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OPINION
- ADAM PROTEAU: Can the Toronto Maple Leafs Shake Their Playoff Inconsistency? (The Hockey News)
- CAROL SCHRAM: Meet Gordo St. John: The Hockey-Mad Mastermind Behind TNT's NHL Playoff Coverage (The Hockey News)
- LYLE RICHARDSON: Would John Gibson Be a Fit With the Senators or Penguins? (The Hockey News)
- MARK SPECTOR: Forget the refs, Oilers' lack of five-on-five scoring is why they trail Kings 2-1 (Sportsnet)
- IAIN MacINTYRE: Canucks' Boeser finds peace with hockey after season-long struggle (Sportsnet)
- CATHAL KELLY: Leafs fans can only hope team has finally turned corner after rout of Lightning (Globe & Mail)
- KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: With Bruins’ top two centers injured, Jim Montgomery put Game 3 lineup in blender and the moves paid off (Boston Globe)
- JOHN SHIPLEY: Wild get heavy and Stars can’t deal (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
- HELENE ELLIOTT: Trevor Moore goes California clutch on the Oilers in Kings’ Game 3 overtime win (Los Angeles Times)
- ROSIE DiMANNO: The next challenge for the Maple Leafs is ‘doing it again’ in Tampa (Toronto Star)
- JOHN ROMANO: Lightning did the one thing you absolutely cannot against Maple Leafs (Tampa Bay Times)
- MIKE McINTYRE: Jets’ best need to be better (Winnipeg Free Press)
- NEIL BEST: Isles' first UBS Arena playoff win has local flavor (New York Newsday)
- JACK TODD: Could the Maple Leafs end 56 years of playoff futility? (Montreal Gazette)
- LUKE DeCOCK: The longer the Hurricanes’ road playoff losing streak gets, the heavier it feels (Raleigh News & Observer)
- DAVE HYDE: Aleksander Barkov needs to join the series if Florida Panthers have a chance (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
- CHRIS JOHNSTON: Battle of emotion: The Leafs-Lightning series hinges on who can best weather the dramatic swings (Toronto Star)
- RON COOK: Sidney Crosby will always be a Penguin — right? (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
- LARRY BROOKS: Rangers must not let MSG spotlight throw them off their game (New York Post)
- CHIP SCOGGINS: Faber steps right in to Wild lineup during 'crazy ride' (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
- GREG COTE: Where is Barkov? Panthers’ 4-2 home loss to Boston leaves Florida looking for answers (Miami Herald)
- STU COWAN: Mike Matheson enjoys everything about playing for Canadiens (Montreal Gazette)
- MARK CANNIZZARO: Devils star's power is needed to survive series vs. Rangers (New York Post)
- TARA SULLIVAN: With Patrice Bergeron sidelined, the Bruins followed the lead of their captain and won Game 3 (Boston Globe)
- JOE WARMINGTON: CBC and Rogers Sportsnet, eat your hearts out – we have Cherry's Corner (Toronto Sun)
- ADAM PROTEAU: Teuvo Teravainen, Minnesota Wild and Florida Panthers (The Hockey News)
- IAN KENNEDY: Growing the Game: NHL Commissioner Denies Link Between Hockey and CTE (The Hockey News)
- LYLE RICHARDSON: Could the Arizona Coyotes Shop Some Draft Picks for Immediate Help? (The Hockey News)
- MARK SPECTOR: Things We Know: Oilers' potent offence held in check as Kings stay disciplined (Sportsnet)
- KRISTEN SHILTON: Maple Leafs looking to avoid another first-round flop (ESPN)
- NEIL BEST: Chris Kreider has staying power with Rangers (New York Newsday)
- JIM SOUHAN: Friday frenzy. This is what pro sports can bring us (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
- ROSIE DiMANNO: Leafs flip the script and find themselves in a laugher over the Lightning (Toronto Star)
- MARK KISZLA: Avs beat crisis of confidence and kicked Kraken tail with big assist from injured captain Gabe Landeskog (Denver Post)
- DAVE HYDE: Did Panthers’ stunning rout of Bruins in Game 2 change series? (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
- ROBERT TYCHKOWSKI: Leon Draisaitl in 'beast mode' for Edmonton Oilers (Edmonton Sun)
- HELENE ELLIOTT: Kings’ slow starts against Oilers in Stanley Cup playoffs could be costly (Los Angeles Times)
- STEVE SIMMONS: Once-in-a-lifetime night for Maple Leafs' Morgan Rielly in romp over Lightning (Toronto Sun)
