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OPINION

5/14/11

CRAIG CUSTANCE: Remembering Derek Boogaard (The Sporting News)
MIKE BROPHY: East burning questions (Sportsnet)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Ain't no rest for the weary (The Sporting News)
MARK SPECTOR: West burning questions (Sportsnet)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Common dominators (The Sporting News)
STEVE HUNT: Five defensemen the Stars might target (Foxsports)
SARAH KWAK: Bolts and B's shaking off rust (Si.com)
LYLE RICHARDSON: Sharks-Canucks conference finals preview (Foxsports)
STU HACKEL: Canucks vs. Sharks: Who has the edge? (Si.com)
MIKE O'HARA: Mourning the Wings' Game 7 loss (Foxsports)
STU HACKEL: Bruins vs. Lightning: Who has the edge? (Si.com)
LYLE RICHARDSON: Bruins-Lightning East final preview (Foxsports)
TIM WHARNSBY: Eastern Conference final: 5 storylines (CBC)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Right place, right time for Guy Boucher (ESPN)
MIKE MILBURY: Boston's back end tops, Tampa's no pushover (CBC)
ERIC DUHATSCHEK: Kyle Wellwood mends fences (Globe & Mail)
STEPHEN BRUNT: Social media shines light on uncomfortable truths (Globe & Mail)
DAVID SHOALTS: Comic relief in the desert (Globe & Mail)
STEPHEN BRUNT: The heat is on the NHL in Atlanta... no kidding (Globe & Mail)
KEVIN ALLEN: NHL needs to work as hard to keep Thrashers as it did for Coyotes (USA Today)
STEPHEN HARRIS: Time is now for Seguin (Boston Herald)
DREW SHARP: The beards are gone, and so is the postseason Ñ again (Detroit Free Press)
BOB DUFF: Howard pays off for Wings (Windsor Star)
GARY SHELTON: In NHL playoffs, conference finals are when the fun really begins (St. Petersburg Times)
GREG KRUPA: Goal-scorer is Red Wings' only real need (Detroit News)
STU COWAN: Hockey players best all-around athletes (Montreal Gazette)
DAN BARNES: Time for no-shows to step up for nation (Edmonton Journal)
KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: Back to being a hockey hub (Boston Globe)Subscriber site
GREG DOUGLAS: Recalling days when Canuck heroes weren't paid with so many zeros (Vancouver Sun)
DAMIEN COX: Time for Canucks and Sharks to live a little (Toronto Star)
HELENE ST. JAMES: Red Wings ponder changes needed to go deeper into playoffs (Detroit Free Press)
ANDREW GROSS: Watching Rangers '24/7' could be Classic (Bergen Record)
LUKE DeCOCK: Raleigh's ice will never be the same (Raleigh News & Observer)Subscriber site
DAVID STAPLES: Predicting hockey's future (Edmonton Journal)
CHRIS STEVENSON: Tampa's Thompson like a son to coach (Ottawa Sun)
CAM COLE: Canucks vs. Sharks: Who gets the glory, and who will be sorry? (Vancouver Sun)
BOB DUFF: Lidstrom won't rush his future (Windsor Star)
STEVE BUCKLEY: Reunion of two Green Mt. boys (Boston Herald)
MIKE BOONE: Playoffs feature performances for the ages (Montreal Gazette)
ANSAR KHAN: What changes will Detroit Red Wings make after another second round exit? (Ann Arbor News)
JOE HENDERSON: By doing little things, Moore is Bolts' X factor (Tampa Tribune)
BOB WOJNOWSKI: Wings hold breath over captain Nicklas Lidstrom (Detroit News)
STEVE BUCKLEY: Peverley feels 'lucky' to wear Black ÕnÕ Gold (Boston Herald)

