New look, same stage for Devs-Rangers
Scott Burnside, ESPN.comRangers-Devils: Both teams are sporting new looks this season, but the rivalry remains the same. Scott Burnside previews the Thursday Night Hockey tilt.
Story | Conversation | October 22, 2009Day 2 of USA camp: Erik Johnson has a lot to prove in new NHL season
Scott Burnside...be an integral part of an American defensive corps that will have only one former Olympian, Brian Rafalski of the Detroit Red Wings. As for Johnson's golf game, well, there isn't one...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 18, 2009What will camps reveal for 2010?
Scott Burnside, ESPN.comWe're less than a week away from the start of Olympic orientation camps. Here are some of the latest rumors as we're now six months away from the 2010 Games.
Story | Conversation | August 13, 2009U.S. will build 2010 squad fans can love
Scott Burnside, ESPN.comWith the unveiling of its 2010 camp roster, Team USA is going to build a squad American hockey fans can fall in love with, win, lose or draw.
Story | Conversation | June 30, 2009Will? Character? Penguins show both
Scott Burnside, ESPN.comSheer will? Character? The Pens proved they are a team that possesses those qualities after denying the Red Wings a chance to duplicate their feat from last year of celebrating a Cup win on Mellon Arena ice.
Story | Conversation | June 09, 2009Game 4's defining moment: Jordan Staal's short-handed goal
Scott Burnside...finals -- changed when Jordan Staal took a Max Talbot pass and blazed past veteran Detroit defenseman Brian Rafalski, cutting to the Detroit goal from right to left and neatly tucking the puck between Chris...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 04, 2009Second-period report: Penguins lucky to be tied up heading into third
Scott Burnside...Wings' coaching staff is doing such a good job of getting Henrik Zetterberg, Nicklas Lidstrom and Brian Rafalski out against Sidney Crosby. Even then, the Pens loaded up with Evgeni Malkin and Crosby, and...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 02, 2009Checking in from Wings' skate: How to stop Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin
Scott Burnside...against them," Babcock said. Babcock will use Niklas Kronwall and Brad Stuart or Nicklas Lidstrom and Brian Rafalski against Malkin or Crosby's lines. Crosby and Malkin are tied for the playoff scoring lead...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 30, 2009Cup finals preview: Wings vs. Pens
Scott Burnside, ESPN.comThe Red Wings have survived, advancing to the Cup finals despite a banged-up lineup. But now, they face an offensive juggernaut unlike anything they've seen this postseason.
Story | Conversation | May 27, 2009Second-round preview: Wings vs. Ducks
Scott Burnside, ESPN.comThe Ducks display a bunch of weapons against most teams in the NHL. But playing against the Red Wings is a whole different story.
Story | Conversation | April 29, 2009First-round breakdown: Wings-Jackets
Scott Burnside, ESPN.comThe Jackets are making their first trip to the playoffs. The Red Wings are trying to repeat as Cup champs. But Scott Burnside says, even with questions surrounding Detroit's goaltending, it shouldn't struggle in this opener.
Story | Conversation | April 12, 2009U.S. faces tough task with 2010 roster
Scott Burnside, ESPN.comIn the end, it may not matter who coaches the 2010 U.S. Olympic team. Team USA faces tougher tasks, like fielding the right mix of players that is capable of medaling in Vancouver.
Story | Conversation | April 06, 2009Problems still plague All-Star event
Scott Burnside, ESPN.comIf the All-Star Game is to have its place, the NHL must deal with problem areas, starting with the players and how they end up there.
Story | Conversation | January 25, 2009Training camp questions: Western Conference
Scott Burnside, ESPN.comAs NHL training camps open up this week, we take a look at where each team stands. Here is our take, and questions, on the Western Conference.
Story | Conversation | September 16, 2008Grading Day 2 of free agency
Scott Burnside, ESPN.comScott Burnside breaks down Day 2 of the free-agency period, including the signings of Marian Hossa and Sean Avery and the no-go move from Mats Sundin.
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