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OPINION

6/10/17

JARED CLINTON: After Penguins blowout Predators, look back at biggest margins of victory in Stanley Cup final history (The Hockey News)
MATT LARKIN: How hae Stanley Cup finalists fared after blowout losses historically (The Hockey News)
ALEX PREWITT: Penguins riding high, one win away from raising Cup again (Si.com)
ERIC DUHATSCHEK: Knights plan to go all in from the start (Globe & Mail)
ERIC DUHATSCHEK: How Canada’s teams could fare in the 2017 NHL expansion draft (Globe & Mail)
MICHAEL TRAIKOS: Pekka Rinne a different goalie at home vs. on the road: Five players the Nashville Predators need to step up in Game 6 (National Post)
MICHAEL TRAIKOS: Sidney Crosby laying waste to the myth that he can’t adapt to whoever lines up on his wings (National Post)
JOE O'CONNER: P.K. Subban faces off against the politics of the Old South still on display in Tennessee (National Post)
JOE REXRODE: Why Crosby's shots to Subban might help Predators (The Tennessean)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Taste of defeat could be motivation Predators need to force a Game 7 with Penguins (Los Angeles Times)
RON COOK: Penguins one win from being legendary team (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
BRUCE ARTHUR: Stanley Cup would mean the world to Predators’ Wilson (Toronto Star)
JOHN VOGL: Doubling down on expansion draft ideas (Buffalo News)
BRETT CYRGALIS: The P.K. Subban-Sidney Crosby war is epic (New York Post)
ROB ROSSI: Sidney Crosby poised to become Pittsburgh's greatest athlete (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
DAVID STAPLES: Jesse Puljujarvi has decent shot at adequately replacing Jordan Eberle (Edmonton Journal)
ERIC FRANCIS: NHL's rising young stars come ready to shine (Calgary Sun)
STEVE SIMMONS: We're still waiting for that Stanley Cup Final greatness (Toronto Sun)
MIKE HARRINGTON: Nastiness quotient rising as Cup final nears its conclusion (Buffalo News)
KEVIN GORMAN: Scoring isn't all on Penguins stars (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
BRENDAN KELLY: What a great playoff run it's been for the Predators (Montreal Gazette)
DAMIEN COX: NHL reveals true colours in change of seasons (Toronto Star)

6/9/17

KEN CAMPBELL: No Rocket Richard or Gordie Howe on the Stanley Cup? It's about to happen (The Hockey News)
KEN CAMPBELL: Brilliant Crosby puts Penguins on his back in Game 5 (The Hockey News)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: Crosby's greatness on full display in Penguins' Game 5 rout (Sportsnet)
FRANK SERAVALLI: Penguins crush Preds; move within one win of repeat (TSN)
ALEX PREWITT: Penguins have Cup in their sights after Game 5 thrashing of Predators (Si.com)
FRANK SERAVALLI: Crosby: ‘I didn’t try to throw’ water bottle (TSN)
MICHAEL TRAIKOS: Colin Wilson draws into final for Nashville Predators with chance to bolster family’s hockey legacy (National Post)
KEVIN ALLEN: Sidney Crosby set the tone, and the Penguins followed to Game 5 win (USA Today)
JOE REXRODE: For the first time in this run, Preds go thud (The Tennessean)
MIKE SIELSKI: If the Kings gave Ron Hextall a model, how close are the Flyers to replicating it? (Philadelphia Inquirer)
STEVE SIMMONS: Sid is something special (Toronto Sun)
KEVIN GORMAN: Sidney Crosby takes game to another level (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
MIKE HARRINGTON: When Pens need him most, Crosby is always there (Buffalo News)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Penguins need one more win over the Predators to repeat as Stanley Cup champions (Los Angeles Times)
BRUCE ARTHUR: Sidney Crosby was an unbreakable force in Game 5 (Toronto Star)
CHRIS HINE: Does Jan Rutta's signing make Trevor van Riemsdyk trade bait for Blackhawks? (Chicago Tribune)
GENE COLLIER: Predators no match for Sid & The Kids in Game 5 (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
STEVE SIMMONS: Big Three came to play for Penguins in Game 5 (Toronto Sun)
DAN CAESAR: Stanley Cup Finals draw ho-hum ratings in St. Louis (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
DAVID MURPHY: One scout's take on new Flyer Oskar Lindblom: 'He scores goals' (Philadelphia Daily News)
BRUCE ARTHUR: Mean streak serves Predators’ Mattias Ekholm well (Toronto Star)
JOE STARKEY: In Game 5 win, the Penguins became the Penguins again (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
MIKE HARRINGTON: Drawn-out schedule tough on viewers but a boon for players in Cup final (Buffalo News)
ERIC FRANCIS: Time wasn't right to remind city Calgary Flames will move if new arena isn't built (Calgary Sun)

