Weekend notebook: surprises of 2011-12
In the spirit of the holiday break, we bring you a six-pack of players who have been surprises for their respective teams this season: Brian Elli...
View ArticleTrade rumblings: Habs move Cammalleri; B's, Devils, Wild have tough decisions
The NHL trade deadline got an early jump Thursday night with the Montreal Canadiens shipping outspoken winger Mike Cammalleri to the Calgary Flames. ...
View ArticleDeadline Debate: Who's getting Nash?
For one week only, we will dissect trade rumors, trying to guide you with what we know. Daily Debate will return next week. How else can we begin b...
View ArticleEdmonton Oilers agree with free agent defenseman Justin Schultz
The Edmonton Oilers have won the Justin Schultz sweepstakes. The club announced it via its Twitter account.
View ArticleSundin-Sakic combo could have dazzled
TORONTO -- As Mats Sundin and Joe Sakic stood side by side Monday wearing their Hockey Hall of Fame jackets, one couldn't help but wonder just how his...
View ArticleNHL realignment proposal adds playoff wild cards, drops league to 4...
The NHL is proposing a new realignment plan which would feature playoff wild-card spots plus see the league go from six divisions to four.
View ArticleThe skinny on who's making the April dance
American Thanksgiving gives us a chance to pause and examine where the NHL season has gone and where it's headed. For some teams, perhaps, it's alread...
View ArticleRumblings: Callahan, Kadri coming up in trade talk; Pens have extra D-men
The chatter has picked up this week as NHL teams prepare more and more for not only the March 5 trade deadline, but also the Feb. 7 Olympic trade free...
View ArticleRumblings: Spezza nixes trade to Predators
PHILADELPHIA -- Perhaps emotionally driven and certainly frustrated, veteran general manager Bryan Murray revealed more than a little after the NHL dr...
View ArticleRumblings: Brodeur eager to go on market
The NHL's all-time winningest netminder was intrigued on the eve of free agency, wondering exactly where he'll end up. "I'm excited and intrigued t...
View Article2014-15 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 -- We predict who's in and who's out of the playoffs
We're at the Christmas break, so it's time to figure out who's the upper crust and who's toast when it comes to the playoffs, writes Pierre LeBrun.
View ArticleHas Leafs' coaching change affected Mike Babcock's future?
Can you imagine what Mike Babcock's phone was like Tuesday morning after news broke of Randy Carlyle's firing in Toronto? But the reality is that i...
View ArticleRumblings: Bettman gives update on salary cap, expansion and outdoor games
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Cap-challenged teams were relieved Saturday to hear from the NHL that the plunging Canadian dollar won't impact the salary cap as mu...
View ArticleRumblings: Leafs listening on Kessel, working on signing Bernier
Phil Kessel's name will be bandied about as much as anyone's in the next week, in part because any trade the Toronto Maple Leafs make would preferably...
View ArticleNHL -- Will Tampa Bay Lightning star Steven Stamkos play in Toronto next season?
Speculation is that if he doesn't get a contract extension, Steven Stamkos will sign with the Maple Leafs in the offseason, so Tuesday night's game was a different sort of homecoming.
View ArticleSources: Maple Leafs front-runner to host 2017 Winter Classic
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- The Toronto Maple Leafs are the front-runner to host the 2017 Winter Classic for their centennial season, although sources say it...
View ArticleNHL -- Pierre LeBrun's Rumblings: Prices down for rental players at trade...
Three weeks away from the trade deadline, it appears rental players won't fetch as high of a return as past seasons.
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