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Thank goodness you can pause live TV. It's the kind of technological advancement that saves you from missing three goals while you go fix yourself a sandwich during a Washington Capitals game. The Caps are filling the net like nobody's business, obv...

There was a fresh new wave of Vincent Lecavalier trade rumors last week, with the New York Rangers again linked to the star center. But the owner of the Tampa Bay Lightning wants everyone to know there's absolutely nothing to them. "We have never ta...

We all knew Vancouver would generate headlines this season, with the Olympics being there and all. But this past week's entertainment was something else. First, a fan uses a laser to try to blind Calgary Flames goalie Miikka Kiprusoff on Jan. 9 in V...

Any other year, and Vincent Lecavalier's so-so start to the season wouldn't have generated this much attention. But this happens to be the first season of an 11-year, $85 million contract, a deal which pays him $10 million a season for the first sev...

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 most need of medical help: Netminder71: I am sick and tired of the Washington Capitals defense (and ...

Mark Messier is enjoying life in an NHL front office. Igor Larionov has discovered the world of player agency. The two Hall of Famers spoke to ESPN.com this week for stories I'm working on featuring Brian Leetch and Steve Yzerman, both scheduled for...

Until Patrik Elias returns from injury, the New Jersey Devils will be looking for ways to balance their offense and get goals from someone not named Zach Parise, Jamie Langenbrunner or Travis Zajac. With that in mind, veteran coach Jacques Lemaire s...

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 wondered what some of the NHL's top stars did during their downtime and we got some interesting answe...

NHL Rumor Central Get all the latest trade talk and free-agency buzz right here at Rumor Central. • NHL Rumor Central For the record, the Montreal Canadiens bid adieu to Saku Koivu, not the other way around. But the longtime Habs ca...

I don't think Alexei Kovalev was very happy getting squeezed out of Montreal, a place he absolutely loved living in, and out of a team he liked playing for. The good news for the veteran Russian star is he has to move a mere 90 minutes down the high...

NHL Rumor Central Get all the latest trade talk and free-agency buzz right here at Rumor Central. • NHL Rumor Central 12:35 a.m. ET (it's not Tuesday anymore!): Heatley deal on hold for now Sorry, puckheads, I'm going to bed. I am s...

MONTREAL -- Saturday morning is approaching, and Dany Heatley remains a member of the Ottawa Senators. "A couple of teams I've talked to, we're just beating around the bushes right now," Sens GM Bryan Murray told a group of media Friday night. "So w...

MONTREAL -- It's D-Day in the NHL, as in Draft ... or Deal? A juicy one got things going today when TSN's Bob McKenzie reported that the Boston Bruins offered Phil Kessel to Toronto for veteran defenseman Tomas Kaberle and the Maple Leafs' No. 7 ...

Will this be the week the Ottawa Senators trade Dany Heatley? If it isn't, it better be soon. There are some in the business who believe there won't be a better time than before Friday night's draft to move the star winger, given the possibility of...

WASHINGTON -- The interviews had ended, and Alex Ovechkin walked through the crowd in the Caps' dressing room and into the shower area. As soon as the door closed, one could hear a distinctive scream. "Flipping right!" ... or something like that. Ki...

WASHINGTON -- Well, the fans here have a sense of humor. A half-dozen Caps fans sitting behind the Rangers bench Tuesday night were wearing red rain ponchos. Nice. It was a play on the Game 5 incident, of course, where New York coach John Tortorella...