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- TOM THOMPSON: Comparing the 2011 Canucks to the 1989 Stanley Cup champion Flames (The Hockey News)
- MARK SPECTOR: Shedding the label (Sportsnet)
- BOB McKENZIE: It was gut-check time for the Bruins (TSN)
- MIKE BROPHY: Tampa transformation (Sportsnet)
- STU HACKEL: Seven is heaven for hockey fans (Si.com)
- CRAIG CUSTANCE: Not just Lightning in a bottle (The Sporting News)
- DARREN ELIOT: Lightning thrive on secret formula to dismantle Penguins in Game 7 (Si.com)
- SCOTT MORRISON: Playing the fool's game (CBC)
- DANA WAKIJI: Datsyuk finalist for Selke Trophy (Foxsports)
- TIM WHARNSBY: Second-round storylines and predictions (CBC)
- JOHN MANASSO: Fisher to the rescue for Predators (Foxsports)
- TIM WHARNSBY: Vigneault, the son of a pathologist, gives Canucks life (CBC)
- ROY MacGREGOR: Mike Fisher is a player from a bygone era (Globe & Mail)
- GARY MASON: Luongo rises from the goalie graveyard (Globe & Mail)
- KEVIN ALLEN: Canucks soar on paper, but Predators will prevail on ice (USA Today)
- BRUCE ARTHUR: Bruins exorcise ghosts in win vs. Montreal (National Post)
- KEVIN ALLEN: Kings' Jack Johnson shows passion by joining Team USA (USA Today)
- BRUCE ARTHUR: One bounce can make all the difference (National Post)
- TONY GALLAGHER: Winning a first-round series spells success for Nashville, but Preds want more (Vancouver Province)
- MIKE ZEISBERGER: Villainous Pronger gives Flyers swagger (Toronto Sun)
- DREW SHARP: Time for Jimmy Howard to step up again (Detroit Free Press)
- GENE COLLIER: Game 7 home ice meaningless (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
- IAIN MacINTYRE: Blackhawks have momentum, confidence ... and they're still Stanley Cup champs (Vancouver Sun)
- KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: Long time coming (Boston Globe)Subscriber site
- HELENE ELLIOTT: Kings see reasons, but need answers (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
- DAVE STUBBS: Loss hurts, but 'we can be proud,' Price says (Montreal Gazette)
- TRACEE HAMILTON: Caps need to be rested, not rusty (Washington Post)Subscriber site
- ED WILLES: Vigneault's redemption a work in progress (Vancouver Province)
- CHRIS STEVENSON: Price: I thought we deserved better (Ottawa Sun)
- DAN SHAUGHNESSY: Game 7 joy for Bruins (Boston Globe)Subscriber site
- JOHN ROMANO: So many parts to this long comeback for the Tampa Bay Lightning (St. Petersburg Times)
- IAIN MacINTYRE: Luongo survived on character, fortitude (Vancouver Sun)
- JACK TODD: Bruins showed they were the better team (Montreal Gazette)
- DAN BARNES: Few needs for Team Canada (Edmonton Journal)
- BUCKY GLEASON: Top seeds in the West should survive (Buffalo News)
- ED WILLES: Predators not to be taken lightly, but the call is Canucks in seven (Vancouver Province)
- JOHN NIYO: New NHL appears to produce far less elite goalies in playoffs (Detroit News)
- WAYNE SCANLAN: How can NHL possibly top it? (Ottawa Citizen)
- BARRY ROZNER: A tip of the hat to Canucks fans (Chicago Daily Herald)
- STEPHEN HARRIS: Bruins never make it easy (Boston Herald)
- JOE STARKEY: Where was Kovy? (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
- DAMIEN COX: Canada's hopes now rest with the Canucks (Toronto Star)
- PAT HICKEY: Canadiens need more size, scoring (Montreal Gazette)
- GREG KRUPA: Red Wings have to keep up pressure against Sharks (Detroit News)
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- GREG COUCH: Chicago's championship confidence (The Sporting News)
- BOB McKENZIE: Blackhawks' Crawford the goalie story of the night (TSN)
- MARK SPECTOR: Shell shocked (Sportsnet)
- JAMES FINK: Ex-Sabres' speech sparks Flyers (The Sporting News)
