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OPINION

04/10/10

RYAN KENNEDY: The pros and cons of a Penguins repeat (The Hockey News)
ALLAN MUIR: Modano's farewell, my award picks, and the Oilers' lottery options (Si.com)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Offseason makeovers: Eastern Conference (ESPN)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: If Modano goes, so does 'Greatest Generation' (The Sporting News)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Offseason makeovers: Western Conference (ESPN)
ROY MacGREGOR: It's all in your head (Globe & Mail)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Giguere's big night (Toronto Sun)
MIKE BOONE: Time for Martin to start yelling (Montreal Gazette)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Ottawa set to fete Alfredsson (Ottawa Citizen)
JOHN MacKINNON: Backyard rink rat grows up (Edmonton Journal)
JEFF GORDON: Tkachuk is true Blue (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
WES GILBERTSON: Time for Flames to buck defence trend (Calgary Sun)
JOHN GLENNON: Nashville Predators must win on road to succeed in NHL playoffs (The Tennessean)
JAY GREENBERG: Fourth line's first-rate play the difference (New York Post)
JENNIFER FLOYD ENGEL: We're not ready to bid farewell to Mike Modano (Fort Worth Star Telegram)Subscriber site
RED FISHER: Stamkos proves he's a special player on his march toward elite status (Montreal Gazette)
JOHN MacKINNON: Taylor or Tyler ... who fits Oilers best? (Edmonton Journal)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Canucks: Who will they face in round one of the playoffs? (Vancouver Sun)
STEVE MacFARLANE: Iggy talk clause for concern (Calgary Sun)
PHIL SHERIDAN: Flyers beat themselves against Rangers (Philadelphia Inquirer)
MICHAEL ARACE: Jackets' collapse all too familiar, dispiriting (Columbus Dispatch)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Alfie's quiet leadership has defined Sens (Ottawa Sun)
BERNIE MIKLASZ: Farewell to Tkachuk (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
PAT HICKEY: Musical chairs, anyone? (Montreal Gazette)
DAMIEN COX: Leafs’ season was progress with an asterisk (Toronto Star)

04/09/10

ADAM PROTEAU: Regular-season predictions - what was I thinking? (The Hockey News)
JIM KELLEY: Award races are tough calls (Si.com)
WES GOLDSTEIN: Shakeup central: Flames head list of candidates to rebuild (CBS Sportsline)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Down to the wire: Seedings key to final weekend (The Sporting News)
JIM KELLEY: The case for Clouston (Sportsnet)
LYLE RICHARDSON: Issues will carry over into next season (Foxsports)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Let's get Pat Burns into the Hockey Hall of Fame! (ESPN)
KEVIN ALLEN: Blue-line blueprint: The most intriguing free-agent defensemen (USA Today)
LANCE HORNBY: Leafs will mine for diamonds (Toronto Sun)
STEPHEN HARRIS: More potential for B’s in draft than postseason (Boston Herald)
PHIL SHERIDAN: For Flyers, a chance to make up for failings (Philadelphia Inquirer)
RON COOK: Let's raise the Cup to Mellon (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
GEORGE JOHNSON: One Sutter deserves a second chance (Calgary Herald)
PAT HICKEY: 'We can still do it ourselves': Gorges (Montreal Gazette)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Saturday night's all right for Alfie (Ottawa Sun)
PAT HICKEY: Canadiens' best wishes with Burns (Montreal Gazette)
TIM COWLISHAW: Mike Modano steals the show in likely farewell to Dallas (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: Busted up, but not broken (Boston Globe)Subscriber site
STEVE SIMMONS: Burke not worried about payroll, salary cap (Toronto Sun)
ERIC FRANCIS: Jokinen deal started downhill slide (Calgary Sun)
KEVIN GORMAN: Something missing from Mellon (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
ALLEN PANZARI: Pleased to make a point (Ottawa Citizen)
SAM DONNELLON: For Flyers, worrying is a healthy alternative (Philadelphia Daily News)
DAN O'NEILL: Blues still moving forward (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Kings let one slip away late against Coyotes (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
STEVE BUFFERY: Beezer's NHL Euro fantasies (Toronto Sun)

