Stars keeping pace in West with Spezza deal
Maybe you wondered if Jim Nill, who spent all of those years working behind the scenes with the Detroit Red Wings, would have the stuff to be a big-ti...
View ArticleCan Ryan Miller resuscitate Canucks?
There is something equally perfect and sad about the Vancouver Canucks ponying up $6 million a year for three years for goalie Ryan Miller. If you be...
View ArticleNHL - Bruce Boudreau is keeping the Anahiem Ducks hungry
Anaheim Ducks coach Bruce Boudreau talked recently about his dynamic pair of centermen, keeping his team motivated, hockey in California and recent NHL coaching hires, Scott Burnside writes.
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 -- Five players and teams that could surprise
Scott Burnside looks at five NHL surprises waiting to happen this season, including breakout scorers and a pair of Western Conference teams to watch.
View ArticleBurnside: Predicting the 2016 World Cup of Hockey rosters
The World Cup of Hockey is supposed to feature six national teams and two teams made up of, uh, leftovers. Scott Burnside predicted what they would look like for the 2016 tournament.
View ArticleAll-Star debate: What needs to change?
The NHL announced the rest of the players heading to Columbus for All-Star weekend, but is this really the best crop of players? Scott Burnside and Pi...
View ArticleNHL -- How the teams would look under proposed Ryder Cup-type international...
What would the teams look like for the proposed Ryder Cup-type format for the NHL's international series? Scott Burnside picks them.
View ArticleDebate: What's Evander Kane's trade value?
Evander Kane was a no-show for the Winnipeg Jets' game against the Vancouver Canucks because of an incident with teammates earlier that day. Scott Bur...
View ArticleNHL -- Anaheim Ducks' options at March 2 trade deadline
Anything less than a deep playoff run will be disappointing for Anaheim, so look for the banged-up Ducks to seek help on defense and perhaps elsewhere, writes ESPN.com's Scott Burnside.
View ArticleNHL -- 2015 Stanley Cup playoffs: Anaheim Ducks vs. Winnipeg Jets
The joke is on the rest of the hockey world now that the Jets have sneaked into the playoffs. But the Ducks will not be laughing as these two collide in the first round.
View ArticleBurnside: Five players on hot seat this postseason
The pressure is on all 16 teams once the postseason begins, but a few players have a little bit more to prove this spring.
View ArticleNHL - 2015 Stanley Cup playoffs - Anaheim Ducks vs. Chicago Blackhawks
The Blackhawks and Ducks have both powered their way to the Western Conference finals, but by playing very different styles of hockey.
View ArticleScouting Report: Anaheim Ducks
Get the skinny on the entire Anaheim Ducks roster as they prepare to play the Chicago Blackhawks in the Western Conference finals: Frederik Andersen,...
View ArticleW2W4: Blackhawks at Ducks, Game 1
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- After waiting what seems like an eternity -- 10 days for the Chicago Blackhawks and a week for the Anaheim Ducks -- the Western Con...
View ArticleDepth, goaltending give Ducks key Game 1 win over Blackhawks
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Here is one thing you never heard in the days leading up the Western Conference finals: You can only hope to contain Ducks center N...
View ArticleW2W4: Blackhawks at Ducks, Game 2
ANAHEIM -- The Western Conference finals resume Tuesday night here and the pressure has already shifted from the Anaheim Ducks to the battle-tested vi...
View ArticleW2W4: Ducks-Flames, Game 1
ANAHEIM -- The Anaheim Ducks, the top team in the Western Conference during the regular season (tied in points with the St. Louis Blues), will begin t...
View ArticleRapid Reaction: Ducks 3, Flames 0
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- The Anaheim Ducks dominated the Calgary Flames early in Game 2 and then hung on for a 3-0 victory to give them a 2-0 series lead an...
View ArticleFlames' chances flickering at the hands of the relentless Ducks
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- In the alternate ending to Game 2 of this second-round playoff series, the Calgary Flames find a way. In the alternate ending th...
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