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OPINION

04/25/09

RYAN KENNEDY: Memorial Cup chase overflowing with future NHL talent (The Hockey News)
BOB McKENZIE: Virtual guarantee Avery will be back for game 6 (TSN)
MIKE BROPHY: Damage Control (Sportsnet)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Biron existing just on edge of respect (ESPN)
LYLE RICHARDSON: What swept teams can take away (Foxsports)
PIERRE LeBRUN: This series takes another bizarre turn (ESPN)
JEFF BLAIR: Chicago players dismiss the inexperience factor (Globe & Mail)
HELENE ST. JAMES: Anaheim would be better fit (Detroit Free Press)
RANDY YOUNGMAN: Ducks' Ryan has been breaking more than records (Orange County Register)
DOUG FISCHER: Get used to it, Habs fans (Ottawa Citizen)
THOMAS BOSWELL: Fun to Chant, but Hard to Say (Washington Post)Subscriber site
DAVE STUBBS: 'This is a home for me,' Koivu says (Montreal Gazette)
ERIC FRANCIS: Playoff dream date (Calgary Sun)
JOE STARKEY: Pens' oldies must lead (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
DAMIEN COX: Tortorella, Avery act in dysfunctional Broadway play (Toronto Star)
PHIL SHERIDAN: Flyers' hopes revive somewhat (Philadelphia Inquirer)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Win simply routine for Canada (Ottawa Citizen)
MARK HERRMANN: Tortorella shows who is leading Rangers (New York Newsday)
MARK PURDY: Future of these Sharks comes down to Game 5 (San Jose Mercury News)Subscriber site
MIKE BOONE: Sad ending to Habs party (Montreal Gazette)
MARK WHICKER: Whitney part of the Ducks' bright tomorrow (Orange County Register)
LUKE DeCOCK: It's time for Staal to step up (Raleigh News & Observer)

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HELENE ELLIOTT: Sharks get a lesson in ferocity (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site

04/24/09

ADAM PROTEAU: Columbus costume party a Civil success (The Hockey News)
BOB McKENZIE: Foot soldiers got it done for Flyers in game 5 (TSN)
JIM KELLEY: Carey Price can take heart from Luongo, more playoff notes (Si.com)
DAVE FESCHUK: Hockey hall filled with hidden treasures (Toronto Star)
SARAH KWAK: Brodeur's extra drive fueled by Game 4 loss, not Roy's playoff mark (Si.com)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Sticks? Tantrums? No, just pure Brodeur (ESPN)
JIM KELLEY: Crashing the crease (Sportsnet)
PIERRE LeBRUN: We're in playoff heaven! (ESPN)
AL STRACHAN: Teams not done with personnel changes (Foxsports)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Penguins simply a mess in Game 5 (ESPN)
GARY MASON: The difference maker (Globe & Mail)
ERIC DUHATSCHEK: Like his father, Nystrom has flair for the dramatic (Globe & Mail)
STEPHEN BRUNT: Leafs still in control of Toronto turf (Globe & Mail)
KEVIN ALLEN: After playoff implosion, Montreal Canadiens may be rebuilding (USA Today)
BOB WOJNOWSKI: Wings wear out 'Jackets (Detroit News)
RANDY YOUNGMAN: Ducks' shutout leaves Sharks shaking (Orange County Register)
ERIC FRANCIS: Strength in numbers (Calgary Sun)
PHIL SHERIDAN: Flyers goalie Biron meets challenge (Philadelphia Inquirer)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Built up and torn down (Toronto Sun)
JAY GREENBERG: It takes a Bro-dacious effort to top Cam, 'Canes (New York Post)
DAVE STUBBS: Habs' Price shoulders blame for loss (Montreal Gazette)
GEORGE JOHNSON: Like Father, Like Son (Calgary Herald)
BOB HUNTER: Out with a bang (Columbus Dispatch)
ED WILLES: Where the media guys (sigh) get 'that stuff' (Vancouver Province)
DREW SHARP: Wings' experience begets calmness amid craziness (Detroit Free Press)
MIKE PRISUTA: In command (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
DAVE FESCHUK: Hockey hall filled with hidden treasures (Toronto Star)
BRUCE DOWBIGGIN: Goalie greatness will decide this battle (Calgary Herald)
STEPHEN HARRIS: No doubt about this one (Boston Herald)
LARRY BROOKS: No excuse for Sean's meltdown (New York Post)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Ryan takes lead in Ducks' victory over Sharks (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
PAT HICKEY: Coach sticks to his guns with Price (Montreal Gazette)
DAMIEN COX: Second team likely to remain a pipe dream (Toronto Star)
MARK PURDY: Sharks skating without purpose (San Jose Mercury News)Subscriber site
SAM DONNELLON: Biron saving series for Flyers (Philadelphia Daily News)
TARA SULLIVAN: Brodeur rebounds with a shutout (Bergen Record)
JOHN ROMANO: It's heartbreaking to watch former Tampa Bay Lightning coach John Tortorella work his magic somewhere else (St. Petersburg Times)
LUKE DeCOCK: Brodeur turns anger into action; Canes pay price (Raleigh News & Observer)

