59 Results for pavel datsyuk

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

You vented ... I'm answering

Pierre LeBrun

...this season. He has more goals than Ovechkin (10 to 9) more assists than Crosby, Malkin, or Datsyuk (11 to 5 to 9 to 4) and hes doing it with his linemates being Ryan Smyth...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 27, 2009

Red Wings coach Mike Babcock on Johan Franzen injury: 'We just have to find a way'

Pierre LeBrun

...a day after being down. But in terms of replacing Franzen on the top line with Pavel Datsyuk and Tomas Holmstrom, that responsibility will fall to Valtteri Filppula or Henrik Zetterberg. Zetterberg was centering...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 09, 2009

Don't overlook Red Wings' signing of Brad May

Pierre LeBrun

I apologize ahead of time for doing a second straight item on the Detroit Red Wings, but a move they finally made official on Thursday bears some thou...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 09, 2009

Sure, it's early, but tonight's Hawks-Wings clash still carries weight for both sides

Pierre LeBrun

Nothing like an early-season test between Original Six rivals to get the juices flowing. Detroit hosts Chicago on Thursday night in its home opener a...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 08, 2009

Is Ryan Getzlaf the best center in the West? He'll be trying to prove it in 2009-10

Pierre LeBrun

...Getzlaf was indeed the best center in the Western Conference, a strong statement considering his company (Pavel Datsyuk, Joe Thornton, Henrik Sedin and Jonathan Toews, among others). His 91 points tied him for sixth...

Blog Entry | Conversation | September 10, 2009

Dan Cleary's comeback receives more validation at Canadian Olympic camp

Pierre LeBrun

...year. My goal is to try and work harder than the best player on our team, Pavel Datsyuk. He works pretty darn hard." Cleary is healthy now after playing the last three games of...

Blog Entry | Conversation | August 28, 2009

Wonder why Red Wings are so quiet this July? It was all part of Detroit's plan

Pierre LeBrun

...nine core players under contract for just under $43 million next season (Zetterberg, Franzen, Daniel Cleary, Pavel Datsyuk, Valtteri Filppula, Nicklas Lidstrom, Niklas Kronwall, Rafalski, Brad Stuart). "And we're still going to try...

Blog Entry | Conversation | July 06, 2009

Hossa, Blackhawks agree on deal

Pierre LeBrun, ESPN.com

The Chicago Blackhawks have signed star winger Marian Hossa to a 12-year deal.

Story | Conversation | July 01, 2009

Don't think this is the end for Detroit

Pierre LeBrun, ESPN.com

There are many parallels between these Cup finals and the Islanders and Oilers in 1983-84, but this being the end of Detroit's greatness isn't one of them.

Story | Conversation | June 12, 2009

A fitting end to an exciting postseason

Pierre LeBrun, ESPN.com

For a postseason that has given us some of the best hockey we've seen in years, it's only fitting that it all ends with a Game 7 between the Penguins and Red Wings.

Story | Conversation | June 10, 2009

Second-period report: Penguins get rare shot production against Red Wings

Pierre LeBrun

...up their forward lines in the second period. Wings coach Mike Babcock at times split up Pavel Datsyuk and Zetterberg, in part because I think he was trying to find a way to get...

Blog Entry | Conversation | June 09, 2009

Wings miss chance to close out series

Pierre LeBrun, ESPN.com

The Wings are happy to have the chance to win the Cup on home ice, but, fact is, they failed to close out the series and have fallen into a winner-take-all situation that leaves no room for error.

Story | Conversation | June 09, 2009

Checking in from Detroit: Hossa one game closer to elusive Stanley Cup

Pierre LeBrun

...getting back and executing was the most important thing." How are you, Pav? Hart Trophy nominee Pavel Datsyuk pronounced himself no worse for wear Sunday after playing his first game in nearly three weeks...

Blog Entry | Conversation | June 07, 2009

Datsyuk returns ... and then some

Pierre LeBrun, ESPN.com

Pavel Datsyuk returned to the Wings' lineup Saturday night, and boy did the Hart Trophy nominee make quite the statement.

Story | Conversation | June 06, 2009