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OPINION

4/9/11

KEN CAMPBELL: THN's Hart Trophy Winner: Daniel Sedin (The Hockey News)
RYAN KENNEDY: Tennessee-bred Blake Geoffrion continues strong family lineage in NHL with Nashville (The Hockey News)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: NHL Playoff Watch: April 8-10 (The Sporting News)
MIKE BROPHY: Regular season wrap up (Sportsnet)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Canucks' Hart candidates (The Sporting News)
STU HACKEL: Memories of a hockey hero (Si.com)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Stock up, stock down: Cam Ward leads charge, Dustin Penner needs to step up (ESPN)
ADRIAN DATER: Brad Richards' future is in the Stars (Si.com)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Offseason makeovers: Western Conference (ESPN)
SCOTT MORRISON: NHL makes right call on Torres suspension (CBC)
ALLAN MAKI: What's next for Flames and Jarome Iginla? (Globe & Mail)
PAT HICKEY: Hockey world loses a good man (Montreal Gazette)
DAVID SHOALTS: New owner starts to restore Sabres shine (Globe & Mail)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Loyalty is rewarded (Ottawa Citizen)
ERIC FRANCIS: Blow-it-up approach not an option for Flames (Calgary Sun)
ROBERT TYCHKOWSKI: Losing Oilers appreciate fans (Edmonton Sun)
LANCE HORNBY: Special teams Leafs Achilles heel (Toronto Sun)
MIKE HEIKA: Pressure would actually be off if Stars made playoffs (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
TOM GULLITI: If Jacques Lemaire retires, new job must be in sales (Bergen Record)
DAVID STAPLES: Oilers prospects look to make a mark in NHL (Edmonton Journal)
MIKE BOONE: Eeeee-mail (Montreal Gazette)
STEVE MacFARLANE: Flames could pay underachievers to go away (Calgary Sun)
TERRY JONES: Oilers music man takes final bow (Edmonton Sun)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Teemu Selanne leads Ducks into playoffs (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
DON BRENNAN: Murray stays, Clouston good as gone (Ottawa Sun)
BUCKY GLEASON: Alums board magic ride with Pegula (Buffalo News)
DAMIEN COX: Ducks' Perry delivers an MVP season (Toronto Star)

4/8/11

RYAN KENNEDY: THN's Calder Trophy Winner: Jeff Skinner (The Hockey News)
JAMES DUTHIE: Crosby and Cooke still the story of NHL season (TSN)
ADAM PROTEAU: Re-visiting pre-season predictions (The Hockey News)
DARREN DREGOR: Last seven sanctions have been for elbows to the head (TSN)
MARK SPECTOR: Individual responsibility (Sportsnet)
STU HACKEL: Riotous ending to the regular season (Si.com)
LANCE HORNBY: Here's why the Leafs fall down (Toronto Sun)
DERREN ELIOT: Nashville's hopes rest on Rinne (Si.com)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Offseason makeovers: Eastern Conference (ESPN)
ROY MacGREGOR: Sens owner refuses to divulge plans for Murray, Clouston (Globe & Mail)
ARTHUR STAPLE: Rangers just didn't get the point(s) (New York Newsday)Subscriber site
ERIC FRANCIS: Pivotal move for Flames (Calgary Sun)
MIKE BOONE: Even in the Internet age, famous story rings true (Montreal Gazette)
DEREK VAN DIEST: Oilers Dubnyk on track to be winner (Edmonton Sun)
ED WILLES: Confidence returns with win over Wild (Vancouver Province)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Melnyk passes on 'loaded' question (Ottawa Citizen)
SAM DONNELLON: Limping Flyers need a clean bill of health (Philadelphia Daily News)
DAVID CLIMER: Predators coach deserves honor as NHL's best (The Tennessean)
TERRY JONES: Lorieau's swan song with Oilers (Edmonton Sun)
RANDY SPORTAK: Sporty's scribbles (Calgary Sun)
BOB HUNTER: Rumblings ... Ohio State football, Jackets, Indians and more (Columbus Dispatch)
TONY GALLAGHER: Fingers crossed, now -- Canucks' top six blueliners could all play in Saturday's regular-season finale (Vancouver Province)
MARK KISZLA: Avs' blunders erase championship spirit (Denver Post)
LANCE HORNBY: Here's why the Leafs fall down (Toronto Sun)
PAULA SIMONS: Lorieau's anthem a religious experience (Edmonton Journal)
PAT HICKEY: Gilmore joins Habs' front office (Montreal Gazette)
DON BRENNAN: Butler, Greening game to prolong long seasons (Ottawa Sun)
TERRY JONES: Time to deal, Daryl (Edmonton Sun)
JEFF MILLER: Is this Selanne's last home game? (Orange County Register)
BOB WOJNOWSKI: Loss of Henrik Zetterberg rough, but Wings are tough (Detroit News)
DAVID STAPLES: Growing interest in energizing downtown just what city needs (Edmonton Journal)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Kings are in, Ducks are trying to join them as they go head to head (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site

