(This is a secure web site in process of being transferred to a newer, updated platform.)    For nine years, I was an ESPN.com hockey columnist on a contract basis while I worked at The Denver Post. For most of the period, I was part of a pool of newspaper-employed freelancers providing most of ESPN.com's hockey writing. I enjoyed it immensely. Below are links to a few of the available samples of those perhaps 300 columns. ESPN's remaining archives for that period are limited. From what I was able to find, I've included few game- or event-oriented columns. These are mostly issue-oriented commentaries. I also have a lot of hockey material on my Post page here. -- TF       November 11, 2000: Here's what we gotta do to make the game better.   December 31, 2000: Ray Bourque skates past 40    January 9, 2001: Could others in sports do what Lemieux is doing?    January 15, 2001: The Expansion Cup: Blue Jackets vs. Wild.   February 2, 2001: Denver does have a hockey tradition. Seriously.   February 22, 2001: How the Rob Blake trade to Colorado changed the landscape     March 5, 2001: If the coach is such an idiot, what's that make the GM who hired him?   March 12, 2001: On "Chemistry"    March 24, 2001: Bruins fans endorse Bourque Cup quest    May 9, 2001:Avalanche get past the Kings ... and it wasn't easy     May 22, 2001: Avalanche back in Stanley Cup Finals    June 14, 2001: Joe Sakic picks up the hardware   June 26, 2001: Fulfilled, Ray Bouque hangs 'em up   July 3, 2001: Mario Lemieux on the financial game   July 25, 2001: Did Fedorov marry Anna? Did Hasek have viral infection? World wants to know!   September 10, 2001: Avs in Sweden ... as it turns out, on the day before 9/11      September 17, 2001: Taking stock after 9/11   September 25, 2001: They have stats, but ...      October 1, 2002: Categorizing the D-men? Everbody has to have a bit of the hybrid in them    October 8, 2001: Safety measures should be more than suggestions     October 24, 2001: Lecavalier intriguing mix of talent and potential    November 5, 2001: Get ties out of the NHL ... and not the kind the coach wears     November 12, 2001: A Finn, a Russian, an American -- an historic Hall of Fame class     November 28, 2001: Only negative of OT. Takes away the last-minute test     January 30, 2002: It's STILL a Miracle on Ice   February 1, 2002: NHL turned the Olymic preliminary round into a fiasco     February 14, 2002: Germans, Belorussians seek respect, fun    February 19, 2002: He's the Great One, but Gretzky's Olympic compaints hollow      February 24, 2002: Setting up USA-Canada gold-medal game   February 28, 2002: Good for Golden Mario, bad for business    March 12, 2002: What a stupid system ... the late trading deadline   April 11, 2002: Sens show class in getting Neilson to 1,000 games coached    April 14, 2002: Dollar valued measured by distance from Lord Stanley   May 22, 2002: Drury has that "it" ... in hockey, too   May 28, 2002: Forsberg made all the right moves   May 31, 2002: Rivalry redux -- Red Wings blast Avalanche to move on   June 20, 2002: The Hart choice here is Iginla      June 25, 2002: Now, Hasek has it all   September 1, 2002: Can Roy re-establish his image as "money" goalie?    September 4, 2002: For at least this season, Rangers can be America's Team    September 24, 2002: NHL taking the crunch out of numbers ... at least on the sheet   October 7, 2002: Captaincy -- A suit that doesn't always fit    October 9, 2002: Measuring Gretzky's impact as his number retired in L.A.   November 11, 2002: Drury-Morris trade shouldn't be the sole scapegoat   December 2, 2002: With Joe Sakic, what you see isn't what you get   December 9, 2002: The lunacy of the coaching carousel   December 18, 2002: An actual surprise firing! Bob Hartley is out, Tony Granato in   January 6, 2003: Dollars and sense case studies: Ranger$ vs. Senators    January 16, 2003: Is the Blood Feud cooling off?   January 19, 2003: Assessing Brett Hull's legacy on the verge of 700 goals     March 4, 2003: GM accountability    March 18, 2003: "Playoff goalies," step up    April 23, 2003: Avs complete collapse. It was Roy's last game    May 28, 2003: Roy's greatess goes beyond hockey     August 6, 2003: Looking ahead to the salary cap fight   August 11, 2003: On the death of Herb Brooks    October 16, 2003: Hurry up!   