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OPINION

05/15/10

RYAN KENNEDY: Home ice becomes disadvantage (The Hockey News)
KEN CAMPBELL: Why is NHL so eager to sell Coyotes? (The Hockey News)
BOB McKENZIE: Numbers alone don't do justice to Flyer's efforts (TSN)
ALLAN MUIR: Hall headlines 12 prospects to watch in Memorial Cup tourney (Si.com)
RAY SLOVER: Van Riemsdyk's goal sparks Flyers' Game 7 comeback (The Sporting News)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Bay Area success deserves recognition (ESPN)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Western Conference finals: One plus two equals one heck of a series (The Sporting News)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Gagne leads Flyers in colossal comeback (ESPN)
JAMES MIRTLE: A sport with teeth (Globe & Mail)
JOSH FREED: There's method in Habs fans' superstition madness (Montreal Gazette)
CAM COLE: Once lost at C, San Jose has plotted a new course (Vancouver Sun)
STEVE BUCKLEY: Unimaginable pain for loyal fans (Boston Herald)
STEVE SIMMONS: Penalty haunts Bruins (Toronto Sun)
CAM INMAN: Bay Area is no Second City in rivalry against Chicago (San Jose Mercury News)Subscriber site
ROBERT TYCHKOWSKI: Sharks finally have post-season teeth (Edmonton Sun)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Style is great, but what about substance? (Vancouver Sun)
KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: Infamy revisited one too many times (Boston Globe)Subscriber site
PHIL SHERIDAN: Simon says: Team embraces the impossible (Philadelphia Inquirer)
CHRIS STEVENSON: Cammalleri's in good company (Ottawa Sun)
PAT HICKEY: Crosby's retaliation costs Pens (Montreal Gazette)
STEPHEN HARRIS: Late whistle final nail in Bruins’ coffin (Boston Herald)
GREG DOUGLAS: Family matter trumps watching Hawks for Scotty Bowman (Vancouver Sun)
STEVE SIMMONS: Flyers were down, but never out (Toronto Sun)
DON SHAUGHNESSY: A chance to change, but a familiar ending (Boston Globe)Subscriber site
RED FISHER: Underdogs evoke 1971 Cup champs (Montreal Gazette)
DAMIEN COX: Bruins’ collapse one for the ages (Toronto Star)

05/14/10

ADAM PROTEAU: Dream playoff matchups for each NHL team (The Hockey News)
BOB McKENZIE: Canadiens are going from 'Hunter' to 'Hunted' (TSN)
JOHN GRIGG: Penguins must trade Malkin (The Hockey News)
JIM KELLEY: Much blame for Penguins, many kudos for Canadiens (Si.com)
WES GOLDSTEIN: Worn-down Penguins become fab feast for hungrier Habs (CBS Sportsline)
JIM KELLEY: No bow for Bob (Sportsnet)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Predators pitch in for Nashville flood relief (The Sporting News)
MIKE BROPHY: Playoff mixology (Sportsnet)
LYLE RICHARDSON: Too many Penguins came up short (Foxsports)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Five things we learned Wednesday (ESPN)
DAVID SHOALTS: Earn Bettman's wrath, and he will hunt you down like a dog (Globe & Mail)
ROY MacGREGOR: What's in a system? (Globe & Mail)
KEVIN ALLEN: Prospective Coyotes owners need to factor in a bump in the payroll (USA Today)
STEVE SIMMONS: Familiar sight for Parise (Toronto Sun)
DAMIEN COX: Bruins-Flyers Game 7 showdown tough to call (Toronto Star)
STEPHEN HARRIS: One shot to settle score (Boston Herald)
BARRY ROZNER: Series may come down to Sharks' Nabokov (Chicago Daily Herald)
DAVE STUBBS: Gainey's reno builds contender (Montreal Gazette)
CHRIS STEVENSON: Habs won't have luxury of surprise this time (Ottawa Sun)
LANCE HORNBY: NHL relishes playoff vibe (Toronto Sun)
MARK PURDY: San Jose Sharks need to learn how to say 'see you later' in Finnish (San Jose Mercury News)Subscriber site
PHIL SHERIDAN: Flyers poised to join the Comeback Club (Philadelphia Inquirer)
TERRY JONES: Paajarvi-Svensson turns heads (Edmonton Sun)
KEVIN GORMAN: Blame Canadiens for being better (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Canadiens succeeded where Senators faltered against Penguins (Ottawa Citizen)
RED FISHER: Underdogs evoke 1971 Cup champs (Montreal Gazette)
STEVE BUCKLEY: History not on Bruins’ side (Boston Herald)
MIKE BRUDENELL: Keselowski, Lidstrom take aim at strike zone (Detroit Free Press)
GARTH WOOLSEY: Habs have the hockey ghosts on their side (Toronto Star)
ROB LONGLEY: Penguins not-so-magnificent 7 (Toronto Sun)

