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OPINION

4/7/12

DENNIS BOUCHER: The myth of mental toughness (The Hockey News)
STEPHEN BRUNT: Misery loves company (Sportsnet)
MIKE BROPHY: Stamkos beloved in T.O. (Sportsnet)
B.J. RAINS: Should Blues be worried as playoffs approach (Foxsports)
TIM WHARNSBY: Sad-sack seasons for Leafs and Habs about to end (CBC)
DAVID EBNER: The Yin and Yang of Roberto Luongo (Globe & Mail)
PAUL WALDIE: Jets ready to celebrate 'restored legacy' (Globe & Mail)
JOSH RUBIN: The goalie mask has come a long way since 1959 (Globe & Mail)
SEAN FITZGERALD: On the hot seat: Evaluating NHL GMs and coaches of Canada's teams (National Post)
MIKE HEIKA: With nothing to play for, Stars will take look at prospects in finale (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
MIKE BOONE: A tale of two sucky teams (Montreal Gazette)
GARY LAWLESS: So many memories (Winnipeg Free Press)
ERIC FRANCIS: Damage control for Flames' Jokinen (Calgary Sun)
RED FISHER: Simmonds's star rising with Flyers (Montreal Gazette)
DON BRENNAN: Not a good Friday for Neil (Ottawa Sun)
GREGG KRUPA: Work-in-progress Red Wings in a tough spot (Detroit News)
RED FISHER: Milbury's mouth is going to be his undoing (Montreal Gazette)
LARRY BROOKS: Rangers best first-round matchup is Capitals (New York Post)
KIRK PENTON: Jets pumped for last stand (Winnipeg Sun)
RANDY SPORTAK: Kip the chip (Calgary Sun)
PAT HICKEY: Spacek's trade was tough on his family (Montreal Gazette)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Coyotes' victory damages Kings' division title hopes (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
DREW SHARP: Lower seed could help Wings in playoffs (Detroit Free Press)
PHIL SHERIDAN: Flyers, Pens trade shots (Philadelphia Inquirer)
ED TAIT: Never again will there be a season like this (Winnipeg Free Press)
STU COWAN: What makes a brilliant GM? (Montreal Gazette)
TOM GULITTI: These guys deserve some NHL hardware (Bergen Record)
RED FISHER: The Big Fix could take some time (Montreal Gazette)
GREG DOUGLAS: The Great One shaken by father Walter's Parkinson's disease diagnosis (Vancouver Sun)
DAVE STUBBS: Imagine a Habs-Leafs playoff series (Montreal Gazette)

4/6/12

ADAM PROTEAU: Why the Lady Byng is a worthy award (The Hockey News)
SEAN GENTILLE: Playoff tracker: Teams are set; Who is on track to play whom? (The Sporting News)
JESSE SPECTOR: After climb out of basement, Sabres run out of gas--and time (The Sporting News)
STU HACKEL: Smith is Coyotes' saving grace (Si.com)
CRAIG MORGAN: First division title within reach for Coyotes (Foxsports)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Canucks playoff scouting report (ESPN)
JOHN ROSEN: Clowe-gate tarnishes exciting Pacific game (Foxsports)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: 5 Things: Canada, realignment, predictions (ESPN)
BRIAN STUBITS: Capitals beat Panthers, but each clinch playoff spots (CBS Sportsline)
TIM WHARNSBY: Concussion numbers were staggering in NHL's 2011-12 (CBC)
BRUCE DOWBIGGIN: Cherry's salary makes him a big, fat target for CBC cuts (Globe & Mail)
MIKE WISE: Keeping the faith pays off (Washington Post)Subscriber site
LANCE HORNBY: Are fans to blame for Leafs' mess? (Toronto Sun)
GEORGE JOHNSON: Aliu provides fresh enthusiasm for brow-beaten Flames (Calgary Herald)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Playoff rehearsal means time for show Bitz (Vancouver Sun)
Bits: Healthy Hossa hits his mark (Chicago Tribune)
MARK SPELLMAN: Toews' return to Blackhawks comes with mixed feelings (Chicago Daily Herald)
DON BRENNAN: Tough lesson for Sens (Ottawa Sun)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Cup win quickly forgotten, Bruins' Kelly says (Ottawa Citizen)
KEVIN CALLAHAN: Giroux would make a great Flyers captain (South Jersey Courier-Post)
PAT HICKEY: Bench boss Muller has 'Canes heading in right direction (Montreal Gazette)
DAN BICKLEY: Tippett showing he's perfect fit for Coyotes (Arizona Republic)
HELENE ELLIOTT: No win, but the Kings are in playoffs (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
ED WILLES: Canucks play like the Presidents' Trophy isn't what they're after (Vancouver Province)
ERIC FRANCIS: No proof Flames ownership meddlesome (Calgary Sun)
TERRY JONES: Oilers still in race for 29th (Edmonton Sun)
MARK WHICKER: What rhymes with playoff? (Orange County Register)
LUKE DeCOCK: Some positives to cap a dreary season (Raleigh News & Observer)Subscriber site
JOHN SMALLWOOD: Simmonds wins Flyers' Hart (Philadelphia Daily News)
DAMIEN COX: Time for Phoenix Coyotes to move to Quebec (Toronto Star)
PAUL FRIESEN: Jets great too late (Winnipeg Sun)
SAM CARCHIDI: Get ready for the rematch (Philadelphia Inquirer)
RON COOK: Fleury should go in finale (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
KEN WIEBE: Finally, the end of the road (Winnipeg Sun)

