History gives Thrashers fans little to be optimistic about. But as the team looks to convince Ilya Kovalchuk it's worth his while to stick around, there are signs of life in Atlanta, Wes Goldstein says.
Team Canada starts prepping to show its best in a home-ice Winter Games. But even overloaded with NHL talent, this team still will have no easy time erasing its '06 Turin flop, Wes Goldstein says.
Dany Heatley remains full of character questions, but Wes Goldstein says Heatley's motivation to make the Canadian Olympic team might benefit the Senators next season.
Maybe Team USA's win in the 1996 World Cup was an indication America could grow local talent. Now there's a pipeline, says Wes Goldstein: The U.S. National Team Development Program.
Want to play for Team USA in Vancouver? Simple, just be versatile and willing to do grunt work. Wes Goldstein says that's what the squad's architects are searching for.
Team USA is bound to be small and inexperienced come Vancouver. But between the pipes? Wes Goldstein says with Ryan Miller and Tim Thomas likely there, no other team can compare.
Veteran Mike Modano came back for a 20th NHL season to get a chance to be part of the Olympic team. Wes Goldstein says the 39-year-old has a chance to be a respected leader and teacher for a young group on Team USA.
A lot has changed since Scott Gomez last took the ice for the USA Olympic hockey team. The 30-year-old is one of the final links of a roster now composed of young talent rather than experience, Wes Goldstein says.
He has an appealing personality, played the game with passion and after 20 years he skates away. Jeremy Roenick goes out as one of the best American players of this era, Wes Goldstein says.
The 'Keeping the Coyotes in Phoenix' story is turning into quite a soap opera, one with a lot of ugly subplots. Wes Goldstein says this fiasco will do nothing but embarrass the NHL even more.
It's been a wild offseason, so far. The month of July features a busy free-agent market, Detroitlosing Jiri Hudler to a Russian team and a messy Blackhawks summer, Wes Goldstein says.
Calgary landed Jay Bouwmeester and Minnesota found a Marian Gaborik replacement, but Vancouver grades highest by signing Mikael Samuelsson and keeping the Sedins, Wes Goldstein says as he analyzes the Northwest Division offseason.
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