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Kings-Hawks highlights Wednesday's NHL schedule

Two of the most exciting teams in the League will collide as part of the NHL's five-game schedule on Wednesday night. The Chicago Blackhawks, who are in a dogfight for the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference, will battle the Los Angeles Kings ......(more)
Kesler goes from silver to video game cover

"Ryan Kesler, you've just won an Olympic hockey silver medal. What are you going to do next?" The answer to that question came out of nowhere and hit Kesler when he least expected it. Understandably feeling blue after losing in overti......(more)
NHL general managers have their say

Here is what NHL general managers were saying at Tuesday's meetings in Florida. * "There are certain things that happened this year that have made a lot of us feel uncomfortable about the game and the way things are going. Let's face it. T......(more)
Rutherford on head shots, trade deadline, Hurricanes

BOCA RATON, Fla. -- Carolina Hurricanes General Manager Jim Rutherford has built teams that have played in the Stanley Cup Finals on two occasions -- winning it all in 2006. Tuesday, however, he was looking at the big picture, namely trying to ......(more)
GMs mull over a wide array of ideas

BOCA RATON, Fla. -- Lock some of the best and brightest hockey minds in a room and you never know what you might get. That was the process at play during the second day of the NHL General Managers' meetings. The 30 general managers were broken ......(more)
GM committee frames plan to discipline head shots

BOCA RATON, Fla. -- On the second day of the NHL General Managers meetings here at the Boca Raton Club & Resort, the "hawks and doves" were finally given their say regarding hits to the head. "Hawks and doves," the label......(more)
Injuries and inconsistency hurting Blue Jackets

Fantasy Forecast for Tuesday, March 9 MONDAY'S ROUNDUP: The Blue Jackets are likely to play on Wednesday without two of their leading goal scorers and a pair of popular fantasy players. Rick Nash and Kristian Huselius are not expected to......(more)
Central: Are healthy Wings ready to run?

A 5-4 win may not be the dominating type of victory we are used to seeing from the Detroit Red Wings, but Mike Babcock and Ken Holland aren't going to deduct style points for earning a pair in the standings against the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday......(more)
E-mails continue to pour in

I am now receiving close to 1,000 e-mails on a weekly basis from hockey fans worldwide. The topics of the e-mails are numerous, but today I will try to answer a few that seem to be most prevalent. Mr. Kukla, where can I find salary-cap numbers ......(more)
Idaho's quiet man making noise in nets

When he wants to get away from it all during the summer, Richard Bachman's preferred method of escape is to load up his Ford F-150 and drive deep in the Colorado wilderness for some camping, hiking and fishing. "There's something about bei......(more)
Gagne getting game together at right time

The Philadelphia Flyers came in for some criticism last week at the trading deadline when they made no deals to enhance the roster of the club sitting sixth in the Eastern Conference. But those critics overlooked four key factors. First, Flyers......(more)
Different paths lead to success for Rampage tandem

The Phoenix Coyotes' surprising rise up the NHL's Western Conference standings this season continues to generate headlines. But what many people may not know is that due in part to Phoenix's success, a pair of the club's top young prospects are......(more)
Top picks for Tuesday, March 9

If you're a serious fantasy player, no one has to sell you on the merits of owning Anaheim center Ryan Getzlaf. He's been an All-Star and then some, particularly against the Columbus Blue Jackets, who pay the Ducks a visit tonight. Getzlaf is over......(more)
Canucks-Avs highlights busy Tuesday

There are nine games on the NHL schedule Tuesday night, but none bigger than the one that will take place in Denver. With first place in the Northwest Division on the line, the Vancouver Canucks will aim to extend their two-point lead as they b......(more)
NHL Live! from the GM Meetings

NHL Live! will once again originate from the GM meetings in Boca Raton, Fla. Tuesday with hosts Deb Placey and EJ Hradek. The guests include NHL Radio Insider Jay Feaster, USA Today's Kevin Allen. NHL Live! can be seen on the NHL Network and i......(more)
Thrashers' Waddell 1-on-1: 'I enjoy the pressure'

BOCA RATON, Fla. -- Atlanta Thrashers General Manager Don Waddell doesn't want to be reactionary to what he sees on film or hears from his fellow managers in the same business. Instead, he'll review the facts and formulate his own opinion as he......(more)
GMs get to work addressing hits to head

BOCA RATON, Fla. -- Colin Campbell was in no mood to sugarcoat the task that lies before the League's general managers this week as they debate the touchy subjects of hits to the heads and concussions during the NHL General Managers' Meetings here......(more)
Week 2 nominees for the Messier Leadership Award

There are only 27 full-time captains in the 30-team NHL, but there are countless leaders throughout the League, and their leadership can be recognized in numerous ways, some not always easy to quantify. The Mark Messier NHL Leadership Award pre......(more)
Sharks' Wilson 1-on-1: GM honesty, SJ lineup

BOCA RATON, Fla. -- While San Jose Sharks General Manager Doug Wilson likes the fact the NHL is serious about putting an end to illegal hits to head, he knows it's going to take time to completely decipher all the statistics and information in att......(more)
Bruins' Chiarelli: Savard improved

Boston Bruins GM Peter Chiarelli said Monday that Marc Savard was doing better after being taken off the ice in the third period of Sunday's loss to Pittsburgh at Mellon Arena. Savard suffered a head injury after being checked -- shoulder to he......(more)
Hits to the head the prime topic of GM meetings

BOCA RATON, Fla. -- Colin Campbell remembers the days when a player about to be hit usually was held accountable for putting himself in a precarious position. The speed, quickness and strength of today's NHL player, however, seemingly has chang......(more)
Caps' McPhee talks GM meetings, Russia's Olympics

BOCA RATON, Fla. -- Long before he became the well-respected general manager of the Washington Capitals, George McPhee was quite the hockey player. Not only was he a big catalyst on offense, but he very much enjoyed the physical aspect of the g......(more)
Chiarelli: Savard hit what we're talking about

Chiarelli: Savard improved Boston Bruins GM Peter Chiarelli said Monday that Marc Savard was doing better after being taken off the ice in the third period of Sunday's loss to Pittsburgh at Mellon Arena. Savard suffered a head injury af......(more)
For Selanne, two goals to 600 mark

Teemu Selanne is just two goals away from joining the 600-goal club, an exclusive society that's inhabited by the likes of Mark Messier, Gordie Howe, Steve Yzerman and Mario Lemieux. The 39-year-old right wing is likely playing his 17th and fin......(more)
Miller sticks with the plan

Ryan Miller doesn't need a second look at the goal to confirm what he already knows. Just as he did minutes after the silver medal was draped around his neck, Miller on Monday stood by his decision to come out of his crease and challenge Sidney......(more)