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- ADAM PROTEAU: First round prognostications (The Hockey News)
- JIM KELLEY: Playoff notes, Leafs out to bag top pick, Stars fall in debt (Si.com)
- BOB McKENZIE: Poile in Minnesota an intriguing idea (TSN)
- KOSTYA KENNEDY: Playoff slapshots: Redemption in store for Osgood, Rozsival (Si.com)
- RAY SLOVER: Sharks forget to bring their teeth (The Sporting News)
- MICHAEL FARBER: Can't pushover these Canadiens (Si.com)
- CRAIG CUSTANCE: Winning now is important to young Blackhawks (The Sporting News)
- JIM KELLEY: Can the Leafs cash in? (Sportsnet)
- E.J. HRADEK: Telling tale out of Minnesota after Risebrough's dismissal (ESPN)
- MARK SPECTOR: No joy ride (Sportsnet)
- DAMIEN COX: The elephant in Bruins' room: history (ESPN)
- ROY MacGREGOR: Bruins have the momentum (Globe & Mail)
- ALLAN MAKI: Burfing, the rubber tiki and the good old hockey game (Globe & Mail)
- GARY MASON: Wellwood adapts well to new role (Globe & Mail)
- RICK MORRISSEY: Blackhawks restore the roar (Chicago Tribune)
- MARK WHICKER: Ducks' Niedermayer does his usual in the third period (Orange County Register)
- PHIL SHERIDAN: Flyers must change their ways (Philadelphia Inquirer)
- DAN SHAUGHNESSY: Perfect timing all around (Boston Globe)Subscriber site
- TONY GALLAGHER: Jackman gunning for a little bit of payback (Vancouver Province)
- GENE COLLIER: Flyers' reliance on mayhem fails (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
- MIKE ZEISBERGER: Chara takes healthy rip (Toronto Sun)
- MICHAEL ARACE: Half a game not enough against Wings (Columbus Dispatch)
- MITCH ALBOM: Mason is taller, but Osgood gets it done (Detroit Free Press)
- JONATHAN McDONALD: Hockey Night in Canada gives Vancouver the Bird (Vancouver Province)
- DAN BARNES: Worth the wait to hear MacTavish's account (Edmonton Journal)
- STEPHEN HARRIS: Big opener for Zdeno Chara (Boston Herald)
- SAM DONNELLON: Flyers' deadline moves have left them with chemical imbalance (Philadelphia Daily News)
- GEORGE JOHNSON: 'He bumped me' (Calgary Herald)
- DAMIEN COX: Avery shenanigans make an impact (Toronto Star)
- PAT HICKEY: Julien doesn't take credit for Ryder's success (Montreal Gazette)
- CAM COLE: Canucks a better hockey club with Salo on the ice (Vancouver Sun)
- SID HARTMAN: Leipold turns on GM after one year (Minnesota Star-Tribune)Subscriber site
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- BOB WOJNOWSKI: Osgood as it gets (Detroit News)
- LARRY BROOKS: Too soon to cite Redden turn-around (New York Post)
- HELENE ELLIOTT: Ducks go full speed ahead, beat Sharks, 2-0 (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
- ED WILLES: Let us spray, pesky Blues are saying (Vancouver Province)
- MIKE PRISUTA: Penguins' cooler heads prevail (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
- PATRICK REUSSE: Feeble spin, wafer-thin skin spell end for Risebrough (Minnesota Star-Tribune)Subscriber site
- STEVE BUCKLEY: Tim Thomas sticks to goal (Boston Herald)
- RICH HOFMANN: Flyers can't win in the sin bin - and this means you, Scott Hartnell (Philadelphia Daily News)
- BOB DUFF: Wings hit high gear to win playoff opener (Windsor Star)
- TOM POWERS: Gaborik's injury led to Wild's breakup (St. Paul Pioneer Press)Subscriber site
- RANDY YOUNGMAN: Top 10 reasons Ducks will beat Sharks (Orange County Register)
- DAVE DYE: Supercharged: Playoffs seem to bring best out of Red Wings (Detroit News)
- BARRY ROZNER: Havlat, Khabibulin are both money (Chicago Daily Herald)
- GARY LOEWEN: Emptiness at ACC ... Scary Sedins ... Dome struck (Toronto Sun)
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- RYAN DIXON: Sid sets standard for Ovie (The Hockey News)
- BOB McKENZIE: Thorough search to come before replacing MacTavish (TSN)
- SARAH KWAK: Devils' domination of 'Canes in Game 1 more than a Brodeur thing Story Highlights (Si.com)
- BOB MacKENZIE: Habs need to play skill game, Flames need strong PP (TSN)