- DARREN ELIOT: Hawks' soap opera-like Game 6 win truly a playoff battle for the ages (Si.com)
- PIERRE LeBRUN: Flyers earn win despite juggling goalies (ESPN)
- JOHN MANASSO: Predators making new Easter memories (Foxsports)
- PIERRE LeBRUN: Patience finally pays off for Predators (ESPN)
- A.J. PEREZ: Luongo goes from Vezina finalist to benchwarmer (CBS Sportsline)
- DAVID SHOALTS: Pens, Fleury just can't wait to get on the road again (Globe & Mail)
- BRUCE DOWBIGGIN: NHL playoffs could have their own madness next year (Globe & Mail)
- SEAN GORDON: Habs' turn to deal with stress (Globe & Mail)
- JEFF Z. KLEIN: Rangers Assess a Season to Grow On (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
- KEVIN ALLEN: U.S. prospect Tyler Biggs continues to fascinate scouts (USA Today)
- GEORGE SIPPLE: Wings turn in most impressive first round in West (Detroit Free Press)
- LARRY BROOKS: Plenty of salary concerns for Rangers (New York Post)
- JOE BIDDLE: Fans, staff see payoff from years of support (The Tennessean)
- BARRY ROZNER: Hawks may have Canucks by throat (Chicago Daily Herald)
- RICH HOFMANN: Boucher back in Flyers' net roulette (Philadelphia Daily News)
- JACK TODD: Subban comes of age vs. Bruins (Montreal Gazette)
- STEVE BUCKLEY: Michael Ryder saves best for spring (Boston Herald)
- IAIN MacINTYRE: Canucks, with more to fear than fear itself, wrap their heads around Game 7 (Vancouver Sun)
- TIM KAWAKAMI: High and lows are just part of who San Jose Sharks are (San Jose Mercury News)Subscriber site
- KEVIN GORMAN: Pens need super Staal (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
- GARY SHELTON: Is Tampa Bay Lightning inside head of Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Marc-Andre Fleury? (St. Petersburg Times)
- MARK POTASH: Canucks goalie swap didn't matter (Chicago Sun Times)
- CAM COLE: Canucks' goalie gamble doesn't pay of (Vancouver Sun)
- BUCKY GLEASON: Two-goal leads wiped out two times (Buffalo News)
- STEVE ROSENBLOOM: Hawks say, 'Thank you sir, may I have another shot at Luongo?' (Chicago Tribune)
- DAVE STUBBS: Bruins pest thumbs nose at Pacioretty tweet (Montreal Gazette)
- MIKE WISE: The pupil learns his lessons well (Washington Post)Subscriber site
- MIKE LUPICA: Garden, James Dolan will up ticket prices for Knicks, Rangers who can't escape 1st round of playoffs (New York Daily News)
- ED WILLES: One chapter left in book that's been painful to read (Vancouver Province)
- MARTIN FENNELLY: Gagne the Lightning's Man for the Moment (Tampa Tribune)
- RON COOK: Forget about there being no place like home (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
- DON BRENNAN: Kesler's prediction falls short (Ottawa Sun)
- BOB DUFF: Bertuzzi rekindles old fire (Windsor Star)
- MIKE IMREM: Hawks get it done their way (Chicago Daily Herald)
- STEPHEN HARRIS: Hard to stomach dull Habs (Boston Herald)
- PHIL SHERIDAN: Flyers stay alive with wild win (Philadelphia Inquirer)
- RED FISHER: Panthers general manager Tallon earns assist for sending Horton to Bruins (Montreal Gazette)
- JERRY SULLIVAN: Flyers' Briere gives lessons in leadership (Buffalo News)
- DAVID HAUGH: Smith's OT goal the sweetest surprise (Chicago Tribune)
- HELENE ELLIOTT: Kings' Richardson-Simmonds-Clifford line has game; all it needs is a name (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
- PHIL MUSHNICK: NBC guilty of putting hockey viewers on ice (New York Post)
- JOE COWLEY: If Canucks weren't spooked before, Game 6 likely did trick (Chicago Sun Times)
- DAVID CLIMER: Celebrate Preds' first playoff series win (The Tennessean)
- SAM DONNELLON: Sabres serving whine, not champagne (Philadelphia Daily News)
- MIKE ZEISBERGER: Capitals riding high (Toronto Sun)
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