NHL - Stanley Cup Playoffs - Shutdown players like Steve Montador and...
Sheer numbers indicate the Boston Bruins put the most shutdown players on the ice every night. Will that translate into a 2009 Stanley Cup championship?
View ArticleNHL Offseason Analysis: Detroit Red Wings have holes to fill via trades, free...
With the start of the offseason, Puck Prospectus and E.J. Hradek team up to examine each team's statistical shortcomings and how best to address them via trades, free agency and the draft.
View ArticleNHL: Pittsburgh Penguins, Washington Capitals and more face rough roads ahead
Teams that fancy themselves as Cup favorites must navigate the NHL schedule's rough patches.
View ArticleNHL: Depth on draws gives Detroit Red Wings, San Jose Sharks an advantage
Puck Prospectus dishes on which teams will excel in the faceoff circle in 2009-10, explaining the ratings in the faceoffs category from its upcoming season projections in ESPN The Magazine's NHL preview.
View ArticleNHL draft blog -- Mock draft -- Every pick from Edmonton Oilers to Washington...
With the trade deadline passed and the draft order a little closer to its final look, the picture becomes a little clearer. Since our last mock draft ...
View ArticleNHL draft 2010 - Alvin Chang: Not many Detroit Red Wings draftees actually...
Detroit Red Wings GM Ken Holland once said he doesn't have to rush his prospects because he has a good team. "We let the players develop at their own ...
View ArticleNHL playoffs 2010 -- Tom Awad: In the quest for the Stanley Cup, how much do...
Old hockey cliche: to win the Cup, you need grinders (see Talbot, Maxime from last season). But how true is this statement? Tom Awad of Puck Prospectus crunches ten years of data to make a determination.
View ArticleNHL: Detroit Red Wings' projections for the 2010-11 season
Justin Abdelkader, a young fan favorite of the octopus-throwing crowd, looks ready for a decent season -- while longtime vet Kris Draper does not. Puck Prospectus and E.J. Hradek discuss the 2010-11...
View ArticleNHL: Henrik Sedin, Patrik Elias and other no-trade, no-movement clauses that...
Matthew Wuest of CapGeek.com looks at no-trade (NTC) and no-movement (NMC) clauses in NHL contracts. They're all over the league, and as a result, teams like the Bruins, Flames, Canucks and Devils are...
View ArticleNHL: After Brent Johnson's knockout of Rick DiPietro, a ranking of the best...
For whatever reason (it has to be the equipment, right?), fights between opposing goaltenders get a lot of attention. The Wednesday night bout between...
View ArticleNHL: Analyzing the unique cap situations for every NHL team
Matthew Wuest of CapGeek analyzes the salary cap situation for every team, looking at UFAs, RFAs and what the team should do in free agency.
View ArticleNHL -- Lockout could force vets into retirement
During the last lockout, forward Mike Knuble followed the path of many players and signed with a team in Europe. He scored 26 goals in 49 games for Li...
View Article2013 NHL playoffs - Red Wings face big offseason decisions
CHICAGO -- When slipping on his Detroit Red Wings jersey before Game 7, it definitely occurred to Daniel Cleary that it could be his last game with th...
View ArticleNHL Future Power Rankings - Chicago Blackhawks positioned well for future...
Craig Custance, Frank Provenzano, Neil Greenberg, Corey Pronman, Robert Vollman and Ryan Schwepfinger rank every NHL team based on how well they're set up for future success.
View ArticleWhere Pavel Datsyuk ranks among the greats of this generation - NHL
If Pavel Datsyuk's time in the NHL is truly done, where does he rank among the greats of this generation? Tom Awad of Hockey Prospectus dives into the data.
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