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Scott Burnside looks at five coaches on the hot seat at the midpoint of the 2013 season.

Scott Burnside looks deeply into his crystal puck to tell you what will happen in 2013.

1. B's looking for consistency -- of the good kind The Boston Bruins carry a three-game losing streak into their game against the Florida Panthers on Thursday night and have not won more than two in a row since late December. The slump has jeopardize...

Most of the offseason contract news surrounding the NHL's top young players has focused on Shea Weber, Steven Stamkos and Drew Doughty. Weber and Stamkos re-signed with their respective teams in Nashville and Tampa Bay, while Doughty remains unsig...

For two weeks, we asked for your opinion on everything ranging from which team will win the Stanley Cup to where the next NHL franchise should go. Now, Scott Burnside weighs in with his thoughts on your votes. Which player will win the scoring tit...

So, was anyone outside of the frenzied faithful in Philadelphia surprised when Tampa Bay GM Steve Yzerman announced the Lightning had inked star winger Steven Stamkos to a five-year deal? No? Didn't think so. In spite of weeks of rumors and ...

When Steven Stamkos scored on the power play in the third period, Martin St. Louis had a bird's eye view of it given that he was completely inside the Boston net at the time. "I actually was going to get a good look. It went back to the point, and...

TAMPA, Fla. -- If you're just matching skill against skill in the Eastern Conference finals, you would have to give the edge to the Tampa Bay Lightning, given the presence of major NHL hardware winners Steven Stamkos, Martin St. Louis and Vincent Lec...

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Washington Capitals coach Bruce Boudreau found it amusing to hear the high praise heaped on his squad by opposing coach Guy Boucher of the Tampa Bay Lightning. Boucher described the Caps, the Southeast Division winners and top ...

One comes from a volatile past. The other was picked to boost a franchise. So just how have the Lightning's Steve Downie and Steven Stamkos shared the ice without driving each other crazy?

Stock upMartin St. Louis, Tampa Bay Lightning: It's hard to ignore the wild and woolly affair that was the Tampa Bay Lightning's 8-7 come-from-behind road victory over the Flyers on Thursday night. True, Steven Stamkos collected three goals and two a...

Stock upMartin St. Louis, Tampa Bay Lightning: It's hard to ignore the wild and woolly affair that was the Tampa Bay Lightning's 8-7 come-from-behind road victory over the Flyers on Thursday night. True, Steven Stamkos collected three goals and two a...

BRANDON, Fla. -- The storylines at the Tampa Bay Lightning training camp are like low-hanging fruit: ripe and plentiful and hard to resist. From new GM/Hall of Famer Steve Yzerman to veteran Philadelphia Flyers forward Simon Gagne's arrival to new...

BRANDON, Fla. -- The storylines at the Tampa Bay Lightning training camp are like low-hanging fruit: ripe and plentiful and hard to resist. From new GM/Hall of Famer Steve Yzerman to veteran Philadelphia Flyers forward Simon Gagne's arrival to new...

Will Jaromir Jagr ever return to the NHL? Should we care that Steven Stamkos recently got benched? Just a few of the things Scott Burnside is scratching his head over this week.