Camps confirm Hawks' status in NHL
Scott Burnside, ESPN.comFirings, signings, arrests. It has been a bizarre summer in Chicago. But the Olympic camps showed what was lost amid the offseason turmoil: The Hawks might be the favorites to reach the Cup finals.
Story | Conversation | August 28, 2009Our summer questions to ponder
Scott Burnside, ESPN.comIt's August, the longest month for a hockey fan. The free-agent frenzy is a memory, and training camp is still more than a month away. But our annual (really?) summer questions should help buoy your spirits.
Story | Conversation | July 31, 2009Tallon's sudden firing undeserved
Scott Burnside, ESPN.comWhat have you done for me lately? The firing of Blackhawks GM Dale Tallon, who was instrumental in building a viable contender, was callous and abrupt.
Story | Conversation | July 14, 2009Free agency: Top goaltenders
Scott Burnside, ESPN.comWith the start of free agency next week (July 1), we take a look at the top free agents available. Here are the goaltenders.
Story | Conversation | June 24, 2009New wave of talent ready to take stage
Scott Burnside, ESPN.comCrosby? Malkin? Ovechkin? They're sage veterans compared to the young crop of players infiltrating this year's playoff stage.
Story | Conversation | April 14, 2009Top players to watch in '09 playoffs
Scott Burnside, ESPN.comScott Burnside gives you 10 players to watch as these playoffs unfold.
Story | Conversation | April 13, 2009Quenneville may be Hawks' missing link
Scott Burnside, ESPN.comMany wonder if the Blackhawks have a "missing piece" when it comes to Stanley Cup puzzles. But the man who may well be Chicago's difference is standing behind the bench.
Story | Conversation | March 25, 2009GMs? Yes, many of them got into a fight or two
Scott Burnside...getting as badly pummeled as Risebrough did without getting some help from his teammates. Chicago GM Dale Tallon, the second overall pick in the 1970 draft, recalled having to fight to prove himself, sometimes...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 11, 2009We were going to rip the meetings, but ...
Scott Burnside, ESPN.comSome say the GMs meetings should be held before the trade deadline. Others say no. It's not as easy a decision as we originally thought.
Story | Conversation | March 11, 2009Let rules police NHL? What a concept
Scott Burnside, ESPN.comThe NHL had rules in place to help curb some forms of fighting in the game. Now, it seems the league will actually enforce them. Hmm, letting the rules police the game. What a concept.
Story | Conversation | March 11, 2009How deadline impacts playoff picture
Scott Burnside, ESPN.comThe trade deadline is over and now the push for the playoffs begins. We look at the postseason picture for all 30 teams, whether trending up, down or merely treading water.
Story | Conversation | March 04, 2009This season's most tradable players
Scott Burnside, ESPN.comHere's Scott Burnside's list of the top players that could be in play between now and the trade deadline.
Story | Conversation | January 26, 2009Money and Sundin, coach of the year candidates and NHL parity
Scott Burnside, ESPN.comIs it all about the money for Mats Sundin? Who are the front-runners for coach of the year? Parity in the NHL? Just a few of the things Scott Burnside is scratching his head over this week.
Story | Conversation | December 15, 2008Quarterly report: Team-by-team grades
Scott Burnside, ESPN.comMost teams hit the quarter mark in the next week. Here's a breakdown of where teams stand as they make the first turn in what has been a wildly exciting and unpredictable start to the 2008-09 regular season.
Story | Conversation | November 19, 2008Will Toronto be Burke's next stop? We know other teams that could use him
Scott Burnside, ESPN.comOn Wednesday, Brian Burke stepped down as GM for the Anaheim Ducks. Does this automatically mean he's headed for Toronto? Maybe it shouldn't. A lot of teams could use a GM like Burke.
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