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OPINION

05/30/09

BOB McKENZIE: Red Wings should beware of Penguins power play (TSN)
ALLAN MUIR: Breakdown: Wings will trump Pens again to claim 5th cup in 12 years (Si.com)
RYAN KENNEDY: Tracking the draft combine (The Hockey News)
DARREN ELIOT: Players, plots and things to watch in the Stanley Cup finals (Si.com)
WES GOLDSTEIN: Finals redux may spark Penguins to re-write legend of Oilers (CBS Sportsline)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Stanley Cup finals: Same teams, different flavor from '08 (The Sporting News)
MIKE BROPHY: Five to watch (Sportsnet)
BOB DUFF: Four more wins from graduation for Sid the Kid (MSNBC)
MARK SPECTOR: No more rodeos (Sportsnet)
LYLE RICHARDSON: Spector's pick: Closer than you think (Foxsports)
ERIC DUHATSCHEK: Red Wings will prevail (Globe & Mail)
JEFF BLAIR: Refurbishments to Copps an easy sell for Hamiltonians (Globe & Mail)
ERIC DUHATSCHEK: Coach Bylsma's improbable rise to the Cup finals (Globe & Mail)
KYLE WOODLIEF: Duchene, Tavares top forwards on Red Line Report's list (USA Today)
BOB VERDI: Little success means a lot for franchise (Chicago Tribune)
BOB WOJNOWSKI: Hossa, Penguins deny any ill will over departure (Detroit News)
DAMIEN COX: Penguins feel better prepared for Wings (Toronto Star)
JOE STARKEY: Penguins in seven? (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Hossa only sees Red (Ottawa Sun)
MICHAEL ROSENBERG: There's still no quit in Red Wings D Chris Chelios (Detroit Free Press)
CAM COLE: Pieces in place for classic Cup final (Vancouver Sun)
BUCKY GLEASON: Stanley Cup finals: Destiny or dynasty? (Buffalo News)
LYNN HENNING: Is Osgood worthy of the Hall of Fame? He's not flashy, but stats hard to ignore (Detroit News)
LARRY BROOKS: Cup race begins with back-to-back games (New York Post)
RON COOK: Crosby's legacy to soon include a Stanley Cup (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
DREW SHARP: Let's end whine time, celebrate prime-time slots for Cup finals (Detroit Free Press)
TERRY JONES: Penner-trating issues (Edmonton Sun)
BOB HUNTER: Like it or not, arena plan needs to be considered (Columbus Dispatch)
BOB DUFF: Crosby ready for rematch (Windsor Star)
GREG DOUGLAS: Stolen Canucks jerseys likely for sale on the black market (Vancouver Sun)
PAT HICKEY: Goalies go from horrid to Cup final (Montreal Gazette)
DAVE FESCHUK: Swanky Copps looks eerily familiar (Toronto Star)
JOHN NIYO: For Crosby, Pens, 'there's no surprises this year' (Detroit News)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: They're back! (Ottawa Sun)
BARRY ROZNER: McDonough: We're not there yet (Chicago Daily Herald)
GARY LOEWEN: A Baum-shell for the Leafs and Sid's a little too touchy (Toronto Sun)

