NHL: 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...
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Before the playoffs start, Pierre LeBrun takes a look at this summer's unrestricted free-agent crop.
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I'm looking forward to joining the Red Wings-Sharks second-round series Monday in Detroit, but in the meantime, some observations from three time zone...
View ArticleWings-Sharks: LeBrun's Game 2 breakdown
I'm off to Detroit in the morning to catch up with the Wings-Sharks series, and judging from what I watched on TV on Sunday, Detroit is going to need ...
View ArticleSharks-Wings report: Detroit's uphill battle
DETROIT -- The road ahead for the Red Wings doesn't get any harder than this. "We just have to get ready for that next game," Wings captain Nicklas...
View Article2011 Stanley Cup Playoffs: Detroit Red Wings look to avoid sweep against San...
Detroit's series against San Jose isn't over yet, but the question was inevitable: If the Red Wings are swept, is Game 4 the last we'll see of Nicklas Lidstrom and other veterans?
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 ArticleSharks-Wings: Sharks' rally not enough
DETROIT -- The San Jose Sharks nearly pulled out another great comeback. Down 3-0 to the Wings on Friday night, the Sharks has a shot at the series...
View ArticleWings-Sharks: Notable absences, getting defensive and Twitter
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- The Twitter world lost one of the better NHL players on Saturday when Sharks winger Devin Setoguchi decided to pull the plug on hi...
View ArticleGame 5 wrap: Wings win, but still hurting
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Johan Franzen didn't play a shift in the third period Sunday night. "He kind of tweaked his ankle," said Red Wings coach Mike B...
View ArticleSharks-Wings: Pavel Datsyuk mesmerizes
DETROIT -- Pavel Datsyuk was at it again Tuesday night, his gorgeous cross-ice pass to Valterri Filppula for the game winner leaving you gasping for a...
View ArticleSharks can find inspiration from Canucks
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Two weeks ago, the Vancouver Canucks arrived home facing a Game 7 many people didn't think they were going to win. After blowing a...
View ArticleWings-Sharks: Decision time for Lidstrom
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- You couldn't help but wonder as the final seconds ticked away Thursday night whether you were witnessing the final game for Nickla...
View Article2012 Stanley Cup playoffs - Those calm and cool New Jersey Devils get their...
Even with the talk of the 1942 Leafs echoing in their ears, the aura of calmness exuded by the Devils starts at the top with GM Lou Lamoriello, writes Pierre LeBrun.
View ArticleTime for a defenseman to win Conn Smythe Trophy
TAMPA, Fla. -- There have been 49 winners of the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP since the award was first handed out in 1965. A defenseman has w...
View ArticleNHL - 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs - Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang...
Pressuring -- as in, bodychecking -- the puck-carrying defenseman on the dump-in is a tactic that's been around since the days of Bobby Orr. And the Penguins' Kris Letang is ready for it.
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 Article2011 Stanley Cup Playoffs: Detroit Red Wings look to avoid sweep against San...
Detroit's series against San Jose isn't over yet, but the question was inevitable: If the Red Wings are swept, is Game 4 the last we'll see of Nicklas Lidstrom and other veterans?
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.
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