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Patience, not panic, is Detroit's mantra

Scott Burnside, ESPN.com

Detroit'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, 2009

'It's a heck of a lot more enjoyable now'

Scott Burnside, ESPN.com

Todd 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, 2009

For some, change must come (quickly)

Scott Burnside, ESPN.com

A look at some teams that still have some work to do as the free-agency period quickly gives way to the dog days of summer.

Story | Conversation | July 03, 2009

Free agency: Top forwards

Scott Burnside, ESPN.com

With the start of free agency next week (July 1), we take a look at the top free agents available. Here are the forwards.

Story | Conversation | June 23, 2009

A playoff pattern? Not in these finals

Scott Burnside, ESPN.com

A 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, 2009

Second-period report: Penguins lucky to be tied up heading into third

Scott Burnside

...The Penguins are fortunate, however, to be tied after two periods. A brutal line change allowed Mikael Samuelsson to walk in alone, but his hard shot clanged off the post. Through two periods, the...

Blog Entry | Conversation | June 02, 2009

Zen-like Gonchar delivers for Penguins

Scott Burnside, ESPN.com

On a night when the Pittsburgh Penguins absolutely had to win, it was the quietly cool Sergei Gonchar who delivered at the most crucial moment.

Story | Conversation | June 02, 2009

As Game 5 dust settles, Pens and Wings figure out new finals landscape

Scott Burnside, ESPN.com

If Game 5 was like a meteor crashing into the Stanley Cup finals landscape, then there are two groups gathered on opposite sides of the debris trying to assess what happened, and more to the point, what's next.

Story | Conversation | June 03, 2008

Crosby, Penguins finally show they belong in this series

Scott Burnside, ESPN.com

After losing the first two games of the Stanley Cup finals, Sidney Crosby and the Penguins finally showed they belonged after their Game 3 win at home.

Story | Conversation | May 28, 2008

So this is what experience looks like

Scott Burnside, ESPN.com

All of the pre-Cup finals talk pinned the Red Wings' experience against the Penguins' talented youth. In Saturday's opener, we saw exactly what all the hubbub was about.

Story | Conversation | May 24, 2008

Wings show no ill effects in Game 1 after extended layover

Scott Burnside, ESPN.com

The Wings, led by Johan Franzen and Chris Osgood, were dominant in Game 1 versus the Stars.

Story | Conversation | May 09, 2008

Second-round breakdown: Red Wings vs. Avalanche

Scott Burnside, ESPN.com

Jose Theodore's strong play in net and Joe Sakic's leadership will help Colorado go the distance, but Scott Burnside says Detroit's overall depth will be the winning factor in this matchup of old rivals.

Story | Conversation | April 22, 2008

Southeast Division doing its best Jekyll-and-Hyde imitation

Scott Burnside, ESPN.com

What do you call five flawed teams capable of delivering inspired play or stinkers on any given night? The Southeast Division, of course. Not pretty, but it's delivering plenty of thrills and spills.

Story | Conversation | February 11, 2008

Wings' evolution couldn't have happened with Stevie Y, Shanny

Scott Burnside, ESPN.com

It may seem sacrilege to suggest it, but Scott Burnside believes this Red Wings club is better because Stevie Y and Shanny are out of the lineup. Here's why.

Story | Conversation | May 16, 2007

Babcock's line changes help Wings soar past Ducks

Scott Burnside, ESPN.com

Wings coach Mike Babcock switched up lines and it worked in Detroit's blowout win of the Ducks.

Story | Conversation | May 15, 2007