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MARK WHICKER: The best rise to the top for Ducks in Game 4 (Orange County Register)
MICHAEL ARACE: There is pain, but no shame, in this loss (Columbus Dispatch)
GARY LOEWEN: Offside Friday - Company for Leafs ... Hitting a Delhomme run (Toronto Sun)
GARY LOEWEN: Vaughan Trapps has a ring to it (Toronto Sun)

04/23/09

RYAN DIXON: Playoff goalies - the good, bad and uppity (The Hockey News)
BOB McKENZIE: Price bewcoming focal point of Canadiens' season (TSN)
SARAH KWAK: Lundqvist puts Rangers on his back once again for 3-1 lead on Capitals (Si.com)
DARREN DREGOR: Avery is testing Tortorella (TSN)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: For Blue Jackets' Steve Mason, rookie honors can wait (The Sporting News)
MIKE BROPHY: Stealing the spotlight (Sportsnet)
BILL CLEMENT: Changed Rangers vying to upset Caps (MSNBC)
MARK SPECTOR: Where are you Olli Jokinen? (Sportsnet)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Caps' frustration? We've seen it before (ESPN)
JACQUES DEMERS: Postseason goalie changes require guts, analysis (USA Today)
DAVE DYE: Wings hope to duck Anaheim (Detroit News)
MARK WHICKER: Final stage of Ryan worth wait (Orange County Register)
MARK HERRMANN: Gritty captain Drury is heart of Rangers (New York Newsday)
SID HARTMAN: Lemaire wants to stay involved in hockey (Minnesota Star-Tribune)Subscriber site
PHIL SHERIDAN: For Flyers, standing still is falling behind (Philadelphia Inquirer)
DAMIEN COX: Canucks earn worrisome break (Toronto Star)
DAVE STUBBS: Habs victims of absurd expectations (Montreal Gazette)
ERIC FRANCIS: Olli does it all in Dome doozy (Calgary Sun)
CAM COLE: No forgiveness for a failure to try in playoffs (Vancouver Sun)
DAN DALY: For second straight year, team is behind the 8-ball (Washington Times)
KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: Hosts didn't have ghost of chance (Boston Globe)Subscriber site
GARY LOEWEN: Hasek has a goal for the aged (Toronto Sun)
DAN BARNES: 'Tambi's show' (Edmonton Journal)
HELENE ST. JAMES: Soft-talkers Osgood and Stuart make noise on the ice (Detroit Free Press)
DON BRENNAN: Nothing more than a quiet riot (Ottawa Citizen)
ROSIE DiMANNO: Reality TV to stickhandle with sequins (Toronto Star)
MICHAEL ARACE: Time to play like there's nothing to lose (Columbus Dispatch)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Rob Blake and Dan Boyle have given the San Jose Sharks more bite (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
IAIN MacINTYRE: With Luongo, we don't know yet how good he could be (Vancouver Sun)
GEORGE JOHNSON: All knotted up (Calgary Herald)
FILIP BONDY: Try as Caps might, Lundqvist finds answers (New York Daily News)
PAT HICKEY: Summer of change for Habs (Montreal Gazette)
MARK PURDY: Marleau needs to be the one who provides the heat on ice (San Jose Mercury News)Subscriber site
GARY LOEWEN: Offside Thursday - Calder for has-beens ... Clemens pricked (Toronto Sun)
MIKE PRISUTA: Benchmark decision (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
MIKE HEIKA: Cloudy economic forecast shouldn't keep Dallas from seeing Stars (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
STPEHEN HARRIS: David Krejci is delivering like a pro (Boston Herald)
SAM DONNELLON: Crash course on NHL rules (Philadelphia Daily News)
JEFF GORDON: Young Blues still not ready for prime time (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
LUKE DeCOCK: Ruutu's big hit set up huge goal (Raleigh News & Observer)

