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OPINION

05/02/09

ROY MacGREGOR: The architect of the new, big, bad Bruins (Globe & Mail)
RYAN KENNEDY: When pro hockey is no longer the dream (The Hockey News)
BOB McKENZIE: A Reoccuring event in the 2009 playoffs (TSN)
MICHAEL FARBER: Mystery rookie Simeon Varlamov makes a name for himself (Si.com)
DAVE FESCHUK: A decade of work to bring back Caps' fans (Toronto Star)
BRIAN CAZENEUVE: Wings sharp in the crease (Si.com)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Wings' Jonathan Ericsson learns from the master (The Sporting News)
MARK SPECTOR: Road to redemption (Sportsnet)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Lidstrom shows that vets still got game (ESPN)
STEPHEN HARRIS: Eric Staal shutdown sets tone (Boston Herald)
CAM COLE: Khabibulin’s curious legacy of losses against the Canucks (Vancouver Sun)
MIKE BOONE: A birthday bash for old buddies (Montreal Gazette)
RANDY SPORTAK: Point the finger at everybody on the Flames, including the club's beloved captain (Calgary Sun)
MICHAEL ROSENBERG: Wings see vicious hit; Ducks see ... hockey (Detroit Free Press)
DAVE FESCHUK: A decade of work to bring back Caps' fans (Toronto Star)
KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: Bedeviled by an old foe and new problems (Boston Globe)Subscriber site
TERRY JONES: From pudgy to prodigy (Edmonton Sun)
RANDY YOUNGMAN: Burke gets up early to pull for Ducks (Orange County Register)
LUKE DeCOCK: Canes don't measure up (Raleigh News & Observer)

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WAYNE SCANLAN: Yzerman a suit willing to dig in the corners (Ottawa Citizen)
STEVE BUCKLEY: Fans in heaven again (Boston Herald)
PAT HICKEY: Afternoon NHL game a gamble (Montreal Gazette)
BOB ROSSI: Bylsma's learning curve (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: A bonding of superstars (Toronto Sun)
STEPHEN HARRIS: Deal now a good one (Boston Herald)
MARK WHICKER: Ducks find out Detroit doesn't run out of gas (Orange County Register)
DAN SHAUGHNESSY: Anything but close shave for Bruins (Boston Globe)Subscriber site
BOB WOJNOWSKI: Toughness to decide Wings-Ducks series (Detroit News)
HELENE ELLIOTT: The hits will keep on coming for Ducks, Red Wings (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site

05/01/09

ADAM PROTEAU: Second round prognostications (The Hockey News)
DARREN DREGOR: Red Wings are still team to beat (TSN)
JIM KELLEY: Round 1 reflections (Sportsnet)
DARREN ELIOT: Aggressive Blackhawks pay the ultimate price late in Game 1 (Si.com)
MARK SPECTOR: Bigger challenge (Sportsnet)
BOB DUFF: Hot showdown on ice: Crosby vs. Ovechkin (MSNBC)
MIKE BROPHY: No regrets (Sportsnet)
JOHN BUCCIGROSS: Second round ... here we come! (ESPN)
BRUCE DOWBIGGIN: Little fodder left for Cherry in second round (Globe & Mail)
ROY MacGREGOR: Bruins' Savard fights bad reputation (Globe & Mail)
BRUCE ARTHUR: Crosby vs. Ovechkin is as good as it gets for NHL (National Post)
ROSIE DiMANNO: Reborn Maurice has plenty to howl about (Toronto Star)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: NHL Conference semi-final preview (Ottawa Sun)
KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: B's figure to raze Canes (Boston Globe)Subscriber site
BOB WOJNOWSKI: Humble Hossa earns his Wings (Detroit News)
MARK WHICKER: Like him or not, Red Wings will ride Osgood into Game 1 (Orange County Register)
ED WILLES: A three-ring circus and killer B's (Vancouver Province)
JAY GREENBERG: It takes a Bro-dacious effort to top Cam, 'Canes (New York Post)
PAT HICKEY: Tanguay's shoulder tweaked (Montreal Gazette)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Canada rolls over Czechs (Ottawa Citizen)
ED WILLES: Canucks win stranger than fiction (Vancouver Province)
MITCH ALBOM: Draper's injury keeps everyone guessing (Detroit Free Press)
STEPHEN HARRIS: Real test begins for Bruins (Boston Herald)
TERRY JONES: That's 80s show (Edmonton Sun)
CAM COLE: Wellwood's baby face carved into a hockey player's grin (Vancouver Sun)
LARRY BROOKS: Blueshirts rue series, season that got away (New York Post)
GARY LOEWEN: Offside Friday — Good versus evil ... Kid versus 'Kin? (Toronto Sun)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Tip of the cap to Neil (Ottawa Sun)
DAN BICKLEY: Coyotes' cash issues could force them out (Arizona Republic)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Ducks and Red Wings can do a little of everything (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
TONY GALLAGHER: Kyle all smiles after victory (Vancouver Province)
TARA SULLIVAN: Brodeur won't let critics get him down (Bergen Record)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Jagr salutes Canadian hockey (Ottawa Citizen)
LUKE DeCOCK: Culture makes a comeback (Raleigh News & Observer)

