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5/20/17

CHRIS JOHNSTON: With Game 4 win Penguins turn conference final into war of attrition (Sportsnet)
FRANK SERAVALLI: Sens let Cup champs off the mat in Game 4 loss (TSN)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Change to Matt Murray in net propels Penguins to Game 4 win over Senators (ESPN)
MARK SPECTOR: Predators suffer crippling blow in losing No. 1 centre Ryan Johansen (Sportsnet)
MICHAEL TRAIKOS: Nashville Predators’ road toward Stanley Cup gets more difficult with Ryan Johansen sidelined by surgery (National Post)
MICHAEL TRAIKOS: John Gibson proving Anaheim Ducks made the right goaltending choice in the offseason (National Post)
JOE REXRODE: Without Johansen Preds need a miracle (The Tennessean)
TERRY FREI: 2000-01 Avalanche deservedly makes the cut to to the “Top 20 Greatest NHL Teams” (Denver Post)
KEN WARREN: Murray looks good in Penguins' net, but Sens don't make his life difficult (Ottawa Citizen)
DAMIEN COX: Outlaw Windsor Spitfires hosting Memorial Cup (Toronto Star)
BRENDAN KELLY: With failing hands, Habs pass the torch of mediocrity (Montreal Gazette)
KEVIN GORMAN: Penguins' Sullivan shows his conviction by starting Murray (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
BRETT CYRGALIS: Why the future of USA hockey is so bright (New York Post)
DON BRENNAN: Pens' Murray wasn't the only difference in Game 4 (Ottawa Sun)
BRUCE ARTHUR: Pens rebound to tie unpredictable series with Sen (Toronto Star)
ERIC FRANCIS: Nashville's successs shows what Calgary could enjoy: A thriving arena as its heart, hub (Calgary Sun)
STU COWAN: P.K. Subban's hospital pledge is priceless for Montérégie girl (Montreal Gazette)
MARK WHICKER: Ducks’ Cam Fowler, a defenseman in full (Los Angeles Daily News)
GENE COLLIER: Penguins rearrange furniture, again, and it pays off in 3-2 victory in Game 4 (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Inside the press box, where it's pressure, change and community (Ottawa Citizen)

5/19/17

JARED CLINTON: Why this will be Bowman's most difficult summer with Blackhawks (The Hockey News)
KEN CAMPBELL: Want more kids playing hockey stop making it so exclusive (The Hockey News)
MARK SPECTOR: 'Old-timer' Corey Perry doing what he does best for Ducks (Sportsnet)
FRANK SERAVALLI: Fleury or Murray? Sens ‘don’t care’ either way (TSN)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: How superstar Sidney Crosby is being shut down by the Senators (ESPN)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: Fleury awaits word on whether his loyalty is returned in Game 4 (Sportsnet)
ALEW PREWITT: Lewan, Titans all in on supporting Predators' quest for Cup (Si.com)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Ottawa's Marc Methot has moved on from Crosby slash that left him with mangled finger (ESPN)
MICHAEL TRAIKOS: ‘A really good 200-foot, two-way player’: P.K. Subban gamble paying off for Nashville Predators on and off the ice (National Post)
KEVIN ALLEN: Consummate pro Corey Perry again comes through when Ducks need him most (USA Today)
GENE COLLIER: Signs point to Fleury (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
MARK WHICKER: Ducks dodge disaster to tie series (Los Angeles Daily News)
JOE REXRODE: Predators gut-punched after gutty revival (The Tennessean)
STU COWAN: Pulling for Predators' Mike Ribeiro to beat the odds again (Montreal Gazette)
DON BRENNAN: Roenick passionate but misinformed about Senators' attendance (Ottawa Sun)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Ducks remain unruffled and tie series by ending Predators' home winning streak (Los Angeles Times)
CHRIS HINE: Blackhawks' potential trade partners — and likely trade bait (Chicago Tribune)
KEVIN GORMAN: Penguins in need of fast start vs. Senators in Game 4 (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
TERRY JONES: You Be The Boss respondants say Oilers should get rid of Jordan Eberle (Edmonton Sun)
MARK WHICKER: For Ducks’ Game 4, it’s high winds, miffed singers, fast Predators (Los Angeles Daily News)
BRUCE ARTHUR: The pinky that gave the Ottawa Senators a shiver (Toronto Star)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Fans bristle at criticism of the surging Sens who are boring no more (Ottawa Citizen)
PAUL ZEISE: The Penguins' problem is goal scoring, not goaltending (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

