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Pierre LeBrun...the player turned away from the hit (implying he deserved to be knocked out) and every time Crosby drops the gloves against players who would never punch him back, he is acclaimed for his tenacious...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 08, 2009Guerin: Early test came at right time
Pierre LeBrun...back. They're back in the hunt for first place in the Eastern Conference and captain Sidney Crosby is back near the top of the NHL scoring race. Yep, things are where they should...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 03, 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, 2009Gonchar and Savard injuries affect Pens, Bruins
Pierre LeBrun...up any shortcomings. Overall, this is a team that is playing the best hockey of the Sidney Crosby era, buoyed by the confidence it gained from winning its first championship together. Will they miss...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 21, 2009Penguins find defensive answer in Jay McKee
Pierre LeBrun...that night he had little chance of keeping Scuderi. That's because seven core Pittsburgh players -- Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Jordan Staal, Sergei Gonchar, Marc-Andre Fleury, Brooks Orpik and Chris Kunitz -- take up...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 12, 2009Concerts, Cup visits, Croatian holidays ... NHLers tell us what they did this summer
Pierre LeBrun...that was an unbelievable night," Ovechkin said. "Lots of friends and people there. It was unbelievable." Sidney Crosby? That's an easy one. "Well, the Cup, the couple of days with the Cup," said...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 09, 2009Boudreau on Penguins' Cup win: I couldn't bring myself to cheer for them
Pierre LeBrun...I may as well use it." Boudreau's cell phone was buzzing last Friday night after Sidney Crosby put the big silver trophy over his head. "Without a word of a lie, I had...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 17, 2009Second-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, 2009Crosby on Penguins' bench to start 3rd
Pierre LeBrun, ESPN.comPittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby appeared to injure his left knee in a collision along the boards with Detroit Red Wings forward Johan Franzen.
Story | 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...
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