04/08/10

RYAN DIXON: Preds' playoff, B's bright future and where'll Schneider go? (The Hockey News)
KEN CAMPBELL: Time for Flames to consider moving Iginla (The Hockey News)
RYAN KENNEDY: An objective look at the playoff favorites (The Hockey News)
BOB McKENZIE: Examining the logic behind Central Scouting rankings (TSN)
MICHAEL FARBER: Best and worst of painful season (Si.com)
WES GOLDSTEIN: Clearer under Clouston, regrouped Sens streak to playoffs (CBS Sportsline)
MARK SPECTOR: Done like Darryl (Sportsnet)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Rookie goalies on course for Stanley Cup playoffs debut (The Sporting News)
MIKE BROPHY: Feel the heat (Sportsnet)
PIERRE LEBRUN: They're back! The second annual LeBrownie Awards! (ESPN)
KEVIN ALLEN: Questions and answers heading into the NHL playoffs (Toronto Sun)
ERIC DUHATSCHEK: Dumping Sutter won’t solve the Flames’ problems (Globe & Mail)
MATTHEW SEKERES: Canucks' battle of the bulge (Globe & Mail)
LANCE HORNBY: Leafs fold early (Toronto Sun)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Kings see a net gain, and some net loss, in victory (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
RANDY SPORTAK: Iggy deal would spell disaster (Calgary Sun)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Are the Canucks a defence-first squad that makes defence second? (Vancouver Sun)
RICK BELL: Reality check (Calgary Sun)
MICHAEL ROSENBERG: Playoff-bound, sure, but does the opponent matter? (Detroit Free Press)
CHRIS STEVENSON: Calder winner a tough choice (Ottawa Sun)
SCOTT CRUICKSHANK: Time for GM to take own advice on youth movement (Calgary Herald)
PAT HICEY: Boucher punches ticket to big leagues (Montreal Gazette)
ED WILLES: Playoff patsies tedious (Vancouver Province)
CHRIS VIVLAMORE: Several reasons why the Thrashers fell short (Atlanta Journal Constitution)Subscriber site
LUKE DeCOCK: Finally, fans get reward (Raleigh News & Observer)Subscriber site
DAN BARNES: Misspent youth may hurt Oilers (Edmonton Journal)
GEORGE JOHNSON: GM Darryl Sutter on hot seat for Flames' failure (Calgary Herald)
TONY GALLAGHER: Bowman's insight a la stream of consciousness (Vancouver Province)
JOE STARKEY: Mellon Arena memoir (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
JAY GREENBERG: Blueshirts' fate is in Lundqvist's hands (New York Post)
DAVE STUBBS: Steamy beer ad gaining cult status (Montreal Gazette)
CAM COLE: Former Canuck left holding the bag for Els (Vancouver Sun)
GEORGE JOHNSON: Iggy needs a change to rekindle his love for the game (Calgary Herald)
MAC ENGEL: Mike Modano deserves more than quiet exit (Fort Worth Star Telegram)Subscriber site
TOM POWERS: Former North Star Mike Modano to feel the love from Minnesotans one last time (St. Paul Pioneer Press)Subscriber site
ERIC FRANCIS: In the firing line (Calgary Sun)
CHRIS McCOSKY: After missing playoffs, Calgary feels the heat (Detroit News)

04/07/10

RORY BOYLEN: Is this Vancouver's year? (The Hockey News)
JOHN GRIGG: Atlanta can't make Kovy's return peachy (The Hockey News)
JOHN BUCCIGROSS: My case for Detroit ... 10 years' worth (ESPN)
TIM SASSONE: Keith remains top choice for Norris (Chicago Daily Herald)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Playoff stage awaits Ilya Kovalchuk (ESPN)
MARK SPECTOR: The burning question (Sportsnet)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Referee Bill McCreary not leaving NHL just yet (ESPN)
DAVID SHOALTS: Leafs hoping to put history behind them (Globe & Mail)
BRUCE ARTHUR: Waiting game is only one left for Leafs to play (National Post)
ROB LONGLEY: Lacklustre Leafs lose (Toronto Sun)
ALLEN PANZARI: Alfie happy at 1,000 (Ottawa Citizen)
TIM SASSONE: Keith remains top choice for Norris (Chicago Daily Herald)
ERIC FRANCIS: Let autopsy begin (Calgary Sun)
ED WILLES: The cheesecloth paranoia (Vancouver Province)
PAT HICKEY: Isles' Biron good man for Habs (Montreal Gazette)
MIKE WISE: Alex Ovechkin vs. Sidney Crosby is no contest until they've both become winners (Washington Post)Subscriber site
BUCKY GLEASON: No giddiness for Sabres or the fans (Buffalo News)
GENE COLLIER: Penguins still searching for the 'on' switch (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Canucks risk standing still, as others sprint into playoffs (Vancouver Sun)
GEORGE JOHNSON: Sutter's blueprint has failed (Calgary Herald)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Rush not on yet for Senators playoff tickets (Ottawa Citizen)
PAT HICKEY: 'We let the game slip away,' Martin says (Montreal Gazette)
TONY GALLAGHER: The groping, grovelling goalie needs help (Vancouver Province)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Kings see a net gain, and some net loss, in victory (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
LANCE HORNBY: Jonas the choice for Masterson (Toronto Sun)
DAMIEN COX: No clear favourite for Stanley Cup (Toronto Star)

