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Shanahan brought it all

Scott Burnside

...on opposing players with his fists. "He would take on the biggest, toughest guy," former teammate Steve Yzerman told ESPN.com on Tuesday. Yzerman recalls Shanahan going to opposing teams and calling players out...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 17, 2009

'Lou's boys' still making their mark

Pierre LeBrun

...year. As they slipped on their Hockey Hall of Fame induction rings Monday morning -- along with Steve Yzerman, Luc Robitaille and Brett Hull -- the great New Jersey general manager and legendary New York defenseman...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 09, 2009

Pressure building for Vincent Lecavalier

Pierre LeBrun

...his better games of the season Tuesday night at Air Canada Centre with Team Canada GM Steve Yzerman and his management staff looking on. The relief on his face after scoring his second goal...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 04, 2009

Modano, Morrow plan to attend Hull ceremony

Richard Durrett

...of Fame on Monday night. Hull, along with defenseman Brian Leetch and forwards Luc Robitaille and Steve Yzerman, will join the Hall. Lou Lamoriello is also being inducted in the "builders" category. Modano and...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 04, 2009

Kessel shows little rust in Toronto debut

Pierre LeBrun

TORONTO -- If first impressions mean anything, welcome to Toronto, Phil Kessel. The 22-year-old star winger was downright dynamite Tuesday night in h...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 03, 2009

You vented ... I'm answering

Pierre LeBrun

...Wings needed to play two-way hockey. So, he had a famous meeting with franchise player Steve Yzerman. "I called Steve in and I said, 'You have a lot of good individual stats, but...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 03, 2009

Steve Yzerman says 2010 Team Canada roster 'starting to take shape'

Pierre LeBrun

Steve Yzerman doesn't have a red suit and a white beard, but you can bet he's...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 29, 2009

Checking in with Messier, Larionov

Pierre LeBrun

...spoke to ESPN.com this week for stories I'm working on featuring Brian Leetch and Steve Yzerman, both scheduled for Hall inductions Nov. 9 along with Brett Hull and Luc Robitaille (my colleague...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 28, 2009

The twist in Rob Niedermayer as a Devil and more

Pierre LeBrun

Who can the forget the handshake line at the end of the 2003 Stanley Cup finals after Scott Niedermayer's New Jersey Devils edged out brother Rob Nied...

Blog Entry | Conversation | September 25, 2009

Name of the game

Jesse Rogers

The Chicago Blackhawks don't do much under the radar these days, especially this past summer. But if one thing qualifies, it's the signing of John Mad...

Blog Entry | Conversation | September 11, 2009

Dan Cleary's comeback receives more validation at Canadian Olympic camp

Pierre LeBrun

...he had a voice mail. It was from Red Wings vice president and Team Canada GM Steve Yzerman. "Oh my god, I have to be honest: I was blown away," Cleary said Thursday as...

Blog Entry | Conversation | August 28, 2009

Team Canada scrimmage blog: Our period-by-period analysis

Scott Burnside and Pierre LeBrun

CALGARY, Alberta -- The four-day Canadian Olympic orientation camp wrapped up Thursday night with a scrimmage between the Red and White Teams at the S...

Blog Entry | Conversation | August 27, 2009

Canada camp, Day 4: Pre-scrimmage talk, Sabres in numbers and the real Canada-U.S. rivalry

Scott Burnside and Pierre LeBrun

...fast if not faster than that. So we got into it quick." Scrimmage time Executive director Steve Yzerman tried to downplay the importance of Thursday's controlled scrimmage. Yet he also acknowledged this will...

Blog Entry | Conversation | August 27, 2009

Green and Robidas: Two defensemen on different paths, but their Olympic goal is the same

Pierre LeBrun

...a team that had the likes of Vincent Lecavalier, Joe Thornton, Brad Richards, Ryan Smyth, Patrick Marleau, Steve Sullivan, Brenden Morrow, Derek Morris, Eric Brewer, Brad Stuart and Wade Redden. For Robidas to make that...

Blog Entry | Conversation | August 26, 2009

Canada camp, Day 1: Early line combinations and a new-look defense

Scott Burnside

...there are bound to be some long shots when you gather 46 players as executive director Steve Yzerman has done ... like Francois Beauchemin. Does it bug the Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman that people consider...

Blog Entry | Conversation | August 24, 2009