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- RYAN DIXON: Buffalo's Vanek attack bad news for Bruins (The Hockey News)
- KEN CAMPBELL: Sedins, Swedes put on display in Canucks-Kings Game 1 (The Hockey News)
- BOB McKENZIE: Gomez steps up for Canadiens in Game 1 (TSN)
- EDWARD FRASER: Five things the Canadiens must do to keep beating the Capitals (The Hockey News)
- BRIAN DUFF: Is this the year? (The Hockey News)
- JIM KELLEY: Sabres-Bruins goalie duel will be battle of little things; more notes (Si.com)
- ADAM PROTEAU: What should, could and will happen in Round 1 (The Hockey News)
- DARREN DREGOR: Canada targets younger group for World Championship (TSN)
- MARK SPECTOR: A scripted victory for Canucks (Sportsnet)
- ALLAN MUIR: Capitals not playing like top seed (Si.com)
- MARK SPECTOR: The ring's the thing (Sportsnet)
- PIERRE LeBRUN: Miller's play saves Sabres in Game 1 (ESPN)
- JIM KELLEY: Office space (Sportsnet)
- SCOTT BURNSIDE: Habs stars, not Caps, come to play (ESPN)
- ERIC DUHATCHEK: Calm, cool, quirky in the desert (Globe & Mail)
- ROY MacGREGOR: Penguins vow to up ‘hatred level' against Senators (Globe & Mail)
- KEVIN ALLEN: Sparse crop of free-agent forwards could spur teams to go trade route (USA Today)
- DAMIEN COX: Canadiens stun Capitals in overtime (Toronto Star)
- JERRY SULLIVAN: Chara plays villain role to the hilt for Bruins (Buffalo News)
- DAN BARNES: Worlds will be Eberle's oyster (Edmonton Journal)
- TONY GALLAGHER: Canucks must step up physical play (Vancouver Province)
- RICK MORRISSEY: Blackhawks a 'year older, year wiser' in playoffs (Chicago Sun Times)
- MARK PUDY: New San Jose Sharks team looks more like a rerun (San Jose Mercury News)Subscriber site
- KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: Their recipe could use a little jam (Boston Globe)Subscriber site
- PAT HICKEY: 'We gave Ovechkin no space,' Halak says (Montreal Gazette)
- CHRIS STEVENSON: Habs stun league-leading Caps (Ottawa Sun)
- ED WILLES: Should've ended sooner (Vancouver Province)
- DAVID HAUGH: Hawks, Bulls each come with playoff expectations (Chicago Tribune)
- PAT HICKEY: Caps' fans flood city with red (Montreal Gazette)
- TERRY JONES: Canucks need overtime to beat Kings (Edmonton Sun)
- MICHAEL ROSENBERG: Game 1 loss to Coyotes isn't weighing on Red Wings (Detroit Free Press)
- DAVID CLIMER: Write it down, Preds will win series (The Tennessean)
- MIKE WISE: No crisis, but cause for concern (Washington Post)Subscriber site
- BARRY ROZNER: West never more inviting for Hawks (Chicago Daily Herald)
- CAM COLE: Canucks refuse to let ‘anything happen,’ post deserved series-opening victory (Vancouver Sun)
- SAM DONNELLON: Flyers' Pronger making his presence felt on blue line (Philadelphia Daily News)
- BUCKY GLEASON: What's a little animosity between old friends? (Buffalo News)
- WAYNE SCANLAN: First Ben, now this (Ottawa Citizen)
- KEVIN GORMAN: Putting a finger on Pens' problems (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
- HELENE ELLIOTT: Kings lose playoff opener to Canucks, 3-2, in overtime (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
- CHRIS ZELKOVICH: Losing Maple Leafs big winners on television (Toronto Star)
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- ADAM PROTEAU: Coyotes, Avalanche late attacks lead to Game 1 upsets (The Hockey News)
- JOHN GRIGG: Special teams play big role in two early upsets by Senators, Flyers (The Hockey News)
- DARREN DREGOR: Glendale a step closer in keeping Coyotes in desert (TSN)
- RYAN KENNEDY: Atlanta coaching change necessary with new GM Rick Dudley in place (The Hockey News)
- DARREN DREGOR: NHL teams not looking for experienced coaches (TSN)
- SARAH KWAK: Boucher, Flyers enjoy fresh start (Si.com)
