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How 1999 top pick Patrik Stefan moved past a career of letdown
Chris Peters
NHL
The Alternative NHL awards: Best game, team, goal, fan, meme and feud
From the serious to the silly, we identify the best and worst of what the NHL had to offer during the 2018-19 season.
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NHL Draft
Round 1 begins Friday
2019 NHL mock draft: Chris Peters' final first-round predictions
Peters goes 1-31 with his final look at where he expects the first-round talent of the 2019 NHL draft to be selected.
Trade, Free agency market
NHL trade asset tiers: Buyer's guide to the 2019 offseason
We group all the players reportedly on the block into categories -- and include some "wild cards" as well.
Trade Grades: Rangers hit a home run in Jacob Trouba deal with Jets
The Rangers are back to swinging for the fences, and they made a statement by trading for the 25-year-old blueliner on Monday.
Erik Karlsson signs with the Sharks: Biggest takeaways around the NHL
How does this deal stack up? Does it create cap issues for the Sharks? Which other teams and players benefit? We break it all down.
Devils
NHL
'Part of the business': Devils GM Ray Shero on Taylor Hall, the No. 1 pick and more
The 2018 Hart Trophy winner has yet to ink a new deal. Is his GM worried? Plus, thoughts on the first pick and the franchise's future.
'$60 to get yelled at': Why officiating is nearing a breaking point
Kevin Seifert
NHL
NHL's Jack Hughes, MLB's Bobby Witt Jr., top young athletes write letters to future selves
Sports' biggest up-and-comers ponder their careers with, well, themselves -- the eminently accomplished retired versions of themselves, that is.
How the Blues hit reset, then beat the game
Greg Wyshynski
NHL
Laila Anderson kisses the Stanley Cup
Top Headlines
- Lehner's mental health message earns Masterton
- Tampa duo Kucherov, Vasilevskiy win top awards
- Meruelo to take over Coyotes as 1st Latino owner
- Ducks buy out last seasons of Perry's contract
- Flyers lock up Kevin Hayes before free agency
- Sharks' Thornton says he'll be back next season
- Flyers acquire Braun from Sharks for draft picks
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Playoff replays on ESPN+
Replay every Stanley Cup Playoff game on ESPN+
Looking ahead
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Offseason draft, free-agency game plans for eliminated NHL teams
As each team is ousted from playoff contention, we identify three keys to the offseason, impact prospects and realistic expectations for 2019-20.
Draft Central
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2019 NHL Draft Central: Analysis, rankings, mock drafts, more
Everything you need to know for the 2019 NHL draft, including updated rankings and prospect analysis.
