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Ranking NHL head coach job security: Whose seats are the hottest?
Geoff Ward and Claude Julien were the first two coaches fired this season. How safe are the jobs of everyone else?


KINGS' REBUILD OVER?
NHL
Have the Kings arrived ahead of schedule -- and are they playoff-bound?
One of the league's best prospect pipelines is starting to bear fruit, while the veteran core remains in place to guide them.
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ON THE ROAD
TALES FROM THE AHL'S BARRACUDA
COVID delays, travel frights and frozen pizzas: The San Jose Barracuda's unforgettable road trip
Hear from players, coaches and staff of the Sharks' AHL affiliate, following a two-month saga that exemplifies the uniqueness of 2020-21.

NHL IN 2021
BACK-TO-BACK EFFECTS
The 2021 NHL schedule's surprising impact on goal scoring
With so many back-to-backs on the slate, how has that altered scoring? Not the way you might have thought.
FANTASY
Fantasy hockey: Forecaster for the week of March 8-14
Your essential guide to setting fantasy hockey lineups that take full advantage of every NHL team's strength of schedule.

POWER RANKINGS
NHL Power Rankings: Key trends for all 31 teams
How high can the Panthers go? Here are updated rankings for all 31, along with an encouraging or worrying trend for each.

FANTASY HOCKEY
RANKINGS, PICKUPS
Nick Leddy, Zach Werenski among top category specialists to add
Playing H2H categories or roto? Victoria Matiash goes around the NHL to find the best category specialists to give your team a boost.
Week 7 rankings: Top five consistent defensemen to add
Sean Allen's rest of season rankings, including the most consistent players available on your waiver wire.
Waiver watch: Grzelcyk, Tarasenko due back soon
Victoria Matiash searches the waiver wire and finds the best available NHL players to add to your roster, including a pair of scorers set to return from injury and key dynasty league adds.

AWARDS WATCH
WHO'S LEADING ALL THE RACES?
NHL Awards Watch: Connor vs. Auston for MVP
Two young centers appear to be pacing the field for the Hart Trophy. Here are our early-March projections for how all of the major races will shake out.

NHL
Theo Fleury's plan to better support mental health
The 52-year-old has taken up the cause to help others that are struggling, working to erase the stigma that he feels still exists.
Top Headlines
- San Jose hotel's closure forces Knights to move
- Predators' Duchene goes on IR, out 3-5 weeks
- Caps' Wilson gets in-person hearing for Carlo hit
- Bruins' Cassidy: Wilson's hit on Carlo 'predatory'
- 'Angry' Sabres GM evaluating Krueger amid woes
- 'Miracle on Ice' team star Pavelich found dead
- Flames' Sutter denies abuse allegations from '19
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Predicting 2022 Olympic rosters
Alexander Demianchuk\TASS via Getty Images Predicting the 2022 Olympic hockey rosters
NHL players will be back for the next Olympic tournament! Here's our early look at who makes the cut for Beijing 2022.
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ESPN Images The ESPN Daily podcast: How to listen, episode guide and more
Monday through Friday, host Pablo Torre brings you an inside look at the most interesting stories at ESPN, as told by the top reporters and insiders on the planet.
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