Second-period report: Penguins hang on after losing captain Sidney Crosby
Pierre LeBrun...up 2-0 on a pair of Maxime Talbot goals despite the loss of injured superstar Sidney Crosby? This is why people watch this game. You just never, ever know what will happen. Brad...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 12, 2009Postgame notes: Sid gets the big call from prime minister; Cup back with Staals
Pierre LeBrunDETROIT -- NHL senior PR man Frank Brown handed a phone over to Sidney Crosby during Friday night's Stanley Cup on-ice celebrations at Joe Louis Arena. It was none...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 12, 2009Don't think this is the end for Detroit
Pierre LeBrun, ESPN.comThere are many parallels between these Cup finals and the Islanders and Oilers in 1983-84, but this being the end of Detroit's greatness isn't one of them.
Story | Conversation | June 12, 2009Red Wings pregame report: Win or lose, Detroit has escaped Stanley Cup hangover
Pierre LeBrunDETROIT -- Win or lose tonight, the Wings have beat the Cup hangover from last season, something teams in recent years have not been able to do. Tampa...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 12, 2009Finals' Game 7 new thing for Wings
Pierre LeBrun, ESPN.comThe Wings have the experience, they are still the defending champs, they are still the NHL's modern-day dynasty, but they have no more Game 7 experience in the Cup finals than the Pens.
Story | Conversation | June 11, 2009A fitting end to an exciting postseason
Pierre LeBrun, ESPN.comFor a postseason that has given us some of the best hockey we've seen in years, it's only fitting that it all ends with a Game 7 between the Penguins and Red Wings.
Story | Conversation | June 10, 2009Home team wins again in Cup finals
Pierre LeBrun...that year was rookie Ken Dryden, who just happens to be the childhood hero of Troy Crosby, Sidney Crosby's father. We're just saying … Racking up the games Nicklas Lidstrom played in...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 09, 2009Second-period report: Penguins get rare shot production against Red Wings
Pierre LeBrun...Datsyuk might do that. But Datsyuk and Zetterberg were back together late in the period. Meanwhile, Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin had a shift together near the end of the period, but couldn't...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 09, 2009Datsyuk returns ... and then some
Pierre LeBrun, ESPN.comPavel Datsyuk returned to the Wings' lineup Saturday night, and boy did the Hart Trophy nominee make quite the statement.
Story | Conversation | June 06, 2009First-period report: Flying start to Game 5; Datsyuk looks strong
Pierre LeBrun...Burnside: Agreed, Pierre; that goal has to be stopped. The goal came on the rush after Sidney Crosby made a nice play along the goal line to try a surprise shot from a bad...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 06, 2009Part of Pens' plan out of Ducks' book
Pierre LeBrun, ESPN.comThe Penguins have climbed back into these Cup finals, and they've done so in part by stealing a page out of the Anaheim Ducks' playbook: hit any Red Wings player that moves.
Story | Conversation | June 05, 2009What to watch for in Game 4: Lineup changes, Pens' scoring, Wings' fatigue
Pierre LeBrun...the Stanley Cup finals between the Detroit Red Wings and Pittsburgh Penguins: 1. The Henrik Zetterberg-Sidney Crosby showdown, Part IV The Wings' star center has had the better of the Pens' star center...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 04, 2009Second-period report: One of the best periods ever
Pierre LeBrun...the most lethal combination in the NHL you could imagine in that situation: Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby. No. 71's first pass attempt was blocked, but he got it back and deftly found...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 04, 2009Pens' energy rattles Wings in Game 4
Pierre LeBrun, ESPN.comIn Thursday's Game 4, the Red Wings looked like a frazzled, tired group. But if one club can overcome such a loss, it's the defending Cup champs.
Story | Conversation | June 04, 2009First-period report: Pens feed off energy, but Wings stay patient
Pierre LeBrun...even supposed to be on the ice, forgetting to go to the bench and change once Sidney Crosby's line came on the ice. Sometimes good things happen, even on mistakes. Speaking of mistakes...
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