The NHL All-Star fan voting caused controversy with the starting 12 being from just four separate teams. Who objectively should be on the ice when the puck drops? Read more »
Hockey Analysis
Who Deserves To Start In The All-Star Game?
Back Checking For Dec. 30th
The Bruins success at home, Rick DiPietro, Eric Staal and that much-hyped Winter Classic at Wrigley. Read more »
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. Read more »
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. Read more »
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. Read more »
Separating The Snipers From The Chuckers
After analyzing this season's top goal-scorers in terms of efficiency, Buffalo's Thomas Vanek appears to be the NHL's top sniper. Read more »
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? Read more »
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. Read more »
Back Checking For Week Of Dec. 22
The Sundin saga ends, Brind'Amour's horrible plus/minus, Kessel remains hot, Crosby fires some cheap shots, and much more. Read more »
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. Read more »
Back Checking For Week Of Dec. 14
Phil Kessel is on fire, Barry Melrose voices his displeasure, Petr Sykora's first hat trick, the Capitals website guy, and much more. Read more »
Back Checking For Week Of Dec. 9th
The comeback of Manny Fernandez, the best Sean Avery dis, the red hot Devils and much more. Read more »
The NHL Team Rankings For December
With a historical start to the season, the San Jose Sharks are easily in the top slot of our rankings, but how do the other 29 teams weigh in? Read more »
Back Checking For Week Of Dec. 1st
The Leafs find their GM, the Sharks are the team to beat, and the projected top 10 picks of the 2009 NHL Draft. Read more »
A Shot Of 'Wild' Energy
If an NHL player were to be a canned beverage, Cal Clutterbuck would be a Red Bull. Read more »
2008-09 NHL Player Rankings Through November
Alexander Semin, Shea Weber and Simon Gagne are leading the NHL in RealGM's custom Ice Impact Counter. Read more »
Back Checking For Week Of Nov. 24th
Costly injury to Morrow, expensive tickets for the Winter Classic at Wrigley, the best fight this year and much more. Read more »
Will Tampa Bay's Gamble On Tocchet Work?
The NHL is a high stakes game in which Barry Melrose went for broke. Read more »
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. Read more »
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. Read more »