5/13/11

ADAM PROTEAU: Sean Avery's gay marriage stance, fans' attack on agent shows evolution in NHL community (The Hockey News
BOB McKENZIE: Fitting that Canucks and Sharks set to face off (TSN)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Five for Flyers (The Sporting News)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Decision time for Lidstrom (ESPN)
DANA WAKIJI: Red Wings' comeback falls short in Game 7 (Foxsports)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Sharks prove they can win in the clutch (ESPN)
ELLIOTTE FRIEDMAN: NHL must be more open about relocation (CBC)
BRUCE ARTHUR: Atlanta's plight may be Winnipeg's boon (National Post)
DREW SHARP: Just never say never again about Game 7 (Detroit Free Press)
DEREK VAN DIEST: Canada knocked off podium (Edmonton Sun)
ED WILLES: Fans' emotional roller coaster has a familiar feel for Cory Schneider (Vancouver Province)
DON BRENNAN: Jumbo Joe's got big-time game (Ottawa Sun)
CAM INMAN: Do you believe? Sharks movin' on (San Jose Mercury News)Subscriber site
DAN BICKLEY: Saga needs a quick resolution (Arizona Republic)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Canucks hope Salo makes Alex great again (Vancouver Sun)
STEVE BUCKLEY: Tyler Seguin starts by heeding Mark Recchi (Boston Herald)
JEFF MILLER: Ducks' fans plea: Teemu, please, just one more year (Orange County Register)
DAN BARNES: Canadians fall to Russians, come home without a medal (Edmonton Journal)
TONY GALLAGHER: Canucks GM has high regard for his Sharks counterpart (Vancouver Province)
TIM KAWAKAMI: Sweet redemption for Patrick Marleau and Joe Thornton (San Jose Mercury News)Subscriber site
DAMIEN COX: Lightning hold edge, barely, in terrific East final (Toronto Star)
CHRIS STEVENSON: East final all about defence (Ottawa Sun)
PETE McMARTIN: Dear rest of Canada - please get your own hockey team (Vancouver Sun)
BOB WOJNOWSKI: Hard-fighting Wings' improbable journey still comes up short (Detroit News)
STEVE BUCKLEY: Bruins once again hottest team in town (Boston Herald)
MARK PURDY: You can exhale, Sharks fans, they won by the skins of their fins (San Jose Mercury News)Subscriber site
DREW SHARP: Heartbreaking end to thrilling series (Detroit Free Press)

5/12/11

RYAN DIXON: Washington Capitals must trade Mike Green (The Hockey News)
TOM THOMPSON: Canucks centers key to Stanley Cup success (The Hockey News)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Center of the storm (The Sporting News)
STU HACKEL: Red Wings prove again that no lead is safe (Si.com)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Sharks' Ryane Clowe will be game-time call (ESPN)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Eastern front: Bruins-Lightning (The Sporting News)
JOHN MANASSO: Are the Thrashers on the move? (Foxsports)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Glendale vote = Yotes stability? Not exactly (ESPN)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: History will be made (The Sporting News)
MIKE O'HARA: What if the Red Wings do it? (Foxsports)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Sharks can find inspiration from Canucks (ESPN)
RAY RATTO: Sharks smell blood in water ... too bad it's theirs (CBS Sportsline)
TIM WHARNSBY: Red Wings chase history in San Jose (CBC)
STEPHEN BRUNT: Social media shines light on uncomfortable truths (Globe & Mail)
CATHAL KELLY: In the Red Wings, I trust (Toronto Star)
GREG KRUPA: Physically and mentally, Red Wings silence doubters (Detroit News)
MITCH ALBOM: Is Wings' Game 7 more about hockey history or hysteria? (Detroit Free Press)
ED WILLES: Playoff-travel issue not necessarily a big one for Canucks (Vancouver Province)
STEVE MacFARLANE: Expect Red Wings to complete miracle comeback (Calgary Sun)
TIM KAWAKAMI: Game 7 is Joe Thornton's game to win, or lose (San Jose Mercury News)Subscriber site
SAM DONNELLON: Snider looks ahead to his future (Philadelphia Daily News)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Five things the Sharks need to win Game 7 (Ottawa Sun)
MARTIN FENNELLY: St. Louis, Thomas old friends and new rivals (Tampa Tribune)
DAN BARNES: In Bernier Hitchcock trusts (Edmonton Journal)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Canucks' Rick Bowness relishes another shot at elusive Stanley Cup (Vancouver Sun)
JOHN NIYO: Red Wings ready to cap phenomenal rally (Detroit News)
ARTHUR STAPLE: Snow, Isles have something to cheer about (New York Newsday)Subscriber site
CHRIS STEVENSON: Yzerman a winner: Y's guys speak out (Ottawa Sun)
BOB HUNTER: Blue Jackets' value to city goes beyond hockey (Columbus Dispatch)
PHIL SHERIDAN: Flyers not ready to repeat history (Philadelphia Inquirer)
MARK PURDY: San Jose Sharks fans are goin' crazy (San Jose Mercury News)Subscriber site
BOB DUFF: History in the making (Windsor Star)
BOB WOJNOWSKI: Wings' goal: Complete the comeback (Detroit News)

