Future uncertain for Kariya in St. Louis and Quinn in the NHL
Scott Burnside, ESPN.comIs Paul Kariya finished with the Blues? Is Pat Quinn on the road back to the NHL? Scott Burnside answers these and other questions in the Five Things we want to know this week.
Story | Conversation | December 29, 2008What lines are working? Depends on who's figured out the puzzle
Scott Burnside, ESPN.comFinding a solid line is like putting together a puzzle. So far, some teams have figured it out, while others are moving around the pieces to create the right chemistry.
Story | Conversation | October 22, 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, 2008Penguins, Flyers going down very different paths
Scott Burnside, ESPN.comThere are two constants on the road to the Stanley Cup: luck and misfortune. After Sunday's 4-2 win by the Pens, it's clearly the script each team seems destined to follow, according to Scott Burnside.
Story | Conversation | May 11, 2008Youthful Pens close deal with sweep of Senators
Scott Burnside, ESPN.comAfter dominating the first three games of this opening-round series, the talented but youthful Pittsburgh Penguins proved they can close the deal as they beat the Ottawa Senators 3-1 Wednesday night to cap a surprisingly easy four-game sweep of the defending Eastern Conference champions.
Story | Conversation | April 16, 2008Senators being outplayed in every facet of the game
Scott Burnside, ESPN.comA year after enlightening the city with a Stanley Cup final run, the Ottawa Senators have played with little resolve, finding themselves down 3-0 to the Pittsburgh Penguins. And Scott Burnside says, grab the golf clubs, cue the funeral dirge -- it's over.
Story | Conversation | April 15, 2008Alfredsson likely to help Senators' struggling power play
Scott Burnside, ESPN.comThe Ottawa Senators, trailing the Pittsburgh Penguins 2-0 in their opening-round playoffs series, may get a major boost to their lineup for Monday's crucial third game with the return of ailing captain Daniel Alfredsson.
Story | Conversation | April 14, 2008Penguins put Senators in black hole without stars
Scott Burnside, ESPN.comThe Penguins didn't need their stars to outwork the Senators on Monday night.
Story | Conversation | April 14, 2008Cup finalists Ottawa, Anaheim face big struggles in first round
Scott Burnside, ESPN.comLast season's Cup finalists, Ottawa and Anaheim, are both down 2-0 in their respective series. Both teams are likely coming to the realization that they might not have what it takes to return to the finals this postseason.
Story | Conversation | April 13, 2008Penguins don't buckle under the pressure in Game 2
Scott Burnside, ESPN.comThe Senators were in a position to beat the Penguins in Friday's Game 2, but just when the pressure mounted for Pittsburgh, it found a way to win.
Story | Conversation | April 11, 2008Pittsburgh's 'man' in net just can't stop smiling
Scott Burnside, ESPN.comPens goalie Marc-Andre Fleury can't stop smiling. Why? He seems to have put those critics behind him and has become "the man" in net in Pittsburgh.
Story | Conversation | April 10, 2008On second thought, we weren't too dismissive of the Senators
Scott Burnside, ESPN.comAs the hours ticked away before Ottawa's opener vs. Pittsburgh, we wondered: Had we been too dismissive of the Senators? They were the defending East champs, after all. The answer: Uh, no.
Story | Conversation | April 09, 2008Talk between Sens, Pens heats up heading into Wednesday's opener
Scott Burnside, ESPN.comSens GM Bryan Murray opened the playoff banter by suggesting the Penguins had tanked Game 82 of the regular season against Philadelphia in order to avoid a first-round matchup against the Flyers.
Story | Conversation | April 08, 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: Penguins vs. Senators
Scott Burnside, ESPN.comIt's hard to think of the Senators as underdogs, but given their second-half slide, this could be one quick series against the upstart Penguins.
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