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OPINION

5/28/11

JASON KAY: Zero penalties a big plus for Bruins in Game 7 (The Hockey News)
RYAN KENNEDY: Saving pucks to saving lives (The Hockey News)
KEN CAMPBELL: Devante Smith-Pelly shines at Memorial Cup, eyes NHL future (The Hockey News)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Forwards in motion (The Sporting News)
BOB McKENZIE: Bruins find way to beat Lightning's 1-3-1 in game 7 (TSN)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: One more round to go (The Sporting News)
MIKE BROPHY: A goalie duel unlikely (Sportsnet)
SEAN DEVENEY: Net gains: Thomas perfect for Bruins (The Sporting News)
SARAH GOLDSTEIN: Do you believe in jinxes? (ESPN)
STU HACKEL: Tricks, tweaks and tactical skirmishes on tap for B's and Bolts in Game 7 (Si.com)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Cup finals preview: Canucks-Bruins (ESPN)
ADRIAN DATER: Final-ly! Bruins win Game 7 thriller (Si.com)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: In defeat, Lightning should take solace in their remarkable 2010-11 turnaround (ESPN)
DAVE SCHEIBER: Lightning's season one to be proud of (Foxsports)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Bruins answer the call in Game 7 (ESPN)
A.J. PEREZ: Bruins win gives Beantown hope of ending long title drought (CBS Sportsline)
ROY MacGREGOR: The man who revived the Jets by killing them (Globe & Mail)
MATTHEW SEKERES: Stars align for Canucks ahead of Stanley Cup clash (Globe & Mail)
BRUCE ARTHUR: Bruins punch ticket to final (National Post)
STEPHEN HARRIS: Tim Thomas helps keep a dream (Boston Herald)
GARY SHELTON: Even with the bitter ending, this has been a great ride (St. Petersburg Times)
STEVE BUCKLEY: Bruins no longer fourth fiddle (Boston Herald)
CAM COLE: Manny Malhotra's recovery Ôbeyond our expectations,' as centre skates full out at practice (Vancouver Sun)
BOB RYAN: Game lived up to stakes (Boston Globe)Subscriber site
RED FISHER: Canucks have all the pieces to win the Cup, with Kesler as the MVP (Montreal Gazette)
WAYNE SCANLAN: When no program is necessary (Ottawa Citizen)
JOHN ROMANO: A most memorable Tampa Bay Lightning season is cut just short (St. Petersburg Times)
GREG DOUGLAS: Former Canuck Odjick credits Quinn for life-changing advice (Vancouver Sun)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Stanley Cup Finals: A first look (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
MARK PURDY: Looking for cures to San Jose Sharks' indigestion (San Jose Mercury News)Subscriber site
DAMIEN COX: Two hungry franchises in Cup final (Toronto Star)
MIKE BOONE: Canucks' Bieksa is going to cash in (Montreal Gazette)
RON BORGES: Maligned Claude Julien's approach pays off (Boston Herald)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Canucks' Cup quest about more than just the games for East Van-reared CEO (Vancouver Sun)
CHRIS STEVENSON: Lightning stars shocked (Ottawa Sun)
PAT HICKEY: Winnipeg cops ready for the party (Montreal Gazette)
DAN SHAUGHNESSY: Next up: The Cup (Boston Globe)Subscriber site
MARTIN FENNELLY: Ride comes up short, but these Bolts came so far (Tampa Tribune)
KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: Perfect execution (Boston Globe)Subscriber site

5/27/11

ADAM PROTEAU: Red Wings don't need big-money defenseman to replace Brian Rafalski (The Hockey News)
RYAN DIXON: Clarifying procedure in the NHL's concussion "quiet room" (The Hockey News)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Win some, lose some (The Sporting News)
BOB McKENZIE: Bruins, Lightning need to improve puck management (TSN)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Choose your heroes (The Sporting News)
STU HACKEL: Hockey Gods finally with the Canucks (Si.com)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Bolts-B's: Bergenheim could miss Game 7 (ESPN)
LYLE RICHARDSON: Another early playoff exit for Sharks (Foxsports)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Leadership more than a 'C' for St. Louis (ESPN)
ERIC DUHATSCHEK: Pat Quinn says pressure was just as great in 1994 (Globe & Mail)
GARY MASON: Mike Gillis sticks to the plan (Globe & Mail)
KEVIN ALLEN: Doug Weight was front and center in great USA Hockey generation (USA Today)
BRUCE ARTHUR: Now for the grand finale (National Post)
MARTIN FENNELLY: Game 7 pressure is on, but on who? (Tampa Tribune)
STEVE BUCKLEY: One for memory banks (Boston Herald)
CHRIS STEVENSON: Nothing goes according to plan with Bruins, Bolts (Ottawa Sun)
ED WILLES: Seems like this journey started a long time ago (Vancouver Province)
BOB WOJNOWSKI: Red Wings must shop smart with newfound cash (Detroit News)
ERIC FRANCIS: Hay, now! New Juniors coach has pedigree (Calgary Sun)
TERRY JONES: Weight loved Edmonton years (Edmonton Sun)
PAT HICKEY: Montgomery a quick study behind bench (Montreal Gazette)
CAM COLE: Stanley Cup final schedule, brought to you by NBC, assures everyoneÕs rested (Vancouver Sun)
CHAD FINN: Coverage has been slick (Boston Globe)Subscriber site
BUCKY GLEASON: Jeanneret more than just a play-by-play voice (Buffalo News)
DAMIEN COX: Wilson's new deal on hold (Toronto Star)
STEPHEN HARRIS: Best of Bruins will win it (Boston Herald)