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RANDY YOUNGMAN: Ducks win the game on the ice, and in the mind (Orange County Register)
BOB DUFF: Wings, Ducks know how to get the job done (Windsor Star)

04/30/09

RYAN DIXON: Lessons from Round 1 (The Hockey News)
BOB McKENZIE: Second round preview (TSN)
KOSTYA KENNEDY: Ducks feel higher than their seed (Si.com)
ALLAN MUIR: Western semi-finals breakdowns (Si.com)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Caps finally 'do something in playoffs' (ESPN)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Game 7 drama sets stage for Caps-Pens, Bruins-Hurricanes in NHL (The Sporting News)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Second-round preview: Wings vs. Ducks (ESPN)
MIKE BROPHY: No surprise Flames melted down (Sportsnet)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Second-round preview: Caps vs. Pens (ESPN)
STEPHEN BRUNT: The NHL's dream ticket (Globe & Mail)
TED MONTGOMERY: Handicapping the conference semifinals (USA Today)
ROY MacGREGOR: Brodeur not the best just yet (Globe & Mail)
ALLAN MAKI: Time has run out on Keenan (Globe & Mail)
GARY MASON: Seabrook leads Chicago charge into his hometown (Globe & Mail)
TERRY JONES: Brawl could be war (Edmonton Sun)
NEIL HAYES: Bad blood spices up Hawks-Canucks series (Chicago Sun Times)
CAM COLE: Tallon TALES: Chicago GM reminisces about his Canucks stint (Vancouver Sun)
GEORGE JOHNSON: Is Flames coach a dead man walking? (Calgary Herald)
GREG LOGAN: No offense, but offense rules the NHL (New York Newsday)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Havlat 'Hawk-ing talent, services (Ottawa Citizen)
IAIN MacINTYRE: ‘Lay off the layoff questions’ — Luongo (Vancouver Sun)
CHRIS ZELKOVICH: Footage of Great One highlights new DVD (Toronto Star)
BUCKY GLEASON: Crosby-Ovechkin rivalry is bitter and oh so sweet (Buffalo News)
KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: Diehard fans hope to have whale of a time (Boston Globe)Subscriber site
PAT HICKEY:Changing of guard for Games (Montreal Gazette)
MICHAEL ARACE: Jackets' announcers deserve an answer (Columbus Dispatch)
MARK WHICKER: Carter's work ethic works well (Orange County Register)
TERRY JONES: Hop on the VAN-wagon (Edmonton Sun)
ERIC FRANCIS: Mike's Keen on coming back (Calgary Sun)
DAN DALY: Capital of hockey world (Washington Times)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Neal OK after scary injury (Ottawa Sun)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Series driven by star power (Toronto Sun)
MIKE LUPICA: Sundown on former mecca (New York Daily News)
ANN KILLION: No excuses left for Sharks (San Jose Mercury News)Subscriber site
DAMIEN COX: It's make or break time for Luongo (Toronto Star)
LUKE DeCOCK: A Bruin at home in Cary (Raleigh News & Observer)

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BRUCE GARRIOCH: NHL playoff preview (Ottawa Citizen)
LARRY BROOKS: Bring St. Louis to NY (New York Post)
GARY LOEWEN: Offside Thursday — Stanley Cups and beer cups ... Scary Gary (Toronto Sun)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Ducks need to skate smarter to defeat Red Wings (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
MICHAEL WILBON: The Circus Comes to Town (Washington Post)Subscriber site
STEVE SIMMONS: Big Bert blow divides fans (Toronto Sun)
TED KULFAN: Ovechkin vs. Crosby a TV hit (Detroit News)

