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The NHL’s coronavirus pause: Possible playoff formats, players’ workout plans, free agency and more
While there is no official timeline for when the NHL will resume play — or a decision on whether the rest of the regular-season games will be played or we’ll skip right to the Stanley Cup playoffs — there have been significant developments during the past seven days. Let’s get you caught up on all […]
Continue readingFantasy hockey: Top ten things you need to know this week
Turns out it’s not as bad as all that after all. Shea Weber is officially expected out four to six weeks with an ankle injury, not forever, as implied by some social media musings. Still, that spells the rest of the season from where I’m sitting, unless the Habs make a miraculous push and find […]
Continue readingPanthers captain Aleksander Barkov misses comeback win over Maple Leafs with lower-body injury
The Panthers clearly missed Barkov early, as they fell down 3-1 before storming back with four third-period goals. Mark Pysyk scored three times in his first career hat trick as Florida won for the seventh time in the past eight games. Mike Hoffman had a goal and an assist for Florida, Michael Matheson had three […]
Continue readingBlackhawks’ Patrick Kane calls Shooting Stars contest fun but ‘gimmicky’
ST. LOUIS — Patrick Kane said the newest NHL All-Star skills competition, which featured elevated players shooting pucks over the heads of fans at targets placed on the ice below, was “a little gimmicky,” even as he enjoyed winning the inaugural Shooting Stars challenge. “I’m kind of a fan of the original drills that used […]
Continue readingHow to make the NHL All-Star skills competition even more fun
Now that’s more like it. Of course, there are many ways the skills competition could increase the fun factor even more. Here are 10 ways to make the All-Star weekend event an even greater spectacle. For years, the skills competition was tied to the All-Star Game by having the conferences and the divisions battle one […]
Continue readingNHL Awards Watch: Nathan MacKinnon has Hart; new Jack Adams leader
Here’s the NHL Awards Watch for January. Again, this is a prediction of how I expect the voters would consider the current candidates, as well as a look at their merits. Keep in mind that the Pro Hockey Writers Association (PHWA) votes for the Hart, Norris, Calder, Selke and Lady Byng; broadcasters vote for the […]
Continue readingSabres trade Marco Scandella to Montreal, acquire Flames’ Michael Frolik
Buffalo freed up salary-cap space by trading defenseman Marco Scandella to the Montreal Canadiens for a fourth-round draft pick. Botterill used the pick to acquire veteran forward Michael Frolik from the Calgary Flames. “We’ve been talking a lot about trying to make a situation: a defenseman for a forward,” Botterill said during the first intermission […]
Continue readingThe top 100 NHL players of the decade
The following list ranks the best of the decade, pitting skaters against defenseman against goaltenders. The order was determined through statistical and analytic comparisons; consideration for postseason success and awards; and good old-fashioned subjectivity. A few factors we weighed in creating the ranking: Longevity was respected but not essential. There are players on the list […]
Continue readingNHL Power Rankings: 1-31 poll, plus every team’s ‘on pace for’ stunner
Most NHL teams are rounding the 30-game mark for the 2019-20 season. Some players are on a torrid, personal-record-setting pace. Other players are desperately trying to get back on track after a rough couple of months. How we rank: The ESPN hockey editorial staff submits selections ranking teams 1-31, and those results are tabulated to […]
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