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- MATT LARKIN: Penguins must go backward to go forward -- just like the Blackhawks have (The Hockey News)
- STEVEN ELLIS: Eberle finds playoff form with Barzal down the middle (The Hockey News)
- JARED CLINTON: The Blue Jackets played the Lightning to perfection, and that's why Columbus is moving on (The Hockey News)
- KEN CAMPBELL: After monumental collapse, Lightning faced with tough questions in the off-season (The Hockey News)
- ERIC FRANCIS: Flames now have five-alarm fire facing elimination against Avalanche (Sportsnet)
- CHRIS JOHNSTON: Door wide open for Bruins, Maple Leafs survivor with Lightning exit (Sportsnet)
- EMILY KAPLAN: How the Carolina Hurricanes reinvented hockey in North Carolina, and what's next (ESPN)
- ALEX PREWITT: Blue Jackets' All-In Approach Pays Off With Historic Sweep of Lightning (Si.com)
- EMILY KAPLAN: Mikko Rantanen pushes Flames to the brink (ESPN)
- CATHAL KELLY: Pittsburgh’s Golden Age is over, and that spells trouble for Sidney Crosby and the NHL (Globe & Mail)Paywall to view
- DAVID SHOALTS: Leafs’ efforts fall short as Bruins dominate 6-4, first-round series tied (Globe & Mail)Paywall to view
- CATHAL KELLY: Toronto may yet win the Cup, but in the meantime there’s always a curse to consider (Globe & Mail)Paywall to view
- KEVIN ALLEN: Lightning must guard against overreaction after epic failure (USA Today)
- MICHAEL TRAIKOS: Bruins load up on 'Pasta' as Pastrnak finds back of the net in Game 4 win (National Post)
- KEN WIEBE: Scheifele line shines: Jets top trio steps up to tie series (Winnipeg Sun)
- KEVIN GORMAN: Penguins better make changes out of design, not disappointment (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
- ROSIE DiMANNO: Leafs’ Rielly learns to roll with playoff joy ride, speed bumps and all (Toronto Star)
- MARTIN FENNELLY: The major casualty in the Lightning’s epic fold (Tampa Bay Times)
- JOE REXRODE: Predators produce special kind of stink in Game 4 loss to Stars (The Tennessean)
- JASON MACKEY: For the Penguins, figuring out what they are is priority No. 1 (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
- KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: David Pastrnak can breathe easier now that he is on the scoresheet (Boston Globe)
- MIKE McINTYRE: Jets looking for happy ending to redemption tale (Winnipeg Free Press)
- STEVE SIMMONS: Horrible penalty killing costing the Maple Leafs the series with Boston (Toronto Sun)
- JOE STARKEY: Penguins face some painful but necessary decisions (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
- BEN KUZMA: Canucks can look to Bolt-jolting Jackets’ skill-will mix for a route to its own rebuild (Vancouver Province)
- LARRY BROOKS: What Rangers can learn from the Islanders' small-scale youth movement (New York Post)
- MARC DUMONT: Three key pieces that can turn Canadiens into contenders (Montreal Gazette)
- DERON SNYDER: Ban hockey fights or keep them in place, but don’t blame Ovechkin (Washington Times)
- LUKE DeCOCK: Better late than never for Dougie Hamilton, who has found a home with Hurricanes (Raleigh News & Observer)
- PAUL FRIESEN: Jets' Wheeler: 'Anyone can win it' (Winnipeg Sun)
- TIM BENZ: U mad, bro? Penguins fans salty, sarcastic, sad (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
- GREG COTE: Oh to be hated again! Miami sports once inspired jealousy. Now it’s laughter (Miami Herald)
- BRUCE ARTHUR: Better is not good enough for Leafs as mistakes catch up to them in Game 4 loss (Toronto Star)
- ED GRANEY: Golden Knights should worry about hockey amid meltdown from Sharks (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
- BENJAMIN HOCHMAN: These Blues can rise to the challenge again (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