04/29/09

SAM McCAIG: First round MVPs (The Hockey News)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Thornton should have faced the music after Sharks' loss (The Sporting News)
JIM KELLEY: Too many Flames flaws (Sportsnet)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Caps finally 'do something in playoffs' (ESPN)
ERIC DUHATSCHEK: Top-to-bottom review will play out before blame game (Globe & Mail)
NEIL HAYES: One step down Rocky Witz's road (Chicago Sun Times)
MARK PURDY: Marleau seems likely to go, though many share blame (San Jose Mercury News)Subscriber site
DAVE FESCHUK: No trivial pursuit for Battalion (Toronto Star)
BRUCE DOWBIGGIN: If ownership wants more of the same, they know what to do (Calgary Herald)
STEVE POLITI: Devils came up small in their biggest moment (Newark Star Ledger)
DAN DALY: Step by step, advancing is never easy (Washington Times)
ED WILLES: For Sedins, that was then, this is now (Vancouver Province)
TERRY JONES: Three for the show (Edmonton Sun)
LUKE DeCOCK: Hurricanes manufacture a miracle in 80 seconds (Raleigh News & Observer)

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GEORGE JOHNSON: Time For A Change (Calgary Herald)
DAMIEN COX: Crosby vs. Ovechkin dream come true (Toronto Star)
JOE STARKEY: Bylsma is Tomlin-like (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Sedins get another shot at Sammy (Vancouver Sun)
PAT HICKEY: Quebecer up for grabs in NHL draft (Montreal Gazette)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Strength in numbers (Ottawa Citizen)
MARK HERRMANN: Rangers must worry about roster change, not culture (New York Newsday)
MARK WHICKER: Ducks pay price for ill-advised penalties (Orange County Register)
TONY GALLAGHER: Canucks must stay out of box against Chicago (Vancouver Province)
JAY GREENBERG: Shocked Brodeur knows loss will be frozen in time (New York Post)
DAMIEN COX: Caps complete comeback (Toronto Star)
TIM KAWAKAMI: Sharks need leadership from best players (San Jose Mercury News)Subscriber site
ERIC FRANCIS: Turfing Keenan first order of biz (Calgary Sun)
MIKE WISE: Fedorov Pulls One Out (Washington Post)Subscriber site
BOB WOJNOWSKI: Red Wings not afraid to bang with big, bad Ducks (Detroit News)
TARA SULLIVAN: Shared misery as season comes to stunning end (Bergen Record)
THOMAS BOSWELL: Time to Exhale (Washington Post)Subscriber site
DREW SHARP: It's easy to get psyched up for Wings-Ducks (Detroit Free Press)
DAN BARNES: 'The oil patch is in the crapper' (Edmonton Journal)
JIM MATHESON: Thornton should be a keeper but it's time for Marleau to go (Edmonton Journal)
GARY LOEWEN: Offside Wednesday — Heads, NHL loses ... Iginla a Tour-ist (Toronto Sun)

04/28/09

BOB McKENZIE: Something has to give in Calgary (TSN)
ALLAN MUIR: Lack of urgency contributes to another failed season in San Jose (Si.com)
BOB McKENZIE: Pleasantly surprised by Brashear suspension (TSN)
MARK SPECTOR: On Spec (Sportsnet)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Game 7 bonanza: Two East series set to end (The Sporting News)
MIKE BROPHY: Desperately Seeking Leader (Sportsnet)
STEPHEN BRUNT: New battle lines are drawn (Globe & Mail)
DAVID SHOALTS: U.S. acquisition firm sniffing around Panthers (Globe & Mail)
BRUCE ARTHUR: Tortorella's words come back to haunt him (National Post)
BRUCE DOWBIGGIN: Flames smash into Chicago's Bulin Wall (Calgary Herald)
DAVE DYE: Darren Helm draws notice with his hustle (Detroit News)
NEIL HAYES: One step down Rocky Witz's road (Chicago Sun Times)
LARRY BROOKS: Rangers, 'King' have chance to advance (New York Post)
WAYNE SCANLAN: This isn't the NHL: Upshall pays price Canadian winger (Ottawa Citizen)
JOE STARKEY: Talbot 'wore the cape' (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
STEVE SIMMONS: No peace without justice (Toronto Sun)
GEORGE JOHNSON: Iggy: 'I didn't do enough' (Calgary Herald)
MARK WHICKER: Ducks act like sharks in smelling San Jose blood (Orange County Register)
MIKE WISE: It's Time for Redemption (Washington Post)Subscriber site
CAM COLE: Capital offence is in-camera evidence (Vancouver Sun)
DAMIEN COX: N.Y. gives Varlamov a cushy ride (Toronto Star)
BRUCE DOWBIGGIN: Four The Record (Calgary Herald)
JAY GREENBERG: Caps' goon suspended (New York Post)
MARK PURDY: Sharks' fighting spirit not enough against Hiller (San Jose Mercury News)Subscriber site
GARY LOEWEN: Offside Tuesday — Brash bash ... nixing naked hiking (Toronto Sun)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Ducks eliminate the Sharks, 4-1 (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
RON COOK: For Orpik, a shot at Cup trumps big money (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
DAMIEN COX: Antropov's playoff show a flop on Broadway so far (Toronto Star)
ERIC FRANCIS: Another early exit destroys all faith (Calgary Sun)
JAY GREENBERG: 'Tort' makes bad situation worse (New York Post)
LUKE DeCOCK: Desperate? No, it's the playoffs (Raleigh News & Observer)

