Hockey Analysis

The Red Wings have been the most dominant franchise of the NHL over the past 20 seasons, but their Stanley Cup lasted more than 40 years. Read more »

While Mike Richards and the Kings have a good shot of unseating the Sharks to win the division, the latter now has the tools to reach the Stanley Cup Finals. Read more »

The Minnesota North Stars reached the 1991 Stanley Cup Finals and became an NHL powerhouse upon their move to Dallas where they have been graced by the likes of Mike Modano, Sergei Zubov and Ed Belfour. Read more »

Looking over the All-Time Columbus roster, it is easy to see why the franchise has made but one winless playoff appearance. Beyond Rick Nash, the franchise has been void of All-Star talent. Read more »

The Canucks are the clear favorites on paper, but the Flames and Oilers should challenge. Read more »

Last season saw a number of players named All-Stars for the first time in their careers: from Claude Giroux to Marc-Andre Fleury; Marc Staal to Cam Ward; Phil Kessel to Ryan Kesler. Here are ten players who have a real good chance at being named to their first mid-season event. Read more »

Numerous issues in the mid-90s led the Nordiques to relocate to Denver, where the Colorado Avalanche have since won two Stanley Cups (1996, 2001), and have had their own share of current and future Hall of Famers suit up for them. Read more »

Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane have won the Blackhawks a Stanley Cup, but they only receive honorable mention status on the Greatest Roster of one of the Original Six. Read more »

While the Bruins should repeat as Division champions, we expect the Maple Leafs to end their playoff drought. Read more »

Cam Ward and Eric Staal have made the existence of this franchise far more successful than its days in Hartford. Read more »

The record book is virtually owned by Jarome Iginla, but let us not forget how many other great players played for the Flames. Read more »

The Blackhawks have retooled after their first round exit and will compete with the Red Wings to win the 2012 Central. Read more »

Between the Flyers and their roster turnover, the promising core of the Islanders, the Devils attempt to rebound, the blue collar Rangers and the need for Pittsburgh to be healthy, the Atlantic Division will be filled with intrigue. Read more »

The storied Buffalo franchise has featured eight Hall of Famers, the famed French Connection of Gilbert Perreault, Richard Martin and Rene Robert, questionable ownership decisions, and countless uniform changes. Read more »

Every year there are at least one or two players that turn into a superstar. Here are ten players with no more than two full NHL seasons of experience that could take a big leap in the 2011-12 season. Read more »

The rich history of the Bruins has included 43 members of the Hockey Hall of Fame suiting up for the team at some point in their careers. Read more »

There should be no doubt that Steven Stamkos is absolutely worth one of the ten highest annual average salaries in the league Read more »

Tobias Enstrom, Marc Savard, Marian Hossa, Ilya Kovalchuk and Dany Heatley are some of the best players in franchise history. Read more »

The Ducks have only been in existence since 1993, but have been graced by the likes of Teemu Selanne, Paul Kariya and Ryan Getzlaf. Read more »

Restricted free agency is an affair for gentlemen in the NHL, but it does not need to be. Read more »