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3/28/15

MATT LARKIN: How Jaromir Jagr makes Aleksander Barkov and Jonathan Huberdeau better (The Hockey News)
KEN CAMPBELL: When this much is at stake, who can blame Sabres fans for cheering for losses? (The Hockey News)
ADAM PROTEAU: Top five best-case-scenario first-round NHL playoff matchups (The Hockey News)
RYAN DIXON: Can Parenteau get right by the playoffs? (Sportsnet)
ALLAN MUIR: Suffering Sabres fans deserved to cheer Coyotes; more weekend notes (Si.com)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Problematic optics in Sabres-Coyotes tilt (ESPN)Paywall to view
ALLAN MUIR: College players to watch on the road to the NCAA's Frozen Four (Si.com)
DAMIEN COX: How Matthews is changing the world (Sportsnet)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Gretzky breaks down Art Ross race (ESPN)
ERIC DUHATSCHEK: Jim Corsi: The man behind the number that's taken over analysis of the NHL (Globe & Mail)
ERIC DUHATSCHEK: Will the fake Sean Monahan please stand up? (Globe & Mail)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Senators winger Clarke MacArthur at coach's 'disposal' (Ottawa Sun)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Would it hurt to change faces on unprolific Canucks power play? (Vancouver Sun)
BERNIE MIKLASZ: Blues weather tough period (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
PAUL FRIESEN: Winnipeg Jets playing playoff hockey every night (Winnipeg Sun)
SAM CARCHIDI: Lecavalier a bad fit with Berube (Philadelphia Inquirer)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Who's in goal for the Senators? Who knows (Ottawa Citizen)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Edler's elevation gives blue-line a lift in crunch time (Vancouver Sun)
BRETT CYRGALIS: This losing goalie might just be the NHL's best (New York Post)
DAVE STUBBS: Dinner with Max: An enlightening look at Habs sniper Pacioretty, on the ice and off (Montreal Gazette)
ED TAIT: The final countdown: Here's how the Jets' charge for a playoff spot shakes down (Winnipeg Free Press)
DAMIEN COX: Sheldon Keefe builds second career out of second chance (Toronto Star)
BEN KUZMA: Shawn Matthias tale is no fish story (Vancouver Province)
JAMES GORDON: Hockey fun in a government town (Ottawa Citizen)
WES GILBERTSON: Paul Byron gets call to return to Calgary Flames lineup (Calgary Sun)

3/27/15

ADAM PROTEAU: Inspirational young fist-bumping Bruins fan gets his own hockey card (The Hockey News)
KEN CAMPBELL: Mike Smith big part of Coyotes future with or without McDavid or Eichel (The Hockey News)
ADAM PROTEAU: Hockey Hall of Fame clears path for Chris Pronger's immediate induction -- and it's about time (The Hockey News)
MATT LARKIN: Whose heads should roll if the Boston Bruins miss the playoffs? (The Hockey News)
JARED CLINTON: How Steve Mason has turned his career around in Philadelphia (The Hockey News)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: McLellan, Tippett find rebuilds tough (ESPN)Paywall to view
CHRIS JOHNSTON: Seven more years of Jagr? He thinks he can do it (Sportsnet)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Jaromir Jagr sees bright future for Florida Panthers, could come back to team (ESPN)
JASON SIEGEL: Leafs tryout squad looking to make an impression (TSN)
KATIE STRANG: Players at odds over salary-cap inflator (ESPN)
ADAM GRETZ: Seven players making surprisingly large impacts in 2014-15 (CBS Sportsline)
JAMES MIRTLE: Leafs long to have Panthers' young talent (Globe & Mail)
SCOTT STINSON: Conflicted Buffalo Sabres fans don't know who to cheer for in basement battle with Arizona Coyotes (National Post)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Playoff-tested Rangers offer Senators sobering reality check (Ottawa Citizen)
MIKE HEIKA: Why Stars need to win out -- and have luck on their side -- to make NHL playoffs (Dallas Morning News)
TONY GALLAGHER: Canucks choke on another cupcake (Vancouver Province)
PAUL FRIESEN: Winnipeg Jets find some wiggle room in playoff race with huge win over Habs (Winnipeg Sun)
JOHN SAPOCHETTI: Draft misfires, poor roster plan haunt Bruins (Boston Herald)
DEREK VAN DIEST: Oilers defenceman Martin Marincin's efforts to establish himself helped with first NHL goal Wednesday (Edmonton Sun)
MICHAEL ARACE: AAA Jackets grab place in national spotlight (Columbus Dispatch)
FLUTO SHINZAWA: Bruins need short memories to get past OT stunner (Boston Globe)
DON BRENNAN: One thing to throw burgers, but beer? (Ottawa Sun)
PAT HICKEY: Pavelec holds the fort for Jets (Montreal Gazette)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Weber ticked at hearing Sabres fans howl for Coyotes (Toronto Sun)
ED WILLES: There's no such thing as a sure thing in the NHL's wild West (Vancouver Province)
GREGG KRUPA: Wings' outlook murky as losses mount (Detroit News)
RANDY SPORTAK: Canadian clubs filling up NHL playoff spots (Calgary Sun)
BUCKY GLEASON: Rooting for defeat brings a house divided (Buffalo News)
JIM MATHESON: Fierce battle for hot Dallas Stars in NHL's toughest division (Edmonton Journal)
GARY LAWLESS: Jets still gaining altitude (Winnipeg Free Press)

