League planning for Canada to host
Pierre LeBrun, ESPN.comThe NHL wants to hold a second outdoor game, this one in Canada, commissioner Gary Bettman confirmed Wednesday.
Story | Conversation | December 16, 2009Elliott: 'I'm just going to keep working at it'
Pierre LeBrun...a ninth round in the NHL draft anymore. But there he was Thursday night in Philadelphia, blanking the Flyers for his second career NHL shutout and his first this season. "I've been under...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 10, 2009FA talks, Vinny's future and those 'cheat' deals
Pierre LeBrunThe NHL's list of contract investigations has apparently grown to four. You may remember I reported a couple of times this season on the league's inv...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 05, 2009Briere: 'We know we can be better'
Pierre LeBrunThere's nowhere to hide in Philadelphia when you're an underperforming sports team. The Phillies, Eagles, 76ers and Flyers have a passionate, some would say crazy, following. Don't...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 03, 2009Booth frustrated by lack of activity, U.S. Olympic spot on the line
Pierre LeBrun...world was turned upside down just a little over five weeks ago on a hit from Philadelphia Flyers captain Mike Richards that reverberated through the hockey world in more ways than one. The hit...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 01, 2009Too much of the outdoors for fans?
Pierre LeBrun...the case again at Fenway Park in Boston on Jan. 1, when the Bruins host the Philadelphia Flyers in the third consecutive New Year's Day NHL outdoor game. College hockey kept up the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 25, 2009A safer helmet: An idea whose time has come
Pierre LeBrunTORONTO -- 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, 2009Group to study issue, report in March
Pierre LeBrun, ESPN.comThe NHL's 30 GMs agreed Wednesday to study the idea of making blindside hits to the head illegal next season.
Story | Conversation | November 11, 2009Wrapping up Day 1 of the GM meetings
Pierre LeBrun...exploring." The Canucks have a very keen interest in Forsberg, while the New York Rangers and Philadelphia Flyers are also among several teams kicking the tires. "I've made it known before that a...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 10, 2009Ovechkin's fine, Shanny's future and more
Pierre LeBrunAs always, people around the league were theorizing this week that perhaps there's a double standard when it comes to league discipline and star playe...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 24, 2009Esche hopes to get look from Team USA brass
Pierre LeBrun...doesn't happen, it's not the end of the world. Just like Anderson, the former Philadelphia Flyers and Phoenix Coyotes goalie wasn't invited to Team USA's orientation camp in August, which...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 21, 2009KHL still standing; should NHL worry?
Pierre LeBrun, ESPN.comThe KHL is still going through some growing pains in its second season, but it is also still standing. And KHL president Alexander Medvedev says there's much more to come.
Story | Conversation | October 21, 2009Letang says Hartnell bit him, and Hartnell 'can't say what happened' ... more fuel for the rivalry
Pierre LeBrun...Hartnell bit Kris Letang's finger with just seconds remaining in Thursday night's game, the Philadelphia Flyers winger should be suspended. I guarantee you the NHL's hockey operations staff was already looking...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 08, 2009Ovie, Richards, Pronger … oh my! A Philly dandy
Pierre LeBrun...on the ice Tuesday night. Anyone check out Philadelphia's 6-5 overtime win over Washington? I...lot of offensive guys doing their thing," veteran Flyers winger Ian Laperriere told ESPN.com by phone...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 06, 2009Why Luongo's contract extension is the most significant of the summer
Pierre LeBrun...contract. Remember, the NHL gave a hard time to the Chicago Blackhawks (Marian Hossa) and the Philadelphia Flyers (Chris Pronger) about their respective deals. The NHL has been warning GMs that the league will...
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