05/29/09

RYAN DIXON: Pens '08 vs. Pens '09, what's different? (The Hockey News)
DARREN DREGOR: Penguins have momentum on their side (TSN)
JIM KELLEY: NHL open to question on steroids issue, more notes (Si.com)
DAMIEN COX: Stanley Cup final's Fab Four (Toronto Star)
MICHAEL FARBER: NHL's wacky Cup final schedule hurts the hurting Red Wings (Si.com)
WES GOLDSTEIN: Nice job, eh? Penguins coach scores as long shot revivalist (CBS Sportsline)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Penguins get shot at revenge (The Sporting News)
JIM KELLEY: All bets are off (Sportsnet)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Cup finals preview: Wings vs. Pens (ESPN)
MARK SPECTOR: No comparison (Sportsnet)
JOHN BUCCIGROSS: 10 factors lead to my Cup winner (ESPN)
ERIC DUHATSCHEK: Red Wings in no rush to start but TV network is (Globe & Mail)
JIM MATHESON: Dynastic deja vu? (Edmonton Journal)
BRUCE DOWBIGGIN: Radio ratings ride the home team in NHL postseason (Globe & Mail)
KEVIN ALLEN: Red Wings' success built on patience, scouting, planning (USA Today)Subscriber site
RICK MORRISSEY: Detroit series taught the Hawks plenty (Chicago Daily Herald)
CAM COLE: Ted thinks Cup sked is terrible (Vancouver Sun)
STEVE SIMMONS: Leafs GM: 'We need more bite' (Toronto Sun)
HELENE ST. JAMES: Malkin, Pens have had a full year to grow (Detroit Free Press)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: March of the Penguins (Ottawa Sun)
RED FISHER: Hockey came first for Molsons (Montreal Gazette)
RON COOK: NHL gets lucky with Penguins vs. Red Wings -- the perfect final (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
TERRY JONES: Quinn settlin' in (Edmonton Journal)
TONY GALLAGHER: Experiencing the real dog daze in the desert (Vancouver Province)
DAMIEN COX: Stanley Cup final's Fab Four (Toronto Star)
MICHAEL ROSENBERG: Marian Hossa bet on himself (Detroit Free Press)
BOB WOJNOWSKI: Wings-Penguins Series has the makings of a classic (Detroit News)
PAT HICKEY: Hobbled Red Wings find there's no rest for the weary (Montreal Gazette)
MITCH ALBOM: Here's your finals -- what's your hurry? (Detroit Free Press)
BARRY ROZNER: Blackhawks' hard work just beginning ... off the ice (Chicago Daily Herald)
GARY LOEWEN: Jays' crazy daze and Roy helps Leafs (Toronto Sun)
GARY LOEWEN: Offside Friday — A Baum-shell for Leafs ... Sid did it (Toronto Sun)

05/28/09

BOB McKENZIE: Facing Hossa motivates Penguins (TSN)
MIACHAEL FARBER: Flame damns Keenan, Tampa Bay's new face, more notes (Si.com)
DARREN DREGOR: NHL and NHLPA to investigate steroid allegations (TSN)
DARREN ELIOT: Wings-Pens: Let's get to the main course of this Stanley Cup feast (Si.com)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Gutsy loss gives young 'Hawks something to build on (The Sporting News)
MIKE BROPHY: Penguins have me thinking (Sportsnet)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Cup finals preview: Wings vs. Pens (ESPN)
MARK SPECTOR: Ongoing case (Sportsnet)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Wings win, but is there anything left? (ESPN)
BRUCE ARTHUR: Steroids in hockey inevitable (National Post)
JACQUES DEMERS: Tips on how to contain Crosby and Malkin (USA Today)
TIM SASSONE: Khabibulin's 4 years a mixed bag (Chicago Daily Herald)
MITCH ALBOM: If Wings win it, put Helm's name in all caps on the Cup (Detroit Free Press)
RED FISHER: Don't bet against Penguins (Montreal Gazette)
MIKE PRISUTA: Pens have championship blueprint (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
DAVE FESCHUK: NHL must get serious about steroids (Toronto Star)
TERRY JONES: Detroit's Nightmare on Helm Street (Edmonton Journal)
PETER ZEZEL: Peter Zezel symbolized '80s Flyers (Philadelphia Inquirer)
DREW SHARP: Clinched without their C (Detroit Free Press)
CAULTON TUDOR: Canes can learn from history (Raleigh News & Observer)Subscriber site
LYNN HENNING: Ken Holland is Red Wings' unsung superstar (Detroit News)
BOB DUFF: Pens face wounded Wings (Windsor Star)
PAT HICKEY: Changing face of hockey (Montreal Gazette)
JOHN MacKINNON: Players, not coaches, will revive Oilers on ice (Edmonton Journal)
RON COOK: Forgive Bill and welcome him back on Penguins' bandwagon (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
CHUCK GORMLEY: Zezel's memory lives on in stories (South Jersey Courier-Post)
LUKE DeCOCK: Defense needs most attention (Raleigh News & Observer)Subscriber site
BOB WOJNOWSKI: Wings pull out OT thriller to earn return Finals trip against Penguins (Detroit News)
BARRY ROZNER: School's out for Hawks, summer (Chicago Daily Herald)
GARY LOEWEN: Congrats to Quinn, Baker-Finch and the giant who beat on Canseco (Toronto Sun)
GARY LOEWEN: Offside Thursday - Blue Jays crazy daze ... Roy helps Leafs (Toronto Sun)