5/18/17

JARED CLINTON: Sekera injury will hurt Oilers but time and money can ensure it's not a disaster (The Hockey News)
MATT LARKIN: Sharing AHL teams helps the Golden Knights but what's in it for the Blues (The Hockey News)
RYAN KENNEDY: MacKinnon's stellar play away from Avalanche shows he needs help in Colorado (The Hockey News)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: Nothing boring about Senators' Game 3 offensive eruption (Sportsnet)
FRANK SERAVALLI: True to themselves, Sens looking more like team of destiny (TSN)
ALEX PREWITT: Fiddler's return to Nashville brings a shot at the Cup with the Predators (Si.com)
FRANK SERAVALLI: Karlsson shrugs off quiet start to series (TSN)
MARK SPECTOR: Swede-heavy Western Conference Final a sign of the times (Sportsnet)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Senators flex scoring muscle in Game 3 romp over the Penguins (ESPN)
ERIC DUHATSCHEK: Carlyle, Ducks hoping to prove you can go home again (Globe & Mail)
MICHAEL TRAIKOS: Dogs on a bone: Nashville Predators take lead in conference final because they never, ever let up (National Post)
MICHAEL TRAIKOS: Filip Forsberg steps up, cements burgeoning reputation as ‘such a clutch player’ for Nashville Predators (National Post)
HELENE ELLIOTT: In a season of ups and downs, Ducks will have to find a way to bounce back again in Game 4 (Los Angeles Times)
'DON WARREN: Acquiring Condon was Dorion's best move in first year as Senators GM (Ottawa Sun)
GENE COLLIER: Amid injury woes, Penguins looked tired in Game 3 loss (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
BRUCE ARTHUR: Senators’ offensive outburst leaves Penguins shell-shocked: (Toronto Star)
ED WILLES: Sens' Turris a prime player and person (Vancouver Province)
DON WARREN: Penguins call on veterans to shore up blueline (Ottawa Sun)
STU COWAN: Kirkland phenom Joe Veleno shows polish on way to Memorial Cup (Montreal Gazette)
KEVIN GORMAN: Not time to pull Fleury for Murray (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
KEN WARREN: Pageau represents everything the Senators are doing right in the playoffs (Ottawa Citizen)
BEN KUZMA: Predators’ little blueliners leave big impression on Jordan Subban (Vancouver Province)
MARK WHICKER: Ducks’ Brandon Montour has thick skin, high ceiling (Los Angeles Daily News)
DON BRENNAN: Sens fans pay tribute to Boucher's 'boring' style of hockey (Ottawa Sun)

