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OPINION
- RYAN KENNEDY: Nazem Kadri digs a deeper hole for Toronto (The Hockey News)
- JARED CLINTON: Stars coach Ken Hitchcock retires -- So who's next behind the Dallas bench? (The Hockey News)
- IAIN MacINTYRE: Nothing seems impossible for miraculous Golden Knights (Sportsnet)
- GREG WYSHYNSKI: Why bad NHL GMs rarely get fired (ESPN)
- MARK SPECTOR: Jets appear to be too big, too fast and too much for Wild (Sportsnet)
- EMILY KAPLAN: The hirsute of excellence: Jets winger Patrik Laine is the NHL's latest, and hairiest, teen sensation (ESPN)
- CHRIS JOHNSTON: Why Leo Komarov, of all people, could be the Leafs’ answer in Game 2 (Sportsnet)
- DAVID SHOALTS: Kadri suspension may be the least of Maple Leafs’ worries against Bruins (Globe & Mail)
- MICHAEL TRAIKOS: Bob Cole's trademark voice missing from this year's Stanley Cup playoffs (National Post)
- RON KANTOWSKI: Knights goalie Dylan Ferguson happy to be back in case of emergency (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
- RON COOK: It could have been worse ... much worse (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
- ED WILLES: The end of turning a blind eye to vicious NHL playoff hits? (Vancouver Sun)
- STU COWAN: Canadiens GM Marc Bergevin didn't make the grade this season (Montreal Gazette)
- STEVE BUCKLEY: No harm, no foul with Brad Marchand’s kiss-and-tell act (Boston Herald)
- STEVE SIMMONS: Stubborn Babcock, players need to be sharper (Toronto Sun)
- SAM DONNELLON: 'Ghost' guaranteed it - Brian Elliott would prove himself (Philadelphia Daily News)
- PAUL WIECEK: Attention: class is in session (Winnipeg Free Press)
- MAC ENGEL: Unable to save the Dallas Stars, coach Ken Hitchcock retires (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
- JOE REXRODE: Avs a bit dramatic on this Ryan Johansen hit (The Tennessean)
- HELENE ELLIOTT: Kings forced to fight from a hole without Doughty (Los Angeles Times)
- BRUCE ARTHUR: Leafs face bigger challenge after Kadri’s three-game suspension (Toronto Star)
- MARTIN FENNELLY: Live at Amalie Arena: Yanni … Gourde (Tampa Bay Times)
- KEVIN GORMAN: Flyers take advantage of Sidney Crosby's anti-hat trick (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
- STEVE CONROY: David Backes earns his money come playoff time (Boston Herald)
- JASON BOTCHFORD: Boeser bouncing back, anxious to improve shot, game (Vancouver Province)
- MICHAEL ARACE: One win means little in series, but plenty to Jackets fans (Columbus Dispatch)
- TIM COWLISHAW: With Ken Hitchcock gone, another question lingers: Why is Stars GM Jim Nill still safe? (Dallas Morning News)
- ED GRANEY: Knights playing ‘hero’ role will now enter LA as villains (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
- ROB ROSSI: Fiesty Flyers put Penguins in their place (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
- KEN WARREN: The Chicago model: Will Senators owner Eugene Melnyk follow it in a bid for NHL success? (Ottawa Citizen)
- TERRY JONES: Ken Hitchcock's 22-year NHL coaching career comes full cycle (Edmonton Sun)
- KEN CAMPBELL: An homage to Humboldt: Resilience, kindness and bravery in the face of tragedy (The Hockey News)
- MATT LARKIN: Why the NHL had to suspend Drew Doughty -- even in the playoffs (The Hockey News)
- CHRIS JOHNSTON: Leafs' Kadri facing likely suspension after hit on Wingels (Sportsnet)
- ALEX PREWITT: Despite Injuries and Penalties, Blue Jackets Prove Resilient in OT Win Against Capitals (Si.com)
- CHRIS JOHNSTON: Bruins send Maple Leafs back to the drawing board (Sportsnet)
- MARK SPECTOR: Veteran Kings thankful for another chance as championship window closes (Sportsnet)
- GREG WYSHYNSKI: Maple Leafs' Nazem Kadri to have hearing after hit on Tommy Wingels (ESPN)
- MARK SPECTOR: Oilers being held hostage by voices of their past (Sportsnet)
- ROY MacGREGOR: Winnipeg looks to channel the Jets of yore (Globe & Mail)
- KEVIN ALLEN: NHL player safety sends message with suspension of Drew Doughty, and more could be coming (USA Today)
