How is the NHL different today compared to 2008? Retired hockey blogger Jes Golbez steps back into the fray for a trademark Hockey Rant.

The 2011 Entry Draft is already important to some of the lower-level teams in the NHL. We sit down with Scott Campbell of The Scouting Report for a look at the top 15 talents in the class.

How does NCAA hockey compare to Canadian Junior hockey? Who are the next collegiate players ready to make the jump to the NHL? An in-depth look with a college hockey expert.

What happens when you get a Kings fan, a Ducks fan, and a Sharks fan together? You get movie references, cartoons, and all sorts of absurd humor, along with cartoons. Learn more about the funniest hockey blog around.

How do hockey sabermetrics work? A Q&A with one of the leading hockey statisticians on the value of sabermetrics.

The KHL, World Championships, the World Cup of Hockey -- all hot topics on the international hockey scene. See what SBN's international hockey blogger has to say about these key issues.

A candid conversation with the Director of College Hockey, Inc, Paul Kelly in which he discusses expansion, the CHL, and increased media attention.

An interview with Tampa Bay Lightning Head Athletic Trainer Tommy Mulligan

For the uninitiated, it's called Leafs AbomiNation: The dismayed fan's handbook to why the Leafs stink and how they can rise again and it's written by two local sportswriters, Dave Feschuk from the Toronto Star and my colleague, Mike Grange, from The Globe and Mail.

All in all, what Freeman really strikes me as is a unique individual in a very unique market. Yes, it's going to be an uphill climb, and yes, I think winning with such a low payroll will be an enormous challenge, but if this team does succeed in the long run, you better believe a huge amount of the credit is due to his efforts.