Canada camp, Day 1: Early line combinations and a new-look defense
Scott BurnsideCALGARY, Alberta -- Checking in again from the opening day...in the past couple of seasons as one of the top...Wayne Gretzky up in the stands. Just to be a part...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 24, 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, 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, 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, 2009Second-period report: Penguins lucky to be tied up heading into third
Scott BurnsidePITTSBURGH -- After four goals in the first, the second period...end of the period particularly stands out -- his forecheck that started...biggest period of the Pens' season coming up, and they need...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 02, 2009The little things escape Pens in Game 1
Scott Burnside, ESPN.comThe Penguins were good in Saturday's Cup finals opener, but it was the small details that beat them in Detroit.
Story | Conversation | May 30, 2009Loyalty big part of Carolina's success
Scott Burnside, ESPN.comOne of the big reasons the Canes have reached three conference finals since 2002? Loyalty. From the top on down, players and personnel seem to come home to Carolina.
Story | Conversation | May 22, 2009In the end, Crosby stands alone
Scott Burnside, ESPN.comWhen it really mattered, when it came time to make a statement about greatness, the Caps-Pens series turned out to be a colossal mismatch, led by Sidney Crosby.
Story | Conversation | May 13, 2009Washington Capitals again looking for more scoring help in do-or-die Game 6
Scott Burnside...looking for more balanced scoring in Monday night's Game 6...as did in the regular season, but he's got nine...a lot -- where he would stand up and say something profound...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 11, 2009Hockey finally has meaningful matchup
Scott Burnside, ESPN.comCrosby and Malkin versus Ovechkin. It's a Bird vs. Magic type of matchup that hockey has missed out on to this point. Scott Burnside explains why the hype is real.
Story | Conversation | May 01, 2009Flyers believe Crosby's goal should have been disallowed
Scott BurnsidePHILADELPHIA -- The Penguins' first goal in their 3-1 Game 4...the ice for good goal stands." The Flyers, facing a 3...goal scorer during the regular season. Hard-to-ignore numbers The...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 21, 2009Will Penguins' evolution continue?
Scott Burnside, ESPN.comThe Penguins went from laughingstock to surprise playoff team to Stanley Cup finalist in all but three seasons. So, the next logical step is winning it all, right?
Story | Conversation | April 14, 2009First-round breakdown: Pens vs. Flyers
Scott Burnside, ESPN.comFor the second straight season, these intrastate rivals will meet in the playoffs. Philly is sporting a healthier lineup than last postseason, but can it still shut down Pittsburgh's towering trio of centers?
Story | Conversation | April 12, 2009U.S. faces tough task with 2010 roster
Scott Burnside, ESPN.comIn the end, it may not matter who coaches the 2010 U.S. Olympic team. Team USA faces tougher tasks, like fielding the right mix of players that is capable of medaling in Vancouver.
Story | Conversation | April 06, 2009Quarterly report: Team-by-team grades
Scott Burnside, ESPN.comMost 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.
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