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05/23/09

BOB McKENZIE: Kronwall hit could affect series in big way (TSN)
ALLAN MUIR: Roenick's wind, prospects to watch, Bettman's next mess (Si.com)
RYAN KENNEDY: 2009 Memorial Cup one to remember (The Hockey News)
BOB McKENZIE: Keenan pays the price for playoff failure (TSN)
MICHAEL FARBER: No-maintenance Huet steps in, Blackhawks step up in Game 3 (Si.com)
DARREN DREGOR: Other NHL teams support keeping Balsillie out (TSN)
WES GOLDSTEIN: Chicago backup goalie Huet reacts well on short-notice opportunity (CBS Sportsline)
DAVE CURTIS: For battle-tested Wings, Game 3 is a speed bump (The Sporting News)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Loyalty big part of Carolina's success (ESPN)
LYLE RICHARDSON: Hurricanes show signs of wearing down (Foxsports)
TERRY FREI: Is too much draft hype a bad thing? (ESPN)
KYLE WOODLIEF: Under-18 World Championships provide a showcase (USA Today)
RICK MORRISSEY: Hawks put teeth in attack (Chicago Tribune)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Canes' stars must match magic of Malkin, Crosby (Toronto Sun)
ERIC FRANCIS: Pressure's on (Calgary Sun)
CAM COLE: Suddenly the kids are all right (Vancouver Sun)
JOE STARKEY: Malkin-stein on tear (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
ROSIE DiMANNO: Chelios chills, Babcock feels ill after J.R. spills (Toronto Star)
BOB WOJNOWSKI: All of a sudden, Wings in a test (Detroit News)
GEORGE JOHNSON: Brent Sutter 'feels bad' for Keenan (Calgary Herald)
DAVE STUBBS: A manuscript of memories (Montreal Gazette)
GREG DOUGLAS: Canucks' first captain Kurtenbach victim of grave error (Vancouver Sun)
PATRICK REUSSE: The NHL landscape Fletcher will navigate is vastly different from the one his father saw (Minnesota Star-Tribune)Subscriber site
DAMIEN COX: Pens and Wings could match Isles-Oilers rivalry (Toronto Star)
LUKE DeCOCK: The cliché expert testifies (Raleigh News & Observer)Subscriber site
BARRY ROZNER: Hawks live to fight another day (Chicago Daily Herald)
ROSIE DiMANNO: Hawks lose Khabibulin, but still win the game (Toronto Star)
RANDY SPORTAK: Time for new game plan (Calgary Sun)
RON COOK: Satan fights back, gains lots of respect (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
MICHAEL ROSENBERG: Horrible call, intensity give Blackhawks hope (Detroit Free Press)
GARY LOEWEN: Hockey's 'Motor-Mouth' living up his initials (Toronto Sun)

05/22/09

BOB McKENZIE: Penguins show some resiliency of their own (TSN)
JIM KELLEY: Buffalo-flavored series, Roy's offer, Coyotes fallout, more (Si.com)
ADAM PROTEAU: Less is more come playoff time (The Hockey News)
SARAH KWAK: Malkin puts on a show as Penguins open up 2-0 lead in East finals (Si.com)
WES GOLDSTEIN: Malkin steps up with statement performance on star level (CBS Sportsline)
DARREN DREGOR: Players have stake in Coyotes' bankruptcy case (TSN)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: For Penguins, Kunitz's first goal is a big one (The Sporting News)
JOHN BUCCIGROSS: What a Cup win would mean for ... (ESPN)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Malkin beats Hurricanes at their own game (The Sporting News)
JASON BLOTCHFORD: Enough with the crazy talk, Luongo is still the best choice (Vancouver Province)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Killer B's moving forward for Hawks (ESPN)
JIM KELLEY: Kelley: 'Canes are able (Sportsnet)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: This spring, all systems go for Geno (ESPN)
BRUCE DOWBIGGIN: Balsillie directs the troops in new media crusade (Globe & Mail)
KEVIN ALLEN: GM Dale Tallon helped carry Blackhawks out of dark ages (USA Today)
HELENE ST. JAMES: Is anyone shocked that Jeremy Roenick is running his mouth? (Detroit Free Press)
GENE COLLIER: Collier: Malkin, Crosby turn up intensity (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
CAM COLE: Canes wake sleeping giant (Vancouver Sun)
RED FISHER: Reality bites Hawks (Montreal Gazette)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Malkin dines out on 'Canes (Toronto Sun)
JIM SOUHAN: Wild nails GM choice; Timberwolves? Ouch (Minnesota Star-Tribune)Subscriber site
BOB WOJNOWSKI: Wings' top guns still holstered (Detroit News)
MIKE PRISUTA: Carolina stars silent (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
STEVE SIMMONS: NHL should let Dogs out (Toronto Sun)
LUKE DeCOCK: Canes can't slow Malkin (Raleigh News & Observer)Subscriber site
RON COOK: Fired-up Malkin leads way to Penguins victory (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
MITCH ALBOM: Chelios speaks his mind on the rivalry (Detroit Free Press)
GARY LOEWEN: Offside Friday — NHL needs to know when to fold 'em (Toronto Sun)
GARY LOEWEN: Now playing in Phoenix: Twins II (Toronto Sun)

