NHL -- 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 -- Scott Burnside: Lee Stempniak is just what the Pittsburgh Penguins needed
Lee Stempniak took a crazy route to Pittsburgh, but he is proving to be just what the Penguins need, writes Scott Burnside.
View Article2014 Stanley Cup Playoffs -- Evgeni Malkin of Pittsburgh Penguins aims to...
Former NHL scoring champ and playoff MVP Evgeni Malkin returned to practice with the Pittsburgh Penguins for the first time since being felled by a foot injury on March 23.
View ArticleNHL - 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs: Weight of expectations heavy for Pittsburgh...
The pressure to win in Pittsburgh rises with each postseason disappointment, writes ESPN.com's Scott Burnside.
View ArticlePens ahead despite zeros from stars
COLUMBUS -- Not sure that "puzzler" even begins to describe the current state of offensive affairs for the Pittsburgh Penguins and their roster of eli...
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 ArticleNHL - 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs: Pittsburgh Penguins dealing with yet another...
Blowing a 3-1 series lead to the Rangers has the Penguins feeling the heat heading to Game 7, writes ESPN.com's Scott Burnside.
View ArticleNHL -- Scott Burnside: Next Pittsburgh Penguins GM will not have an easy job
Sure, the team has superstars, but the next GM of the Pittsburgh Penguins faces significant challenges, Scott Burnside writes.
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 ArticlePenguins not a team on the decline
Funny how quickly perceptions can change about a player, a coach, an entire team. You'd swear that in the past month the Pittsburgh Penguins had co...
View ArticleSidney Crosby has something to prove
NEW YORK -- In a season of unprecedented change in Pittsburgh, it would seem that nothing is a given. Not even the presence of Chris Kunitz skating al...
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 -- 2015 Stanley Cup playoffs - Where do Pittsburgh Penguins go from here?
In spite of having two of the best players in the world in captain Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin, the Penguins must figure out how they can prevent even further erosion.
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.
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