- ANDREW BERKSHIRE: Jets find their ferocious forecheck in the nick of time (Winnipeg Free Press)
- NEIL BEST: Best: Just accept that Isles playoffs are now at Barclays (New York Newsday)
- HELENE ELLIOTT: Rob Blake needs to get things right or he may not get another chance (Los Angeles Times)
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- MATT LARKIN: If the Leafs can win without Kadri should they trade him for a defenseman (The Hockey News)
- STEVEN ELLIS: Prepare the brooms, odds heavily stacked against Lightning, Penguins staging comeback (The Hockey News)
- JARED CLINTON: Martin Jones play has been poor but the Sharks first round issues go beyond goaltending (The Hockey News)
- IAIN MacINTYRE: Jets rediscover last year’s Stanley Cup Playoffs form vs. Blues (Sportsnet)
- GREG WYSHYNSKI: Anatomy of a playoff collapse: What happened to the Tampa Bay Lightning? (ESPN)
- ERIC FRANCIS: Flames needing impactful playoff performance from Johnny Gaudreau (Sportsnet)
- CHRIS JOHNSTON: Auston Matthews’s decision to switch sticks pays off for Maple Leafs (Sportsnet)
- EMILY KAPLAN: Brad Marchand: Has the NHL's ultimate troll turned over a new leaf? (ESPN)
- DAVID SHOALTS: Maple Leafs forward Mitch Marner is a new-age hero with an old-school approach (Globe & Mail)Paywall to view
- MICHAEL ARACE: The moment that everything changed for the Blue Jackets (Columbus Dispatch)
- RON COOK: Kris Letang and the rest of Penguins stars had lousy series vs. Islanders (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
- TIM BENZ: In wake of sweep, Penguins say they must be more like Islanders (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
- JOHN ROMANO: Lightning becomes the disappointment all others will be measured against (Tampa Bay Times)
- KEVIN GORMAN: Islanders’ sweep provides painful ending for Penguins (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
- ADAM BITTNER: Same old problems plague Penguins in Game 4 loss (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
- NEIL BEST: Islanders a team nobody wants to face (New York Newsday)
- TIM BENZ: Islanders’ structure, discipline helped exploit Penguins’ flaws (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
- ROSIE DiMANNO: Rosie DiManno: Nylander frustrates Leafs and fans sometimes, but looks can be deceiving (Toronto Star)
- ED GRANEY: Knights’ Fleury puts frustrated Sharks on brink of elimination (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
- PATRICK JOHNSTON: Ever-upbeat Roussel faces long summer of recovery, with numbers on his mind (Vancouver Province)
- LUKE DeCOCK: Extra day comes at good time for Hurricanes after emotional win (Raleigh News & Observer)
- GENE COLLIER: Penguins go deep in playoffs -- right down a manhole (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
- THOM LOVERRO: Hurricanes knock Reirden’s best-laid plan smack-dab in the mouth (Washington Times)
- MAC ENGEL: Dear fans, quit being so dumb, drunk and stupid at sporting events (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
- PAUL FRIESEN: Jets have home-ice disadvantage in best of three (Winnipeg Sun)
- BEN KUZMA: Will Soderstrom draft logic trump Boldy buzz for Canucks in June? (Vancouver Province)
- JEFF GORDON: Jets have been better than Blues so far in series (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
- JOE REXRODE: Predators' Mikael Granlund got lucky, needs to be good (The Tennessean)
- Smith not to blame for Flames‘ lopsided loss in Game 3 Calgary Herald)
- WES GILBERTSON: Flames need their star forwards to play the part (Calgary Sun)
- DAVE FESCHUK: The Leafs’ Jake Muzzin and family are ready to deliver, on and off the ice (Toronto Star)
