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Sports Central March 17, 2006 Charlynn Smith |
Does Lightning Strike Twice For Avs? For the second time in franchise history, the Avs have made a trade with Montreal for their goaltender. The first time was in 1996, and they took home the Stanley Cup. |
Sports Central January 10, 2004 Mike Chen |
Avalanche Of Depth Halfway through the season, the Avalanche is a successful team, but it hasn't been because they've been scoring seven goals a night. |
Sports Illustrated November 20, 2001 Kostya Kennedy |
Fool proof An aging goaltender reminds critics he's far from done... |
Sports Illustrated May 23, 2001 E.M. Swift |
Sensational showdown It's been a long time since the two best teams in hockey met in the Stanley Cup finals, but that's what the showdown between the New Jersey Devils and Colorado Avalanche represents... |
AskMen.com |
Detroit Red Wings Hockey Dynasty Over the last century, very few teams have been able to carve out a continued dominance among the elite ranks of the National Hockey League. |
Sports Central January 26, 2015 Mike Chen |
NHL's Wild West Sees Unpredictable Finish Now that the NHL is entering the second half of the season, it's time to really knuckle down and prepare for the playoff races. |
Sports Central May 29, 2006 Charlynn Smith |
A Whirlwind NHL Playoff Season The further the playoffs have progressed, the more of a guessing game it's become. It's refreshing for veteran hockey fans and exciting for those just tuning in ... or is it? |
Sports Central March 19, 2014 Mike Chen |
Contenders Face Early Exits in New NHL Playoff Format NHL general managers in the Eastern Conference who look at the potential playoff matchups are glad that they don't have to deal with the first-round dilemma facing teams on the other side of the continent. |
Sports Illustrated April 3, 2001 Kostya Kennedy |
The Spoilers Edmonton is the team to avoid in the Western Conference playoffs... |
Sports Central July 1, 2006 Jeff DiNunzio |
NHL Games Far From Only Excitement One might suspect that the culmination of the 2005-2006 NHL season would be eagerly anticipated, if not a welcomed relief. However, this season was filled with pure, electric excitement. |
Salon.com June 4, 2002 King Kaufman |
The Red Wings in 5 Except for the chance that any team with a good goalie has, the Carolina Hurricanes have no chance in the Stanley Cup Finals. Nice uniforms, though. |
Sports Central October 14, 2003 Josie Lemieux |
Avs and Sens: Oh, the Possibilities When you live a bad experience, you are supposed to learn from it. Just ask the Colorado Avalanche players, who stumbled before the Minnesota Wild in the first-round of the Stanley Cup finals last season. |
Sports Central April 25, 2013 Mike Chen |
Judging Non-Playoff Teams in a Shortened NHL Season It's important to be objective regarding the results of a lockout-shortened season. Every team's situation is a little different, but there are certainly teams that have to wonder if the luxury of a full season might have changed things. |
Sports Central May 29, 2004 Josie Lemieux |
NHL - Cup Finals: A Coach Speaks Out The final Stanley Cup round between the Lightning and the Flames is more than captivating. Considering the high talent on each team, nobody knows who will win. |
Sports Central June 19, 2006 Dave Golokhov |
I Hate Mondays: Playoffs?! It is hard to remember either an NBA postseason or an NHL postseason that was ever so complete. |
Sports Central May 8, 2007 Mark Janzen |
Previous Playoff Failure Key to Success Hockey is a playground in which only the battle-tested can emerge victorious. |
Sports Central May 11, 2009 Jonathan Hamelin |
Top Suprises of the NHL Playoffs Whether it be young players making a name for themselves or Game 7s, there have been a lot of things surprising about the NHL playoffs so far. Here is a look at some of them. |
Sports Illustrated June 10, 2001 Kostya Kennedy |
Lasting impressions Musings, memories from an epic Stanley Cup finals... |
Sports Illustrated April 5, 2001 Kostya Kennedy |
Flawed Pens have too many holes Mario Lemieux has gotten the club to buckle down defensively a bit more lately (with good success) and the Penguins have won some big games so I won't "count them out." I'd be very surprised if they make the finals though... |
Sports Illustrated March 2, 2000 Kostya Kennedy |
Sorting out some trade rumors NHL questions |
Sports Illustrated March 1, 2001 Kostya Kennedy |
Piece of Blake for Colorado Colorado owes it to itself and to its fans to take a full-blown shot at the Cup right now, and this deal helps them do it. Whether they sign Blake or not, this was an excellent move... |
Sports Central August 16, 2010 Mike Chen |
The Value of NHL Goaltending When word came out that Ilya Kovalchuk's contract was rejected, eyebrows were raised when arbitrator Richard Bloch called out other mega-contracts. |
AskMen.com Mark Simmons |
