Power Play: It's all about the goalies
Scott Burnside, ESPN.comMarty Turco is thriving under a new schedule in Dallas, while Steve Mason hasn't gotten over the sophomore slump. Scott Burnside breaks it down in his weekly Power Play.
Story | Conversation | December 07, 2009Avs keep fighting to stay in West mix
Scott Burnside, ESPN.comJust when you want to write off the Avalanche, they come back fighting. They've been the surprise story of the first quarter, but the team will be tested tonight against the Penguins in ESPN.com's Game of the Week.
Story | Conversation | December 03, 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, 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, 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, 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.
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