- BARRY SVRLUGA: It’s the Capitals. It’s the playoffs. And ‘easy’ just isn’t in the vocabulary. (Washington Post)
- STEVE SIMMONS: Marchand gives Leafs kiss of death in opener (Toronto Sun)
- TARA SULLIVAN: That end-of-season Bruins slump was nothing to worry about (Boston Globe)
- JOE STARKEY: Ex-Flyers goalie has seen 'beast' Evgeni Malkin before (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
- DON BRENNAN: Melnyk cries fake news on threats of leaving, attendance woes and budget (Ottawa Sun)
- THOM LOVERRO: Worst Game 1 loss since the last worst Game 1 loss (Washington Times)
- MICHAEL ARACE: After all the craziness, Artemi Panarin, Seth Jones deliver win (Columbus Dispatch)
- BEN KUMZA: Ben Kuzma: Humboldt bus tragedy support a solemn sojourn for Dorsett, Pouliot (Vancouver Province)
- TOM JONES: The NHL playoffs are back. From the looks of Game 1, so is the Lightning (Tampa Bay Times)
- SEAN GENTILLE: Sean Gentille: Brian Elliott is the 'guy' for the Flyers. That didn't work out in Game 1. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
- JOE REXRODE: For starters, Preds' 5-2 over Avs is just fine (The Tennessean)
- CHAD FINN: Mike Milbury pleasantly surprised by Bruins’ success in regular season (Boston Globe)
- ED WILLES: Depth chart is overflowing for the Comets with Dahlen's arrival (Vancouver Province)
- MARK KISZLA: Stay classy, Smashville. Ryan Johansen’s cheap shot on Avs defenseman Tyson Barrie merits a suspension. (Denver Post)
- BRUCE ARTHUR: Leafs go missing in Game 1 loss to Bruins (Toronto Star)
- KEVIN GORMAN: Flyers need new luck in net vs. Penguins (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
- HELENE ELLIOTT: Doughty is a huge loss for the Kings, but the decision probably was right (Los Angeles Times)
- STEVE CONROY: Bruins star Brad Marchand sticks to his job to benefit of team (Boston Herald)
- TERRY JONES: Oilers GM gets vote of confidence from his boss (Edmonton Sun)
- MARK WHICKER: Ducks need to realize they have to play outside the box against Sharks (Los Angeles Daily News)
- PAUL ZEISE: Penguins' Game 1 win was great, but Flyers will punch back (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
- ED GRANEY: Like looking at a Picasso, opinions differ on style of Knights, Kings (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
- SAM DONNELLON: Mind over matter: Flyers seek a reset for Game 2 (Philadelphia Daily News)
- STU COWAN: Laval Rocket's Chris Terry has scoring title in his sights (Montreal Gazette)
- JASON BOTCHFORD: Eriksson feels he's got game, goals to boost Canucks (Vancouver Province)
- DON BRENNAN: Sens post-mortem part V: Karlsson expected to pass on take-it-or-leave-it offer (Ottawa Sun)
- KEN CAMPBELL: Hope in Humboldt: Parents of Jacob Leicht find purpose in the face of tragedy (The Hockey News)
- KEN CAMPBELL: Dayna Brons, the Humboldt Broncos' passionate and beloved trainer, passes away as result of injuries (The Hockey News)
- IAIN MacINTYRE: Fleury continues Vegas' miraculous run into playoffs (Sportsnet)
- MARK SPECTOR: Unlikely hero Joe Morrow etches himself in Jets playoff lore (Sportsnet)
- GREG WYSHYNSKI: Behind Pekka Rinne's renaissance (ESPN)
- IAIN MacINTYRE: Canucks’ Boeser: ‘That injury could have ended my career’ (Sportsnet)
- IAIN MacINTYRE: Golden Knights prove Vegas is more than just The Strip (Sportsnet)
- CATHAL KELLY: It’s a thin line between love and hate for Boston and Toronto (Globe & Mail)
- KEVIN ALLEN: 'You can call it a statement': Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin show why Penguins are chasing history (USA Today)
- MICHAEL TRAIKOS: Generate hate: Which lovable Leaf will draw the ire of Boston fans? (National Post)
- TIM BENZ: Dissecting the Penguins' blowout over the Flyers (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
- CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER: Bruins’ youngsters need to duplicate regular-season success (Boston Globe)