The Financial Gains Of Free Agents Few can come up with bottom-line explanations to justify the figures that are being thrown at athletes. It is nice to see that at least hockey management is looking at sports in terms of dollars and sense... |
Sports Illustrated February 27, 2001 Kostya Kennedy |
Another Bold Stroke For the third straight year Pierre Lacroix put Colorado in position to win the Cup, this time by trading for Rob Blake... |
Sports Central May 6, 2006 Ray Leroy |
NHL's First Round Knockout An analysis of first-round NHL post season play. |
Sports Central October 2, 2006 Dave Golokhov |
I Hate Mondays: Oil Still Valuable While there is pessimism surrounding the back end of the Edmonton Oilers, the front lines are burgeoning with plenty of optimism. |
Sports Illustrated October 17, 2000 Michael Farber |
Inside the NHL It's not just that Patrick Roy has a record number of wins, it's how he won 'em... |
Sports Central September 21, 2010 Mike Chen |
Five Storylines For 2010-11 NHL Season NHL training camps have just gotten underway. Here are the top five storylines heading into the 2010-11 NHL season. |
Sports Illustrated June 6, 2001 Michael Farber |
Devils due Look for New Jersey to wrap up the series Thursday... |
Sports Central October 23, 2006 Charlynn Smith |
The NHL is Back This is the year hockey will shine again in the world of sports, and here are the reasons why. |
Sports Illustrated May 24, 2001 Kostya Kennedy |
Stanley Cup Breakdown |
Sports Central November 17, 2006 Charlynn Smith |
Patrick Roy, How I Miss Thee Thank you, Patrick Roy, for making me a hockey fan. |
Sports Illustrated July 10, 2001 Kostya Kennedy |
Guns Reloaded The NHL Western Conference's elite teams all got better with big-name trades and signings... |
Sports Illustrated October 12, 2000 Kostya Kennedy |
NHL mailbag How can the Devils get some respect?... Can the Bruins bounce back?... Why does Colorado seem so eager to get rid of Joe Sakic?... Mark Messier is old and will not make the Rangers a better team... |
Sports Central April 10, 2007 Chad Kettner |
2007 NHL Playoffs Preview After a long season filled with ups and downs, hockey fans can finally buckle up for the most exciting time of the year, the Stanley Cup playoffs. Here are some predictions. |
Sports Illustrated March 28, 2000 Pierre McGuire |
NHL Power Rankings This is a weekly analysis of teams based on their performance over the last seven days. |
Sports Central April 8, 2013 Andrew Jones |
NHL 2013 Contenders and Pretenders It's hard to believe the NHL playoffs begin in only a few weeks. The shortened season leaves a lot more questions than a typical season. |
Sports Central April 16, 2015 Mike Chen |
No Clear-Cut Favorite in NHL's Western Conference Despite the recent history of Western domination, each team in the conference has a noticeable flaw. Let's take a closer look at what each seed has to watch out for. |
Sports Central May 5, 2006 Charlynn Smith |
From Bottom to Top Welcome to the "new NHL," where anything can happen -- and it does. |
Sports Central May 22, 2004 Pete Sweigard |
NHL Ushers in a New Era The NHL has been slow to embrace the youth movement, continuing to market the marquee names, the proven entities. |
Sports Central March 24, 2009 Mike Chen |
Stanley Cup Contenders or Pretenders? With less than a dozen games on the schedule for each team, every so-called elite team has run into its share of problems. Let's see how the mighty have fallen. |
Sports Illustrated March 14, 2000 Pierre McGuire |
NHL Power Rankings This is a weekly analysis of teams based on their performance over the last seven days.... |
Sports Illustrated April 12, 2000 |
Stanley Cup playoff picks |
Sports Illustrated April 25, 2000 Kostya Kennedy |
Inside the NHL A passel of rookies did big things during the first round of the playoffs |
Sports Illustrated January 18, 2001 Kostya Kennedy |
Sather will wrestle with Decision 2001 Will Glen Sather will trade away his young talent (e.g. Pavel Brendl, Jamie Lundmark, Mike York, etc.) in order to bring in established veterans to make a run at the playoffs in 2001? |
Sports Central July 10, 2005 Greg Wyshynski |
The Swagger Factor Some thoughts about the Washington Nationals, the Colorado Avalanche, and what it takes to earn "swagger." |
Sports Illustrated October 31, 2000 Rick Reilly |
Stanley and Me What would you do with the Stanley Cup for a day? After a year of begging, I got the NHL to give it to me for one day to do anything I pleased... |
Sports Illustrated May 2, 2002 Kostya Kennedy |
Second opinion With a wild first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs in the books, we look ahead... |
Sports Central March 14, 2006 Mike Chen |
NHL Trade Deadline Winners and Losers This year's NHL trade deadline featured plenty of movement, but not a lot of substance. |
Sports Central February 27, 2008 Jeff DiNunzio |
Here Yesterday, Gone Today The 2008 NHL trade deadline was filled with big-name movement, all in preparation for the final playoff stretch. Here's a review some of the wisest deadline transactions. |