Lemaire the right fit -- again
Scott Burnside, ESPN.comSo you thought Devils coach Jacques Lemaire was just another retread? Not only has he kept his team afloat, Lemaire is pushing all the right buttons.
Story | Conversation | November 12, 2009Power Play: Niittymaki the answer
Scott Burnside, ESPN.comA longtime backup the perfect tonic in Tampa Bay? Thus is the case for Antero Niittymaki, whose pristine play between the pipes has the Lightning on a tear.
Story | Conversation | November 09, 2009Can Pronger get Flyers past Pens?
Scott Burnside, ESPN.comIt seems Philadelphia's road to Cup glory must go through Pittsburgh. And the Flyers are hoping veteran defenseman Chris Pronger will help them get there.
Story | Conversation | October 08, 2009'Youth' no longer excuse for Ovie, others
Scott Burnside, ESPN.comThe Cup is once again up for grabs. And the Penguins' win has changed the rules. There are no excuses anymore for Alex Ovechkin and the rest of the league's young stars.
Story | Conversation | October 01, 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, 2009Rob Scuderi perfect example of how nothing good lasts forever for Cup winners
Scott BurnsideLet's just say these are bittersweet days for Rob Scuderi's mother, Leslie. When the hard-as-nails but well-spoken Scuderi first left home to play ho...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 03, 2009Quick takes from NHL awards show
Scott Burnside...to the award. • Ooops. Who's that dude tagging along behind Maxime Talbot and Evgeni Malkin? Oh, yeah, it's Pittsburgh coach Dan Bylsma. The coach didn't quite get equal billing...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 18, 2009Our Stanley Cup player reviews: Crosby, Osgood, Malkin and more
Scott BurnsideDETROIT -- Evgeni Malkin won the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP, but here's a review of all the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 13, 2009First-period report: Goalies strong, Crosby seeing lots of Zetterberg ... we smell overtime
Scott Burnside...they killed off the only power play of the period, a slash by Brad Stuart on Evgeni Malkin's stick. The Pens had lots of puck possession time during the power play, but couldn...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 12, 2009Cup win completes incredible journey
Scott Burnside, ESPN.comPittsburgh's first championship since 1992 is as much a celebration of an improbable journey as it was the celebration of a game.
Story | 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, 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, 2009What to watch for in Game 6: Fleury, Datsyuk and setting the tone
Scott Burnside...right personality to do just that. We'll see. 2. Looking for backup Anyone other than Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby care to add a little scoring help? Bill Guerin, Ruslan Fedotenko, Maxime Talbot...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 09, 2009This time around, can Pens stop Wings?
Scott Burnside, ESPN.comIt matters not that the Pens have taken a different path to this juncture of the finals. The reality remains the same: they must find a way to stop the Wings from winning a Cup in their own rink.
Story | Conversation | June 07, 2009What to watch for in Game 5: How effective will Datsyuk be in return?
Scott Burnside...the star back to center and presumably have him take shifts against the playoffs' leading scorer, Evgeni Malkin. Still, no one knows just how effective Datsyuk will be until the adrenaline of the game...
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