OPINION
- ADAM PROTEAU: Toronto Maple Leafs, Paul Maurice, and Blowouts (The Hockey News)
- LYLE RICHARDSON: Minnesota Wild Could Part Ways with Several Players This Summer (The Hockey News)
- MARK SPECTOR: Been Here, Done That: Oilers trailing yet another series after Game 3 dud (Sportsnet)
- ERIC FRANCIS: 'There’s real value there': Flames optimistic with 16th overall pick in NHL Draft (Sportsnet)
- ERIC ENGELS: Canadiens miss out on Bedard, but not on chance to draft special player (Sportsnet)
- IAIN MacINTYRE: Three players of interest who could be available to the Canucks at No. 11 (Sportsnet)
- EMILY KAPLAN: How Connor Bedard became hockey's next young superstar (ESPN)
- CATHAL KELLY: Panthers coach Paul Maurice exposes the Maple Leafs’ greatest flaws (Globe & Mail)
- JACK TODD: If they can't get Bedard, would Canadiens consider drafting Russian phenom? (Montreal Gazette)
- BRUCE ARTHUR: Matthews, Marner, Tavares, Nylander. No Leafs star should be untouchable now. Game 3 was a turning point (Toronto Star)
- LUKE DeCOCK: With rotation on hold, Hurricanes’ goalie situation goes from no-lose to no-answers (Raleigh News & Observer)
- MOLLIE WALKER: Stanley Cup pressure completely changes this Rangers coaching search (New York Post)
- STEVE SIMMONS: Toronto Maple Leafs' Core Four needs to be the Score Four (Toronto Sun)
- TIM COWLISHAW: Where is Jason Robertson? Stars need a playoff boost from their record-setting scorer (Dallas Morning News)
- DAVE HYDE: After Reinhart’s unforgettable goal, Panthers’ challenge is to forget it and try for sweep (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
- DAMIEN COX: Lucky Chicago Blackhawks will get Connor Bedard. But they don’t deserve him (Toronto Star)
- STU COWAN: Here's why experts consider Connor Bedard a generational talent (Montreal Gazette)
- MIKE McINTYRE: Jets’ problem not behind the bench (Winnipeg Free Press)
- DAVE FESCHUK: These Maple Leafs are who we thought they were — a failed experiment not built for the playoffs (Toronto Star)
- MATT CALKINS: Kraken’s Dave Hakstol deserves kudos, though he may not want to hear them (Seattle Times)
- BRUCE GARRIOCH: Celebrities take centre stage as deadline for final Ottawa Senators bids approaches (Ottawa Sun)
- ED GRANEY: Golden Knights ride collective effort to Game 3 win (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
- BRUCE ARTHUR: Being Connor Bedard: the inside story of how a family raised a once-in-a-generation hockey phenom (Toronto Star)
- BARRY JACKSON: ‘96 Cup finalist Panthers enjoying this playoff run, explain this team’s success (Miami Herald)