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Lindy Ruff was fired Wednesday after almost 16 years behind the Buffalo Sabres' bench, but he likely had a clue this was coming. At least that's how fellow coach Ken Hitchcock felt when it happened to him. The St. Louis Blues coach calls it the pi...

Steve Yzerman stopped this reporter in his tracks halfway through an opening prelude to what was going to be an opening question. When I began to talk about how I felt we might all look back one day and feel that Tampa Bay's acquisition of Anders...

October is upon us. For Nicklas Lidstrom, that's meant only one thing for 20 NHL seasons. It's sinking in more than ever now for the longtime Detroit Red Wings captain that his life has begun a new chapter. "I think it's [hit] home a little bit...

So, what exactly does an NHL GM do while waiting out the lockout? "Right now, we're all going to be glorified scouts to a degree," veteran Detroit Red Wings GM Ken Holland told ESPN.com Wednesday. "All you can really do at this point is go watc...

Detroit Red Wings defenseman Nicklas Lidstrom will announce his retirement after 20 NHL seasons at a news conference Thursday afternoon, a source told ESPN.com on Wednesday.

I would never suggest for a moment that Steve Yzerman and I share a brain -- I wouldn't want to insult him that way -- but we certainly agree on one thing. We both see merit in awarding three points for a 60-minute, regulation-time victory. "I jus...

Scott Burnside and Pierre LeBrun discuss the three-team trade that sent Steve Downie to Colorado, Kyle Quincey to Detroit and prospect Sebastien Piche and a 2012 first-round pick to Tampa. Burnside: Hello, my friend. Or should I say bonjour, given...

If I had to wager, I'd say the New York Rangers and Los Angeles Kings are the most likely new homes for Rick Nash if there's a pre-deadline deal. But there's certainly an Original Six team that would like Nash's services if this were June and not ...

TORONTO -- The league and its 30 general managers agreed during their five-hour meeting Tuesday that protection of its goalies has to be a priority. That doesn't mean any new rule changes, but simply a greater awareness of the issue and the full empl...

In an effort to reduce the number of dangerous blows to the head, NHL general managers are proposing a broader interpretation of Rule 48.

Few things seem to generate more buzz among hockey fans these days than talk of NHL realignment. A lot of discussion will be had over the next six months or so among NHL governors and league staff with the relocation of Atlanta to Winnipeg. One conce...

As retirement talk swirled around Nicklas Lidstrom, the Red Wings captain chose to do all of his talking on the ice in Game 4.

Before the playoffs start, Pierre LeBrun takes a look at this summer's unrestricted free-agent crop.

TAMPA, Fla. -- There may just be that awkward little moment or two Thursday night, when the professor and the pupil cross paths as they sit down, at different tables, for their pregame meal at the St. Pete Times Forum. Oh sure, they had dinner tog...

A year after the Olympic hockey tournament began, we catch up with Team Canada's Steve Yzerman.

As we continue our NHL midseason report this week, Scott Burnside and Pierre LeBrun hand out their midseason awards: Midseason Report: Team grades | Awards | Second-half radar | Fantasy Focus Hart TrophyBurnside's pick: Sidney Crosby, Pittsburg...