Burnside and LeBrun: Midseason picks for awards
Scott Burnside and Pierre LeBrun make their picks for the major awards at the midpoint of the 2013 season.
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 ArticleOrpik sets tone for Pens in many ways
PITTSBURGH -- Penguins defensive coach Todd Reirden always has this message for the team's young defensive prospects who think they're ready for a tas...
View ArticleCrosby sets new standard of clutch
PITTSBURGH -- He still sports an ungainly face shield that makes him look more linebacker or sci-fi gladiator than hockey player. And a glimpse at his...
View Article2013 Stanley Cup playoffs - Jason Spezza returns to spark the Senators' offense
He's missed all but five games this season due to injury, but the Senators hope Jason Spezza can provide the spark they need to take on the Penguins.
View Article2013 Stanley Cup playoffs - Ottawa Senators focused on fast start in Game 3
The Senators feel the first five minutes of Game 3 could seal their fate in the series against the Pittsburgh Penguins, Scott Burnside writes
View ArticleSenators save themselves from the abyss
OTTAWA, Ontario -- For a moment before he headed off the ice, Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Brooks Orpik leaned against the team's bench and stared u...
View ArticleNeal picks a good time to find his mojo
OTTAWA -- A crucial fourth game that began with an optimistic bang for the Ottawa Senators ended with an embarrassing whimper. There was something ...
View ArticleAlfredsson's play towers over his words
PITTSBURGH -- Flash back to the third period of Game 5, 2007 Stanley Cup finals. The Ottawa Senators are sunk. They are trailing in the third perio...
View ArticleCrosby, Pens taking nothing for granted
PITTSBURGH -- In the wake of the Pittsburgh Penguins' lopsided win in Game 4 of their Eastern Conference second-round series against the Ottawa Senato...
View ArticlePenguins' tidal wave washes away the Sens
PITTSBURGH -- When it was done and the Pittsburgh Penguins had brushed aside the valiant but ultimately overmatched Ottawa Senators, one word came to ...
View Article2013 Stanley Cup playoffs - Highs and lows from the second round
From the Penguins' offensive clinic to Raffi Torres' hit, the second round of the NHL Playoffs had a little for everyone to enjoy, or not, Scott Burnside writes.
View Article2013 Stanley Cup playoffs - Burnside: The continuing evolution of Sidney Crosby
Pens superstar Sidney Crosby's game keeps evolving as his maturation as a player continues, Scott Burnside writes.
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 ArticlePenguins pull shocking disappearing act
BOSTON -- They had all the markings of greatness, but in the end the Pittsburgh Penguins were revealed as being something far, far less. In less th...
View ArticleRoad to Russia - What's left for Team Canada and Team USA with the Sochi...
Balancing big-game experience with the desire for speed and chemistry is giving Canada and the United States a few things to think about.
View ArticleNHL -- 7 teams to watch at the trade deadline
Seven teams will be making noise before the March 5 trade deadline, writes Scott Burnside.
View ArticleSeries loss still a step forward for Columbus
COLUMBUS -- It seems longer than two weeks ago that this series began with 11 Blue Jackets playing in their first-ever NHL playoff game. And while ...
View ArticleNHL -- Scott Burnside: Questions surround the coaching carousel
Why would Willie Desjardins opt to coach the Canucks rather than the Penguins? Scott Burnside delves into that, where the Penguins go from here, shrewd moves by the Blue Jackets and Canadiens, and more.
View ArticleRamblings: Complaints, castaways and canned coaches
So, we are now a week into the NHL calendar, with no shortage of storylines and sidebars. Sounds like the perfect time for more ramblings. Clarke t...
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