- SCOTT BURNSIDE: Game 1 all about making statement (ESPN)
- MIKE BROPHY: Tough choices ahead (Sportsnet)
- PIERRE LeBRUN: MacTavish is out, so where will Oilers turn for replacement? (ESPN)
- MARK SPECTOR: More to follow (Sportsnet)
- PIERRE LeBRUN: Goalie question rears ugly head for Caps (ESPN)
- ROY MacGREGOR: Life in fishbowl threatens to swamp Habs (Globe & Mail)
- DAVE DYE: Wings hope to duck Anaheim (Detroit News)
- MARK WHICKER: Ducks' Ebbett proves size no disadvantage (Orange County Register)
- STEVE POLITI: Parise propels playoffs push (Newark Star Ledger)
- DAVE STUBBS: Cup's regal standing bowls over creator (Montreal Gazette)
- KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: Only hockey is on his mind (Boston Globe)Subscriber site
- TERRY JONES: Bobby Lu comes to play (Edmonton Sun)
- RICH HOFMANN: Biron is not the only one to blame for Flyers' loss to Penguins (Philadelphia Daily News)
- MIKE ZEISBERGER: Getting nasty, real quick (Toronto Sun)
- MIKE WISE: Goalie Theodore on Thin Ice (Washington Post)Subscriber site
- PAT HICKEY: Bruins' Julien best coach in the NHL (Montreal Gazette)
- TONY GALLAGHER: Penalty kill shines in Canucks opener (Vancouver Province)
- JOHN MacKINNON: 'I have in mind the coach I'm looking for' (Edmonton Journal)
- MITCH ALBOM: Pavel Datsyuk reveals a deeper, thoughtful side (Detroit Free Press)
- HELENE ELLIOTT: All the pressure is on the Sharks, not the Ducks (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
- STEPHEN HARRIS: Judgment time for Bruins (Boston Herald)
- TERRY JONES: MacToast! (Edmonton Sun)
- BUCKY GLEASON: Should Ruff stay or should he go? (Buffalo News)
- CAM COLE: A Swede's need for speed (Vancouver Sun)
- RED FISHER: Can't blame Koivu for Cup drought (Montreal Gazette)
- TERRY JONES: Bobby Lu comes to play (Edmonton Sun)
- ROB LONGLEY: Shape up or ship out: Wilson (Toronto Sun)
- MARK HERRMANN: Lundqvist must excel for Rangers in playoffs (New York Newsday)
- ERIC FRANCIS: Days definitely numbered (Calgary Sun)
- TERRY JONES: Blues are here for a good time, if not a long time (Edmonton Sun)
- ED WILLES: Minors prove major factor in series opener (Vancouver Province)
- MIKE BOONE: Lessons learned in Leafs Nation (Montreal Gazette)
- MICHAEL ARACE: It's about time that Nash got some love (Columbus Dispatch)
- PHIL SHERIDAN: Flyers fail to heed recent lessons (Philadelphia Inquirer)
- ROBERT TYCHKOWSKI: MacT firing is a start, but the Oilers are a mess right now (Edmonton Sun)
- JOHN VOGL: Absence of repeated success is Ruff's downfall (Buffalo News)
- TARA SULLIVAN: Marty looks fresh and rested (Bergen Record)
- IAIN MacINTYRE: Playing the Blues pumps up volume (Vancouver Sun)
- ROSIE DiMANNO: Burns understands Bruins-Habs animosity (Toronto Star)
- GEORGE JOHNSON: Bring it on! Baby-faced Hawks ready for Flames to get physical (Calgary Herald)
- MARK PURDY: Is this the Sharks squad to end the heartache? (San Jose Mercury News)Subscriber site
- DAVE STUBBS: Kovy needs space to work magic (Montreal Gazette)
- MIKE HEIKA: Will Dallas Stars stick with co-GM set-up? (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
- BOB WOJNOWSKI: Red Wings will outlast the Pistons this postseason (Detroit News)
- GARTH WOOLSEY: Improved Blackhawks the NHL's hot ticket (Toronto Star)
- SAM DONNELLON: Flyers' frustrated Richards already looks exhausted (Philadelphia Daily News)
- MARK EVERSON: Hurricanes always be-Deviling (New York Post)
- RED FISHER: B's too tough for Habs (Montreal Gazette)
- GARY LOEWEN: Hockey needs Heidi ... Burke's like a Mack truculent (Toronto Sun)
- THOM LOVERRO: When there's a will, defense is just the way (Washington Times)
- MARCIA C. SMITH: Ducks get friendly, and strange, fan mail (Orange County Register)
- MICHAEL ROSENBERG: Now don't get upset, but numbers are scary (Detroit Free Press)
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