5/17/17

KEN CAMPBELL: Penguins prepared to reach deep into their bench for defensemen (The Hockey News)
KEN CAMPBELL: Senators remain content to sit back and hope Penguins make mistakes (The Hockey News)
MARK SPECTOR: Magical 'Smashville' crowd propels Predators to Game 3 win (Sportsnet)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Justin Schultz injury latest test of depth for Penguins' decimated D (ESPN)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: Senators facing golden opportunity as series shifts to Ottawa (Sportsnet)
ELLIOTTE FRIEDMAN: 30 Thoughts: Should St. Louis target Eberle for scoring help? (Sportsnet)
MICHAEL TRAIKOS: ‘I’m not going to change’: Ryan Kesler ‘laughed’ after Nashville Predators centre said he plays dirty (National Post)
ERIC FRANCIS: Options a-plenty as Calgary Flames consider goaltending future — but which move would be the right one? (Calgary Sun)
ROB ROSSI: Plenty of 'hockey plays', but NHL needs to protect players (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
JOE REXRODE: Preds are Bridgestone beasts (The Tennessean)
KEN WARREN: Penguins, like the Senators, are also writing their own colourful story (Ottawa Citizen)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Ducks' John Gibson great but Nashville is for real (Los Angeles Times)
BRUCE ARTHUR: Clarke MacArthur is living on the line (Toronto Star)
KEVIN ALLEN: Playing like favorites, Predators continue to find ways to win in playoffs (USA Today)
KEVIN GORMAN: Penguins lean heavily on assistants Martin, Tocchet (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
JERRY SULLIVAN: Rex Carr is buying in, yet again, with his Bills and Sabres (Buffalo News)
DON BRENNAN: Momentum should belong to Phaneuf and Senators (Ottawa Sun)
TERRY JONES: Chiarelli: Oilers' biggest challenge next year, ''We can't fall back' (Edmonton Sun)
MARK WHICKER: It was John Gibson against the world in Ducks’ Game 3 loss (Los Angeles Daily News)
JOE STARKEY: The Penguins can win any which way (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Senators president Tom Anselmi says 'there’s a lot to be proud of' in Ottawa right now (Toronto Sun)
DON BRENNAN: Senators' Anderson chalks up goal as 'unlucky break' (Ottawa Sun)

5/16/17

KEN CAMPBELL: Phil being Phil: Kessel turns into Penguins emotional leader and scoring hero (The Hockey News)
RYAN KENNEDY: Gibson is heating up and that's good news for the Ducks (The Hockey News)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: Phil Kessel gets mad, then gets even for Penguins in Game 2 (Sportsnet)
FRANK SERAVALLI: Kessel ruins Sens' plan, ties series for Penguins (TSN)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Angry Phil Kessel fires up Penguins, ties series with Senators (ESPN)
MICHAEL TRAIKOS: Death by a thousand pokes to the groin: Anaheim Ducks’ Ryan Kesler has become the playoffs’ biggest irritant (National Post)
JOE REXRODE: Predators Rinne, Arvidsson are 2 to watch in Game 3 (The Tennessean)
KEN WARREN: Senators contain Crosby threat in tight game (Ottawa Citizen)
KEVIN GORMAN: Kessel comes through in the clutch (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
BEN KUZMA: Resolving rebuild will define Ryan Miller's future with Canucks (Vancouver Province)
MARTIN FENNELLY: Lessons from a Lightning-less NHL playoffs (Tampa Bay Times)
JOHN SMALLWOOD: Which ex-pros in Philly deserve to see their numbers retired | John Smallwood (Philadelphia Daily News)
DON BRENNAN: A Penguins sweep? Phil Bourque calls prediction 'insulting' to Sens (Ottawa Sun)
RON COOK: Battle gets even tougher, but 'D' holds the line (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
ED WILLES: Kesler, the Duck everyone hates, would love to feather his nest with Cup win (Vancouver Province)
BRUCE ARTHUR: Ornery Kessel to the rescue for Penguins in Game 2 (Toronto Star)