October 28, 2003: As his number is about to be retired, Roy revels in retirement       February 21, 2004: Canada, we're jealous   May 26, 2004: Avalanche need 2002-like return from Forsberg     July 15, 2004: A new CBA shouldn't be that hard   August 6, 2004: As John Elway is about to enter Hall of Fame ...     September 30, 2004: Will Bettman ever be allowed to be "a hockey man?"   October 22, 2004: The Stastny Saga    February 21, 2005: Don't lock out Lord Stanley, too   April 25, 2005: No rush to re-instate Bertuzzi   June 13, 2005: After the dark season and settlement, Goodenow and Bettman should resign    June 28, 2005: The NHL needs more speaking their minds   September 5, 2005: Parity, schmarity. NHL doesn't need it.   September 15, 2005: Hey, Avs. Remember Steve Moore?    September 20, 2005: Obstruction crackdown? Everybody has to buy in    July 15, 2005: Don't give up on selling hockey to all parts of the country   October 6, 2005: The NHL-is-back ad campaign should have been locked out     November 17, 2005: Blasphemy! Scrub the morning skate    November24, 2005: Give that diver an 8.2     December 15, 2005: The NHL needs to get on schedule    January 19, 2006: PEDs won't ever be as much of a problem in hockey      May 18, 2006: Belittling the small markets is silly   June 7, 2006: From the Oilers-Hurricanes Stanley Cup Finals on 62nd anniversary of D-Day. Saluting U.S. and Canadian service.   June 13, 2006: Why can't the Finals be more of a party?   June 16, 200: Tender Mercies from a Fathers Day Tragedy    July 27, 2006: All things Penguins ... make up your minds.    August 3, 2006: NHL should be more transparent about salaries   August 17, 2006: The good and bad of the game's old guard     August 25, 2006: How to make the most out of the NHL's divisions   October 9, 2006: Ultimate hockey experiences in North America   October 12, 2006: Hobey vs. Heisman     October 18, 2006: Avalanche waiting to be rewarded for faith in Theodore   November 2, 2006: The never-ending shootout debate   December 28, 2006: NHL New Year's Resolutions    January 11, 2007: Weighing Penguins' options   February 6, 2007: Karlis Skrastins closes in on ironman record   March 1, 2007: Twenty questions   April 19, 2007: After marathon playoff OT ... what are the options?    June 15, 2007: A new era for the 35-and-over player   July 26, 2007: Can NBA's Donaghy debacle be repeated in NHL?    September 7, 2007: American players have more options   October 11, 2007: Stastny family effect    October 25, 2007: Imitate baseball, put on a bow tie and wax poetic   November 29, 2007: Ode to "Slap Shot," the best sports movie ever made    December 13, 2007: Suggestions for Gary Bettman's radio show   January 10, 2008: Spinning the tongue-in-cheek narrative for rest of season   January 24, 2008: Some polite suggestions for the All-Star Game    March 6, 2008: Forsberg about to play again for Avs ... what now?     April 3, 2008: O Canada, can I win the 50-50 just once?    July 4, 2008:Joe Sakic and others ponder    July 24, 2008: On buying out veterans    September 4, 2008: Wasn't moderating ticket prices the whole point of the lockout?    September 27, 2008: On the death of Paul Newman    October 23, 2008: Measuring the No. 1 overall picks   November 3, 2008: Blue Jackets' Nash gives center a shot    December 5, 2008: On Broadway in Nashville -- Preds' resilience   December 11, 2008: Dustin Brown has grown into the "C"   December 23, 2008: Sound familiar? Will Forsberg play ... or not?    January 29, 2009: About those ticket prices ... again   February 13, 2009: Yes, Minnesota is the State of Hockey    March 13, 2009: The best goalies from each NHL decade     April 1, 2009: How far have the Avalanche fallen?    April 15, 2009: Excerpt from Columbine's Boy in the Window, by Patrick Ireland with Terry Frei.     May 18, 2009: Now they're looking for flaws in John Tavares     June 2, 2009: Rating the highlights of the 2008-09 season.    July 9, 2009: Top Ten Sakic moments    November 19, 2014: "Save by Roy" excerpt, Roy's notorious first game as Avalanche coach. With co-author Adrian Dater.