Rant answers: Season finale!
And here we are, the final Rants of the season! I'll be on the playoff trail the next two months solely focused on whatever series I'm involved in, so...
View ArticleSharks could sure use a healthy Havlat
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- One player who would certainly help the San Jose Sharks in their bid to crawl out of an 0-2 series deficit is Martin Havlat. Bu...
View ArticleKings splitting Dustin Brown, Anze Kopitar
LOS ANGELES -- The Kings' new forward lines were still a go at the pregame skate Thursday morning, meaning captain Dustin Brown and star center Anze K...
View ArticleKings-Sharks Game 7 could truly go either way
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- Game 7 has a lore not contained by borders. Slovenia's Anze Kopitar made that clear on the eve of his first career NHL sevent...
View ArticleSharks, Kings are beyond pep talks now
LOS ANGELES -- Game 7. It explains itself. No matter how many you've played, it's special unto itself. If you don't get butterflies, there's...
View Article2013 NHL playoffs - Third-round preview: Chicago Blackhawks vs. Los Angeles...
We'll try not to get blinded by all the Stanley Cup bling in this season's Western Conference finals, what with the 2010 and 2012 NHL champions meetin...
View Article2013 NHL playoffs - LeBrun: The Hawks are firing on all cylinders
Game 2 showed the Blackhawks' full array of firepower, and its coming together at the right time, Pierre LeBrun writes.
View Article2013 NHL playoffs -- LeBrun: Trailing 2-0, Los Angeles Kings not backing down
Despite being down 2-0 to the Chicago Blackhawks, don't count out the Los Angeles Kings just yet.
View ArticleKings face steep climb without Richards
LOS ANGELES -- L.A. Kings coach Darryl Sutter confirmed Mike Richards is ruled out for Game 3 Tuesday night, an incredibly difficult pill for the King...
View Article2013 NHL playoffs - LeBrun: Kings look like a different team at home in Game 3
The Los Angeles Kings again looked like champs at home, giving the series life again, Pierre LeBrun writes.
View ArticleNHL -- Handing out NHL's individual awards
With just over two weeks remaining in the NHL season, Pierre LeBrun looks at the front-runners for the NHL's individual awards.
View ArticleNHL - 2014 playoffs: Underdog San Jose Sharks ready to make noise against Los...
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- For a team that had 111 points in the standings, the San Jose Sharks sure aren't getting a lot of love from prognosticators in the...
View ArticleLineup shuffling for Kings, but not Ducks
Jeff Carter ended Game 1 on the Los Angeles Kings' big line with Anze Kopitar and Marian Gaborik as Kings head coach Darryl Sutter shortened his bench...
View ArticleNHL - 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs: Los Angeles Kings show Anaheim Ducks who is...
It was an anticlimactic end to what had been a very closely played Southern California series, as the Kings dominated the Ducks, pure and simple, writes ESPN.com's Pierre LeBrun.
View Article2014 Stanley Cup finals: Cockroach Los Angeles Kings proving hard to kill
The never-say-die Kings are proving hard to extinguish, even for the speedy and tenacious Rangers, Pierre LeBrun writes.
View ArticleRumblings: Eric Staal's situation differs from that of Kopitar, Stamkos
While Steven Stamkos and Anze Kopitar remain the more high-profile stars still unsigned as they enter the final year of their respective deals, don't ...
View ArticleRumblings: How much is Tomas Plekanec worth to Montreal?
He's not Steven Stamkos or Anze Kopitar, but he is the No. 1 center for the Montreal Canadiens -- and also a pending unrestricted free agent on July 1...
View ArticleNHL -- 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs - San Jose Sharks' Joe Paveski shows quiet...
In a huge statement game, Joe Pavelski again showed why he's one of the better leaders in the game with a clutch Game 1 performance.
View ArticleNHL -- 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs - Los Angeles Kings' comeback rests on Anze...
If the L.A. Kings have any hope of digging themselves out of their 0-2 hole to the San Jose Sharks, they need Anze Kopitar to return to form.
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