- ISABELLE KHURSHUDYAN: ‘It’s playoff hockey’: Alex Ovechkin showing he is again all in for Stanley Cup pursuit (Washington Post)
- NANCY ARMOUR: Fighting in the NHL is brutish and outdated, and needs to be banned (Detroit Free Press)
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- KEN CAMPBELL: Nazem Kadri suspended remainder of first round -- and his time might be up as a Maple Leafs (The Hockey News)
- JARED CLINTON: Robin Lehner's Cinderella story is one win away from getting another chapter (The Hockey News)
- RYAN KENNEDY: No Kempny no problem? Washington pushes on without key defenseman (The Hockey News)
- ERIC FRANCIS: Flames could be in for short playoff run if poor play continues (Sportsnet)
- GREG WYSHYNSKI: On a roll in Vegas: Mark Stone shining on the big stage for the Golden Knights (ESPN)
- CHRIS JOHNSTON: Marner’s heroics epitomize Maple Leafs’ evolution from playoffs past (Sportsnet)
- ALEX PREWITT: From Tragedy to Triumph: Inside Ryan Pulock's Journey to Hockey's Biggest Stage (Si.com)
- EMILY KAPLAN: Carolina dominant in home win (ESPN)
- CATHAL KELLY: Auston Matthews grabs the playoff spotlight for Maple Leafs (Globe & Mail)Paywall to view
- DAVID SHOALTS: With bounce-back win, Leafs show why this playoff battle against the Bruins is different (Globe & Mail)Paywall to view
- CATHAL KELLY: This is how the Lightning’s stellar season ends, not with a bang but a whimper (Globe & Mail)Paywall to view
- MICHAEL TRAIKOS: Bruins' top line lays giant goose egg in Game 3 against Leafs (National Post)
- JOE REXRODE: Preds win Game 3 with Pekka, power from Forsberg and poise in the end (The Tennessean)
- ROB OLLER: Blue Jackets can win Stanley Cup (Columbus Dispatch)
- TIM BENZ: How Penguins could climb out of 3-0 hole vs. Islanders (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
- LUKE DeCOCK: An emotional and cathartic Hurricanes victory, but at what cost? (Raleigh News & Observer)
- KEN WIEBE: TLC delivers as Jets checking line provides GWG in Game 3 (Winnipeg Sun)
- ISABELLE KHURSHUDYAN: Capitals’ Game 3 loss to Hurricanes exposes a key missing piece on the blue line (Washington Post)
- STEVE SIMMONS: Little big man Marner comes up huge for Maple Leafs (Toronto Sun)
- RON COOK: Is the end near for this veteran group of Penguins? (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
- JOHN ROMANO: If you’re looking to point fingers at the Lightning, the list of suspects is long (Tampa Bay Times)
- MIKE McINTYRE: Spring sprung, grass riz... Blues goalie learns how dangerous Laine is (Winnipeg Free Press)
- LUKE DeCOCK: PNC brings the noise after 10 years away (Raleigh News & Observer)
- KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: Bruins’ top line was far from first-rate in Game 3 loss (Boston Globe)
- PAUL ZEISE: These Penguins have an identity crisis (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
- MARK KISZLA: Dude, where’s Makar? Right here in Denver, making NHL playoff history in 6-2 Avs win. (Denver Post)
- NEIL BEST: Isles fans can dare to dream (New York Newsday)
- ROSIE DiMANNO: Auston vs. Boston win-win for Leafs in Game 3 vs. Bruins (Toronto Star)
- MAC ENGEL: Dallas Stars goalie Ben Bishop looked like he had too much cough syrup (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
- PAUL FRIESEN: Jets Laine giving St. Louis the Blues (Winnipeg Sun)
- TIM BENZ: How long can Penguins stay alive vs. Islanders? (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
- BENJAMIN HOCHMAN: Blues must give Binnington more support (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
- ED GRANEY: Lost in (non) translation: Nikita Gusev practices with Golden Knights (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
- STEVE CONROY: Bruins need more from top line (Boston Herald)
