Gretzky on hockey future: 'I honestly don't know'
Pierre LeBrunAs the calendar prepares to switch over to 2010, the greatest player in the history of the NHL and the sport's greatest ambassador remains on the side...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 23, 2009Canada closing in on final roster; latest on Marty Turco, David Booth
Pierre LeBrunTeam USA's management team brainstormed earlier this week in Pebble Beach, Calif., before the NHL's board of governors meetings. Now, it's Team Canada...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 19, 2009Times have changed for Canadian clubs
Pierre LeBrun, ESPN.comIt wasn't that long ago when Canadian teams were barely surviving in the NHL. Now, it's those same teams north of the border that are keeping the league level.
Story | Conversation | December 16, 2009Phoenix's future, next season's cap and relo talk
Pierre LeBrun...up costing owners any money. 2. Bettman gave governors a sneak peek at what next season's salary cap should look like. As we've reported before, the cap likely won't budge too much...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 15, 2009Board of Governors under way
Pierre LeBrun...Aaron Ward cleared NHL waivers Tuesday. The Carolina Hurricanes were hoping to shed his $2.5 million salary. He's an unrestricted free agent July 1. My guess is that some NHL teams could use...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 15, 2009Latest on Ice Edge bid, Kovy talks, 2010 rosters
Pierre LeBrunI'm off to Pebble Beach, Calif., on Monday for the two-day NHL board of governors (owners) meetings Tuesday and Wednesday. Of course, the headliner f...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 13, 2009FA talks, Vinny's future and those 'cheat' deals
Pierre LeBrun...Marian Hossa, Chris Pronger and Roberto Luongo, the so-called "cheat" deals that bring down the average salary-cap hit by tacking on years players apparently don't intend to play. Well, perhaps not surprisingly...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 05, 2009Your rants, my answers
Pierre LeBrun...deserve all the blame; it seems to me Holmgren has mismanaged the team in relation to the salary cap, causing trouble. [Chris] Pronger was a great player to go out and get, but some of...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 01, 2009Wings, Bruins 'sticking with the program'
Pierre LeBrun...For starters, Holland believes the work effort is there. But also, and perhaps more importantly, there are salary-cap considerations. With injuries to Kronwall, Johan Franzen, Valtteri Filppula, Jason Williams and Andreas Lilja, the Wings...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 28, 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, 2009Latendresse gives Wild's roster 'big' boost
Pierre LeBrun...dealt forward Benoit Pouliot to the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday in exchange for winger Guillaume Latendresse, the salaries swapping rosters were identical to the last dime: $803,250. "It certainly makes it easier," Wild GM...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 24, 2009EDITOR'S PICKS
...multi-million dollar contracts must play in order to take home what you make annually? ESPN's
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