regular season ranked No. 1, six points ahead of the Pittsburgh Penguins.
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