4/5/12

RYAN KENNEDY: Reasons for optimism from non-playoff teams (The Hockey News)
MARK SPECTOR: Changing of the guard (Sportsnet)
JESSE SPECTOR: Five Hole: Messier, Graves impressed with Rangers; Ignore Mike Milbury (The Sporting News)
STU HACKEL: Mad Mike Milbury's act is obsolete (Si.com)
B.J. RAINS: Blues hoping to enter playoffs on strong note (Foxsports)
TONY GALLAGHER: Canucks want Kesler skating, passing, scoring (Vancouver Province)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Flyers playoff scouting report (ESPN)
GORD STELLICK: Karlsson, Landeskog, Quick all award-worthy (CBC)
DAVID SHOALTS: Glendale mayor fires shot across NHL's bow (Globe & Mail)
PAUL WALDIE: Black clouds gathering on Jets' horizon (Globe & Mail)
DAVE HILSON: Phaneuf captains sinking ship (Toronto Sun)
ED WILLES: Two who paid their dues (Vancouver Province)
PAUL FRIESEN: Jets great too late (Winnipeg Sun)
DAVE STUBBS: Stamkos blazes path to Rocket's prize (Montreal Gazette)
HELELE ELLIOTT: Kings have possibilities within grasp (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
GARY LAWLESS: Stuck in the middle (Winnipeg Free Press)
DON BRENNAN: I was right on Sens making playoffs (Ottawa Sun)
MIKE BOONE: Canadiens fans playing 'What if?' (Montreal Gazette)
LUKE DeCOCK: Josh Wesley, son of former Cane, now a future NHL prospect (Raleigh News & Observer)Subscriber site
KIRK PENTON: Follow Florida model, Jets (Winnipeg Sun)
PAT HICKEY: Headache fog hangs over NHL (Montreal Gazette)
MIKE HEIKA: Stars' dreadful power play a stunner for Gulutzan (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
DAVE FESCHUK: Ben Scrivens has a head for goaltending, most of the time (Toronto Star)

