Canada camp, Day 3: Coaching staff shakes up lines, defensive pairings
Scott Burnside...orientation camp. Here are the combos from the day's practices: Forwards (Group I) Rick Nash-Sidney Crosby-Martin St. Louis Jonathan Toews-Mike Richards-Jarome Iginla Brenden Morrow-Andy McDonald-Dany Heatley (Jordan...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 26, 2009Canada camp, Day 1: Early line combinations and a new-look defense
Scott Burnside...are a few of the line combinations and defense pairings that were being used: Rick Nash-Sidney Crosby-Jarome Iginla Brenden Morrow-Mike Richards-Dany Heatley Eric Staal-Joe Thornton-Corey Perry Milan Lucic...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 24, 2009Winter Classic has right venue, wrong team
Scott Burnside...season, the NHL is venturing out of doors Jan. 1 with its wildly successful Winter Classic. Sidney Crosby was there for the inaugural one in Buffalo in 2008. Last year, the NHL made great...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 15, 2009Rob Scuderi perfect example of how nothing good lasts forever for Cup winners
Scott BurnsideLet's just say these are bittersweet days for Rob Scuderi's mother, Leslie. When the hard-as-nails but well-spoken Scuderi first left home to play ho...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 03, 2009Our Stanley Cup player reviews: Crosby, Osgood, Malkin and more
Scott Burnside...throughout the playoffs even if his point production dropped off from last postseason, when he tied Sidney Crosby with 27 points and earned the Conn Smythe Trophy. As good as he was at shutting...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 13, 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...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 12, 2009First-period report: Goalies strong, Crosby seeing lots of Zetterberg ... we smell overtime
Scott Burnside...Brett Lebda and Jonathan Ericsson and has made life difficult for those Detroit defenders. Once again, Sidney Crosby's line has been seeing a lot of Henrik Zetterberg and Pavel Datsyuk, and I can...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 12, 2009What to watch for in Game 6: Fleury, Datsyuk and setting the tone
Scott Burnside...do just that. We'll see. 2. Looking for backup Anyone other than Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby care to add a little scoring help? Bill Guerin, Ruslan Fedotenko, Maxime Talbot and Chris Kunitz...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 09, 2009First-period report: Strong start for Penguins, but they failed to score
Scott Burnside...One last thing I thought was interesting: Wings coach Mike Babcock didn't chase the Zetterberg-Sidney Crosby matchup in the opening period. If it was there, he took it, but otherwise Zetterberg played...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 09, 2009Second-period report: Penguins collapse as Wings put on clinic
Scott Burnside...the cheap shot by Maxime Talbot, hacking at Pavel Datsyuk late in the period, or the Sidney Crosby slash on the back of Zetterberg's leg that also drew a penalty. Yes, we know...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 06, 2009Game 5 superstitions: Babcock's magic tie and Penguins' revolving hotels
Scott Burnside...this one lucky enough for the superstition-ridden Penguins? "I hope so, I hope so," captain Sidney Crosby said. Does he imagine having to keep moving hotels until they end up in Flint? "No...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 06, 2009What to watch for in Game 5: How effective will Datsyuk be in return?
Scott Burnside...Henrik Zetterberg looks tired, and he has logged a lot of ice time trying to check Sidney Crosby. Zetterberg logged 20:58 in Game 4, his lowest ice time in the series by three...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 06, 2009Game 5's defining moment: Penguins' frustrations boil over
Scott Burnside...two minutes after Henrik Zetterberg had given the Red Wings a 5-0 lead, Pittsburgh captain Sidney Crosby, minus-2 on the night with just one shot on goal, turned in the neutral zone...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 06, 2009First-period report: Which team put pressure on?
Scott Burnside...of the period, but the momentum swung back to Pittsburgh after coach Dan Bylsma sent out Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin together. The line produced good puck possession and started a string of strong...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 04, 2009Second-period report: Penguins lucky to be tied up heading into third
Scott Burnside...doing such a good job of getting Henrik Zetterberg, Nicklas Lidstrom and Brian Rafalski out against Sidney Crosby. Even then, the Pens loaded up with Evgeni Malkin and Crosby, and it has no effect...
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