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NHL trade deadline proposals: Six trade suggestions for teams with needs
The trade deadline for the 2019-20 NHL season looms on Feb. 24, and there is no shortage of buyers or sellers. With that in mind, we tasked our panel of NHL editorial staff with coming up with a series of trades that would make rational sense for both clubs involved. Will anyone top the Arizona […]
Continue readingNHL Power Rankings: 1-31 poll, plus every team’s outlook for the stretch run
We’re just three weeks from the NHL trade deadline, meaning most clubs are looking inward, then readjusting expectations. For this week’s ESPN Power Rankings, we take stock of how all 31 teams feel heading into the spiritual second half of the season. How we rank: The ESPN hockey editorial staff submits selections ranking teams 1-31, […]
Continue readingNHL trade deadline preview: Possible moves, latest rumors, what to watch for all 31 teams
Now that the 2020 NHL All-Star Weekend is in the rearview mirror, the league’s trade season is underway in earnest. The next several games for each team will be pivotal, as general managers decide whether their teams should be buyers, improving their chances for the Stanley Cup playoffs, or sellers, perhaps accelerating rebuilds. Get caught […]
Continue readingNHL experts pick our favorite All-Star moments, suggestions for new events, and bold predictions
The league is constantly making tweaks to the All-Star recipe — some good, some not so good — so we’ve gathered our panel to weigh in on our favorites from the past, our bold predictions for this weekend, and our suggestions for the future. Read through our entire rundown, or skip ahead to a particular […]
Continue readingNHL Power Rankings: 1-31 poll, plus every team’s best decision this season
The 2019-20 NHL season will take a pause this week as the league descends upon St. Louis for All-Star Weekend, a celebration of the league’s best. For this week’s edition of the Power Rankings, we identified the best decision each team has made since the end of the 2018-19 season. Note: Standings point pace is […]
Continue readingNHL Power Rankings: 1-31 poll, plus one stunning stat for every team
How we rank: The ESPN hockey editorial staff submits selections ranking teams 1-31, and those results are tabulated to the list featured here. Teams are rated through Tuesday night’s games, taking into account overall record, recent success and other factors such as injuries. The previous ranking for each team is its spot in our final […]
Continue readingFantasy hockey: Power play sleepers to pick up now
Team power play success rate since Dec. 1: 26.8% Ilya Kovalchuk, LW/RW, Montreal Canadiens (rostered in 19.2% of ESPN.com leagues): The inspiration for this week’s column, Kovalchuk is off to a quick start in wooing those supporting the blue, blanc et rouge with three assists in two games, including one with the extra skater. While […]
Continue readingBold second-half predictions for all 31 NHL teams
Seriously, how can any prognostication made at the midpoint of the NHL regular season compare to “a team in last place with an interim coach and a rookie goalie is going to win the first Stanley Cup in franchise history?” Nevertheless, we’re tasked with making 31 declarative statements about NHL teams in the second half […]
Continue readingFantasy hockey: Forecaster for the week of Jan. 6-12
He’s currently on his second chance with his third-chance team – if that phrasing makes sense. In six seasons with the Montreal Canadiens, he got to 30 goals in his fourth season, 2015-16. It looked like he was on the verge of becoming something, but the goals dried up over the next two years. And […]
Continue readingThe NHL’s best and worst this week: How Sidney Crosby inspired Nathan MacKinnon to ‘take less’
The comments went viral. “That blew up more than I thought it would,” MacKinnon told me last week in Chicago. “I forgot I was in Toronto speaking. I’m used to being in Denver. If I said that in Denver it would have just been brushed aside.” Nonetheless, I wanted to know if MacKinnon stood by […]
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