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Pierre LeBrunGripe, gripe, gripe ... that's all you guys do. Oh, wait a minute, I keep asking you every week to do just that! Here's a look at the ones I liked the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 25, 2009Why Luongo's contract extension is the most significant of the summer
Pierre LeBrun...significant signing this summer than Wednesday's 12-year contract extension between Roberto Luongo and the Vancouver Canucks. Super-elite NHL netminders are like super-elite NFL quarterbacks -- there are only a handful of...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 02, 2009Luongo talks ongoing, but sides close to deal
Pierre LeBrunReports surfaced again this week that Roberto Luongo and the Vancouver Canucks are on the verge of a multiyear contract extension. Some media outlets prematurely reported that it...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 01, 2009Tuesday rumblings: Heatley-to-Oilers deal? Things put on hold
Pierre LeBrunNHL Rumor Central Get all the latest trade talk and free-agency buzz right here at Rumor Central. • NHL Rumor Central 12:35 a.m. ET (...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 30, 2009Sedin twins' agent, Canucks GM Gillis run into each other on flight
Pierre LeBrun...he hopped on a plane headed to Stockholm on Sunday evening and saw none other than Vancouver Canucks GM Mike Gillis on the same flight. Surprise because the agent figured talks were likely dead...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 29, 2009Day 2 draft buzz: Teams calling Detroit about Hossa; latest on Sedin twins, Khabibulin
Pierre LeBrun...keeps ticking toward Wednesday's start of free agency, and the Sedin twins remain unsigned by Vancouver. Canucks GM Mike Gillis and the agent for the twins, J.P. Barry, met late Friday night...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 27, 2009Players hope to receive invites to Olympic camps
Pierre LeBrun...people on hand at the Palms on Thursday night and think about the possible Olympic ties. Vancouver Canucks teammates Roberto Luongo and Ryan Kesler were standing together about an hour before the awards show...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 19, 2009Contract talks for the Sedin twins take interesting turn
Pierre LeBrunLAS VEGAS -- We got a note from a source tonight that contract talks between the Vancouver Canucks and the Sedin twins have taken an interesting turn, although both sides are still at a...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 18, 2009Canucks' Vigneault challenges his stars to 'get to the next level' tonight
Pierre LeBrunCHICAGO -- The heat is on the Vancouver Canucks, and that was evident from Alain Vigneault's morning press availability today at United Center. The...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 11, 2009Kyle Wellwood? A third-line checker? Who knew!
Pierre LeBrun...for him right now and playing a two-way game on the third line for the Vancouver Canucks. Wellwood confirmed to me today it is indeed him filling that role in these playoffs. For...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 07, 2009Postgame check-in from Canucks-Blackhawks
Pierre LeBrun...goal 8:32 into the second period was nearly the game-winner. "I was hopin'," said the Canucks tough guy. It was the first NHL playoff goal of his career, which isn't surprising for...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 07, 2009Pyatt on return: 'I wasn't even sure if I'd even get back on skates'
Pierre LeBrun...ago, Taylor Pyatt didn't envision himself playing a game in the Stanley Cup playoffs. The Vancouver Canucks forward didn't envision himself playing, period. On April 2, his world changed forever with the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 06, 2009Here's why a second Toronto-area team would work, with or without Jim Balsillie
Pierre LeBrun...believe I had time to conduct this study before going off to the Chicago Blackhawks and Vancouver Canucks practices Wednesday. A few things in the NHL annoy me, such as hockey being played in...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 06, 2009Sami Salo reveals the truth behind his mystery injury ... sort of
Pierre LeBrunCHICAGO -- Finnish blueliner Sami Salo made himself available to the media and he may have delivered the line of the playoffs. When pressed by a Chic...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 06, 2009Latest on Canucks injuries; West teams also caught up in Ovie-Sid mania
Pierre LeBrunCHICAGO -- Forward Pavol Demitra of the Vancouver Canucks was out for Game 3 on Tuesday night, and may be longer, with an undisclosed injury...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 05, 2009TOP SEARCHES IN NOVEMBER
Bowl Projections tops ESPN.com searches in November. Did "vancouver canucks" make the list?