05/27/09

BOB McKENZIE: Quinn and Renney compliment each other (TSN)
ALLAN MUIR: Repeat finalist Penguins finally have right stuff to bring home Cup (Si.com)
BOB McKENZIE: Quick win for Wings would benefit Penguins (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
MATT CROSSMAN: Talbot's winner: A line drive in the box score (The Sporting News)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Pat Quinn receives much-deserved second chance to coach in the NHL (ESPN)
JIM KELLEY: Roy end of the deal (Sportsnet)
PIERRE LeBRUN: 'Fill-in' Filppula doing just fine, thank you (ESPN)
MARK SPECTOR: A gusher of experience (Sportsnet)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Celebration? Not yet, say these Pens (ESPN)
TONY AUGUSTY: Red Wings fans: Think rally of the dolls (Detroit News)
JOE STARKEY: All or nothing for Pens (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: They're baaaack (Toronto Sun)
HERB GOULD: Step-at-a-time is Hawks' only way to beat Wings (Chicago Sun Times)
GEORGE JOHNSON: Sounds like a Sutter sequel (Calgary Herald)
JACK DALY: Despite playoff run, this one still stings (Durham Herald-Sun)Subscriber site
RICH HOFMANN: Zezel played key role in successful Flyers era - (Philadelphia Daily News)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Mighty Quinn hits Oil country (Vancouver Sun)
TERRY JONES: Two for the show (Edmonton Journal)
JIM MATHESON: Quinn working for former hire (Edmonton Journal)
BOB WOJNOWSKI: Poised Wings on cusp of Finals (Detroit News)
DAMIEN COX: The mighty Quinn, humbled, resurfaces in NHL (Toronto Star)
PAT HICKEY: New horse enters race for Habs (Montreal Gazette)
RANDY SPORTAK: Flurry of changes in wild Northwest (Calgary Sun)
CAM COLE: Hawks can't match Wings' depth (Vancouver Sun)
DREW SHARP: No time for NHL to pause (Detroit Free Press)
GENE COLLIER: Cup credentials daunting (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
LUKE DeCOCK: Tough calls face Canes (Raleigh News & Observer)Subscriber site
HELENE ST. JAMES: No room for old grudges (Detroit Free Press)
DAN BARNES: Dynamic duo set to revive Oilers (Edmonton Journal)
MIKE IMREM: Keenan may be right about hockey players (Chicago Daily Herald)
GARY LOEWEN: Offside Wednesday - No quit in Quinn, Canseco (Toronto Sun)

05/26/09

KEN CAMPBELL: Bye bye, Balsillie? (The Hockey News)
DARREN DREGER: Depth of Red Wings can be overwhelming (TSN)
WES GOLSTEIN: Pittsburgh's Malkin-Crosby monster devouring 'Canes (CBS Sportsline)
MARK SPECTOR: On Spec (Sportsnet)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Hurricanes should take interim tag off coach Maurice (The Sporting News)
MIKE BROPHY: Coming to a head (Sportsnet)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: How to deal with the big 3-0 (ESPN)
MICHAEL ROSENBERG: It's a generational thing in team ownership (Detroit Free Press)
PAT HICKEY: Roy coy on Avs rumour (Montreal Gazette)
CAM COLE: Kronwall a big hit with Red Wings (Vancouver Province)
RANDY SPORTAK: Sutter best bet for coach (Calgary Sun)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Top 'Canes are crumbling (Toronto Sun)
DAMIEN COX: Penguins rebuilt to challenge for Cup (Toronto Star)
JOE STARKEY: Fletcher had big impact on Pens (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
DAVE STUBBS: Doug Jarvis's stick a lumber of love (Montreal Gazette)
CAULTON TUDOR: Canes keep it in perspective (Raleigh News & Observer)Subscriber site
ROSIE DiMANNO: Hossa's choice of Grail over greenbacks might pay off (Toronto Star)
TERRY FREI: Avs' policy proving silence isn't golden (Denver Post)
GENE COLLIER: It's Ruslan Fedotenko Hockey (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
RED FISHER: Conference finalists give game a lift (Montreal Gazette)
HELENE ST. JAMES: Kronwall and Stuart: the next big things (Detroit Free Press)
GARY LOEWEN: Offside Tuesday - Can't wait for Cup final ... RimJim eyes club (Toronto Sun)