- BRUCE GARRIOCH: Work to be done before Senators move to LeBreton (Ottawa Sun)
- TOM JONES: Time for Steven Stamkos to deliver a Stanley Cup (Tampa Bay Times)
- ROB ROSSI: It's early, but Flyers look overmatched vs. Penguins (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
- MARC DUMONT: Habs GM's botched roster construction began at blue line (Montreal Gazette)
- JOE REXRODE: Preds' season only success with a Stanley Cup (The Tennessean)
- KEN WARREN: Their team, their rules, but your concerns (Ottawa Citizen)
- ED GRANEY: Crowd gets an assist in Knights’ win in first playoff game (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
- KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: Under Don Sweeney, Bruins reemerged as an NHL power (Boston Globe)
- DERON SNYDER: Capitals’ goalie problem seems like the kind you want (Washington Times)
- BEN KUZMA: Like his game, Gaudette is astute, detailed, entertaining (Vancouver Province)
- STEVE SIMMONS: Leafs’ Babcock helped create monsters that are Bruins’ Bergeron, Marchand (Toronto Sun)
- JOE STARKEY: Two phenomenal goals make Flyers slaughter a night to remember (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
- MARK KISZLA: This joke got Joe Sakic and Josh Kroenke through the dark days. Who’s laughing now, with Avs back in playoffs? (Denver Post)
- DON BRENNAN: Goaltending difference in Battle of Pennsylvania (Ottawa Sun)
- STU COWAN: Suggestions on which playoff teams Habs fans should root for (Montreal Gazette)
- KEVIN GORMAN: Matt Murray's spectacular save highlights Penguins' Game 1 shutout (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
- MIKE HARRINGTON: Anger is awesome, but now Botterill has to match words with actions (Buffalo News)
- MICHAEL ARACE: Capitals fans know all about playoff pain (Columbus Dispatch)
- STEVE BUCKLEY: Altered expectations make Bruins the best bet to end Boston’s championship drought (Boston Herald)
- TOM JONES: ‘Relatively calm’ is Jeff Vinik’s game persona (Tampa Bay Times)
- BRUCE GARRIOCH: Sens post-mortem Part IV: Time for Senators to turn the page and move on (Ottawa Sun)
- SAM DONNELLON: After Brian Elliott's rough night, Bryz offers his services (Philadelphia Daily News)
- MARK WHICKER: Ondrej Kase, the newest finisher, hopes to get Ducks started in playoffs (Los Angeles Daily News)
- STEVE CONROY: Noel Acciari replaces Riley Nash on third line tonight (Boston Herald)
- RON KANTOWSKI: Gary Bettman’s faith in Las Vegas as hockey city is rewarded (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
- PAUL WIECEK: A historic night and a night to remember: We've been waiting a long time for this (Winnipeg Free Press)
- DAVE FESCHUK: Leafs coach Mike Babcock is an underdog that needs his day (Toronto Star)
- BARRY SVRLUGA: For Capitals’ Barry Trotz, the future is at stake in these Stanley Cup playoffs (Washington Post)
- TERRY JONES: Oilers GM does not shoulder enough blame for lost season (Edmonton Sun)
- ERIC FRANCIS: Flames need scoring, and it may cost them Brodie or Hamilton (Calgary Sun)
- KEN CAMPBELL: Broncos brotherhood: Former players to carry their fallen teammates with them forever (The Hockey News)
- JARED CLINTON: Capitals going with Grubauer over Holtby for game 1, and it's the right call (The Hockey News)
- IAIN MacINTYRE: Golden Knights aim to keep proving doubters wrong in first playoff run (Sportsnet)
- IAN MENDES: Senators’ rebuild on the horizon, but will Karlsson be part of it? (TSN)
- ALEX PREWITT: Ambiguous Goalie Interference Rules Continue to Bemuse NHL Ahead of Playoffs (Si.com)
- CHRIS JOHNSTON: Leafs not scared to pit Matthews against Bruins’ Bergeron line (Sportsnet)
- DAVID SHOALTS: Maple Leafs’ Rielly, Gardiner hope strong seasons lead to playoff success (Globe & Mail)
- MICHAEL TRAIKOS: Marleau's checkered playoff history provides a cautionary tale for young Maple Leafs (National Post)
- CHIP SCOGGINS: Meter is running on Wild during these NHL playoffs (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
