Welcome, RotoBallers! My name is Brandon, and I'll be writing both The First-Serve and The Kick-Off for tennis and soccer. It ...

Columbus Blue Jackets (23-18-7, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Carolina Hurricanes (29-16-3, in the Metropolitan Division) Raleigh, North Carolina; Thursday, 7 p.m.

How important is getting the puck after a faceoff? Teams can dominate possession and still lose games, and vice versa.

The trade buzz about Vancouver Canucks center J.T. Miller continues, while one of the New Jersey Devils' top prospects might ...