Melrose's Place: Blues in, Messier out?
It looks like the St. Louis Blues will get the final Western Conference playoff spot, while the retirement of Mark Messier is a loss for the entire NHL.
View ArticleDevils best team in East heading into playoffs
Heading into the playoffs, the Devils are on the right track, but the Rangers are not, says Barry Melrose.
View ArticleNHL -- ESPN.com's Game of the Week: Chicago Blackhawks at Boston Bruins
Yes, the Devils are within a point or two. So are the Sharks. There's also the Caps and Pens. But by any comparison, no team can match the Chicago Blackhawks. They visit Boston in our Game of the Week.
View ArticlePatrik Elias scores 2 goals to help torrid Devils deflate Flyers
Patrik Elias scored two goals and Henrik Tallinder scored one to lead the improved New Jersey Devils to a 3-1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday.
View ArticleNHL -- Here are our suggested Las Vegas expansion team nicknames
Our crew put together a few nickname suggestions for if (or when) the NHL adds a team in Las Vegas.
View ArticleDevils-Wild Preview
Among the best home teams in the NHL, the Minnesota Wild haven't been particularly good there lately.
View ArticleBurnside: Worst 5 trades from the past five seasons
The trade deadline is all about rolling the dice and hoping the returns are better than what was given up. Here are five cases where it just didn't pan out for the gambling team.
View ArticleDevils-Ducks Preview
Kyle Palmieri is enjoying the best season of his career as he gets ready to play against his first NHL team on the road for the first time.
View ArticleNHL - For NHL players present and future, IIHF world championship is serving...
For NHL players present and future, including top prospects Auston Matthews and Patrik Laine, the world championships in Russia are serving as an audition for both the draft and the World Cup.
View ArticleNHL -- 2016 World Cup of Hockey - What we learned from the World Championships
The world championships that just wrapped up in Russia afforded us a glimpse of what to expect when the best national teams gather for the World Cup in Toronto in September.
View ArticleWorld Cup of Hockey roster: Team USA
From the official releases by the NHL and NHLPA: FINAL TEAM USA 2016 WORLD CUP OF HOCKEY ROSTER TORONTO (May 27, 2016) -- USA Hockey ann...
View ArticleNHL - 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs - Top player matchups in the Pittsburgh...
The Stanley Cup finals will feature a clash of the two best teams, but it's the player matchups within that will be most intriguing. We take a look at the biggest.
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