Your rants, my answers
Pierre LeBrunAh, your venting is easier to take today as I sit here in beautiful Pebble Beach, Calif., and contemplate finding a way to live here permanently. But ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 15, 2009Wonder why Red Wings are so quiet this July? It was all part of Detroit's plan
Pierre LeBrun...close and have the Detroit Red Wings still sitting idly by, the checkbook largely unused. From Brian Rafalski in July 2007 to Marian Hossa in July 2008, not to mention all the past marquee...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 06, 2009Don't think this is the end for Detroit
Pierre LeBrun, ESPN.comThere are many parallels between these Cup finals and the Islanders and Oilers in 1983-84, but this being the end of Detroit's greatness isn't one of them.
Story | Conversation | June 12, 2009Postgame notes: Sid gets the big call from prime minister; Cup back with Staals
Pierre LeBrun...There was a nice moment more than an hour after the game when Red Wings defenseman Brian Rafalski walked over near the visitors' dressing room and congratulated former New Jersey Devils teammate Petr Sykora...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 12, 2009Checking in from Detroit: Hossa one game closer to elusive Stanley Cup
Pierre LeBrunDETROIT -- Marian Hossa is one win away from telling the world he made the right decision. Or two losses away from being second-guessed by everyone in...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 07, 2009Second-period report: One of the best periods ever
Pierre LeBrun...8:45 won't soon be forgotten. The big lad from Thunder Bay, Ontario, skated around Brian Rafalski, boxed him out, cut in on Chris Osgood alone and slipped it in. It's the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 04, 2009After today's practice, Pavel Datsyuk doesn't look ready to return
Pierre LeBrun...doing a whole lot. He didn't look ready to me. Meanwhile, Lidstrom was back with Brian Rafalski on the top pairing in practice, while Brad Stuart was with Niklas Kronwall on the second...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 29, 2009Wings win, but is there anything left?
Pierre LeBrun, ESPN.comThe Red Wings' depth helped them advance to the Cup finals on Wednesday night, but their tank is near empty.
Story | Conversation | May 27, 2009Second-period report: The longer this remains scoreless, the more it favors Chicago
Pierre LeBrun...chance to win tonight and now they're heading into the third very much alive. Plus, Brian Rafalski, Niklas Kronwall and Brad Stuart are logging a ton of minutes trying to make up for...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 27, 2009Third-period report: Kane, Huet save Hawks to force OT
Pierre LeBrun...locals. Then, the Wings hung on for dear life. They are dead tired. Niklas Kronwall and Brian Rafalski have played more than 27 minutes, and Brad Stuart has more than 26. Brett Lebda, usually...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 27, 2009What will the Red Wings look like in Post-Lidstrom Era?
Pierre LeBrun...making the play. I thought Kronwall did a real good job of leadership yesterday. [Brad] Stuart, [Brian] Rafalski, all of them. If I'm building a team in the National Hockey League, I want...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 25, 2009Quenneville, Blackhawks could have used breather
Pierre LeBrunCHICAGO -- When Brian Rafalski cut Chicago's lead to 3-2 with 2:50 left in the second period, your...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 22, 2009Hawks write new chapter in series
Pierre LeBrun, ESPN.comTake a second to digest what happened here Friday. No matter the outcome of the Western Conference finals, this will be remembered as the night a young, star-filled hockey team began to show its maturity.
Story | Conversation | May 22, 2009Wings' Babcock doesn't like American players? Roenick thinks so
Pierre LeBrun...know, I've lived here [in the U.S.] for 16 years. Raffi [U.S.-born Brian Rafalski] seems to be doing all right. [U.S.-born Brett] Lebda seems to be doing all...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 21, 2009First-period report: Hawks wanted more puck possession, and they got it
Pierre LeBrun...top-rated power play too many chances in this series. The Wings didn't miss, as Brian Rafalski scored on a floater that beat a perfectly screened Nikolai Khabibulin. Tomas Holmstrom hasn't had...
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