05/21/09

SARAH KWAK: Playoff Slapshots: Rest day welcome; Sid's secret, more (Si.com)
DARREN DREGOR: The issue around the relocation talks (TSN)
KOSTYA KENNEDY: At least Crosby's game looks good; Red Wings' miracle man (Si.com)
WES GOLDSTEIN: Hurricane warning: History shows Carolina good at bouncing back (CBS Sportsline)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Giant-killer Carolina faces another big challenge (The Sporting News)
MIKE BROPHY: Playoff Conn job (Sportsnet)
PIERRE LeBRUN: There's resilient ... but against Detroit? (ESPN)
LYLE RICHARDSON: It's getting late, but Blackhawks not done (Foxsports)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Pens' Satan rebounding in postseason (ESPN)
BRUCE ARTHUR: Balsillie feeling almost unstoppable (National Post)
ERIC DUHATSHEK: 'Canes adjust to the pressure (Globe & Mail)
BRUCE ARTHUR: Bettman reaps what he has sown (National Post)
JACQUES DEMERS: Easygoing GM Rutherford has 'Canes deep in playoffs (USA Today)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Hockey's game in the desert is all about ego (Vancouver Sun)
TERRY FOSTER: Will Blackhawks fans' chants go too far? (Detroit News)
DAMIEN COX: Crazy tale of Coyotes smacks of Saskatoon (Toronto Star)
MIKE PRISUTA: Crosby achieves his goal without scoring (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
LEN ZIEHM: Keys to Hawks comeback: Power play, avoiding mistakes (Chicago Sun Times)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Why the worry about Sid? (Toronto Sun)
CAM COLE: Calling all conspiracy theorists (Vancouver Sun)
ERIC FRANCIS: Conroy wants more of Iron Mike (Calgary Sun)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Sorry, Gary, but U.S. push so yesterday (Ottawa Citizen)
DREW SHARP: Red Wings' Chris Osgood a salary-cap MVP (Detroit Free Press)
DAVE DYE: Wings poised for another Cup (Detroit News)
GENE COLLIER: Penguins coach Dan Bylsma's plans don't change (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
LUKE DeCOCK: It's time for Canes to toughen up (Raleigh News & Observer)Subscriber site
NEAL RUBIN: Motown, Chi-town share more than good hockey teams (Detroit News)
GARY LOEWEN: Balsillie's dog fight heats up (Toronto Sun)
GARY LOEWEN: Offside Thursday - Balsillie optimistic of landing Coyotes (Toronto Sun)

