Making the case for our MVP picks
Scott Burnside and Pierre LeBrun, ESPN.comThis year marks the first time the Hart Trophy has three Russian finalists: Pavel Datsyuk, Evgeni Malkin and Alex Ovechkin. But our experts believe it's a two-man race. Scott Burnside and Pierre LeBrun make the case for their MVP votes.
Story | Conversation | June 18, 2009Our top moments from awards night
Scott Burnside and Pierre LeBrun, ESPN.comFrom Mother Russia to the Bruins' hat trick of hardware, our experts break down NHL awards night in Las Vegas.
Story | Conversation | June 18, 2009Game 7: Keys to victory for Pens, Wings
Scott Burnside and Pierre LeBrun, ESPN.comHeading into tonight's Game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals, here are five things each team needs to do to win.
Story | Conversation | June 12, 2009Close to the Cup? Sidney Crosby hasn't even taken a picture next to famed trophy
Scott Burnside and Pierre LeBrunDETROIT -- If Sidney Crosby is presented the Stanley Cup on Friday night, it will mark the first time he's...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 11, 2009Why these Cup finals are different
Scott Burnside and Pierre LeBrun, ESPN.comYes, on the surface, this year's Cup finals could be viewed as a carbon copy of the 2008 edition. But look a little closer, and you'll see the differences.
Story | Conversation | June 03, 2009Game 2 preview: Crosby a headhunter? Wings' Babcock thinks so
Scott Burnside and Pierre LeBrun...to his advantage, and it's no coincidence that for the second straight day, he poked Sidney Crosby yet again with a head-hunting charge. "To me, the battle they had going last night...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 31, 2009Crosby to Hossa, beards to bears
Scott Burnside and Pierre LeBrun, ESPN.comFrom Crosby to Hossa, from rookies to gray beards, here's the latest from the Wings and Penguins heading into Saturday's Cup finals opener.
Story | Conversation | May 30, 2009Abdelkader makes most of limited time in Game 1; bad blood between Crosby and Maltby?
Scott Burnside and Pierre LeBrun...line because they don't play a fourth line," Babcock said. "So, when you've got [Sidney] Crosby and [Evgeni] Malkin coming all the time, you know, I basically told Abby in the first...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 30, 2009First-period report: Another slow, sloppy start from Capitals
Scott Burnside and Pierre LeBrun...Sergei Gonchar. His half slap-half pass bounced off a Washington defender in the slot to Sidney Crosby, who remarkably played the puck from his right skate blade to his stick and buried it...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 13, 2009Second-period report: Mistakes catch up with Caps
Scott Burnside and Pierre LeBrun...back and protect their 2-0 lead, came out firing again, scoring 28 seconds in after Sidney Crosby resisted the obvious play to the net on an odd-man rush and found Bill Guerin...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 13, 2009Who is the MVP front-runner?
Scott Burnside and Pierre LeBrun, ESPN.comWho will win this season's MVP award? Evgeni Malkin? Alex Ovechkin? Scott Burnside and Pierre LeBrun debate who should take home the Hart and other NHL trophies.
Story | Conversation | March 20, 2009Which trades will have best impact
Scott Burnside and Pierre LeBrun, ESPN.comWinners? Losers? Scott Burnside and Pierre LeBrun grade the impact of Wednesday's top deals.
Story | Conversation | March 04, 2009TOP SEARCHES IN NOVEMBER
Bowl Projections tops ESPN.com searches in November. Did "sidney crosby" make the list?