Players can't shake Olympic fever
Pierre LeBrun, ESPN.comWe're less than two weeks away from finding out who will play for Canada and the United States in the Olympics. Are players nervous? One game out west gave us our answer.
Story | Conversation | December 19, 2009Handing out our quarter-pole winners
Pierre LeBrun, ESPN.comHow about that Nash kid (no, not Steve)? The Blue Jackets' Rick Nash is our MVP through a quarter of the season. Care to see our other winners?
Story | Conversation | November 17, 2009Kessel shows little rust in Toronto debut
Pierre LeBrunTORONTO -- If first impressions mean anything, welcome to Toronto, Phil Kessel. The 22-year-old star winger was downright dynamite Tuesday night in h...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 03, 2009Our season preview lives! Here are 10 things I want to see in 2009-10
Pierre LeBrunAh, the smell of pucks. There's nothing like it. We're inching our way toward the Oct. 1 start of the 2009-10 season, and here today at ESPN.com, we'r...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 21, 2009Green and Robidas: Two defensemen on different paths, but their Olympic goal is the same
Pierre LeBrunCALGARY, Alberta -- One was a Norris Trophy candidate last season. The other almost stayed in Europe after the NHL lockout. Washington's Mike Green a...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 26, 2009Lightning feud leads to big questions about Lecavalier, draft plans
Pierre LeBrun...taking a run at Mike Komisarek while Barrie is trying to land a different blueliner. And Dan Boyle was upset as being traded last season? Yeesh. Dan, count your lucky stars
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 23, 2009Our Cup winner pick? Not looking so good
Pierre LeBrun...the well one last time. I was sold by the addition of Cup-winning experience in Dan Boyle, Rob Blake and coach Todd McLellan and even more buoyed at the March 4 trade deadline...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 24, 2009Top playoff storylines to watch
Pierre LeBrun, ESPN.comThis is the time of year when stories are made. Let's take a look at 10 possible storylines that could generate headlines in the playoffs.
Story | Conversation | April 13, 2009First-round breakdown: Sharks-Ducks
Pierre LeBrun, ESPN.comThe Sharks are trying to get over the postseason hump, while the Ducks look to return to Cup glory. Oh, and they don't like each other. Expect a hard-fought series that goes the distance.
Story | Conversation | April 12, 2009QOTW answers: The trades you want to see before March 4
Pierre LeBrunWe asked for trade possibilities and the ESPN.com puckheads did not disappoint. Of course, some of them didn't make any sense. I guess that's why I'm ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 25, 2009GM Wilson, Sharks not losing any sleep over trade deadline
Pierre LeBrun...Wilson sees it, he made a lot of his moves already this past summer, trading for Dan Boyle and Brad Lukowich in a blockbuster deal, signing Rob Blake and hiring coach Todd McLellan. Wilson...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 24, 2009Torts' fiery nature should inject life into Rangers; but what about Avery?
Pierre LeBrun...most out of his star players, such as Vincent Lecavalier, Martin St. Louis, Brad Richards and Dan Boyle. Now, his challenge will be to do the same with Scott Gomez, Chris Drury, Markus Naslund...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 23, 2009Weekend roundup: Latest on Bouwmeester, Jokinen, Briere and Connolly
Pierre LeBrunLet's kick things off with an update on the Jay Bouwmeester situation. The clock is ticking toward the March 4 trade deadline and the star defenseman...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 14, 2009One lesson from San Jose-Boston tilt: B's still have much to learn
Pierre LeBrun...Thomas of the Bruins and Evgeni Nabokov of the Sharks, and Norris Trophy hopefuls Chara and Dan Boyle of the Sharks. The two San Jose players were better Tuesday; Nabokov's pad save on...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 10, 2009Another glaring issue in Ottawa? The lack of a transition game
Pierre LeBrun...Stuart, Niklas Kronwall and Brian Rafalski. The best team in hockey right now, San Jose, has Dan Boyle, Rob Blake, Marc-Edouard Vlasic and Christian Ehrhoff keying its transition game. The Boston Bruins have...
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