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Need to know: Bring on more Ducks-Hawks
And so we have a race. In spite of an NHL-record 24-game points streak to start the NHL season, the Chicago Blackhawks still have the Anaheim Ducks fu...
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Brenden Morrow move ups trade demand
It is almost a rite of spring, the annual pre-trade deadline move by Pittsburgh Penguins GM Ray Shero. It doesn't always have the intended result -...
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Lots of eager scouting eyes at Hawks-Kings
CHICAGO -- If it's possible to have a perfect press box storm, this might have been it. Not that a clash between two of the best teams in the Weste...
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Burnside: Teams under pressure at trade deadline
Here's a look at five teams for whom the trade deadline looms large, writes Scott Burnside.
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2013 NHL playoffs - Burnside: Five top storylines
Just about anything can happen in the playoffs, and Scott Burnside offers up his five most intriguing storylines of the postseason.
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First-round preview: Chicago Blackhawks versus Minnesota Wild
In spite of the Chicago Blackhawks' status as runaway winners of the Western Conference and their place as Presidents' Trophy winners as top team in t...
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Suter has played his way to Norris win
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- In the middle of a hotly contested playoff series and with a crucial game in the offing, individual awards may seem relatively inco...
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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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Just who is the Conn Smythe favorite?
Which Bruins and Blackhawks look like strong bets to win the Conn Smythe Trophy as the playoff MVP? ESPN.com writers Scott Burnside and Pierre LeBrun ...
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2013 Stanley Cup playoffs: Hawks' veteran pair getting shot at glory
Slovak Michal Handzus and Czech Michal Rozsival, a well-traveled pair, might finally win rings with the Blackhawks, Scott Burnside writes.
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Chara and Hossa share Slovak connection
CHICAGO -- There is a significant intertwining of storylines from Slovakia and the Czech Republic on both sides of the Stanley Cup finals divide. T...
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Adrenaline, luck, hair dryers part of Game 1
CHICAGO -- Marian Hossa figured it was around 3 a.m. Thursday before the adrenaline finally seeped out his body and allowed him to fall asleep. Whi...
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Bergeron winning the battle against Toews
BOSTON -- Listen to Patrice Bergeron and Jonathan Toews for any amount of time, and there is an almost perpetual calm about them. Win or lose, up i...
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2013 Stanley Cup playoffs - Burnside: The Bruins have Patrick Kane covered
The Bruins have knocked Patrick Kane off his game in the Stanley Cup finals, denying the Blackhawks winger room to maneuver, writes Scott Burnside.
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5 things to watch in Game 6 of the finals
BOSTON -- Five things to watch in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup finals Monday night. 1. Superstar stutter? The status of injured stars Jonathan Toews ...
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2013 NHL playoffs - Stanley Cup finals preview: Chicago Blackhawks versus...
The clash between the Chicago Blackhawks and Boston Bruins in the Stanley Cup finals will mean a lot for history buffs -- these two Original Six teams...
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Wild know backs are against the wall
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- The Minnesota Wild trail 2-0 in their series against the Blackhawks, getting outscored 9-3 in the games in Chicago. And they know w...
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NHL -- 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.
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NHL -- 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs -- Can Chicago Blackhawks stop Marian...
That neither the Sharks nor the Ducks could ultimately come up with an answer for Marian Gaborik or Kopitar begs the question of what can the Hawks do? ESPN.com's Scott Burnside ponders.
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NHL - 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs: Why Chicago Blackhawks-Los Angeles Kings...
Seven reasons stand out for why the Western Conference finals have serious juice, writes ESPN.com's Scott Burnside.
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