Alfredsson's play towers over his words
PITTSBURGH -- Flash back to the third period of Game 5, 2007 Stanley Cup finals. The Ottawa Senators are sunk. They are trailing in the third perio...
View ArticleCrosby, Pens taking nothing for granted
PITTSBURGH -- In the wake of the Pittsburgh Penguins' lopsided win in Game 4 of their Eastern Conference second-round series against the Ottawa Senato...
View ArticleCooke continues to answer for 'the hit'
PITTSBURGH -- A playoff series is probably the last place to go to forget about the past. The past is always clanging into the present and even the...
View Article2013 Stanley Cup playoffs - Burnside: The continuing evolution of Sidney Crosby
Pens superstar Sidney Crosby's game keeps evolving as his maturation as a player continues, Scott Burnside writes.
View Article2013 Stanley Cup playoffs - Burnside - A tale of two hits
Matt Cooke's hit on Adam McQuaid earned him a five-minute major and a game misconduct, but the hit wasn't much different from the one Brad Marchand put on James Neal, writes Scott Burnside
View ArticlePenguins focused only on Game 4
There's always a lot of hocus-pocus when a team is down 3-0 in a best-of-seven series, and while Pittsburgh Penguins head coach Dan Bylsma acknowledge...
View Article2013 NHL free agency -- Philadelphia Flyers address goalie need, sign Ray Emery
The Philadelphia Flyers have filled a need at goalie a couple of weeks after buying out Ilya Bryzgalov, signing Ray Emery to a one-year contract, the team announced.
View ArticleMatt Cooke of Minnesota Wild trying to shed reputation as dirty player
After 15 years in the NHL, there's a part of Matt Cooke's game that he'd like to lose: his reputation for the rough stuff.
View Article2013 NHL Offseason - Matt Cooke leads best bargain buys to date
Rob Vollman of Hockey Prospectus breaks down the best bargain buys to date in free agency, with Minnesota Wild winger Matt Cooke leading the way.
View ArticleDustin Jeffrey signs 1-year deal with Pittsburgh Penguins
The Pittsburgh Penguins have signed restricted free agent Dustin Jeffrey to a one-year contract.
View Article2013 NHL offseason - How Metropolitan Division teams are trending
Continuing our look at how teams are trending in the new divisions, we move to the new-look Metropolitan. Is this the NHL's toughest from top to botto...
View Article2013-14 NHL - Ranking the top forward groups
There are still a few more free agents to sign and decisions to be made in training camp, but for the most part, rosters are set. So this week, we'll ...
View ArticleToronto Maple Leafs' Dave Bolland needs surgery on cut leg
Toronto Maple Leafs center Dave Bolland cut his left leg Saturday night and was taken to a hospital to have surgery.
View ArticleNHL -- 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs: Heroes, villains and goats of the playoffs...
All the excitement in the postseason so far has given us plenty of heroes, villains and goats, writes ESPN.com's Paul Grant.
View ArticleNathan MacKinnon of Colorado Avalanche out 6 to 8 weeks with broken foot
Nathan MacKinnon recently broke his nose and still sped back to the ice. No way to do that with a fractured foot, though.
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