2014-15 NHL season preview -- Predicting the league's award winners
Pierre LeBrun offers up his predictions for the NHL's major awards in 2014-15, including two trophies for Steven Stamkos.
View ArticleNHL -- Top moments of the calendar year 2014
Trade-deadline deals, playoff upsets and heartbreak also stood out from the calendar year
View ArticleNHL -- Nashville Predators dominate midseason award picks
Predators stars Shea Weber, Pekka Rinne and Peter Laviolette lead award categories at midseason, but Ryan Getzlaf is front-runner for MVP, writes Pierre LeBrun.
View ArticleNHL -- World Cup of Hockey format draws interesting reaction from players
A new format for the World Cup that excludes Slovakia, Switzerland didn't bring the expected outrage from All-Stars in Columbus, writes Pierre LeBrun.
View ArticleLeBrun: Third-quarter award winners
We're hitting the three-quarter mark of the season, meaning it's time to pick our leading award candidates, writes Pierre LeBrun.
View ArticleYoung Lightning team still learning how to win in playoffs
MONTREAL -- A year ago, Patrick Roy unleashed an emotional and fascinating rant, part history lesson and part cover for his young Colorado Avalanche t...
View ArticleThrilling Cup finals helping NHL reverse alarming trend
CHICAGO -- The rich potential for this Stanley Cup finals to capture our imagination got a boost with a Game 2 gem that took your breath away. "Yea...
View ArticleMorning 3-on-3 - Connor McDavid scores but the pressure will continue
In Tuesday's Morning 3-on-3, we assess rookie Connor McDavid's first career NHL goal, which produced much relief but won't end the scrutiny he'll face all season long in hockey-mad Edmonton.
View Article#NHLrank: Auditing the Top 100 players
We revealed our Top 100 NHL players for this season a few days ago. Now Scott Burnside and Pierre LeBrun tell you what they would change about the lis...
View ArticleMorning 3-on-3 -- Which division will win the NHL's new All-Star Game format
The NHL has changed the way All-Star teams will be selected and compete, and in Thursday's Morning 3-on-3 we pick our own teams and the eventual winner of the new 3-on-3 tournament.
View ArticleNHL - Morning 3-on-3 -- What to make of the Eastern Conference playoff race
The Flyers and Hurricanes are hanging around in a crowded Eastern Conference playoff race. In Monday's Morning 3-on-3, we assess their chances and those of other notable squads out East.
View ArticleSidney Crosby, Jonathan Toews among dozen Olympic returnees on Team Canada's...
Team Canada's first 16 World Cup roster includes many familiar names, among them Sidney Crosby, Jonathan Toews and netminder Carey Price, who was selected despite being injured.
View ArticleNHL - Morning 3-on-3 -- Is Sidney Crosby a serious Hart Trophy candidate?
Sidney Crosby has come alive in recent weeks, leading the way at both ends of the ice as the Penguins chase a playoff spot. Does that put him in the Hart Trophy conversation?
View ArticleNHL - Morning 3-on-3 -- Will injury derail the Tampa Bay Lightning?
The Lightning have lost key defenseman Anton Stralman, perhaps for the entirety of any postseason run. We discuss whether his injury will derail Tampa Bay's hopes for another deep playoff push.
View ArticleNHL - Who's the NHL's MVP? Sidney Crosby and Patrick Kane are the top Hart...
Although Jamie Benn, Ben Bishop, Joe Thornton, Braden Holtby and Alex Ovechkin can make compelling cases, the NHL's MVP award is a two-horse race between Patrick Kane and Sidney Crosby.
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