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Your rants, my answers

Pierre LeBrun

Ah, 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, 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

Your rants: Shoulder pads and OT discontent

Pierre LeBrun

...t be such a big issue LeBrun's take: Big Jim, Kris King of the NHL's Hockey Operations office in Toronto has actually been tackling this very issue for a number of years. I...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 10, 2009

Ovechkin's fine, Shanny's future and more

Pierre LeBrun

...worth $1.9 billion. He's got a lot more money now and he's a huge hockey fan with season tickets to the NHL's Flames and WHL's Hitmen in Calgary. Gallacher owns...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 24, 2009

Smyth, Scuderi making immediate impact

Pierre LeBrun

...lineup in the hope they would help get the team over the hump. There's lots of hockey to be played, but defenseman Rob Scuderi, second on the team with 10 blocked shots, and star...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 13, 2009

Agent for Toews, Kane meets with Hawks; NHL still looking into Pronger, Hossa, Luongo deals

Pierre LeBrun

Before I make my way to Helsinki, Finland, to join the Chicago Blackhawks and Florida Panthers, here are a few nuggets from some weekend phone calls. ...

Blog Entry | Conversation | September 27, 2009

Long Island or Kansas City? Give me a break, it's no contest

Pierre LeBrun

If you build it, he will come. Turns out, it doesn't seem to ring true for hockey fans in Kansas City. Picture this, if you will: The New York Islanders were playing an NHL...

Blog Entry | Conversation | September 23, 2009

Kings' defensive lineup taking shape; Doughty-O'Donnell still No. 1 pairing

Pierre LeBrun

We're getting to that point in the preseason when rosters are cut down and you start to see actual forward line combinations and defensive pairings co...

Blog Entry | Conversation | September 22, 2009

Goalies Giguere, Hiller will fight for No. 1 spot

Pierre LeBrun

Fantasy hockey fans around the world are no doubt cringing after coach Randy Carlyle's interesting decision in Anaheim...

Blog Entry | Conversation | September 15, 2009

Penguins defenseman Boucher retires

Pierre LeBrun, ESPN.com

Penguins veteran defenseman Philippe Boucher announced his retirement Thursday, going out in style as a Stanley Cup champion.

Story | Conversation | September 03, 2009

Young Kings bolster lineup with Smyth

Pierre LeBrun, ESPN.com

The Colorado Avalanche have traded Ryan Smyth to the Los Angeles Kings for defensemen Kyle Quincey, Tom Preissing and a fifth-round pick.

Story | Conversation | July 03, 2009

Latest buzz on Emery, Kings, Fedorov, Blake and 2010 Olympic teams

Pierre LeBrun

DETROIT -- Hey, puckheads! Heck of a Cup finals we've got going here. I also took the time to check around the league this weekend and here are some o...

Blog Entry | Conversation | June 06, 2009

Our offseason makeovers: A look at the West's non-playoff teams

Pierre LeBrun

Over the next two months, the hockey world will focus on the chase for Lord Stanley's prize. But before we dive headfirst into...

Blog Entry | Conversation | April 10, 2009

Making the Calder case for Drew Doughty

Pierre LeBrun

...choice. But we are here today to make a case to our fellow members of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association, who vote on the Calder trophy, not to forget a defenseman with the Los Angeles...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 26, 2009

As Pittsburgh Penguins continue to roll, their main goal is No. 4 in East

Pierre LeBrun

...shot. He's already produced a lot on the power play." Fleury also is playing his best hockey of the season, sporting a 6-0-2 record in March with a 2.04 goals-against...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 20, 2009