NHL's salary cap increases by $100K to $56.8 million
The NHL's salary cap for next season will be $56.8 million, a source told ESPN.com on Friday.
View ArticleWeekend 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 ArticleTrophy Tracker: Jack Adams
Thankfully, the Jack Adams Award is one NHL trophy I don't get to officially vote on. That honor is bestowed to members of the NHL Broadcasters' Assoc...
View ArticleFor LeBrun, West moments were best
And here we are, my last blog of the 2011-12 season, my summer vacation upon me. And what better way to say goodbye for the summer than to look bac...
View ArticleBlack Thursday disappoints idle players
Andy McDonald was driving to the rink in St. Louis on Thursday morning, instead of heading to a pregame skate in Denver where his Blues would have bee...
View ArticleNew Jackets GM Kekalainen gets his shot
Jarmo Kekalainen finally gets his chance. The Finnish hockey executive, who spent time bolstering the lineups of the Ottawa Senators and St. Louis ...
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 Article2013 NHL Stanley Cup playoffs -- Pierre LeBrun reveals favorite postseason...
Hard hits, harsh words and huge performances: Pierre LeBrun lists his favorite moments from the 2013 NHL playoffs
View ArticleRumblings: Avs want to keep pair; suitors chase Spezza, Kesler, Thornton
The Colorado Avalanche are at an interesting crossroads in their rebirth as a buzzworthy team. They've won back some of their fan base after a surp...
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: Blues almost went for more
The St. Louis Blues made quite the splash Tuesday, signing the most coveted center on the unrestricted free-agent market, Paul Stastny. Just imagin...
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 -- Chris Pronger had a rough ride on his way to the Hockey Hall of Fame
Small-town boy Chris Pronger overcome adversity and poor choices to become one of the game's best and earn an obvious place in the Hockey Hall of Fame.
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