5/15/17

KEN CAMPBELL: Penguins believe they can be better, break down tight checking Senators defense (The Hockey News)
MARK SPECTOR: Ducks take advantage of Rinne's rare off-night in Game 2 win (Sportsnet)
FRANK SERAVALLI: Senators channeling ’93 Canadiens with overtime magic (TSN)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: Craig Anderson’s family happy to be together during Mother’s Day (Sportsnet)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Penguins now know what they're up against in Sens (ESPN)
MICHAEL TRAIKOS: Not just Bobby Ryan’s trade counterpart: Jakob Silfverberg takes playoff star turn with Anaheim Ducks (National Post)
KEVIN ALLEN: Five keys to Senators' surprise run in NHL playoffs (USA Today)
JEFF MILLER: Ducks turn to ‘Bunny’ to hop over Predators (Orange County Register)
MARK WHICKER: Ducks, Nick Ritchie finding holes in Pekka Rinne’s game (Los Angeles Daily News)
DON BRENNAN: Senators not only won Game 1, they dominated stats sheet (Ottawa Sun)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Ondrej Kase continues to up his game in helping the Ducks tie series with Predators (Los Angeles Times)
JOE REXRODE: Message to Preds? Duck! (The Tennessean)
KEN WIEBE: What will Jets do in goal? (Winnipeg Sun)
SAM DONNELLON: A No. 1 goalie isn't necessary for a Stanley Cup run (Philadelphia Daily News)
DON BRENNAN: Don't ask Pageau how he's become a star sniper for Senators (Ottawa Sun)
MIKE HARRINGTON: Another Sabres price hike tarnishes an otherwise solid week (Buffalo News)
JACK TODD: Why doesn't NHL protect game's greatest ambassador? (Montreal Gazette)
BRUCE ARTHUR: Penguins’ unlikely balancing act adds to Senators’ hope (Toronto Star)
RON COOK: Kunitz is in it to win it for Penguins (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

5/14/17

KEN CAMPBELL: Ryan's redemption tour continues in game 1 of Eastern Conference final (The Hockey News)
JARED CLINTON: Why Phaneuf and Ceci are key to Senators succeeding against Penguins (The Hockey News)
MARK SPECTOR: How old-school Randy Carlyle updated his style with the Anaheim Ducks (Sportsnet)
FRANK SERAVALLI: Sens' Ryan gives late mom magical Mother’s Day gift in Game 1 OT win (TSN)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: Refreshed Bobby Ryan coming through with impressive playoff run (Sportsnet)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Sens not worried about style points (ESPN)
MICHAEL TRAIKOS: James Neal rediscovers his scoring touch at just the right time to help Nashville Predators’ playoff run (National Post)
MICHAEL TRAIKOS: Anaheim Ducks coach Randy Carlyle has evolved with the times since his days behind Toronto Maple Leafs bench (National Post)
KEVIN ALLEN: Bobby Ryan finding redemption in Senators playoff run after down year (USA Today)
TIM GRAHAM: Borrrrrrrrring! Botterill and Beane are Buffalo's non-splash brothers (Buffalo News)
RON COOK: Penguins, coming off an emotional win, fell flat against Ottawa (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
STEVE SIMMONS: Hard to have sympathy for former NHLer Chris Simon (Toronto Sun)
BARRY ROZNER: Blackhawks' cap problems are only getting worse (Chicago Daily Herald)
KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: Are Bruins prospects ready to make an impact? (Boston Globe)
JEFF PATERSON: Benning's toe-in-mouth moment speaks volumes (Vancouver Province)
KEN WARREN: Senators find, exploit Penguins' weak spot (Ottawa Citizen)
TERRY FREI: Good news is, Avalanche reps doing well in world championships. Bad news is, they’re there. (Denver Post)
KEVIN GORMAN: Penguins need to give themselves a better shot (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
MIKE HARRINGTON: What do the Capitals do now? (Buffalo News)
BRUCE ARTHUR: Redemption for Ryan in Senators’ Game 1 triumph (Toronto Star)
STEPHEN HARRIS: Team USA moves on without NHL players (Boston Herald)
JOE REXRODE: Surf's up for Predators forward James Neal (The Tennessean)
LARRY BROOKS: The Capitals have tried everything — except trading Ovechkin (New York Post)
FLUTO SHINZAWA: Here are teams the Bruins could trade with to get left-shot defensemen (Boston Globe)
DON BRENNAN: OT goal cap's Ryan's standout night (Ottawa Sun)

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