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- RYAN KENNEDY: Oilers must trade down for 'D' in NHL draft (The Hockey News)
- BOB McKENZIE: Flyers live up to reputation as comeback kid (TSN)
- SEAN GENTILLE: Flyers beat Penguins, Bryzgalov beats bears in Game 1 (The Sporting News)
- CRAIG MORGAN: Whaler roots run deep for Tippett, Quenneville (Foxsports)
- MICHAEL FARBER: Pens can't bear to digest stunning series-opening setback to Flyers (Si.com)
- DANA WAKIJI: Wings lose playoff opener in Nashville (Foxsports)
- CRAIG CUSTANCE: Will Shea Weber be suspended? (ESPN)
- JOHN ROSEN: Penner able to contribute when it matters most (Foxsports)
- CRAIG CUSTANCE: Preds' Rinne proves he isn't human (ESPN)
- JOHN MANASSO: Preds survive Game 1 but future is unclear (Foxsports)
- SCOTT BURNSIDE: Danny Briere steps it up (ESPN)
- ADAM GRETZ: Patrice Bergeron might be Boston's most important player (CBS Sportsline)
- TIM WHARNSBY: Canucks have identity crisis (CBC)
- ADAM GRETZ: The Penguins stopped playing their game during loss (CBS Sportsline)
- ELLIOTTE FRIEDMAN: Malkin easy choice for Hart + 30 Thoughts (CBC)
- ROY MacGREGOR: Bettman vows officiating and discipline standards will not slacken as playoffs progress (Globe & Mail)
- BRUCE ARTHUR: Flyers storm back to beat Penguins in OT (National Post)
- KEVIN ALLEN: Tough choice, but Chara gets Norris vote (USA Today)
- IAIN MacINTYRE: Vancouver Canucks' discipline, special teams just part of problem (Vancouver Sun)
- MICHAEL ARACE: Lottery loss evidence of Jackets' bad luck (Columbus Dispatch)
- HELENE ELLIOTT: Kings' chances at success start and stop with goalie Jonathan Quick (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
- DREW SHARP: Nashville's playoff chances might be on borrowed time (Detroit Free Press)
- WAYNE SCANLAN: 'I think we have a chance,' Murray says (Ottawa Citizen)
- TONY GALLAGHER: Time for the optimists to take a night off (Vancouver Province)
- BERNIE MIKLASZ: Are Blues too green to advance? (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
- RICK GOSSELIN: Stars' Gulutzan failed by not utilizing Benn enough on power play (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
- MICHAEL ROSENBERG: Wings need a healthy Helm for playoff journey (Detroit Free Press)
- DAVE D'ALESSANDRO: For Peter DeBoer, a career in law was simply too dull (Newark Star Ledger)
- TIM SASSONE: Sassone: Hawks should win round 1, but Rangers will take the Cup (Chicago Daily Herald)Subscriber site
- STEPHEN HARRIS: Bruins look to beat odds (Boston Herald)
- TARIK EL-BASHIR: CapitalsÕ Alex Ovechkin can make amends after difficult season (Washington Post)Subscriber site
- CAM COLE: Canucks might disagree on whether Father (Sedin) knows best on Daniel's health (Vancouver Sun)
- JOHN MacKINNON: Playoff berth next step in Oilers rebuilding plan (Edmonton Journal)
- DON BRENNAN: Michalek, Cowen must step up (Ottawa Sun)
- PHIL SHERIDAN: Rough start makes win sweeter (Philadelphia Inquirer)
- DAVID HAUGH: Kane's newest move, maturity (Chicago Tribune)
- JOE STARKEY: Pens undone by power play (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
- DAVID CLIMER: Even fans feel the hurt in Preds-Wings series (The Tennessean)
- MIKE WISE: Capitals have a new attitude going into the NHL playoffs (Washington Post)Subscriber site
- TERRY JONES: Oilers' GM unapologetic (Edmonton Sun)
- ED WILLES: No discipline or intelligence (Vancouver Province)
- MARK PURDY: Low expectations might bode well for Sharks (San Jose Mercury News)Subscriber site
- BARRY ROZNER: Hawks must be smart, patient to advance (Chicago Daily Herald)Subscriber site
- GEORGE JOHNSON: Desert Dogs' underdog quietly having his day (Calgary Herald)
- KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: Series will be physical (Boston Globe)Subscriber site
- CHRIS STEVENSON: Pens-Flyers deliver in opener (Ottawa Sun)
- JOHN NIYO: So much for looser Red Wings pressuring Predators (Detroit News)
- GENE COLLIER: Flyers at home in Consol (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
- RICH HOFMANN: Briere's time to shine (Philadelphia Daily News)
- BRUCE GARRIOCH: Sens must solve Lundqvist (Ottawa Sun)
- TERRY KOSHAN: Hey Leafs! Where's the beef? (Toronto Sun)
- HELELE ELLIOTT: Inspired Kings bounce Canucks, 4-2, in playoff opener (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
- CHRIS STEVENSON: Crosby kicks it into gear (Ottawa Sun)
- DREW SHARP: Wings win special teams, but Rinne wins Game 1 (Detroit Free Press)
- LUKE DeCOCK: Canes have mixed feelings about World Championships (Raleigh News & Observer)Subscriber site
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- KEN CAMPBELL: Edmonton Oilers one step closer to contending (The Hockey News)
- RORY BOYLEN: Perseverance, not referees, win playoff games (The Hockey News)
- MIKE BROPHY: Confident in the core (Sportsnet)
