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OPINION

04/11/09

RYAN KENNEDY: Sabres’ Stafford rockin’ out (The Hockey News)
ALLAN MUIR: And the winners are . . . (Si.com)
WES GOLDSTEIN: Opinions vary, just not when it comes to Ovechkin as MVP ... again (CBS Sportsline)
LYLE RICHARDSON: Momentum check for top 10 playoff clubs (Foxsports)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Our offseason makeovers: A look at the East's non-playoff teams (ESPN)
ERIC DUHATSCHEK: Ovechkin has the Hart (Globe & Mail)
TOM POWERS: Minnesota Wild's fate rested on hope, Ducks (St. Paul Pioneer Press)Subscriber site
CHRIS STEVENSON: 'A very frustrating season' (Ottawa Sun)
STEVE MacFARLANE: Flames d-man a no-show in Edmonton (Calgary Sun)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Tradition tempts Swedish goalie (Toronto Sun)
JOHN MacKINNON: Reviewing season's ups and downs (Edmonton Journal)
RANDY YOUNGMAN: Selanne never had a doubt (Orange County Register)
GREG LOGAN: Bailey gets head start on NHL career (New York Newsday)
GREG DOUGLAS: Sportsnet hands over Canucks reins as playoffs begin (Vancouver Sun)
DAVE STUBBS: Habs' Komisarek puts on the spurs (Montreal Gazette)
TERRY JONES: Comic relief (Edmonton Sun)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: 'A very frustrating season' (Ottawa Sun)
LARRY BROOKS: Quick start raised bar too high for Rangers (New York Post)
RANDY SPORTAK: Too many deserving NHL bench bosses, not enough Jack Adams Awards to go around this season (Calgary Sun)
GARY LOEWEN: Leafs supporters polite to a fault (Toronto Sun)
ERIK ERLENDSSON: Five mistakes that doomed Bolts' season (Tampa Tribune)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Ducks skate into playoffs with shootout (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
BERNIE MIKLASZ: Tkachuk rewards Blues for sticking with him (St. Louis Post Dispatch)

04/10/09

ADAM PROTEAU: Resilient Legace shrugs off AHL demotion (The Hockey News)
JIM KELLEY: Flames burned by salary cap, and more notes (Si.com)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: NHL playoff race: Pressing questions (The Sporting News)
JIM KELLEY: The final countdown (Sportsnet)
E.J. HRADEK: Congratulations, Blue Jackets fans! You're in the big dance! (ESPN)
AL STRACHAN: A look back at the best of this season (Foxsports)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Rangers' season on line, Flyers want home ice ... I love this time of year! (ESPN)
ALLAN MAKI: Phaneuf joins growing ranks of ailing Flames (Globe & Mail)
KEVIN ALLEN: 'Real season' lies ahead for Hitchcock, Blue Jackets (USA Today)
LUKE DeCOCK: Maurice missed chance to spell Ward (Raleigh News & Observer)

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TONY GALLAGHER: Oilers' collapse has familiar thud to it (Vancouver Province)
TERRY JONES: Neutral territory? (Edmonton Sun)
DAMIEN COX: Will post-season competition sway Nash to stay in Ohio? (Toronto Star)
PAT HICKEY: Schneider wears CH on heart (Montreal Gazette)
DON BRENNAN: Watching the Sens' home finale were two bright lights for the future (Ottawa Sun)
ED WILLES: Fans get glimpses of Sundin's playoff potential (Vancouver Province)
ERIC FRANCIS: Dion listed as day-to-day (Calgary Sun)
JOHN MacKINNON: Oilers issues deeper than coaching (Edmonton Journal)
JOHN JEANSONNE: Rangers have a little devil in them (New York Newsday)
MICHAEL ARACE: Spirit of first Jackets team is alive (Columbus Dispatch)
GARY LOEWEN: Leafs will feel the love ... the cameras love Tiger (Toronto Sun)

