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Will Modano make U.S. Olympic team?

ESPNDallas.com

...roster, which will be made official on New Year's Day. Pierre LeBrun believes that GM Brian Burke wouldn't have invited Modano to the Olympic camp in August if he didn't want...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 18, 2009

Maple Leafs-Hurricanes Preview

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Maple Leafs-Hurricanes Preview

Preview | November 18, 2009

Bucci's Mailbag: Hey, check out my new Whalers hat!

John Buccigross, ESPN.com

...What do you think? Even Philly As I discussed in my projected Olympic blogumn this week, Brian Burke and Team USA will have options on defense. Brian Rafalski, Ryan Suter, Paul Martin and Erik...

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Shanahan brought it all

Scott Burnside

Even the inevitable comes with more than a tinge of sadness, if not regret. Not from Brendan Shanahan, of course, who knew it was time maybe even befo...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 17, 2009

Like 'em or not, my Olympic hockey selections

John Buccigross, ESPN.com

...Classic at Fenway Pahk in Boston. The Winter Olympics in Vancouver are just 87 days away. Brian Burke is Team USA's general manager, while Steve Yzerman is Team Canada's executive director. The...

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Smart guy agrees with me on Belichick

Mike Sando, NFC West

Thanks to Mike Kohary for passing along via Facebook the link to Brian Burke's statistical justification for Bill Belichick's fourth-and-2 decision Sunday. History says there was...

Blog | November 16, 2009

Reading the coverage: Blasting the call

Paul Kuharsky, AFC South

...season, writes Don Banks. The gamble backfired, says Mark Maske. Defending the fourth-down decision, says Brian Burke. It was gutsy, but it was a blunder says Vic Carucci. The Pats gambled, the Colts...

Blog | November 16, 2009

Ebbett, Hawks starting to click

Jesse Rogers

...the season] to think they are going to pack it in even if they get down early," Brian Campbell said after Friday's morning practice. "We're just 16 or 17 games into the season...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 13, 2009

A safer helmet: An idea whose time has come

Pierre LeBrun

TORONTO -- Somewhere along the line, the mood in the room shifted. It was gradual, it took a long time, but after years of discussing head shots at t...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 11, 2009

Group to study issue, report in March

Pierre LeBrun, ESPN.com

The NHL's 30 GMs agreed Wednesday to study the idea of making blindside hits to the head illegal next season.

Story | Conversation | November 11, 2009

Scene and heard: Hockey HOF fete

Scott Burnside and Pierre LeBrun, ESPN.com

Scott Burnside and Pierre LeBrun were on hand for the 2009 Hockey Hall of Fame proceedings Monday in Toronto, where they cataloged the night's best sights and sounds -- and offered some of their own thoughts.

Story | Conversation | November 09, 2009

'Lou's boys' still making their mark

Pierre LeBrun

TORONTO -- Lou Lamoriello and Brian Leetch were on opposite sides of the Devils-Rangers NHL rivalry, but they share a lifetime bond...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 09, 2009

Best and worst value players

Robert Vollman, Puck Prospectus

Craig Anderson and Dustin Penner not only help on the ice, but they're soft on the pocketbook, too.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | November 09, 2009

'Monster,' not Kessel, will steer Leafs

Scott Burnside, ESPN.com

You don't have to look very far to see the catalyst for the Toronto Maple Leafs' sudden, dramatic reversal of fortune. It's the guy they call "The Monster."

Story | Conversation | November 07, 2009

Upset probabilities in the NFC West

Mike Sando, NFC West

...540 .510 Chargers Giants .490 .880 Packers Bucs .120 Posted by ESPN.com's Mike Sando Brian Burke' probability model expects the 49ers to pull even with the Cardinals at 4-4 through Week...

Blog | November 06, 2009