6/8/17

KEN CAMPBELL: Penguins aren't about to panic and probably won't make a change in goal (The Hockey News)
MATT LARKIN: Predators can't win Cup unless Rinne proves himself on road (The Hockey News)
JARED CLINTON: If Stars trade third overall pick, they should chase on of these defensemen (The Hockey News)
JARED CLINTON: After the draft defense has to be next on Devils to do list (The Hockey News)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: Predators, Penguins both have reasons to believe they can lift Cup (Sportsnet)
FRANK SERAVALLI: Malkin and Murray ready to step up in Game 5 (Si.com)
MICHAEL TRAIKOS: Phil Kessel’s shot at second Stanley Cup with Pittsburgh Penguins might just come down to him (National Post)
STEVE SIMMONS: Penguins' Murray unfazed by back-to-back losses (Toronto Sun)
JOE REXRODE: Game 5 all that matters nos for Preds, Pens (The Tennessean)
KEVIN GORMAN: Evgeni Malkin speaks up for Penguins (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Predators have momentum, Penguins seek to regain control in Stanley Cup Final (Los Angeles Times)
SAM DONNELLON: Give Hextall an incomplete on drafts - so far (Philadelphia Daily News)
MIKE HARRINGTON: Goaltending decision a tough one for Penguins heading to Game Five (Buffalo News)
STEVE SIMMONS: Predators brass found diamond in the rough with Frederick Gaudreau (Toronto Sun)
TOM JONES: Predators have deep Lightning connections (Tampa Bay Times)
JOE STARKEY: In defense of Phil Kessel (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
STU COWAN: Speeding Zamboni is no match for Canadiens' Paul Byron (Montreal Gazette)
BRUCE ARTHUR: Penguins need Kessel, Malkin to rediscover their scoring touch (Toronto Star)
BEN KUZMA: Canucks bring back Brown to turn poor power play around (Vancouver Province)

6/7/17

KEN CAMPBELL: Frederick Gaudreau is Predators lastest diamond in the rough (The Hockey News)
JARED CLINTON: If the money is right, Jagr and Panthers wou;d be a perfect fit again (The Hockey News)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: Mike Fisher proving to be the ‘perfect leader’ for Predators (Sportsnet)
ALEX PREWITT: How Peter Laviolette's pregame speeches inspire Predators (Si.com)
MICHAEL TRAIKOS: No goalie is safe: Pittsburgh Penguins star Matt Murray has suddenly faltered in Stanley Cup final (National Post)
MICHAEL TRAIKOS: Stanley Cup final has been anything but a classic so far — no matter what Charles Barkley thinks (National Post)
JOE REXRODE: For Predators, expansion draft makes for interesting questions (The Tennessean)
PAUL ZEISE: Don't panic, and don't pull Matt Murray (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Predators' Mike Fisher has developed his own star power in Nashville (Los Angeles Times)
BRUCE ARTHUR: Pittsburgh is just two games away from winning Stanley Cup. But so is Nashville (Toronto Star)
RON COOK: Penguins defensemen have to play better in Game 5 — and they will (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
JOHN SMALLWOOD: Judge's words in Boogaard case a message to leagues (Philadelphia Daily News)
STEVE SIMMONS: Has Penguins' Sullivan run out of magic tricks? (Toronto Sun)
KEVIN GORMAN: With the Penguins, it's listen and learn (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
BEN KUZMA: Could trade winds put Canucks in eye of the hurri-Kane? (Vancouver Province)
SEAN GENTILLE: P.K. Subban is still getting Listerine questions, and please send help (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

6/6/17

KEN CAMPBELL: Dark days are long gone and business is booming for Predators (The Hockey News)
KEN CAMPBELL: Predators centers have stepped up leaving Penguins defense overmatched (The Hockey News)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: Predators very much alive after Rinne stymies Penguins in Game 4 (Sportsnet)
FRANK SERAVALLI: Gaudreau, Fisher lead Preds over Pens to tie series (TSN)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: Charles Barkley upstages Gretzky to laud Stanley Cup Playoffs (Sportsnet)
FRANK SERAVALLI: No stall, no problem for Predators rookie Gaudreau (TSN)
MICHAEL TRAIKOS: Who is Frederick Gaudreau? Nashville Predators’ breakout scorer waits to get his own dressing-room stall (National Post)
KEVIN ALLEN: With Preds peaking, Pens looking for answers (USA Today)
MIKE HARRINGTON: Kane trade a growing topic at Cup final (Buffalo News)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Predators even Stanley Cup Final series with 4-1 win over Penguins (Los Angeles Times)
BRUCE ARTHUR: Gretzky shows shifty moves between the lines (Toronto Star)
KEVIN GORMAN: Cup Final takes unbelievable shift (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
JOE REXRODE: Two down, two to go — Preds want the Cup (The Tennessean)
BEN KUMZA: Can Canucks fill void if they get bold and trade Tanev? (Vancouver Province)
BARRY ROZNER: NHL wants you rooting for Penguins' Sidney Crosby (Chicago Daily-Herald)
STEVE SIMMONS: Sidney Crosby needs help of teammates if Penguins are going to win (Toronto Sun)
TIM COWLISHAW: What it means for D-FW teams that NHL, NBA finals are littered with ex-Stars and ex-Mavs (Dallas Morning News)
RON COOK: It’s time to bench Murray and start Fleury in goal (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
MIKE HARRINGTON: Gaudreau a stunning unlikely hero as Predators even Cup final (Buffalo News)
BRUCE ARTHUR: Rinne to the rescue for Predators in Game 4 (Toronto Star)
JEFF GORDON: How much would Las Vegas want to take Blues' Lehtera? (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
SAM DONNELLON: Four pro coaches, four leaps of faith (Philadelphia Daily News)
JOE STARKEY: Penguins 'frustration' real but won't last (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
STEVE SIMMONS: Gretzky wishes he had chance to face Lemieux in playoffs (Toronto Sun)
PAUL WIECEK: Subban's shenanigans wear thin on Penguins, purists (Winnipeg Free Press)
ERIC FRANCIS: Scene in Nashville an NHL smash hit (Calgary Sun)

