Brian Burke, Leafs fans deserve better
In the end, it doesn't really matter whether the Toronto Maple Leafs and the horde of suits that now own the game's most lucrative hockey team thought...
View ArticleNeed to know: Good news, bad news night
--It was a night of triumph and pain for the Toronto Maple Leafs as they thumped the previously undefeated Pittsburgh Penguins 5-2 Wednesday night, ru...
View ArticleNeed to know: Flyers win, Kings don't
--It was an absolutely huge win for the Philadelphia Flyers Thursday night -- their first of the season -- as they edged the New York Rangers 2-1. The...
View ArticleNeed to know: Oh, what a wacky night
• On a night full of wacky stuff, you could hardly find a wackier game than the Buffalo Sabres' 7-4 win over Northeast Division-leading Bos...
View ArticleNeed to know: These Ducks are sure flying
• Anyone who isn't taking the Anaheim Ducks seriously might want to start after the Ducks handed the red-hot San Jose Sharks their first re...
View ArticleNeed to know: Inconsistent Islanders
If there is one thing that separates the good teams from the mediocre and the great ones from the good, it's consistency of effort. P...
View ArticleNeed to know: Habs, Leafs are the real deal
As we approach the halfway point of this shrunken NHL season, one of the interesting storylines has been the renaissance of two Original Six rivals wh...
View ArticleNeed to know: The trouble with goalies
Promising starts for two Eastern Conference teams have been rendered moot by goaltending issues ranging from poor play to a lack of durability. Tha...
View ArticleThe deadline: Who got better, who got worse?
A trade deadline day that began at a snail's pace and finished with a great flurry of activity has, like all trade deadlines, the potential to alter t...
View ArticleNeed to know: Leafs booking ticket to the dance
Sorry, but it's still taking some time to get our head around the fact the Toronto Maple Leafs aren't just visiting from the NHL's land of the living ...
View ArticleNHL plans 6 outdoor games for 2014, including Los Angeles, New York, Chicago...
The NHL is in the final planning stages of its much-anticipated series of outdoor stadium games next season that would see six outdoor contests set to take place in football and baseball stadium...
View ArticleImagine that: Jackets, Stars still in mix
Jack Johnson's calm belies the decidedly jittery situation in which the Columbus Blue Jackets find themselves. Johnson was taking time before the ...
View ArticleFirst-round preview: Boston Bruins versus Toronto Maple Leafs
Oh, hardly any storylines here. The Toronto Maple Leafs return to the playoffs for the first time since 2004 and find themselves in a clash with the B...
View ArticleSix outdoor games not such a bad thing
We're not privy to the NHL's marketing slogan for the 2013-14 season, but it might be something like "Go Big or Go Home, but Definitely Go Outdoors." ...
View Article2013 NHL playoffs - Second-round preview: Boston Bruins versus New York Rangers
Talk about a flair for the dramatic. The Boston Bruins, on the verge of blowing a 3-1 series lead against the plucky Toronto Maple Leafs, stormed back...
View Article2013 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.
View ArticleFree agency brings out Team Redemption
The free-agent class of 2013 might lack the star quality of last summer, when Ryan Suter and Zach Parise captivated the hockey world right through Ind...
View ArticleThe frenzy was kind of freaky this time
We often describe the first day of free agency as a frenzy. Guess what? Friday, they finally got the frenzy part right. From the moment the marketp...
View ArticleNow a Leaf, Clarkson shows Lou respect
It was an emotional couple of days in the New York City area for former New Jersey Devil David Clarkson. Clarkson returned to the Prudential Center...
View ArticleRamblings: Complaints, castaways and canned coaches
So, we are now a week into the NHL calendar, with no shortage of storylines and sidebars. Sounds like the perfect time for more ramblings. Clarke t...
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