05/13/10

RYAN KENNEDY: Canucks not built to hang with Cup contenders (The Hockey News)
DARREN DREGOR: Penguins fall short in final game at Mellon Arena (TSN)
SARAH KWAK: Philly's can-do spirit sparks run at a playoff comeback for the ages (ESPN)
BARRY ROZNER: 'Making amends to Canucks fans (Chicago Daily Herald)
MICHAEL FARBER: Habs' good karma in Game 7 the result of Pens' mistakes, lethargy (Si.com)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: 'Awful ... that's how you explain it' (ESPN)
STEPHEN BRUNT: Glendale follows one bad decision with another (Globe & Mail)
ERIC DUHATSCHEK: Habs heat up in Year of the Smurf (Globe & Mail)
BRUCE DOWBIGGIN: Graham James has been found (Globe & Mail)
BRUCE ARTHUR: Canadiens keep Crosby-Ovechkin debate alive (National Post)
STEVE SIMMONS: Flyers eyeing history (Toronto Sun)
CAM COLE: Picking up pieces of flawed Canucks puzzle (Vancouver Sun)
DAN SHAUGHNESSY: In this room, no room for panic (Boston Globe)Subscriber site
RON COOK: Penguins bow out with terrible show (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
PAT HICKEY: 'People said we were too small' (Montreal Gazette)
RICH HOFMANN: Flyers' Leighton a realist in midst of storybook tale (Philadelphia Daily News)
ED WILLES: Hard to know where to begin post-mortem (Vancouver Province)
STEPHEN HARRIS: Game 6 effort better than result (Boston Herald)
Notes: Raw Shark test for Niemi (Chicago Sun Times)
DAVE STUBBS: Halak's Canadiens extend supernatural playoff ride (Montreal Gazette)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Ditch Roberto Luongo as Canucks captain and rebuild him a defence (Vancouver Sun)
GENE COLLIER: Canadiens, and not Penguins, find a way to win series (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
STEVE BUCKLEY: One last chance for Bruins (Boston Herald)
JAMIE SAMUELSEN: Lidstrom should return (Detroit Free Press)
MICHAEL ARACE: Canadiens turn out the lights on Penguins (Columbus Dispatch)
PAT HICKEY: Pens lose their poise in series (Montreal Gazette)
TONY GALLAGHER: Captain of all questions (Vancouver Province)
JOE STARKEY: Penguins disintegrate in Game 7 (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: Better, but still not good enough (Boston Globe)Subscriber site
PHIL SHERIDAN: Next comes the toughest task (Philadelphia Inquirer)
BARRY ROZNER: 'Making amends to Canucks fans (Chicago Daily Herald)
DAMIEN COX: Dare to dream, Habs fans (Toronto Star)

