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The debate over playoff expansion - NHL
When the NHLPA rejected the NHL's realignment plan, two reasons were discussed the most. One, there was some concern about the potential for more trav...
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Seattle is now NHL's leading relocation candidate, plus more mailbag questions
If there were any doubts that Seattle has moved to the front of the line for the destination of a relocated NHL team or even for future expansion, the...
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Dan Bylsma among top U.S. Olympic coaching candidates - NHL
The Olympic buildings in Sochi are taking shape. USA Hockey's Jim Johannson was in Sochi last month just as the roof was being put on the arena where ...
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Washington Capitals might be the Southeast's best hope for playoff success - NHL
Alex Ovechkin knows what you're thinking. Or at least, what I'm thinking. That even if the Washington Capitals manage to make the playoffs -- and Mond...
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2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs - Rival coaches, players scout Florida Panthers
Heading into the playoffs, Craig Custance gets the lowdown on the Florida Panthers from rival players, coaches and scouts.
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Evgeni Malkin for the Hart Trophy, and other awards picks - NHL
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- It's the final look back at the regular season before diving into the playoffs. Every season, the Professional Hockey Writers Asso...
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Daily Debate: Day 1 of free agency
Scott Burnside and Craig Custance recap the first day of free agency. Burnside: Good Sunday evening, Mr. Custance, and a happy Canada Day to you. S...
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NHL - Fancy stats guide Alexander Semin signing
You don't spend $7 million on a player without doing some research. For Carolina Hurricanes GM Jim Rutherford, the research of Alexander Semin got ser...
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Charity game brings Hawks back together
It was really the first extended quiet moment for the Blackhawks players after they won the 2010 Stanley Cup in Philadelphia. On the team flig...
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Will new voice get Sabres into postseason?
Burnside: Craig, big news out of Buffalo, as the longest-tenured coach in the NHL, Lindy Ruff, finally had the clock run out on him. Can't say it was ...
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NHL - Realignment throws relocation into question
When the league released its original realignment plan last year at the Board of Governors meetings in Pebble Beach, the unbalanced conferences looked...
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NHL - Next steps for Edmonton Oilers rebuild
It was a loss that suggested that maybe the expectations for the Oilers this season were too high. Winding down a grueling nine-game road trip, Edmont...
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NHL - 2013 mock expansion draft protected teams in East
Craig Custance reveals which players in the East would be protected from being selected in a mock NHL expansion draft.
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NHL - Is Ilya Bryzgalov the right fix for the Oilers?
The Oilers lost again Sunday night. This time, it was a 5-4 defeat at the hands of a heating up Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks team. It was t...
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NHL - Detroit Red Wings' options at March 2 trade deadline
A surprising and aging Red Wings team is looking to add high-quality pieces at the trade deadline, writes ESPN The Magazine's Craig Custance.
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Ranking teams 1-30 based on their outlook three seasons in the future - NHL
A panel of ESPN's Insiders ranks every NHL team based on its projected success three years from now. The Lightning take the top spot.
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