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Pierre LeBrun

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Senior NHL Columnist at The Athletic

Official Twitter page of the TSN and RDS Hockey Insider and Senior NHL Columnist for @TheAthletic (N.Y. Times)

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  • If Game 1 was any indication, we're in for another long, incredible Stanley Cup Final

    1 day ago | nytimes.com | Pierre LeBrun

    EDMONTON - The hype became reality in Game 1 of the 2025 Stanley Cup Final. What we saw Wednesday night was two heavyweights trading punches and counter-punches, the margins razor-thin between two teams so used to dominating their opposition for longer stretches in these playoffs. A puck over glass penalty in overtime was the difference in the end. A breathtaking opener, won 4-3 by the Edmonton Oilers, perhaps sets the stage for the long, gripping Final that was indeed expected.

  • CBA won't tackle state taxes, plus LTIR, more

    2 days ago | nytimes.com | Chris Johnston |Pierre LeBrun

    EDMONTON - At the outset of a Stanley Cup Final featuring a Florida-based team for the sixth straight year, NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly told reporters that there will be no changes included in the upcoming collective bargaining agreement to account for any of the perceived advantages teams based in tax-friendly jurisdictions enjoy.

  • The matchup that will likely decide the Stanley Cup Final

    2 days ago | nytimes.com | Pierre LeBrun

    EDMONTON - It is the matchup that most likely will decide this year's Stanley Cup Final. In one corner of the ring, there's the Florida Panthers and their aggressive forecheck, which produces turnovers and mayhem. And well, ultimately, offense. In the other corner of the ring, there's the Edmonton Oilers and their mobile blue-line corps, adept at quickly retrieving pucks and feeding the team's high-octane forwards in transition. Something's got to give.

  • Surveying NHL coaches and execs on Oilers-Panthers part 2

    3 days ago | nytimes.com | Pierre LeBrun

    EDMONTON - The NHL's first Stanley Cup Final rematch since Detroit and Pittsburgh in 2008 and '09 promises to electrify us perhaps just as much as those two Finals did. And just like Sidney Crosby was determined to capture his first Cup in '09 after losing the year before, Connor McDavid sure seems on a mission for the Edmonton Oilers. But will it be enough to topple the juggernaut Florida Panthers?

  • The Dallas Stars are built to score. So what's going on?

    1 week ago | nytimes.com | Pierre LeBrun

    EDMONTON - The thing about Mikko Rantanen is, no one is harder on him than himself. He holds himself to lofty standards. He expects to produce offensively to help his team win games. He's been a proven playoff producer throughout his career. So to go seven straight games without scoring a goal, and to be held to two assists in the Western Conference final so far, it's irritating as heck to him.

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Pierre LeBrun
Pierre LeBrun @PierreVLeBrun
10 May 25

Triple OT coming up in South Florida.

Pierre LeBrun
Pierre LeBrun @PierreVLeBrun
10 May 25

No suspension for Roy. Reckless not malicious, Player Safety decides.

NHL Player Safety
NHL Player Safety @NHLPlayerSafety

Vegas’ Nicolas Roy has been fined $7,812.50, the maximum allowable under the CBA, for cross-checking Edmonton’s Trent Frederic.

Pierre LeBrun
Pierre LeBrun @PierreVLeBrun
9 May 25

Pat Brisson is not expected to be interviewed as part of the Kings front office search. The veteran agent at this point not interested in leaving his work at CAA.