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Summer winners and losers

Summer winners and losers

by Adam Proteau - July 4, 2012 4:10 PM EDT

Who's come out smelling like flowers and who's left smelling like something else?
The NHL’s unrestricted free agency period is well underway – and while a couple marquee names haven’t yet signed, the combinations of signings and trades already have altered the league’s landscape.


Off-season trades

Off-season trades

by Adam Proteau - June 27, 2012 3:10 PM EDT

The silly season is set to begin, so we look back at some of the biggest trades to ever be pulled of fin the summer.
The off-season usually brings a number of high-profile NHL trades and we’ve already seen a couple with the Jordan Staal-Brandon Sutter and James van Riemsdyk-Luke Schenn swaps.


Draft clichés

Draft clichés

by Adam Proteau - June 20, 2012 3:06 PM EDT

Every year the same things are said on and around the draft floor and here are the worst.
The NHL draft is fast approaching and with it comes a familiar assortment of phrases and clichés that are heard each and every year. Which ones are the best? That’s the focus of this week’s THN.


Off-season activities

Off-season activities

by Adam Proteau - June 13, 2012 2:12 PM EDT

Now that hockey season is over, what can a fan of the sport do to pass the time until the next game?
The NHL’s 2011-12 season is officially over, leaving some fans already hungry for more hockey. But for now, you can keep yourself hockey-involved by planning to do these 10 things to keep you from missing the game over the course of the next few months.


Summer storylines

Summer storylines

by Adam Proteau - June 6, 2012 2:13 PM EDT

Many fans are ready to look towards the off-season, so we list the top stories to watch unfold in the coming months.
With the Stanley Cup final on the verge of wrapping up, the attention of most NHL fans will shift to the off-season, if it hasn’t already.


Kings and Devils alumni

Kings and Devils alumni

by Adam Proteau - May 30, 2012 12:31 PM EDT

With the Stanley Cup final ready to begin, we count down the best players who ever wore the jerseys of both finalists.
The Los Angeles Kings and New Jersey Devils are set to face off in the Stanley Cup final for the first time ever. And although there isn’t a history of bad blood between the two franchises, a number of recognizable names and faces have worn the jerseys of both teams.


Top Kings playoff performers

Top Kings playoff performers

by Adam Proteau - May 23, 2012 6:05 PM EDT

Breaking down L.A.'s all-time best individual post-season efforts.
The Los Angeles Kings have qualified for their second Stanley Cup final and first since 1993. Which players in the franchise’s 45-year history have been the best post-season performers? That’s the focus of this week’s THN.


Top 2012 UFAs

Top 2012 UFAs

by Adam Proteau - May 16, 2012 3:57 PM EDT

Most NHL teams are gearing up for the off-season, so we look ahead to the best players who might become available July 1.
The 2012 playoffs are nearing the home stretch – and for fans of most teams, that means it’s time to start looking ahead to off-season improvements.


Worst Flyers playoff goalies

Worst Flyers playoff goalies

by Adam Proteau - May 9, 2012 3:13 PM EDT

Ilya Bryzgalov didn't have the best overall performance these playoffs, but where does he rank overall?
Flyers goalie Ilya Bryzgalov’s misplaying of the puck led to the game and series-winning goal in Philly’s 3-1 Game 5 loss to New Jersey Tuesday night.


All-time playoff overtime goals

All-time playoff overtime goals

by Adam Proteau - May 3, 2012 3:45 PM EDT

Is there anything better than overtime playoff hockey? If there is, we haven't heard of it.
The Rangers and Capitals needed three overtimes and a Marian Gaborik goal to decide Game 3 of their second-round playoff series, in a game that was the third-longest in Washington franchise history, the fifth-longest in Blueshirts history and the 20th-longest in league history.


Round 1 star players

Round 1 star players

by Adam Proteau - April 27, 2012 11:53 AM EDT

THN has been awarding three stars after each game and here are the leaders after the first round.
The first round of the NHL playoffs is history – and the personal histories of a number of NHLers have been improved with stellar showings.


Playoff performers

Playoff performers

by Adam Proteau - April 18, 2012 3:56 PM EDT

Who have been the best players in the NHL Playoffs so far?
The first round of the NHL playoffs is at its midway point. And while many superstars have been missing in action – most notably, Penguins superstar Evgeni Malkin and many of the Vancouver Canucks – many NHLers have stepped up and contributed hugely to their team’s success.


Was Raffi Torres' hit on Jarret Stoll worthy of a suspension?




"That hockey game will haunt me until the day I die…"

- Toronto's Joffrey Lupul reacting on Twitter to his team's meltdown loss in Game 7 to the Boston Bruins.

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