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OPINION
4/19/25
ADAM PROTEAU: Korpisalo Should Ask Himself — Not The Bruins — Why He Didn't Play More This Season
(The Hockey News)
MICHAEL TRAIKOS: 'Ole, Ole, Ole, Ole — Habs Are Going To The Playoffs!''
(The Hockey News)
CAROL SCHRAM: Cale Makar: Avalanche Teammate-Turned-Opponent Was 'Born' To Be An NHL Playoff Player
(The Hockey News)
JIM PARSONS: No Excuses: Oilers' Connor McDavid Pushes Back On 'Walking Wounded' Narrative
(The Hockey News)
LYLE RICHARDSON: NHL Rumor Roundup: Could The Flyers Go The Offer-Sheet Route?
(The Hockey News)
IAIN MacINTYRE: All eyes on Elias Pettersson's summer as Canucks conclude dysfunctional season
(Sportsnet)
MARK SPECTOR: After Draisaitl's injury, Oilers lean on depth to grind out third straight win
(Sportsnet)
CATHAL KELLY: The Winnipeg Jets had the NHL’s best record. Can they turn that into a Stanley Cup?
(Globe & Mail)
TROY RENK: Is Avalanche goalie Mackenzie Blackwood ready to meet playoff moment? Stanley Cup run hinges on it.
(Denver Post)
MIKE HARRINGTON: Sabres' blueliner Connor Clifton has lived both ends of wacky Atlantic Division
(Buffalo News)
SCOTT TAYLOR: Give True North’s Mullowney a sitting ovation
(Winnipeg Sun)
JACK TODD: You read it here first — Canadiens will oust Capitals in seven games
(Montreal Gazette)
TIM COWLISHAW: This is the key for Stars to continue playoff success vs. Avalanche
(Dallas Morning News)
DAVE HYDE: The Panthers’ culture shows how sports should feel at their best
(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
LYNN WORTHY: Blues turnaround as important for the influence on future as impact on the present
(St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
PAT HICKEY: Canadiens have the tools to repeat their 2010 upset of Capitals
(Montreal Gazette)
4/18/25
SAM CARCHIDI: Pluses And Minuses: What The Flyers, Blackhawks And Bruins Must Consider With Their Interim Coaches
(The Hockey News)
KEN CAMPBELL: Maple Leafs Are NHL's Hottest Team Entering The Playoffs, But Senators Are No Slouches Either
(The Hockey News)
LYLE RICHARDSON: NHL Rumor Roundup: Latest On The Sabres, Blue Jackets And Canadiens
(The Hockey News)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Canucks season filled with upheaval ends quietly after loss
(Sportsnet)
MARK SPECTOR: Oilers unfazed by injuries, rotating defence partners: 'Business as usual'
(Sportsnet)
ERIC ENGELS: Canadiens' power play can make or break series vs. Capitals
(Sportsnet)
ERIC FRANCIS: Why Flames' mushy-middle finish feels different this season
(Sportsnet)
RICK WESTHEAD: Courtroom primer: 10 questions to consider as trial looms for former World Junior players
(TSN)
MATT CALKINS: What the Kraken must accomplish this offseason to regain relevance
(Seattle Times)
SEAN KEELER: Avalanche’s Valeri Nichushkin has trust of Colorado teammates who can’t win Stanley Cup without him
(Denver Post)
GENTRY ESTES: Good riddance to the humbling fail that was this Preds season
(The Tennessean)
LARRY BROOKS: Rangers' melancholy season finale offers reminder of big changes likely on horizon
(New York Post)
STEVE SIMMONS: It's time for Leafs stars Matthews, Marner and Nylander to shine in playoffs
(Toronto Sun)
MIKE HARRINGTON: Ten years after McDavid lottery, it's just another non-playoff season for Sabres
(Buffalo News)
STU COWAN: Captain Nick Suzuki’s Canadiens begin playoff battle with Capitals on Monday
(Montreal Gazette)
ROSIE DiMANNO: Mats Sundin knows what it takes to beat the Senators in the playoffs. Does he believe these Leafs will?