4/4/12

RORY BOYLEN: Jonathan Quick for the Vezina Trophy (The Hockey News)
SEAN GENTILLE: Sabres stay alive with stunning comeback (The Sporting News)
MIKE BROPHY: Bright future for Ben (Sportsnet)
SEAN GENTILLE: Milbury apologizes to Penguins; Crosby says 'That's hockey' (The Sporting News)
STU HACKEL: Down the stretch they come... (Si.com)
JOHN MANASSO: Rinne's humble beginnings lead to greatness (Foxsports)
PIERRE LeBRUN: C'mon Teemu, give us one more year (ESPN)
CRAIG MORGAN: 54 saves in Smith's 3rd straight shutout (Foxsports)
JOHN BUCCIGROSS: Standing by Stamkos at sixth (ESPN)
ADAM GRETZ: It probably doesn't matter how many shots your team blocks (CBS Sportsline)
TIM WHARNSBY: Canadian-influenced Union College shoots for NCAA title (CBC)
BRUCE DOWBIGGIN: Mad Mike repents, but stay tuned for his next outburst (Globe & Mail)
TERRY KOSHAN: Changing pieces hasn't changed Leafs (Toronto Sun)
RON COOK: We don't have to like it, but Milbury can speak his mind (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Teemu Selanne's NHL life still Ducky (Vancouver Sun)
KIRK PENTON: Jets showing character while playing out string (Winnipeg Sun)
RICH HOFMANN: For Flyers, only the playoffs matter now (Philadelphia Daily News)
DON BRENNAN: MacLean praises Alfredsson (Ottawa Sun)
GREG COTE: Odds still favor Florida Panthers, but what a lost opportunity (Miami Herald)Subscriber site
TONY GALLAGHER: Hamhuis having banner season (Vancouver Province)
DEREK VAN DIEST: More of the same next year? (Edmonton Sun)
Tough times for Oil, Renney (Edmonton Journal)
MICHAEL RAND: Tanking at season's end has a cost (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)Subscriber site
MIKE HEIKA: How two minutes of bad hockey ruined the Stars' entire season (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
PAT HICKEY: A concussion by any other name is ... (Montreal Gazette)
ED WILLES: Canucks looking good - but there are some issues (Vancouver Province)
WAYNE SCANLAN: These are satisfying days for Spezza, Senators (Ottawa Citizen)
GARY LAWLESS: Shining on world stage? (Winnipeg Free Press)
LARRY BROOKS: Rangers' hard work rewarded (New York Post)
KEN WIEBE: Jets Snapshots: Winnipeg finds a way to recover (Winnipeg Sun)
PHIL SHERIDAN: Flyers flummoxed again by Tortorella (Philadelphia Inquirer)

4/3/12

KEN CAMPBELL: Poor management sinks Canadian franchises (The Hockey News)
MARK SPECTOR: The quiet room, NHL myth? (Sportsnet)
STU HACKEL: Playoffs '12: The West -- Who's set in net? (Si.com)
MIKE BROPHY: Still playing to win (Sportsnet)
DARREN ELIOT: Blues exceptional in net (Si.com)
ELLIOTT FRIEDMAN: Penguins, Flyers on a collision course + 30 Thoughts (CBC)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Red Wings playoff scouting report (ESPN)
TIM WHARNSBY: Good thing Steve Staios didn't retire last summer (CBC)
CATHAL KELLY: NHL history kept alive at lunches (Toronto Star)
MIKE HEIKA: Stars backed into a must-win corner against Sharks (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
ANDREW GROSS: Atlantic on cusp of historic achievement (Bergen Record)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Looking at key games in final week of NHL season (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
RON COOK: Fixes, not hype, Penguins playoff priority (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
GEORGE JOHNSON: Flames face Iginla enigma (Calgary Herald)
JEFF GORDON: Heavy lifting ahead for Hitchcock (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
MIKE BOONE: BriseBois a smart choice for GM (Montreal Gazette)
BUCKY GLEASON: True character seen during Sabres' long dry spell (Buffalo News)
MAC ENGEL: Stars deserve better shot at making playoffs (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)Subscriber site
KIRK PENTON: Where it all went wrong for Jets (Winnipeg Sun)
RICK GOSSELIN: Ribeiro needs to step up if Stars want to make playoffs (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site

