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OPINION

06/06/09

RYAN KENNEDY: A new dawn of dissemination (The Hockey News)
DARREN DREGOR: Datsyuk's absence impacting other players (TSN)
SARAH KWAK: Younger, fresher Penguins starting to wear down the Wings (Si.com)
WES GOLDSTEIN: Lethargic Wings need zing to reclaim Finals edge (CBS Sportsline)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Exhausted Wings can't catch energized Penguins (The Sporting News)
MARK SPECTOR: Not ready to roll over (Sportsnet)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Part of Pens' plan out of Ducks' book (ESPN)
MIKE BROPHY: Bettman's new Legacy (Sportsnet)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Hossa's decision could take ironic turn (ESPN)
MIKE PRISUTA: Penguins Malkin, Crosby realizing potential together (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
MICHAEL ROSENBERG: Now is the time for Lidstrom to show leadership (Detroit Free Press)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Evgeni Malkin takes his show on the road (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
DAVE DYE: Wings certainly able to rebound (Detroit News)
DAMIEN COX: Red Wings need gears grinding to beat Pens (Toronto Star)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Dats the ticket? (Ottawa Sun)
RED FISHER: Habs were down 2-0 to Wings (Montreal Gazette)
CAM COLE: Crisis? What crisis? for Wings (Vancouver Sun)
DAVE PARKINS: Hogtown's Legacy pure hogwash in hockey bid (Toronto Star)
TOM GULITTI: It's time to decide, Sutter (Bergen Record)
DREW SHARP: It's no time for excuses; Wings still control series (Detroit Free Press)
BOB DUFF: Wings turn to Datsyuk (Windsor Star)
BUCKY GLEASON: All things equal, Cup is no letdown (Buffalo News)
TONY AUGUSTY: Canadians have rooting interest in Wings-Penguins (Detroit News)
HELENE ST. JAMES: Red Wings know the best is yet to come (Detroit Free Press)
RON COOK: Have Red Wings cracked? Penguins better not think so (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)

06/05/09

BOB McKENZIE: Now that Sidney Crosby is rolling, all bets are off (TSN)
DARREN ELIOT: Nieuwendyk ready for Stars turn (Si.com)
ADAM PROTEAU: Double standards and double duty (The Hockey News)
JIM KELLEY: Maple Leafs are real power behind farcical war over Coyotes (Si.com)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Datsyuk warms up, but doesn't play in Game 4 (The Sporting News)
MICHAEL FARBER: Pens' Game 4 victory adds drama to dream final full of speed, action (Si.com)
KEN McKENNA: Islanders face No. 1 question: Tavares or Hedman? (The Sporting News)
WES GOLDSTEIN: No longer Staal(ing), an individual effort might be turning point in Finals (CBS Sportsline)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Exhausted Wings can't catch energized Penguins (The Sporting News)
BOB DUFF: Wings may not have a prayer without Datsyuk (MSNBC)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Pens' energy rattles Wings in Game 4 (ESPN)
MARK SPECTOR: Pens turned the page (Sportsnet)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Finally, Pens' big three unite in playoffs (ESPN)
DAVIE SHOALTS: Gonchar provides PP punch (Globe & Mail)
KEVIN ALLEN: No clear-cut favorite emerging in Conn Smythe Trophy face (USA Today)
ERIC DUHATSCHEK: Crosby fires back (Globe & Mail)
BRUCE DOWBIGGIN: NBC, NHL set to extend broadcast deal (Globe & Mail)
STEVE MILTON: 'Expansion money' will buy you GTA team (Hamilton Spectator)
TONY GALLAGHER: Philly's goalie woes a real wonder (Vancouver Province)
RON COOK: Red Wings need Datsyuk if they want to win Cup (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
MITCH ALBOM: Crosby & Co. make this series no laughing matter (Detroit Free Press)
DAMIEN COX: Red Wings suddenly seem lost (Toronto Star)
JIM MATHESON: Rumour mill goes Wild (Edmonton Journal)
BOB WOJNOWSKI: Red Wings need more firepower to hold off Penguins (Detroit News)
MARK KISZLA: Note to new Avs coach: Keep resume updated (Denver Post)
JOE STARKEY: Staal's goal ignited frenzy (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
BUCKY GLEASON: Gonchar is the glue for Penguins (Buffalo News)
STEVE SIMMONS: Group forgot NHL in expansion plans (Toronto Sun)
MICHAEL ROSENBERG: Stars align for Pittsburgh (Detroit Free Press)
LYNN HENNING: Jim Leyland torn between Red Wings, Penguins (Detroit News)
BOB DUFF: Datsyuk misses Game 4 (Windsor Star)
GENE COLLIER: Staal-ing tactics save the day (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
GARY LOEWEN: More NHL for T.O. ... Bosh staying? (Toronto Sun)

