1. 2012 NHL Trades: Derek Roy Trade Makes Dallas Stars Playoff Contenders in 2013

    In April, a five-game, season-ending losing streak knocked the Dallas Stars out of the playoffs at the very last minute. Next year, the Stars will have other plans in mind...

    Mark Jones Written by Mark Jones about 11 months ago 3,469 reads 19 comments

  2. 2012 NHL Free Agents: Carolina Hurricanes Signing and Trade Tracker on July 1st

    NHL free agency is underway, and for the first time in years, the Carolina Hurricanes will be front and center. With GM Jim Rutherford flush with cash and holes to fill, expect an afternoon of hockey headlines in Raleigh...

    Mark Jones Written by Mark Jones about 11 months ago 954 reads 0 comments

  3. 2012 NHL Free Agents: Move-by-Move Analysis of NHL Free Agency and Trades

    At long last, free agency is here. Many of the biggest names that the NHL has to offer—from Zach Parise to Ryan Suter, Alex Semin to Matt Carle—have hit the market and found new destinations around across the continent...

    Mark Jones Written by Mark Jones about 11 months ago 56,200 reads 76 comments

  4. 2012 NHL Free Agents: Predicting the 8 Largest Contracts of Free Agency

    July 1st is not a day for the frugal. From noon's opening bell on, 30 general managers from around the NHL will kick off free agency 2012 with a rather cash-laden bang...

    Mark Jones Written by Mark Jones about 11 months ago 3,781 reads 10 comments

  5. 2012 NHL Free Agents: Twitter Reaction to Justin Schultz's Signing with Oilers

    The saga is over. Highly sought-after free agent Justin Schultz has, at last, signed a two-year, entry-level contract with the Edmonton Oilers . Per the Oilers' team release : The Edmonton Oilers have agreed to terms with Justin Schultz...

    Mark Jones Written by Mark Jones about 11 months ago 1,218 reads 4 comments

  6. 2012 NHL Free Agents: Justin Schultz Signs Contract with Edmonton Oilers

    The Justin Schultz saga has officially come to an end. The Edmonton Oilers announced Saturday afternoon that they have signed the 21-year-old defenseman to a two-year, entry-level contract...

    Mark Jones Written by Mark Jones about 11 months ago 2,011 reads 6 comments

  7. NHL Free Agency 2012: How the Carolina Hurricanes Stand Entering Free Agency

    The countdown to the opening of NHL free agency has reached 48 hours. Come Sunday at noon, the market's biggest names will be dropping like stones as a select few Cup contenders seek to land their one missing piece...

    Mark Jones Written by Mark Jones about 11 months ago 722 reads 7 comments

  8. NHL Free Agency 2012: Evaluating the 10 Biggest Free Agency & Trade Rumors

    In less than a week, the NHL free-agent market will be open for business. As the clock ticks down every second until July 1st, the airwaves continue to overflow with rumors, reports ...

    Mark Jones Written by Mark Jones about 11 months ago 17,508 reads 104 comments

  9. NHL Free Agency 2012: Complete List of RFA's Not Given Qualifying Offers

    In less than a week, 598 hockey players of all sorts will hit the 2012 NHL free-agent market, their contracts having all expired on the first day of July...

    Mark Jones Written by Mark Jones about 11 months ago 6,095 reads 26 comments

  10. NHL Trades: Flyers Acquire Luke Shenn from Maple Leafs for James van Riemsdyk

    For Luke and Brayden Shenn , Philadelphia has become the City of Brotherly Love in more ways than one...

    Mark Jones Written by Mark Jones about 11 months ago 2,107 reads 8 comments

  11. Jordan Staal: Predicting His Production for the Carolina Hurricanes in 2012-2013

    When a tsunami of trade action hit the NHL draft floor last night, trade centerpiece Jordan Staal was the last person in the hockey universe to know...

    Mark Jones Written by Mark Jones about 11 months ago 2,722 reads 9 comments

  12. NHL Draft 2012: Kings' Tanner Pearson Is the First Round's Biggest Steal

    Four hundred and sixty-one picks after Tanner Pearson became eligible for the NHL draft, the 19-year-old winger has finally found a home in the National Hockey League...

    Mark Jones Written by Mark Jones about 11 months ago 3,829 reads 5 comments

  13. 2012 NHL Draft Grades: Full Round 1 Report Card and Results

    At long last, the 2012 NHL entry draft is upon us. Thirty teams, 27 of which enter the draft holding at least one first-round pick, will have a choice that could redefine their franchise for decades...