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JIM BAUMBACH: Rangers' blame game won't help (New York Newsday)
RANDY YOUNGMAN: Ducks win the game on the ice, and in the mind (Orange County Register)
BOB RAISSMAN: Rangers & Devils get local cold shoulder (New York Daily News)
THOM LOVERRO: 'Raw' antics shadowing pivotal game (Washington Times)

04/27/09

DARREN ELIOT: Staal delivers for 'Canes in Game 6 (Si.com)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Playoff reset: Detroit, Boston on collision course? (The Sporting News)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Caps exposing average Rangers team (ESPN)
LUKE DeCOCK: There's another goalie in series (Raleigh News & Observer)

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ERIC FRANCIS: Where's the character now? (Calgary Sun)
JAY GREENBERG: Reality sinks in for Blueshirts (New York Post)
SAM CARCHIDI: Inconsistency cost Flyers (Philadelphia Inquirer)
JOHN RYAN: The Sharks are the 2007 Mavs (San Jose Mercury News)Subscriber site
DAMIEN COX: Can Capitals finish off shell-shocked Rangers?t (Toronto Star)
MIKE PRISUTA: One to grow on (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
JACK TODD: Habs awful from top to bottom (Montreal Gazette)
SALLY JENKINS: Rangers Have Gone From Winning to Whining (Washington Post)Subscriber site
SAM DONNELLON: Math adds up better for Sixers in playoffs this year (Philadelphia Daily News)
BRUCE DOWBIGGIN: Flames could find counsel in Kipling (Calgary Herald)
LARRY BROOKS: Betts will miss game 7 (New York Post)
CHRIS ZELKOVICH: Sorry folks, but fights don't turn games around (Toronto Star)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Ducks' Teemu Selanne keeps faith amid scoring drought (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
MARK HERRMANN: Don't give up, Rangers fans; anything can happen (New York Newsday)
MARK PURDY: Sharks hurting, but win would ease pain (San Jose Mercury News)Subscriber site
CHUCK GORMLEY: Flyers fall short of goals (South Jersey Courier-Post)
VIC ZIEGAL: John Tortorella and Rangers are all wet and out of options against Capitals (New York Daily News)
MARK WHICKER: Newfies have eyes for Sharks (Orange County Register)
DAN DALY: The goal now: Leave last year in the past (Washington Times)

04/26/09

BOB McKENZIE: Tortorella suspension was not a surprise (TSN)
DARREN DREGOR: Tortorella, crushed, incensed by suspension (TSN)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Playoff reset: Detroit, Boston on collision course? (The Sporting News)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Game 6 will leave mark on Pens, Flyers (ESPN)
RICK MORRISSEY: Hawks set tone early and often (Chicago Tribune)
MARK PURDY: Meeting of the minds pays off (San Jose Mercury News)Subscriber site
GEORGE JOHNSON: Staring down the barrel of a gun (Calgary Herald)
JIM MATHESON: hockey world (Edmonton Journal)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Hungary relishing every minute in the big time (Ottawa Citizen)
STEVE SIMMONS: Second franchise in Toronto would make NHL stronger ... Gainey playing the blame game ... Jays' Hill is among baseball's elite (Toronto Sun)
MARK HERRMANN: Rangers' storyline full of ironies and oddities (New York Newsday)
TERRY FREI: Avs confident of drafting an elite player (Denver Post)
DAMIEN COX: In these Penguins we trust (Toronto Star)
MIKE PRISUTA: Pens calm, cool, collected (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
MICHAEL ARACE: Game 4 will reverberate for Blue Jackets and their fans (Columbus Dispatch)
PHIL SHERIDAN: Tweaking isn't going to get this team fixed (Philadelphia Inquirer)
GARTH WOOLSEY: Head doctor offers advice for the losers (Toronto Star)
MARK WHICKER: With victory, Sharks can breathe again, though not easily (Orange County Register)
LUKE DeCOCK: It's a series worth watching (Raleigh News & Observer)

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HELENE ELLIOTT: Thornton comes up big for the Sharks (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site

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