Cooke continues to answer for 'the hit'
PITTSBURGH -- A playoff series is probably the last place to go to forget about the past. The past is always clanging into the present and even the...
View Article2013 NHL playoffs - Conference finalists are a testament to good management
The fact that the past four Stanley Cup champs are in this year's conference finals is a testament to good management, writes Scott Burnside.
View ArticleSimply shocking to see Pens in such peril
PITTSBURGH -- Everything we thought we knew about these Eastern Conference finals and how they might play out has now been blown to smithereens. Ka...
View ArticlePens' best wasn't enough to beat hot Bruins
BOSTON -- There is nowhere quite like the dressing room of a team that has gone down 3-0 in a best-of-seven playoff series. There is especially not...
View Article2013 NHL playoffs - Burnside: Are the Pittsburgh Penguins choking, or are the...
The Bruins-Penguins series is unfolding much like the 1997 Stanley Cup finals, in which an underrated Detroit team swept Philadelphia, writes Scott Burnside.
View Article2013 NHL playoffs - Stanley Cup finals preview: Chicago Blackhawks versus...
The clash between the Chicago Blackhawks and Boston Bruins in the Stanley Cup finals will mean a lot for history buffs -- these two Original Six teams...
View Article2013 Stanley Cup playoffs: Get ready for more Stanley Cup memories
With the Stanley Cup finals starting Wednesday, both the Bruins and Blackhawks are ready for memories, Scott Burnside writes.
View Article2013 Stanley Cup playoffs -- Burnside: Why officiating changes in the playoffs
For years it's been assumed that games in the regular season and playoffs will be officiated differently. Scott Burnside asks, is that hurting game?
View Article2013 Stanley Cup playoffs - Burnside: Bergeron is making the grade
Fans, teammates can't get enough of center Patrice Bergeron, who came a long way in a short time, writes Scott Burnside.
View ArticleToews, MacLean deserving award winners
The NHL announced its first round of award winners Friday, and ESPN.com's Scott Burnside and Pierre LeBrun break down the winners of the Frank J. Selk...
View ArticleBergeron winning the battle against Toews
BOSTON -- Listen to Patrice Bergeron and Jonathan Toews for any amount of time, and there is an almost perpetual calm about them. Win or lose, up i...
View Article2013 Stanley Cup playoffs - Burnside: The Bruins have Patrick Kane covered
The Bruins have knocked Patrick Kane off his game in the Stanley Cup finals, denying the Blackhawks winger room to maneuver, writes Scott Burnside.
View ArticleGame 4 epic -- and players hardly know it
BOSTON -- The last people on earth to go to for perspective after a barn burner such as the Chicago Blackhawks' 6-5 overtime win Wednesday night are t...
View ArticleToews, Bergeron injuries could hit hard
CHICAGO -- After a while, you think you have a sense of the commitment it takes to get this far in the playoffs, the dozens of aches and pains and cut...
View Article2013 Stanley Cup playoffs - Burnside: Playing on words in the finals
From here on out, the Stanley Cup finals take a whole new meaning, especially when you figure out that what the players are saying is not necessarily what they mean, writes Scott Burnside.
View Article5 things to watch in Game 6 of the finals
BOSTON -- Five things to watch in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup finals Monday night. 1. Superstar stutter? The status of injured stars Jonathan Toews of...
View Article2013 Stanley Cup playoffs -- Burnside: Highlights of the 2013 postseason
From Boston's stirring comeback to a memorable Stanley Cup finals, these playoffs were filled with highlights, Scott Burnside writes.
View ArticleNHL - Scott Burnside: A look at how realignment will impact the league next...
Scott Burnside takes a look at how realignment will impact the league next season and in the years to come.
View ArticleNHL - Scott Burnside: A look at some of the familiar faces in new places next...
Scott Burnside takes a look at some of the new faces who will be in new places next season.
View ArticleNHL -- Ten players with something to prove this season
Scott Burnside looks at 10 players who need to prove themselves this season.
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