With a talent pool as rich as any country’s, GM Bill Guerin had many difficult decisions. Here’s the inside scoop on his thought process.

From Washington’s Connor McMichael to Toronto’s Auston Matthews, we rank players who have overachieved and ones who haven’t quite met expectations.

Though Pittsburgh’s core of Crosby, Malkin and Letang remain, they are outside of the playoffs. Time to build for the future? Or take one more swing?

A massive shuffle in the rankings this week, plus a rundown of the players from each team who will rep their country in February.

Speaking hours after he was traded to Anaheim, Jacob Trouba said his ending in New York “could have been handled better” and that he believes “it’s a rite of passage to get fired from MSG.”

Flyers coach John Tortorella was frustrated with a couple of calls during a 4-3 overtime loss to the Bruins on Saturday.

– Anders Sorensen’s first game with Chicago looked a lot like when Luke Richardson was coaching the Blackhawks.

Tom Wilson took a puck in the face in the first period but returned and played hero, scoring twice in the third period to lift the Capitals to a 4-2 comeback win in Montreal.

The Blackhawks hav placed goaltender Petr Mrazek on injured reserve on Sunday with a left groin injury.

The Avalanche acquired Mackenzie Blackwood and Givani Smith from the Sharks in exchange for Alexandar Georgiev, Nikolai Kovalenko and two draft picks.