OPINION
- RYAN KENNEDY: Shane Wright is granted exceptional status and is ready to take on the OHL (The Hockey News)
- STEVEN ELLIS: No, seriously, don't sleep on the Wild as a contender (The Hockey News)
- ERIC ENGELS: Canadiens’ forgettable effort in Anaheim will come back to haunt them (Sportsnet)
- GREG WYSHYNSKI: Five rule changes that makes sense (ESPN)
- CHRIS JOHNSTON: Leafs looking for a breakthrough from Matthews line in Edmonton (Sportsnet)
- MARK SPECTOR: Oilers have chance to spoil Maple Leafs fan invasion in Edmonton (Sportsnet)
- DAVID SHOALTS: David Backes and the Boston Bruins should be ashamed of themselves (Globe & Mail)
- KEN WARREN: Valley roots of Lindsay, looking in on Dzingel and Duchene, and Panthers sign Noel (Ottawa Citizen)
- BRENDAN KELLY: Canadiens coach Julien made net blunder against Sharks (Montreal Gazette)
- BEN KUZMA: The Hughes Watch gets complicated as blue-liner hurts foot in Big Ten quarterfinals (Vancouver Province)
- DAMIEN COX: Oilers need to go back to drawing board and build around McDavid, Draisaitl (Toronto Star)
- KEVIN GORMAN: Jake Guentzel’s goal is to push Penguins into playoffs (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
- MATT PORTER: ‘They play for one another every night.’ Thoughts on the Bruins’ latest thriller (Boston Globe)
- PAT HICKEY: NHLers' potential use of medical cannabis faces hurdle (Montreal Gazette)
- BRUCE GARRIOCH: Ottawa Senators offer olive branch to fans after difficult season (Ottawa Sun)
- ED WILLES:Alex Edler's value to the Canucks has never been more obvious (Vancouver Province)
- MARK MADDEN: Penguins helping ensure Blue Jackets lose ‘all-in’ bet (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
- BRUCE ARTHUR: The Leafs are waiting for Auston Matthews’ next leap forward (Toronto Star)
- SAM CARCHIDI: Credit Flyers for comeback, but now, GM Chuck Fletcher must add missing pieces (Philly.com)
- TERRY JONES: Oilers head coach all in on Koskinen (Edmonton Sun)
- ANDREW BERKSHIRE: Easy zone entries add insult to injuries on Jets' blue line (Winnipeg Free Press)
- LUKE DeCOCK: A blast from the past as former Thrashers catch Hurricanes off guard again, 13 years later (Raleigh News & Observer)
- ANDREW GROSS: Praising the efforts, career of Ted Lindsay (New York Newsday)
- PAT HICKEY: 'When they scored that sixth goal, we fell apart,' Julien says (Montreal Gazette)