05/20/09

KEN CAMPBELL: Young Caps still maturing into Cup contenders (The Hockey News)
BOB McKENZIE: Blackhawks pay for mistakes against Red Wings (TSN)
DARREN ELIOT: So far, veteran Wings' experience, pressure too much for Blackhawks (Si.com)
DARREN DREGOR: Relocation issue not going away in court (TSN)
WES GOLDSTEIN: Blackhawks remain optimistic after falling into 2-0 hole (CBS Sportsline)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Osgood passes Blackhawks' Game 2 test (The Sporting News)
JIM KELLEY: Just the facts (Sportsnet)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Red Wings shine, even without their stars (The Sporting News)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: 'I'm a dad' ... 'I don't like being away' (ESPN)
MARK SPECTOR: Re-location, re-location, re-location (Sportsnet)
BILL SIMMONS: I love this game! (Surprise -- I'm talking about the NHL.) (ESPN)
LYLE RICHARDSON: Best and worst of the playoffs so far (Foxsports)
PIERRE LeBRUN: This OT loss was killer for Hawks (ESPN)
ALLAN MAKI: 'All the hockey experts go to Tim Hortons' (Globe & Mail)
BRUCE DOWBIGGIN: Fighting in Phoenix has both sides looking bad (Globe & Mail)
BARRY ROZNER: One horrible play makes for one deep hole (Chicago Daily Herald)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Cooke stirs the pot (Toronto Sun)
BOB WOJNOWSKI: Osgood made the difference for Wings in this scrum (Detroit News)
TONY GALLAGHER: Hossa story could get a lot better (and juicier) (Vancouver Province)
MIKE PRISUTA: Series just getting started (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
DREW SHARP: Chicago blows it; Stanley Cup finals inevitable (Detroit Free Press)
STEVE SIMMONS: Looking grim for Jim (Toronto Sun)
PAT HICKEY: Russian coach off Habs' list (Montreal Gazette)
CAM COLE: New breed sets new goals (Vancouver Province)
JOHN MacKINNON: Bankruptcy court judge puts stop to howling over Coyotes (Edmonton Journal)
BOB HUNTER: It's hard not to pull for Canada Coyotes (Columbus Dispatch)
Cole and Ruutu questionable for Game 2 (Raleigh News & Observer)Subscriber site
Ex-teammates adapt well to new clubs (Raleigh News & Observer)Subscriber site
LUKE DeCOCK: Conspiracy theorists can just ice those fears (Raleigh News & Observer)Subscriber site
RON COOK: Hits and Hypocricy ... A case in point (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
DAMIEN COX: Bankruptcy judge most powerful man in sport (Toronto Star)
MITCH ALBOM: Wings unlikely scorers snuff Hawks (Detroit Free Press)
BOB DUFF: Wings seize the moment (Windsor Star)
RICK MORRISSEY: Breaking away (Chicago Tribune)
GARY LOEWEN: Offside Wednesday - Put the commish in a steel cage (Toronto Sun)
GARY LOEWEN: NHL should get a delay-of-Cup penalty (Toronto Sun)

05/19/09

DARREN ELIOT: High-priced goalies guarantee little (Si.com)
BOB McKENZIE: Game one losse could be costly for 'Canes (TSN)
KEN CAMPBELL: Young Caps still maturing into Cup contenders (The Hockey News)
SARAH KWAK: Playoff Slapshots: Datsyuk's mystery slump, Staal wars, more (Si.com)
DARREN DREGOR: Lecavalier talks to heat up; Johnson looks at KHL (TSN)
MICHAEL FARBER: Canes fall in opener, but look for this series to be lengthy (Si.com)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Still want to doubt Chris Osgood? (ESPN)
MIKE BROPHY: Not quite there (Sportsnet)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Different expectations in East finals (ESPN)
MARK SPECTOR: Straight talking (Sportsnet)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Penguins' unlikely Game 1 hero? Fleury (ESPN)
DAVID SHOALTS: Balsillie not easily dissuaded (Globe & Mail)
STEPHEN BRUNT: Balsillie flies flag for Canada' NHL past (Globe & Mail)
TED MONTGOMERY: Handicapping the conference finals (USA Today)
TIM SASSONE: Break up the Hawks? That's OK with Red Wings coach Babcock (Chicago Daily Herald)
DAVE STUBBS: Statue captures Morenz spirit, son says (Montreal Gazette)
KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: Tight cap could mean headaches (Boston Globe)Subscriber site
CAM COLE: Chalk one up for 'Smiley' (Vancouver Sun)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Pens weather storm (Toronto Sun)
JOE STARKEY: Fleury wins Round 1 (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
MICHAEL ARACE: Mason's great, but he needs support (Columbus Dispatch)
MICHAEL ROSENBERG: Wings don't need a theme (Detroit Free Press)
STEVE SIMMONS: Gretzky future unclear (Toronto Sun)
LUKE DeCOCK: Ward proves human (Raleigh News & Observer)Subscriber site
MARK KISZLA: Get out of Denver, better go! (Denver Post)
PAT HICKEY: Roy denies Avalanche of rumours (Montreal Gazette)
CAM COLE: Pens too fast, too 'Fleury-ous' (Vancouver Sun)
PAOLA BOIVIN: Only winners survive here (Arizona Republic)
GENE COLLIER: Satan's goal just the first of the surprises (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
STEPHEN HARRIS: Team learns its lesson (Boston Herald)
DAMIEN COX: Coyotes' battle draws line in desert sand (Toronto Star)
HELENE ST. JAMES: 'The perfect human' Nicklas Lidstrom is the key to the Wings' playoff success (Detroit Free Press)
ED WILLES: Playoffs changing Team Canada picture (Vancouver Province)
BOB WOJNOWSKI: Zetterberg isn't about to buck tradition, gets it done defensively (Detroit News)
STEVE SIMMONS: No-win situation (Toronto Sun)
RON COOK: Fleury growing into big-time goalie (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
BOB DUFF: Hawks coach in quandary (Windsor Star)
MIKE IMREM: Why doesn't Tallon get more credit? (Chicago Daily Herald)
GARY LOEWEN: Offside Tuesday - Delay-of-Cup penalty for NHL (Toronto Sun)
GARY LOEWEN: Steel City the wrong place for new team (Toronto Sun)