5/11/11

KEN CAMPBELL: Coyotes staying will have huge impact across NHL (The Hockey News)
JUSTIN BOURNE: The diving epidemic and how to curb it (The Hockey News)
DAVID NAYLOR: Glendale keep Coyotes, Thrashers next for Winnipeg? (TSN)
MARK SPECTOR: If it wasn't for Kesler ... (Sportsnet)
STU HACKEL: Marleau not entirely to blame for Wings staying alive for Game 6 (Si.com)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: History lesson at The Joe (The Sporting News)
ADRIAN DATER: Wings' latest, greatest rally could spell doom for crumbling Sharks (Si.com)
DAVE SCHEIBER: Waiting game has Lightning feeling anxious (Foxsports)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Pavel Datsyuk mesmerizes (ESPN)
DANA WAKIJI: Wings beat Sharks to force Game 7 (Foxsports)
PIERRE LeBRUN: History now there for Wings' taking (ESPN)
ELLIOTTE FRIEDMAN: Keefe has coaching chops, plus 30 thoughts (CBC)
KEVIN ALLEN: Agent tweets criticism about Avery's same-sex marriage ad (USA Today)
BRUCE ARTHUR: Avery's agitation welcome, for once (National Post)
TOM JONES: Composure gains more importance for Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Boston Bruins in East final (St. Petersburg Times)
JOHN NIYO: Sharks surely feeling sunky (Detroit News)
DREW SHARP: How to beat Sharks? Go one bite at a time (Detroit Free Press)
ED WILLES: Vigneault's men shouldn't expect Kesler to carry them through the Western final (Vancouver Province)
FILIP BONDY: Avery takes admirable stance (New York Daily News)
MARK PURDY: Four-gone conclusion? (San Jose Mercury News)Subscriber site
RICH HOFMANN: Why Chris Pronger matters most (Philadelphia Daily News)
PAT HICKEY: Summit to focus on Quebec hockey (Montreal Gazette)
CHRIS STEVENSON: Yzerman a winner: Y's guys speak out (Ottawa Sun)
DAN BARNES: Russians to crank up intensity: Hitchcock (Edmonton Journal)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Eye spy a Ryan Kesler ... 'weakness' (Vancouver Sun)

BOB WOJNOWSKI: A match made in 7: Wings back from the brink

ARTHUR STAPLE: A ray of hope for Islanders (New York Newsday)Subscriber site
STEVE MacFARLANE: Niemi proves his worth (Calgary Sun)
GAIL KERR: Predators make Nashville big winner in playoff run (The Tennessean)
MICHAEL ROSENBERG: Again, victory snared from jaws of defeat (Detroit Free Press)
JOE HENDERSON: Bolts' Boucher keeps on playing those mind games (Tampa Tribune)
BOB DUFF: Resilient Red Wings winning battle of wills (Windsor Star)
TERRY FOSTER: Wings place pressure squarely on Sharks (Detroit News)