(Toronto Star)
TIM COWLISHAW: Why Jake Oettinger is key for Stars to continue playoff success vs. Avalanche
(Dallas Morning News)
PAUL SULLIVAN: It’s a turbulent week for Chicago’s top sports executives, who could use a group hug
(Chicago Inquirer)
4/17/25
ADAM PROTEAU: 'Good For Hockey': Leafs And Senators Will Be Hungry In The Battle Of Ontario's Newest Chapter
(The Hockey News)
MICHAEL TRAIKOS: Why The Maple Leafs Might Have The Best Goaltending Of Any Team In The Playoffs
(The Hockey News)
KEN CAMPBELL: Canadiens And Blue Jackets Have Divergent Expectations With Playoff Spot On The Line
(The Hockey News)
LYLE RICHARDSON: NHL Rumor Roundup: More Speculation About The Rangers And Bruins' Off-Season Plans
(The Hockey News)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Canucks season filled with upheaval ends quietly after loss
(Sportsnet)
MARK SPECTOR: Oilers rounding into form at perfect time as real test begins
(Sportsnet)
ERIC ENGELS: St. Louis made playoff-bound Canadiens believers against all odds
(Sportsnet)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Boeser holding tight to possible Canucks return
(Sportsnet)
ERIC FRANCIS: Why Flames' mushy-middle finish feels different this season
(Sportsnet)
JOHN ROMANO: Get out the gauze. The Lightning and Panthers are going at it again
(Tampa Bay Times)
LA VELLE E. NEAL III: Wild goalie Filip Gustavsson gets the point, cedes the net to Marc-Andre Fleury
(Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
JOE STARKEY: Failing Penguins trying to avoid necessary pain of real rebuild
(Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
STU COWAN: Habs coming close to playoff spot and not getting in would be huge letdown
(Montreal Gazette)
STEVE SIMMONS: Is this finally the year a Canadian team wins the Stanley Cup?
(Toronto Sun)
LARRY BROOKS: Rangers staring at dicey contract situation with young defenseman
(New York Post)
BENJAMIN HOCHMAN: With 1st NHL goal, Jimmy Snuggerud earns steak and has stake in Blues’ playoffs
(St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
THOM LOVERRO: NHL needed Ovechkin-Crosby rivalry
(Washington Times)
NICK KYPREOS: The playoff stakes are higher than ever for the Maple Leafs. This team is built to get the job done
(Toronto Star)
TIM BENZ: Steelers, Pirates and Penguins fans are disgusted, dismayed and disenfranchised
(Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
4/16/25
ADAM PROTEAU: The New York Rangers Are Out Of Answers
(The Hockey News)
ADAM PROTEAU: Panthers Want To Face Maple Leafs? That Hunch Disrespects The Division Leaders
(The Hockey News)
KEN CAMPBELL: Why Top Prospect Zayne Parekh Probably Won't Play For The Calgary Flames Right Away
(The Hockey News)
LYLE RICHARDSON: NHL Rumor Roundup: The Canucks Face An Uncertain Off-Season
(The Hockey News)
MICHAEL TRAIKOS: You're Making It Seem Like Ovie Is An Anomaly' — For One Day, Alex Ovechkin Had ESPN's Basketball Analysts Debating Hockey
(The Hockey News)
ERIC FRANCIS: Proud Flames fight to bitter end of wildly successful season
(Sportsnet)
MARK SPECTOR: McDavid pushes back on idea that Oilers are 'wounded'
(Sportsnet)
ERIC ENGELS: Demidov's instant success forces St. Louis to make hard choices for Canadiens
(Sportsnet)
KRISTEN SHILTON: How the Ottawa Senators grew into being a playoff team
(ESPN)
SALIM VALJI: Flames reflect on 'disappointing' end to surprising season after missing playoffs
(TSN)
CHIP SCOGGINS: Wild frustrate fans by sitting Buium, then thrill them with playoff clincher
(Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
BRENDAN KELLY: Ivan Demidov’s Canadiens debut fires up Montreal fans
(Montreal Gazette)
TIM BENZ: Forget slow starts. Slow recognition of larger problems is Penguins' real offseason concern
(Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
JOHN ROMANO: Watching Nikita Kucherov is seeing NHL history come alive before your eyes
(Tampa Bay Times)
MIKE HARRINGTON: Sabres running out of good feelings as the schedule hits its end
(Buffalo News)
STU COWAN: Ivan Demidov first star in his NHL debut with Canadiens
(Montreal Gazette)
BRUCE DEACHMAN: The Sens Mile isn't big enough for Ottawa's enthusiasm
(Ottawa Citizen)
4/15/25
ADAM PROTEAU: Canadiens Fans Are Gaga About Ivan Demidov – But Expectations Are Extremely High
(The Hockey News)
KEN CAMPBELL: It's Time To Redefine 'Generational NHL Player' With Gavin McKenna
(The Hockey News)
TONY FERRARI: 'You're A Magician': Montreal Canadiens' Ivan Demidov Proves He's Worth The Hype In NHL Debut
(The Hockey News)
ADAM PROTEAU: The Toronto Maple Leafs' Boring Hockey Continues To Pay Off Ahead Of The Playoffs
(The Hockey News)
LYLE RICHARDSON: NHL Rumor Roundup: Canucks' Brock Boeser Moving On?
