OPINION
- KEN CAMPBELL: It took falling out of love with the game for O'Reilly to land with Blues and guide St. Louis to Stanley Cup glory (The Hockey News)
- CHRIS JOHNSTON: Blues’ worst-to-first, Stanley Cup reversal unlike anything in NHL history (Sportsnet)
- FRANK SERAVALLI: Underdog Blues capture first Stanley Cup with Game 7 victory (TSN)
- KEVIN ALLEN: Blues complete amazing comeback with 4-1 win against Bruins for first Stanley Cup title (USA Today)
- TIM BENZ: Is Penguins GM Jim Rutherford kidding us? Or himself? (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
- TOM KEEGAN: Bruins no match for Blues in Game 7 (Boston Herald)
- BEN FREDERICKSON: Relentless Blues prove that dreams really can come true (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
- LARRY BROOKS: Rangers already keeping eye on 2021 Seattle expansion draft (New York Post)
- DAN SHAUGHNESSY: Feels like a lost opportunity as Bruins fall in Game 7 (Boston Globe)
- KEVIN GORMAN: Penguins GM playing with poker face on trading Phil Kessel (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
- MIKE HARRINGTON: In Game 7, a Cup legacy can be forged to last through hockey history (Buffalo News)
- KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: What the Blues did right was score (Boston Globe)
- BENJAMIN HOCHMAN: 'It had to be this way, man.' The Blues, instant icons in St. Louis, win Stanley Cup in unique fashion (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
- SAM CARCHIDI: Craig Berube: After 18 years with Flyers, he is now a St. Louis icon (Philadelphia Inquirer)
- CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER: Once again, an imperfect finish for Tuukka Rask (Boston Globe)
- ED WILLES: Cream of NHL draft crop comes from U.S. NTDP. Would program work in Canada? (Vancouver Province)
- BENJAMIN HOCHMAN: Blues' Stanley Cup is for Plager and Hull, Charles Glenn and Laila, fans and families (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
- STEVE CONROY: ust a sickening feeling for the Bruins (Boston Herald)
- SAM DONNELLON: Joel Farabee, nation’s top college rookie, hopes to muscle into Flyers’ plans (Philadelphia Inquirer)
- JOE STARKEY: Happy Anniversary! The ’09 Penguins made the impossible possible (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
- CHAD FINN: The losses still pack a wallop (Boston Globe)
- JEFF GORDON: Dream come true for St. Louis — Blues reign as Stanley Cup champions (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
- CANDACE BUCKNER: I don’t really care about hockey. But St. Louis, my city, needed this Stanley Cup run. (Washington Post)
- MIKE HARRINGTON: Emotions of life and a crazy year pour out for O'Reilly and family after Cup victory (Buffalo News)
- KEN CAMPBELL: Blues O'Reilly prepared to leave everything on the ice in his near record 108th game of the season (The Hockey News)
- KEN CAMPBELL: When it comes to a Cup final Game 7, Bruins have been there, done that, and got the T-shirt (The Hockey News)
- MARK SPECTOR: What does the future hold for Jesse Puljujarvi and the Edmonton Oilers? (Sportsnet)
- FRANK SERAVALLI: Cassidy, Berube ride second chances to brink of a Stanley Cup (TSN)
- ALEX PREWITT: At 42 and Still Recovering From a Broken Jaw, Zdeno Chara Remains the Heart of Boston's Stanley Cup Pursuit (Si.com)
- GREG WYSHYNSKI: Bruins vs. Blues Game 7 FAQ (ESPN)
- KEVIN ALLEN: City of Champions: Boston will get third trophy since October if Bruins beat Blues (USA Today)
- RON COOK: St. Louis deserves our support in Stanley Cup final (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
- TARA SULLIVAN: The only thing better than a Game 7 is a Game 7 at home (Boston Globe)
- LARRY BROOKS: Rangers aren't shying away from buyouts this summer (New York Post)
- BENJAMIN HOCHMAN: For St. Louis and the Blues, childhood dreams could become reality (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
- CHAD FINN: Who should be the banner captain for Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final? (Boston Globe)
- TIM BENZ: 10 years after 1st Cup, expectations change for Crosby, Malkin (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
- MIKE HARRINGTON: Bruins, Blues didn't follow normal model en route to Stanley Cup (Buffalo News)
- MATT PORTER: For Game 7, Bruins are counting on their Stanley Cup experience (Boston Globe)
- DON BRENNAN: Playing in Game 7 will be a dream come true for players, coaches (Ottawa Sun)
- PATRICK JOHNSTON: Four players the Canucks could, but not necessarily should, chase in a trade (Vancouver Province)
- BEN FREDERICKSON: Blues' unbelievable journey needs one crowning moment (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
- NICOLE YANG: Bruins players have long dreamed of winning the Stanley Cup (Boston Globe)