E.J. Hradek: Breaking down Day 1 of Olympic action
VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- What a day! It was wall-to-wall hockey at GM (I mean, Canada Hockey) Place. Throughout the tournament, I'll give you da...
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There's one player whose inclusion in a trade would be so significant that the rebuild in Columbus could be fast-tracked. But that player isn't going ...
View ArticleTop five landing spots for Rick Nash - NHL
After weeks, if not months, of a dead trade market, the Columbus Blue Jackets finally breathed some life into it -- and changed everything. For the...
View ArticleIs Rick Nash or Jeff Carter the better buy in Columbus? - NHL
Rick Nash played at Madison Square Garden on Sunday night, one of the arenas he could end up competing in more often this season if the New York Range...
View ArticleColorado Avalanche are keeping their options open - NHL
For Colorado Avalanche GM Greg Sherman, it was about the big picture when it came to Steve Downie. He wasn't focused on the drop in offensive producti...
View ArticleWith Jeff Carter dealt, a 3-team race for Rick Nash - NHL
The Los Angeles Kings needed to get one of them. Jeff Carter or Rick Nash. GM Dean Lombardi didn't have a choice. Following another one-goal effort, t...
View ArticleSilence sets stage for unpredictable trade deadline - NHL
Sunday night, after a long day of silence on the trade front, I checked with one NHL GM who has a player he's shopping to see how much interest he was...
View ArticleNHL - Rick Nash just one of key issues facing Columbus Blue Jackets
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- There were times in the final hours before the NHL trade deadline, the most important one of his tenure, that Columbus GM Scott Hows...
View Article2012 NHL Free Agency - With Zach Parise, Ryan Suter signed, trade market...
It was Chicago GM Stan Bowman who said it, but he could have been speaking for any number of general managers who were pursuing free agents Ryan Suter...
View ArticleNHL - Columbus Blue Jackets among five teams with hardest trade deadline...
It's as impressive now as it seemed improbable a month ago. The mighty Columbus Blue Jackets, with their 2-1 win over the Anaheim Ducks, currently res...
View Article2013 NHL Draft - How Columbus Blue Jackets will use three first-round picks
TORONTO -- There's no on-ice component to the NHL's draft combine. No hardest-shot competition or saucer passes over obstacles. Just measurements and ...
View Article2013 NHL Playoffs - Big decisions coming for Evgeni Malkin, Pittsburgh Penguins
It seemed so much easier to diagnose a year ago. The Philadelphia Flyers were the archrival who threw the Pittsburgh Penguins off their game and got t...
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