- TIM BENZ: Pittsburgh's greatest sports duo looks to cement legacy (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
- RON KANTOWSKI: NHL fights continue to decline, including with Golden Knights (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
- PAUL FRIESEN: Playoff gong show? (Winnipeg Sun)
- MARK MADDEN: Penguins have all they need to beat Flyers (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
- JOHN NIYO: Red Wings wonder if history will repeat itself (Detroit News)
- JASON BOTCHFORD: Hutton on hot seat as Canucks defence must get better (Vancouver Province)
- BRUCE ARTHUR: Leafs’ Rielly, Gardiner embracing the ‘responsibility’ of playoff hockey (Toronto Star)
- JOHN SHIPLEY: Wild’s playoff mission is difficult but not impossible (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
- LARRY BROOKS: Vegas run? Penguins' 3-peat? Breaking down the Stanley Cup playoffs (New York Post)
- ED GRANEY: If Kings really wanted Golden Knights, their wish was granted (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
- RON COOK: Mike Sullivan isn't just good. He could be Pittsburgh's greatest coach ever. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
- PAUL WIECEK: Playoff hockey means you've gotta pay the price... to watch the Jets, that is (Winnipeg Free Press)
- STU COWAN: Canadiens desperately need a director of hockey operations (Montreal Gazette)
- MITCH ALBOM: Russian Five still stunning to this day (Detroit Free Press)
- BEN KUZMA: Virtanen has finally arrived as fit, fast, forceful, reliable winger (Vancouver Province)
- STEVE SIMMONS: Leafs remind Rutherford of Penguins — and he might be onto something (Toronto Sun)
- TODD DEWEY: Golden Knights’ offense will overwhelm Drew Doughty, Kings (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
- KEVIN GORMAN: Casey DeSmith could play pivotal role in goal for Penguins (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
- MIKE SIELSKI: Voracek a different player now, and Flyers will need him vs. Pens (Philadelphia Inquirer)
- JOE REXRODE: Predators star Pekka Rinne won't stop until he gets the Cup (The Tennessean)
- STEVE CONROY: Bruins’ top line must shake off late-season slump when playoffs begin Thursday (Boston Herald)
- MARTIN FENNELLY: How we’ll know if Andrei Vasilevskiy is up for a Stanley Cup run (Tampa Bay Times)
- THOM LOVERRO: No motivational speeches needed after past playoff failures (Washington Times)
- GREGG KRUPA: Red Wings stuck in rebuild mode (Detroit News)
- PETER BOTTE: Garth Snow has got to be kidding with Stanley Cup remark as Islanders GM is lucky to still have a job (New York Daily News)
- LARRY BROOKS: Rangers need a stud or two or quick turnaround won't happen (New York Post)
- BARRY ROZNER: Blackhawks have to bank on better from Keith, Seabrook (Chicago Daily Herald)
- BUCKY GLEASON: Sabres feeling lingering effects of failed master plan (Buffalo News)
- ERIC FRANCIS: 'Pain doesn't last forever' — Ryan Straschnitzki's fight continues (Calgary Sun)
- DON BRENNAN: Not a lot to like about this Senators season (Ottawa Sun)
- KEN CAMPBELL: What's the way forward for SJHL and Broncos after devastating tragedy (The Hockey News)
- RYAN KENNEDY: Vegas gets a nightmare playoff opponent in Los Angeles (The Hockey News)
- KEN CAMPBELL: Once a Bronco, always a Bronco: Former players return to Humdoldt in wake of tragedy (The Hockey News)
- KEN CAMPBELL: Trauma, grief and guilt: The many layers of the Humboldt Broncos tragedy (The Hockey News)
- MARK SPECTOR: Humboldt’s public grieving turns inward amid the ‘darkness’ (Sportsnet)
- CHRIS JOHNSTON: Frederik Andersen holds key to Maple Leafs’ playoff hopes (Sportsnet)
- ALEX PREWITT: New Class of Russian Talent Ready to Take the NHL Postseason by Storm (Si.com)
- IAIN MacINTYRE: Canucks facing leadership void without Daniel, Henrik Sedin (Sportsnet)
- DAVID SHOALTS: Facing the Bruins again, the Leafs refuse to live in the past (Globe & Mail)
- CATHAL KELLY: The Maple Leafs need to start thinking about a new message (Globe & Mail)
