Daily Debate: Trade floodgates open
Burnside: Good day, my friend. So, did we start to see the loosening of the trade logjam Thursday, with Dominic Moore being dealt from Tampa to San Jo...
View ArticleBlue-line depth won't fix Flyers' goalie issue
It was a most curious day for the Philadelphia Flyers. They got even deeper across the blue line by adding veteran big-bodied Stanley Cup winner Pavel...
View Article2011-12 NHL season -- Reviewing our 10 questions from preseason
From Malkin's season to Parise's future, Scott Burnside evaluates how we did answering our 10 burning questions from the preseason.
View ArticleFirst-round preview: Pittsburgh Penguins versus Philadelphia Flyers
Days before the actual drop of the puck heralding the start of this cross-state playoff series between the Philadelphia Flyers and Pittsburgh Penguins...
View ArticlePittsburgh's centers far from cowardly
PHILADELPHIA -- One of the local Philadelphia papers had a picture of Sidney Crosby dressed up as a lion with the headline The Cowardly Penguin. Not...
View Article2012 NHL Playoffs: The Pittsburgh Penguins know they need to get their...
The Penguins' penalty-killing unit needs to get its act in gear, writes Scott Burnside.
View Article2012 Stanley Cup playoffs: Philadelphia Flyers Paul Holmgren's on-ice...
A fiercely competitive player evolved into a daring, independent thinker when Paul Holmgren became the general manager of the Philadelphia Flyers, writes Scott Burnside.
View Article2012 NHL draft -- An inside look at an NHL draft table
There will be 30 tables on the floor of the Consol Energy Center for the NHL draft Friday and Saturday. Each one represents a team. Each one its own community, its own command center full of angst and...
View ArticleChange of scenery good for Schenn, JVR
If there is a theme for the 2012 NHL draft, it might well be O Brother, Where Are Thou? For the second time in three days, a major trade brought tw...
View Article2012 free agency -- Dallas Stars and Minnesota Wild among the free-agent...
So far, the Minnesota Wild and Detroit Red Wings are on opposite sides of the puck when it comes to free-agent winners and losers, writes Scott Burnside.
View ArticleNHL: Nashville Predators have clear choice on Shea Weber offer sheet
The equation is relatively simple for the Predators: match Shea Weber's deal and remain relevant, or give up any hope of being a contender, of attracting top talent, of being anything other than a...
View ArticleNHL - Claude Giroux is ready for the challenge of the Philadelphia Flyers'...
Claude Giroux feels he is ready for the heady challenge of taking on the Philadelphia Flyers' captaincy, writes Scott Burnside.
View ArticleNews keeps getting worse for Flyers
Is it possible we're going to look back on these opening days of the 2013 season as the defining moment for the Philadelphia Flyers? Already reelin...
View ArticleGame of the Week: Philadelphia Flyers at New York Rangers
It's the Philadelphia Flyers visiting the New York Rangers in ESPN.com's Game of the Week.
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 ArticleNHL - 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 ArticleSecond-round preview: Philadelphia Flyers versus New Jersey Devils
It took the New Jersey Devils perhaps longer than many expected to dispose of the Florida Panthers -- into double overtime of Game 7 on Thursday night...
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.
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