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OPINION
- JARED CLINTON: The Avalanche have the blueprint in place to give the Sharks all they can handle (The Hockey News)
- RYAN KENNEDY: Redemption song: Music played role in Lehner's off-ice recovery and on-ice resurgance (The Hockey News)
- IAIN MacINTYRE: Hurricanes’ Mrazek, Islanders’ Lehner brilliant in Game 1 goalie duel (Sportsnet)
- ERIC FRANCIS: Sharks find spark in Thornton line to beat Avalanche without Pavelski (Sportsnet)
- FRANK SERAVALLI: Marchand doing Marchand things again in Round 2 (TSN)
- GREG WYSHYNSKI: Hurricanes, Sharks get Game 1 wins (ESPN)
- DAVID SHOALTS: While Rogers and Canadian hockey fans cry in their beers, it’s parity on at NHL headquarters (Globe & Mail)Paywall to view
- CATHAL KELLY: Jake Gardiner does not deserve the abuse Leafs Nation heaped on him (Globe & Mail)Paywall to view
- MICHAEL ARACE: Blue Jackets want series to be a grind (Columbus Dispatch)
- LARRY BROOKS: Islanders need to raise their level or the hole only will get deeper (New York Post)
- LUKE DeCOCK: Weary Hurricanes ask Petr Mrazek to win one for them and he does (Raleigh News & Observer)
- SAM CARCIDI: 5-foot-7 Cole Caufield could make an NHL impact, maybe for Flyers (Philly.com)
- BRENDAN KELLY: Canadiens' stand-pat strategy sank their playoff hopes (Montreal Gazette)
- MIKE McINTYRE: If you ask me (and no one has), this is what the Winnipeg Jets should do (Winnipeg Free Press)
- MARK HERRMANN: Isles, fans can thrive anywhere (New York Newsday)
- JEFF GORDON: Blues' depth on offense was worth the wait (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
- DAMIEN COX: Babcock’s future, not Marner’s contract, should be the Leafs’ first priority (Toronto Star)
- PATRICK JOHNSTON: Ottawa on flood watch, but also watching DiPietro pour it on for 67's (Vancouver Province)
- RAY RATTO: Sharks’ third line, buoyed by Thornton, turns tide in Game 1 vs. Avs (San Jose Mercury News)
- KEN CAMPBELL: THe wide open field makes this the Boston Bruins' Stanley Cup to lose (The Hockey News)
- RYAN KENNEDY: The New York Islanders have a wonderful problem (The Hockey News)
- MARK SPECTOR: NHL playoff format not to blame for Round 1 surprises (Sportsnet)
- ERIC FRANCIS: Avalanche's MacKinnon looks to maintain playoff dominance in Round 2 (Sportsnet)
- FRANK SERAVALLI: Bobrovsky playing his way to Carey Price-level cash (TSN)
- ERIC ENGELS: Rusty Blue Jackets facing first true adversity of playoffs (Sportsnet)
- CHRIS JOHNSTON: Maple Leafs’ Babcock facing uncertain future for first time in career (Sportsnet)
- EMILY KAPLAN: Bruins, Blues strike first, two more series face off Friday (ESPN)
- DAVID SHOALTS: Nazem Kadri pleads he really didn’t mean to ruin the Maple Leafs’ playoff chances (Globe & Mail)Paywall to view
- ISABELLE KHURSHUDYAN: What free agent moves, trades will Capitals make to extend title window? (Washington Post)
- MIKE HARRINGTON: April Absurdity leaves a jumbled mass still chasing for the Cup (Buffalo News)
- LUKE DeCOCK: Mr. Game 7 strikes again for Hurricanes (Raleigh News & Observer)
- STEVE SIMMONS: The Summer of Dubas begins with no assurance coach Babcock returns (Toronto Sun)
- LARRY BROOKS: It's Islanders and Hurricanes' time now — whether you like it or not (New York Post)
- MARK HERRMANN: Isles-'Canes personifies year of underdog (New York Newsday)
- ROSIE DiMANNO: It’s too soon, and still too sore, for the Leafs but GM Kyle Dubas says ‘it starts with me’ (Toronto Star)
- LUKE DeCOCK: In a series, in a single game, a full season’s arc takes flight (Raleigh News & Observer)
- KEN WARREN: Eight remain, and most have endured a long wait for any NHL playoff success (Ottawa Citizen)
- BENJAMIN HOCHMAN: Tarasenko makes all the difference (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
- MICHAEL ARACE: Loss to Bruins a missed opportunity for Blue Jackets (Columbus Dispatch)
- BRUCE ARTHUR: Leafs GM Kyle Dubas will have to go from accountable to accountant as he tinkers with the roster (Toronto Star)
- DAN SHAUHGNESSY: On special night at Garden, no way Bruins would lose (Boston Globe)
- TOM KEEGAN: Tuukka Rask stays on fire in goal for Bruins (Boston Herald)
- KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: ‘Now you are home. Now you’re the hero.’ For Charlie Coyle, a night to remember (Boston Globe)
