Hockey Analysis

It is expected that Head Coach Jacques Lemaire will continue to rotate the goaltenders depending on who's hot which has been his trademark throughout his time in Minnesota. Read more »

Dominik Hasek is rolling like never before. In fact, in the three seasons that he has played into his 40s, his GAAs have actually LOWERED his career mark. Read more »

New Penguins' goaltender Ty Conklin has been in net for the last six wins and is a perfect 7-0-0 on the season. Read more »

With the Stars, Mike Ribeiro has not had to deal day in and day out with the demanding Montreal hockey media. In Dallas, the sports media tends to focus on the Mavericks and the Cowboys allowing Ribeiro to concentrate on hockey. Read more »

Sidney Crosby's abilities to create goals for others as much as for himself may be what eventually puts him in the company of legends. Read more »

Running on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, Hockey Talk will examine player and team trends, as well as take a more in-depth look at the game. Read more »

It is a very special gift for a player to be able to spend his entire career with a single franchise. Nicklas Lidstrom, Mario Lemieux and Martin Brodeur are just three of the game's most illustrious names to do so. Read more »

In the ever changing NHL some things tend to stay the same. Nearing the halfway point of the 2007-08 season the Detroit Red Wings who are tearing up the NHL appear to be the team to beat. Read more »

Running on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, Hockey Talk will examine player and team trends, as well as take a more in-depth look at the game. Read more »

El Diablo has arrived in, of all places, the New York City suburbs. Czech-born right winger Miroslav Satan (no, it's actually pronounced Say-TAAN) is a 13-year NHL veteran, now on his third team. But, after stints in Edmonton, who drafted him, and Buffalo, he may finally be making his career mark with the New York Islanders. Read more »

If the Ducks improve to the point where they become the great power they were last year, shouldn?t Scott Niedermayer be considered for the Hart Trophy? Read more »

It?s strange how the NHL?s automatic response to the lack of excitement the game generates is that they need to score more goals. Here are plenty of other areas of the game in which they can experiment. Read more »

The Red Wings seemingly always manage to be amongst the NHL's elite and critics have finally run out of excuses, while the Senators, Stars, Rangers and Blues round out the top-five. Read more »

Throughout the year we will be ranking who we think the top 5 players are in each position every month. These lists will change and it?s based on what they?ve done thus far in the year. Read more »

After earning his 500th NHL victory on Saturday night at the age of just 35, Martin Brodeur, now in his 14th season, all with the New Jersey Devils, might just claim the distinction of being the greatest goalie ever. Read more »

The Minnesota Wild are one of the fast rising teams in the NHL and just like last year, they are off to a hot start. With their 2-0 win over the defending champion Anaheim Ducks Sunday night, the Wild remained the only undefeated team in the league. Strong goaltending, speed and good coaching have the Wild faithful thinking of a deep playoff run. Read more »

The new and improved Rangers behind Scott Gomez and Chris Drury could give Dany Heatley, Ray Emery and the Senators a run at their Eastern Conference title. But the Thrashers, Penguins, Hurricanes and Leafs all look like playoff teams. Read more »

Penguins' center Sidney Crosby won the Hart Trophy in his sophomore campaign in the NHL and it is his award to lose this year. Though Joe Thornton, Roberto Luongo, Alexander Ovechkin and six others will certainly form a challenge the 20-year-old. Read more »

If John Ferguson Jr. ever offers you advice, don?t take it. Although heavily influenced by Maple Leafs Sports and Entertainment (MLSE), Ferguson has made yet another terrible acquisition. While Vesa Toskala will be an improvement in goal, acquiring the overpaid Mark Bell was a mind-boggling move. Read more »

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. Read more »