Latendresse gives Wild's roster 'big' boost
Pierre LeBrunWhat does it take to make a rare NHL trade in the first quarter of the season? When the Minnesota Wild dealt forward Benoit Pouliot to the Montreal C...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 24, 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, 2009Alexei Kovalev takes his game to the Internet
Pierre LeBrun...differences between Ottawa and Montreal, how badly he felt for former teammate Andrei Markov's injury, Sergei Kostitsyn's initial refusal to report to Montreal's AHL club and Daniel Alfredsson's excellent communication...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 06, 2009Ference making progress in return
Matt KalmanWILMINGTON, Mass. -- Although the Boston Bruins managed to force Carolina to seven games after being down 3-1 in last season's Eastern Conference semi...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 21, 2009Kovalev could bounce back for Montreal
Victoria Matiash, Special to ESPN.com...kick in the pants. And history supports the claim he does. As for reports that Andrei Kostitsyn, Sergei Kostitsyn and Roman Hamrlik hung around a man (Pasquale Mangiola) recently arrested on criminal charges (conspiracy...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 21, 2009Centennial bash turns into nightmare in Montreal
Pierre LeBrun...of course, was the front-page stunner from French newspaper La Presse that connected the Kostitsyn brothers, Andrei and Sergei, to an alleged member of an organized crime ring who recently was arrested on drug...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 20, 2009Power-play woes key to Canadiens' struggles
John Pereira, Special to ESPN.com...two teams really are. One day after asking Alexei Kovalev to stay at home and sending Sergei Kostitsyn to the AHL, Montreal lost again, this time in the shootout to the Capitals. The Canadiens...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 19, 2009Richards' pain is Ott's gain
John Pereira, Special to ESPN.com...Les Jackson and Brett Hull before the season began that by Feb. 18 they would be without Sergei Zubov, Brenden Morrow, Sean Avery and Brad Richards, they might not have bothered icing a team. But...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 18, 2009GM Bob Gainey's message sent loud and clear to Canadiens' dressing room
Pierre LeBrun...deadline to step up their offers to Atlanta. On Tuesday, he sent gifted but inconsistent forward Sergei Kostitsyn to the AHL. "Enough is enough, kid," might have been Gainey's message. "We know you...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 17, 2009Revenge outing shows fantasy value
Sean Allen, Special to ESPN.comIt's often said that revenge is a dish best served cold. Atlanta's Rich Peverley certainly heaped out a decent portion to the Predators and the home c...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 18, 2009Young Filatov records hat trick
Sean Allen, Special to ESPN.comApparently nobody told Nikita Filatov that he was no longer playing in the World Junior Championship. Columbus' Filatov, whose slick hands made him a...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 11, 2009Thursday recap: Ryan goes crazy … Pens' woes continue
E.J. Hradek...league suspension for pushing linesman Scott Cherrey in the aftermath of an altercation with Canadiens forward Sergei Kostitsyn. The incident occurred in the final minutes of the Habs' decisive 6-2 win at the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 09, 2009Kovalchuk ready to break out
Victoria Matiash, Special to ESPN.com...notch is Robert Lang. The lone veteran presence on the Habs' second line with young lads Sergei Kostitsyn and Matt D'Agostini, it's up to Lang to provide the team with more balanced...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 03, 2009Ottawa's five goals not a sign
Sean Allen, Special to ESPN.comContinuing the theme from Saturday's Fantasy Hockey Blog, Ottawa coach Craig Hartsburg finally got some offense after raking, re-shuffling and dealing...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 21, 2008Reunited, and it feels so good
Jim Wilkie...Lately, the Habs' hottest line has been captain Saku Koivu in between Matt D'Agostini and Andrei Kostitsyn. That line has produced seven goals, eight assists and a plus-14 in the past five games...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 10, 2008TOP SEARCHES IN OCTOBER
NFL Expert Picks tops ESPN.com searches in October. Did "sergei kostitsyn" make the list?
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