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- KEN CAMPBELL: Ovechkin is no longer a significant factor, and for that reason shouldn't be blamed for loss (The Hockey News)
- MATT LARKIN: Sabres make a brilliant GM hire in Jason Botterill (The Hockey News)
- IAN MENDES: Dorion, Boucher bring vital stability to Senators (TSN)
- ALEX PREWITT: Ryan Ellis is lifting the Predators in the postseason as his own game rises (Si.com)
- MICHAEL TRAIKOS: Mostly no-name Senators, liked and hated by few, outlast every other Canadian team (National Post)
- SCOTT STINSON: Sidney Crosby incident just the latest sign the NHL’s concussion protocols are a flimsy mess (National Post)
- KEVIN ALLEN: NHL playoffs 2017: Five reasons Ducks enter West final full of confidence (USA Today)
- CATHAL KELLY: Despite playoff loss, Connor McDavid is still the big winner (Globe & Mail)
- MARK HERRMANN: Lundqvist skating out of chances (New York Newsday)
- MARK WHICKER: Ducks’ Chris Wagner makes every minute count (Los Angeles Daily News)
- JOE STARKEY: Marc-Andre Fleury ‘the best player’ so far (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
- MIKE ZEISBERGER: Penguins' Fleury the 'best team player in sports': GM Rutherford (Toronto Sun)
- DON BRENNAN: Boucher should win Jack Adams, with apologies to other worthy candidates (Ottawa Sun)
- HELENE ELLIOTT: Bob Murray's rehiring of Randy Carlyle as Ducks coach has been validated — just don't tell him that (Los Angeles Times)
- JOE REXRODE: For Preds, Johansen trade gamble pays off big (The Tennessean)
- LARRY BROOKS: Rangers need to trust youth and find some Type-A personalities (New York Post)
- DAN CAESAR: Blues playoff TV ratings tumble (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
- DAVE MOLINARI: Nashville will beat Anaheim in 6 for Western Conference title (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
- MIKE HARRINGTON: After strong first impression, time for Botterill to show executive skill (Buffalo News)
- JUSTIN TASCH: After early exit, Rangers must evaluate aging core as window begins to close (New York Daily News)
- BARRY SVRLUGA: A decade of Caps’ successes and failures have one thing in common: Alex Ovechkin (Washington Post)
- BRUCE ARTHUR: Ovechkin’s injury secret just part of Capitals’ sad tale (Toronto Star)
- DAN BARNES: Playoff education of Oilers captain Connor McDavid had highs, lows (Edmonton Journal)
- STEPHEN HARRIS: Noel Acciari plays his way into a nice role with Bruins (Boston Herald)
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- KEN CAMPBELL: Rangers blew golden opportunity and now are bound for NHL purgatory (The Hockey News)
- MARK SPECTOR: Game 7 loss necessary medicine for Oilers to swallow on path to greatness (Sportsnet)
- FRANK SERAVALLI: Something special brewing for Oilers after Game 7 loss (TSN)
- CRAIG CUSTANCE: Led this time by Fleury, Penguins again prove to be the Capitals' forever nemesis (ESPN)
- GARE JOYCE: Penguins’ Fleury holds the fort until Capitals collapse once again (Sportsnet)
- CRAIG CUSTANCE: Alex Ovechkin's play in Game 7 leaves you wondering what's next (ESPN)
- ERIC DUHATSCHEK: Playoff deja vu: Penguins drop Capitals to reach Eastern final (Globe & Mail)
- KEVIN ALLEN: Defending champion Penguins find Stanley Cup form against Capitals in Game 7 (USA Today)
- JEFF MILLER: Nick Ritchie, Ducks finally break through Game 7 wall (Orange County Register)
- JOE STARKEY: Mike Sullivan made all the right moves (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
- TERRY JONES: The end only the beginning for Oilers (Edmonton Sun)
- KEN WARREN: MacArthur, Ryan making the most of the fresh start the playoffs provide (Ottawa Citizen)
