This Week: March 4

Rick DiPietro is known for his off-the-cuff remarks and sensational play in net for the New York Islanders.

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In the Mar. 4 issue of The Hockey News:

• It’s the annual Goalie Issue with a cover story outlining the maturation of the Islanders’ Rick DiPietro.

• Inside the NHL: Malkin can’t avoid the spotlight any longer.

• In his Editor’s Notebook, Jason Kay discusses NHL safety and the league’s kicking-the-puck rule.

• In our Ask The Experts feature, we answer your questions about the world of hockey.

• Our NHL Team Reports talk to each team’s No. 1 goalie about who’s been their greatest influence.

• In Prospects Unlimited, we cover players and teams from the AHL, NCAA and CHL; give you the inside-scoop on minor pro leagues across North America; and profile Jakub Kindl, Andrew Hutchinson, Akim Aliu and Alex Stalock.

• THN ranks the NHL’s top-30 goalies.

• In Proteau Type, web columnist Adam Proteau discusses the plethora of NHL goalie-platoons this season.

• Why goalies should be allowed to play the puck more often.

• Senior Special Sections Editor Brian Costello gives readers a sneak peak at the best young, NHL-affiliated goalies.

• Your letters to the editor tackle NHL playoff seeding, Anton Volchenkov for the Norris and how THN keeps one U.S. sailor up late in the Persian Gulf.

• In Fresh Legs – our welcome to the NHL feature – we highlight Blue Jackets defenseman Kris Russell.

• Our Plus/Minus looks at the best and worst of the hockey world.

• In Snapshots, we cover playing for a Canadian NHL team, winning the President’s Cup and the Stanley Cup and a milestone for Ron Wilson.

• In Overtime, senior writer Mike Brophy talks to Maple Leaf Darryl Boyce about beginning his NHL career and ending his season in the same game.

• Inside The Numbers has unique and team-by-team NHL stats

• Updated NHL depth charts.

• In his In The Slot column, senior writer Ken Campbell talks about the disturbing trend of overpaying goalies in the NHL.

• My Way or the Highway asks two coaches how they deal with slumping goalies.

• Starting From 10 counts down the top-10 goalies who have made cameos in the NHL this season.

• Fan Shootout visits with Washington defenseman Tom Poti.

All this and more can be found in THN's latest issue. Pick up a copy at your local newsstand, buy it digitally, or subscribe at thehockeynews.com today!

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