Renney talks about firing: 'I harbor no ill-will towards anyone' NHL

It will come as no surprise to anyone who has dealt with former New York Rangers coach Tom Renney that one of the first things he did after being dismissed this week was send a text message to new coa...

Burnside: Kunitz will add offensive help, chemistry to Penguins' lineup NHL

Chris Kunitz is no Marian Hossa, but the forward is still a proven scorer that will provide a little chemistry for Sidney Crosby and the Penguins.

Burnside: If Tom Renney is gone, GM Glen Sather should be next NHL

After the Rangers' dismissal of coach Tom Renney on Monday, here's one question to ponder: Is there a more overrated person in the entire game of hockey than Rangers GM Glen Sather?

Burnside's 5 Things: Osgood, Miller and the trade deadline NHL

A harrowing ride for the River Rats NHL

This is where the game and life intersect, on a black, snowy highway somewhere between Lowell, Mass., and Albany, N.Y. The Albany River Rats, the AHL affiliate of the Carolina Hurricanes , had just b...

Burnside: It's too easy just to label Lightning's campaign a "disaster" NHL

It would be easy just to call Tampa Bay's season a disaster. But the picture is much more complex than that for the Lightning.

Burnside: Mike Smith answering Bolts' lingering goalie question NHL

It may be unknown what path this Lightning team will follow, but there appears to be at least one answer to the long-asked question of who is the goalie to lead the Bolts out of the wilderness.

Sources: NHL to probe Habs' link to crime figure NHL

The NHL on Friday will send security officials to Montreal to meet with local police following reports linking a number of Montreal Canadiens players with an organized crime investigation, ESPN.com has learned.

Burnside: Hockey in the Hood, other programs help kids fall in love with game NHL

Tournaments like Hockey in the Hood are giving kids a chance to play that they might not have had otherwise.

Burnside's 5 Things: Vezina front-runners, Flames scorers and Euro trips NHL

Who will win the Vezina Trophy (a tough call)? Why is this Flames team different from previous seasons (tough lineup)? Just a few things we're ranting about in this week's 5 Things.

Burnside: Penguins take easy way out by firing coach Therrien NHL

Firing Michel Therrien may have been the easy fix for the Penguins, but they shouldn't have let their players off the hook and treated their coach like yesterday's trash.

Burnside: Yzerman's calm mindset perfect for Canadian Olympic madness NHL

Steve Yzerman's approach to the selection of the 2010 Canadian Olympic hockey team looks awfully familiar. Think: Detroit Red Wings.

Don't think the whole fighting issue isn't complicated? Just ask my son NHL

I took my 6.5-year-old son to a hockey game the other day."Aw, I hate hockey," he said when informed of our plans for a Sunday afternoon. Earlier this season, when he and his mother joined me ...

Burnside's 5 Things: Bubble teams, Avery's rehab and mixed reviews for NHL NHL

Will a new-and-improved Sean Avery really help an NHL team? Can the Kings pull off a playoff miracle? Scott Burnside weighs in with his weekly 5 Things.

Burnside: Senators are a team in transition, if not total chaos NHL

Craig Hartsburg's firing Monday marks the end of Ottawa's long run as Cup contenders and tells us this is a team in transition, if not total chaos.

Burnside's 5 Things: Ducks, Canucks and the wacky West race NHL

How do you make sense of the West playoff picture? Is there a goalie dilemma in Anaheim? Scott Burnside checks in on this and more in this week's 5 Things.