4/2/12

MIKE BROPHY: Great night for the Marlies (Sportsnet)
JESSE SPECTOR: Bruins will take title of division champs, but repeat of Cup on top of their list (The Sporting News)
ADAM GRETZ: Peter Laviolette calls decision by Dan Bylsma 'gutless' (CBS Sportsline)
DAVID EBNER: Red-hot Canucks flaunt their depth ahead of playoffs (Globe & Mail)
ERIC DUHATSCHEK: Calgary Flames at a crossroads (Globe & Mail)
DAVID SHOALTS: Western conference playoff race going down to the wire (Globe & Mail)
BRUCE ARTHUR: An early taste of playoff fever (National Post)
RED FISHER: Playoffs loom in Eastern Conference (Montreal Gazette)
GARY LAWLESS: Jets won't deviate from master plan (Winnipeg Free Press)
RON COOK: Possible playoff series will pack a punch (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
GEORGE JOHNSON: Jokinen disappearing act warrants ticket out of town (Calgary Herald)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Redemption for Winchester (Ottawa Sun)
MIKE HEIKA: Looking to panic, Stars fans? It could be much, much worse (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
BOB DUFF: Panthers back on prowl (Windsor Star)
ED WILLES: Plenty of good guys on Canucks' roster (Vancouver Province)
KIRK PENTON: Jets need answers for lack of talent, road woes (Winnipeg Sun)
GEORGE JOHNSON: What now for the Flames? (Calgary Herald)
DAVE STUBBS: Looking forward and looking back (Montreal Gazette)
KEN WARREN: Underdog Senators can do no wrong this playoffs (Ottawa Citizen)
TOM POWERS: Overhaul of Wild is worth a lump or two (St. Paul Pioneer Press)Subscriber site
DEJAN KOVACEVIC: It's Bylsma's move now (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
JACK TODD: Gauthier will not be missed (Montreal Gazette)

4/1/12

JESSE SPECTOR: Philadelphia Flyers know home-ice advantage is the key to beating Pens (The Sporting News)
CRAIG MORGAN: Milestone night for ageless wonder Whitney (Foxsports)
TIM WHARNSBY: Healthy on-ice mindset part of Matt Cooke's transformation (CBC)
KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: Canadiens must get down to brass tacks (Boston Globe)Subscriber site
ARTHUR STAPLE: Five questions for the Isles and their future (New York Newsday)Subscriber site
STEVE SIMMONS: Peddie's cheapness caused some of Burke's mess (Toronto Sun)
JASON YORK: Spezza having MVP season (Ottawa Sun)
RICH CHERE: Blackhawks' Sean O'Donnell aiming to end career on high note (Newark Star Ledger)
DAMIEN COX: Maple Leafs show some grit in win over Sabres (Toronto Star)
SAM CARCHIDI: Lavy is big reason for success (Philadelphia Inquirer)
ED WILLES: Canucks one mis-step from next disaster (Vancouver Province)
DAMIEN CRISTODERO: 'Blunder' not the way to assess Tampa Bay Lightning goalie situation (Tampa Bay Times)
MICHAEL RUSSO: At last, rays of sunshine in Florida (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)Subscriber site
TERRY JONES: Coming Soon for Oilers: 'New normal' (Edmonton Sun)
GARY LAWLESS: Playoff flight cancelled (Winnipeg Free Press)
BERNIE MIKLASZ: Simple life just fine for Hitchcock (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
MIKE HEIKA: Sharks showed up with playoff intensity, what happened to the Stars? (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
DAVE MOLINARI: On to a new backup plan (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
TONY GALLAGHER: Captain resurfaces just in time (Vancouver Province)
PAOLA BOIVIN: Coyotes in sync with season winding down (Arizona Republic)
PAT HICKEY: Sour shootout results dog Habs (Montreal Gazette)
BOB VERDI: In salary-cap squeezed NHL, playoff berths are priceless (Chicago Daily Herald)
ADRIAN DATER: Looking ahead, Avalanche's biggest opponent is complacency (Denver Post)
BUCKY GLEASON: Playoff race in West even crazier than in the East (Buffalo News)
STEVE ZIPAY: Gaborik enjoying bounce-back season (New York Newsday)Subscriber site
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Sens split on disputed goal (Ottawa Sun)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Sid's not Kidding (Toronto Sun)
LARRY BROOKS: NHL playoff plan rewards mediocrity (New York Post)
RANDY MILLER: For Voracek, the goals will come (South Jersey Courier-Post)

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