Predators must again find way to survive
Pierre LeBrunJust about every NHL team has been hampered by injuries this season, with more than 100 players in the medical ward right now around the league. Amazi...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 06, 2009The night Carey Price got his mojo back?
Pierre LeBrunThere is a time in a season when a player has that moment that changes everything. I wonder whether Carey Price had his Thursday night in Boston. His...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 05, 2009Pressure building for Vincent Lecavalier
Pierre LeBrunAny 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 seas...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 04, 2009A look at goal total trends since the lockout
Pierre LeBrunThe NHL averaged 5.9 total goals per game in the opening month of the regular season, just a slight dip from the 6.0 average through October last seas...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 04, 2009Teams must set 23-man roster before Jan. 1
Joy Russo...23-man rosters, which will include 20 skaters and three goaltenders. Remember, as ESPN.com's Pierre LeBrun reported earlier this year, there are no taxi squads this time around, but if a player...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 04, 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, 2009Ovechkin lands with IMG ... and it's about time
Pierre LeBrunIt is with great interest that I see Alex Ovechkin has come to his senses and signed with a big agency to handle his marketing. It was announced Mond...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 03, 2009You vented ... I'm answering
Pierre LeBrunFear not, angst-filled puckheads. Dr. LeBrun is here again this week to soothe you with therapeutic thoughts. I selected the rants I thought...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 03, 2009U.S. coach says Avs' Anderson in 'very good spot'
Pierre LeBrunDon't think the coach of the 2010 U.S. Olympic hockey team hasn't noticed what Craig Anderson has done in the opening month of the NHL season. The Col...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 02, 2009Kessel expected to make Leafs debut Tuesday
Pierre LeBrunTORONTO -- Phil Kessel skated to the net in practice Monday, froze Jonas Gustavsson with a fake shot and dished it off to linemate Matt Stajan, who pu...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 02, 2009It's Monday morning ... need to vent? Send us your beefs now
Pierre LeBrunGot the Monday morning blues? Need to get a hockey rant off your chest? Well, this is the blog for you. Send in your NHL beefs to me before 4 p.m. ET...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 02, 2009Caps' future and our Ducks-Leafs trade advice
Pierre LeBrunJust who is running the ghost ship that is the office of the NHL Players' Association? Well, for now, it's Mike Ouellet and Rolland Lee. Sources conf...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 31, 2009Horcoff, Helm deliver much-needed big games
Pierre LeBrunThe dramatic ebb and flow of Thursday night's 6-5 shootout win by the Edmonton Oilers over the visiting Detroit Red Wings notwithstanding, I thought i...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 29, 2009Steve Yzerman says 2010 Team Canada roster 'starting to take shape'
Pierre LeBrunSteve Yzerman doesn't have a red suit and a white beard, but you can bet he's making his list and checking it twice. And these days, Santa Claus does...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 29, 2009The numbers don't lie: An in-depth look at the Red Wings-Oilers matchup
ESPN.com...four-year career and matches his October total over his first three seasons. ESPN.com's Pierre LeBrun has more on Penner in his weekly column (if you're a Ron Burgundy fan, you...
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