Burnside: Story lines to watch this postseason
As the playoffs get under way Wednesday night, Scott Burnside gives you 10 story lines to watch over the coming weeks.
View ArticleWhy all the suspensions? Just don't tell me it's 'code'
This should be a time when the NHL is celebrating its finest time of the season. Instead, a string of incidents, and suspensions, have muddied the works.
View ArticleFirst-round breakdown: Sharks vs. Flames
The Sharks have been playoff underachievers the past few seasons. But this time around, thanks to a late-season roll, San Jose seems ready for a long postseason run.
View ArticleWhat does future hold for those that didn't reach second round?
For those who didn't make it to the second round, there can be a range of emotion that runs from embarrassment to shock and even to satisfaction. Here's a look at where the eight teams out find...
View ArticleFirst-round breakdown: Chicago Blackhawks vs. Calgary Flames
Just weeks ago, Calgary looked to be a power in the West playoff picture. Now? Not so much. And Scott Burnside believes the Flames will fall flat, even against a young and inexperienced Blackhawks club.
View Article2013 NHL playoffs - Burnside: Five reasons Pens are the faves
The Penguins are more than Sidney Crosby and a dynamic offense, and that is just one of five reasons Scott Burnside cites for Pittsburgh being the favorite going into the playoffs.
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 Article2013 NHL playoffs - Penguins still await Crosby's return
The Penguins still do not know whether they will be without Sidney Crosby in Wednesday's playoff opener against the New York Islanders, but there's no panic in Pittsburgh, writes Scott Burnside.
View Article2013 Stanley Cup playoffs - Burnside - Jarome Iginla simply happy to be in...
For years the face of the Calgary Flames, veteran forward Jarome Iginla finds that he fits well in Pittsburgh, too, writes Scott Burnside
View Article2013 NHL playoffs - Five ways the Pittsburgh Penguins can bounce back against...
The Penguins have stumbled badly so far against the Bruins, and Scott Burnside offers up five ways Pittsburgh can get back into the series.
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 ArticleScott Burnside: Is Dan Bylsma on the hot seat?
Penguins GM Ray Shero has decisions to make, and, after the Pens got swept by the Bruins, the first one might involve the future of Dan Bylsma at the helm, Scott Burnside writes.
View ArticleScott Burnside: For the Pens, it's going to be a long summer
Instead of gearing up for Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Final Sunday, the Penguins were cleaning out their lockers and wondering who will be back, and who wouldn't, Scott Burnside writes.
View Article2014 Stanley Cup playoffs -- Burnside: Why the Boston Bruins will win it all
The Bruins will take advantage of the favorites beating each other up in the West to roll to another Stanley Cup championship, Scott Burnside writes.
View ArticleNHL -- 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs -- Carey Price keeps Montreal Canadiens in...
To come up with this kind of effort in closing out this series says a lot about this Montreal team, most notably its maturity and its belief in itself, Scott Burnside writes.
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