6/5/17

KEN CAMPBELL: Predators are doing a great job of shutting down, frustrating Penguins stars (The Hockey News)
KEN CAMPBELL: History suggests Murray will bounce back big time in game 4 (The Hockey News)
GARE JOYCE: Looking at the Stanley Cup Final’s under-appreciated players (Sportsnet)
MICHAEL TRAIKOS: Third-line centre Nick Bonino sheds crutches, laces up skates at best possible time for Pittsburgh Penguins (National Post)
MICHAEL TRAIKOS: ‘He likes the attention’: P.K. Subban has become the star of the Stanley Cup final — off the ice (National Post)
KEVIN ALLEN: Don't waste your breath: Pens know Game 4 is about execution (USA Today)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Stanley Cup Final gets a bit testy with Sidney Crosby's and P.K. Subban's verbal jabs (Los Angeles Times)
SEAN GENTILLE: The Nashville hockey experience is weird, loud and perfect (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Stage is set for NHL trade frenzy over coming weeks (Toronto Sun)
CHRIS KUC: Time to slash NHL's controversial offside video review system (Chicago Tribune)
KEVIN GORMAN: Penguins need a boost for power play (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
MIKE HARRINGTON: Subban breathing goofiness into Cup final (Buffalo News)
BRUCE ARTHUR: Subban’s Preds leave little breathing room for Pens (Toronto Star)
ED WILLES: Thank David Poile for saving hockey in Music City (Vancouver Province)
STEVE SIMMONS: Penguins all shook up (Toronto Sun)
RON COOK: Sullivan is reason Penguins will win (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

6/4/17

KEN CAMPBELL: Predators finally get rewarded for being the better team get back in series (The Hockey News)
GARE JOYCE: Predators tempt fate but don't get stung in Game 3 (Sportsnet)
FRANK SERAVALLI: Subban: Crosby said “my breath smelled bad” (TSN)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: Predators' Game 3 victory will go down in Nashville lore (Sportsnet)
FRANK SERAVALLI: Smashville no longer NHL novelty, now on the board in Cup Final (TSN)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: Sidney Crosby chirps P.K. Subban for having bad breath (Sportsnet)
MICHAEL TRAIKOS: Nashville Predators forward Viktor Arvidsson desperate to break scoring slump in Stanley Cup Final (National Post)
MICHAEL TRAIKOS: Dino Ciccarelli cheering for Pittsburgh Penguins’ Jake Guentzel in his pursuit of playoff goal scoring record (National Post)
KEVIN ALLEN: Game 3 nearly perfect for Predators and NHL (USA Today)
STEVE SIMMONS: Penguins all shook up (Toronto Sun)
KEVIN GORMAN: Penguins get taste of Smashville in Game 3 loss (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
JOE REXRODE: Preds, Pekka strike back in style (The Tennessean)
JEFF PATERSON: Who's the No. 1 goalie? It's not Travis Green's No. 1 priority (Vancouver Province)
STEPHEN HARRIS: Gary Bettman says coach’s challenge stands up to NHL review (Boston Herald)
ERIC FRANCIS: Former Flames coach fun face of hockey in Nashville (Calgary Sun)
JOE STARKEY: No need to worry about Murray (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
SARAH MacLELLAN: Analysis: Fighting remains relevant in NHL (Arizona Republic)
BRUCE ARTHUR: Predators make series of it with huge, noisy Game 3 victory (Toronto Star)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Predators dominate Penguins in Game 3 to cut Stanley Cup Final series, 2-1 (Los Angeles Times)
FLUTO SHINZAWA: Coaching Little League or Bruins, Bruce Cassidy feels right at home (Boston Globe)
RON COOK: Predators goalie Rinne resurgent in Game 3 win (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Things about to get crazy for Golden Knights’ McPhee (Toronto Sun)
TOM POWERS: NHL goalies have outgrown their nets (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
SEAN GENTILLE: Please, Nashville, do not ruin the catfish thing (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
MIKE HARRINGTON: Fans were ready as Preds provide quite a show (Buffalo News)
LARRY BROOKS: Could Devils get best return from Rangers for major trade piece? (New York Post)

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