Adam Gretz

CBS Sports Writer /

60 minutes of madness: How 5 NHL teams dramatically changed their future

Some of them made changes for the better, others made their teams worse

Steven Stamkos is staying with the Lightning with 8-year contract

Steven Stamkos has agreed to an eight-year deal with the team and will not go to free agency

Oilers send Taylor Hall to Devils in stunning trade

The trade continues a disturbing trend by GM Peter Chiarelli of trading impact players in their prime

Seth Jones signs 6-year, $32.4 million contract with Blue Jackets

The Blue Jackets managed to keep their top defenseman despite some salary cap issues

Eric Lindros headlines 2016 Hockey Hall of Fame class

Sergei Makarov, Rogie Vachon and Pat Quinn are also in this year's class

Predators lock up Filip Forsberg with 6-year, $36 million deal

Forsberg is one of the NHL's most productive players and has yet to play his best hockey

The Phil Kessel trade is still growing for the Maple Leafs

One year later the Toronto Maple Leaf have a starting goalie and some promising prospects to show for it

Canucks GM to be fined for tampering after Subban, Stamkos comments

The Vancouver Canucks GM is in some trouble for admitting he wants to sign Steven Stamkos

Penguins GM insists he is not trading Malkin; plans to keep Fleury

Jim Rutherford is tired of hearing about your trade rumors

2016 NHL Draft: Red Wings, USA hockey big winners on first day

It was a big night for USA hockey and the Red Wings, but teams looking to trade a goalie had some issues

Red Wings dump Datsyuk's contract on Coyotes, become players for Stamkos

The Detroit Red Wings cleared significant salary cap space on Friday for a potential move in free agency

Blues trade G Brian Elliott to Flames for 35th overall pick

The Calgary Flames were in the market for a goalie, and now they have one

Blackhawks trade Andrew Shaw to Canadiens for draft picks

The Chicago Blackhawks salary cap crunch continued on Friday night

The top trade targets heading into the 2016 NHL draft

Looking at the players that could be moved during the NHL draft, and whether it would make sense

2016 NHL Award winners, reactions and analysis

Players from the Chicago Blackhawks, Los Angeles Kings and Washington Capitals were big winners

Adam Gretz has been writing about the NHL and taking an analytical approach to the game since the start of the 2008 season. A member of the PHWA since 2015, he has spent more than three years covering the league for CBS Sports, trying to uncover the unique storylines taking place in the league and finding the real reason teams win and lose.

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