- PIERRE LeBRUN: Babcock book leaves no doubts (ESPN)
- MICHAEL GRANGE: Burke slowly losing power (Sportsnet)
- RICHARD DIETSCH: NBC's full NHL playoff coverage (Si.com)
- JESSE SPECTOR: 2012 Stanley Cup playoffs: Western Conference preview (The Sporting News)
- SCOTT BURNSIDE: Crosby is one motivated Penguin (ESPN)
- STU COWAN: First round keys: Eastern Conference (Si.com)
- SCOTT BURNSIDE: Five excuses we'll hear (ESPN)
- JOHN MANASSO: Preds not backing down from Red Wings (Foxsports)
- SCOTT BURNSIDE: Five unlikely heroes (ESPN)
- ANDREW ASTLEFORD: Blues need big defense in front of star goalies (Foxsports)
- SCOTT BURNSIDE: Five players under most pressure (ESPN)
- A.J. PEREZ: Crosby 'appreciates' playoff return (Foxsports)
- SCOTT BURNSIDE: Five goalies on the hot seat (ESPN)
- JON ROSEN: NHL playoffs: First-round East preview (Foxsports)
- CRAIG CUSTANCE: Making my 2011-12 awards picks (ESPN)
- BRIAN STUBITS: Been there, done that: Brad Richards looks to win Cup again, now in NYC (CBC)
- DAVID SHOALTS: Lack of success hasn't changed BurkeÕs view (Globe & Mail)
- BRUCE ARTHUR: NHL playoffs have become more of a lottery than ever (National Post)
- MICHAEL TRAIKOS: Leafs can only be patient with Brian Burke for so long (National Post)
- KEVIN ALLEN: Western Conference playoff preview (USA Today)
- KEVIN ALLEN: Eastern Conference playoff preview (USA Today)
- MIKE HEIKA: Morrow wants to return to playoffs, but is his body willing? (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
- BRUCE GARRIOCH: Sens owner says first round 'ours to win' (Ottawa Sun)
- KEVIN CALLAHAN: Flyers vs. Penguins: Philly's best rivalry (South Jersey Courier-Post)
- GENE COLLIER: Penguins biggest challenge might be controlling things they can control (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
- MICHAEL ROSENBERG: Wings need a healthy Helm for playoff journey (Detroit Free Press)
- TERRY JONES: Oilers have a ball (Edmonton Sun)
- Tough times for Oil, Renney (Edmonton Journal)
- JASON YORK: Sens' defence could make difference (Ottawa Sun)
- ERIC FRANCIS: Flames' direction needs to change (Calgary Sun)
- IAIN MacINTYRE: Canucks are deeper and tougher but not 100 per cent (Vancouver Sun)
- DAN BICKLEY: Persistent Doan sentimental favorite (Arizona Republic)
- PAT HICKEY: Big centre should be on Habs' list (Montreal Gazette)
- DON BRENNAN: Karlsson will be marked man (Ottawa Sun)
- JOE AQUILAR: Blackhawks Roadwatch a repeat success (Chicago Daily Herald)Subscriber site
- STEVE SIMMONS: Burke sounds like a broken record (Toronto Sun)
- KEN WIEBE: Pavelec, Kane top grades in Jets season (Winnipeg Sun)
- TONY GALLAGHER: For Canucks' Lapierre, NHL playoffs mean nap time's over (Vancouver Province)
- WAYNE SCANLAN: Case for the Defence: Rangers, Senators Study in Contrast (Ottawa Citizen)
- HELENE ELLIOTT: Kings' chances at success start and stop with goalie Jonathan Quick (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
- TERRY FOSTER: Wings' talent not enough to alter poor odds (Detroit News)
- DAVID CLIMER: Predators are uneasy in role of playoff favorite (The Tennessean
- ED WILLES: Canucks close ranks on Daniel Sedin's condition (Vancouver Province)
- LARRY BROOKS: Rangers will win Cup (New York Post)
- CHRIS STEVENSON: Crosby at heart of Pennsylvania Cold War (Ottawa Sun)
- STEVE BUFFERY: Earth to Burke: You've little to trade (Toronto Sun)
- DAVE FESCHUK: Penguins-Flyers 'Cold War' should be a hot one (Toronto Star)
- DAVE STUBBS: Bruised, battered Gorges preaches patience (Montreal Gazette)
- CAM COLE: Take Pittsburgh over St. Louis for Stanley Cup (Vancouver Sun)
- DON BRENNAN: Bingo boys grow up (Ottawa Sun)
- PAUL FRIESEN: Real test for Jets GM comes now (Winnipeg Sun)
- CATHAL KELLY: Next year's Maple Leafs apology, in advance (Toronto Star)
- LARRY BROOKS: Rangers goalie ready for long playoff run (New York Post)
- ED WILLES: Rangers and Bruins look set, as do Devils, NHL-best Pens (Vancouver Province)
- BRUCE GARRIOCH: Sens give Zibanejad a long look-see (Ottawa Sun)
- MIKE ZIESBERGER: Can Burke pull goalie out of his hat? (Toronto Sun)
- DEJAN KOVACEVIC: Say it: Penguins will win Cup (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
- TONY GALLAGHER: Canucks in tough against Kings (Vancouver Province)
- HELENE ST. JAMES: Red Wings trying to navigate past Nashville -- a familiar foe with a brand-new look (Detroit Free Press)
- ROSIE DiMANNO: Maple LeafsÕ off-season shopping list: Muscle, menace and goaltending (Toronto Star)
- SAM DONNELLON: Flyers' Jagr deftly deflects questions about Pittsburgh (Philadelphia Daily News)
- ED WILLES: D. Sedin? The truth is out there, but where? (Vancouver Province)
- MIKE HEIKA: Stars fans should hold onto their frustration for a while, and so should the players (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
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