(The Hockey News)
IAIN MacINTYRE: 'It was a long journey': Canucks' Tolopilo caps NHL debut with win over Sharks
(Sportsnet)
ERIC ENGELS: Despite Demidov display, lacklustre Canadiens fail to stamp playoff ticket
(Sportsnet)
MARK SPECTOR: Tempers flare as short-handed Oilers thumped by Kings in pre-playoff dust-up
(Sportsnet)
ELLIOTTE FRIEDMAN: How NHL's Situation Room handled missed Blackhawks shootout goal vs. Canadiens
(Sportsnet)
ANDREW GROSS: Martin deserves big hurrah from Isles fans
(New York Newsday)
MIKE SIELSKI: A Flyers offseason must-do, Kevin Willard’s take on the Big 5, and other thoughts
(Philadelphia Inquirer)
STU COWAN: Ivan Demidov ramps up excitement level for Canadiens fans
(Montreal Gazette)
DAMIEN COX: Sizing up seven candidates for Leafs MVP (hint: Auston Matthews didn’t make the cut)
(Toronto Star)
BENJAMIN HOCHMAN: 5 reasons why Blues will win Tuesday’s crucial game and make playoffs
(St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
CARLOS MONARREZ: It's popular to fire Yzerman, but Red Wings GM should get one more season
(Detroit Free Press)
ETHAN SEARS: How Lou Lamoriello’s Islanders went from title contenders to NHL afterthoughts — and what comes next
(New York Post)
JACK TODD: Playoffs or not, Canadiens are moving in right direction
(Montreal Gazette)
4/14/25
ADAM PROTEAU: Leafs' Nick Robertson Must Build Off Two-Goal Performance To Secure Playoff Minutes
(The Hockey News)
KEN CAMPBELL: Five NHL Records That Will Never, Ever Be Broken (Trust Us)
(The Hockey News)
ADAM PROTEAU: Will Cale Makar Ever Surpass The 40-Goal Plateau?
(The Hockey News)
ERIC FRANCIS: Yegor Sharangovich the latest hero in Flames' unlikely playoff chase
(Sportsnet)
MARK SPECTOR: Oilers' patchwork lineup continues to come through in win vs. Jets
(Sportsnet)
SALIM VALJI: Sharangovich's late-season surge powering Flames at opportune time
(TSN)
LUKE DeCOCK: As Hurricanes stumble through loss to Leafs, impossible not to focus on what’s next
(Raleigh News & Observer)
JOHN DIETZ: The player traits needed to rebuild the Blackhawks
(Chicago Daily-Herald)
LARRY BROOKS: The Rangers future all boils down to a renewed product of this veteran
(New York Post)
GORD STELLICK: Saying goodbye to Gerry McNamara, who made a big impact on the Maple Leafs — and on me
(Toronto Star)
4/13/25
ADAM PROTEAU: Beats And Buds: How The Maple Leafs Use Music To Motivate And Escape
(The Hockey News)
JIM PARSONS: Oilers’ John Klingberg Signing Looks Like A Failed Gamble After LTIR Move
(The Hockey News)
ERIC ENGELS: Canadiens edge closer to playoff berth with solid performance vs. Leafs
(Sportsnet)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Disappointing Canucks loss eclipsed by needless Forbort injury: 'Very dirty'
(Sportsnet)
SALIM VALJI: Flames keep playoff hopes alive with massive win over Wild
(TSN)
MIKE HARRINGTON: Scouting the best bets for the major awards
(Buffalo News)
SEAN KEELER: Avalanche captain Gabe Landeskog’s return gives Colorado Stanley Cup vibes again
(Denver Post)
TIM COWLISHAW: Count your lucky Stars: Why Dallas’ stumble into playoffs might not be such a bad thing
(Dallas Morning News)
LARRY BROOKS: Historic goal chase invigorates questions about league's greatest scorer
(New York Post)
ROSIE DiMANNO: Mitch Marner buys the Leafs home-ice advantage in overtime (and moonlights on defence)
(Toronto Star)
LANCE LYSOWSKI: Alex Tuch's exceptional season merits praise, long-term contract
(Buffalo News)
KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: Bruins’ formidable task of improvements in the offseason begins with acquiring an elite center
(Boston Herald)