- KEN CAMPBELL: The officials didn't cause the Vegas Golden Knights to lose -- they did that all by themselves (The Hockey News)
- JARED CLINTON: Why the Golden Knights will be back with a vengeance next season (The Hockey News)
- ALEX PREWITT: First-Round Knockouts Turn Stanley Cup Playoffs Upside Down (SI.com)
- GREG WYSHNSKI: 'Bunch of Jerks' eliminate the champs (ESPN)
- DAVID SHOALTS: Once again, the Leafs were not the sum of their parts (Globe & Mail)Paywall to view
- MICHAEL TRAIKOS: Plenty of highlights, and some lowlights, in first round of playoffs (National Post)
- RON COOK: Mike Sullivan is the right man to keep leading Penguins (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
- MATT PORTER: Five things the Bruins must do to beat the Blue Jackets (Boston Globe)
- BENJAMIN HOCHMAN: Stars goalie Bishop will have a few fans here, too (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
- THOMAS BOSWELL: The Capitals always have last year, but this time around, the Stanley Cup won’t be theirs (Washington Post)
- DAVE FESCHUK: Now it’s up to GM Kyle Dubas to figure if all the Leafs’ pieces fit (Toronto Star)
- WES GILBERTSON: Rittich should be Flames’ starting goalie next season (Calgary Sun)
- ANDREW MAHONEY: What you need to know about the Columbus Blue Jackets (Boston Globe)
- THOM LOVERRO: Outcoached Capitals looked like a team missing Barry Trotz (Washington Times)
- JOE REXRODE: Judging the Predators, one by one, as they enter a critical offseason (The Tennessean)
- BENJAMIN HOCHMAN: Fabbri's long journey takes him back to where he made his name – a Blues playoff series vs. Dallas (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
- STEVE SIMMONS: Marner's poor playoff could cost him. Question is, how much? (Toronto Sun)
- MICHAEL ARACE: Different world awaits Blue Jackets in Boston (Columbus Dispatch)
- CHAD FINN: History may be lacking, but drama awaits with Bruins-Blue Jackets (Boston Globe)
- MARK HERRMANN: Isles' logo has history, pride and is one of a kind (New York Newsday)
- BRUCE ARTHUR: Leafs need to dig in with Mike Babcock and find some common ground (Toronto Star)
- LUKE DeCOCK: Hurricanes survive and advance with Game 7 double overtime win (Raleigh News & Observer)
- KEN CAMPBELL: Dear NHL: Please don't eve change a thing about the playoff format (The Hockey News)
- MATT LARKIN: This Predators team isn't good enough. It's time to break it up (The Hockey News)
- CHRIS JOHNSTON: Maple Leafs’ season comes crashing down in familiar fashion vs. Bruins (Sportsnet)
- ERIC FRANCIS: Flames’ Neal gets reality check; Gaudreau shrugs off playoff struggles (Sportsnet)
- EMILY KAPLAN: Leafs, Knights ousted, and another Game 7 on tap (ESPN)
- CATHAL KELLY: The Leafs have plenty of perspective, but with all their improvements, they still don’t have ‘it’ (Globe & Mail)Paywall to view
- THOMAS BOSWELL: The Capitals will make history in Game 7. It’s up to them to decide which kind. (Washington Post)
- RAY RATTO: “Their greatest moment ever.” (San Jose Mercury News)
- THOM LOVERRO: ‘Passionate’ Ovechkin still has time to make up for lost opportunities (Washington Times)
- KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: Just when the Bruins needed him the most, a fourth-liner’s dream came true (Boston Globe)
- STEVE SIMMONS: Plenty of questions ahead for Maple Leafs (Toronto Sun)
- LARRY BROOKS: Wait's almost over: Islanders about to learn second-round foe (New York Post)
- ED GRANEY: Golden Knights’ season ends with monumental collapse (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
- LUKE DeCOCK: As coach and captain, Brind’Amour and Williams inextricably linked in Canes’ success (Raleigh News & Observer)
- BARRY ROZNER: Playoffs reminder of where Chicago Blackhawks lacking (Chicago Daily Herald)
- STEVE CONROY: Tuukka Rask best player on ice in Bruins’ Game 7 win (Boston Herald)
- BRUCE ARTHUR: Bruce Arthur: It’s another chapter of Bean there, haven’t done that for Leafs in Boston (Toronto Star)
- ROB OLLER: Blue Jackets’ game-plan goal is primarily simplicity (Columbus Dispatch)
- NEIL GREENBERG: Hurricanes’ high-volume approach could drown out the Capitals in Game 7 (Washington Post)
- ANDREW BERKSHIRE: Wheeler, Scheifele key parts of Jets' problem — and solution (Winnipeg Free Press)