- MICHAEL TRAIKOS: One burning question for every team in the 2018 NHL playoffs (National Post)
- BRIAN MURPHY: Wild embracing underdog role, and that’s a good thing (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
- ROB KANTOWSKI: Golden Knights help prove NHL hockey can thrive in the desert (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
- TIM BENZ: Jake Guentzel's goals a necessity for Penguins (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
- PAUL ZEISE: The Flyers are more dangerous than they seem (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
- ED WILLES: Travis Green is creating a culture for tomorrow with the Canucks (Vancouver Province)
- BRUCE ARTHUR: Improved Leafs have more than ghost of a chance against Bruins (Toronto Star)
- JEFF GORDON: Gordo: This offseason, Blues must focus on adding firepower (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
- MAC ENGEL: Firing Hitchcock is premature for a Dallas Stars team that is a mess (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
- ED GRANEY: Golden Knights helped Las Vegas heal after mass shooting (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
- TOM JONES: Lighting-Devils: How the Stanley Cup playoffs are like Space Mountain (Tampa Bay Times)
- BEN KUZMA: Improving, intense Markstrom welcomes Demko challenge (Vancouver Province)
- MIKE HARRINGTON: The time has come to stitch the 'C' on Eichel's sweater (Buffalo News)
- STEVE SIMMONS: Leafs' Matthews can't wait to start writing playoff resume of greatness (Toronto Sun)
- STAN GROSSFELD: Bruins fans’ loyalty is as clear as the shirts on their backs (Boston Globe)
- LUKE DeCOCK: Whatever happens under Tom Dundon, Canes are unlikely to remain in the mediocre middle (Raleigh News & Observer)
- MICHAEL ARACE: Cam Atkinson could help Jackets carve new path (Columbus Dispatch)
- JASON BOTCHFORD: Jason Botchford: This is Horvat and Boeser's team now (Vancouver Province)
- JOSE De JESUS ORTIZ: After giving up at trade deadline, Armstrong must share blame for Blues' struggles (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
- DAMIEN COX: In era of overnight NHL success, building a contender has lost some of its meaning (Toronto Star)
- STU COWAN: The Canadiens need a lot more than an 'attitude' adjustment (Montreal Gazette)
- PAUL FRIESEN: Jets must win a round, at least (Winnipeg Sun)
- ERIC FRANCIS: Humboldt tragedy adds perspective to Flames introspection (Calgary Sun)
- BRETT CYRGALIS: The Islanders question John Tavares must answer in free agency (New York Post)
- TED KULFAN: What to watch for in the Stanley Cup playoffs (Detroit News)
- KEN CAMPBELL: Healing will take a long time. 'It will be tough. They're never going to get over this.' (The Hockey News)
- JARED CLINTON: Rangers respond to worst post-lockout season with swift firing of coach Vigneault (The Hockey News)
- MARK SPECTOR: Tunnel is long and light still dim as Humboldt begins healing process (Sportsnet)
- ALEX PREWITT: Alex Ovechkin Comes Up Just Short in Valiant Effort for Another 50-Goal Season (Sportsnet)
- FRANK SERAVALLI: Youngest Bronco Adam Herold remembered for his character off the ice (TSN)
- MARK SPECTOR: Numbness wearing off in Humboldt as shock and sadness set in (Sportsnet)
- DAVID SHOALTS: Frederik Andersen back in top form as Maple Leafs prepare for NHL playoffs (Globe & Mail)
- KEVIN ALLEN: NHL point projections reflection: Golden Knights had me fooled (USA Today)
- KEVIN GORMAN: Penguins 3-peat chances ride on Kris Letang's play (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
- PAT HICKEY: Next season will hinge on Weber and Price (Montreal Gazette)
- ROSIE DiMANNO: Humboldt Broncos join grim roster of sports teams who met with tragedy on the road (Toronto Star)
- FLUTO SHINZAWA: Energy was missing in season finale (Boston Globe)
- JIM THOMAS: How the Blues wound up on the outside looking in (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
