Burnside: Who else will be getting a second chance?
Paul Maurice is getting a second chance in the NHL. Who's next? Scott Burnside takes a look at some who might get another shot as a coach or GM.
View ArticleWhy all the suspensions? Just don't tell me it's 'code'
This should be a time when the NHL is celebrating its finest time of the season. Instead, a string of incidents, and suspensions, have muddied the works.
View ArticleThere is no good reason Keenan deserves Flames' coaching gig
Was GM Darryl Sutter hit on the head? Was he possessed by aliens? That's the only way to justify his baffling move to hire Mike Keenan as the Flames' new coach.
View ArticleGMs? Yes, many of them got into a fight or two
Many of the league's GMs are, of course, former NHLers themselves. Many of them have had their own fair share of fights. Some were fights they would j...
View ArticleDallas Stars will take huge step backward with Marc Crawford as their new coach
With Marc Crawford becoming the new coach in Dallas, it is a step down on almost every level from what Dave Tippett brought to the table.
View ArticleBrent Sutter's move to Calgary Flames makes us suspicious of his motives
The Sutter family's reputation was built on grit and character, but Darryl's move to bring in brother Brent as Calgary coach could diminish all of that.
View ArticleTodd Bertuzzi hopes his second stint with Detroit Red Wings yields better...
Todd Bertuzzi's NHL story is an infamous one. The latest chapter brings him back to Detroit. Can he reclaim his game in 2009-10?
View Article5 Things: Trade plans for Hawks, Wild; why are GMs immune to midseason firings?
1. No big moves in ChicagoWe had a chance to chat with Chicago GM Stan Bowman before Sunday's big shootout win over Pittsburgh. He has little cap room...
View ArticleLos Angeles Kings general manager Dean Lombardi: Ryan Smyth-to-Edmonton...
The Ryan Smyth saga continued to drag on through the end of the NHL draft Saturday with no end in sight.
View ArticleRegehr deal digs Flames out of cap hole
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Nice work by Calgary Flames GM Jay Feaster in alleviating some of the salary-cap clog he was left by outgoing GM Darryl Sutter last...
View ArticlePenguins will be doing some shuffling
Pittsburgh coach Dan Bylsma, echoing the sentiments of his GM, Ray Shero, acknowledged remorse about losing center Jordan Staal, who was dealt to Caro...
View ArticleCommodore back in AHL with a mission
NEW YORK -- There is something more circular than arc-like about the path Mike Commodore's career has taken. Seven years ago, the big defenseman wa...
View ArticleNHL -- Thomas Vanek deal will make or break Islanders GM Garth Snow
The Thomas Vanek situation should make or break Islanders GM Garth Snow, writes Scott Burnside.
View ArticleNHL -- Tampa Bay Lightning made best of Martin St. Louis trade demand
Lightning GM Yzerman made the most of a bad situation dealing with St. Louis' trade demand, writes Scott Burnside.
View ArticleCaps' firings aren't all Ovechkin's fault
And then there was Ovie. Or at least that's how it seems in Washington now that longtime GM George McPhee has been cut loose, his contract not bein...
View ArticleTeam USA GM Dean Lombardi has plan in mind for his World Cup of Hockey roster
In spite of the disappointment losing to Canada in overtime in the gold-medal game at the Vancouver Olympics in 2010, there was nonetheless a feeling ...
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