In need of goalie help? Bryzgalov or Miller?
If Semyon Varlamov represents the gold standard for what a team might achieve with sparkling (even if unexpected) netminding, there are a handful of N...
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 ArticleBurnside: Stars battling history, uncertainty in playoff push
The message delivered by the Minnesota Wild was numbingly familiar as rookie netminder Darcy Kuemper allowed five goals on 24 shots en route to a 5-1 loss to the league-leading St. Louis Blues, writes...
View ArticleNHL -- Is this the year the St. Louis Blues end their long Stanley Cup drought?
The time is now for the Blues, the only remaining 1967 expansion team without a Stanley Cup win, to go all the way, writes Scott Burnside.
View ArticleRamblings: Heatley's cold, Benn's hot, Thomas is cool with it all, man
Not wild about Heatley Hard decisions ahead for Minnesota Wild head coach Mike Yeo as he struggles to find a place for veteran winger Dany Heatley --...
View ArticleBylsma knows a little bit about long OT
In the wake of Thursday's triple-overtime game between the Chicago Blackhawks and St. Louis Blues in Game 1 of their opening-round series, Pittsburgh ...
View ArticleStastny addition sets up Blues for playoffs
After yet another disappointing playoff exit for the Cup-hungry St. Louis Blues, there was a lot of debate about just how they might get over the hump...
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 ArticleGood ahead, try to figure out the St. Louis Blues
DALLAS -- If you're having a hard time getting a handle on the St. Louis Blues, you're not alone. Coach Ken Hitchcock is at a bit of a loss to fig...
View ArticleNHL - The biggest storylines to watch down the stretch
Scott Burnside looks at the biggest storylines during the stretch run of the NHL season, including playoff-race drama all over out West, goalies dominating, big names returning from injury and the...
View ArticleNHL: Showdown - St. Louis Blues' David Backes vs. Dallas Stars' Jamie Benn
On Friday, when the St. Louis Blues take on the Dallas Stars, two big-bodied forwards will fly headlong into each other in a big Central Division collision.
View ArticleNHL -- Ranking the top unrestricted free agents by position
Free agency might be anticlimactic this year, but that doesn't mean there won't be a host of good free agents up for grabs come July 1.
View ArticleBurnside: Top trades of 2015
The new year is upon us, so it is time for a little reflection on trades good and bad that we thought might shape this season and what those trades have revealed thus far.
View ArticleNHL - Dallas Stars looking to prove skeptics wrong
Facing a few of the West's best teams in the coming days, the Stars have a chance to show they won't be easy prey in the postseason.
View ArticleNHL - Roberto Luongo, Eric Staal, Phil Kessel among the players under the...
Pressure comes with the territory during the playoffs. But these seven guys -- either because of their key role or past playoff failings -- will face extra scrutiny during the quest for the Cup.
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