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

This year was supposed to play out so differently for Daniel Alfredsson, the classy captain of the Ottawa Senators. A surprise playoff berth last season was supposed to be followed up by a deeper postseason run this season. While that might sti...

Craig Custance writes how Dan Bylsma should be the top candidate to lead Team USA in the 2014 Olympics before addressing trade proposals, coaches on the hot seat and a new alternative to shootouts in his weekly mailbag.

Blog | Conversation | February 08, 2013

Fans were quick to mock the New York Islanders on Thursday after the acquisition of still-not-playing goaltender Tim Thomas. Why give up an asset for a goalie that isn't playing? It's actually a smart move by Isles GM Garth Snow. First of a...

Goalie Tuukka Rask has agreed to terms on a one-year, $3.5 million deal with the Boston Bruins, according to a team source.

The Boston Bruins are close to re-signing Tuukka Rask, sources told ESPN.com Thursday. Rask becomes a restricted free agent Sunday, and while there's always the threat of an offer sheet from a rival team, the B's were going to match anything anywa...

Keep an eye on the Carolina Hurricanes when it comes to how things play out on the Jordan Staal front with the Pittsburgh Penguins. As I wrote recently, the Penguins' top priority is to sign Sidney Crosby and Staal to contract extensions this summ...

Boston Bruins general manager Peter Chiarelli says goalie Tim Thomas is considering taking next year off for family reasons.

Tim Thomas might be playing elsewhere next season, or he might not be playing at all. A source told ESPN.com on Thursday that the 38-year-old Boston Bruins netminder was contemplating taking next season off. Which doesn't mean he will, but it's so...

Craig Custance and Pierre LeBrun take on the hot topics, without the use of oven mitts. CUSTANCE: Good morning, Pierre. Sadly, this is my final day in beautiful Florida, where I'm headed to BankAtlantic Center to chat with some Bruins and Panthers...

Just inscribe Henrik Lundqvist's name on the Vezina Trophy now. He's a lock. A look at the candidates for top goaltender in the NHL at this point of the season: 1. King Henrik, New York RangersLeads the league with a ridiculous .941 save percenta...

Folks, just a reminder this is a rant blog, so it's meant for rants! Too many posts asking me about trade possibilities. Keep those questions for my weekly chat on Wednesday (2 p.m. ET). Luckily, there were some good rants. Let's take a look: tj70...

Craig Custance of ESPN The Magazine and Insider and ESPN.com's Pierre LeBrun, fresh off a snowy weekend in Ottawa, are back and ready to handle the hot topics. Here we go! CUSTANCE: Hello, Pierre! What a weekend, eh? Great time at the All-Star Gam...

Here's a look at how Pierre LeBrun (Team Hearst) and Scott Burnside (Team Where's Ovie?) divvied up the All-Stars who decided to show up at this weekend's All-Star Game in Ottawa, in order of their selections. Each team was required to select three g...

As the All-Star break approaches, we've got more rants from our loyal ESPN.com puckheads. Let's dive in: mrcheesenacho7: Ovi finally got what should have happened a long time ago. He never gets the attention that other repeat offenders receive, bu...

Scott Burnside and Pierre LeBrun discuss Tim Thomas not going to the White House, Alex Ovechkin hitting Zbynek Michalek and the Pacific Division standings. Burnside: Good morning, my friend. Well, no shortage of things to kick around today as we h...