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Crunching numbers after Homestead
Matt Willis...four major sports (MLB, NFL, NBA, NHL), no team had pulled off a four-peat since Wayne Gretzky's Edmonton Oilers of the early 1980s. In the NBA, you have to go to Red...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 24, 2009Recchi milestone aids cause
Matt Kalman...his first goal in black and gold. Recchi, 41, is a mere 1,063 assists behind Wayne Gretzky for the all-time lead. More realistically, he could move up a couple of slots from...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 10, 2009Crawford: Neal could return Tuesday for Stars
Richard DurrettMarc Crawford said Stars forward James Neal should be ready to practice on Tuesday. Neal missed the last two games with a pulled groin. The Stars do...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 09, 2009Hull an easy Hall of Fame choice
Richard Durrett...s that easy. Hull's 741 regular-season goals put him third in the NHL behind Wayne Gretzky and Gordie Howe, still the only two players with more than 800. He had the 86...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 09, 2009Steve Yzerman says 2010 Team Canada roster 'starting to take shape'
Pierre LeBrunSteve Yzerman doesn't have a red suit and a white beard, but you can bet he's making his list and checking it twice. And these days, Santa Claus does...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 29, 2009The numbers don't lie: An in-depth look at the Sharks-Capitals matchup
ESPN.com...goals since Mario Lemieux in 1995-96 (69). The 164-point plateau was last passed by Wayne Gretzky in 1988-89 (168). If any player can pull off the feat, it seems Ovechkin can...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 15, 2009Crunching numbers for California
Matt Willis...of their choice. The series debuted this week with "King's Ransom," telling the story of Wayne Gretzky's trade from the Edmonton Oilers to the Los Angeles Kings in the NHL. I knew...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 08, 2009The twist in Rob Niedermayer as a Devil and more
Pierre LeBrunWho 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, 2009Star-athletes-turned-coaches: Where Wayne Gretzky ranks
ESPN.comWayne Gretzky isn't the only star athlete to switch to coaching after his playing career was over...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 24, 2009Fallout from Gretzky's resignation: Why did he leave Phoenix now?
Pierre LeBrunThe fallout from Wayne Gretzky's resignation as coach and managing partner of the Phoenix Coyotes began in earnest Thursday. Why...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 24, 2009GM Maloney optimistic (for now) amid ownership mess, Gretzky's absence
Pierre LeBrun...straight ... Theo Fleury and Jason Allison were on the ice as NHL training camps opened, but Wayne Gretzky wasn't? Strange start to the NHL season, isn't it? It's sickening to see...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 14, 2009Canada camp, Day 4: Pre-scrimmage talk, Sabres in numbers and the real Canada-U.S. rivalry
Scott Burnside and Pierre LeBrun...a different direction. I go back to that '87 Canada Cup, and next thing you know, [Wayne] Gretzky and [Mario] Lemieux are on a line, and it was probably never talked about before they...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 27, 2009Shane Doan's message to Jim Balsillie: Give Phoenix a chance
Pierre LeBrunCALGARY, Alberta -- Writing a Phoenix Coyotes blog wasn't the first thing I thought of after today's session at the Canadian Olympic orientation camp,...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 26, 2009Canada camp, Day 1: Early line combinations and a new-look defense
Scott Burnside...was a packed building there in Kelowna with a lot of people watching. I remember seeing Wayne Gretzky up in the stands. Just to be a part of that now and actually be one...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 24, 2009Pressure? There's no American equivalent to what Team Canada faces in 2010 Olympics
Pierre LeBrunIf there's a goal that everyone remembers, it was back in ol' 72. We all squeezed the stick and we all pulled the trigger And all I remember was si...
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