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Critical juncture begins for Ducks

Pierre LeBrun

Can the real Anaheim Ducks please present themselves to the nearest NHL arena? Because so far this season I haven't seen the team that knocked off t...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 19, 2009

Filatov, Jackets may both benefit from agreement

Pierre LeBrun

...2008 NHL entry draft, will get to make a decent wage with CSKA Moscow after the Columbus Blue Jackets announced a loan agreement with the KHL club Tuesday. Had Filatov been assigned to the AHL...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 17, 2009

Your rants: Leafs fans want intelligent moves

Pierre LeBrun

...but it's come back a bit closer to the pack by necessity. sniperaim: As a longtime Blues fan, the start to this season has been a huge disappointment. We're 1-7 since the...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 17, 2009

Wrapping up Day 1 of the GM meetings

Pierre LeBrun

...name of the 47-year-old defenseman Tuesday after the GMs meeting, when addressing his injury-depleted blue line. Maloney said he planned to travel to San Antonio to scout Chelios on Friday night. The...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 10, 2009

Your rants: Shoulder pads and OT discontent

Pierre LeBrun

You know, what I should really do is give you guys my home office phone number and let you rant on my voicemail. On second thought, this is fine. Agai...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 10, 2009

You vented ... I'm answering

Pierre LeBrun

Fear not, angst-filled puckheads. Dr. LeBrun is here again this week to soothe you with therapeutic thoughts. I selected the rants I thought were in m...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 03, 2009

Penner 'staying classy' in Edmonton

Pierre LeBrun, ESPN.com

Dustin Penner's time in Edmonton has been filled with controversy since the Oilers signed him two years ago. But thanks to humor ("Anchorman"!) and, yes, better fitness, the power winger is finding his way.

Story | Conversation | October 28, 2009

Coach Hitchcock: Different players are stepping up

Pierre LeBrun

The Columbus Blue Jackets are intent on not regressing from last season's first playoff berth, cobbling together their best...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 20, 2009

Goalie controversies already brewing in Vancouver and Toronto

Pierre LeBrun

...front of a stunned GM Place crowd during a 5-3 loss to the fire wagon Columbus Blue Jackets. "Do we have to take another dozen years of this? Does Roberto Luongo?" began Iain MacIntyre...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 06, 2009

Concerts, Cup visits, Croatian holidays ... NHLers tell us what they did this summer

Pierre LeBrun

NEW YORK -- Like the first day of school, it's always fun to find out what everyone did over the summer. My ESPN.com colleague Scott Burnside and I w...

Blog Entry | Conversation | September 09, 2009

Nash signs 8-year, $62.4M extension

Pierre LeBrun, ESPN.com

The Columbus Blue Jackets have signed All-Star sniper Rick Nash to an eight year, $62.4 million extension.

Story | Conversation | July 03, 2009

NHL increases salary cap to $56.8M

Pierre LeBrun, ESPN.com

The NHL's salary cap for next season will be $56.8 million, a source told ESPN.com on Friday.

Story | Conversation | June 26, 2009

Source: Babcock to coach Olympic team

Pierre LeBrun, ESPN.com

Mike Babcock will be named head coach of Canada's Olympic hockey team, a source confirmed to ESPN.com Tuesday.

Story | Conversation | June 23, 2009

Malhotra: We're not just happy to be here, we want to make some noise

Pierre LeBrun

...s win in Chicago was over, the BlackBerry buzzed. It was a news release from the Columbus Blue Jackets. Playoff tickets were on sale. When you've waited nine years to make the playoffs, there...

Blog Entry | Conversation | April 09, 2009

Making the Calder case for Drew Doughty

Pierre LeBrun

At this point, with Steve Mason carrying the Columbus Blue Jackets to their first playoff berth, it would be a shock if the stellar netminder didn't...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 26, 2009