Power Play: B's up, Flyers down
Scott Burnside, ESPN.comWhat's behind the recent struggles from the Flyers and sudden success from the B's? Scott Burnside breaks it down in his weekly Power Play.
Story | Conversation | November 30, 2009Game 7 upset still fresh in Wings' minds
Scott Burnside, ESPN.comIt's been almost four months since the Red Wings were upset by the Pens on home ice in Game 7 of the Cup finals. But even with the start of a new season in Stockholm, that loss is still close at hand.
Story | Conversation | September 28, 2009Our summer questions to ponder
Scott Burnside, ESPN.comIt's August, the longest month for a hockey fan. The free-agent frenzy is a memory, and training camp is still more than a month away. But our annual (really?) summer questions should help buoy your spirits.
Story | Conversation | July 31, 2009Free agency: Top forwards
Scott Burnside, ESPN.comWith the start of free agency next week (July 1), we take a look at the top free agents available. Here are the forwards.
Story | Conversation | June 23, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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 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, 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, 2009This time around, can Pens stop Wings?
Scott Burnside, ESPN.comIt matters not that the Pens have taken a different path to this juncture of the finals. The reality remains the same: they must find a way to stop the Wings from winning a Cup in their own rink.
Story | Conversation | June 07, 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...
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