Need to know: The trouble with goalies
Promising starts for two Eastern Conference teams have been rendered moot by goaltending issues ranging from poor play to a lack of durability. Tha...
View ArticleNeed to know: Sens putting on playoff pressure
The Ottawa Senators' lineup features household names such as Patrick Wiercioch, Zack Smith and Jakob Silfverberg. OK, so they're not really household ...
View ArticleNHL - Non-rental players to watch at trade deadline
Here's a look at some top end players who have another year left on their deals who could be in play this week, writes Scott Burnside.
View ArticleThe deadline: Who got better, who got worse?
A trade deadline day that began at a snail's pace and finished with a great flurry of activity has, like all trade deadlines, the potential to alter t...
View ArticlePutting deadline day in deeper perspective
The day after the trade deadline is often like the day after a big family wedding. Lots of stuff to sift through. Maybe you'll find an unexpected and ...
View ArticleNeed to know: Leafs booking ticket to the dance
Sorry, but it's still taking some time to get our head around the fact the Toronto Maple Leafs aren't just visiting from the NHL's land of the living ...
View ArticleNHL plans 6 outdoor games for 2014, including Los Angeles, New York, Chicago...
The NHL is in the final planning stages of its much-anticipated series of outdoor stadium games next season that would see six outdoor contests set to take place in football and baseball stadium...
View ArticleFirst-round preview: Boston Bruins versus Toronto Maple Leafs
Oh, hardly any storylines here. The Toronto Maple Leafs return to the playoffs for the first time since 2004 and find themselves in a clash with the B...
View ArticleSix outdoor games not such a bad thing
We're not privy to the NHL's marketing slogan for the 2013-14 season, but it might be something like "Go Big or Go Home, but Definitely Go Outdoors." ...
View Article2013 NHL playoffs - Second-round preview: Boston Bruins versus New York Rangers
Talk about a flair for the dramatic. The Boston Bruins, on the verge of blowing a 3-1 series lead against the plucky Toronto Maple Leafs, stormed back...
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 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 ArticleAs U.S. GM, David Poile in tuneup mode
NEW YORK -- Of the many memorable hours leading up to the epic gold-medal game at the Vancouver Olympics in 2010 between Canada and the United States,...
View ArticleBylsma eager to test international waters
NEW YORK -- Dan Bylsma figures there have been a couple of times in his life that he would describe as surreal. The moment he found out he would coac...
View Article2013 draft: Highs, lows, what-have-yous
NEWARK, N.J. -- Talk about a blur of humanity. Shortly after 3 p.m. ET Sunday, the Colorado Avalanche made good on their word to pick Halifax star N...
View ArticleFree agency brings out Team Redemption
The free-agent class of 2013 might lack the star quality of last summer, when Ryan Suter and Zach Parise captivated the hockey world right through Ind...
View ArticleThe frenzy was kind of freaky this time
We often describe the first day of free agency as a frenzy. Guess what? Friday, they finally got the frenzy part right. From the moment the marketp...
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 - Scott Burnside: Burnside: Is the league overdoing it with outdoor games?
Scott Burnside poses the question: Is the league approaching overkill with the proliferation of outdoor games?
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