Patience, not panic, is Detroit's mantra
Scott Burnside, ESPN.comDetroit's slow start has led some critics to ask whether this is the beginning of a Red Wings decline. But the team is banking on its methodology of patience before panic to save the day again.
Story | Conversation | October 29, 2009Wings' goalie situation just got cloudier
Scott Burnside, ESPN.comOn a night when Detroit backup Jimmy Howard hoped to start answering questions about his ability to handle NHL play, he instead created more skepticism about the Wings' goaltending situation.
Story | Conversation | October 03, 2009'It's a heck of a lot more enjoyable now'
Scott Burnside, ESPN.comTodd Bertuzzi's NHL story is an infamous one. The latest chapter brings him back to Detroit. Can he reclaim his game in 2009-10?
Story | Conversation | October 01, 2009Game 7 upset still fresh in Wings' minds
Scott Burnside, ESPN.comIt's been almost four months since the Red Wings were upset by the Pens on home ice in Game 7 of the Cup finals. But even with the start of a new season in Stockholm, that loss is still close at hand.
Story | Conversation | September 28, 2009Canada, let the scrutinizing begin!
Scott Burnside, ESPN.comWith the unveiling of Team Canada's men's Olympic orientation camp roster, the obsessive scrutinizing of the 2010 team officially begins.
Story | Conversation | July 02, 2009Our Stanley Cup player reviews: Crosby, Osgood, Malkin and more
Scott Burnside...here's a review of all the top players from the Stanley Cup finals: • Chris Osgood Although he may have strayed just a little too far to his right, giving Maxime Talbot...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 13, 2009First-period report: Goalies strong, Crosby seeing lots of Zetterberg ... we smell overtime
Scott Burnside...least one shift on Crosby 's line in place of Bill Guerin. Marc-Andre Fleury and Chris Osgood look like they're on their respective games, making sure loose pucks don't get away...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 12, 2009A playoff pattern? Not in these finals
Scott Burnside, ESPN.comA playoff series will often follow some sort of pattern, but not these Cup finals. It has made the series both compelling and maddeningly difficult to predict. Here's a review.
Story | Conversation | June 11, 2009First-period report: Strong start for Penguins, but they failed to score
Scott Burnside...two first-period power plays even though they had a couple of decent chances. Once again, Chris Osgood is standing tall -- Conn Smythe, anyone? -- in the Detroit net. One of the interesting differences is...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 09, 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, 2009Our special take on the mundane quote
Scott Burnside, ESPN.comWe're taking it one game at a time. There's no "I" in team. An elimination game brings out the cliches, and we're breaking out our own translations of the mundane and predictable.
Story | Conversation | June 08, 2009Game 5 goalie stories: Osgood posts another shutout, while Fleury gets pulled
Scott Burnside...discussion of the Wings' power-play success and the Penguins' lack of discipline was the fact Chris Osgood pitched another shutout. He turned aside 22 shots for his 15th career playoff shutout and second...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 06, 2009First-period report: Which team put pressure on?
Scott Burnside...Malkin. Not exactly the guy you want to hand over the puck to in that situation. Chris Osgood smothered Fedotenko's shot, though, to keep the score 1-0. Speaking of turnovers, a ghastly...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 04, 2009Finally, Pens' big three unite in playoffs
Scott Burnside, ESPN.comFor the first time this postseason, Pittsburgh's big three -- Crosby, Malkin and Staal -- were in sync, and the result was a crucial Game 4 win over Detroit.
Story | Conversation | June 04, 2009Game 4's defining moment: Jordan Staal's short-handed goal
Scott Burnside...Rafalski, cutting to the Detroit goal from right to left and neatly tucking the puck between Chris Osgood's pads. The infusion of energy led to two more quick Penguins goals as they tied...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 04, 2009TOP SEARCHES IN OCTOBER
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