LeBrun: Game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals new territory for Detroit Red Wings
The 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.
View ArticleWeekend roundup: Boudreau staying, where Yzerman could be going and when NHL...
Enough already with the Bruce Boudreau speculation. The Washington Capitals coach is not going to get fired for his team's first-round upset loss to M...
View Article2010 NHL playoffs -- Detroit Red Wings are out of playoffs, but all is not...
So, is this the end of an era, or simply a reset moment in Detroit? Well, that depends on Nicklas Lidstrom. Red Wings GM Ken Holland once joked to m...
View ArticleWest finals breakdown: San Jose Sharks versus Chicago Blackhawks
The West's two powerhouses, San Jose and Chicago, are set to meet in the conference finals. And while the series is evenly matched, it's hard for Pierre LeBrun to bet against the Hawks.
View ArticleNHL: Steve Yzerman leaves Detroit Red Wings to take Tampa Bay Lightning GM post
With a four-year degree in management from Red Wings University plus a Team Canada elective on his résumé, Steve Yzerman was ready to enter ...
View Article2011 Stanley Cup Playoffs: Detroit Red Wings' Nicklas Lidstrom saves...
As retirement talk swirled around Nicklas Lidstrom, the Red Wings captain chose to do all of his talking on the ice in Game 4.
View ArticleCountdown to July 1: Latest rumblings on Kaberle, Jagr, Stamkos, Bryzgalov, more
There's no rest for the Stanley Cup champs, or at least for the architect of the NHL titleholders. Bruins GM Peter Chiarelli took a break from meeting...
View Article2012 Stanley Cup playoffs: Phoenix Coyotes goalie Mike Smith playing well in...
After bouncing around from team to team in his career, goalie Mike Smith seems to have found his spot with the Phoenix Coyotes, writes Pierre LeBrun.
View Article2013 NHL playoffs - LeBrun: Patrick Sharp as important as anyone to Hawks
Versatile forward Patrick Sharp is as big a part of Chicago's story as any of the Blackhawks' star players, writes Pierre LeBrun
View ArticleRumblings: Marchand's antics, Senators' young D-man, Team Canada's scouting
Brad Marchand's antics in Vancouver didn't sit well with the Boston Bruins. Boston's coaching staff and management were not enamored with his kissi...
View Article2014 Stanley Cup finals: Los Angeles Kings Drew Doughty and Jeff Carter pull...
Drew Doughty and Jeff Carter join the rare club of those who have won an Olympic gold medal and a Stanley Cup in the same year, Pierre LeBrun writes.
View ArticleNHL - 2015 Stanley Cup playoffs - New York Rangers vs. Tampa Bay Lightning
Two Eastern Conference titans go head-to-head with all sorts of storylines to keep track of. Which team will move on to the finals?
View ArticleOld man Morrow bringing experience to young Lightning
NEW YORK -- It was at a team dinner on the eve of the playoffs last month where Brenden Morrow shared his story with his young Tampa Bay Lightning tea...
View ArticleGretzky a big fan of leadership styles of captains Toews, Stamkos
TAMPA, Fla. -- The two captains are separated by just two years, and certainly both are all-world talents, but in the sense of having been there and d...
View ArticleNHL -- 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs - Los Angeles Kings-San Jose Sharks series...
Those not on the West Coast might want to stay up late this week, because we've got major plot developments between Los Angeles and San Jose that could have serious consequences in the playoffs.
View ArticleNHL -- 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs -- San Jose Sharks' Marc-Edouard Vlasic...
He might not be a household name or make flashy, highlight-reel plays, but Sharks defenseman Marc-Edouard Vlasic is doing all the little things right and holding his own against Sidney Crosby.
View ArticleRumblings: What's the deal on Subban, Stamkos and Lucic?
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- We interrupt the Stanley Cup finals for a little gossip from in and around the NHL. For starters, I am asked so often by fans a...
View ArticleRumblings: Does Marc-Andre Fleury have a future in Pittsburgh?
On the night of June 15, 2015, Chicago Blackhawks GM Stan Bowman and key playoff performer Brandon Saad were in a mid-ice embrace as their Original Si...
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