- NEIL BEST: Waiting is the hardest part for the Islanders (New York Newsday)
- JEFF GORDON: Like Blues, Stars emerged from a funk in January (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
- TIM COWLISHAW: Why Ben Bishop should give Stars the slightest of edges over Blues heading into second-round matchup (Dallas Morning News)
- TARA SULLIVAN: He was our best player.’ Tuukka Rask saved the Bruins in Game 7 (Boston Globe)
- STEVE SIMMONS: Leafs eliminate themselves in Game 7 (Toronto Sun)
- KEN WIEBE: Five key questions for the Jets (Winnipeg Sun)
- WES GILBERTSON: Flames’ Neal vows to be better after disappointing first season with Flames (Calgary Sun)
- KEN CAMPBELL: Will Ken Holland be a Red Wings for life? The next year will tell the tale (The Hockey News)
- JARED CLINTON: The Winnipeg Jets are in for the most fascinating off-season of any team (The Hockey News)
- RYAN KENNEDY: Tomas Hertl has become a lion for the San Jose Sharks (The Hockey News)
- MARK SPECTOR: Jets still looking to take next step as tough roster decisions loom (Sportsnet)
- GREG WYSHYNSKI: Predators eliminated, Caps and Canes will go 7 (ESPN)
- ERIC FRANCIS: Flames need to dissect playoff undoing after young core’s quiet series (Sportsnet)
- CHRIS JOHNSTON: Maple Leafs’ Gardiner has more riding than most on Game 7 vs. Bruins (Sportsnet)
- MICHAEL TRAIKOS: Leafs coach Mike Babcock feeling the heat entering Game 7 (National Post)
- KEVIN ALLEN: Once-berated Jamie Benn and Tyler Seguin lead Stars past Predators into second round (USA Today)
- STEVE CONROY: Plenty at stake in this Game 7 (Boston Herald)
- STEVE SIMMONS: Leafs and Bruins in Game 7 — these are the games that define careers (Toronto Sun)
- JOE REXRODE: Predators eliminated in epic game, but this failure was two seasons in the making (The Tennessean)
- PATRICK JOHNSTON: The odds favour the Canucks getting a good player at 10th overall (Vancouver Province)
- KEN WIEBE: Who stays, who goes for Jets? (Winnipeg Sun)
- TIM COWLISHAW: Thanks to 'incredible' hockey market, Stars-Predators becoming one of NHL's most popular Winter Classic matchups (Dallas Morning News)
- ROSIE DiMANNO: Marner and the Leafs are old enough to know better in Game 7 this time (Toronto Star)
- BARRY SVRLUGA: For the Capitals to survive Game 7, they will need a better version of Evgeny Kuznetsov (Washington Post)
- DAN SHAUGHNESSY: When you roll the 7s in the playoffs, you get unforgettable moments (Boston Globe)
- MIKE McINTYRE: Jets pack up early amid whispers of fractured locker room (Winnipeg Free Press)
- ED WILLES: Fast and heavy is getting the job done in NHL playoffs (Vancouver Province)
- DAVE FESCHUK: Stubborn Babcock passes on change with Leafs special teams falling short (Toronto Star)
- LUKE DeCOCK: Staal lights fuse on Game 6 celebration as Hurricanes surge to fight another day (Raleigh News & Observer)
- RAY RATTO: Sharks rediscover themselves, but is it too late? (San Jose Mercury News)
- ED GRANEY: Winning Game 7 in San Jose will take mentally tough Knights (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
- PAUL FRIESEN: Jets autopsy shows symptoms were there (Winnipeg Sun)
- KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: Maple Leafs enter Game 7 without history on their side (Boston Globe)
- BRUCE ARTHUR: Leafs know Game 7 impact might not be fair, but you get what you play for (Toronto Star)
- PATRICK REUSSE: For Boudreau and Wild, it's torture on the outside looking in (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
- ROB OLLER: Blue Jackets’ success unites us all (Columbus Dispatch)
- BRENDAN KELLY: A Canadiens-obsessed take on this year's NHL playoffs (Montreal Gazette)
- MARK HERRMANN: Why NHL playoffs are most unpredictable (New York Newsday)
- MATT LARKIN: Leafs. Bruins. Boston. Game 7. same old movie? or will Leafs finally write a new plot? (The Hockey News)
- CHRIS JOHNSTON: Maple Leafs miss chance to end 15-year drought as Bruins force Game 7 (Sportsnet)
- EMILY KAPLAN: Sharks, Bruins survive to force Game 7 (ESPN)
- CHRIS JOHNSTON: Maple Leafs miss chance to end 15-year drought as Bruins force Game 7 (Sportsnet)
- DAVID SHOALTS: Leafs can’t close the deal so it’s Game 7 in Boston once again (Globe & Mail)Paywall to view
- CATHAL KELLY: Years later, the Leafs are still scarred by past Game 7s (Globe & Mail)Paywall to view