- MICHAEL FARBER: Coyotes centered in clipping Wings (Si.com)
- WES GOLDSTEIN: Atypical Coyotes victory typical of their surprising season (CBS Sportsline)
- CRAIG CUSTANCE: If Fleury doesn't forget, Pens could be in trouble (The Sporting News)
- MARK SPECTOR: Everyone's a critic (Sportsnet)
- JOHN BUCCIGROSS: West outlook and Hockey Hall debates (ESPN)
- MIKE BROPHY: Pardon the interruption (Sportsnet)
- PIERRE LeBRUN: Rick Dudley's keen eye for talent will help Thrashers (ESPN)
- DAVID SHOALTS: Burke’s next move? Shipping out Grabovski (Globe & Mail)
- JACQUES DEMERS: Intriguing postseason lies ahead; here's how the first round will go (USA Today)
- LANCE HORNBY: ‘Critical summer’ for Leafs (Toronto Sun)
- RICH HOFMANN: Flyers put their best foot forward in Game 1 (Philadelphia Daily News)
- JERRY CROW: Kings need a Quick fix for a long playoff run (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
- ED WILLES: The numbers don't lie on Canucks' superiority (Vancouver Province)
- PAT HICEY: Capitals frustrate Habs fans (Montreal Gazette)
- GENE COLLIER: Senators' Elliott unflappable in debut (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
- MIKE HEIKA: Inevitable change in ownership will make the Dallas Stars winners once more (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
- PHIL SHERIDAN: Flyers find chinks in Brodeur's armor (Philadelphia Inquirer)
- TONY GALLAGHER: Upstart Kings will play this series to win: Smyth (Vancouver Province)
- WAYNE SCANLAN: Senators lay down the law in Game 1 (Ottawa Citizen)
- MICHAEL ARACE: Dineen deserves shot to coach Blue Jackets (Columbus Dispatch)
- DAVE STUBBS: Postseason chirping in full flight (Montreal Gazette)
- KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: Opening series figures to be a grind (Boston Globe)Subscriber site
- CAM COLE: All hacked up on road to grail (Vancouver Sun)
- JOHN MacKINNON: Quick fix not solution for woeful franchise (Edmonton Journal)
- MARK KISZLA: Duchene shows no fear of Sharks, pressure (Denver Post)
- DAN BICKLEY: Coyotes keep finding a way to win (Arizona Republic)
- MIKE WISE: Caps face Canadiens, but can't help but think about larger goals (Washington Post)Subscriber site
- IAIN MacINTYRE: We're a great hockey nation, except in June (Vancouver Sun)
- DON BRENNAN: Sens have their hate on (Ottawa Sun)
- MARK PURDY: For Patrick Marleau, each series could be his last with San Jose Sharks (San Jose Mercury News)Subscriber site
- LARRY BROOKS: Championship aura missing at Rock (New York Post)
- JOE STARKEY: Fleury, Pens fail Game 1 test (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
- ROSIE DiMANNO: GM Brian Burke delivers State of the Union (Toronto Star)
- PETER McMARTIN: The greatness of Henrik Sedin (Vancouver Sun)
- ALLEN PANZARI: On the level: Sens win (Ottawa Citizen)
- SAM DONNELLON: For Flyers, best defense helps a good offense (Philadelphia Daily News)
- HELENE ELLIOTT: Kings’ Dean Lombardi sees remodeling project start to take shape (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
- ROB LONGLEY: Coyotes fans throwing snakes? (Toronto Sun)
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- RORY BOYLEN: Five playoff storylines worth watching (The Hockey News)
- ALLAN MUIR: Oilers will keep us in suspense over pick ... and that's a good thing (Si.com)
- DARREN DREGOR: NHL warns of stiff penalties for warmup incidents (TSN)
- DARREN ELIOT: My 2010 playoffs bracket (Si.com)
- MICHAEL FARBER: My 2010 playoffs bracket (Si.com)
- KOSTYA KENNEDY: My 2010 playoffs bracket (Si.com)
- BRIAN CAZENEUVE: My 2010 playoffs bracket (Si.com)
- WES GOLDSTEIN: 'Toothless' Sharks looking to bite into wide-open postseason (CBS Sportsline)
- CRAIG CUSTANCE: Eastern Conference preview: Boston-Buffalo top first-round matchup (The Sporting News)