04/09/09

DARREN DREGOR: Salary cap forces Flames to play a man short (TSN)
MICHAEL FARBER: High stakes spring for these stars (Si.com)
MIKE BROPHY: Original Six renaissance (Sportsnet)
STEPHEN BRUNT: Gillett juggles options (Globe & Mail)
BRUCE ARTHUR: Please bring on the NHL playoffs (National Post)
JEFF GORDON: The fun has just begun (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
DAVE DYE: Wings hope to duck Anaheim (Detroit News)
GEORGE JOHNSON: Flames face dispirited oilers (Calgary Herald)
MARTIN FENNELLY: Lightning need to give fans reason to believe (Tampa Tribune)
ROSIE DiMANNO: Primeau donating damaged brain to science (Toronto Star)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Owner Phil Anschutz should take Kings' fate personally (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
ERIC FRANCIS: Everything the hard way (Calgary Sun)
PAT HICKEY: No shortage of suitors for Habs (Montreal Gazette)
JOE STARKEY: NHL getting last laugh (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
DAN BARNES: Oilers had rose-coloured glasses (Edmonton Journal)
BUCKY GLEASON: Ugly win keeps fading dream alive (Buffalo News)
GARY LOEWEN: Leafs 'buck' the trend (Toronto Sun)
STEVE MacFARLANE: Cap gambles leave Flames shorthanded (Calgary Sun)
JEAN JACQUES TAYLOR: You bet your ice Mike Modano returns to Dallas Stars (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
PAT HICKEY: Weber adds punch to blue line (Montreal Gazette)
DON BRENNAN: Coach right shoes for Sens' dress (Ottawa Sun)
GARY LOEWEN: Montreal Celine-diens ... nuts to security (Toronto Sun)
THOM LOVERRO: Bemidji's tall tale captures hearts (Washington Times)
BERNIE MIKLASZ: Blues are on verge of one huge party (St. Louis Post Dispatch)

04/08/09

DARREN DREGOR: Gillett is having value of team, holdings measured (TSN)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Central Division no longer a one-team group (ESPN)
JIM KELLEY: Unreasonable expectations (Sportsnet)
JOHN BUCCIGROSS: My MVP case for Evgeni Malkin (ESPN)
TED MONTGOMERY: NHL descenders and ascenders (USA Today)
BOB SANSEVERE: Wild playoffs gone, Gaborik gone, Lemaire gone (St. Paul Pioneer Press)Subscriber site
HELENE ELLIOTT: Beauchemin is back on track for the Ducks (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
RED FISHER: Savard still carries Habs in his heart (Montreal Gazette)
JOHN MacKINNON: Mistake-prone first period led to result the Oil deserved (Edmonton Journal)
ED WILLES: Mitchell, Iginla waging battle for ages (Vancouver Province)
DON BRENNAN: Clouston's troops really cooking at home (Ottawa Sun)
DAMIEN COX: Babcock right man to lead Team Canada (Toronto Star)
TERRY JONES: All the King's horses (Edmonton Sun)
ADRIAN DATER: Dater: Silence may sound GM alarm (Denver Post)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Captain Canuck plays superhero role (Vancouver Sun)
BRUCE DOWBIGGIN: Lou's logic has no takers (Calgary Herald)
SAM DONNELLON: Flyers have to value Carter's contributions (Philadelphia Daily News)
PAT HICKEY: Canadiens encourage speculation (Montreal Gazette)
TONY GALLAGHER: Performance just what the doctor ordered (Vancouver Province)
JIM MATHESON: Lack of size a problem for Oilers (Edmonton Journal)
WAYNE SCANLAN: 'Grim reaper' watches, waits to see who falls in NHL (Ottawa Citizen)
LARRY BROOKS: Victory puts Rangers on playoff cusp (New York Post)
LUKE DeCOCK: Hurricanes sprinting into playoffs (Raleigh News & Observer)

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GARY LOEWEN: Leafs aren't loonie enough ... but some fans are (Toronto Sun)

04/07/09

KEN CAMPBELL: Growing NCAA hockey a tough task (The Hockey News)
BOB MacKENZIE: Team USA to relish underdog role at 2010 games (TSN)
DARREN ELIOT: Odd races to watch in final week (Si.com)
MARK SPECTOR: Cold spell hits Vancouver (Sportsnet)
LYLE RICHARDSON: East playoff push: Rangers struggling (Foxsports)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: U.S. faces tough task with 2010 roster (ESPN)
DAVID SHOALTS: Wilson cracks the whip on underachievers (Globe & Mail)
STEPHEN BRUNT: Canadiens' turnaround takes big hit (Globe & Mail)
PAT HICKEY: Schneider joins team in New York (Montreal Gazette)
DAN BARNES: Oiltown work environment not so forgiving this season (Edmonton Journal)
GEORGE JOHNSON: Flames a win away from division title (Calgary Herald)
ED WILLES: Team record's fine, so have a little faith (Vancouver Province)
JIM MATHESON: Ovechkin on Malkin's heels (Edmonton Journal)
MARK PURDY: Smell of NHL playoffs in the air (San Jose Mercury News)Subscriber site
LUKE DeCOCK: Tuesday Top Five: Canes playoff matchups (Raleigh News & Observer)