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RED FISHER: Gainey's five-year Habs plan in tatters (Montreal Gazette)
MIKE WISE: Get Cooking or Taste Defeat (Washington Post)Subscriber site
JAY GREENBERG: Mr. Lund-erful saves the day (New York Post)
RANDY YOUNGMAN: No playoffs can match NHL's (Orange County Register)
NEAL RUBIN: Wings, fan pay respect (Detroit News)
BOB SANSEVERE: Will Wild fans lose interest if Gaborik goes too? (St. Paul Pioneer Press)Subscriber site
DREW SHARP: Ericsson is team's latest find (Detroit Free Press)

04/22/09

DARREN ELIOT: Brilliant Fleury gives Penguins look of serious Stanley Cup threat (Si.com)
JIM KELLEY: (But) I am Canadian! (Sportsnet)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Overmatched Blue Jackets still are relevant (The Sporting News)
MARK SPECTOR: Where are you Olli Jokinen? (Sportsnet)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: 'Smiling Assassin'? Hey, for Fleury, it fits (ESPN)
NEIL HAYES: Seeking an edge, Flames coach ignores reality (Chicago Sun-Times)
MARK WHICKER: Ducks pay price for ill-advised penalties (Orange County Register)
DAN DALY: Avery's trademark aggression doing more damage to Rangers (Washington Times)
DAVE FESHCUK: Rychel's Spitfires soar past adversity and into success (Toronto Star)
PHIL SHERIDAN: Flyers put themselves in tough spot (Philadelphia Inquirer)
TONY GALLAGHER: The sweep is sweet, but what about Luongo? (Vancouver Province)
BOB HUNTER: House of blues (Columbus Dispatch)
BRUCE DOWBIGGIN: Playoff 'messages' make tedious display (Calgary Herald)
KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: Quick cut for skater (Boston Globe)Subscriber site
PAT HICKEY: Booing U.S. anthem gives Montreal a bad name (Montreal Gazette)
LUKE DeCOCK: Seidenberg returns just in time for Canes (Raleigh News & Observer)

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GREG LOGAN: Ovechkin found a way to help Caps without scoring (New York Newsday)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Sharks find some energy and make playoff series with Ducks interesting (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
GEORGE JOHNSON: Hawks burn at claim they're running (Calgary Herald)
TERRY JONES: Canucks just winding up (Edmonton Sun)
CAM COLE: Legend of Burrows growing (Vancouver Sun)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Habs mired in controversy (Toronto Sun)
DON BRENNAN: Bruins solid from A to Zee (Ottawa Sun)
ERIC FRANCIS: No taking out the trash (Calgary Sun)
STEPHEN HARRIS: Past holds key lesson for Bruins (Boston Herald)
MARK PURDY: Sharks break out with big victory (San Jose Mercury News)Subscriber site
DAVE STUBBS: Failing hands toss torch to Bruins (Montreal Gazette)
JOE STARKEY: Pens ruining 'rivalry' (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
TONY GALLAGHER: Weathering the storm during second-period siege (Vancouver Province)
BOB WOJNOWSKI: Sorry Blue Jackets, but your party is over (Detroit News)
DAMIEN COX: Duchene's play earning lots of talk as top pick (Toronto Star)
MICHAEL ARACE: Even with Game 4 win, it's over (Columbus Dispatch)
SAM DONNELLON: Carter needs to regain his scoring touch for Flyers (Philadelphia Daily News)
BRYAN BURWELL: Blues absorb vital lessons (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
JACK DALY: Near disaster turns into win (Durham Herald-Sun)

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RANDY YOUNGMAN: Ducks need to pretend they're on the road (Orange County Register)
MIKE WISE: Pretender Label Tossed Aside -- for Now (Washington Post)Subscriber site
TOM POWERS: Wild's brain trust gets together one last time (St. Paul Pioneer Press)Subscriber site
BARRY ROZNER: This first round all just part of Blackhawks' long trip (Chicago Daily Herald)
JIM MATHESON: Laviolette deserves consideration (Edmonton Journal)
GARY LOEWEN: A season all its own (Toronto Sun)
GARY LOEWEN: Offside Wednesday - Old-lympics hockey ... Raptors tinkering (Toronto Sun)

