Scott 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 Article2013 Stanley Cup playoffs -- Burnside: Why officiating changes in the playoffs
For years it's been assumed that games in the regular season and playoffs will be officiated differently. Scott Burnside asks, is that hurting game?
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 co...
View ArticleNHL - Scott Burnside: USA Hockey building legitimate gold-medal threat in...
There is no underestimating the United States as the Americans try to build a team for Sochi that will surpass the expectations set by the silver medal won in 2010, writes Scott Burnside.
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 - 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs: Something is amiss with Pittsburgh Penguins...
Pittsburgh Penguins superstar Sidney Crosby's scoring struggles are every bit as mystifying as you might expect, writes ESPN.com's Scott Burnside. But it doesn't mean he's not being effective.
View Article2014-15 NHL season preview -- Seven biggest offseason storylines
With training camps open across the hockey landscape, Scott Burnside looks at the seven biggest offseason storylines.
View Article2014-15 NHL season preview -- Heat is on Pittsburgh Penguins' Sidney Crosby...
Alex Ovechkin and Sidney Crosby both face tests this season in trying to revive franchises whose failures led to wholesale changes this past offseason, writes ESPN.com's Scott Burnside.
View ArticleNHL -- Revamped Pittsburgh Penguins sparked by Pascal Dupuis' return
On a night all about firsts for the revamped Penguins, it was familiar face Pascal Dupuis who enjoyed a special return to action after a long absence, writes Scott Burnside.
View ArticleNHL -- Scott Burnside's highs and lows of NHL season's first quarter
Scott Burnside examines who's impressing, who's disappointing and who needs to prepare for the unemployment line after the first quarter of the NHL season.
View ArticleNHL -- Jack Eichel's first training camp with Buffalo Sabres is anything but...
The pressure is on Jack Eichel in his rookie season, as he is expected to save the Sabres and compete with Connor McDavid for bragging rights.
View Article2015-16 NHL season preview -- Phil Kessel is enjoying a clean slate with the...
Phil Kessel got plenty of blame for what went wrong in Toronto in recent years, but the talented winger is making a fresh start in Pittsburgh and appears primed to continue his high-scoring ways.
View ArticleHang on, naming John Tortorella coach might be just what Team USA needs
One longtime hockey writer sent a note Monday after news broke that John Tortorella was to be named head coach of the U.S. team for the 2016 World Cup...
View ArticleRamblings: Oilers need to make a move now
I kicked around the plight of the Edmonton Oilers on our Hockey Today podcast last week. Pierre LeBrun's hypothesis was that general manager Peter ...
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