It's NHL 3, Jim Balsillie 0 as a US Bankruptcy Court judge rejected the sale of the Phoenix Coyotes to the Canadian billionaire who intended to move the team to Hamilton, Ontario.

NHL GMs have dropped the ball by not implementing any rule changes regarding blows to the head. Inside Hockey's Brad Kurtzberg takes an in-depth look at the issue and what it means for players and fans.

The NHL might be trying to convince everybody that their court battle with Jim Balsillie over the Coyotes has to do with helping preserve the future of professional hockey in Arizona, but the fight with the Blackberry billionaire seems to have become personal.

In May 2007, after the Nashville Predators completed their most successful season in franchise history, I was driving home one evening when a breaking story came over the radio. The news was that Canadian financier Jim Balsillie had made an offer to buy the Nashville Predators.

Words alone can’t describe how dreadful February 2009 was for the Phoenix Coyotes. The hometown sighs of resignation and frustration during the 3-1 February 28 loss against the St. Louis Blues explained it more fully...

In his weekly look around the NHL, Inside Hockey's Brad Kurtzberg looks at Marty Brodeur's chance to tie an all-time record at home, the GM's potential crackdown on "premeditated" fights, Ovechkin vs. Crosby and more...

Boston entered the night leading the Eastern Conference with 93 points. Phoenix was in 14th place in the Western Conference, with just 61 points. On paper, this game seemed like a great chance for the Bruins, but someone forgot to tell the Coyotes.

Rangers GM Glen Sather added Nik Antropov from Toronto, sending a second round and conditional draft pick Toronto’s way. Just before the deadline, he also picked up Derek Morris from Phoenix for Nigel Dawes, Petr Prucha, and Dmitri Kalinin.

On a day that everyone expected there to be fireworks coming out of GM Paul Holmgren’s office, there was less than that, to be generous. But they still shook things up a bit, adding defenseman Kyle McLaren and forward Daniel Carcillo in separate deals.

Inside Hockey's Brad Kurtzberg takes a look at the Red Wings' defensive problems, Ottawa's bright new rookie goalie, Brian Elliott, what the NHL can do in the wake of the tragic death of Don Sanderson, the Panthers dilemma over Jay Bouwmeester and more in his weekly look around the NHL.

The Islanders watched two players score significant personal milestones but saw their comeback bid fall just short in a 5-4 loss in Phoenix Friday. Veteran Doug Weight scored his 1,000th career NHL point and rookie Josh Bailey scored his first NHL goal but it was not enough to overcome goals by five different Coyotes.