Ever since a young St Louis team put together a miraculous late season run to break into the playoffs in 2008-09, it feels like the league has been waiting for the Blues to break out and start competing with Nashville,

Nashville enters the 2011-12 season on a high after winning the franchise’s first ever playoff series this past Spring. However, for a team like the Predators, every season is a new and difficult challenge. A low payroll meant that they

Nicklas Lidstrom’s announcement that he would be back for a 20th NHL season made sure that Detroit GM Ken Holland’s only job was to tweak the roster, and larger adjustments are not yet needed. The Red Wings return with a

There is a buzz surrounding the Columbus Blue Jackets this season after an exciting offseason that involved GM Scott Howson bringing in a couple of big name players to bolster this roster. Howson started by trading for Philadelphia center Jeff

Chicago’s 2010 Stanley Cup victory is forgotten, they got through a difficult 2010-11 season, and almost pulled off a remarkable recovery from 3-0 down in their first round series against Vancouver. Although they will be disappointed with their season, their

NHL hockey has returned to Winnipeg, the city and the team are buzzing, and teams can expect an extremely difficult road trip into the small, packed building in Manitoba. Winnipeg is also lucky in that it inherits a franchise that

The Washington Capitals have been one of the league’s best teams in the regular season over the last four seasons or so. However, the old saying that regular season success does not equal postseason success has been oh so true

Tampa Bay usurped expectations in 2010-11, not only making the playoffs, but by reaching the Eastern conference finals. GM Steve Yzerman and coach Guy Boucher formed an efficient combination, and this franchise looks well and truly on the up. However,

Few teams had quite the massive overhaul that Florida underwent during the offseason. GM Dave Tallon was determined to re-build this team from the ground up, and the result is a brand new looking roster. The Panthers had to over-pay