Unified Thrashers finding success
Scott Burnside, ESPN.comWhat's the secret to the success of the injury-ravaged Thrashers? Despite all the team's setbacks, it's somehow finding a way to win.
Story | Conversation | November 19, 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, 2009Power Play: A mess for Gretzky, NHL
Scott Burnside, ESPN.comThe NHL is stuck in the middle of a financial mess with the game's greatest player and ambassador, Wayne Gretzky. Will the Phoenix sale hamper the league's relationship with The Great One?
Story | Conversation | November 02, 2009The NHL's growing injury list
Scott Burnside, ESPN.comWe'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, 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, 2009So, does Mats belong in the Hall?
Scott Burnside, ESPN.comNow that Mats Sundin has announced his retirement, the Hall of Fame debate begins. And the fact that he never made it to the Cup finals could get in his way.
Story | Conversation | September 30, 2009Canada camp, Day 1: Early line combinations and a new-look defense
Scott BurnsideCALGARY, Alberta -- Checking in again from the opening day of the Canadian Olympic orientation camp, where players took part in their first scrimmages...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 24, 2009NHL board unanimously denies Balsillie
Scott Burnside, ESPN.comCanadian businessman Jim Balsillie was unanimously rejected by the National Hockey League's board of governors in his bid to become an NHL owner at a meeting Wednesday afternoon in Chicago.
Story | Conversation | July 29, 2009Rob Scuderi perfect example of how nothing good lasts forever for Cup winners
Scott Burnside...the family home on Long Island. Then when he was drafted by Pittsburgh 134th overall in 1998, he played for the Penguins' AHL team in Wilkes-Barre, which was just a 2½-hour...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 03, 2009Our Stanley Cup player reviews: Crosby, Osgood, Malkin and more
Scott Burnside...of the load. Although he did not score in Games 6 or 7, he did lead the Penguins with eight points in the series and put to rest any lingering questions folks might have had...
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 Burnside...particularly glorious scoring chances, but I thought the Penguins did the better job of forechecking and disrupting...on. The scoring chances were 6-5 for Pittsburgh, which reflected an evenly played period. The faceoffs...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 12, 2009Penguins pregame report: Crosby as superstitious as ever before Game 7
Scott Burnside...to switch it up, so we decided to." Even on Friday morning, Crosby paused coming into the Penguins' locker room and opted to chat with the media in the interview room as opposed to his...
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, 2009EDITOR'S PICKS

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