FA talks, Vinny's future and those 'cheat' deals
Pierre LeBrunThe NHL's list of contract investigations has apparently grown to four. You may remember I reported a couple of times this season on the league's inv...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 05, 2009How countries are coping with injuries
Pierre LeBrun, ESPN.comThe injury trend has had its effect on NHL teams, but what about the Olympic outlook? Some countries might not be able to fill the void if star players are out of commission.
Story | Conversation | November 25, 2009You vented ... I'm answering
Pierre LeBrunGripe, gripe, gripe ... that's all you guys do. Oh, wait a minute, I keep asking you every week to do just that! Here's a look at the ones I liked the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 25, 2009Caps' future and our Ducks-Leafs trade advice
Pierre LeBrun...the Washington Capitals are a mini-version of that cap crunch in the East. Star winger Alexander Semin and star center Nicklas Backstrom are both slated for restricted free agency July 1, and preliminary...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 31, 2009You vented ... I'm answering
Pierre LeBrunOK, puckheads, you have ranted, and I have listened. Now, sit back on the couch and let me soothe you with comforting words. Here are a few rants I re...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 27, 2009Caps get spark from Ovie-Morrison-Knuble line
Pierre LeBrun...one game, by Caps coach Bruce Boudreau. Seeing that Ovechkin's line with Nicklas Backstrom and Alexander Semin was producing the bulk of the offense, he spread his stars around Thursday with Semin and...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 15, 2009Ovie, Richards, Pronger … oh my! A Philly dandy
Pierre LeBrun...needed a towel after that one … and I was sitting on the couch. Alex Ovechkin, Alexander Semin and Mike Richards combined for seven goals in a thrill-a-minute affair that left your...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 06, 2009Our season preview lives! Here are 10 things I want to see in 2009-10
Pierre LeBrun...the guy who wore a bandana under his helmet [Kelly Hrudey]." 8. Washington Capitals star winger Alexander Semin, through a Russian interpreter, complains that he doesn't understand what all the fuss is about...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 21, 2009This round, Caps can't escape mistakes
Pierre LeBrun, ESPN.comThere isn't one player or moment to pin to the Capitals' disappointing playoff finish. The blame can be shared collectively.
Story | Conversation | May 13, 2009Caps exposing average Rangers team
Pierre LeBrun, ESPN.comThe hounds have been unleashed. There is finally some logic in this series. The Capitals are crushing the Rangers into submission.
Story | Conversation | April 26, 2009Torts on Avery situation: It stays in locker room
Pierre LeBrunWASHINGTON -- Rangers coach John Tortorella doesn't want to talk about it, but he was pressed on the Sean Avery issue again today after his team's pre...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 24, 2009Garden buzz, Avery's antics and more from Game 4 in New York
Pierre LeBrun...Caps coach Bruce Boudreau shuffled his lines in the second period, loading up Nicklas Backstrom and Alexander Semin with Alex Ovechkin. They were dangerous the rest of the night, scoring the team's one...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 22, 2009Caps' frustration? We've seen it before
Pierre LeBrun, ESPN.comNot sure if Alex Ovechkin is a big hockey history buff, but if he looked up the 1992-93 Quebec Nordiques, he would see an eerily similar squad to his young and mystifying Capitals.
Story | Conversation | April 22, 2009Caps finally show some playoff moves
Pierre LeBrun, ESPN.comOn Day 6 of the NHL playoffs, the Washington Capitals finally played postseason hockey.
Story | Conversation | April 20, 2009Rangers concerned about Drury; Boudreau worried about Avery
Pierre LeBrun...helps him." Finally, a goal Boudreau said getting that first goal in the first period from Alexander Semin relaxed his team. "I think it was a real relief when we scored that first goal...
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