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2013 NHL Season Preview -- Jaromir Jagr, aging stars among Pacific Division's...
The Dallas Stars included forward Radek Faksa, their first-round pick from June's draft, on their list of invitees to this week's shortened camp. It's...
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NHL -- 20 major training camp tour observations
It was a trip that began in New York for the board of governors' ratification of the new CBA on Jan. 9 and concluded in Los Angeles with the Kings' ch...
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San Jose Sharks entering critical season - NHL
In their first game of the season, the San Jose Sharks beat the Calgary Flames convincingly, 4-1. They play the Oilers on Tuesday night, then the Coyo...
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NHL - San Jose Sharks, Chicago Blackhawks seeing plans pay off early
It wasn't lost on Todd McLellan that a different kind of team than his San Jose Sharks experienced playoff success last spring. The San Jose coach saw...
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NHL - Inside a potential San Jose Sharks roster 'reset'
There's a method of counting cards in blackjack documented in the book "Bringing Down the House" called the High-Low Method. Since a deck full of low ...
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NHL - Are the San Jose Sharks contenders or not?
St. Louis Blues coach Ken Hitchcock was analyzing the game of his own goalie Brian Elliott, but he could have been speaking for any number of NHL goal...
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2013 NHL offseason - How Pacific Division teams are trending
One of the by-products of San Jose GM Doug Wilson's trade deadlines moves was that his team's speed improved. It gave younger legs an opportunity to r...
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2013-14 - Ranking the top defenseman groups
On Tuesday we explored the Top 10 forward groups in the NHL this season, but scoring alone won't win you a championship. So let's have a look at the N...
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NHL - 2013 mock expansion draft protected teams in West
Craig Custance reveals which players in the West would be protected from being selected in a mock NHL expansion draft.
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Custance: The challenge of RFA negotiations
A couple years ago, a GM was asked about the contract status of one of his restricted free agents in early summer. You know how it goes, he answered, ...
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NHL Future Power Rankings - Chicago Blackhawks positioned well for future...
Craig Custance, Frank Provenzano, Neil Greenberg, Corey Pronman, Robert Vollman and Ryan Schwepfinger rank every NHL team based on how well they're set up for future success.
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NHL - Teams facing tough decisions on impending veteran UFAs
DETROIT -- There they were, on opposite ends of the visitor's dressing room, preparing for another Buffalo Sabres season opener. On one side of the ro...
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NHL - Are the New York Rangers already buried in their new division?
As someone intimately familiar with the Western Conference and now learning the Eastern, Blue Jackets coach Todd Richards was asked about the success ...
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NHL: Case for the Cup - Update on Stanley Cup predictions
Now that half of the NHL season is in the books, the ESPN.com NHL crew tells us if they still like their preseason Stanley Cup predictions.
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NHL - Ryan Miller, Paul Stastny among top 25 free agents for 2014
Craig Custance takes an early look at the top 25 NHL free agents this upcoming offseason. St. Louis Blues goalie Ryan Miller and Colorado Avalanche center Paul Stastny lead the list.
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NHL -- Dysfunctional San Jose Sharks are adamant they can do it as a team
After a summer of turmoil, the San Jose Sharks are healing from the wounds as a team, writes Craig Custance.
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