First-round breakdown: New Jersey Devils versus Philadelphia Flyers
This is not the first-round matchup the Devils likely wanted. But despite the Flyers' grit and experience, Martin Brodeur and Ilya Kovalchuk will be the difference for New Jersey.
View Article2010 NHL playoffs: It's beginning to look a lot like 1993
1. It was an innocent tweet on my part, just a random thought, and the responses came flooding in from Habs fans. I wondered after Max Lapierre-turn...
View ArticleFive Things We Learned: Bad karma for Flyers; are goalies that important in...
1. Flyers fans, this is what happens when one of your own decides to slash the car tires of a veteran and respected hockey writer (Pat Hickey of the M...
View ArticleNHL: Nicklas Lidstrom is expected to make decision on future this upcoming week
CHICAGO -- We spent a few hours on the phone Saturday in preparation for Hot Stove on "Hockey Night in Canada." Here's some items of note for you puck...
View Article2010 Stanley Cup finals: Philadelphia Flyers can't escape the goaltending...
It wouldn't be the Philadelphia Flyers if there wasn't a goaltending controversy, and the drama unfolded on the eve of Game 2 against the Chicago Blackhawks.
View ArticleNHL free agency: Ilya Kovalchuk, Evgeni Nabokov top this year's free-agent list
PHILADELPHIA -- The NHL's free-agent market opens in just less than a month, so we thought we'd check in with a few GMs after their meeting Wednesday ...
View ArticleNHL free agents: Top players who could hit market in 2011 and 2012
Before the playoffs start, Pierre LeBrun takes a look at this summer's unrestricted free-agent crop.
View ArticleFirst-round breakdown: Anaheim Ducks versus Nashville Predators
The Nashville Predators and Anaheim Ducks meet for the first time in the NHL playoffs, two clubs with different makeups and styles of play. The Ducks...
View ArticleNHL: Five reasons Chicago Blackhawks are so good
Pierre LeBrun looks at five reasons the Chicago Blackhawks are so good.
View Article2013 NHL playoffs - LeBrun: Bryan Bickell's emergence is key for the Chicago...
Bryan Bickell's development as a versatile force is key for the Chicago Blackhawks, and could also present a dilemma for them, writes Pierre LeBrun.
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