sports.espn.go.com - 12/28/2008
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Posted by Pierre LeBrun You may remember we recently talked about next season's plans for the NHL to have six teams open the regular season in Europe. It may still happen, but we are told the Premiere Games in Europe are hanging in the balance. We won't bother you with all the details, but ...
sports.espn.go.com - 12/30/2008
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Posted by Pierre LeBrun CHICAGO -- It wasn't
quite Claude Lemieux after five years away from the
game, but skating for the first time in 15 months was a comeback story of my own Tuesday. Wonky knee aside, it was a thrill to hit the ice at Wrigley ...
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sports.espn.go.com - 12/22/2008
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Posted by Pierre LeBrun We hate to be
Captain Negative today, but you can't underestimate the news
out of Columbus, where the Blue Jackets announced Monday that impressive rookie center Derick Brassard is out for the year. He's having surgery in ...
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sports.espn.go.com - 12/29/2008
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Posted by Pierre LeBrun Claude Lemieux still has
a long way to go before his NHL comeback
becomes a reality, but the 43-year-old winger inched closer to his improbable goal Monday when the San Jose Sharks signed him to a two-way contract for the ...
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LeBrun discusses European opener issues, the 'teams can retain salary in trades' proposal, and the next BoG meeting
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... regarding several contentious NHL-NHLPA-related issues in his Sunday blog entry on ESPN.com: December 28, ESPN : You may remember we recently talked about next season's plans for the NHL to have six teams open the regular season in Europe. It may still happen, but we are told the Premiere Games in Europe are hanging in the balance. We won't bother you with all the details, but essentially the NHL and NHL Players' Association are in a heated battle over collective bargaining agreement issues (revenue-related), governing the games in Europe and the next World Cup of Hockey ...
The Latest Trade/Signing Talk
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from Pierre LeBrun of ESPN,
• Caps center Michael Nylander has been on the trade block almost all season, but word out of Washington is that suddenly the team isn’t quite as keen to move him. He still could very well be moved before the March 4 trade deadline, but the sense is that Caps GM George McPhee isn’t as sold on it as he was before. A big reason is that the Caps are playing so well, so why mess with a good thing?…
• The Los Angeles Kings seem to be turning a corner this season with their rebuilding efforts, and we wouldn’t be surprised if they were to make a major splash July 1 to bolster their ...
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