06/04/09

BOB McKENZIE: Are the Red Wings starting to wear down (TSN)
KOSTYA KENNEDY: This Stanley Cup Final feels familiar (Si.com)
DARREN DREGOR: Allegations out of the Red Wings dressing room (TSN)
RYAN DIXON: Malkin milkin’ experience for all it’s worth (The Hockey News)
SARAH KWAK: Jokers wild as Penguins and Red Wings keep things loose (Si.com)
WES GOLDSTEIN: Lighter off the ice, Malkin making heavier Finals impact (CBS Sportsline)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Three games in, and Stanley Cup is up for grabs (The Sporting News)
GARE JOYCE: From my notebook (Sportsnet)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Malkin's performance is not funny to Red Wings (The Sporting News)
MARK SPECTOR: Russian to the rescue (Sportsnet)
JOHN BUCCIGROSS: My player observations from Cup finals (ESPN)
DAVID SHOALTS: Expect Datsyuk, Draper to return to Red Wings lineup (Globe & Mail)
JACQUES DEMERS: Red Wings must get penalty kill in shape (USA Today)
ERIC DUHATSCHEK: Malkin the centre of attention (Globe & Mail)
GENE COLLIER: Game 4 is Hossa time (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
MITCH ALBOM: Without Datsyuk, there's no rest for weary Zetterberg (Detroit Free Press)
DAVE PERKINS: Old Leafs salute Johnny Bower (Toronto Star)
WOODY PAIGE: Names to win games (Denver Post)
PAT HICKEY: Isles can relocate - but not to Canada (Montreal Gazette)
HELENE ST. JAMES: Evgeni Malkin stands up (Detroit Free Press)
CAM COLE: Malkin speaking up, taking off (Vancouver Sun)
RANDY SPORTAK: Sutter awaits Sutter? (Calgary Sun)
BOB DUFF: Crosby needs to step up (Windsor Star)
JOE STARKEY: Prove it, Penguins (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Rise and shine, Sid (Ottawa Sun)
RED FISHER: Players are traditionalists. Why doesn't NHL listen? (Montreal Gazette)
DAMIEN COX: One-liners flow from Penguins' Malkin (Toronto Star)
TERRY FREI: Let's be clear about Kobe boos (Denver Post)
BOB WOJNOWSKI: In the nick of time: Pavel Datsyuk might return tonight (Detroit News)
SHAWN WINDSOR: Hockey fans tuned in and logged on at same time (Detroit Free Press)
RON COOK: With rags waving, life has been blown back into this series (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
GARY LOEWEN: RIMJim, NHL copping for gold in southern Ontario (Toronto Sun)
GARY LOEWEN: Offside Thursday - Hey commish, play musical franchises (Toronto Sun)

06/03/09

DARREN DREGOR: NHL GMs not interested in head-checking penalty (TSN)
MICHAEL FARBER: Wings to lock up Hossa, why Habs blew it with new coach (Si.com)
BOB McKENZIE: Penguins catch all the breaks in game 3 (TSN)
MICHAEL FARBER: Pens' wounded warrior delivers (Si.com)
DARREN DREGOR: Full marks for Marc-Andre Fleury (TSN)
WES GOLDSTEIN: Penguins catch breaks, trim Finals to 2-1 (CBS Sportsline)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Zen-like Gonchar delivers for Penguins (ESPN)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Gonchar: Penguins' calm before the storm (The Sporting News)
BOB DUFF: March of the Penguins will be short-lived (MSNBC)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Wings' first loss exposes poor PK unit (ESPN)
JIM KELLEY: The right fit (Sportsnet)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: What more can Crosby do to save Pens? (Sportsnet)
DAVID SHOALTS: Detroit stumped by weak penalty killing (Globe & Mail)
BRUCE ARTHUR: Integrity loses another battle to the NHL (National Post)
ERIC DUHATSCHEK: Fewer whistles, happier players (Globe & Mail)
KEVIN ALLEN: NHL general managers wary of banning all hits to head (USA Today)
JOE STARKEY: Hockey Gods look in (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
LYNN HENNING: Ted Lindsay waltzed with Cup for fans (Detroit News)
CAM COLE: NHL execs don’t have appetite for banning head shots (Vancouver Sun)
PAT HICKEY: U.S. viewers discovering NHL hockey (Montreal Gazette)
BOB WOJNOWSKI: Red Wings let a chance to control series slip away (Detroit News)
RON COOK: With rags waving, life has been blown back into this series (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
MICHAEL ROSENBERG: Pitt stop: Power-play goal puts Penguins back in series (Detroit Free Press)
TONY GALLAGHER: 'Trap' of sorts awaits Canada's 2010 coach (Vancouver Province)
JIM BAUMBACH: Lighthouse meeting produces some optimism (New York Newsday)
DAMIEN COX: Wings sure could use Datsyuk now (Toronto Star)
BUCKY GLEASON: Detroit’s Abdelkader embraces the spotlight (Buffalo News)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Vinny talk heats up (Ottawa Sun)
TOM POWERS: Let's hope Pittsburgh Penguins save us from Eurohockey (St. Paul Pioneer Press)Subscriber site
KEN GILCHRIST: Ex-NHLer is happy, of course (Vancouver Province)
BOB DUFF: McCarty is odd man out (Windsor Star)
MIKE PRISUTA: From here on, it's serious (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
MITCH ALBOM: Whistle is Wings’ nightmare and Pens’ wake-up call (Detroit Free Press)
BOB DUFF: Gonchar saves the day (Windsor Star)
GENE COLLIER: Penguins' luck turns in more ways than one (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
GARY LOEWEN: Mocking the Malkin call and Habs' sleeper hold (Toronto Sun)
GARY LOEWEN: Offside Wednesday - Copping gold in Hamilton (Toronto Sun)

