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Vancouver Canucks dealing with Stanley Cup Finals hangover - NHL
The Stanley Cup hangover is much more manageable when you actually win the Stanley Cup. So after the Canucks lost on Thursday night, a 2-0 shutout in ...
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As trade deadline approaches, captains not eager to bail - NHL
The first attempt came in training camp last season. Coming off the summer of Ilya Kovalchuk that sent the New Jersey Devils into a salary cap emergen...
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Silence sets stage for unpredictable trade deadline - NHL
Sunday night, after a long day of silence on the trade front, I checked with one NHL GM who has a player he's shopping to see how much interest he was...
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Evaluating trade deadline's biggest individual winners, losers - NHL
Good friend and colleague Scott Burnside has already tackled the teams that benefited the most or didn't accomplish their goals during the trade deadl...
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NHL - Pressing questions for the stretch run
For the last month, the biggest questions in the NHL centered around the trade deadline. The trade rumors were passed from star player to star player,...
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2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs - Rival coaches, players scout Los Angeles Kings
Heading into the playoffs, Craig Custance gets the lowdown on the Los Angeles Kings from rival players, coaches and scouts.
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NHL - From Ryan Suter to Sidney Crosby, the risks and rewards of long contracts
It's hard to find too many long-term contracts that have worked out. Those deals, often structured to circumvent the salary cap, typically range from ...
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Game 6 brings in the nasty to finals
NEWARK, N.J. -- In last year's Stanley Cup finals, it took all of one period for it to get nasty. In Game 1, Vancouver Canucks forward Alex Burrows bi...
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Boston Bruins, Vancouver Canucks among early favorites to win 2013 Stanley Cup
LOS ANGELES -- The Kings are the Stanley Cup champions, which means one thing is nearly certain. We can rule them out for a championship in 2013. The ...
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2012 NHL draft grades -- Penguins, Canadiens among top marks
ESPN Insiders Grant Sonier and Craig Custance review each team's picks and trades to see who came out on top following the 2012 NHL entry draft in Pittsburgh.
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Custance: Decertification winners and losers
So let's say this goes all the way. Let's say the NHLPA gets fed up with the lack of progress in getting a deal done and decertifies. Not as a way to ...
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NHL - Potential Western Conference compliance buyout candidates
Editor's Note: Earlier this week Craig Custance looked at potential compliance buyout candidates in both the Eastern and Western Conferences. With neg...
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NHL - Cap compromise aids Los Angeles Kings, New York Rangers
As Saturday's marathon NHL negotiating session dragged into the early hours of Sunday morning, the call for compromise on a key issue from those tired...
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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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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 Future Power Rankings - Chicago Blackhawks positioned well for future...
Which NHL teams are set up for the most success in 2017-18 and beyond? According to our panel of experts, it's the Chicago Blackhawks. Check out the full list, and analysis of each team, in the Future...
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Ranking teams 1-30 based on their outlook three seasons in the future - NHL
A panel of ESPN's Insiders ranks every NHL team based on its projected success three years from now. The Lightning take the top spot.
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