05/25/09

DARREN ELIOT: Wings' resolve, championship focus simply too much for young 'Hawks (Si.com)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: The power of Penguins' duo, Guerin's resurgence, Canes' no-name defense (ESPN)
WES GOLDSTEIN: Blackhawks let anger, Red Wings get best of them (CBS Sportsline)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Latest on Niedermayer's decision, Kovalchuk's talks and coaching rumblings (ESPN)
DAVE CURTIS: Hossa delivers Game 4 magic -- as usual (The Sporting News)
PIERRE LeBRUN: 'Big brother' Wings win out again (ESPN)
RICK MORRISSEY: Roughing call riles Quenneville (Chicago Tribune)
CAM COLE: Red Wings ride red-hot powerplay to blast Blackhawks (Vancouver Sun)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Second chances (Toronto Sun)
JACK TODD: Bettman goes over the edge (Montreal Gazette)
STEVE MacFARLANE: Iron Mike's style wore thin (Calgary Sun)
JOE STARKEY: Pens' Adams having a ball (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
ROSIE DiMANNO: So which Huet did he go? (Toronto Star)
MICHAEL ROSENBERG: Why weren’t injuries too costly for Red Wings? (Detroit Free Press)
CAM COLE: One game, four Red Wings goalies (Vancouver Sun)
MIKE IMREM: Sorry, Coach, Hawks' play actually worse than that call (Chicago Daily Herald)
GEORGE JOHNSON: Will he or won't he? (Calgary Herald)
MIKE BOONE: Habs tough guy joins fight for better treatment of animals (Montreal Gazette)
ROSIE DiMANNO: Hostile Hawks fall prey to thoughts of revenge (Toronto Star)
GENE COLLIER: Staals see series from both sides (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
LUKE DeCOCK: Canes look spent against Pens (Raleigh News & Observer)Subscriber site
ERIC FRANCIS: Flames once enjoyed wealth of success like today's Hawks, giving reason to believe playoff push is close at hand (Calgary Sun)
DAVE STUBBS: Canadiens faithful have big skates to fill (Montreal Gazette)
GARY LOEWEN: Offside Monday - The Balsillie sting ... Dolphin with drive (Toronto Sun)
BOB WOJNOWSKI: Short-handed Wings add finishing touch (Detroit News)

05/24/09

DARREN DREGOR: Staal feeling the pressure against Penguins (TSN)
ALLAN MUIR: Malkin, Crosby have Pens rolling (Si.com)
GENE WOJIECHOWSKI: MJ validates Hawks' resurrection (ESPN)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Crosby, Lidstrom top early list for Conn Smythe Trophy (The Sporting News)
PIERRE LEBRUN: Hit brings out hate in West finals (ESPN)
MAT CROSSMAN: Pens are winners in stars' see-saw battle (The Sporting News)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Sid, Geno deliver 1-2 punch to Canes (ESPN)
BOB VERDI: Blackhawks playing past Memorial Day? Believe it (Chicago Tribune)
GENE COLLIER: Hurricanes downgraded (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Dazzling show by Pens duo (Toronto Sun)
HELENE ST. JAMES: Will the Hawks be out for revenge? (Detroit Free Press)
CAULTON TUDOR: These Penguins are just too good (Raleigh News & Observer)Subscriber site
ROSIE DiMANNO: 'Gutless' hit is still reverberating (Toronto Star)
JASON BLOTCHFORD: Enough with the crazy talk, Luongo is still the best choice (Vancouver Province)
SID HARTMAN: Nanne says Wild made right choice for GM (Minnesota Star-Tribune)Subscriber site
CHUCK GORMLEY: Pens, Red Wings will meet again (South Jersey Courier-Post)
LARRY BROOKS: Lamoriello should let Devils coach out of his contract (New York Post)
MICHAEL RUSSO: Progress worth the risk with Chuck Fletcher (Minnesota Star-Tribune)Subscriber site
GEORGE JOHNSON: Another Sutter tops list of coaching candidates (Calgary Herald)
BOB WOJNOWSKI: Niklas Kronwall's hit ratchets up intensity (Detroit News)
JOE STARKEY: Pens better this year (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
ROSIE DiMANNO: Hawks goalies stay cool after alarm bell sounds (Toronto Star)
MICHAEL ROSENBERG: Wings will try to French fry Cristobal Huet (Detroit Free Press)
NEAL RUBIN: Rant by Red Wings' Chelios proves whatever is on your record, stays there (Detroit News)
GARTH WOOLSEY: Penguins' Sidney Crosby gets no respect from peers (Toronto Star)
MIKE IMREM: Just where is that line of violence? (Chicago Daily Herald)
STEVE SIMMONS: The reality that is Vernon Wells ... Stevens made a career out of hits like the one Kronwall delivered ... Hookers and the Olympics media (Toronto Sun)

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