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2025-05-14, 18:06NHLPhiladelphia Flyers get their man, but is Rick Tocchet the right choice?
It's clear the Flyers always wanted to hire Rick Tocchet as their coach, but does his track record match how much they value him?
2025-02-20, 14:06NHL 4 NationsOlympic Stock Watch: Who's rising, who's falling at Four Nations?
The Four Nations Faceoff always felt like an audition for the 2026 Olympic Games, so who's getting called back, and who's taking a step back?
2024-11-06, 21:03NHLTake Town: Crucial decision time for the Nashville Predators
The Predators, Rangers, and Wild have are looking at big inflection points in the near future.
2024-10-23, 15:26NHLTake Town: Are we having fun yet?
Some guys are having a blast to start the season. Some teams are very much not.
2024-10-21, 04:04Fantasy HockeyFantasy Focus: Mining the Waiver Wire (Week 3)
Cam Robinson is back again to bring you all the hottest waiver wire options for your Week 3 matchups!
2024-06-30, 13:00NHLThe EP Rinkside Guide to NHL Free Agency in the 2024 Offseason
Free agent frenzy is finally upon us, and after a couple seasons of flat caps and disappointing UFA classes, this one is shaped up to be an absolute banger.Teams shopping...
2021-11-12, 18:36NHLTake Town: The Colorado Avalanche's abysmal injury luck taking a toll early
You're in Take Town, a regular feature on EP Rinkside in which senior columnist Ryan Lambert looks at a handful of leading storylines from around the league, offering his take on each one.
2021-07-27, 17:32NHLTrade Analysis: The Chicago Blackhawks acquire Marc-André Fleury from the Vegas Golden Knights
Dimitri Filipovic writes about why Vegas was willing to trade Marc-Andre Fleury to Chicago, the pros and cons of the decision to do so the way they did, and what it means for everyone involved moving forward.
2021-05-12, 12:00NHLWhere it all went wrong for Central and East Division teams outside of the playoff picture
JFresh dives into the teams that missed the playoffs in the East and Central Division
2021-05-04, 17:15Fantasy HockeyFantasy Weekly: 2021 IIHF Under-18 World Hockey Championship, young players for next season, & Connor McDavid's chase for 100
Here we are. The final 'week' of the regular season is upon us. For many, you watched your league draw to a close with that hiccup of a Bolts-Red Wing...
2021-03-31, 01:14NHLThe EliteProspects Rinkside Mid-Season (kind of) NHL Awards
J.D. Burke polled his team of writers for their mid-season NHL awards winners, and he's revealing the results in this article on Rinkside.
2021-03-01, 13:00NHLWhat We Learned: Is Chicago any good? It depends who they're playing
One of the early surprises of the 2020-21 NHL season is Chicago. What's more? They're besting expectations without probably their two best centres. Ryan Lambert investigates.
2021-02-26, 18:00NHLNHL Trophy Watch: Friday, February 26th
Dimitri Filipovic checks in with the debut of a new monthly feature on Rinkside, one aptly named 'NHL Trophy Watch,' in which he looks at the NHL award frontrunners as the carries on.
2021-02-22, 16:002022 Winter Olympics2022 Olympics Preview: Team Finland
JFresh takes an early look at what Team Finland might look like if the NHL returns to the Olympics for the 2022 games.
2021-02-18, 06:35Brock BoergerNHL 3 Stars: Connor McDavid scores 500th NHL point
Connor McDavid became the 18th player to reach 500 points in fewer than 400 games on Thursday night.
2021-01-19, 22:02NHL RookiesRookie Watch: Tuesday, January 19, 2021
Kevin Lankinen, a player the Chicago Blackhawks mined from the European free agent ranks, is set to start for the Chicago Blackhawks tonight. It's the first of his NHL career.
2020-03-06, 19:00NewsAround the AHL: Breaking Down the Eastern Conference Playoff Picture
First came the NHL Trade Deadline followed a week later by the AHL roster deadline. AHL teams are now set for the playoff stretch drive, although late-season CHL, NCAA, and...
2019-12-20, 16:00EP NewsAround the AHL: The AHL-World Juniors Connection Runs Deep
The IIHF World Junior Championship is an annual winter tradition, one where the AHL has always had healthy representation. This season will be no different, with several AHLers on their...