06/02/09

KEN CAMPBELL: Martin move to Montreal leaves Panthers with a serious hole (The Hockey News)
BOB McKENZIE: Jacques Martin's an exceptional coach (TSN)
MICHAEL FARBER: Shaky Fleury gives Penguins little margin for error (Si.com)
DARREN DREGOR: Coach Blysma gives captain Crosby a break from media (TSN)
WES GOLDSTEIN: Osgood's wizardry not evident at first glance (CBS Sportsline)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Surprising Abdelkader has knack for scoring big goals (The Sporting News)
MIKE BROPHY: Good news, bad news (Sportsnet)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: What exactly will Martin bring to Habs? (ESPN)
MARK SPECTOR: What about Ozzy? (Sportsnet)
PIERRE LeBRUN: These Wings were brought up right (ESPN)
LYLE RICHARDSON: Wings in control; now Penguins must answer (Foxsports)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: What more can Crosby do to save Pens? (ESPN)
STEPHEN BRUNT: Habs choose orderly system (Globe & Mail)
JACQUES DEMERS: Time to give Osgood respect as a playoff goalie (USA Today)
DAVID HYDE: Panthers' hiring history doesn't offer good prospects for Martin's replacement (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
JOE STARKEY: Pens need unsung scorers (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
STEVE SIMMONS: Yawn of a new era (Toronto Sun)
RED FISHER: Wings' liftoff begins at draft (Montreal Gazette)
TERRY FOSTER: Pittsburgh fans are loud and proud (Detroit News)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Os-good indeed (Ottawa Sun)
MICHAEL ROSENBERG: Is time catching up to Red Wing Kris Draper? (Detroit Free Press)
JIM REEVES: Firing Tippett would be a bad start for Nieuwendyk (Fort Worth Star- Telegram)Subscriber site
DAVE STUBBS: Head coach, GM are on same page (Montreal Gazette)
BOB DUFF: Guerin part of elite fraternity (Windsor Star)
KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: Formidable Red Wings show icy efficiency (Boston Globe)Subscriber site
WAYNE SCANLAN: Hossa would be worthy champion (Ottawa Citizen)
CAM COLE: The wizard that is 'Oz' (Vancouver Sun)
LYNN HENNING: Mickey Redmond calls Wings with flair (Detroit News)
GREG STODA: Departure of Jacques Martin no great loss for Florida Panthers (Palm Beach Post)
PAT HICKEY: Signing Martin may help fill some holes (Montreal Gazette)
DAMIEN COX: Can Sidney Crosby save the Penguins? (Toronto Star)
LUKE DeCOCK: Canes coaching situation no sure thing (Raleigh News & Observer)Subscriber site
DREW SHARP: Two of a kind: Sidney Crosby, LeBron James caught in the media's glare (Detroit Free Press)
CHRIS STEVENSON: Habs get dull and duller (Ottawa Sun)
BOB WOJNOWSKI: Despite 2-0 lead, Wings still haven't been at their best (Detroit News)
RED FISHER: What was Gainey's hurry? (Montreal Gazette)
BOB DUFF: Cooke spices up final (Windsor Star)
RON COOK: Penguins need more from Crosby, Malkin (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
GARY LOEWEN: Rogers should Balsillie Sabres (Toronto Sun)
GARY LOEWEN: Offside Tuesday - Mockin' Malkin call ... Habs' sleeper hold (Toronto Sun)

