The San Jose Sharks recent record of playoff disappointment can only be marveled at. Is there a franchise in pro sport that better embodies the great regular season betrayed by ... Read More

Is it Carey Price's fault that he's over-rated? Of course not. It might be Bob Gainey's fault. He's the GM who went out on a limb and handed the Montreal Canadiens ... Read More

An early favorite has emerged for this year's John Druce award as the unlikely hero of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Mule is getting it done in Detroit. Johan Franzen scored ... Read More

Sadly, it seems a hockey blog is incomplete without Stanley Cup playoff predictions. So for what it's worth, here are the superfluous picks for the second round: Eastern Conference (1) Montreal Canadiens ... Read More

Refereeing is always a hot-button issue at this time of year. Tuesday's game seven between Washington and Philadelphia was a cauldron of controversy. The Flyers' second goal might have been waved ... Read More

Flyers over Capitals in 7 The Winners: They were lucky to win the final game. But when you build a 3-1 lead in a series, you greatly increase your chances of ... Read More

Having celebrated three Stanley Cups since 1997, you figure folks in Detroit would understand that you have to ride out the bad times along with the good. But when your team ... Read More

Swept from the playoffs, at home, with barely a whimper. For fans of the Ottawa Senators, the nightmare is finally over. As Tom Benjamin noted a week ago, Ottawa's collapse this ... Read More

Pro athletes are not renowned for their loose tongues, and hockey players often provide the dreariest quotes of them all. The average interview or locker room scrum usually yields one ... Read More

If there's anything more lame than the Ottawa Senators' play since Christmas, it's the pregame debacle that opened Monday's game against Pittsburgh. As if they didn't have enough to worry about ... Read More

"That was big, no question. You could find that in the dictionary under, 'big hit, momentum changer.'" - Flames goaltender Curtis Joseph San Jose had the early 3-0 lead, Calgary had no ... Read More

It's a playoff trend nobody took much note of until Saturday, when the Anaheim Ducks were stinking the joint out on home ice. Again. This rite of spring is the surprising ... Read More

Some newspaper hacks just can't resist the urge to play agitator. It all started when the Ottawa Senators got some unsolicited advice from a local media cheerleader: Crosby's got a bad RIGHT ... Read More

Boston College won the NCAA Men's Hockey Championship Saturday night, beating Notre Dame in the title game. Earlier in the day, The United States defeated Canada 4-3 in the gold medal ... Read More

With Western Conference picks added on Tuesday morning, here are the complete predictions for the opening round of the 2008 Stanley Cup Playoffs... Western Conference (1) Detroit Red Wings vs. (8) Nashville ... Read More

The 2008 Stanley Cup Playoffs begin on Wednesday. Our Stanley Cup Schedule and Results page has the complete game schedule for round one, with network television listings included. Eastern Conference (1) Montreal ... Read More

It's a cautionary tale for any NHL team dreaming of a free agent quick fix. For all their big money and big headlines, not one player from last summer's free agent ... Read More

The playoff pool is even tougher to call than a regular season fantasy hockey league. Not only do you have to pick the right players, you have to pick the ... Read More

"We're trying to score every single shift. But sometimes when you're scoring 50 or 60 you have to cheat (defensively) to do it. If you're a team that relies on ... Read More