05/18/09

DARREN DREGOR: Roy mulling future coaching plans (TSN)
DARREN ELIOT: Blackhawks may rue lost chance (Si.com)
WES GOLDSTEIN: Veteran Wings teach young 'Hawks a lesson (CBS Sportsline)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Different expectations in East finals (ESPN)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Red Wings adjust, teach young Hawks a lesson (The Sporting News)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Hawks get schooled in Wings 101 (ESPN)
BRUCE DOWBIGGIN: Bettman uses radio show to make his case (Globe & Mail)
ALLAN MAKI: No more brotherly bond: Staal v. Staal (Globe & Mail)
JEFF BLAIR: Reinsdorf may back off if public battle continues (Globe & Mail)
JOHN MacKINNON: History tells us Coyotes fight just starting (Edmonton Journal)
RICK MORRISSEY: Red Wings make 'em pay (Chicago Tribune)
MIKE PRISUTA: Fleury's best will be required (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Ward has to be the man (Toronto Sun)
BOB DUFF: Kane says Hawks' time is now (Windsor Star)
MIKE IMREM: Quenneville's face says it all (Chicago Daily Herald)
LUKE DeCOCK: Can Cam make the difference? (Raleigh News & Observer)Subscriber site
MITCH ALBOM: Old Wings teach Chicago's kids a few new tricks (Detroit Free Press)
GENE COLLIER: Collier: Staying five on five the Penguins' best plan (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
DREW SHARP: The path is Cleary (Detroit Free Press)
GARY LOEWEN: Offside Monday — Think bigger, Balsillie! (Toronto Sun)

05/17/09

BOB McKENZIE: Hawks speed poses a real threat to Red Wings (TSN)
JOHN YATES: Hockey playoff tickets restored; now it's up to the Blackhawks (Chicago Tribune)
LARRY BROOKS: Great playoff moments going unseen by most (New York Post)
HELENE ST. JAMES: 'Little guy' Jiri Hudler proves that one size fits all (Detroit Free Press)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Last laugh for ex-Leafs (Toronto Sun)
KEN WARREN: The NHL should be basking in glory. Playoff series going to seven games. An Ovechkin vs. Crosby classic. Original Six teams going deep. ... (Ottawa Citizen)
MIKE BOONE: Totally stoked for next round (Montreal Gazette)
RON COOK: Crosby wants just one tag (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
TERRY FREI: Roy coaching Avs requires leap (Denver Post)
MITCH ALBOM: More than just a local hero (Detroit Free Press)
LUKE DeCOCK: Goal released Walker's burden (Raleigh News & Observer)Subscriber site
JOHN SHORT: Ex-Oilers show they're happier in Carolina (Edmonton Sun)
BUCKY GLEASON: NHL Conference Finals: It's personal for Patrick Kane (Buffalo News)
DAMIEN COX: Bettman beware: Winning battle may turn sour (Toronto Star)
CHUCK GORMLEY:Pens vs. 'Canes: It's a family feud (South Jersey Courier-Post)
PAOLA BOIVIN: Hold Gretzky accountable (Arizona Republic)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: 'This is where I want to be' (Ottawa Sun)
JOE STARKEY: Hard to hate the 'Canes (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
BOB WOJNOWSKI: It'll be fun, but Wings should finish off Blackhawks quickly (Detroit News)
TOM POWERS: Kevin Constantine has Houston Aeros on a roll (St. Paul Pioneer Press)Subscriber site
BOB VERDI: Young Chicago Blackhawks in heady territory (Chicago Tribune)
DREW SHARP: Scotty Bowman: the brains of Hawkeytown (Detroit Free Press)
RICK MORRISSEY: Outdoor game special, but Chicago Blackhawks' playoff run remarkable (Chicago Tribune)
STEVE SIMMONS: Sorry, Hamilton, but you're not the right place for an NHL team ... Following in McNall's Boots ... Franzen putting up Rocket numbers (Toronto Sun)

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