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Can Sharks exorcise playoff demons?
The San Jose Sharks have always been rife with talent, but that hasn't translated into postseason success. With a new goalie and a crop of youngs...
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Stock up, stock down: Sharks roll with Antti Niemi, Pens need more from...
Stock UpMatt Calvert, Columbus Blue Jackets: The playoff ship may have sailed for the Blue Jackets, who are winless in three including a disappointing...
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Stanley Cup playoffs: Lack of scoring weighs on Washington Capitals Nicklas...
It is the unforgiving nature of the postseason to single out the struggles of a single player as the reason for his team's failures, and Nicklas Backstrom's lack of scoring for the Capitals has been...
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Western Conference finals breakdown: Vancouver Canucks versus San Jose Sharks
San Jose might have plenty of depth down the middle, but Scott Burnside believes that the Ryan Kesler factor might be too much for the Sharks to overcome.
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Stanley Cup playoffs: Long wait will soon be over for Tampa Bay Lightning and...
Will the long layoff heading into the East finals help or hurt Tampa Bay and Boston? Reality will reveal itself in Saturday's Game 1.
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Burnside: Five storylines for the second half
Scott Burnside looks at five storylines to watch for during the second half of the 2013 season.
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Need to know: Isles making run for the order
So, maybe the New York Islanders are about to show us they can be something other than the butt of cruel hockey jokes about dingy arenas, lunatic cont...
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Need to know: Wild still have work to do
So, maybe we were a bit hasty in assuming the Minnesota Wild were locks to make the playoffs. After a lackluster 4-1 loss Sunday night to the lowl...
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Need to know: Time short for bubble teams
For a host of playoff bubble teams facing dire situations, Tuesday was not a good night. With the Dallas Stars, New York Rangers, New York Islande...
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2013 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.
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Crawford has been a goaltending beacon
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- In a playoff year that has been dominated by goaltending drama, Chicago Blackhawks netminder Corey Crawford is the King of Calm. ...
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2013 Stanley Cup playoffs - Burnside: Highlights, lowlights of first round
As is seemingly the case every season, the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs had something for everyone, Scott Burnside writes
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Vigneault a victim of the blame game
So Vancouver Canucks GM Mike Gillis fed head coach Alain Vigneault and assistants Rick Bowness and Newell Brown to the lions. Hardly a surprise. ...
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2013 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.
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2013 Stanley Cup playoffs -- Burnside: Highlights of the 2013 postseason
From Boston's stirring comeback to a memorable Stanley Cup finals, these playoffs were filled with highlights, Scott Burnside writes.
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Ramblings: Bad time to tick off your goalie
Reimer soap opera continues From the moment Game 7 of the opening round of the playoffs ended with Bruins center Patrice Bergeron's overtime winner e...
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2014 Stanley Cup playoffs -- Burnside: Why the Boston Bruins will win it all
The Bruins will take advantage of the favorites beating each other up in the West to roll to another Stanley Cup championship, Scott Burnside writes.
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NHL -- 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.
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NHL -- 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs: Uneven goaltending has become theme in...
Spotty goaltending has been a theme so far in the first round of the playoffs for various reasons, but it's a trend that's likely coming to an end, writes ESPN.com's Scott Burnside.
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NHL -- 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs: Second-round storylines to watch
Will Sidney Crosby score again? Who will start in net for the Ducks? As the second round gets rolling, there are plenty of storylines to watch, writes ESPN.com's Scott Burnside.
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