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Matt Cooke more than just repeat offender
It was a day of punishment ... cruel, unusual and just. It was a day that may have marked the unofficial start to the trade deadline frenzy, and o...
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Can Matt Cooke really change his game?
PITTSBURGH -- And so the great experiment that is the rehabilitation of Matt Cooke begins. Arguably the most hated man in the NHL, Cooke was suspen...
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And so, another NHL season begins ...
VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- During training camp, Pittsburgh coach Dan Bylsma admitted he really had no idea what to expect from Matt Cooke this se...
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First-round preview: Pittsburgh Penguins versus Philadelphia Flyers
Days before the actual drop of the puck heralding the start of this cross-state playoff series between the Philadelphia Flyers and Pittsburgh Penguins...
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2012 NHL Playoffs: National Hockey League disciplinarians need to find a...
The NHL needs to find a solution to this sudden rise in calamitous collisions and dirty play, writes Scott Burnside.
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2012 NHL Playoffs: Pittsburgh Penguins James Neal and Craig Adams looking...
Penguins' James Neal and Craig Adams are looking to make the most of their second chances, writes Scott Burnside.
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2012 NHL Playoffs: The real Pittsburgh Penguins' Marc-Andre Fleury showed up...
The much-maligned Marc-Andre Fleury stood tall, especially in the third period, to help the Penguins hold off elimination with a big Game 5 win.
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2013 Stanley Cup playoffs - Jason Spezza returns to spark the Senators' offense
He's missed all but five games this season due to injury, but the Senators hope Jason Spezza can provide the spark they need to take on the Penguins.
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2013 Stanley Cup playoffs - Highs and lows from the second round
From the Penguins' offensive clinic to Raffi Torres' hit, the second round of the NHL Playoffs had a little for everyone to enjoy, or not, Scott Burnside writes.
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Cooke continues to answer for 'the hit'
PITTSBURGH -- A playoff series is probably the last place to go to forget about the past. The past is always clanging into the present and even the...
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2013 Stanley Cup playoffs - Burnside: The continuing evolution of Sidney Crosby
Pens superstar Sidney Crosby's game keeps evolving as his maturation as a player continues, Scott Burnside writes.
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2013 Stanley Cup playoffs - Burnside - A tale of two hits
Matt Cooke's hit on Adam McQuaid earned him a five-minute major and a game misconduct, but the hit wasn't much different from the one Brad Marchand put on James Neal, writes Scott Burnside
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Scott Burnside: For the Pens, it's going to be a long summer
Instead of gearing up for Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Final Sunday, the Penguins were cleaning out their lockers and wondering who will be back, and who wouldn't, Scott Burnside writes.
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NHL -- 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs: Highs and lows of first round
Closing in on the end of the first round of the playoffs, there has been no shortage of emotional moments, stirring comebacks and terrific individual performances, writes ESPN.com's Scott Burnside.
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