by Brian Costello - June 27, 2011 2:13 PM EDT
Why did the Flames trade Regehr and also have to include a second round pick? What is GM Jay Feaster's plan?
I’m having a tough time seeing Jay Feaster’s logic in the trade the Calgary Flames made with the Buffalo Sabres over the weekend.
by Brian Costello - June 3, 2011 1:20 PM EDT
THN's Future Watch guru looks back to his trip to Atlanta in 1999 when everything seemed to be working for the Thrashers.
In the beginning, the Atlanta Thrashers had it all. They had a growing and vibrant world-class market that just a few years earlier hosted the Summer Olympics.
by Brian Costello - May 14, 2011 10:02 AM EDT
There are always plenty of story lines to follow at the NHL draft and this year is no different as you'll see in THN's Draft Preview.
Twenty years ago this month the Edmonton Oilers dynasty was officially over – five Cups in seven years – and most hockey fans were talking about an NHL final that featured Mario Lemieux and the Pittsburgh Penguins against the Minnesota North Stars.
by Brian Costello - March 15, 2011 11:45 AM EDT
Readers often wonder where the cut-off point is from prospect to NHL player, so the editor of our Future Watch edition explains the classifications.
One of the many questions we receive in feedback on our annual Future Watch issue, now available on newsstands and in the THN.com store, is what constitutes a prospect.
by Brian Costello - February 12, 2011 10:37 AM EST
Toronto GM Brian Burke is banking on recently acquired prospect Jake Gardiner blossoming into a top-four blueliner, but scouts have their doubts.
In acquiring Jake Gardiner from Anaheim this week, the Toronto Maple Leafs picked up a prospect who was selected in the first round (17th overall) in 2008, but who probably wouldn’t carry first-round pedigree if that year’s draft were to be re-held today.
by Brian Costello - January 8, 2011 9:33 AM EST
We look at the NHLers who make our annual PoP list and explain why they sit where they do and why one doesn't make the No. 1 spot.
A neighbour once asked me why on Earth we always put NHL commissioner Gary Bettman No. 1 on our People of Power and Influence list - he gets booed everywhere he goes, yet fans fork out big cash to watch Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin and they’re further down the list.
by Brian Costello - November 13, 2010 9:31 AM EST
GM Brian Burke chastized Toronto Maple Leafs followers for booing Dion Phaneuf, but they're well within their right.
I must admit I was a little hurt and confused in the aftermath of Toronto Maple Leaf fans booing their new captain Dion Phaneuf barely 10 games into the season.
by Brian Costello - October 9, 2010 10:25 AM EDT
When THN's Top 100 Players of All-Time by Position special issue is released, expect a lot of debate on where more recent players landed.
The good things in life, I must confess, reach new standards each time they come around. An excellent meal instantly becomes one of the best I’ve ever had.
by Brian Costello - August 29, 2010 10:10 AM EDT
How great would it have been to see 'Cheli' make it to 50?...And why a lockout in two years is anything but a certainty.
I’ve been thinking about 2012 a lot lately, both the good and the bad.
The bad news? Sadly, we won’t be watching Chris Chelios celebrate his 50th birthday patrolling the blueline as some NHL team’s seventh defenseman.
by Brian Costello - August 6, 2010 10:35 AM EDT
It's quiet around hockey circles so far this August, but things are bound to pick up; and why rookies may negotiate for smaller salaries.
Things are so quiet around The Hockey News office, you can literally hear a pin drop.
True story. With web editor Rory Boylen, myself and interns Kyle Palantzas and Jamie Ross holding down the fort while the eight other chaps in editorial are on vacation, the newsroom got very quiet.
by Brian Costello - July 17, 2010 11:55 PM EDT
The supply-and-demand nature of the crease dwellers has resulted in some odd happenings this off-season, and it's far from over.
The vocation of NHL goaltender has been thrown a wrench this off-season thanks to Stanley Cup winning goalie Antti Niemi and finalist Michael Leighton.
by Brian Costello - June 19, 2010 9:28 AM EDT
In a weak induction class, Nieuwendyk leads the way and touched the threshold of greatness along the way in his career.
I had a nice exchange with a reader a couple weeks ago after he called me out for writing that Joe Nieuwendyk was a “shoo-in” for first ballot Hall of Fame induction this year.
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“I think when you’re at home the first two games, sometimes you get a little bit too comfortable at home. Then you come on the road, maybe it’s like a rude awakening…We’ve had three series to figure that out, learn it. We definitely want to be better (Monday), especially in the first game on the road.”
- Chicago's Patrick Kane. The Blackhawks are 0-3 in Game 3s this playoff.
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