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The Hall of Fame case for Doug Gilmour is much like the player himself. It darts back and forth, is statistical yet empirical, creative but contradictory, and, in the end, absolutely convincing.

Hardest hitter. Hardest shooter. Quietest superstar. Scott Stevens, who took out an army of skaters with his hellacious open-ice hits through his two-decade NHL career.

This isn't going to be a celebration of 1994. This is going to be a celebration of Brian Leetch, who had the greatest Ranger career of any player to ever wear the Blueshirt, and who will be officially introduced at 3:30 this afternoon as an elected member of the Hockey Hall of Fame.

Paul Maurice is the winningest coach in Hurricanes history, with 301 wins in 731 regular-season games.

RALEIGHA a ' The Carolina Hurricanes have given Paul Maurice a three-year contract to remain as head coach, general manager Jim Rutherford said today.

The Carolina Hurricanes announced Monday that they have signed head coach Paul Maurice to a three-year contract.

Even at 46 and in a suit, Ron Francis appears as if he could center a line again, and there were occasions in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals at Mellon Arena on Monday when it looked like he might.

Apparently, the Toronto Maple Leafs do not even have to be in the post-season to fail in the post-season. Yes, the team is in the midst of a franchise-worst four-year string of missing the playoffs.

May 15, 2009 8:40 pm US/Eastern Jordan Staal No. 11 of the Pittsburgh Penguins warms up prior to their NHL preseason game against the Toronto Maple Leafs at the Air Canada Centre on Sept.

At the beginning of the playoffs, fans of the sixteen teams battling for the Stanley Cup could barely keep quiet about the possibility that their team, their players, and their history could be etched on to one of the most beautiful trophies in sports.

If the team is relocated to Hamilton, the only teams getting a handout would be the Toronto Maple Leafs and Buffalo Sabres for territorial infringement.

The trademark of the Ron Wilson Leafs was that they never quit in games, no matter the score.