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ERIC FRANCIS: Bounces make big difference (Calgary Sun)
TERRY JONES: Geezer goalie has been great (Edmonton Sun)
CHRIS STEVENSON: Auld helping his NHL playing career, wherever it might be ... Fisher's girl in tune for awards ... Lee puts up a heck of a fight (Ottawa Sun)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Scoring sensation inspires libation (Vancouver Sun)
RED FISHER: Gainey keeps cards close to his vest (Montreal Gazette)
BRUCE DOWBIGGIN: Captain Luongo letting Canucks Nation down (Calgary Herald)
TERRY FREI: Good bet wagering could work (Denver Post)
MARK WHICKER: Future looking bright for Perry (Orange County Register)
GARY LOEWEN: Orphaning Avery ... Brady-Bundchen ... foreign substances (Toronto Sun)

04/06/09

ERIC DUHATSCHEK: Weary Flames look for answers (Globe & Mail)
JOANNE C. GERSTNER: Hey, Sean Avery: Did we learn nothing? (Detroit News)
GARY LOEWEN: Sked dread: As lousy as Lefty and Leafs (Toronto Sun)
ED WILLES: Canucks remind us how bad they can be at times (Vancouver Province)
Burning issues: Kings at Flames (Calgary Herald)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Ducks battle Sharks and their reputation in 3-2 loss (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
JACK TODD: Habs on a roll, and all-dressed at that (Montreal Gazette)
IAIN MacINTYRE: How can the Canucks be the best if they can't beat the worst? (Vancouver Sun)
MICHAEL ARACE: Pursuit of a playoff spot providing great theater (Columbus Dispatch)
BRUCE DOWBIGGIN: I Don't Like Mondays (Calgary Herald)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Sean Avery is back in the spotlight after his antics in game against Bruins appear to be hurting the Rangers' chances of getting into the playoffs (Toronto Sun)
LARRY BROOKS: Rangers lack identity, soul (New York Post)
CHRIS STEVENSON: Leclaire tripping out with Sens (Ottawa Sun)
ETHAN J. SKOLNICK: Was Ballard's hit low? For Panthers, it was a high in win over Penguins (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
DAVE PERKINS: Dreams of Etobicoke rec centre on thin ice (Toronto Star)
RANDY YOUNGMAN: Why no penalty when Ryan Getzlaf was knocked down? (Orange County Register)

04/05/09

MIKE CHEN: For your consideration: Todd McLellan (Foxsports)
PIERRE LeBRUN: NHL, union make nice (for now); latest on MacT; injury updates (ESPN)
STEVE SIMMONS: Women's hockey has not advanced enough as an international sport for a credible pool of Hall of Fame candidates ... Give kids sports a break (Toronto Sun)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Team Canada could be looking to play it Ruff at worlds ... Montoya might have a howl ... Sutter should keep eye on GM (Ottawa Sun)
KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: Avery's latest really hits home (Boston Globe)Subscriber site
BUCKY GLEASON: It’s been May’s day for all of thrilling ride (Buffalo News)
CHUCK GORMLEY: Playoff spots far from settled (South Jersey Courier-Post)
RANDY SPORTAK: Time to snap out of it! (Calgary Sun)
MARK PURDY: Presidents' Trophy not the real prize (San Jose Mercury News)Subscriber site
JOHN MacKINNON: For at least one night, good times come back to Rexall Place (Edmonton Journal)
DAMIEN CRISTODERO: Judge Tampa Bay Lightning coach Rick Tocchet's tenure by rookie Steven Stamkos (St. Petersburg Times)
STEVE MacFARLANE: Approaching a Black hole? (Calgary Sun)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Ryan Getzlaf sets up Ducks' success (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
TERRY FREI: Laperriere worthy of trophy (Denver Post)
JOHN MacKINNON: Winter may be over, but it's not warm enough to turn the fans on (Edmonton Journal)
GEORGE JOHNSON: Spring Swoon (Calgary Herald)
MICHAEL RUSSO: Wild's future is bleak (Minnesota Star-Tribune)Subscriber site
DAVE MOLINARI: We forget, but there's a reason they're called defense men (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
LARRY BROOKS: Shero, Burns worthy of induction (New York Post)
TERRY JONES: Playing desperate (Edmonton Sun)
SAM CARCHIDI: Drafted No. 2, will he be the one? (Philadelphia Inquirer)
PAT HICKEY: Playoff matchup speculation starts (Montreal Gazette)
STEVE GORTEN: Devils' slump couldn't come at worse time (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
STEPHEN HARRIS: Marco Sturm’s Cup is half-full (Boston Herald)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Big money, big hopes (Toronto Sun)
WAYNE SCANLAN: The good old days (Ottawa Citizen)
DAMIEN COX: No ducking Leafs' ugly reality (Toronto Star)

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