- MICHAEL TRAIKOS: Bruins have psychological edge heading into Game 7 (National Post)
- ED GRANEY: Winning Game 7 in San Jose will take mentally tough Knights (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
- JACK TODD: The case for optimism with the Canadiens next season (Montreal Gazette)
- KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: Jake DeBrusk gets the inside scoop — and on the board (Boston Globe)
- ROSIE DiMANNO: Rosie DiManno: Morgan Rielly’s will doesn’t quite find a way in Leafs’ Game 6 setback (Toronto Star)
- RAY RATTO: Sharks cheat the Reaper, and here comes Game 7 (San Jose Mercury News)
- STEVE SIMMONS: Andersen was great in Game 6, the Leafs were not (Toronto Sun)
- RAY RATTO: Sharks rediscover themselves, but is it too late? (San Jose Mercury News)
- STEVE CONROY: Brad Marchand refuses to let Bruins season end (Boston Herald)
- BRUCE ARTHUR: Game 6 dud tees up another defining moment for Maple Leafs (Toronto Star)
- MIKE CHAMBERS: Cale Makar making seamless transition from NCAA to NHL, and impressing off the ice (Denver Post)
- THOM LOVERRO: Championship mettle now part of Capitals’ DNA (Washington Times)
- LUKE DeCOCK: Still a chance for Aho to turn this series around (Raleigh News & Observer)
- JOE REXRODE: Predators aren't coming back in this series unless the Stars help them do it (The Tennessean)
- BENJAMIN HOCHMAN: Defensive turnaround sparks Blues (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
- PAUL FRIESEN: Fans weigh in on Friesen and the Jets (Winnipeg Sun)
- LARRY BROOKS: Silence around Lehner's future is good sound for Islanders (New York Post)
- TIM BENZ: Are Penguins’ Mike Sullivan, Jim Rutherford really on same page? (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
- IAIN MacINTYRE: Jets go down without much fight as Blues move on to second round (Sportsnet)
- CHRIS JOHNSTON: Maple Leafs looking to spark memories of past glory with Game 6 win (Sportsnet)
- GREG WYSHYNSKI: The Schwartz was with St. Louis in elimination of Jets (ESPN)
- JOE REXODE: The end is near for the Nashville Predators as we know them (The Tennessean)
- BEN FREDERICKSON: 5 reasons the Blues' redemption story is still rolling (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
- LUKE DeCOCK: After getting pounded into boards, Hurricanes’ backs against the wall (Raleigh News & Observer)
- DAVE FESCHUK: So much has changed since Leafs’ last playoff series win — over Chara’s Senators (Toronto Star)
- KEN WIEBE: Jets eliminated by Blues (Winnipeg Sun)
- KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: ‘Be the best individual you can be’: Willie O’Ree documentary is a story of perseverance (Boston Globe)
- BARRY SVRLUGA: Understated as always, Nicklas Backstrom delivers for Capitals in Game 5 (Washington Post)
- STEVE SIMMONS: There is no making sense of goaltender interference in the NHL (Toronto Sun)
- MARK HERRMANN: Herrmann: Isles family has embraced Lehner (New York Newsday)
- LUKE DeCOCK: The rivalry that never was is finally born, as a playoff series turns nasty (Raleigh News & Observer)
- ED WILLES: Who would be perfect as Canucks' president? And why would he want job? (Vancouver Province)
- BENJAMIN HOCHMAN: In St. Louis, a town that reveres Game 6 heroics, Blues' Schwartz joins local lore (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
- LARRY BROOKS: Playoff embarrassment must be Lightning tipping point (New York Post)
- BRUCE ARTHUR: Closer role is a whole new ball game for Maple Leafs (Toronto Star)
- PAUL FRIESEN: Jets take giant step back (Winnipeg Sun)
- ED GRANEY: Tomas Hertl’s guarantee for Sharks wasn’t exactly Messier-esque (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
- ROSIE DiMANNO: No one’s talking about firing Babcock now, with Leafs’ first-round master class in session (Toronto Star)
- DREW REMENDA: No guarantees — but a plan (San Jose Mercury News)
- KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: No more Mr. Nice Guy: Bruins need to substitute pugnacious for polite (Boston Globe)
- MITCH ALBOM: Steve Yzerman back in Detroit. Happy days are here again (Detroit Free Press)
- MIKE VACCARO: Thanks, Islanders, for taking fans on a trip back in time (New York Post)
- WES GILBERTSON: Biggest off-season question for Flames is ... (Calgary Sun)