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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? ...

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...

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...

They might not have been the popular choices when Stanley Cup finalists were picked in September, but make no mistake, the Los Angeles Kings and the New Jersey Devils have proved that they are the best. Never mind the eighth-seed label that the Kings...

Scott Burnside and Pierre LeBrun discuss whether or not the Blue Jackets will trade Rick Nash and which teams would be interested. LeBrun: Greetings from the home base in Toronto, my friend. Hope all is well with you in Nashville where tonight you...

Scott Burnside and Pierre LeBrun preview Thursday night's games: Burnside: Greetings, my friend. I am packing my bags for a trip to Boston in anticipation of Saturday's marquee matchup between the Bruins and the New York Rangers. But the Bruins an...

Scott Burnside and Pierre LeBrun look back at the first half of the season and hand out grades for all 30 NHL teams.

Scott Burnside and Pierre LeBrun talk about the surprise Senators, big names who should return soon and the befuddling Sharks. Burnside: Good day, my friend. Well, I must give credit where credit is due. The oft-maligned (by me, anyway) Kyle Turr...

Scott Burnside and Pierre LeBrun look back at the first quarter of the season and hand out grades for all 30 NHL teams.

Scott Burnside and Pierre LeBrun discuss the ramifications of the Rangers' win Monday night and what the Red Wings can do to snap out of their funk. Burnside: Well, my friend, it takes only one night in the NHL to put a completely different compl...

Scott Burnside and Pierre LeBrun debate the East and West playoff races: Burnside: Good day, my friend. I will stop short of calling the Toronto Maple Leafs the cardiac kids, but their huge 4-3 win over Buffalo on Tuesday was their second pivotal ...

Scott Burnside and Pierre LeBrun break down the playoff race at the bottom of the East and preview Thursday's matchup between Carey Price's Habs and Jaroslav Halak's Blues. Burnside: Good day, my friend. Got to thank the Carolina Hurricanes and th...

We break down the day's action to see which teams look like obvious winners and which teams will have to wait to be proved right or wrong. Jury In Burnside's picks: Tampa Bay Lightning: Rookie GM Steve Yzerman got his shopping done early by add...

Scott Burnside and Pierre LeBrun look at the top players left on the market and debate where those players will land before Monday's NHL trade deadline: Burnside: Well, my friend, hope you've thawed out from your trip to Calgary. Even with the num...

Scott Burnside and Pierre LeBrun debate which player will leave Ottawa next, plus give updates on Tomas Vokoun and Brad Richards: Burnside: Good day, my friend. Hope you pack your woolies for your trip to Calgary. I am en route to Minnesota and Ch...

With the Dallas Stars continuing to slide in the Pacific Division and Western Conference standings, Scott Burnside and Pierre LeBrun debate what GM Joe Nieuwendyk will do with Brad Richards: Burnside: Well, there was another night of shifting play...