Joe Sakic makes stop at BOG meetings
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- There was a familiar face in the unfamiliar surroundings of the NHL board of governors meetings Monday: former Colorado Avala...
View ArticleBurnside: This week's games to watch
Monday: Detroit Red Wings at Colorado Avalanche (9 p.m. ET)The Wings play their second road game in two nights after defeating Minnesota on Sunday. Th...
View ArticleGoalie carousel: Which moves will work?
Of all the dizzying offseason moves -- coaches appearing out of nowhere, defensemen coming here, centers parachuting in over there -- are there any mo...
View ArticleDeadline deals: Stock up, stock down
Here's a look at teams that took a step in the right direction before the trade deadline and some that stubbed their toes on a day that failed to live...
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 - Non-rental players to watch at trade deadline
Here's a look at some top end players who have another year left on their deals who could be in play this week, writes Scott Burnside.
View ArticleWait, what? Lightning are rocking the East?
For most of the first month of the NHL season, there has been pretty much nonstop praise for the Colorado Avalanche and general marveling at the depth...
View ArticleNHL - Taking league's temperature at halfway point
Scott Burnside offers up his midseason report on the NHL, including teams and players who sputtered out of the gate and some who have stepped up in a big way.
View ArticleSochi Olympics - No easy answers for Team Canada
With so many weapons to choose from, how could Team Canada possibly go wrong in selecting its 25-player squad? The truth is that it could go very wrong.
View ArticleNHL -- Handing out NHL's quarter-pole awards
With just one-fourth of the NHL season remaining, it's time for Scott Burnside to hand out the league's quarter-pole awards.
View ArticleNHL -- 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs: Highs and lows of first round
Closing in on the end of the first round of the playoffs, there has been no shortage of emotional moments, stirring comebacks and terrific individual performances, writes ESPN.com's Scott Burnside.
View Article2014-15 NHL season preview -- Five regular-season storylines to watch
Scott Burnside looks at five big storylines to watch during the 2014-15 season, including imbalance between the conferences, Mike Babcock's contract situation and changes to the NHL's international...
View ArticleAvalanche-Red Wings alumni game could have some bite to it
When is an alumni game not an alumni game? Well, figure that even if it was almost two decades ago the old-time Colorado Avalanche and Detroit Red ...
View ArticleNHL - What we learned from the Colorado Avalanche-Detroit Red Wings Stadium...
The fake flurries and playoff fallout were just two of the storylines that came out of the last Stadium Series game of the season.
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