- THOM LOVERRO: Ovechkin, Capitals fall short again (Washington Times)
- HELENE ELLIOTT: Ducks coach Randy Carlyle helps change the script in Game 7 (Los Angeles Times)
- CHRIS HINE: In Sidney Crosby matter, NHL again shows concussion protocol useless (Chicago Tribune)
- LARRY BROOKS: Rangers can't ignore the Henrik Lundqvist reality any longer (New York Post)
- DAN BARNES: Glorious playoff run over for Oilers (Edmonton Journal)
- DON BRENNAN: Senators' Anderson rose to occasion in Game 7 (Ottawa Sun)
- THOMAS BOSWELL: For Capitals and their fans, a familiar sound and fury . . . amounting to nothing (Washington Post)
- KEVIN GORMAN: Penguins' Fleury finishes off Capitals (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
- MARK WHICKER: Nick Ritchie’s goal sparks Ducks (Los Angeles Daily News)
- BARRY SVRLUGA: Say it again, Capitals: Round 2, Game 7, Loss (Washington Post)
- TERRY JONES: Stanley Cup playoffs Game 7 timeline (Edmonton Sun)
- LUKE DeCOCK: For Scott Darling, every chance has been the biggest chance (Raleigh News & Observer)
- BRUCE ARTHUR: Ovechkin’s Capitals blew best shot at Cup (Toronto Star)
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- GARE JOYCE: Crosby’s ‘small miracle’ of a comeback leaves us wondering (Sportsnet)
- FRANK SERAVALLI: NHL's video review battle looms large this summer (TSN)
- ALEX PREWITT: Zombie Capitals aren't dead yet in conference semifinals vs. Pittsburgh (Si.com)
- CHRIS JOHNSTON: How the Senators have been able to keep their unlikely season alive (Sportsnet)
- CRAIG CUSTANCE: Capitals' stars step up when needed to avoid elimination in Game 5 (ESPN)
- MARK HERRMANN: These playoffs are extra painful for Rangers (New York Newsday)
- BARRY SVRLUGA: You had hope, Caps fans? Down a goal to Penguins entering third, never a doubt. (Washington Post)
- JOE STARKEY: Pressure tilts toward Penguins (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
- JEFF MILLER: Level-headed Ryan Getzlaf, Corey Perry lead Ducks’ bonkers comeback (Orange County Register)
- FLUTO SHINZAWA: Boston or South Bend? It’s decision time for Anders Bjork (Boston Globe)
- JOE REXRODE: Nashville, a hockey town? Dang right (The Tennessean)
- JUSTIN TASCH: Rangers may not have known Ottawa pulled goalie before game-tying goal (New York Daily News)
- DON BRENNAN: Rangers coach Alain Vigneault takes trip down memory lane (Ottawa Sun)
- MIKE HARRINGTON: Heat growing on Pegula as Sabres' focus stays on Botterill (Buffalo News)
- LARRY BROOKS: The Rangers got what they deserved (New York Post)
- KEVIN GORMAN: Capitals rally to escape elimination (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
- STEVE CONROY: Solving expansion puzzle (Boston Herald)
- JEFF PATERSON: Trading the Sedins makes no sense — from any angle (Vancouver Province)
- DAN BARNES: Playoff pressure cooker turning out more seasoned Oiler performers (Edmonton Journal)
- KEN WARREN: Regrets, the Sens have had a few, but certainly not in Game 5 (Ottawa Citizen)
- BENJAMIN HOCHMAN: Once again, Blue try to solve Pekka puzzle (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
- DAN STEINBERG: Man wears ‘Fire Dan Snyder’ T-shirt, hockey team wins, D.C. fans glimpse hope again (Washington Post)
- TERRY FREI: Josh Kroenke’s support for Avalanche GM Joe Sakic was unmistakable, with subtle kickers (Denver Post)
- MARK WHICKER: Oilers-Ducks is almost family, and it’s a feud (Los Angeles Daily News)
- BARRY ROZNER: Blackhawks must make case for the defense (Chicago Daily Herald)
- TERRY JONES: Up to Oilers to get over gut-wrenching OT loss (Edmonton Sun)
- DON BRENNAN: Mark Stone’s early goal was huge for Senators (Ottawa Sun)
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