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Robert Vollman takes a look at some ways to fix the ailing Toronto Maple Leafs.
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Hockey Prospectus provides a potential trade for each of the Atlantic Division teams that could help upgrade their rosters at the trade deadline.
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Craig Custance talks to Toronto's rivals to scout out how to beat the Maple Leafs in the 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
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Craig Custance makes his 2013 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs picks from Round 1 and the Cup Final.
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When it comes to making the biggest decisions about the most important position in constructing an Olympic hockey roster, the guys doing the picking t...
View Article2013 NHL offseason - How Atlantic Division teams are trending
Continuing our look at how NHL teams are trending in the new divisions, we examine the Atlantic, which features a handful of playoff teams and a coupl...
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Now that the NHL trade deadline is over, what are the chances that players with expiring contracts will re-sign with their new teams? Matthew Coller assesses 10 of the biggest names.
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Who has the inside track on the Stanley Cup? Rob Vollman splits the potential playoff clubs into four categories: Favorites, top contenders, dark horses and also-rans.
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Once thought to be a team in transition, the Sharks will once again make the playoffs. But will they do anything once there? Rob Vollman writes that they are legitimate Cup contenders.
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The right trade acquisition can secure a playoff berth or a home seed, while the wrong one can sacrifice assets for a player of no immediate value. Which of this year's trades were best, worst?
View ArticleProjecting the 2016 conference finalists in the 2017 playoffs - NHL
The Sharks, Penguins, Blues and Lightning were picked by various pundits to make the Stanley Cup finals in 2016. Rob Vollman projects how each team will do in next season's playoffs.
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