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Monarchy On The HorizonNever before in their 42 years of existence in the National Hockey League have the Los Angeles Kings been better positioned for sustained success. | | 
What A Difference A Goalie MakesAfter a disastrous start to a season that was filled with hope, the Leafs seem to have rebounded pretty well in the past two weeks. |
| Team Articles |  | Hot Ducks Could Land A Déjà vu Matchup With Defending Champs
The Ducks have surged into the current seventh seed of the Western Conference standings, a scenario that seemed highly unlikely just two weeks ago.
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|  | Hopes High In The Garden State For The Devils
The Devils are on top of the Atlantic Division thanks to Scott Clemmensen and now rumors have been surfacing that New Jersey is interested in reacquiring Scott and Rob Niedermayer from the Anaheim Ducks for their Stanley Cup run.
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|  | Look To The Future, Ode To The Past
An endless number of goalies have come and gone since Roman Turek's days with the Blues, and Chris Mason isn't necessarily a lock to stick in St. Louis.
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|  | These Blackhawks Aren’t Going Anywhere
The Blackhawks recent misfortune was reversed, almost overnight, when Rocky Wirtz headed their regime change.
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|  | At A Crossroads: Why Luongo Might Be Hurting The Canucks
Are the Canucks walking around in circles with Roberto Luongo on the roster?
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|  | The Islanders Flip The Switch
Winners of four out of the last five games, the New York
Islanders suddenly don't look anything like the team they were going into the All-Star break.
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|  | Looking Back, Moving Forward: Avalanche Surprisingly Ho-Hum At Break
How did the Avalanche go from Stanley Cup contender to a team on the playoff bubble? To answer that very question, lets look back on the season’s first half by handing out some midseason awards, and peer into the hockey crystal ball.
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|  | Mason Has Columbus Believing
The emergence of goalie Steve Mason has restored hope in Columbus and has made a playoff appearance more likely than ever before.
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|  | Alexander The Great Leading The Charge In Capital City
Like virtually every other Cup contender this season, the Capitals have a perfect mix of young guns and a strong veteran presence.
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|  | The Rangers Are Bound For Failure
The Rangers only have a +2 goal differential this season, an odd statistic for a team with 43 points.
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|  | The John Tavares’ Sweepstakes Begins In Atlanta
Just 18 months ago the Thrashers were in the playoffs, had one of the top scoring lines in hockey, Ilya Kovalchuk, Marian Hossa, and Slava Kozlov and had acquired All-Star Keith Tkachuk in a trade deadline deal. Now they're one of the worst teams in the NHL.
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|  | What Has Happened To Crosby And Company?
Can the Penguins be a victim to a 'hangover' after their success last season? Or is it just their plethora of injuries?
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|  | Add The Bruins To Championship Contenders In Boston
The Bruins lead the Eastern Conference in goals scored, goals against, and power play conversion percentage, but the backbone of their on-ice success can be attributed to their exceptional play behind the blue line.
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|  | Behind San Jose's Absurdly Dominant Start
Great teams in hockey typically go through a season with one streak at a time. What is unique about the Sharks is that they have not gone two consecutive games without at least one point.
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|  | A Shot Of 'Wild' Energy
If an NHL player were to be a canned beverage, Cal Clutterbuck would be a Red Bull.
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|  | Talented ‘Wings Work To Cure Potent Disease
Early in the 2008-09 NHL campaign, Detroit Red Wing head coach Mike Babcock finds himself in an uncomfortable predicament.
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|  | Not Time To Panic For Fly Guys; Not Yet Anyway
The Flyers entered the 2008-09 campaign with a lot of promise, and so far have delivered only 1 point in three games. Three losses, one being in overtime, the Flyers have dug themselves an early hole. However, it is not time to panic, not yet anyway.
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|  | Line Dancing
With just a few days of training camp in the books Ottawa Senators' Coach Craig Hartsburg is already creating waves. Coach Hartsburg opened up camp this past week with mid-level prospect Jesses Winchester playing on the first line with Dany Heatley and Jason Spezza.
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|  | Auditing The Carolina Hurricanes, 2007-08
Two seasons removed from winning the Stanley Cup in 2006, Carolina found themselves out of the playoffs in 2008 due to a crucial loss to Florida at home on April 4th.