06/01/09

BOB McKENZIE: Osgood heating up at the right time (TSN)
SARAH KWAK: Youngsters making marks as Wings move halfway to Stanley Cup title (Si.com)
ADRIAN DATER: Not all's lost with this bunch (Denver Post)
DARREN DREGOR: No suspension for Malkin; Osgood is better (TSN)
ALLAN MUIR: Wings use tried and true methods in moving halfway to Cup repeat (Si.com)
WES GOLDSTEIN: Pens stuck in tough hole despite numerous chances (CBS Sportsline)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Temperatures rise as Wings take 2-0 lead (The Sporting News)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Osgood vs. Fleury? No contest so far (ESPN)
BOB DUFF: Down 2-0, Pens left with nothing but hope (MSNBC)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Different road, same reality for Pens (ESPN)
DAVID SHOALTS: Some take dim view of Pittsburgh's time in spotlight (Globe & Mail)
JOE STARKEY: Osgood takes over (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
JOHN NIYO: Zetterberg driving Pens' Crosby to distraction (Detroit News)
CHRIS ZELKOVICH: End of an era as Cole fades out of Cup picture (Toronto Star)
RON COOK: Penguins can come back but only if ... (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
JEFF GORDON: In the new NHL, it's all about depth (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
TIM COWLISHAW: Dallas Stars seek past mojo with GM Joe Nieuwendyk (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
BOB RYAN: Museum to honor Hodge (Boston Globe)Subscriber site
ADRIAN DATER: Not all's lost with this bunch (Denver Post)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Call him Sid Vicious (Ottawa Sun)
DAVE STUBBS: Normie Smith, unsung hero goalie (Montreal Gazette)
LYNN HENNING: Joe Louis Arena holds its own in NHL's modern era (Detroit News)
DAMIEN COX: Goaltending's Osgood as new for Wings (Toronto Star)
MITCH ALBOM: Wings have had luck on their side in Games 1 and 2 (Detroit Free Press)
GENE COLLIER: Red Wings keep getting help they don't really need (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
BOB DUFF: Uphill battle for Penguins (Windsor Star)
BOB WOJNOWSKI: Unusual suspects are bailing out Wings (Detroit News)
GARY LOEWEN: Offside Monday - Sabres sharp in T.O. ... Baum 'n' Bettman (Toronto Sun)

05/31/09

BOB McKENZIE: Zetterberg wins battle with Crosby in game 1 (TSN)
Non-call a case of interpretation (TSN)
DARREN ELIOT: Osgood helps Wings' Game 1 win seem almost routine (Si.com)
WES GOLDSTEIN: Wiser Penguins not making excuses of bounces going Detroit's way (CBS Sportsline)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Penguins lose game, but not confidence (The Sporting News)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Hockey gods, save us in Game 2 (ESPN)
MARK SPECTOR: Rise of the machine (Sportsnet)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: The little things escape Pens in Game 1 (ESPN)
TED MONTGOMERY: Stanley Cup staying in Detroit (USA Today)
RON COOK: No worries ... Penguins still better (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
BOB WOJNOWSKI: Cool Chris Osgood backstops fortunate Wings (Detroit News)
DAMIEN COX: Game helps take focus from NHL's off-ice woes (Toronto Star)
FLUTO SHINZAWA: Two for The Show in '09-10? (Boston Globe)Subscriber site
BUCKY GLEASON: Salary cap issues could drag Blackhawks down (Buffalo News)
LARRY BROOKS: Coyotes-to-Ontario makes too much sense (New York Post)
CAM COLE: The Air On Planet Gary (Vancouver Sun)
TERRY JONES: When he was a King (Edmonton Sun)
TERRY FREI: Roy talks seal Granato's fate (Denver Post)
MITCH ALBOM: Game 1 was dandy, but tonight’s Game 2 just as pivotal (Detroit Free Press)
CHUCK GORMLEY: Pens have a shot (South Jersey Courier-Post)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: 'It's not personal' (Ottawa Sun)
LYNN HENNING: For marketing purposes, NHL couldn't have asked for a better cast (Detroit News)
GENE COLLIER: Offense takes back seat to hard hitting in opener (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
STEVE SIMMONS: Peter Zezel's loss will be felt in many corners ... The Jays might want to cast an eye at Erik Bedard ... It's Real good for Toronto FC (Toronto Sun)

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