Little things can have a big impact
They're not always noticeable, but tasks like blocking shots and preventing odd-man rushes often lead to playoff victories.
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Scott Burnside previews the 2006-07 season for the San Jose Sharks.
View Article2007-08 Team Preview: Colorado Avalanche
Doug Pensinger/Getty Images Ryan Smyth signed a five-year, $31.25 million deal with the Avs this summer. The Starting Line By Scott Burnside No...
View Article2007-08 Team Preview: San Jose Sharks
Dave Sandford/Getty Images Joe Thornton almost caught Sidney Crosby for the 2006-07 scoring title, falling six points short with 114. The Start...
View ArticleNHL team grades: Where all 30 clubs stand after the first quarter of the...
Scott Burnside and Pierre LeBrun look back at the first quarter of the season and hand out grades for all 30 NHL teams.
View ArticleStanley Cup Playoffs: Tampa Bay Lightning still try to proclaim Washington...
Even after shutting down the Capitals' power play and stealing home-ice advantage with a Game 1 victory, Lightning coach Guy Boucher wants everyone to think the Capitals are the superior team.
View ArticleInjuries cost both Lightning, Capitals
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Game 1 took a heavy toll on both the Tampa Bay Lightning and Washington Capitals as key players were lost to injury for both sides...
View ArticleSimon Gagne, Pavel Kubina listed as day to day for Lightning
The walking wounded were nowhere to be seen Saturday but whether any of the injured Tampa Bay Lightning or Washington Capitals players will be available for Game 2 Sunday night remains unknown.
View ArticleStanley Cup playoffs: Lightning starting to separate themselves from Capitals
If you accept that winning defines character, then Sunday's victory illustrates a significant gap that has opened up between the Lightning and Capitals.
View ArticleCaps-Bolts report: Green questionable, Boudreau balks at job security questions
TAMPA, Fla. -- There are few less inviting places than the locker room of a team down 3-0 in a best-of-seven playoff series. There are brave faces ...
View ArticleNHL Trade Deadline 2013 - Players, and a GM, who won or lost big
The trades weren't numerous, but general managers around the league made up for it on the final day by moving some big names in the final moments. Som...
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...
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