- JOEL NAVARRO: Voters should approve Tempe's deal with the Coyotes (Arizona Republic)
- JOE STARKEY: Solving goalie question is Penguins' top mission — and John Gibson could be the answer (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
- TIM COWLISHAW: Without Joe Pavelski, Stars calling on Jamie Benn and Tyler Seguin one more time vs. Wild (Dallas Morning News)
- BRUCE GARRIOCH: Potential suitors for the Senators waiting for next steps as NCC board gathers (Ottawa Sun)
- BRUCE ARTHUR: The Maple Leafs rediscover their identity in Game 2, and a fan base exhales (Toronto Star)
- JOHN SHIPLEY: Wild still struggling with the whole play-two-goalies thing (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
- LARRY BROOKS: Rangers dominate Devils in every way possible (New York Post)
- JOEL NAVARRO: Voters should approve Tempe's deal with the Coyotes (Arizona Republic)
- ADAM PROTEAU: New York Rangers Looked All-Around Dominant in Game 1 (The Hockey News)
- RYAN KENNEDY: Tampa Bay's Mikhail Sergachev: More Important Than Ever (The Hockey News)
- LYLE RICHARDSON: Could the Oilers Trade Evan Bouchard This Summer? (The Hockey News)
- MARK SPECTOR: 'The ultimate team game': Oilers' depth steps up in Game 2 victory (Sportsnet)
- ERIC ENGELS: Canadiens' Cole Caufield appears willing to bet on himself on next contract (Sportsnet)
- SALIM VALJI: Flames ownership must commit to overhauling culture of mediocrity (TSN)
- SIMON HOUPT: Sportsnet tries to give its audience a Maple Leafs fairy tale. Too bad it’s by the Brothers Grimm (Globe & Mail)
- MAC ENGEL: Dallas Stars capitalize on Minnesota Wild’s bewildering goalie switch for Game 2 win (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
- LARRY BROOKS: Matter of time before Rangers see real Patrick Kane: 'More that I have to give' (New York Post)
- TARA SULLIVAN: Wake-up call for Bruins: It’s not the regular season anymore (Boston Globe)
- DAVE FESCHUK: The Leafs are still all-in on Ilya Samsonov. Now he has to make it feel like it’s not a gamble (Toronto Star)
- GREG COTE: Heat, Panthers return home tied 1-1 in playoffs. But one is soaring & the other is reeling (Miami Herald)
- MIKE McINTYRE: Time for the Jets to write their own bit of hockey history (Winnipeg Free Press)
- HELENE ELLIOTT: Coming back not in cards for Kings this time against Oilers in Game 2 (Los Angeles Times)
- MARK KISZLA: Avs coach Jared Bednar must make bold decision to split up Nathan MacKinnon and Mikko Rantanen after 3-1 loss to Kraken (Denver Post)
- MIKE HARRINGTON: Watching playoffs this year finally takes on added meaning for Sabres' brass (Buffalo News)
- STEVE SIMMONS: With a long list of things to fix, it's already must win-time for the Maple Leafs (Toronto Sun)
- JIM MATHESON: Oilers' Mattias Janmark misses practice for "maintenance" reasons (Edmonton Sun)
- BRUCE GARRIOCH: Potential suitors for the Senators waiting for next steps as NCC board gathers (Ottawa Sun)
- NEIL BEST: Shesterkin back to his Vezina-winning form in Game 1 (New York Newsday)
- NICK KYPREOS: Michael Bunting did a stupid thing. It might help the Maple Leafs in the end (Toronto Star)
- LUKE DeCOCK: Given a chance to regroup, Hurricanes found their game in overtime, and just in time (Raleigh News & Observer)
- STU COWAN: Canadiens' Paul Byron has probably played his last NHL game (Montreal Gazette)
- TIM BENZ: Penguins need more than just a wake-up call after missing the playoffs (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
- BRUCE ARTHUR: It’s only Game 2 for the Maple Leafs, but it might be put up or be put out time (Toronto Star)
- ED GRANEY: Golden Knights won’t overreact to Game 1 loss against Jets (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
- KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: Bruins have owned the third period all season, but in Game 2 the Panthers steamrolled them (Boston Globe)
- STEVE POLITI: Jitters? Devils can’t blame inexperience alone for Game 1 flop against Rangers (NJ.com)
- TIM BENZ: Penguins fans aren't done ranting. Nor should they be (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