05/12/10

RYAN DIXON: Sharks following Red Wings' long road to Stanley Cup (The Hockey News)
RYAN DIXON: Canadiens proving to be the real deal (The Hockey News)
DARREN ELIOT: Blackhawks' energy, confidence spark series win over Canucks (Si.com)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Five things we learned from Monday (ESPN)
MARK SPECTOR: The truth hurts (Sportsnet)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Another nightmare exit for Canucks (ESPN)
ERIC DUHATSCHEK: Malkin, Crosby running on empty? (Globe & Mail)
ROB LONGLEY: From winner to whiner? (Toronto Sun)
RICK MORRISSEY: Hawks knock out Canucks; buckle up for San Jose (Chicago Sun Times)
BOB WOJNOWSKI: Why the Wings can be back in Stanley Cup hunt (Detroit News)
GENE COLLIER: Perhaps, it is time for Penguins to put more focus on Cammalleri (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
MIKE BOONE: Actress takes a pass on pivotal playoff game because her film's opening in city (Montreal Gazette)
DAVID HAUGH: Brouwer capitalizes on extra incentive (Chicago Tribune)
TONY GALLAGHER: Canucks beaten into submission by tougher Blackhawks team (Vancouver Province)
JEFF GORDON: Checketts needs help to finish the job (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
STEPHEN HARRIS: No time to jump ship (Boston Herald)
PAT HICKEY: Cammalleri's star goes nova against Pens (Montreal Gazette)
PHIL SHERIDAN: Flyers' goalie situation an endless circle (Philadelphia Inquirer)
CAM COLE: Canucks’ dominoes of disappointment: when everything goes wrong (Vancouver Sun)
MIKE IMREM: Swagger serving Hawks well (Chicago Daily Herald)
TIM KAWAKAMI: Sharks have been making their own breaks (San Jose Mercury News)Subscriber site
DAVE STUBBS: An open and shut case for the Canadiens (Montreal Gazette)
DAMIEN COX: Habs-Pens showdown too close to call (Toronto Star)
LANCE HORNBY: ‘Now, it’s our turn’ (Toronto Sun)

05/11/10

KEN CAMPBELL: NHL facing glut of potential for-sale teams (The Hockey News)
BOB McKENZIE: Despite injuries Habs keep Malkin, Crosby in check (TSN)
ADAM PROTEAU: GM Doug Wilson's patience paying off for Sharks (The Hockey News)
DARREN DREGOR: Nonis expected to sign extension with the Maple Leafs (TSN)
MICHAEL FARBER: Lapierre spurs Habs on to Game 7 (Si.com)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: With or without Lidstrom, Red Wings are still elite (The Sporting News)
MARK SPECTOR: The ultimate injury (ESPN)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Canadiens starting to look like team of destiny (The Sporting News)
MIKE BROPHY: No Extraordinary Joe just yet (Sportsnet)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Are we seeing new team of destiny? (ESPN)
ROY MacGREGOR: Habs take it to the limit (Globe & Mail)
DAMIEN COX: Canadiens riding emotional high (Toronto Star)
MARK POTASH: Game 6 could make, but won't break Blackhawks (Chicago Sun Times)
STEVE BUCKLEY: Pressure now on Bruins (Boston Herald)
PAT HICKEY: 'It's a team thing,' Lapierre says (Montreal Gazette)
MICHAEL ROSENBERG: Kirk Maltby may not be Wing in '11 (Detroit Free Press)
PHIL SHERIDAN: Wounded Flyers win (Philadelphia Inquirer)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Double-A gives Vancouver's blue-line a much needed charge (Vancouver Sun)
KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: Wanted: A whole lot more desire (Boston Globe)Subscriber site
WAYNE SCANLAN: More magic in Montreal (Ottawa Citizen)
PAT HICKEY: Proactive Canadiens on guard (Montreal Gazette)
TONY GALLAGHER: When Luongo's flying, teammates lift off (Vancouver Province)
SAL PIZARRO: Sharks' general manager has lots to root for (San Jose Mercury News)Subscriber site
MIKE IMREM: Extending any series not recommended (Chicago Daily Herald)
STEPHEN HARRIS: Hosts earn this beating (Boston Herald)
DAVE STUBBS: Road well travelled for Gill (Montreal Gazette)
CAM COLE: Blue-line enigma rises to the occasion (Vancouver Sun)
DON BRENNAN: Cheapseats: Habs crowd 'as good as it gets' (Ottawa Sun)
NEIL BEST: Major MSG renovations to include 'bridges' (New York Newsday)Subscriber site
RON COOK: Bet on Crosby and Penguins to win (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
RED FISHER: Postseason to remember for Les Boys (Montreal Gazette)
DAVID HAUGH: Hawks lack hunger in setback (Chicago Tribune)
DAN SHAUGHNESSY: A bad example to follow (Boston Globe)Subscriber site
TED KULFAN: Valtteri Filppula wants to be more productive for Red Wings (Detroit News)
MITCH ALBOM: A few potholes in Wings' 2011 road to Stanley Cup (Detroit Free Press)

