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New look, same stage for Devs-Rangers
Scott Burnside, ESPN.comRangers-Devils: Both teams are sporting new looks this season, but the rivalry remains the same. Scott Burnside previews the Thursday Night Hockey tilt.
Story | Conversation | October 22, 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 top players from the Stanley Cup finals: •...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 13, 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, 2009First-period report: Goalies strong, Crosby seeing lots of Zetterberg ... we smell overtime
Scott BurnsideDETROIT -- After a pretty tentative start to the first period, this winner-take-all Game 7 contest got pretty lively in the last five minutes or so. ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 12, 2009Penguins pregame report: Crosby as superstitious as ever before Game 7
Scott BurnsideDETROIT -- You have to love Sidney Crosby and his completely transparent devotion to his myriad superstitions. The Pens are staying at their third ho...
Blog Entry | 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, 2009Don't forget teams' journeys to Game 7
Scott Burnside, ESPN.comWhat shouldn't get lost heading into Game 7 of the Cup finals? The two teams' journeys to get to this point.
Story | Conversation | June 10, 2009Pittsburgh Penguins will switch up the digs again heading into Game 7
Scott Burnside...and offer a few words before Friday's game. "You know, Ruslan was one that started the playoffs [talking] and Billy Guerin, a lot of guys have been guys that stepped up and said certain...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 10, 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 BurnsidePITTSBURGH -- Here are things we will be looking out for in tonight's Game 6 of the Stanley Cup finals between the Detroit Red Wings and Pittsburgh Pe...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 09, 2009Game 6's defining moment:
Scott BurnsideGame 6's defining moment: Fleury's stop on Cleary's breakaway PITTSBURGH -- Although the Wings' push with 13.2 seconds left was dramatic, perhaps the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 09, 2009First-period report: Strong start for Penguins, but they failed to score
Scott BurnsidePITTSBURGH -- Well, lots of positives after the first period of Game 6 if you're the Pittsburgh Penguins. First, they limited the Red Wings to three s...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 09, 2009Our special take on the mundane quote
Scott Burnside, ESPN.comWe're taking it one game at a time. There's no "I" in team. An elimination game brings out the cliches, and we're breaking out our own translations of the mundane and predictable.
Story | Conversation | June 08, 2009After a day's rest, Penguins back at work
Scott BurnsidePITTSBURGH -- The Penguins, with the exception of Bill Guerin (who met with the media Sunday morning), had a complete day off before returning to work...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 08, 2009Off the playoff map: Group was interested in buying, moving Thrashers
Scott BurnsidePITTSBURGH -- With the NHL embroiled in bankruptcy court in Phoenix over the future of the Coyotes, there are spin-off stories...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 08, 2009EDITOR'S PICKS

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