    Mark Jones Written by Mark Jones about 11 months ago 11,817 reads 68 comments

  14. NHL Draft 2012: 5 Teams That Will Be Busiest During the First Round

    Chaos. There is no better word to describe the first round of the NHL Draft. By the television program guide, Friday's festivities are a mere two-hour event...

    Mark Jones Written by Mark Jones about 11 months ago 1,236 reads 11 comments

  15. NHL 2012-2013 Schedule Released: Carolina Hurricanes' Schedule Preview

    The National Hockey League has released its 2012-2013 season schedule . Starting October 11th—unless September's CBA negotiations lead to an extended lockout—all 30 NHL teams will embark on another five-month, 1,230-game campaign...

    Mark Jones Written by Mark Jones about 11 months ago 1,104 reads 0 comments

  16. NHL Mock Draft 2012: Carolina Hurricanes Draft Preview & Complete Mock Draft

    It's been more than two months now since we last saw the Carolina Hurricanes take the ice, and while they won't be hitting the rink this weekend either, it's finally back to business for at least a few 'Canes...

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  17. NHL Draft: Biggest Busts Picked at Each Top 5 Draft Position

    What's the difference between Jason Spezza and Alexander Svitov? One pick. Indeed, Spezza (the No. 2 pick in 2001) and Svitov (the No. 3 pick in 2001) were chosen as consecutive picks of the NHL Entry Draft just 11 years ago...

    Mark Jones Written by Mark Jones about 11 months ago 4,193 reads 32 comments

  18. NHL Trades 2012: Tampa Bay Lightning Overpay to Acquire Anders Lindback

    The Tampa Bay Lightning may have found a solution to their goaltending dilemma. GM Steve Yzerman has reportedly acquired the rights to young goaltender Anders Lindback from the ...

    Mark Jones Written by Mark Jones about 11 months ago 3,107 reads 58 comments

  19. 2012 Stanley Cup Finals: Analyzing the Los Angeles Kings' Postseason Dominance

    The Los Angeles Kings have captured the Stanley Cup. In perhaps the most unlikely Cup crowning in NHL history, the Kings routed the New Jersey Devils 6-1 Monday night to finish off a postseason run utterly unparalleled in hockey history...

    Mark Jones Written by Mark Jones about 12 months ago 1,777 reads 0 comments

  20. Stanley Cup Final 2012: New Jersey Devils Win Would Be Biggest Upset in History

    With surprising back-to-back wins in Games 4 and 5, the New Jersey Devils will bring newfound confidence and momentum into Monday's Game 6...

    Mark Jones Written by Mark Jones about 12 months ago 1,518 reads 7 comments

  21. 2012 NHL Free Agency: David Jones Re-Signed by Colorado Avalanche

    The 2012 crop of free-agent forwards just got a little shallower. David Jones, formerly slated to become a UFA on July 1st, has been reportedly re-signed to a four-year contract by the Colorado Avalanche ...

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  22. NHL13 Cover Vote: 4 Reasons Why Pekka Rinne Will Win the Vote

    Finland might finally have its NHL superstar. Well, its NHL13 superstar, at least. The final vote to determine the cover player of NHL13 has concluded, and there's only one thing ...

    Mark Jones Written by Mark Jones about 12 months ago 2,371 reads 8 comments

  23. Marian Gaborik's Surgery Guarantees New York Rangers Will Acquire Rick Nash

    The National Hockey League is reporting that New York Rangers star Marian Gaborik is set to undergo rotator cuff surgery next week...

    Mark Jones Written by Mark Jones about 12 months ago 3,999 reads 53 comments

  24. NHL Free Agency 2012: The 10 Best Free-Agent Defensemen and Where They'll Sign

    The opening of the 2012 NHL free-agent market is only a month away, and the discussions surrounding this summer's class of players is beginning to heat up. It's very possible that defense, rather than offense, could steal the show come July...

    Mark Jones Written by Mark Jones about 12 months ago 4,852 reads 26 comments

  25. 2012 Stanley Cup Finals: Game-by-Game Predictions for Kings vs. Devils

    The 2012 Stanley Cup Finals are set. With Friday's 3-2 overtime victory in hand, the Eastern Conference champion New Jersey Devils have secured their chance to face the Western Conference's Los Angeles Kings in the NHL 's title-deciding series...

    Mark Jones Written by Mark Jones about 12 months ago 2,447 reads 4 comments