04/21/09

KEN CAMPBELL: Playoffs provide plenty of lessons (The Hockey News)
BOB McKENZIE: Flames redeem themselves in game 3 (TSN)
ALLAN MUIR: Canucks give Blues hard lesson in playoff effort, seize 3-0 lead (Si.com)
DARREN DREGOR: The great outdoors (TSN)
MIKE BROPHY: Perfect formula for an upset (Sportsnet)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: This series now smashmouth hockey (ESPN)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Sharks need to find a solution after soul-searching (The Sporting News)
MARK SPECTOR: Desperation stokes Flames (Sportsnet)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Caps finally show some playoff moves (ESPN)
BOB WOJNOWSKI: Happy Hudler keeps Wings laughing off ice, scores goals on it (Detroit News)
ED WILLES: Sundin's health issues raise questions (Vancouver Province)
FILIP BONDY: Blueshirts play right into Caps' hands (New York Daily News)
MARK WHICKER: NHL's best? Sharks could resume playing like it (Orange County Register)
PAT HICKEY: Gainey keeps 'em guessing (Montreal Gazette)
JIM MATHESON: Hiller's time to work like a precision instrument (Edmonton Journal)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Round 1 a little lacking in drama (Ottawa Citizen)
DAVE FESCHUK: Tavares' life filled with mystery (Toronto Star)
KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: Bruins poised to deliver KO punch (Boston Globe)Subscriber site
TONY GALLAGHER: Tkachuk stuck too long with losers (Vancouver Province)
DAN DALY: Varlamov's time has come a bit earlier than expected (Washington Times)
GEORGE JOHNSON: Back in the series (Calgary Herald)
JAY GREENBERG: Ovechkin makes presence known (New York Post)
JOE STARKEY: Shero saved the season (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Canucks the better team — and they know it (Vancouver Sun)
MARK PURDY: No choice but to stick with 'process' (San Jose Mercury News)Subscriber site
DAVE STUBBS: Season crashing to an end for Habs (Montreal Gazette)
STEPHEN HARRIS: Michael Ryder’s skillful revenge a good sign (Boston Herald)
TERRY JONES: Canucks smell sweep (Edmonton Sun)
ERIC FRANCIS: Hurtin' Bourque leads with heart (Calgary Sun)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Ryder steals show (Toronto Sun)
DON BRENNAN: Get out the brooms, this one's over/a> (Ottawa Sun)

PHIL SHERIDAN: Checks and balances in the NHL playoffs (Philadelphia Inquirer)
BOB HUNTER: Wings giving Jackets lesson in intensity (Columbus Dispatch)
CAM COLE: Canucks unleash triple trouble (Vancouver Sun)
RED FISHER: Learning experience for Habs (Montreal Gazette)
LUKE DeCOCK: LaRose, Clarkson share path (Raleigh News & Observer)

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MARK HERRMANN: Home edge no factor in Rangers-Caps series (New York Newsday)
MIKE WISE: Finding an Edge When It Matters (Washington Post)Subscriber site
NEIL BEST: The thrill most definitely is not gone for Rosen (New York Newsday)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Ducks have picked it up in the playoffs (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
JOHN JEANSONNE: Rangers have a little devil in them (New York Newsday)
JEFF GORDON: Blues reverting to early season form at worst time (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
GARY LOEWEN: Offside Tuesday - A face wash for the NHL ... Playoffs a grand slammer (Toronto Sun)

04/20/09

DAVID SHOALTS: Tavares doesn't plan holdout (Globe & Mail)
DARREN DREGOR: Giroux uses playoffs as coming up party (TSN)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Giroux, young Flyers provide boost (ESPN)
BOB McKENZIE: Lucic suspension warrented (TSN)
MARK SPECTOR: Flames need more pop from Iggy (Sportsnet)
E.J. HRADEK: Five Things We Learned: Ducks' young line on fire, Sharks' power play a dud (ESPN)
BOB DUFF: Osgood delivers (Windsor Star)
PHIL SHERIDAN: Flyers' win in ugly game thing of beauty (Philadelphia Inquirer)
MIKE WISE: Do They Believe In Miracles? (Washington Post)Subscriber site
ERIC FRANCIS: MondayMouthings (Calgary Sun)
KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: Message beaten into ground (Boston Globe)Subscriber site
DAVE STUBBS: Discipline is the key to victory (Montreal Gazette)
CAM COLE: No Sundin, no problem (Vancouver Sun)
TONY GALLAGHER: All-round fine effort by prime-time Ohlund (Vancouver Province)
GEORGE JOHNSON: Now Or Never (Calgary Herald)
BERNIE MIKLASZ: Blues need to forget being fancy and start putting puck on goal (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
JOHN MacKINNON: NHL's inconsistent punishments send wrong message (Edmonton Journal)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Beleaguered Gainey finds himself on the hot seat (Toronto Sun)
BRUCE DOWBIGGIN: Liberal pessimism after Flames' early defeats (Calgary Herald)
HELENE ST. JAMES: Skilled Datsyuk not afraid to get physical, too (Detroit Free Press)
TERRY JONES: Blues fading to black (Edmonton Sun)
ED WILLES: Deep playoff run or bust a must (Vancouver Province)
TERRY FREI: Lacroix must lead or let go (Denver Post)
ROB OLLER: Nationwide on alert for octopi (Columbus Dispatch)
JOE STARKEY: Pressure still on Flyers (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
STEVE MacFARLANE: Stars need to shine more (Calgary Sun)
STEPHEN HARRIS: Strong victory true benchmark for Bruins (Boston Herald)
MARK PURDY: Ducks' formula frustrates Sharks (San Jose Mercury News)Subscriber site
JACK TODD: Habs fans want seats, not bricks (Montreal Gazette)
DAMIEN COX: Post-season play off to rugged start (Toronto Star)
SAM DONNELLON: Sweet Home Alabama for Flyers' Ross (Philadelphia Daily News)
MARK WHICKER: Penalty-killers lethal against Sharks (Orange County Register)
LUKE DeCOCK: Overtime not Carolina's time in Game 3 loss (Raleigh News & Observer)