05/10/10

DARREN DREGOR: Carcillo a game time decision for game 6 (TSN)
ALLAN MUIR: Credit for Canucks win belongs to battered, bloodied defense corps (Si.com)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Malkin, Rupp epitomize Penguins' run (ESPN)
MARK SPECTOR: Gut check time (Sportsnet)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Canucks control pace in Game 5 (ESPN)
DAVID SHOALTS: Pens have the edge (Globe & Mail)
GARTH WOOLSEY: Flyers fans grin and Bear it (Toronto Star)
HELENE ST. JAMES: Red Wings are built to last (Detroit Free Press)
JACK TODD: Win or lose, Canadiens’ fans have reason to celebrate (Montreal Gazette)
MARK PURDY: Mighty Marleau silences the doubters (San Jose Mercury News)Subscriber site
PHIL SHERIDAN: Flyers gain respect, if not next round (Philadelphia Inquirer)
ED WILLES: Canucks' 'just play' in gritty win over Chicago (Vancouver Province)
RICK MORRISSEY: Flat Hawks pay the price against Canucks in Game 5 (Chicago Sun Times)
KEN WARREN: Time for A-Train to depart? (Ottawa Citizen)
MIKE BOONE: Memo to morons: CH does not stand for Cretins and Hooligans (Montreal Gazette)
DAVID HAUGH: Hawks lack hunger in setback (Chicago Tribune)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Roberto Luongo steps up for Canucks, leads team to victory (Vancouver Sun)
GENE COLLIER: Series developing some lasting images (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
DAVE STUBBS: Potentially big loss for Habs (Montreal Gazette)
TIM KAWAKAMI: These Sharks have changed (San Jose Mercury News)Subscriber site
BOB WOJNOWSKI: Nicklas Lidstrom sounds like he will stay (Detroit News)
MICHAEL ROSENBERG: Red Wings have tools for deeper Cup run in '10-'11 (Detroit Free Press)

05/09/10

JASON KAY: Why not outlaw any goal off the skate? (The Hockey News)
ERIC DUHATSCHEK: Toews rides a wave of optimism back to Chicago (Globe & Mail)
STEVE SIMMONS: You can cross Roberto Luongo off this list of star goalkeepers (Toronto Sun)
TERRY FREI: Avs' product on the ice will help ticket sales (Denver Post)
STEPHEN HARRIS: Bruins Cooke up turnaround (Boston Herald)
RICK MORRISSEY: Hawks leave winning ingredients at home in loss (Chicago Sun Times)
ED WILLES: The cruellest cut of all (Vancouver Province)
RON COOK: Physicality a beautiful sight in Game 5 victory (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
DAVE STUBBS: Habs must again rally while facing elimination (Montreal Gazette)
TEDDY GREENSTEIN: 18 holes with Denis Savard (Chicago Tribune)
JOHN SHORT: Sports and arena politics (Edmonton Sun)
KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: Picking a GM’s brain on the draft process (Boston Globe)Subscriber site
JOE STARKEY: Malkin, Fleury steal the show (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
PAT HICKEY: 'We made it easy on their goalie' (Montreal Gazette)
TONY GALLAGHER: Nik's slick stick schtick wins fans (Vancouver Province)
STEVE BUCKLEY: Bruins’ bandwagon welcomes you aboard (Boston Herald)
SAM CARCHIDI: Flyers aim for the unlikely (Philadelphia Inquirer)
GENE COLLIER: Canadiens pay a penalty (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
LARRY BROOKS: Invite the world to Stanley's party (New York Post)
DAMIEN CRISTODERO: Tampa Bay Lightning could hire GM before CEO (St. Petersburg Times)

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