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2013 NHL playoffs - Penguins still await Crosby's return
The Penguins still do not know whether they will be without Sidney Crosby in Wednesday's playoff opener against the New York Islanders, but there's no panic in Pittsburgh, writes Scott Burnside.
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Simply shocking to see Pens in such peril
PITTSBURGH -- Everything we thought we knew about these Eastern Conference finals and how they might play out has now been blown to smithereens. Kabo...
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2013 NHL playoffs - Burnside: Are the Pittsburgh Penguins choking, or are the...
The Bruins-Penguins series is unfolding much like the 1997 Stanley Cup finals, in which an underrated Detroit team swept Philadelphia, writes Scott Burnside.
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2013 Stanley Cup playoffs - Burnside: The Bruins have Patrick Kane covered
The Bruins have knocked Patrick Kane off his game in the Stanley Cup finals, denying the Blackhawks winger room to maneuver, writes Scott Burnside.
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Lecavalier will be missed in Tampa area
It is first and foremost a business. Always has been, always will be. But know this: The business of the National Hockey League is, at its heart, a...
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As U.S. GM, David Poile in tuneup mode
NEW YORK -- Of the many memorable hours leading up to the epic gold-medal game at the Vancouver Olympics in 2010 between Canada and the United States,...
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Glendale reaffirms commitment to Coyotes
In many quarters, this will be portrayed as, at long last, an ending. The good folks on Glendale's city council late Tuesday night agreed by a 4-3 ...
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Free agency brings out Team Redemption
The free-agent class of 2013 might lack the star quality of last summer, when Ryan Suter and Zach Parise captivated the hockey world right through Ind...
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The frenzy was kind of freaky this time
We often describe the first day of free agency as a frenzy. Guess what? Friday, they finally got the frenzy part right. From the moment the marketp...
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NHL - Scott Burnside: A look at some of the familiar faces in new places next...
Scott Burnside takes a look at some of the new faces who will be in new places next season.
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John Tavares ready to wear captain's 'C'
NEW YORK -- Under the heading of "poorly kept secrets," the New York Islanders scheduled a news conference for Monday at which they will announce thei...
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NHL - Scott Burnside: Hal Gill in Philadelphia Flyers' training camp
It's a long shot that Hal Gill will make the Flyers' roster, but the veteran defenseman is trying to extend his career for as long as he can, writes Scott Burnside.
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NHL - Scott Burnside: Philadelphia Flyers' Chris Pronger has a new normal
For a player who never backed away from a challenge, who was a difference-maker his whole career -- a Stanley Cup champion, twice an Olympic gold medalist, a Hart Trophy winner, a Norris Trophy...
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NHL - Scott Burnside: Vincent Lecavalier the new guy in Philadelphia Flyers'...
After 14 seasons with the Tampa Bay Lightning, Vincent Lecavalier is the new guy in the Philadelphia Flyers' locker room, writes Scott Burnside.
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Burnside: Five volatile situations ready to blow
What to do with high-priced star players, underachieving talent and new front-office demands? Scott Burnside looks at five hairy situations heading into the season.
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NHL -- Ten players with something to prove this season
Scott Burnside looks at 10 players who need to prove themselves this season.
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Downie excited to win games in Colorado
DENVER -- Steve Downie is vibrating with excitement at the prospect of opening night here in Denver. You'd think the rugged winger was a wide-eyed ...
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Ramblings: Complaints, castaways and canned coaches
So, we are now a week into the NHL calendar, with no shortage of storylines and sidebars. Sounds like the perfect time for more ramblings. Clarke t...
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In need of goalie help? Bryzgalov or Miller?
If Semyon Varlamov represents the gold standard for what a team might achieve with sparkling (even if unexpected) netminding, there are a handful of N...
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Ramblings: Sharks get revenge; can Kaleta change?
It didn't take long for the week's high-profile tilt between the unbeaten San Jose Sharks and unbeaten St. Louis Blues to turn ugly Tuesday....
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