5/26/11

ADAM PROTEAU: Veteran Martin St-Louis leads Lightning over Bruins to force Game 7 (The Hockey News)
TOM THOMPSON: Saying goodbye to Derek Boogaard (The Hockey News)
RYAN DIXON: Why Roloson is the right call and the Sharks should stay the course (The Hockey News)
MARK SPECTOR: Final chapter (Sportsnet)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: To spend or not to spend (The Sporting News)
MIKE BROPHY: Offence is the answer (Sportsnet)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Lightning draw their power from St. Louis (The Sporting News)
STU HACKEL: Goalies, (sometimes not-so) special teams should decide Bruins-Lightning Game 6 (Si.com)
PIERRE LeBRUN: The punch that led Kevin Bieksa to Canucks (ESPN)
ADRIAN DATER: Lightning force fitting conclusion to exciting Eastern Conference finals (Si.com)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Bird's eye view of Game 6 (ESPN)
DANA WAKIJI: Rafalski leaves lasting imprint on the NHL (Foxsports)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Brian Rafalski retires ... is Lidstrom next? (ESPN)
DAVE SCHEIBER: With nothing to lose, Lightning thrive (Foxsports)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Lightning put words into action (ESPN)
A.J. PEREZ: Bolts strike up win to force deciding game in Boston (CBS Sportsline)
ERIC DUHATSCHEK: Canucks good to be lucky, lucky to be good (Globe & Mail)
KEVIN ALLEN: Ownership change turns Lightning into a franchise on the rise (USA Today)
BRUCE ARTHUR: Time is right for Canucks (National Post)
BRUCE ARTHUR: Lightning force Game 7 (National Post)
JOHN ROMANO: Purcell again clutch for Bolts in Game 6 (Tampa Tribune)
TONY GALLAGHER: Canucks alumni from '82 helped build current juggernaut (Vancouver Province)
MICHAEL ROSENBERG: Red Wings must rebuild defense (Detroit Free Press)
PAT HICKEY: Young players in demand (Montreal Gazette)
STEVE MacFARLANE: Bolts hero steal of a deal (Calgary Sun)
PAOLA BOIVIN: 5 years time has made big difference for Valley teams (Arizona Republic)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Canucks have the sizzle, the steak ... and the appetite for a Stanley Cup title (Vancouver Sun)
JOHN NIYO: Outgoing Wing Brian Rafalski retires with dignity (Detroit News)
DAMIEN COX: Canucks hit century mark with more work ahead (Toronto Star)
MARTIN FENNELLY: Big Three come up big to help Lightning answer (Tampa Tribune)
BOB DUFF: Potomski filled a tough role (Windsor Star)

