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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 goaltenders

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 goaltenders.

Story | Conversation | June 24, 2009

Lemaire the right fit -- again

Scott Burnside, ESPN.com

So 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, 2009

Power Play: Niittymaki the answer

Scott Burnside, ESPN.com

A 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, 2009

The NHL's growing injury list

Scott Burnside, ESPN.com

We're not even a month into this NHL season, and the star-studded injury list keeps growing. How are teams dealing with the lineup holes? Scott Burnside checks in.

Story | Conversation | October 27, 2009

Our summer questions to ponder

Scott Burnside, ESPN.com

It'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, 2009

Lemaire the answer for the Devils?

Scott Burnside, ESPN.com

There must be something about the air -- er, ice -- in New Jersey. The Devils, notorious for reverting to the same names in the coaching rolodex, have welcomed back Jacques Lemaire.

Story | Conversation | July 13, 2009

Top players to watch in '09 playoffs

Scott Burnside, ESPN.com

Scott Burnside gives you 10 players to watch as these playoffs unfold.

Story | Conversation | April 13, 2009

How deadline impacts playoff picture

Scott Burnside, ESPN.com

The 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, 2009

Quarterly report: Team-by-team grades

Scott Burnside, ESPN.com

Most 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, 2008

Training camp questions: Eastern Conference

Scott Burnside, ESPN.com

As 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, 2008

Why wait until September? Here are our Summer Power Rankings

Scott Burnside, ESPN.com

Here's a look at our summer power rankings with less than two months to go before the start of training camp.

Story | Conversation | July 24, 2008

With Nolan move, Isles go from feel-good story to laughingstock

Scott Burnside, ESPN.com

On Monday, Islanders GM Garth Snow and coach Ted Nolan decided to part ways because of "philosophical differences." It turned one of the NHL's great feel-good stories from two seasons ago into just another power struggle, leaving the erstwhile coach and Snow more than a little soiled and making the team the butt of jokes around the hockey world -- again.

Story | Conversation | July 14, 2008

How does East stand up? Potential boon in Tampa; doom in Toronto

Scott Burnside, ESPN.com

General managers mortgaged millions of dollars and committed to longer terms than most marriages during the first week of free agency. Here's a look at where the Eastern Conference teams stack up.

Story | Conversation | July 08, 2008

What does future hold for those that didn't reach second round?

Scott Burnside, ESPN.com

For those who didn't make it to the second round, there can be a range of emotion that runs from embarrassment to shock and even to satisfaction. Here's a look at where the eight teams out find themselves as they head into the offseason.

Story | Conversation | April 23, 2008