3/26/15

ADAM PROTEAU: Retired NHL players' concussion lawsuit takes another step in U.S. court; what's next for both sides? (The Hockey News)
KEN CAMPBELL: Want to stop tanking? Here's how (The Hockey News)
JARED CLINTON: Why locking up Chris Tanev was a no-brainer for the Canucks (The Hockey News)
ADAM PROTEAU: Top five goalies to be absolutely petrified of in the NHL playoffs (The Hockey News)
MARK SPECTOR: Why the Avalanche will bounce back (Sportsnet)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Pros and cons about raising NHL draft age (ESPN)Paywall to view
RICK WESTHEAD: Players in NHL concussion case want Bettman deposed by July 1 (TSN)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Are Oilers ready to change things? (ESPN)
ALLAN MUIR: Blackhawks may lose another prized prospect in UVM's Michael Paliotta (Si.com)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: Bailey set to begin NHL journey with Leafs (Sportsnet)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Offseason could bring dramatic coaching changes (ESPN)
ADAM GRETZ: Central Division race still NHL's tightest, perhaps most important (CBS Sportsline)
JAMES MIRTLE: Is the NHL trying to play down its draft lottery? (Globe & Mail)
SAM DONNELLON: Timonen's return emotional (Philadelphia Daily News)
ED WILLES: Dorsett brings fire to the ice (Vancouver Province)
FILIP BONDY: Henrik Lundqvist will return to Rangers goal -- and should stay there -- despite success of Cam Talbot (New York Daily News)
DON BRENNAN: Senators coach Cameron deserves Jack Adams consideration (Ottawa Sun)
MIKE HARRINGTON: Kaleta, set to return, deserves better than this (Buffalo News)
GARY LAWLESS: Price has it right (Winnipeg Free Press)
BEN KUZMA: Vrbata exceeds expectations across the board (Vancouver Province)
SID HARTMAN: Dubnyk deal paved way for Wild's playoff run (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
DEREK VAN DIEST: Oilers defenceman Martin Marincin scores first NHL goal against Avalanche (Edmonton Sun)
GENE COLLIER: More goals a must, and not just for Penguins (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Lanny McDonald returns to Hall of Fame, this time as chairman (Toronto Sun)
ERIC FRANCIS: Hockey fan's charitable quest takes him through Calgary (Calgary Sun)
PAUL FRIESEN: Winnipeg Jets need Dustin Byfuglien, Bryan Little now (Winnipeg Sun)
GREGG KRUPA: Wings have to get it turned around on their dime (Detroit News)
CAM COLE: Retired players score small victory over NHL (Vancouver Sun)
DON BRENNAN: Senators injury bug can't keep Hamburglar down (Ottawa Sun)
MARTIN FENNELLY: Bolts' Johnson, Kucherov and Palat are unsung force (Tampa Tribune)
DAVE AMMENHEUSER: Preds to Blackhawks fans: You're not welcome here (The Tennessean)
BEN KUZMA: Brad Richardson feeling the pain, taking ankle rehab cautiously (Vancouver Province)
MICHAEL RAND: Numbers tell the difference hot goalie Dubnyk makes for Wild (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
JOHN MacKINNON: In the end, Oilers sprung fewer leaks than Avalanche (Edmonton Journal)
TIM CAMPBELL: This is crunch time (Winnipeg Free Press)