- SCOTT BURNSIDE: Reinsdorf group not answer for Coyotes (ESPN)
- MARK SPECTOR: Trust issues (Sportsnet)
- JOHN BUCCIGROSS: Umbrellas, and Eastern Conference predictions (ESPN)
- LYLE RICHARDSON: Playoff preview: Who'll win East matchups? (Foxsports)
- PIERRE LeBRUN: Oilers and Bruins hit lottery jackpot (ESPN)
- GARY MASON: Sedins' journey to the top a long, hard one (Globe & Mail)
- ROY MacGREGOR: Golf can wait in Pittsburgh (Globe & Mail)
- KEVIN ALLEN: Sizing up the Western Conference: Underdogs could win three series (USA Today)
- DAVE STUBBS: Bench still beckons for CH castoff Jarvis (Montreal Gazette)
- WAYNE SCANLAN: Past Cup champions anything but invincible (Ottawa Citizen)
- DAN BARNES: Wake-up call heard? (Edmonton Journal)
- LANCE HORNBY: No. 2 pick to Bruins, that sucks (Toronto Sun)
- ED WILLES: Ryan Kesler: A school of hard knocks (Vancouver Province)
- IAIN MacINTYRE: With only one goal in mind (Vancouver Sun)
- PAT HICKEY: Playoff odds even out for Theodore (Montreal Gazette)
- PAOLA BOIVIN: Coyotes' Doan most deserving of postseason (Arizona Republic)
- IAIN MacINTYRE: Hear the one about the Finn on photo day? (Vancouver Sun)
- PHIL SHERIDAN: Playing desperate, Flyers could make a deep run (Philadelphia Inquirer)
- CHRIS STEVENSON: Montreal Canadiens: Great goaltending, or go golfing (Ottawa Sun)
- MIKE BOONE: Commentariat dissect les boys (Montreal Gazette)
- CAM COLE: Painful pursuit of happiness begins tonight (Vancouver Sun)
- MARK KISZLA: Don't discount Kroenke's charge (Denver Post)
- LARRY BROOKS: Redden's a weed in Torts' Garden (New York Post)
- ERIC FRANCIS: Flames in la-la land (Calgary Sun)
- IAIN MacINTYRE: Players insist this team's special, but is it better? (Vancouver Sun)
- PAT HICKEY: By the Numbers: Capitals in six games (Montreal Gazette)
- BOB WOJNOWSKI: Wings have real shot at the Cup (Detroit News)
- TIM SASSONE: 8 serious contenders to consider for cup (Chicago Daily Herald)
- TERRY JONES: Oilers land No. 1 pick (Edmonton Sun)
- DAMIEN CRISTODERO: Is Tampa Bay Lightning's St. Louis floating idea of a trade? (St. Petersburg Times)
- TONY GALLAGHER: Aquilini has built solid foundations (Vancouver Province)
- BRUCE GARRIOCH: Spezza will be pitted against Crosby (Ottawa Sun)
- RED FISHER: Fresh start for remade canadiens (Montreal Gazette)
- STEVE BUCKLEY: Short story: Bruins are back (Boston Herald)
- MARK PURDY: Fear not, San Jose Sharks fans (San Jose Mercury News)Subscriber site
- DAN BICKLEY: Seeking Stanley Cup, Holy Grail of trophies (Arizona Republic)
- TERRY FREI: Sharks look familiar to Hannan (Denver Post)
- TIM COWLISHAW: Marty Turco will find work but deserved a better send-off (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
- IAN MacDONALD: Houle answers Canadiens' call (Montreal Gazette)
- ED WILLES: Gillis knows how to the play the game (Vancouver Province)
- GENE COLLIER: Extra pressure falls on Penguins' Fleury -- no kiddin' (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
- WAYNE SCANLAN: It's not pretty, but it's effective (Ottawa Citizen)
- RICH HOFMANN: Flyers must beware of taking cheap penalties against Devils (Philadelphia Daily News)
- DAVE STUBBS: Les Boys Vs. New Kids on Playoff Block (Montreal Gazette)
- ARTHUR STAPLE: Tortorella will be, and should be, back with Rangers (New York Newsday)Subscriber site
- LUKE DeCOCK: Canes owner should be here (Raleigh News & Observer)Subscriber site
- MIKE BOONE: In parts of the Rock, around-the-clock worship of the Canadiens never flags (Montreal Gazette)
- STAN HOCHMAN: HBO documentary looks back on Flyers' Broad Street Bullies champions (Philadelphia Daily News)
- ROB LONGLEY: Coyotes focused on winning and it worked (Toronto Sun)
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