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With Wayne Gretzky's trade from the dynastic Oilers to the Kings 20 years ago unassailably the most significant move in the NHL annals, Scott Burnside reveals the seven biggest swaps in history.

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Why Chris Osgood is Hall-worthy

July 19, 2011, 2:23 pm

Goodbye, Chris Osgood; hello, Hall of Fame debate. The phone line hadn't gone dead on Tuesday's conference call announcing the veteran Detroit Red ...

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Burnside: If you recall, there were some NHL highs in 2012

December 18, 2012, 9:25 am

Sure, it's hard to remember now, but there were actually plenty of highs in the NHL during 2012, writes Scott Burnside.

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2013 Hockey Hall of Fame -- Who deserves inclusion

November 1, 2013, 4:57 pm

Scott Burnside handicaps the candidates for the Hockey Hall of Fame class of 2014.

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Burnside: Sweden hopes to Steen-roll in Sochi

November 14, 2013, 2:28 pm

Considering Alexander Steen's great play this season, he is certainly guaranteed a spot on the Swedish team in Sochi.

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NHL -- Where's the buzz for the 2015 Winter Classic?

December 16, 2014, 1:59 pm

Fair or not, the perception around the hockey world is that there is a distinct lack of buzz surrounding the NHL's marquee regular-season game, writes ESPN.com's Scott Burnside.

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NHL -- NHLPA's program gives Gardner family hope through access to hockey

February 2, 2015, 11:03 am

For the families helped by the NHLPA's Goals and Dreams program, it is about more than a game and some equipment, Scott Burnside writes.

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NHL - Auston Matthews embarking on grand hockey experiment

August 21, 2015, 6:33 am

The likely No. 1 pick in next year's draft, Auston Matthews will get a jump on his professional career in the Swiss Elite League just as soon as he turns 18.

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2016 World Cup of Hockey - Five greatest teams in World Cup/Canada Cup history

September 11, 2015, 9:44 am

The new World Cup of Hockey has a significant past, marked by some of the most defining moments in international hockey.

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NHL - Hockey Hall of Fame class should also have included Mark Recchi,...

June 27, 2016, 11:06 am

There's no need to begrudge Eric Lindros or the three others named to the Hockey Hall of Fame's 2016 induction class, but this talented trio also deserved to be voted in, Scott Burnside writes.

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Burnside: Stevens made his mark on the NHL

September 6, 2005, 2:11 pm

If anyone deserves to leave the NHL on his own terms, it's defenseman Scott Stevens.

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Burnside: Eastern Conference camp questions

September 12, 2005, 8:14 am

Sidney Crosby (above) is there. Peter Forsberg is not. Here's what's going at East training camps.

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Burnside: Western Conference camp questions

September 8, 2006, 11:48 am

With the preseason in full gear, what questions linger in the West? Scott Burnside breaks it down.

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Joseph, like many others, still in hockey limbo

September 4, 2007, 4:23 am

Curtis Joseph knows he can still play in the NHL. Yet the veteran goalie isn't being bombarded with offers. He is one of the forgotten free agents.

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