Rant answers: Two sides to Zdeno Chara hit
Something about the month of March and angry hockey fans. Terrific rants this week, people. Let's take a look: Caesar9682: I think it's really path...
View ArticleLeBrun: Managing ice time for top players will be key this season
Making sure your top lines don't get too much ice time will be key during this shortened season, writes Pierre LeBrun.
View ArticleBruins' forecheck the key to the series
CHICAGO -- The contrasting styles of the Boston Bruins and Chicago Blackhawks have a specific, intersecting point that will essentially decide the Sta...
View ArticleHawks' depth players make the difference
CHICAGO -- Pretty sure if you would have told the Boston Bruins before Wednesday night's marathon Stanley Cup opener that Jonathan Toews, Patrick Kane...
View ArticleWhy the low-wattage playoff power plays?
CHICAGO -- Who took the "power" out of power play? The man advantage sure hasn't lived up to its name the past few years, at least when it comes to...
View Article2013 NHL playoffs - LeBrun: Claude Julien and Joel Quenneville unquestionably...
Bruins coach Claude Julien and Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville have more than just Stanley Cup titles in common, writes Pierre LeBrun.
View ArticleGame 2 proved this series is going the distance
CHICAGO -- Nearly 10 periods of hockey through two games of the Stanley Cup finals and one thing is crystal clear. There's almost nothing to choose...
View ArticleWill the Bruins' fourth line re-emerge?
BOSTON -- The Boston Bruins were still contemplating Monday what to do about a fourth line that has been lost in the shuffle during the Stanley Cup fi...
View ArticleHawks scrambling for answers after Game 3
BOSTON -- The preamble to this year's Stanley Cup finals was about two contrasting styles: the heavy, punishing Boston Bruins versus the speedy Chicag...
View ArticleFirewagon Hawks return with a vengence
BOSTON -- Somewhere in Manhattan Beach, Calif., on Wednesday night, the Los Angeles Kings had to be thinking that the team they lost to in the Western...
View ArticleConn Smythe faves: The Cup finalists
BOSTON -- Four games into the Stanley Cup finals, there's a bit of movement in our Conn Smythe Trophy candidate list, keeping in mind that this award ...
View ArticleMVP Kane peaked at the right time
BOSTON -- Patrick Kane looked like a lost puppy. It was June 5, on the eve of Game 4 in the Western Conference finals, and the Chicago Blackhawks' ...
View ArticleCanada's no-ice practices a success
CALGARY, Alberta -- Team Canada wrapped up its three-day Olympic camp with more "walk-through" practices Tuesday, and, while it has been unusual to se...
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 ArticleNHL - Handing out the midseason awards
Pierre LeBrun hands out ESPN.com's midseason awards, including a no-brainer for MVP and crowded fields in the Vezina and Jack Adams races.
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