Pierre LeBrun

Senior Writer, NHL

Pierre LeBrun has been a senior NHL columnist for The Athletic since 2017. He has been an NHL Insider for TSN since 2011 following six years as a panelist on Hockey Night In Canada. He also appears regularly on RDS in Montreal. Pierre previously covered the NHL for ESPN.com and The Canadian Press.

LeBrun: How the Predators won NHL free agency — inside the Stamkos, Marchessault, Skjei hat trick

Inside the Predators' big signings, and also: Could a change (finally) be coming to the NHL's schedule?

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Predators win Steven Stamkos sweepstakes, sign Jonathan Marchessault, Brady Skjei: Sources

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Tyler Bertuzzi expected to join Blackhawks on 4-year deal: Sources

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Sam Reinhart agrees to 8-year contract to return to Panthers: Sources

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Red Wings re-sign Patrick Kane to 1-year deal: What this means for Detroit

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Sean Durzi, Utah Hockey Club agree to 4-year extension

Utah continues to solidify its defense corps in what's been an aggressive offseason so far.

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Lightning sign Jake Guentzel to 7-year deal after trading 3rd-rounder to Hurricanes for his rights

Sending back the pick is a good indication that the Lightning are confident they’ll be able to reach an agreement with him on a contract.

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NHL Draft rumblings: What the Lightning are up to, Utah's defense haul, Guentzel, Reinhart and more

The Lightning have freed up cap space, but is it going to Steven Stamkos or ... Jake Guentzel? Here's the buzz from execs at the NHL Draft.

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Ken Holland exclusive: Why now was the time to step away from the Oilers and what comes next

Holland is open to a return to the NHL as a GM or adviser in the future but said, "This is an opportunity for me to take a breather."

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LeBrun rumblings: Latest on Guentzel, Stamkos, Kane and Marchessault ahead of the NHL Draft

Also the latest on the Golden Knights and Jonathan Marchessault, and the Detroit Red Wings and Patrick Kane.

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Dallas Stars buying out Ryan Suter ahead of final year of contract: Sources

Suter will become a UFA and is the second NHL player to be bought out twice. Tony DeAngelo was the other.

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LeBrun rumblings: Tulsky on Necas trade market, offer sheets and Guentzel — plus latest on Tanev, Kane, more

Eric Tulsky, the new Canes GM, says the team will match any offer sheet on Martin Necas and isn't far apart in talks with Jake Guentzel.

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Paul Maurice's moment: Panthers coach's Stanley Cup win, as seen by those who shared his NHL journey

From one of the all-time youngest coaches in Hartford to his burnout in Winnipeg, it didn't always look like Maurice would reach the summit.

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End of the drought? 1993 Canadiens on what an Oilers Stanley Cup would mean to Canada and the NHL

Guy Carbonneau on an Oilers Cup: "It would be good for Edmonton, it would be good for the Canadian teams, it would be good for the NHL."

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Matvei Michkov, Flyers’ top 2023 draft pick, leaving SKA to join NHL

There is no contract in place with the Flyers yet, but a standard entry-level deal is expected to be announced at some point soon.

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LeBrun: As Oilers claw back into Stanley Cup Final, the world witnesses NHL history

The Oilers are the first team in 79 years to force a Game 7 in the Final after being down 3-0. One more win and they’ll make history again.

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Connor McDavid's Stanley Cup surge blowing away fellow NHL stars: 'Somehow, he's found another level'

Sidney Crosby: "It's incredible what he's doing." Steven Stamkos: "If there is a player to will his team back from a 0-3 hole, it's him!"

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Kings trade Pierre-Luc Dubois to Capitals for Darcy Kuemper: Why L.A. made the move now

No salary is retained on either side of the deal, per league sources.

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Flames trade Jacob Markström to Devils for Kevin Bahl, protected 2025 first-round pick

Markström, who spent the last four seasons with the Flames, was 23-23-2 in 2023-24.

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LeBrun: As Oilers shift momentum in Stanley Cup Final, all eyes on a comeback

After an impressive 5-3 win in Game 5, the Oilers have what would be a historic comeback in mind: "We're going to pull this off."

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LeBrun: What Duncan Keith told the Oilers before Game 4 to make them believe in a comeback

The three-time champion, who retired with the Oilers and now works for the team, helped the Blackhawks nearly come back from 3-0 in 2011.

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Oilers' Glen Gulutzan on running NHL's most lethal power play, despite years of coaching turnover

Through five head coaches in six seasons, Gulutzan has stayed put with the Oilers, making him McDavid’s most durable coaching relationship.

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Aleksander Barkov, Sergei Bobrovsky, Gustav Forsling? A look at the top Conn Smythe candidates

With the Panthers ahead 3-0 over the Oilers in the Stanley Cup Final, let’s dive into the obvious candidates for the NHL's MVP honors.

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NHL rumblings: Trade talk heats up on Laine, Necas, Ehlers and more, plus latest on Cooper-Canada

The Stanley Cup Final isn't slowing down teams from looking ahead to free agency and the trade market. Here's what we're hearing.

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LeBrun: Panthers proving they are built for the moment, using a formula 2 years in the making

Without looking out of their depth once in these playoffs, the Panthers are two wins away from their first Stanley Cup in franchise history.

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