Will Connor McDavid spend his entire career in Edmonton? Stan Fischler doesn't believe so. He tackles that topic, shares his thoughts on Clark Gillies, continues his chat with Doc Emrick and more.

From a purely hockey perspective, Florida is a scary place to visit and not because of the Gators; but because of those nasty, skating-in-your-face, refuse-to-disappear Panthers.

When the Red Wings broke a record in 1952, Stan Fischler was there to witness it. He shares his thoughts on one of the proudest moments in Detroit's hockey history.

The Rangers have all the ingredients for a Stanley Cup team, except one key piece. Stan Fischler looks at that, continues his chat with Doc Emrick, shares more thoughts on the NHL on TV and more.

This week on Bluelines, Stan Fischler tackles topics such as ESPN's NHL broadcasts, Brian Burke, Evander Kane, Tuukka Rask, Josh Ho-Sang and continues his ongoing chat with legendary broadcast Doc Emrick.

If you're wondering why the National Hockey League presents an annual Maurice Richard Trophy, Stan Fischler is here to present why.

NHL goalies either are going down left and right, or being sidelined by attrition, salary cap-ism or some other insane issue. Stan Fischler shares his thoughts on goaltending, Jack Hughes, Alex Ovechkin, Cale Makar and more in this week's Bluelines column.

The NHL moved to a double-referee system for 1998-99, but it wasn't the first time such a change was considered. Stan Fischler looks back at an idea thrown around back in 1952.

The toughest awards race to call in the NHL right now is for the Adams Award as coach of the year. Stan Fischler gives his top choices and more in this week's Fischler Report.

The way the season is going, Stan Fischler believes the Toronto Maple Leafs will finally break the long-standing playoff curse. He gives his reasons why, talks about the Olympics and has a lesson for Jon Cooper in this week's Bluelines column.

There was much hoopla when the NHL introduced a penalty when a player closed their hand on a puck. As Stan Fischler points out, it was an unpopular decision around the league.

Throughout history, the NHL has had to deal with a little bit of everything -- wars, lockouts and such -- and the COVID-19 pandemic is nothing different.

The Ducks have exceeded all expectations, and now look like real contenders. Stan Fischler looks at that, the Olympics and more in this week's Bluelines column.

Today, NHL teams have video review departments to go over games and analyze plays. But back in the 1950s, Conn Smythe got the whole concept started – and it worked, even with some hilarious hiccups along the way.

The butterfly goalie style is an unmitigated disaster because it inherently forces goalies into contortions that damage the groin area not to mention – as Ben Bishop notes – the knees. Maybe goalies need to rethink the position.

David Poile's Nashville Predators have been one of the NHL "Pleasant Surprise" teams. All things considered, very pleasant. Stan Fischler discusses that and everything catching his eye in this week's Bluelines column.

A strange thing happened when Stan Fischler walked into Madison Square Garden on the evening of March 23, 1952. He recounted it in this week's From the Archives.

This week on the Fischler Report, Stan Fischler discusses Bruce Boudreau's hiring in Vancouver, Gary Bettman's press conference last week and shares his thoughts on a few other teams around the league.

We all know that Connor McDavid and his Brotherhood of Stickhandlers want to play in the Olympics. Whatever the final decision, we can only hope that it results in the good of the game. Stan Fischler discusses that and much more in this week's Bluelines column.

This week on From the Archives, Stan Fischler looks back at the first NHL all-star game and what it meant being able to watch the league's top stars play together for the first time.

Rod Brind'Amour isn't alone with his ref-rage. It's as commonplace now as it was when Hall of Famer Patrick wrote that missive to then-president Frank Calder. The difference, of course, is that contemporary officiating is far more complicated than it's ever been.

In this week's Bluelines piece with Stan Fischler, he compares Connor McDavid to some of the greatest of all-time, discusses how to enjoy watching the Leafs, weighs in on Montreal's GM search and more.

A young Stan Fischler remembers the day his favorite NHL player joined his favorite NHL team and how Max Bentley became a big contributor for the Leafs.

Stan Fischler has seen just about everything in his hockey writing career. He's joining the team now, and he shares his memories of reading the magazine throughout his life.