4/7/11

RORY BOYLEN: THN's Jack Adams Award Winner: Dan Bylsma (The Hockey News)
RYAN DIXON: Stan Smyl knows Canucks must make most of Stanley Cup run (The Hockey News)
MIKE BROPHY: Ready for next year (Sportsnet)
MARK SPECTOR: Not Finn-ished yet (Sportsnet)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Reasons to worry (The Sporting News)
STU HACKEL: Torres keeps Headshot Theatre rolling (Si.com)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Is this the year? (The Sporting News)
MICHAEL FARBER: What's right about the NHL (Si.com)
SCOTT WILSON: Cancer survivor inspired by hockey (Foxsports)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Corey Perry's value to Ducks is undeniable (ESPN)
SCOTT MORRISON: Sharks time to shine? (CBC)
TERRY KOSHAN: Top-six forwards an improvement (Toronto Sun)
DAVE STUBBS: Price sets new Habs benchmark (Montreal Gazette)
STEPHEN HARRIS: Shawn Thornton a perfect 10 (Boston Herald)
ROBERT TYCHKOWSKI: Oilers burned in Battle of Alberta final (Edmonton Sun)
ERIC FRANCIS: Wild ride by Flames (Calgary Herald)
BUCKY GLEASON: Sabres could be a tough out for any playoff team (Buffalo News)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Melnyk sheds little light on future of Sens front office (Ottawa Citizen)
PHIL SHERIDAN: Laviolette, Flyers look for answers in free fall (Philadelphia Inquirer)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Kings come through in clinch, beat Phoenix to secure playoff berth (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
PAT HICKEY: Habs' Spacek hopes to get up to speed in time for playoffs (Montreal Gazette)
DAVID HAUGH: Official's call may be what sends Hawks to playoffs (Chicago Tribune)
STEVE SIMMONS: Time running out for Burke, Wilson (Toronto Sun)