3/25/15

ADAM PROTEAU: Thomas Vanek says Isles' move to Brooklyn was factor in his departure; Isles fans should thank him (The Hockey News)
JARED CLINTON: Why Vladimir Tarasenko is the next great St. Louis Blue (The Hockey News)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: How cap uncertainty affects free agency (ESPN)Paywall to view
DAMIEN COX: What happened to Maple Leafs' top line? (Sportsnet)
PIERRE LeBRUN: A Wild turnaround in Minnesota (ESPN)
ALLAN MUIR: Ilya Kovalchuk may use loophole to return to NHL (Si.com)
ELLIOTTE FRIEDMAN: 30 Thoughts: Oilers could do worse than Nelson (Sportsnet)
KATIE STRANG: Elliott, Fleury facing some questions (ESPN)
JAMES MIRTLE: Leafs will need to fight to win back attention of fans (Globe & Mail)
ERIC DUHATSCHEK: Tired trio of defencemen key to Flames' post-season push (Globe & Mail)
SCOTT STINSON: Toronto Maple Leafs' dismal season raises the question -- have the players quit or are they just not very good? (National Post)
DAVE STUBBS: Young best friends De La Rose, Forsberg excited to meet as opponents (Montreal Gazette)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Canucks ground Jets, 5-2, to win fifth in six games (Vancouver Sun)
LARRY BROOKS: Rangers must welcome back Lundqvist without demeaning Talbot (New York Post)
STEVE BUFFERY: Leafs should look after Horachek when season ends (Toronto Sun)
SAM DONNELLON: Snider: Flyers can bounce back (Philadelphia Daily News)
JEFF STRAUSS: Blues are deeper, healthier this year (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
TONY GALLAGHER: Canucks' power play doing things right -- if it can ever get on the ice (Vancouver Province)
MICHAEL ARACE: Who knows how good Jackets can be if healthy? (Columbus Dispatch)
MARK HERRMANN: Ex-Isle LaFontaine is a prominent local icon (New York Newsday)
MIKE STROBEL: MLSE could learn from Nashville (Toronto Sun)
MIKE HEIKA: Jamie Benn must be 'truly hurt' to miss first game of season (Dallas Morning News)
ED WILLES: Canucks show their mettle against NHL's heavy teams (Vancouver Province)
MIKE SIELSKI: Berube likely to pay with his job for mistakes (Philadelphia Inquirer)
LARRY BROOKS: Rick Nash's scoring slump brings back bad playoff memories (New York Post)
DAVE STUBBS: Game of bounces doesn't go Habs way in OT loss (Montreal Gazette)
GENE COLLIER: Penguins display their March flaws (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
CAM COLE: Canucks defenceman Chris Tanev enriched by 'surprise' rise (Vancouver Sun)
BOB DUFF: Darren Helm's baby born in car along I-96 (Windsor Star)
BARRY ROZNER: Blackhawks still looking for top gear (Chicago Daily Herald)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Hammond's bubble may never burst with Ottawa Senators (Ottawa Sun)
FLUTO SHINZAWA: In playoff chase, Bruins are grinding to a halt (Boston Globe)
STEVE BUFFERY: NHLer turned broadcaster Jeff O'Neill tells it like it is when it comes to the Toronto Maple Leafs (Toronto Sun)

