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The San Jose Sharks were the last team to eliminate the Los Angeles Kings in a playoff series, when the clubs met two years ago. Since then, the Kings have won five straight series, capturing the Stanley Cup last spring and earning a hard-fought open...

It was always going to be the "window" series, two of the Western Conference's long-standing contenders facing off in the first round, with the losers having to face questions about their immediate future. The San Jose Sharks and Vancouver Canucks...

The San Jose Sharks still talk to this day about their bitter disappointment from losing the 2011 Western Conference finals to the Vancouver Canucks. They felt the five-game series loss was such a misrepresentation of how close the level of play real...

The lockout-shortened regular season has come and gone, and 16 teams are moving on. Pierre LeBrun takes a look at the survivors and identifies five candidates for the Conn Smythe Trophy.

In the end, they circled back, as the whole hockey world knew they would. The standoff that began months ago came down to one last hour of dramatic back and forth. The Vancouver Canucks lowered their demands in a Roberto Luongo deal in the final 6...

Deadline eve saw three more big names change teams, further diluting a trade pool that already had seen plenty of players find new homes over the past two weeks. Anyone ever hear of deadline day? You know, when you're supposed to make your trades?...

Well you knew this story would get revisited before Wednesday's trade deadline. The Toronto Maple Leafs and Vancouver Canucks have renewed trade talks on Roberto Luongo. My TSN colleague Darren Dreger reported as much Friday; Damien Cox of the ...

Well, we had warned hockey fans that a short, compacted season would be full of surprises, and to expect the unexpected. But if we told you before the puck dropped this season that a midseason matchup between the Vancouver Canucks and Columbus Blu...

The NHL is proposing a new realignment plan which would feature playoff wild-card spots plus see the league go from six divisions to four.

The general manager hire in Columbus this week, Jarmo Kekalainen getting his first shot at last, made me think that there are other strong candidates awaiting promotion around the NHL. With that, I bring you a list of assistant GMs I believe deserve ...

MONTREAL -- Nazem Kadri was flying. Mike Kostka was the best defenseman on the ice for either team. Ben Scrivens looked right at home. Of course for these three Maple Leafs, it's the middle of their 2012-13 season, the trio having spent the first ...

The Vancouver Canucks re-signed defenseman Alex Edler to a six-year deal on Friday.

So, we are just two days from the start of the lockout-shortened 2013 NHL season. Next time around, my good friend Pierre LeBrun will be making a hash of these Power Rankings, so herein a final preseason look with at least some clarity at how things ...

The Vancouver Canucks insist they will be patient on the Roberto Luongo trade front, regardless of what anybody thinks. They will not make a panic trade just for the sake of moving Luongo out of town. They aren't moving him unless they get fair va...

2013 NHL preview: Pierre LeBrun takes a look at the Vancouver Canucks.

It is OK to dream. It is OK to pretend the NHL will actually function again one day. And it's definitely acceptable to relish the thought of future outdoor games. With that in mind, here are five Winter Classic matchups I would love to see over th...