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|  | Price Joins Roy And Dryden In Montreal Rookie Lore
Rookie Carey Price won his first playoff start Thursday night against the Boston Bruins. In almost every other circumstance this would be a feat worthy of the highest praise, but for Les Canadiens, it is merely par for the course.
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|  | Auditing The Tampa Bay Lightning, 2007-2008
The Tampa Bay Lightning finished tied with the Los Angeles Kings for a league-low 71 points, but since they had fewer wins, they won the tiebreaker and then the lottery and are the future home of Steven Stamkos.
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|  | Grading The Deal: Richards And Homqvist To Dallas
When you have a good thing like Dallas had, why would you mess with it? Chris Richards stats certainly reflect playing on a poor team, but a -25 is not good no matter who you are playing with.
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|  | Sabres Struggles Continue
If the Sabres don’t improve their play they may find themselves with the first overall pick in this years NHL entry draft which may not sound like a bad idea with a guy by the name of Steven Stamkos as the projected first overall pick.
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|  | Difficult Decisions Ahead For Sutter
Daymond Langkow, Kristian Huselius and Craig Conroy are all unrestricted free agents this year while Dion Phaneuf is a restricted free agent, which puts Sutter in a difficult position. Luckily for Sutter the options are aplenty.
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|  | Stanley Cup Contenders To Laughing Stock
What a difference a year can make. The Edmonton Oilers went from a season in which they made the Stanley Cup Finals, to a team that struggled to remain competitive the next.
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| | Recent Team articles | Should St. Louis Get Rid Of Tkachuk?
Whether or not St. Louis is in the playoff hunt come the trade deadline, they should consider dealing long-time Blue Keith Tkachuk to a contender.
The Forgotten One, Bobby Ryan
Bobby Ryan was the forgotten man in the 2005 NHL Draft, taken right after Sidney Crosby. It took some time, but he's finally making a name for himself on the ice.
Canucks In A Race Against Time
Injuries are a way of life in the NHL and, once again, have derailed Vancouver's chances, exposing a lack of depth.
Canucks In The Thick Of Things
Their offense starts with the Sedins, but Vancouver will always be Roberto Luongo's team as long as he's healthy. What does their outlook for the remainder of the season look like, and how is Mats Sundin fitting in?
Brian Burke’s Odyssey In Toronto
The Maple Leafs were going nowhere fast until the day that ownership was able to snag the apparent savior Brian Burke from Anaheim.
Bad News For The Blues
The Blues' management never planned on hoisting the Stanley Cup this season, but it was important for them to develop their young players. In the long run the injury to Erik Johnson will hurt his own progression and the future of the St. Louis Blues organization.
Addition By Subtraction
Losing defenseman Ryan Whitney to injury is not good news by any means, but there may be a silver lining for the Pittsburgh Penguins that could have them reaping the benefits later this season.
Big Summer Ahead For GM Howson
Loaded with salary cap space and high draft picks, the Blue Jackets could make push at being a contender this summer and give their deserving fans a taste of postseason hockey next spring.
Auditing The Los Angeles Kings, 2007-08
The Kings have a host of talented young forwards, and the inevitable selection of Zach Bogosian in the 2008 draft will help improve that blue line.
Auditing The Atlanta Thrashers, 2007-08
GM Don Waddell has a ton of work on his hands as the Thrashers had a tough time finding non-Kovalchuk goals and had an even tougher time stopping them when Lehtonen was out.
Sharks Rally Around Roenick
One way or another, Jeremy Roenick finds a way to be in the spotlight. On Tuesday night the veteran center played as if he were ten years younger, scoring two goals and adding two assists in the Sharks series clinching game seven win over the Calgary Flames.
Ducks Sink - Parity In The NHL
This Ducks' team was on par with last year's elite team. Instead, they ran into a loaded Dallas Stars' team, one of many who are now up to the task of potentially winning a Stanley Cup.
An Interview With T.J. Oshie
For the past three years, T.J. Oshie has been developing his hockey skills at the University of North Dakota. The collegiate star and St. Louis Blues prospect possesses all the necessary tools to succeed in the NHL and will be a welcome addition to a Blues team that desperately needs to score more goals.
No Way, Jose!
Jose Theodore is back and leading the Avalanche into the playoffs.
Sharks On A Roll
Like the NHL's two other best teams - the Red Wings and the Devils - San Jose is winning with stellar goaltending and overall defense.
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