4/6/11

KEN CAMPBELL: Canadiens are in, but can they do playoff damage? (The Hockey News)
RYAN DIXON: THN's Norris Trophy Winner: Nicklas Lidstrom (The Hockey News)
ROSS McCLEAN: How 2011 draft eligible prospects can still improve their stock (The Hockey News)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: A final week full of questions (The Sporting News)
STU HACKEL: The Rangers' youthful innocence is missing from the Blackhawks (Si.com)
DANA WAKIJI: Red Wings' Abdelkader: 'I feel like I belong' (Foxsports)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Without Ryan Callahan, playoff run a tall order (ESPN)
JOE McDONNELL: This season's Kings showing resolve (Foxsports)
PIERRE LeBRUN: A bad season for Alex Ovechkin? Not if you consider the bigger goal (ESPN)
TIM WHARNSBY: Maple Leafs impressive run produces more questions (CBC)
ROY MacGREGOR: Flyers were the favourites in the East ... with reservations (Globe & Mail)
DAVID SHOALTS: Grabovski, Lupul give the Leafs punch (Globe & Mail)
BRUCE ARTHUR: Leafs fans may finally have reason to hope (National Post)
DON BRENNAN: Philly swoon (Ottawa Sun)
STEVE BUFFERY: Leafs prospect McKegg has a bright future (Toronto Sun)
DEREK VAN DIEST: Oilers make Canucks look ordinary (Edmonton Sun)
DAVE STUBBS: Blackhawks risk missing postseason (Montreal Gazette)
TONY GALLAGHER: Still fired up at age 43 (Vancouver Province)
TERRY KOSHAN: Reimer deserves to be No. 1 Leaf goalie next season (Toronto Sun)
JOHN MacKINNON: Clumsy approach to arena proposal (Edmonton Journal)
ERIC FRANCIS: Iginla not slowing down (Calgary Sun)
PAT HICKEY: Grabovski a solid top centre (Montreal Gazette)
ROBERT TYCHKOWSKI: Canucks in everyone's sights (Edmonton Sun)
RON COOK: Nice night for Staal; still hope for Neal (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Flyers doing it without drama (Ottawa Citizen)
DAVID STAPLES: Time has come for council to green-light arena proposal (Edmonton Journal)
LARRY BROOKS: Rangers' Callahan done for season (New York Post)
RED FISHER: Blackhawks paying the price for gutting team after Cup win (Montreal Gazette)
DAMIEN COX: Fun ride, but Leaf honeymoon's over (Toronto Star)

4/5/11

RORY BOYLEN: THN's Vezina Trophy Winner: Tim Thomas (The Hockey News)
KEN CAMPBELL: Writers' award-voting boycott won't compromise process (The Hockey News)
MARK SPECTOR: Kipper keeping 'em in it (Sportsnet)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: A final week full of questions (The Sporting News)
STU HACKEL: Skating Around: Another case for face shields; tiebreakers looming (Si.com)
ELLIOTTE FRIEDMAN: Canucks fans cautiously optimistic (CBC)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: 5 Things: The age-old Calder debate, Sabres' bogus finale, Georges Laraque laments (ESPN)
TIM WHARNSBY: Sherry Bassin still has plenty of bark at 71 (CBC)
JEFF BLAIR: Leafs' late-season about-face arouses (mild) curiosity (Globe & Mail)
ROY MacGREGOR: Of Skinner, Selanne, the Flames and other ups (Globe & Mail)
DAVID SHOALTS: Caps not prepared to rest on their laurels (Globe & Mail)
ERIC DUHATSCHEK: Flames get out their Howie Morenz bobbleheads (Globe & Mail)
JUSTIN BOURNE: Finishing every check: Fun to watch, not always smart to do (USA Today)
STEVE SIMMONS: Driven Grabovski eats, breathes and dreams hockey (Toronto Star)
PAT HICKEY: Isles' Snow raises ire of beat writers (Montreal Gazette)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Who will win the Hart Trophy and other NHL year-end awards? (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
DEREK VAN DIEST: Oilers know Canucks no pushovers (Edmonton Sun)
TED KULFAN: Ken Holland admits Wings aren't invincible (Detroit News)
WAYNE SCANLAN: No. 1 no sure thing (Ottawa Citizen)
FRANK SERAVALLI: Bob strong candidate for Flyers' 1st Calder Trophy (Philadelphia Daily News)
ERIC FRANCIS: Iginla the difference down the stretch (Calgary Sun)
ARTHUR STAPLE: Rangers look like scary playoff foe (New York Newsday)Subscriber site
GARY PETERSON: Gary Peterson: Minor Sharks deals net major players (San Jose Mercury News)Subscriber site
DAVE STUBBS: Spacek itching to return (Montreal Gazette)
MIKE HEIKA: Stars relish renewed hope, life in closing playoff race (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
HELENE ELLIOTT: Kings' defense goes missing in 6-1 loss to San Jose (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
ROB LONGLEY: Leafs' troubles began last fall (Toronto Sun)