- BEN KUZMA: How effective could a Hutton-Stecher tandem be next season? (Vancouver Province)
- KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: Out-of-control Nazem Kadri delivers hit, this time to Leafs (Boston Globe)
- BRUCE ARTHUR: Maple Leafs’ skills, and more, provide the thrills in Game 3 win over Bruins (Toronto Star)
- JOHN ROMANO: Watch out for Round 2 of the Stamkos-Foligno bout (Tampa Bay Times)
- MIKE SIELSKI: Alain Vigneault is terrific, but you should still be skeptical of the Flyers’ decision to hire him (Philly.com)
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- CHRIS JOHNSTON: Deja vu for Leafs’ Kadri after dirty cross-check vs. Bruins (Sportsnet)
- ERIC FRANCIS: Avalanche finally break through against Mike Smith, Flames (Sportsnet)
- EMILY KAPLAN: Overtime madness! (ESPN)
- DAVID SHOALTS: Toronto Maple Leafs lose their composure, the game and perhaps more under Boston Bruins’ onslaught Subscriber content (Globe & Mail)Paywall to view
- JERRY BREWER: The Capitals are in total control — only in what truly matters (Washington Post)
- JOE REXODE: Preds dominate Stars, need OT to beat them (The Tennessean)
- KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: Bruins provide stinging response to Maple Leafs (Boston Globe)
- ROSIE DiMANNO: At least Kadri fought back on Leafs’ night to forget in Beantown (Toronto Star)
- LUKE DeCOCK: Action, anger and agita: Playoff hockey is back, and it has been far too long (Raleigh News & Observer)
- BEN FREDERICKSON: Armstrong's moves with Blues paying off when it matters most (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
- KEN WIEBE: Jets searching for answers (Winnipeg Sun)
- DAN SHAUGHNESSY: Bruins channel their Big, Bad days in physical master class (Boston Globe)
- THOM LOVERRO: Backstrom saves Capitals from a disaster in the making (Washington Times)
- STEVE SIMMONS: Maple Leafs need to say goodbye to Kadri (Toronto Sun)
- BRUCE GARRIOCH: Blue Jackets taking nothing for granted as they head home with 2-0 lead (Ottawa Sun)
- MARK MADDEN: Expect Penguins to play better, fix this series (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
- KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: Why hasn’t Massachusetts produced more NHL scorers? (Boston Globe)
- JOE REXODE: Predators getting grit, could use goals, from Simmonds and Boyle (The Tennessean)
- BENJAMIN HOCHMAN: Blues' captain takes one for the team (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
- MIKE CHAMBERS: Avalanche want to sign, and play, Cale Makar after NCAA championship game (Denver Post)
- BRUCE ARTHUR: The Bruins play the tough guy in Game 2, and the Maple Leafs flinch (Toronto Star)
- LARRY BROOKS: Blue Jackets-Lightning stunner would be bad news for Rangers (New York Post)
- PAUL FRIESEN: Jets' blaze on verge of being out of control (Winnipeg Sun)
- MICHAEL ARACE: Blue Jackets have gotten inside the head of the Lightning (Columbus Dispatch)
- MIKE HARRINGTON: In coach search and free agency, Sabres have recruiting hurdles to overcome (Buffalo News)
- JOHN ROMANO: If you spot some hope for the Lightning, let me know (Tampa Bay Times)
- NEIL BEST: Lamoriello, Isles taking it one game at a time (New York Newsday)
- JOE STARKEY: Darius Kasparaitis was legendary for Islanders and Penguins — and he’d still suit up (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
- BARRY ROZNER: Ex-Blackhawks Quenneville, Tallon form interesting pair (Chicago Daily Herald)
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- KEN CAMPBELL: Hober Baker winner Makar ready to win National Championship, then head to Colorado for the playoffs (The Hockey News)
- STEVEN ELLIS: Predators' offense needs to step up to avoid keeping dreadful streak alive (The Hockey News)
