No relief: Leafs' drought 37 years and counting...
Pat Quinn believed this was the year he would deliver the Maple Leafs and their hockey-mad fans the Stanley Cup. Instead, Toronto's drought hit 37 years.
View ArticleBurnside: Love, NHL draft style
Scouts develop crushes on several draft prospects, but they only fall in love with the player they pick.
View ArticleNHL backs off rules dispute, focus on CBA
Radical rule changes designed to improve the flow of National Hockey League games are, like the game itself, now marked by uncertainty.
View ArticleStirling returns to his immediate roots
The ways NHL coaches have been keeping themselves occupied during the lockout vary the way their styles do.
View ArticleGMs caught between owners, players
With owners and players at a precarious point in negotiations, the NHL's GMs are stuck planning for the unpredictable -- and the use of replacement players.
View ArticleEx-Maple Leafs enforcer Tie Domi retires
Saying he just "couldn't put on another jersey," longtime Toronto Maple Leafs enforcer Tie Domi retired Tuesday.
View ArticleThe Hockey News: Who's the best GM?
They make the moves and sign the players. So who is the best GM in the NHL? The Hockey News ranks 'em.
View ArticleHradek: How teams fared on Day 1 of free agency
If you hockey fans were looking for some wild spending reminiscent of the good ol' pre-lockout days, the opening day of free agency didn't disappoint. Here's how the teams fared.
View ArticleCox: Who will end their Stanley Cup drought first?
The Chicago Blackhawks and Toronto Maple Leafs have gone the longest without winning a Stanley Cup. So who will end the drought first? Damien Cox handicaps the futility.
View ArticleFriday Faceoff: Is goonery overshadowing Flyers' resurgence?
With Jesse Boulerice's recent hit, is all of this goonery from the Flyers overshadowing the team's great turnaround, which could be the model for other struggling teams?
View ArticleCampbell's Cuts: How long before Yzerman takes over in Detroit?
Team Canada is now Steve Yzerman's team after he received his second straight nod to head the country's entry at the worlds. So, how long before the Red Wings have the same designation?
View ArticleDream job or nightmare? New Leafs GM inherits quite the conundrum
The Maple Leafs will soon unveil their ninth GM since they last won the Cup in 1967. Damien Cox doesn't know whether he'll offer congratulations or condolences.
View ArticleTavares tries not to let all the talk affect him heading into '09 draft
John Tavares has been the subject of much talk and speculation over the past few years. That won't stop heading into next year's NHL draft. But Gare Joyce separates some of the truth from rumor.
View ArticleToronto Maple Leafs introduce Brian Burke as general manager
Brian Burke took over as president and general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday.
View ArticleNHL -- Hall of Fame weekend sparks stories of deals that didn't happen
Sergei Fedorov in Carolina? Chris Pronger in Toronto? Hall of Fame weekend is a time to wonder how history could have changed if possible deals had gone through.
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