OPINION
- KEN CAMPBELL: Flames, Hurricanes complete draft blockbuster, swap Hanifin, Lindholm for Hamilton, Ferland (The Hockey News)
- KEN CAMPBELL: Kings add scoring with Kovalchuk signing, but aging group also gets slightly older (The Hockey News)
- CHRIS JOHNSTON: How Leafs, Golden Knights can lure John Tavares away from Islanders (Sportsnet)
- FRANK SERAVALLI: Treliving makes splash at NHL Draft by acquiring Hanifin, Lindholm (TSN)
- GREG WYSHYNSKI: Flames deal Dougie Hamilton in 5-player deal with Hurricanes (ESPN)
- GREG WYSHYNSKI: Ilya Kovalchuk picks the Kings: Now what? (ESPN)
- MICHAEL TRAIKOS: Bidding war is on for John Tavares, but don't bet against New York Islanders keeping him (National Post)
- LARRY BROOKS: Rangers now pivot to players who will determine this season (New York Post)
- MICHAEL ARACE: NHL draft proves surprisingly quiet for Blue Jackets (Columbus Dispatch)
- KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: Denied by Ilya Kovalchuk, will Bruins turn attention back to Rick Nash? (Boston Globe)
- JASON BOTCHFORD: Canucks pass on Wise pick, select Madden in third round at NHL draft (Vancouver Province)
- MARK MADDEN: Phil Kessel should be grateful, not angry (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
- MARK KISZLA: It’s only a matter of time before Avs replace Semyon Varlamov with Philipp Grubauer as No. 1 goalie (Denver Post)
- LARRY BROOKS: Why NHL is moving slowly to change head-hitting rules (New York Post)
- DAVE FESCHUK: Mississauga’s Sean Durzi goes from undrafted to Maple Leafs second-round pick (Toronto Star)
- ED WILLES: Canucks compile enough draft talent to be optimistic about the future (Vancouver Province)
- KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: How Nick Boynton’s words affected Patrice Bergeron (Boston Globe)
- MIKE HARRINGTON: Botterill doing things his way, bizarre as it may seem (Buffalo News)
- JASON BOTCHFORD: Canucks come away from Dallas draft satisfied with defensive depth (Vancouver Province)
- GREGG KRUPA: Krupa: Wings win draft but still have long haul ahead (Detroit News)
- DAVE FESCHUK: Babcock talks tough on Maple Leafs’ next phase (Toronto Star)
- JASON BOTCHFORD: Canucks take a 'flyer' drafting defensive-minded defenceman Jett Woo (Vancouver Province)
- MIKE CHAMBERS: Nathan MacKinnon had no coast to lean on in Hart Trophy voting (Denver Post)
- ERIC FRANCIS: Flames make necessary move to help change dressing-room dynamic (Calgary Sun)
- STEVE EWEN: Penticton defenceman Tychonick leads way for BCHL at NHL Entry Draft (Vancouver Province)
- STU COWAN: Canadiens GM looks to future by drafting Jesperi Kotkaniemi (Montreal Gazette)
- JIM SOUHAN:Prospects don't always pan out as planned, just ask the Twins, Wild, Vikings and Timberwolves (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)