The NHL season starts on Oct. 2. Here are the top storylines heading into the season.
OVERTIME: ESPN botches coverage of tragedy
The 2011 NHL offseason will likely be remembered as the summer from hell. Actually, let me rephrase that in ESPN terms: it will be remembered as the summer where some bad stuff happened, and then we got to watch football again. The NHL’s troubles started when former player Derek Boogaard passed away in May from…
OVERTIME: NHL needs to act on player deaths
The National Hockey League has been confronted with one of the most terrifying issues in the history of professional sports. While the other three major American professional sports leagues are dealing with lockout issues (National Basketball Association), post-lockout issues (National Football League) and boring postseason races (Major League Baseball), the NHL is faced with a…