FA 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, 2009How countries are coping with injuries
Pierre LeBrun, ESPN.comThe injury trend has had its effect on NHL teams, but what about the Olympic outlook? Some countries might not be able to fill the void if star players are out of commission.
Story | Conversation | November 25, 2009You vented ... I'm answering
Pierre LeBrunGripe, gripe, gripe ... that's all you guys do. Oh, wait a minute, I keep asking you every week to do just that! Here's a look at the ones I liked the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 25, 2009Team signs letter of intent with KHL
Pierre LeBrun, ESPN.comRussia's KHL, in its second year of operation, announced Thursday it has signed a letter of intent with AIK Stockholm that would see the Swedish club join its league next season.
Story | Conversation | November 19, 2009Filatov, Jackets may both benefit from agreement
Pierre LeBrun...under Howson and Hitchcock that it could even afford to send a prospect of this caliber to Russia. Two years ago, they'd be playing him out of necessity, no matter his foibles. Now they...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 17, 2009The story on a young, brave Russian kid
Pierre LeBrun...17 years on earth. But it's also the global hockey story of the continued struggle between Russia and the NHL and the chaos created by not having an orderly transfer environment. And, as this...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 16, 2009Happy times nearing in KHL-NHL relationship?
Pierre LeBrun...success of his second-year league. Because of the lack of an international player-transfer agreement between Russia and the NHL, fewer Russian players are getting drafted, and those who are being drafted are generally...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 12, 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, 2009Latest on Isles' goalies, Foppa, GMs meeting
Pierre LeBrun...at some point after the tournament and make a decision: play in the NHL, play in Europe/Russia, or retire. At this point, there has been no form of contract negotiations with any NHL team...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 07, 2009Caps' future and our Ducks-Leafs trade advice
Pierre LeBrunJust who is running the ghost ship that is the office of the NHL Players' Association? Well, for now, it's Mike Ouellet and Rolland Lee. Sources conf...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 31, 2009Checking in with Messier, Larionov
Pierre LeBrun...was the case when he took on a leading voice in the fledgling KHL in his native Russia, seemingly a key voice to league president Alexander Medvedev. Larionov was the director of hockey operations for...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 28, 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, 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, 2009Esche hopes to get look from Team USA brass
Pierre LeBrun...put himself on the radar for a spot on the U.S. Olympic team. A guy in Russia is hoping to do the same. Robert Esche is off to a flying start with SKA St...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 21, 2009Kovalchuk: 'I like it here … we'll see'
Pierre LeBrun...through that with Marian Hossa two years ago. I asked Kovalchuk about the rumors coming out of Russia, where a few KHL teams are believed to be interested. He essentially dodged the question. "We'll...
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