3/24/15

ADAM PROTEAU: Abysmal Leafs draw smallest crowd in Air Canada Centre's history; will we see more non-sellouts? (The Hockey News)
KEN CAMPBELL: How Devan Dubnyk became the Minnesota Wild's savior (The Hockey News)
JARED CLINTON: Will the Rangers' slide in fancy stats matter in the playoffs? (The Hockey News)
MARK SPECTOR: Going nowhere but up, Jets rebuilt the right way (Sportsnet)
JONAS SIEGEL: Reimer confident in Dubnyk-like revival somewhere, someday (TSN)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Rangers better than last season's edition (ESPN)Paywall to view
ALLAN MUIR: College free agent season yields occasional gems for NHL teams (Si.com)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: Sky's the limit for Wild ironman Dubnyk (Sportsnet)
IAN MENDES: MacArthur inching closer to return (TSN)
DAMIEN COX: Bruins in free fall (Sportsnet)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Wild GM Chuck Fletcher started training early with father, Cliff Fletcher (ESPN)
ADAM GRETZ: The Boston Bruins: The NHL's greatest mystery (CBS Sportsline)
JAMES MIRTLE: Senators unbelievable run thanks to more than Hamburglar helper (Globe & Mail)
ERIC DUHATSCHEK: Still seeking a Stanley Cup ring, Iginla returns to Calgary (Globe & Mail)
MIKE HEIKA: How Stars kept very slim playoff hopes alive against lowly Sabres (Dallas Morning News)
ERIC FRANCIS: Two years, three teams and still no Stanley Cup for Jarome Iginla (Calgary Sun)
DEREK VAN DIEST: Growing confidence in Jets locker-room fueling team's pursuit of post-season spot (Edmonton Sun)
WAYNE SCANLAN: MacArthur puts name into 'MVP' conversation as he nears return (Ottawa Citizen)
DAVE STUBBS: Rinne has bigger goals than Vézina race with Habs' Price (Montreal Gazette)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Kings hope Mike Richards can give them a competitive edge (Los Angeles Times)
NEIL BEST: Isles' memories T-shirts benefit Make-A-Wish (New York Newsday)
JOHN MacKINNON: Jets school Oilers on how a playoff team performs (Edmonton Journal)
WES GILBERTSON: What a rush! And it's started by Karri Ramo save (Calgary Sun)
LARRY BROOKS: Derek Stepan is worth every penny of the big deal he's due (New York Post)
GARY LAWLESS: Vigneault deserving of Jack Adams Award (Winnipeg Free Press)
DON BRENNAN: Hamburglar story crossing borders (Ottawa Sun)
STEVE BUCKLEY: Bruins sinking like 2011 Red Sox (Boston Herald)
JIM JAMIESON: Weber makes some huge strides with Canucks (Vancouver Sun)
TERRY JONES: Jets seem to have Oilers goal horn operator on their side; why not? (Edmonton Sun)

