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Playoffs, schmayoffs. Let's talk draft lottery, people! Scott Burnside and Pierre LeBrun, take it away. BURNSIDE: Good evening from Pittsburgh, my friend. Hope you are enjoying St. Louis, where you will open the 2013 NHL playoffs. While most of th...

Scott Burnside and Pierre LeBrun make their picks for the major awards at the midpoint of the 2013 season.

Scott Burnside and Pierre LeBrun go toe-to-toe over the signing of RFA defenseman P.K. Subban of the Canadiens. BURNSIDE: And just like that, P.K. Subban is back in the Montreal Canadiens' fold after signing a two-year deal worth $5.75 million. T...

Scott Burnside and Pierre LeBrun were chasing the mediator all day and came up with several viewpoints on Friday's meetings. Fellas? BURNSIDE: Aren't these negotiations fun? At least the NHL and its players do have a habit of keeping you on your t...

BURNSIDE: Well, my friend, our early Thursday morning finish has now bled seamlessly into a Thursday afternoon of more discussions between the NHL and NHLPA. Now if only the talks themselves would go as seamlessly. As we discussed in great detail lea...

Live from New York, Scott Burnside and Pierre LeBrun discuss -- what else? -- the latest news about the lockout. Go! BURNSIDE: Well, my friend, it's early Jan. 3 and it looks like the NHL's owners and players, and any fans still hanging around on ...

Today, Scott Burnside and Pierre LeBrun weigh the pros and cons of the NHL-NHLPA owners-players meeting scheduled for Tuesday. Bring it, fellas. SCOTT BURNSIDE: Good day, my friend. Well, this promises to be an interesting -- dare we say seminal? ...

TORONTO -- NHL commissioner Gary Bettman took the stage for his usual annual address during Monday night's Hockey Hall of Fame induction show. Of course, this isn't your usual year. "Being here in this great Hall, the sanctuary of our game, cel...

TORONTO -- Not to put too fine a point on it, but it's too bad NHLPA executive director Donald Fehr and NHL commissioner Gary Bettman weren't at the fan forum leading up to Monday's Hall of Fame induction ceremony, especially given the pessimism that...

TORONTO -- Former star winger Theo Fleury didn't hold back when asked about the NHL lockout. He's still a player at heart, even though he's not like today's player. "The game has changed," Fleury said Sunday at the HHOF Legends game at Air Cana...

Scott Burnside and Pierre LeBrun go at over free agency and trade bait. Lots of ground to cover, so let's go. BURNSIDE: Well, my friend, it's just about time for you to close up shop and begin a well-earned summer respite. It has been an interesti...

Given how the 13-2 Los Angeles Kings have rolled through the 2012 Stanley Cup playoffs, it's not overstating the matter to say that Game 2 on Saturday night in Newark is a must-win for the New Jersey Devils. The Kings are a league-record 9-0 on the r...

NEW YORK -- We're not going to call it a "hockey summit," but there is enough concern about recent trends in how the game is played that a select group of hockey officials will meet this summer to discuss ways to further open up the game. The meet...

Washington GM George McPhee isn't in any hurry to find a replacement for coach Dale Hunter, who returned to his junior hockey team in London, Ontario, after guiding the Capitals to a first-round upset of the Boston Bruins and a seven-game series loss...

One of the most inspirational stories of this Stanley Cup finals has to be Bryce Salvador's return. After missing all of last season with concussion symptoms, Salvador returned to play all 82 regular-season games this season. In the playoffs, thou...

Los Angeles Kings center Jarret Stoll is back in the Stanley Cup finals for the first time since his 2006 adventure with the Edmonton Oilers. "It's great to be back," Stoll said Tuesday. "A lot of work went into this. We worked this year to get t...