- KEN CAMPBELL: The NCAA can take the NHL to school when it comes to the issue of headshots (The Hockey News)
- MARK SPECTOR: Jets’ goaltending fails them just as offence shows up to play (Sportsnet)
- GREG WYSHYNSKI: Columbus stuns, Vegas gets even (ESPN)
- CHRIS JOHNSTON: Maple Leafs’ speed, elusiveness key to overwhelming Chara once again (Sportsnet)
- ERIC FRANCIS: Flames’ fourth liners take centre stage when needed most in Game 1 win (Sportsnet)
- DAVID SHOALTS: Toronto Maple Leafs flip a switch in the playoffs and find the same page (Globe & Mail)Paywall to view
- ROY MacGREGOR: Captain Ryan O’Reilly breaks third-period deadlock as Blues trim Jets 4-3 (Globe & Mail)Paywall to view
- BEN FREDERICKSON: Goodnight, Winnipeg. Wake up, St. Louis. Your Blues are up 2-0 without playing their best (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
- MICHAEL ARACE: Blue Jackets have gotten inside the head of the Lightning (Columbus Dispatch)
- DAMIEN COX: Flames offer flicker of hope in Calgary’s uncertain times (Toronto Star)
- ED GRANEY: Knights survive lunacy of Game 2 to claim home-ice against Sharks (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
- LARRY BROOKS: Islanders proving to Sidney Crosby and Penguins that they belong (New York Post)
- KEVIN GORMAN: Penguins shouldn’t panic, but they need to show some urgency (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
- STEVE SIMMONS: Leafs coach Babcock the MVP of Game 1 (Toronto Sun)
- LUKE DeCOCK: A (playoff) star is born, not a moment too soon for the Hurricanes (Raleigh News & Observer)
- JOHN ROMANO: Was the Lightning built for the regular season? (Tampa Bay Times)
- BEN FREDERICKSON: Blues' postseason novices are relishing this (rough) and rocking ride (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
- ROSIE DiMANNO: Leafs goaltender Frederik Andersen is the calm in the middle of the storm again (Toronto Star)
- PAUL FRIESEN: Jets out-dueled in goal ... Up and down night for Scheifele ... Byfuglien back on the power play, but Jets still giving up too much (Winnipeg Sun)
- ED GRANEY: Sharks fans smell blood when Golden Knights enter SAP Center (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
- JOE REXRODE: Preds have lost their Bridgestone magic (The Tennessean)
- MITCH MARNER: Mitch Marner takes a star spin for Maple Leafs, now it’s Auston Matthews’ turn (Toronto Star)
- NEIL BEST: Best: Do fans dare wish against a return to the Coliseum? (New York Newsday)
- ADAM BITTNER: Penguins play frustrated in Game 2 loss (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
- STAN GROSSFELD: With two titles down and two to go for Boston, it’s Bruins’ and Celtics’ turn (Boston Globe)
- LUKE DeCOCK: Five points for the Hurricanes going into Game 2 (Raleigh News & Observer)
- ISABELLE KHURSHUDYAN: By emphasizing quality over quantity, the Capitals made their shots count in a Game 1 victory (Washington Post)
- JOHN SHIPLEY: Thanks for the lecture but injuries are NHL’s responsibility (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
- MIKE HARRINGTON: NHL taboo against college coaches is slipping away, finally (Buffalo News)
- BRENDAN KELLY: Canadiens 'just getting started' on a new five-year plan (Montreal Gazette)
- TERRY JONES: Edmonton Oilers should bring Ralph Krueger back in the fold (Edmonton Sun)
- BRUCE GARRIOCH: There's no shortage of work to do for Senators before training camp in September (Ottawa Sun)
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- KEN CAMPBELL: Hey NHL GMs, do you know who Scott Sandelin is? Because he's a pretty darn good coach (The Hockey News)
- JARED CLINTON: Why the Hurricanes will be a handful for the defending Stanley Cup champion Capitals (The Hockey News)