5/25/11

RORY BOYLEN: Basic pucks-on-net hockey sends Vancouver Canucks to Stanley Cup final (The Hockey News)
JUSTIN BOURNE: Confusion key to 5-on-3 success (The Hockey News)
BOB McKENZIE: Kesler delivers strong performance for Canucks (TSN)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Mastering the art of playoff misdirection (The Sporting News)
SCOTT BURNSIDE Marty Turco: Special to see Mike Smith play (ESPN)
STU HACKEL: How much is left in the Sharks' tank? (Si.com)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Making their own breaks, Canucks in finals (ESPN)
ADRIAN DATER: Canucks dart to Stanley Cup finals with ugly Game 5 win over Sharks (Si.com)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Stock up, stock down: Free agency (ESPN)
TIM WHARNSBY: Luongo and the captain, masters of their domain (CBC)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Sharks go home empty-handed, again (ESPN)
ELLIOTTE FRIEDMAN: Canadian division could get a push, plus 30 thoughts (CBC)
KEVIN ALLEN: Retiring Brian Rafalski was born to play Red Wings' style (USA Today)
GARY MASON: Cup fever sweeps over Vancouver (Globe & Mail)
DAVID SHOALTS: Moving day the least of the ThrashersÕ concerns (Globe & Mail)
BRUCE ARTHUR: Bruins, Lightning savouring the 'tender moments (National Post)
GARY SHELTON: No doubt, Tampa Bay Lightning must go with Dwayne Roloson in goal (St. Petersburg Times)
DEREK VAN DIEST: Reddox off to Sweden (Edmonton Sun)
CAM COLE: Ryan Kesler: Profile in courage (Vancouver Sun)
BOB DUFF: Harvick hooked on hockey (Windsor Star)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Stanley Cup fever, from afar (Ottawa Citizen)
TERRY JONES: Winnipeg won't let NHL go again (Edmonton Sun)
ED WILLES: Wait is over, who cares how it got here (Vancouver Province)
STEVE BUCKLEY: Don't let Save get lost (Boston Herald)
PAT HICKEY: Salary cap going up again in NHL (Montreal Gazette)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Canucks Stanley Cup bound, and have earned their chance to triumph (Vancouver Sun)
MARK PURDY:Freakish finish to Sharks' season (San Jose Mercury News)Subscriber site
DAN SHAUGHNESSY: Season still going strong (Boston Globe)Subscriber site
TONY GALLAGHER: Let's start the Stanley Cup final right now (Vancouver Province)
JOE HENDERSON: Lightning need to solve 'Thomas enigma' to survive Bruins (Tampa Tribune)
JOHN ROMANO: Is Tampa Bay Lightning's Steve Downie still paying the price for a 2009 infraction? (St. Petersburg Times)

5/24/11

BRIAN COSTELLO: For different reasons, goaltending the story in Game 5 for Bruins, Lightning (The Hockey News)
KEN CAMPBELL: NHL playoff goaltending not what it used to be (The Hockey News)
MARK SPECTOR: Salo's sacrifice (Sportsnet)
BOB McKENZIE: Thomas delivers strong performance for Bruins (TSN)
MIKE BROPHY: Keys to the game (Sportsnet)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Christian Ehrhoff day to day; Jumbo Joe will play in Game 5 (ESPN)
DARREN ELIOT: Thomas comes up big, Bruins move within win of Stanley Cup finals (Si.com)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: So, why exactly did Tampa Bay decide to switch goalies at such a crucial time? (ESPN)
LYLE RICHARDSON: Canucks in command; East up for grabs (Foxsports)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Canucks need 'killer instinct' in Game 5 (ESPN)
JON PAUL MOROSI: Boucher makes right call despite loss (Foxsports)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Bolts, not B's, squander big opportunity (ESPN)
A.J. PEREZ: Thomas closer to cementing Boston status with stone-wall show (CBS Sportsline)
TIM WHARNSBY: Jumbo Joe still trying to shed 'loser' image (CBC)
MATTHEW SEKERES: Sedins looking like old selves (Globe & Mail)
ROY MacGREGOR: Something seems amiss in the puck world (Globe & Mail)
BRUCE ARTHUR: Bruins move within a win of Cup final (National Post)
JOHN ROMANO: Tampa Bay Lightning coach Guy Boucher makes bold call in starting Mike Smith (St. Petersburg Times)
KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: Giving it his all (Boston Globe)Subscriber site
IAIN MacINTYRE: Sharks' Joe Thornton will play in Vancouver, but can he be Jumbo? (Vancouver Sun)
TIM KAWAKAMI: By playing hurt in Game 5, Thornton will cement role as Sharks' leader (San Jose Mercury News)Subscriber site
DAVE STUBBS: Home sweet home for Elmer Lach (Montreal Gazette)
CHRIS STEVENSON: Smith surprised to get Game 5 start (Ottawa Sun)
CAM COLE: Canucks' killer instinct: Are they really zeroed in on eliminating the Sharks? (Vancouver Sun)
STEVE BUCKLEY: Fine finish makes up for BruinsÕ sluggish start (Boston Herald)
BOB SANSEVERE: Derek Boogaard's autopsy results only add to the sadness (St. Paul Pioneer Press)Subscriber site
ED WILLES: Sami Salo a statement of character (Vancouver Province)
PAT HICKEY: Salary cap going up again in NHL (Montreal Gazette)
BOB RYAN: A dramatic win (Boston Globe)Subscriber site
MARTIN FENNELLY: Games like this are why Lightning need to roll with Roloson (Tampa Tribune)
STEPHEN HARRIS: Tim Thomas' save one for the ages (Boston Herald)