4/4/11

JOHN GRIGG: Contract opt-out option fair for NHL, NHLPA (The Hockey News)
TIM WHARNSBY: Monday musings in the NHL: Awards edition (CBC)
DAVID SHOALTS: Leafs' playoff hopes have all but melted away (Globe & Mail)
BOB DUFF: McCarty, Lemieux reunited (Windsor Star)
RED FISHER: Canadiens' Darche having career season (Montreal Gazette)
TARIK EL-BASHIR: CapsÕ time to tweak is now (Washington Post)Subscriber site
RANDY YOUNGMAN: What if Ducks had dealt Perry? (Orange County Register)
LARRY BROOKS: Lundqvist makes sure history doesn't repeat (New York Post)
ED WILLES: Bottom line is that it all starts with twins (Vancouver Province)
RICH HOFMANN: Leino benching is playoff message for Flyers (Philadelphia Daily News)
ERIC FRANCIS: Langkow's return positive for Flames future (Calgary Sun)
MIKE HEIKA: Stars finally rise to challenge, but is it too late? (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
DAVE STUBBS: Brodeur a lone bright spot for Lemaire (Montreal Gazette)
GORDON McINTYRE: Canucks met lofty expectations with Presidents' Trophy (Vancouver Province)
ADRIAN DATER: Sacco deserves to coach the Avalanche in the last year of his contract (Denver Post)
LUKE DeCOCK: Canes let playoff chance slip away (Raleigh News & Observer)Subscriber site
JEFF MILLER: Ducks, fans feeling and showing their angst (Orange County Register)

4/3/11

ADAM PROTEAU: Four points on NHL's concussion problem (The Hockey News)
RON COOK: When he's ready, Penguins' Crosby must play (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
STEPHEN HARRIS: David Quinn has hire power (Boston Herald)
DON BRENNAN: Nervous Saturday debut (Ottawa Sun)
SAM CARCHIDI: Flyers not clicking on home ice (Philadelphia Inquirer)
MICHAEL RUSSO: Never terrible enough (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)Subscriber site
BUCKY GLEASON: Daniel Sedin has just as much Hart as Henrik (Buffalo News)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Keep an eye on restricted free agents (Ottawa Sun)
LUKE DeCOCK: Take back what's ours, Canes fans (Raleigh News & Observer)Subscriber site
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Burke, Nonis key to Canucks rise (Toronto Sun)
ERIC ERLENDSSON: Change has been good for this year's Lightning (Tampa Tribune)
TONY GALLAGHER: Under Mike Gillis, the Canucks have a plan for everything, including plans that don't work (Vancouver Province)
DREW SHARP: Money tarnishes Wings-Avs rivalry (Detroit Free Press)
DAVID CLIMER: These playoff Wings could be spicy (The Tennessean)
MIKE HEIKA: Collapse leaves Stars facing wide range of questions (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
ERIC FRANCIS: Pen proving mightier than Snow in NHL spat (Calgary Sun)
TERRY FREI: KSE files Avs in 'other' category (Denver Post)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Reflections from Game No. 79 (Ottawa Citizen)
SID HARTMAN: Wild, Wolves could both change coaches (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)Subscriber site
ED WILLES: Can Caps keep up romance with their fans? (Vancouver Province)
ROBERT TYCHKOWSKI: Oilers surprise Canucks (Edmonton Sun)
DAMIEN COX: Young Leafs pushing eighth-place Rangers to the limit (Toronto Star)
STEVE BUCKLEY: Michael Ryder makes some noise (Boston Herald)
JASON YORK: Where's the excitement? (Ottawa Sun)
DAVE MOLINARI: Crosby's injury opens up MVP race (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
LARRY BROOKS: Shootout success carries potential penalty (New York Post)
DON BRENNAN: Sens privy to band of brothers (Ottawa Sun)
ROB LONGLEY: Leafs have only themselves to blame (Toronto Sun)

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