Derek Roy

What did I do on my summer vacation? When I wasn't catching up with Generation Kill or picking up my jaw every time Usain Bolt stepped on the track in Beijing, I pondered the big questions facing each team in the NHL.

The NHL's marathon regular season is finally behind us. The "real" season now begins. But before we dive head-first into two months of postseason drama and more Alex Ovechkin highlights, it's time to look back on how...

It seems like the free agent shopping spree has all but come to an end. Is there anybody out there, either restricted or unrestricted, that you'd suggest the Capitals go after? -- T. Malone, Baltimore, MD

Numbers are only numbers. Their value, it is said, comes in the interpretation.