NHL - Scott Burnside: Philadelphia Flyers' Chris Pronger has a new normal
For a player who never backed away from a challenge, who was a difference-maker his whole career -- a Stanley Cup champion, twice an Olympic gold medalist, a Hart Trophy winner, a Norris Trophy...
View ArticleNHL - 100 things you need to know heading into Sochi Olympics
Will Sidney Crosby's star again? And will Jonathan Quick lead the charge for the U.S.? We've got questions (lots!) as Sochi approaches.
View ArticleNHL -- Drew Doughty is ready to be a leader for Team Canada
Drew Doughty was just soaking things up when Canada won the gold medal in 2010, but he's evolved from learner to leader, writes Scott Burnside.
View ArticleNHL - 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs: Eighteen years of playoff memories
Eighteen years of covering the Stanley Cup playoffs have harvested countless memories, writes ESPN.com's Scott Burnside.
View ArticleNHL - 2014 Stanley Cup finals: New York Rangers can learn from other teams'...
The Rangers can learn from other teams that have rallied back from 2-0 series deficits, ESPN.com's Scott Burnside writes.
View Article2014 NHL draft -- Burnside: What to expect at draft
This year's NHL draft is likely to be a heady, tumultuous time marked by big-name trades and significant movement within the top end of the draft board, writes Scott Burnside.
View ArticleKesler trade shifts balance of power in West
So imagine for a minute that Ryan Kesler was wearing an Anaheim Ducks jersey this past spring. Do the Ducks prevail over a Los Angeles Kings team they...
View ArticleNHL -- Hiring of Philadelphia Flyers' Chris Pronger by NHL is completely...
The hiring of Chris Pronger by the NHL is completely baffling, and not because he was always in trouble as a player, writes Scott Burnside.
View ArticleFlyers, Lecavalier off to a rough start
Oh, things have not started well in Philadelphia. The Flyers are winless in four games (0-2-2), their lone points coming in shootouts, the worst on Sa...
View ArticleThe Clarkson-Horton deal makes sense, in a marauding llama kind of way
On a day when llamas running wild captured the attention of the world, only a trade involving David Clarkson of the Toronto Maple Leafs could come clo...
View ArticleNHL -- Tanking or trying? Edmonton Oilers might finally be realizing their...
Tanking or trying? The Edmonton Oilers have been perhaps the most inept franchise in the league in terms of drafting and player development, and while there is a long road ahead to fix nearly a decade...
View ArticleHampus Lindholm playing with veteran poise for Ducks
ANAHEIM -- When you watch him night after night, you are struck by the poise, the ability to move the puck, the sense of when to jump into the play, w...
View Article#NHLrank: Auditing the Top 100 players
We revealed our Top 100 NHL players for this season a few days ago. Now Scott Burnside and Pierre LeBrun tell you what they would change about the lis...
View ArticleNHL - Morning 3-on-3 -- Who is the league MVP at this point?
There have been plenty of standouts so far this season, and in Thursday's Morning 3-on-3 we debate which players should be in the mix for the Hart Trophy as the NHL enters its Christmas break.
View ArticleNHL - Biggest moves from early in the NHL draft
Sure, Auston Matthews went first overall. But a few other select picks, trades and even a buyout were among the hot topics during the first day of the NHL's busy draft weekend.
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