5/23/11

EDWARD FRASER: Sharks demise a sad finish (The Hockey News)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Bolts' Teddy Purcell no longer a spare part (ESPN)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Joe Thornton hurt (ESPN)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Tampa goaltending questions (ESPN)
MARK SPECTOR: Record-setting fashion (Sportsnet)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Michael Ryder's path isn't always easy (ESPN)
ADRIAN DATER: Canucks ride three power-play goals to a Game 4 victory (Si.com)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Canucks make Sharks pay for mistakes (ESPN)
ERIC DUHATSCHEK: Sharks pushed to the brink of playoff extinction (Globe & Mail)
GARY MASON: Canucks one win away from Stanley Cup final (Globe & Mail)
BRUCE ARTHUR: War of the words heating up in the East (National Post)
TIM KAWAKAMI: Mental meltdown puts Sharks on the brink (San Jose Mercury News)Subscriber site
IAIN MacINTYRE: Henrik's Sedinery a marvel for Alex Burrows (Vancouver Sun)
TOM POWERS: Wild GM Chuck Fletcher keeping coaching search strictly hush-hush (St. Paul Pioneer Press)Subscriber site
DON BRENNAN: The real Henrik Sedin is back (Ottawa Sun)
TONY GALLAGHER: Penalty kill magic with a little help from Luo (Vancouver Province)
DAVID CLIMER: Nashville Predators must pay Shea Weber soon (The Tennessean)
MARK PURDY: Sharks clueless (San Jose Mercury News)Subscriber site
JACK TODD: Boivin was Nervous Nellie (Montreal Gazette)
CAM COLE: 'Hockey gods' and refs give Canucks opportunity ... and power play obliges (Vancouver Sun)
CHRIS STEVENSON: Canadian hockey fans bare their teeth (Ottawa Sun)
STEVE BUCKLEY: Bruins are better off recalling Game 4 (Boston Herald)
ED WILLES: Canucks prove they're not dependent on Luongo (Vancouver Province)
ADRIAN DATER: Colorado Avalanche off-ice action will heat up soon (Denver Post)
CAM INMAN: Two terrible minutes doom San Jose Sharks in Game 4 (San Jose Mercury News)Subscriber site

5/22/11

RYAN DIXON: Will one bad goal be the beginning of the end for Boston? (The Hockey News)
DENNIS BOUCHER: The reality of time pressure (The Hockey News)
BOB McKENZIE: Lightning's tactics on Thomas pay off in the end (TSN)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Keith Ballard likely to make return in Game 4 (ESPN)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Murray one of NHL's toughest D-men (ESPN)
MARK SPECTOR: The Cream (Sportsnet)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Thrashers relocation may have ripple effect (ESPN)
SARAH KWAK: Bolts' win fueled by Bruins' miscues (Si.com)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Bruins goalie coach: Quality of Winnipeg can't be matched (ESPN)
DAVE SCHEIBER: Landmark victory gives Bolts new hope (Foxsports)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: A sense of the surreal for Bolts' Mike Smith (ESPN)
DAVID STUBITS: Lightning find spark at just right time in pivotal game (CBS Sportsline)
TIM WHARNSBY: Ballard poised to re-enter Canuck lineup (CBC)
Lightning storm back to stun Bruins (National Post)
KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: Bruins not likely to make changes (Boston Globe)Subscriber site
STEVE SIMMONS: Lawyers will be winners in Thrashers move (Toronto Sun)
GARY SHELTON: When needed, unlikely hero Mike Smith comes through for Tampa Bay Lightning (St. Petersburg Times)
TONY GALLAGHER: Enter Ballard with Rome, Ehrhoff out (Vancouver Province)
TERRY FREI: Don't gloat at Atlanta's loss of Thrashers (Denver Post)
LARRY BROOKS: Rangers need Richards on Broadway (New York Post)/li>
RON COOK: Is change in store for NHL? (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
DEREK VAN DIEST: Boogaard fondly remembered by billet (Edmonton Sun)
BOB RYAN: Loss easy to categorize (Boston Globe)Subscriber site
TED KULFAN: Wings confident Johan Franzen will rebound from bad finish (Detroit News)
CHUCK GORMLEY: Players must use their heads (South Jersey Courier Post)
ARTHUR STAPLE: Role of enforcer in NHL shrinks (New York Newsday)Subscriber site
CHRIS STEVENSON: Bolts' Smith happy to play backup (Ottawa Sun)
TIM KAWAKAMI: Sharks have to keep hammering Canucks (San Jose Mercury News)Subscriber site
MARTIN FENNELLY: Game full of stars in this epic comeback by Bolts (Tampa Tribune)
STEVE BUCKLEY: Painful 3rd degree burn (Boston Herald)

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