National Hockey League

Almost three-and-a-half years since its post-lockout introduction into the NHL, the shootout is in a state of suspended animation, floating somewhere between gimmick and game-decider, ornament and integral part of...

Crashing the Net takes you around the league touching on hot and cold players, battles for ice-time and what's going on in net.

1. Ray Bourque and Dave Andreychuk to the Avalanche from the Bruins for Brian Rolston, Samuel Pahlsson, Martin Grenier and a first-round pick; March 6, 2000 After two decades spent redefining excellence in Boston,...

PLAYER OF THE DECADE: Nicklas Lidstrom, Red Wings He's a man for his era, a defenseman who is practically perfect in every way. With post-lockout rule changes making the off-the-glass, crease-clearing blueline...

1. The 2004-05 lockout. Struggling with rising costs and with its CBA expired, the NHL locked its doors on Sept. 16, 2004, in an effort to secure a salary cap. The players dug in their heels in futile petulance. And...