Boston Bruins look to be emerging from slump - NHL
Boston Bruins goalie Marty Turco was explaining what it takes to reverse a losing streak, what it takes to snap out of a funk that has extended for to...
View Article2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs - Nashville Predators G Anders Lindback on the...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- For teams that need to add a goalie this summer, the best options won't come through unrestricted free agency. It's in the young c...
View Article2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs -Will Bruins' loss send Tim Thomas to the trade block?
The first clue Tim Thomas had that his season ended abruptly was the crowd's reaction. His head was buried in Mike Knuble's stomach, having just saved...
View ArticleNHL - Potential Eastern Conference compliance buyout candidates
Editor's Note: Earlier this week Craig Custance looked at potential compliance buyout candidates in both the Eastern and Western Conferences. With neg...
View Article2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs - Rivals scout the Boston Bruins - NHL
Craig Custance talks to Boston's rivals to scout out how to beat the Bruins in the 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
View ArticleFacing giant goalies like Tuukka Rask and Ben Bishop, does the NHL need...
In ESPN The Magazine, Craig Custance asks if the answer to shrinking playoff scoring -- on a steady decline since 2010 -- is a bigger net to counteract giant goalies like 6'3" Tuukka Rask.
View Article2013 NHL Playoffs - Big decisions coming for Evgeni Malkin, Pittsburgh Penguins
It seemed so much easier to diagnose a year ago. The Philadelphia Flyers were the archrival who threw the Pittsburgh Penguins off their game and got t...
View Article2013 NHL Playoffs - 5 Keys to winning Stanley Cup finals
In the spring of 2010, when Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane beat Philadelphia Flyers goalie Michael Leighton in Philadelphia, he launched his gloves i...
View Article2013 Stanley Cup - Nathan Horton among free agents set to cash in after finals
CHICAGO -- It was earlier in the playoffs and Marian Hossa was chatting on the morning of a game about one of the lessons he learned during the Chicag...
View Article2013 NHL Playoffs - Chicago Blackhawks better positioned than Boston Bruins...
A repeat, particularly after a very short summer, would be a lot to ask. But Craig Custance explains why he thinks the Blackhawks have a better shot to return to the Stanley Cup finals than the Bruins...
View Article2013 NHL offseason - Answering questions on Ilya Kovalchuk, Pittsburgh...
This is why hockey fans are the best: It's the middle of summer and the questions keep pouring in for the mailbag. I will be tackling them over the co...
View ArticleNHL - 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs: Boston Bruins establish dominance against...
If you watched only the first period of Boston's 3-0 win over Detroit on Tuesday night, you'd have a hard time imagining the Bruins losing another game in this postseason, writes ESPN The Magazine's...
View ArticleNHL - 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs: Boston Bruins one win away from eliminating...
P.K. Subban getting squirted by water was a distraction from the fact the Bruins are stealing momentum, writes ESPN The Magazine's Craig Custance.
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