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Just about anything can happen in the playoffs, and Scott Burnside offers up his five most intriguing storylines of the postseason.

Scott Burnside answers the biggest questions for the shortened 2013 season.

Sure, it's hard to remember now, but there were actually plenty of highs in the NHL during 2012, writes Scott Burnside.

1. Parenteau's future with IslandersOne of the great off-the-radar stories this season has to be the blossoming of New York Islanders forward P.A. Parenteau into one of the game's premier setup men. He was drafted in the ninth round of the 2001 entry...

There are lots of interesting names to kick around when it comes to handicapping the Vezina Trophy race as we hit the end of the calendar year -- some familiar, some not. Here's a look at our top five plus some honorable mentions. 1. Jimmy Howard,...

1. Handicapping the playoffs -- despite injuriesWe were talking to Jim Schoenfeld, assistant GM of the New York Rangers, last week about the Rangers' torrid play of late. But one of the reasons Schoenfeld refused to be drawn into any playoff discussi...

1. No big moves in ChicagoWe had a chance to chat with Chicago GM Stan Bowman before Sunday's big shootout win over Pittsburgh. He has little cap room to work with and won't be looking to make a big trade-deadline move that would involve bringing in ...

1. It's not just about CrosbyConsidering he wasn't even at the All-Star Game this past weekend, we sure heard a lot about Pittsburgh captain Sidney Crosby. The game's best player is expected to begin light exercise as he struggles to come back from a...

Monday: Vancouver Canucks at San Jose Sharks (10:30 p.m. ET)The Canucks jumped into the top spot in the ESPN.com Power Rankings on Monday (the highest honor that a team can receive short of being named Grand Poo-bah of the Loyal Order of Water Buffal...

Monday: Vancouver Canucks at San Jose Sharks (10:30 p.m. ET)The Canucks jumped into the top spot in the ESPN.com Power Rankings on Monday (the highest honor that a team can receive short of being named Grand Poo-bah of the Loyal Order of Water Buffal...

Ah those popular Pittsburgh Penguins continue to collect points in the standings and votes in the All-Star voting universe with just one week left in the fan balloting portion of the 2011 All-Star selections. Led by captain Sidney Crosby (how ofte...

Ah those popular Pittsburgh Penguins continue to collect points in the standings and votes in the All-Star voting universe with just one week left in the fan balloting portion of the 2011 All-Star selections. Led by captain Sidney Crosby (how ofte...

All we need is for Pittsburgh fans to start penciling in Pascal Dupuis or Chris Kunitz and Brooks Orpik and the All-Star Game in Raleigh next month will be an all-Penguin affair. No surprise that captain Sidney Crosby is the run-away leader in vot...

All we need is for Pittsburgh fans to start penciling in Pascal Dupuis or Chris Kunitz and Brooks Orpik and the All-Star Game in Raleigh next month will be an all-Penguin affair. No surprise that captain Sidney Crosby is the run-away leader in vot...

Monday: Dallas Stars at San Jose Sharks (10:30 p.m. ET)First place in the tightly packed Pacific Division is on the line Monday night. The Stars have to be worried about the health of starter Kari Lehtonen, who has missed a couple of starts with sore...

Monday: Dallas Stars at San Jose Sharks (10:30 p.m. ET)First place in the tightly packed Pacific Division is on the line Monday night. The Stars have to be worried about the health of starter Kari Lehtonen, who has missed a couple of starts with sore...