http://www.nhl.com/rssNHL FEATURE STORIESNHL Enterprises, L.P. (c) 2012 NHL. All Rights Reserveden-usTue, 07 Feb 2012 03:01:22 ESThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=615565When Brian Elliott returned to the place where it all began for him in the National Hockey League during All-Star weekend, he was received with open arms. The reception Elliott got from the fans at Scotiabank Place, he admitted, was palpable. But...Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:00:00 ESThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=615565http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=615568ARLINGTON, VA. -- The Florida Panthers came to Verizon Center on April 5, 2008, and ended up with a first-hand account of the beginning of a Southeast Division dynasty. Washington won that night, 3-1, and it was the final step in frenetic dash to...Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:14:00 ESThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=615568http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=615545WASHINGTON -- Brooks Laich did not practice Monday with the Washington Capitals, and the team will learn the severity of his left knee injury after a doctor visit later in the day. Laich was helped off the ice with eight minutes to play in the se...Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:55:00 ESThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=615545http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=615539 February is almost one week old, and in the course of this NHL season that means it is trading season. There were a couple of interesting trades in January, but hockey's swapping season likely will pick up in the coming days. Here at NHL.com, w...Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:15:00 ESThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=615539http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=615486The trade deadline is fast approaching, and teams around the NHL are trying to decide whether to buy or sell, and what needs can or should be addressed. Increased parity in recent seasons has limited the number of teams willing to sell until the f...Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:13:00 ESThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=615486http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=615487Every Monday during the season, goalie specialist and founder of The Goalie Guild Justin Goldman will provide you with an in-depth analysis of fantasy goaltenders in NHL.com's weekly segment: "In the Cage." From updated goalie rankings to guys you...Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=615487http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=615476In about five months, 30 NHL teams will have to make their choices at the 2012 NHL Draft in Pittsburgh. NHL.com, however, has decided to make its choices a bit sooner. NHL.com's draft experts -- Adam Kimelman, Mike G. Morreale and Steven Hoffne...Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=615476http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=615482Radek Faksa had to think long and hard before finally writing down the number he hoped would impress Kitchener Rangers coach and general manager Steve Spott. Prior to his initial season in the Ontario Hockey League, Spott asked his first-year imp...Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:10:00 ESThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=615482http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=615442The first few games back from the All-Star break are usually a struggle to regain the consistency they had before the layoff, but most of the teams at the top of the Super 16 didn't break stride. The Rangers secured the No. 1 spot with their 5-2 ...Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:30:00 ESThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=615442http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=615418NHL.com fantasy insider Pete Jensen has you covered all season long with the weekly Fantasy Hockey Mailbag. The most compelling questions posed each week will be answered in an effort to provide you with the best chance to succeed in your particul...Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:08:00 ESThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=615418http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=615417DALLAS -- Before Saturday's game between the Minnesota Wild and Dallas Stars at American Airlines Center, the Stars honored Ed Belfour, a 2011 Hockey Hall of Fame inductee and key contributor to their only Stanley Cup championship team in franchis...Sun, 05 Feb 2012 12:59:00 ESThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=615417http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=615413The Edmonton Oilers have been waiting for Sam Gagner to deliver on the promise that made him their first-round pick in the 2007 NHL Draft. But not even in their wildest dreams could they have pictured what happened last week. In the context of ...Sun, 05 Feb 2012 10:08:00 ESThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=615413http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=615271 MONTREAL -- This was not exactly the way Alex Ovechkin wanted to make the highlight reels off his grand return from a three-game suspension, but at least he was able to see the humor in his own rust. Ovechkin came off a 12-day layoff in the W...Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:46:00 ESThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=615271http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=615267CALGARY -- He's been retired since 1999, but No. 99 is still piling up the assists. Mired in a 15-game scoreless drought, Olli Jokinen turned to a piece of advice bestowed upon him by Wayne Gretzky during his tenure as coach of the Phoenix Coyo...Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:58:00 ESThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=615267http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=615265Given the complex, never-steady landscape of fantasy hockey, each week, NHL.com Fantasy Insider Sergei Feldman will give you The Real Spiel on some of the quirks and trends that permeated your week of fantasy hockey by way of in-depth analysis. T...Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:55:00 ESThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=615265http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=615293The calendar has flipped to February, and in the course of this NHL season that means it is trade deadline month. There were a couple of interesting trades in January, but hockey's swapping season is likely to pick up in the coming days. Here at N...Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:33:00 ESThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=615293http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=615032Each week NHL.com wants you, the fan, to vote on the best plays of the week. We'll select the top goal, save and hit and you get to decide which of those three plays is the best of all. There is really no wrong answer here, but we want to know wha...Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:30:00 ESThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=615032http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=615104 WILMINGTON, Mass. – The notoriety Tyler Seguin has around the city of Boston, and especially Bruins fans, continues to astound him even now that he's more than halfway through his second full NHL season.                 The latest example of Bos...Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:04:00 ESThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=615104http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=615100Wayne Gretzky, Paul Coffey and ... Sam Gagner? Yes, that's the type of company Gagner is keeping these days. Well, at least he did for one night. Gagner lit up the Chicago Blackhawks with four goals and four assists Thursday night, authoring the ...Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:46:00 ESThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=615100http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=615093The calendar has flipped to February, and in the course of this NHL season that means it is trade deadline month. There were a couple of interesting trades in January, but hockey's swapping season is likely to pick up in the coming days. Here at N...Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:04:00 ESThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=615093http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=615078SUNRISE, Fla. — Between former Hart Trophy winner Jose Theodore and top prospect Jacob Markstrom, it was easy to overlook Scott Clemmensen in the Florida Panthers goalie troika. But as the Panthers begin their second-half push to make the Stanley...Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:48:00 ESThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=615078http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=615028Across the National Hockey League, elite goalie prospects are flooding team depth charts with an abundance of talent. This is due in part to the natural evolution of the position, but it's also due to more NHL teams investing more resources than...Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:03:00 ESThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=615028http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=615027 Gordie Howe never had eight points in a game. Neither did Bobby Hull, Bobby Orr, Mark Messier, Mike Bossy or Brett Hull. In fact, before Thursday night, only 10 players in the history of the League had managed that feat. That's what makes Sam G...Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:32:00 ESThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=615027http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=615013It wasn't all that long ago when Garth Snow was stopping pucks for the New York Islanders, the final stop in a five-team, 12-season career for the 1987 sixth-round draft pick of the Quebec Nordiques. Yet Snow is already in his sixth season as gen...Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:44:00 ESThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=615013http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=614971 NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman addressed the controversial ending to Wednesday night's game between the Los Angeles Kings and Columbus Blue Jackets during his weekly radio show Thursday night. Drew Doughty scored a power-play goal with :00.4 sec...Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:44:00 ESThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=614971http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=614934Doug Weight is in a good place. It is late morning, and he is dangling the puck on the bright, white ice inside RBC Center in Raleigh. High above him in the rafters hangs the Carolina Hurricanes' 2006 Stanley Cup banner. Weight played for that t...Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:08:00 ESThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=614934http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=614928Every Thursday during the season, NHL.com fantasy hockey expert Matt Cubeta will provide you with an in-depth analysis of fantasy left wings in our weekly segment: "Turn Left Here." From updated left wing rankings to guys you should keep a close e...mcubeta@nhl.comThu, 02 Feb 2012 13:46:00 ESThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=614928http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=614872 The calendar has flipped to February, and in the course of this NHL season that means it is trade deadline month. There were a couple of interesting trades in January, but hockey's swapping season is likely to pick up in the coming days. Here at ...Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:24:00 ESThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=614872http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=614867ST. LOUIS -- After the Blues poured everything they had physically, emotionally and mentally into a 3-2 shootout loss to Pittsburgh in their final game leading into the All-Star break, players, coaches and even management looked forward to some re...Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:26:00 ESThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=614867http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=614858Trade talk is heating up, Sidney Crosby is again dominating headlines, and the Ducks are having fun. However, there are situations with players in Toronto and Minnesota that are worth paying attention to. And there's reason to focus on Chicago's r...Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:28:00 ESThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=614858http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=614831KELOWNA, B.C. -- Thomas Wilson said his goal coming into the 2012 Home Hardware CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game was to get a few hits early in the game to set the tone. The big Plymouth Whalers forward did just that early and often Wednesday night her...Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:29:00 ESThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=614831http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=614828 KELOWNA, B.C. -- If the 2012 Home Hardware CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game here at Prospera Place proved anything, it's that defense likely will reign supreme in the early rounds of the 2012 NHL Draft on June 22-23 in Pittsburgh.   In a game that saw ...Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:02:00 ESThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=614828http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=614830KELOWNA, B.C. -- Branden Troock certainly made the most of his time at the 2012 Home Hardware CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game. Troock, a right wing with the Seattle Thunderbirds, set up Team Orr's first goal and scored the game-winner with 24.5 second...Thu, 02 Feb 2012 02:52:00 ESThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=614830http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=614819KELOWNA, B.C. - Three-time Stanley Cup champion Mark Recchi is having a blast serving as one of the coaches at the 2012 CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game. Recchi will lead Team Cherry when it takes the ice Wednesday for the Top Prospects Game (10 p.m. E...Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:28:00 ESThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=614819http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=614815 SAN JOSE – Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Nyjer Morgan traded his baseball bat for a hockey stick and had his "dream come true" Wednesday when he practiced with the San Jose Sharks, his hometown team. Morgan was born in San Francisco but spent mos...Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:17:00 ESThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=614815http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=614758BOSTON -- Not many things -- as the proverb goes -- are worth a pile of beans. At 60 years running, however, the most valuable is likely the mythical stash inside the Beanpot Trophy. Awarded the second Monday each February in Beantown to the win...Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:36:00 ESThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=614758http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=614774With the Feb. 27 trade deadline less than a month away, the rumor mill will now roll into overdrive. Enjoy! For my part, I offer you a list of 10 players (with expiring contracts) that figure to hear their names mentioned in a lot of deadline ch...Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:15:00 ESThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=614774http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=614752Every Wednesday during the season, NHL.com fantasy hockey expert Matt Cubeta will provide you with an in-depth analysis of fantasy centers in our weekly segment: "Center Stage." From updated center rankings to guys you should keep a close eye on a...mcubeta@nhl.comWed, 01 Feb 2012 14:38:00 ESThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=614752http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=614688 The calendar has flipped to February, meaning it is trade deadline month in the NHL. There were a couple of interesting trades in January, but hockey's swap meet is likely to pick up in the coming days as the 3 p.m. deadline on Feb. 27 approaches...Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:13:00 ESThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=614688http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=614742One month into the return of Marc Staal from a concussion, New York Rangers coach John Tortorella is facing a conundrum with his top defenseman -- in order to get Staal back to form, he needs to play more minutes, but since he's still behind the c...Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:32:00 ESThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=614742