5/10/11

KEN CAMPBELL: Coyotes staying will have huge impact across NHL (The Hockey News)
MIKE BROPHY: Missing the killer instinct (Sportsnet)
STU HACKEL: Playoff stars finding another gear (Si.com)
MIKE BROPHY: Prose & Conns (Sportsnet)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Happy marriage (The Sporting News)
DARREN ELIOT: Canucks' lockdown approach keys series-clinching victory over Preds (Si.com)
LYLE RICHARDSON: Flyers were due to flop (Foxsports)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Ryan Kesler carries Canucks to next round (ESPN)
DANA WAKIJI: Wings one step closer to seventh heaven (Foxsports)
PIERRE LeBRUN: 'Gutless'? No, but Patrick Marleau must score for Sharks (ESPN)
JOHN MANASSO: Preds lack power in their play in Game 6 loss (Foxsports)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Style not important to Canucks -- now (ESPN)
ERIC DUHATSCHEK: Patrick Marleau the scapegoat thus far (Globe & Mail)
STEPHEN BRUNT: Lessons learned in Phoenix? (Globe & Mail)
MARTIN FENNELLY: Pictures tell the story of success for Lightning (Tampa Tribune)
SAM DONNELLON: Boucher laments lost opportunity (Philadelphia Daily News)
DAN BARNES: Team Canada coach Ken Hitchcock gets into spat with Swedish columnist (Edmonton Journal)
TONY GALLAGHER: Canucks engine sputtering as Kesler carries Sedins (Vancouver Province)
STEVE MacFARLANE: Sloppy win for Canucks (Calgary Sun)
STEVE BUCKLEY: Teammates: No replacing Patrice Bergeron (Boston Herald)
JOE BIDDLE: Nashville Predators should take pride in playoff effort (The Tennessean)
BOB WOJNOWSKI: Revived Red Wings putting pressure on Sharks (Detroit News)
CAM COLE: The home-ice disadvantage (Vancouver Sun)
DEREK VAN DIEST: Canada beats Sweden at hockey world championship (Edmonton Sun)
STEVE SIMMONS: Hockey's coat of many colours (Toronto Sun)
TIM KAWAKAMI: Sharks in trouble if Red Wings series goes seven games (San Jose Mercury News)Subscriber site
FRANK SERAVALLI: Richards' leadership under scrutiny (Philadelphia Daily News)
CAM COLE: King Kesler 'drives the bus' yet again as Canucks clinch series (Vancouver Sun)
DAN BARNES: Nash powers Canada to first, date with Russians (Edmonton Journal)
DAVID BOCLAIR: New rivals (Nashville City Paper)
STEVE BUCKLEY: Right out of the box (Boston Herald)
DAVE FESCHUK: Grimson healthy today, but wonders what future holds (Toronto Star)
TONY GALLAGHER: All about the power play (Vancouver Province)
MICHAEL ROSENBERG: Are Sharks in midst of annual playoff flop? (Detroit Free Press)
CATHAL KELLY: Avery backing gay marriage seems only natural (Toronto Star)