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BOB DUFF: No lead is safe anymore (Windsor Star)
GARY LOEWEN: Offside Monday - A tip for Leafs Nation ... Avery acting up (Toronto Sun)

04/19/09

BOB McKENZIE: Toews responds to playoff pressure (TSN)
DARREN ELIOT: Mighty Bruins are dominating Habs in a way rarely seen at playoff time (Si.com)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Red Wings don't look vulnerable any longer (The Sporting News)
MARK SPECTOR: An open letter to commenters (Sportsnet)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Rangers winning physically, mentally (ESPN)
BOB RYAN: The sweet sounds of serenade (Boston Globe)Subscriber site
THOM LOVERRO: Playing poker leaves nothing but a deficit (Washington Times)
MARK HERRMANN: Will Snow stand on head or get beaten in draft? (New York Newsday)
SAM CARCHIDI: A look back at the Flyers' regular season (Philadelphia Inquirer)
TERRY JONES: Drive back to 25 (Edmonton Sun)
MIKE PRISUTA: Malkin finally at home (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
HELENE ST. JAMES: Red Wings just want it more (Detroit Free Press)
BRUCE DOWBIGGIN: Flames traded for trouble at deadline (Calgary Herald)
DAN McGRATH: All in all, great day for Chicago sports (Chicago Tribune)
PAT HICKEY: Gainey rolls dice, hits snake eyes (Montreal Gazette)
MICHAEL ARACE: Osgood has only looked impenetrable (Columbus Dispatch)
ED WILLES: Murray blew a gasket because he cares... a lot (Vancouver Province)
MICHAEL RUSSO: The fan in Leipold told him to shift gears (Minnesota Star-Tribune)Subscriber site
LUKE DeCOCK: Staal taking after Francis (Raleigh News & Observer)

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MARK PURDY: Time to see what Sharks gained from loss (San Jose Mercury News)Subscriber site
BERNIE MIKLASZ: Blues are down 0-2, but they won't quit (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
DAVE DYE: Blue Jackets talk a good game, struggle on ice (Detroit News)
RICK MORRISSEY: After war of words, Chicago Blackhawks win war on ice (Chicago Tribune)
JOHN MacKINNON: Beloved broadcasters delivered passion (Edmonton Journal)
RANDY SPORTAK: Familiar Wall once again too tough to crack (Calgary Sun)
CHUCK GORMLEY: Flyers have themselves to blame (South Jersey Courier-Post)
ROB ROSSI: Sykora's performance (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
MARK HERRMANN: Rangers will have new fan (New York Newsday)
KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: Views from the outside (Boston Globe)Subscriber site
LARRY BROOKS: Chatty Leafs GM won't steal Isles' top pick (New York Post)
THOMAS BOSWELL: Facing Off With an April Curse (Washington Post)Subscriber site
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Bruins take control (Toronto Sun)
STEPHEN HARRIS: Visitors stuck on short end (Boston Herald)
GARTH WOOLSEY: Brian Burke's act a flashback to Leafs' Pal Hal days (Toronto Star)
STEPHEN HARRIS: Fighting issue at discussion stage (Boston Herald)
GEORGE JOHNSON: Blackhawks defend crease-crashing (Calgary Herald)
STEVE SIMMONS: Raptors should jump at chance to bring Steve Nash home to play ... Says here that Roberto Luongo is Canada's 2010 Olympic goaltender (Toronto Sun)
JIM MATHESON: Hockey World (Edmonton Journal)

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