3/23/15

ADAM PROTEAU: Here's why Shea Weber deserves the Norris Trophy this season (The Hockey News)
STAN FISCHLER: Get married during the season? Not when Conn Smythe ruled the Maple Leafs (The Hockey News)
BOB McKENZIE: The Vesey Watch is on (TSN)
CHRIS PETERS: Sidney Crosby, now in scoring lead, continues finding ways to impress (CBS Sportsline)
SCOTT CULLEN: Jets' Scheifele rises to the challenge (TSN)
JAMES MIRTLE: A look at the most likely first round playoff matchups (Globe & Mail)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Win would put Senators in playoff spot (Ottawa Sun)
DAVE STUBBS: Price's stunning season knocking on door of Habs history (Montreal Gazette)
TONY GALLAGHER: Canucks' winning weekend a tale of two very different games (Vancouver Province)
TOM JONES: Celebrating Phil Esposito's greatness (Tampa Bay Times)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Senators' push offers healing powers from an endless winter (Ottawa Citizen)
MARTIN FENNELLY: Stamkos delivers needed message as Lightning captain (Tampa Tribune)
BOB DUFF: Ott looks to shake Stanley Cup blues (Windsor Star)
TERRY FREI: Jim Montgomery, Patrick Roy are in the same hockey town again (Denver Post)
BEN KUZMA: Even in a losing season, Shane Doan, face of the Coyotes' franchise, is still smiling (Vancouver Province)
JACK TODD: Dark underbelly of gambling is played down or ignored completely in sports (Montreal Gazette)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Sens playing well through adversity (Ottawa Sun)
MIKE HEIKA: Has Kari Lehtonen's luck turned? Goalie's hot play fueling Stars' late-season run (Dallas Morning News)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Zeisberger sizes up deepest NHL draft in years (Toronto Sun)
RON COOK: Penguins would be smart to clean up their act (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
ED WILLES: There's a word for those who still doubt the Canucks (Vancouver Province)
RANDY SPORTAK: Calgary Flames have no time to be 10-tenative in NHL playoff race (Calgary Sun)

3/22/15

JARED CLINTON: Five unsung heroes of the 2014-15 season (The Hockey News)
JASON SIEGEL: The mind-bending slump of Phil Kessel (TSN)
ALLAN MUIR: The 10 best moves of the 2014-15 NHL season (Si.com)
ADAM GRETZ: Don't take Alex Ovechkin's goal scoring for granted (CBS Sportsline)
CHIP SCOGGINS: Resilient mind-set is working for Wild (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
CHARLEY WALTERS: Wild's Craig Leipold has 'no regrets' about big free agent deals (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
LARRY BROOKS: Sloppy but soaring Rangers tempting fate again and again (New York Post)
BEN KUZMA: Canucks show off their mean side (Vancouver Province)
MICHAEL RUSSO: Parise makes sure Dubnyk has proper roof over his head (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
DAVE HYDE: Panthers staying alive (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
ERIC FRANCIS: Calgary Flames rookie Johnny Gaudreau insists he didn't dive (Calgary Sun)
MIKE HARRINGTON: The McEichel Derby: It may be a two-team race as Oilers pull out OT win over Flyers while Sabres, Coyotes lose again (Buffalo News)
FLUTO SHINZAWA: Benn proves scouting isn't science (Boston Globe)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: McDavid can't do it alone (Ottawa Sun)
TONY GALLAGHER: Can the Canucks repeat that kind of game? (Vancouver Province)
ARTHUR STAPLE: Several Isles could win awards (New York Newsday)
RANDY SPORTAK: Calgary Flames defenceman refuses to hide after key turnover (Calgary Sun)
MIKE CHAMBERS: Matt Duchene supports 3-on-3 hockey for overtime periods (Denver Post)
JOHN VOGL: Will Sabres-Coyotes clashes portend future? (Buffalo News)
MIKE HEIKA: Stars can't watch wild-card playoff standings, 'just gotta win,' says Goligoski (Dallas Morning News)
STEVE ZIPAY: President's Trophy not a title guarantee (New York Newsday)
ED WILLES: Canucks know their brand has taken a hit with fans, but Linden vows to 'get them back' (Vancouver Province)
ERIC FRANCIS: Rest of Calgary Flames need to join the party for team to make playoffs (Calgary Sun)
SAM CARCHIDI: Will Hextall press on or start over? (Philadelphia Inquirer)
PAT HICKEY: Price carries the load, but credits teammates (Montreal Gazette)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Some big names could move in NHL off-season (Toronto Sun)
DON BRENNAN: Cameron has golden touch (Ottawa Sun)
TERRY JONES: Oilers beasts against the east (Edmonton Sun)
JOE STARKEY: NHL GMs have heads in sand (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
ERIC ERLENDSSON: Players are happy to get cut for a cure (Tampa Tribune)

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