5/9/11

DANIEL TKACZUK: Hidden pros and cons of life after pro hockey (The Hockey News)
BOB McKENZIE: Datsyuk's effort helped turn the tide for Red Wings (TSN)
ADRIAN DATER: Red Wings' shocking rally win in Game 5 may forever haunt Sharks (Si.com)
PIERRE LEBRUN: Wings win, but still hurting (ESPN)
DANA WAKIJI: Red Wings rally past Sharks, 4-3, force Game 6 (Foxsports)
PIERRE LEBRUN: Wings' stars don't quit versus Sharks (ESPN)
TIM WHARNSBY: Does Ryan Kesler have a twin? (CBC)
DAVID SHOALTS: Preds' Ward making most of opportunity (Globe & Mail)
ALLAN MAKI: NHL rallies around Lightning assistant Wayne Flemming (Globe & Mail)
GARY MASON: Superman Ryan Kesler needs sidekicks to step up (Globe & Mail)
JOHN NIYO: Third-period rally suddenly makes this series interesting (Detroit News)
PHIL SHERIDAN: Goalie should be priority for Flyers (Philadelphia Inquirer)
STEVE MacFARLANE: Even injured, Datsyuk dazzles (Calgary Sun)
DAN BARNES: Swedes aim to emulate winning attitude (Edmonton Journal)
CAM COLE: Rooftop ramblings: Nashville imbibers target Kesler, ignore Sedins (Vancouver Sun)
RED FISHER: Goaltending key to playoff success (Montreal Gazette)
STEVE BUCKLEY: Mission not accomplished, but it is possible (Boston Herald)
CAM INMAN: Niemi deserves some blame, but not all (San Jose Mercury News)Subscriber site
DAMIEN COX: Canucks and Sharks stuck in slow lane on road to Cup (Toronto Star)
ED WILLES: Kesler passion a must for Canuck challenge (Vancouver Province)
ERIC FRANCIS: Canucks fans back Green Men (Calgary Sun)
FRANK SERAVALLI: Hints at coming Flyers moves (Philadelphia Daily News)
JACK TODD: Linesmen grabbing the spotlight (Montreal Gazette)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Masters of their own demise (Vancouver Sun)
TRACEE HAMILTON: Lightning's Yzerman grows into GM role (Washington Post)Subscriber site
STEPHEN HARRIS: Resting B's canÕt lose their edge (Boston Herald)
MARK PURDY: Sharks miss many chances, but more opportunities remain (San Jose Mercury News)Subscriber site
MICHAEL ROSENBERG: How did Wings pull off Game 5 miracle? (Detroit Free Press)

5/8/11

EDWARD FRASER: Bobrovsky should be No. 1 for Flyers next year (The Hockey News)
MARK SPECTOR: Resilient Predators stay alive (Sportsnet)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Wings-Sharks: Notable absences, getting defensive and Twitter (ESPN)
ADRIAN DATER: Canucks not doing themselves any favors after another Game 5 loss (Si.com)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Next game could change entire series (ESPN)
TIM WHARNSBY: Canucks applying lessons learned (CBC)
STEVE SIMMONS: T.O not centre of hockey universe (Toronto Sun)
JOHN NIYO: Return of second-line impact good sign for Red Wings (Detroit News)
SAM CARCHIDI: Flyers must end goalie madness (Philadelphia Inquirer)
LARRY BROOKS: Flyers should call for Nabokov (New York Post)
MARTIN FENNELLY: Bolts' GM Stevie Y rubbing everyone the right way (Tampa Tribune)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Canucks' pain self-inflicted in blowing Game 5 to Predators (Vancouver Sun)
ERIC FRANCIS: Coach takes it one day at a time (Calgary Sun)
DEREK VAN DIEST: Canada tops Norway at world championships (Edmonton Sun)
TERRY FREI: Avalanche could learn from Lightning's success (Denver Post)
CHRIS STEVENSON: Time to address Flyers' goaltending (Ottawa Sun)
DREW SHARP: Lidstrom's star quality holding up over time (Detroit Free Press)
MARK PURDY: San Jose Sharks need more soon from Pointless Patrick Marleau (San Jose Mercury News)Subscriber site
DAN BARNES: Canada leans on veterans down stretch (Edmonton Journal)
STEVE MacFARLANE: Kesler making a play for Conn Smythe (Calgary Sun)
TONY GALLAGHER: First Hawks, now Preds, can Canucks survive? (Vancouver Province)
ARTHUR STAPLE: Rangers' Kreider may stay in college (New York Newsday)Subscriber site
RON COOK: In hockey, where has the respect gone? (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
ERIC FRANCIS: NHL exec says officials won't stand for diving (Calgary Sun)
CHUCK GORMLEY: No way around it: Flyers need goalie (South Jersey Courier Post)
GARY SHELTON: Tampa Bay Lightning goalie Dwayne Roloson has an age-defying act (St. Petersburg Times)
TARIK EL-BASHIR: Capitals can't afford not to deal (Washington Post)Subscriber site

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