04/06/10

KEN CAMPBELL: Olympic participation slowing end of NHL season (The Hockey News)
ADAM PROTEAU: Inconsistent management blows Lightning off course (The Hockey News)
RAY FERRARO: The NHL's contenders and pretenders? (TSN)
E.J. HRADEK: Ten defensemen to count on (ESPN)
DARREN ELIOT: Elite teams scrambling to fix potentially fatal playoff flaws (Si.com)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Let's debate! Calder, Habs' net, West race (ESPN)
MIKE BROPHY: Race for the Rocket (Sportsnet)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Why you can't ignore second-half numbers (ESPN)
JEFF Z. KLEIN: Rangers Are Playing Their Best, but Time Is Running Out (Miami Herald)Subscriber site
JUSTIN BOURNE: Coyotes' reward for strong season could be a date with the Red Wings (USA Today)
DAVE STUBBS: Halak spreads praise after NHL honours Habs goalie (Montreal Gazette)
TERRY JONES: Penner comes full circle (Edmonton Sun)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Chiefs follow the script (Toronto Sun)
ROB LONGLEY: Kaberle's good-bye? (Toronto Sun)
CHRIS McCOSKY: Wings thinking about their performance, not playoff foe (Detroit News)
IAIN MacINTYRE: With Ehrhoff out, Canucks have a major headache on their blue-line (Vancouver Sun)
JOHN MacKINNON: Spitfires shoot down Whalers (Edmonton Journal)
PAT HICKEY: Criticism of parole board for James pardon is misdirected (Montreal Gazette)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Phoenix Coyotes escape extinction (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Race to the Rocket Richard trophy (Toronto Sun)
DAMIEN COX: Battered in the crease, Flyers still alive (Toronto Star)

04/05/10

EDWARD FRASER: If Bouwmeester plays, does anyone notice? (The Hockey News)
ROB LONGLEY: Beastly battle brews in hockey's East (Toronto Sun)
ERIC FRANCIS: Flames prospect panning out (Calgary Sun)
ED WILLES: Picks for NHL prizes (Vancouver Province)
JACK TODD: Halak finally earns some much-deserved respect (Montreal Gazette)
LANCE HORNBY: Leafs find 'special' balance (Toronto Sun)

04/04/10

EDWARD FRASER: Five biggest surprises of ’09-10 (The Hockey News)
LANCE HORNBY: Double whammy for Leafs (Toronto Sun)
CHRIS McCOSKY: Brilliance of Wings' Pavel Datsyuk shouldn't be taken for granted (Detroit News)
DAMIEN CRISTODERO: Tampa Bay Lightning can't help but think of draft position (St. Petersburg Times)
MICHAEL RUSSO: So, you wanna be a GM? (Minnesota Star-Tribune)Subscriber site
DAVID CLIMER: Expect Nashville Predators to perform better in playoffs (The Tennessean)
CHUCK GORMLEY: Flyers heading for epic collapse (Philadelphia Inquirer)
RANDY YOUNGMAN: Selanne: Ducks too good to stay home (Orange County Register)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Ducks rally for 2-1 shootout victory over Kings (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
TERRY FREI: Five months later, savor playoff push (Denver Post)
LARRY BROOKS: Rangers had done deal for Stamkos (New York Post)
ARTHUR STAPLE: What to do with Rick DiPietro? (New York Newsday)Subscriber site
GEORGE JOHNSON: Classic Kiprusoff (Calgary Herald)
TONY GALLAGHER: Enjoying roller coaster (Vancouver Province)
RON COOK: Malkin puts on quite a show in his return (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
SAM CARCHIDI: A Net Disadvantage (Philadelphia Daily News)
STEVE CONROY: Hardware shopping? (Boston Herald)
ALLEN PANZERI: Isles beat up on sluggish Sens (Ottawa Citizen)
PAOLA BOIVIN: Phoenix Coyotes regain fighting spirit (Arizona Republic)
ERIC ERLENDSSON: Return to Norfolk shows coaching move was error (Tampa Tribune)
DAMIEN COX: Leafs still not ready to compete (Toronto Star)
STEVE SIMMONS: Burns belongs in Hall of Fame (Toronto Sun)

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