Tavares tries not to let all the talk affect him heading into '09 draft
John Tavares has been the subject of much talk and speculation over the past few years. That won't stop heading into next year's NHL draft. But Gare Joyce separates some of the truth from rumor.
View ArticleNHL draft 2010: Responding to the Boston Bruins-Edmonton Oilers rumor
You may have seen the story from ESPN's Scott Burnside about the B's and Oilers possibly swapping the top two picks in the draft. It's quite the rumor...
View ArticleNHL mock draft 2010: Taylor Hall remains No. 1 in final projection
In Gare Joyce's final NHL mock draft before the actual event, Taylor Hall remains No. 1, Tyler Seguin remains No. 2, and the player darting up boards the quickest is Brandon Gormley, who could become...
View ArticleNHL draft 2010: Five moves that could entirely alter the draft
LOS ANGELES -- Things are starting to crystallize in tonight's draft. While we don't know for sure whether Taylor Hall or Tyler Seguin will be the No....
View ArticleNHL draft 2010: Instant Analysis - Taylor Hall to Brock Nelson
Trade rumors are already flying and the first pick has just been made to kick off the 2010 NHL draft. The NHL Draft Blog will provide live analysis o...
View Article2011 NHL draft: Washington Capitals, St. Louis Blues are big winners with...
When scouts go to the IIHF World Junior Championship and follow up on their teams' top drafted prospects, the tournament could be in Siberia but it wo...
View Article2011 NHL draft: Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Sven Baertschi among standouts at CHL...
The temptation is to read too much into a showcase event like the CHL Prospects Game, played in Toronto on Wednesday. After all, the talent level is u...
View ArticleNHL draft 2011: Adam Larsson to Edmonton Oilers tops Gare Joyce's first mock...
In Gare Joyce's first 2011 NHL mock draft, D Adam Larsson takes the top spot, but the top 10 is dominated by forwards. Such is life in the higher-scoring NHL.
View ArticleNHL draft 2011: Ryan Strome overtakes Gabriel Landeskog in latest mock
In Gare Joyce's second 2011 NHL mock draft, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins is the No. 1 pick and Ryan Strome overtakes Gabriel Landeskog in the top five.
View ArticleNHL draft 2011: Ryan Nugent Hopkins tops Gare Joyce's third Mock Draft update
In Gare Joyce's third 2011 NHL mock draft, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins is the No. 1 pick while Mika Zibanejad keeps rising.
View Article2010 NHL mock draft - Gare Joyce: Taylor Hall, Tyler Seguin and Eric...
As the NHL playoffs rage on, Insider looks ahead a little bit: Gare Joyce's 2010 NHL mock draft (version 3), which still sees Taylor Hall, Tyler Seguin and Eric Gudbranson as the first three skaters...
View Article2010 NHL draft: Florida Panthers, Boston Bruins, Carolina Hurricanes are...
Gare Joyce, with the 2010 NHL draft now in the rearview mirror, takes time to grade each team's performance in Los Angeles. The big winners? The Florida Panthers, Carolina Hurricanes, and Boston...
View Article2011 NHL draft: Sean Couturier, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Adam Larsson are top...
It's very early in the game for the 2011 NHL draft -- it's 240 days from today, after all -- and one scouting director noted last week, "At this point...
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