- STEVEN ELLIS: Gusev is coming to give the Golden Knights the boost they need (The Hockey News)
- JARED CLINTON: Heiskanen's pair in post-season debut puts him in rare rookie company (The Hockey News)
- ERIC FRANCIS: Flames’ Mike Smith earns redemption with heroic effort in Game 1 win (Sportsnet)
- ALEX PREWITT: Joel Quenneville Expects to Win Right Away With Panthers (Si.com)
- CHRIS JOHNSTON: Marner's magic the difference as speedy Leafs start strong vs. Bruins (Sportsnet)
- MARK SPECTOR: Jets can’t lose all-important ‘belief’ battle ahead of crucial Game 2 (Sportsnet)
- EMILY KAPLAN: Maple Leafs, Flames cruise (ESPN)
- CHARLES P. PIERCE: Toronto’s Revival Showcased in Boston Series That Offers a Taste of History (Si.com)
- GREG WYSHYNSKI: How Blues rookie Jordan Binnington refused to take a career defeat (ESPN)
- DAVID SHOALTS: Marner snipes pair, Andersen comes up big as Leafs dump Bruins in Game 1 (Globe & Mail)Paywall to view
- ROY MacGREGOR: Third periods have been a pain for the Winnipeg Jets this season (Globe & Mail)Paywall to view
- KEVIN ALLEN: Washington Capitals aren't at their best, but find way to win NHL playoff opener (USA Today)
- STEVE SIMMONS: What a strong playoff debut for Tavares as a Leaf (Toronto Sun)
- TIM BENZ: Why Penguins coach Mike Sullivan might stick with Game 1 lineup (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
- JERRY BREWER: Capitals learn Stanley Cup championship carry-over can carry them only so far (Washington Post)
- CHAD FINN: Tuukka Rask knows he needs to turn a new leaf (Boston Globe)
- STEVE CONROY: Bruins encounter a different Maple Leafs team (Boston Herald)
- MIKE MCINTYRE: Now you see him, now you don't: Jets need bigger contribution from Hayes (Winnipeg Free Press)
- JASON MACKEY: What’s next for Penguins, Jack Johnson? (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
- ROSIE DiMANNO: Mitch Marner magic gives Leafs jump on Bruins in Game 1 (Toronto Star)
- THOM LOVERRO: On Capital One Arena ice, the hits just keep coming (Washington Times)
- KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: Bruins pay price for poor puck management (Boston Globe)
- KEVIN GORMAN: Islanders should be alarmed by Sidney Crosby’s scoreless game (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
- STEVE CONROY: Marcus Johansson ready to make an impact (Boston Herald)
- BRUCE ARTHUR: Leafs show the difference a year can make in taking opener from Bruins (Toronto Star)
- LUKE DeCOCK: After rough start, Hurricanes make it known they won’t go quietly (Raleigh News & Observer)
- MICHAEL ARACE: Blue Jackets’ first-round series has long way to go, but what a start (Columbus Dispatch)
- MARTIN FENNELLY: Jon Cooper is good at what he does. Now he has to be a little better. (Tampa Bay Times)
- BEN FREDRICKSON: Berube's fire ignites the Blues (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
- ANDREW BERKSHIRE: Much-improved areas of play offer Jets fans reason for optimism (Winnipeg Free Press)
- NEIL BEST: Mathew Barzal impresses in playoff debut for Islanders (New York Newsday)
- GENE COLLIER: Enquiring minds want to know when Sidney Crosby, Jake Guentzel will join this series (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
- ED GRANEY: Golden Knights need to push back on Sharks’ Karlsson, Burns (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
- SAM DONNELLON: Claude Giroux’s challenge: Getting young Flyers to believe (Philly.com)
- BEN KUZMA: Weight of expectation for Gaudette in roster battle with Sutter (Vancouver Province)
- ROBERT TYCHKOWSKI: I'll do it; My plan for the Edmonton Oilers (Edmonton Sun)
- SAM CARCHIDI: Who could be the Flyers’ next coach? Here’s a list of top candidates (Philly.com)
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