This series now smashmouth hockey
Scott Burnside, ESPN.comThe Flyers-Penguins series may not have started out as a tough-guy competition, but that's how it may finish, with the toughest team moving on to the second round.
Story | Conversation | April 20, 2009First-round breakdown: Pens vs. Flyers
Scott Burnside, ESPN.comFor the second straight season, these intrastate rivals will meet in the playoffs. Philly is sporting a healthier lineup than last postseason, but can it still shut down Pittsburgh's towering trio of centers?
Story | Conversation | April 12, 2009Sundin, Kovalchuk and a new Norris Trophy threat
Scott Burnside, ESPN.comWill the Thrashers trade Ilya Kovalchuk? Will someone other than Mr. Lidstrom win the Norris this season? Those are some of the 5 things we want to know heading into this week.
Story | Conversation | December 08, 2008Training camp questions: Eastern Conference
Scott Burnside, ESPN.comAs NHL training camps open up this week, we take a look at where each team stands. First up, our take, and questions, on the Eastern Conference.
Story | Conversation | September 15, 2008Why wait until September? Here are our Summer Power Rankings
Scott Burnside, ESPN.comHere's a look at our summer power rankings with less than two months to go before the start of training camp.
Story | Conversation | July 24, 2008Line changes working for Penguins, Flyers
Scott Burnside, ESPN.comWhat are the five things we learned Thursday? Those line changes worked for the Flyers and Penguins and we're still questioning some non-calls.
Story | Conversation | May 16, 2008Win or lose, Flyers have come a long way
Scott Burnside, ESPN.comThe Flyers are not dead yet, but history and momentum are not on their side. Still, you have to give credit to a team that has traveled beyond expectations this season.
Story | Conversation | May 14, 2008Penguins bury opponents in avalanche of momentum
Scott Burnside, ESPN.comThe Penguins are a snowball rolling downhill over opponents.
Story | Conversation | May 13, 2008Conference finals breakdown: Penguins vs. Flyers
Scott Burnside, ESPN.comThe Flyers have to find a way to stop Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin. They have to stay out of the box. They have to keep getting great goaltending from Martin Biron. It all seems like too much to ask of Philly in this series.
Story | Conversation | May 05, 2008Second-round breakdown: Canadiens vs. Flyers
Scott Burnside, ESPN.comThough the Flyers were able to dispatch Alex Ovechkin and the Capitals, Scott Burnside says Montreal's overall speed will be too much for Philly to handle in the second round.
Story | Conversation | April 22, 2008Top 10 story lines to watch this postseason
Scott Burnside, ESPN.comSixteen teams, eight series, one dream ... and a thousand story lines. Welcome to the most compelling postseason tournament in sports. Here's a look at 10 story lines to follow once the pucks drop Wednesday.
Story | Conversation | April 07, 2008First-round breakdown: Capitals vs. Flyers
Scott Burnside, ESPN.comWhat's better than seeing the season's best player in the postseason for the first time? Seeing Alexander Ovechkin duke it out with a team that's just as physical as his own.
Story | Conversation | April 06, 2008An inside look at one team's push to the playoffs
Scott Burnside, ESPN.comAs the Flyers continue their desperate bid to hang on to a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference, Scott Burnside takes us behind the scenes of a wild weekend in Philly.
Story | Conversation | March 24, 2008Time to clean house in Atlanta, but ownership still in denial
Scott Burnside, ESPN.comThe Thrashers are on the verge of yet another playoff-less season. Time to clean house, right? Nope, not with this team, whose owners and GM are in complete denial despite their futility.
Story | Conversation | March 18, 2008The heat is on for these six NHL general managers
Scott Burnside, ESPN.comHere's a look at six GMs who could well determine their future, and the future of their teams, at next week's meetings in Naples, Fla., and heading into the Feb. 26 trade deadline.
Story | Conversation | February 15, 2008TOP SEARCHES IN NOVEMBER
Bowl Projections tops ESPN.com searches in November. Did "braydon coburn" make the list?