- THOM LOVERRO: Ovechkin knows there’s only one trophy that counts (Washington Times)
- BRUCE ARTHUR: Leafs have what they need to beat Bruins and more (Toronto Star)
- STEVE CONROY: Bruins’ big season raises playoff expectations (Boston Herald)
- JEFF GORDON: 10 reasons why Blues missed the playoffs (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
- STEVE SIMMONS: Penguins three-peat not out of the question (Toronto Sun)
- LARRY BROOKS: Rangers may have to wait to interview intriguing coach option (New York Post)
- JACK TODD: Canadiens' season was a debacle from start to finish (Montreal Gazette)
- RON COOK: Penguins should shed the Flyers quickly, maybe in five games (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
- DAVE FESCHUK: Leafs’ Hyman proves it’s not always better to give than receive (Toronto Star)
- JOE REXRODE: Predators' Stanley Cup run might feel life or death; this weekend reminded us it’s not (The Tennessean)
- JOSE De JESUS ORTIZ: Allen's failures lead to Blues missing playoffs (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
- ROSIE DiMANNO: FredEx delivers calm to Leafs quest (Toronto Star)
- BOB WOJNOWSKI: Ken Holland earned chance to continue Red Wings’ makeover (Detroit News)
- BEN KUZMA: Horvat has done the work to become next Canucks captain (Vancouver Province)
- JUSTIN TASCH: Jeff Gorton now faced with most important decision of career as he’s tasked with hiring next Rangers coach (New York Daily News)
- JOHN VOGL: Sabres dial too many wrong numbers in season to forget (Buffalo News)
- KEN CAMPBELL: Leafs, Habs mourn Humboldt tragedy: 'It rips the heart right out of your chest' (The Hockey News)
- BRIAN COSTELLO: A message to the victims of the Humboldt Broncos tragedy (The Hockey News)
- IAIN MacINTYRE: Sedins’ farewell can’t cut through sorrow of Humboldt tragedy (Sportsnet)
- FRANK SERAVALLI: Broncos assistant faces devastating ‘not again’ moment (TSN)
- MARK SPECTOR: Humboldt crash transforms hockey’s ‘safe space’ into horror scene (Sportsnet)
- CHRIS JOHNSTON: Maple Leafs, Babcock have heavy hearts after Humboldt Broncos tragedy (Sportsnet)
- RON MacLEAN: The arena is where we will gather to mourn, remember the Broncos (Sportsnet)
- LARRY BROOKS: Rangers made best choice by changing coach (New York Post)
- ANDREW GROSS: Ladd understands fans' frustrations, anger (New York Newsday)
- ROSIE DiMANNO: What makes us ‘us’ is hockey and our unity at times of grief (Toronto Star)
- PAT HICKEY: Forgettable? 'It's a wasted season if you don't learn from it' (Montreal Gazette)
- LARRY BROOKS: The best tiebreaker for the NHL? A Game 83 (New York Post)
- FLUTO SHINZAWA: Hockey opened many doors for Andrew Ference. He wants others to see what it’s like. (Boston Globe)
- BEN KUZMA: Sedins' final farewell shaken by Humboldt Broncos' tragedy (Vancouver Province)
- BRUCE ARTHUR: Every hockey player in Canada understands small towns and long bus rides (Toronto Star)
- GREGG KRUPA: Blashill has been Red Wings’ rock amid decline (Detroit News)
- MIKE HARRINGTON: Historic logjam at top of Hart ballot (Buffalo News)
- LUKE DeCOCK: Frustrated Justin Williams won't put happy face on Hurricanes' final win (Raleigh News & Observer)
- ED WILLES: Canuck playoff team by 2019 that's not in fantasy league? Our dream template (Vancouver Province)
- JOE RERODE: Preds take a moment to look around before chasing the Cup (The Tennessean)
- STEVE SIMMONS: Tight-knit community rocked by tragedy (Toronto Sun)
- JOSE De JESUS ORTIZ: Plenty of blame to go around as Blues don't make playoffs (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
- MARK KISZLA: As Avs beat Blues to clinch playoff berth, why a piece of Jared Bednar’s heart was 1,000 miles away (Denver Post)
- HELENE ELLIOTT: Ducks in an 'amazing' position heading into Stanley Cup playoffs (Los Angeles Times)
- BARRY ROZNER: Blackhawks make right call on keeping GM, coach (Chicago Daily Herald)
- ERIC FRANCIS: Chaos, silence, then the worst news for former NHLer Joseph (Calgary Sun)