- MIKE STEPHENS: Maple Leafs Try to Find Lessons in Game 1 Nightmare (The Hockey News)
- ADAM PROTEAU: Welcome to the Most Wonderful Time of the Year, NHL Fans (The Hockey News)
- JACOB STOLLER: Simon Edvinsson's Knocking on the Red Wings’ Door for Next Season (The Hockey News)
- LYLE RICHARDSON: Brad Treliving's Departure Adds Intrigue to Flames' Off-Season (The Hockey News)
- ERIC FRANCIS: Craig Conroy tops list of Flames' GM candidates: 'People love him' (Sportsnet)
- MARK SPECTOR: Oilers players not panicking even if fans are after Game 1 loss (Sportsnet)
- RYAN S. CLARK: How Edmonton Oilers goalie Stuart Skinner turned failure into success (ESPN)
- JOHN ROMANO: Could you tell the Lightning were the guys with Stanley Cup pedigree? (Tampa Bay Times)
- LARRY BROOKS: Igor Shesterkin found old brilliance just in time for Rangers (New York Post)
- LARRY STONE: Can Kraken’s playoff appearance have same impact of Sonics’, Seahawks’ and Mariners’ 1st runs? (Seattle Times)
- NEIL BEST: Experience 1, Youth 0 after Game 1 of Rangers-Devils (New York Newsday)
- BRUCE ARTHUR: The Maple Leafs’ playoff demons return to haunt them in embarrassing loss to Lightning (Toronto Star)
- LUKE DeCOCK: How the Hurricanes, goalie Antti Raanta kept their focus amid frenzied Game 1 finish (Raleigh News & Observer)
- TIM COWLISHAW: Déjà vu? Stars losing Joe Pavelski brings back previous Stanley Cup playoff pain (Dallas Morning News)
- JEFF GORDON: GM Doug Armstrong seeks answers after mystifying Blues collapse (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
- JIM MATHESON: Oilers goalie Stuart Skinner sees Game 1 loss as a 'great learning experience' (Edmonton Sun)
- DAVE HYDE: Panthers have to be perfect against Bruins as Game 1 showed (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
- STU COWAN: Canadiens' Brendan Gallagher hopes his bad breaks are over (Montreal Gazette)
- ROSIE DiMANNO: ‘I played like s---.’ Ilya Samsonov gets introduced to the Leafs’ torment in Game 1 loss to the Lightning (Toronto Star)
- HELENE ELLIOTT: For goalie Joonas Korpisalo, working overtime in playoff debut with Kings no big deal (Los Angeles Times)
- ED GRANEY: Golden Knights don’t play their game in opening loss to Jets (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
- JOHN ROMANO: Steven Stamkos could have been a legend in Toronto but chose winning in Tampa Bay (Tampa Bay Times)
- STEVE SIMMONS: Game 1 for Maple Leafs was a stunning disaster (Toronto Sun)
- NEIL BEST: Zibanejad's 30th birthday wish list is simple (New York Newsday)
- BRUCE GARRIOCH: As Ottawa Senators begin search, goaltending market is thin (Ottawa Sun)
- LUKE DeCOCK: Hurricanes embrace slogan — ‘Collectively’ — that’s as much inside joke as rallying cry (Raleigh News & Observer)
- LA VELLE E. NEAL III: Maybe there's still a late-night playoff run in a Minnesota team (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
- ROBERT TYCHKOWSKI: Gut punch puts Oilers dream season on the ropes (Edmonton Sun)
- RACHEL DOERRIE: How Risky Can It Be for NHL Players to Play with Injuries? (The Hockey News)
- IAN KENNEDY: Women's Worlds: Team USA's Confidence Drives Them to Gold (The Hockey News)
- LYLE RICHARDSON: Could the Ottawa Senators Trade Alex DeBrincat This Summer? (The Hockey News)
- MARK SPECTOR: 'Got to be more mature': Oilers suffer stunning OT loss in Game 1 after late collapse (Sportsnet)
- IAIN MacINTYRE: Allvin, Tocchet expecting Canucks to ‘change the narratives’ moving forward (Sportsnet)
- ERIC FRANCIS: Treliving's decision to bolt leaves Flames looking lost (Sportsnet)
- ELLIOTTE FRIEDMAN: 32 Thoughts: Why Brad Treliving and the Flames agreed to 'part ways' (Sportsnet)
- SALIM VALJI: Sutter’s future in limbo as Flames, GM Treliving part ways (TSN)
- GREG WYSHYNSKI: Rangers vs. Devils: Battle of the Hudson rivalry explained (ESPN)
- MAC ENGEL: Dallas Stars need “Marchment” justice on Minnesota Wild’s Matt Dumba for Pavelski hit (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
- RON COOK: Penguins' GM job not as attractive as it used to be (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
- HELENE ELLIOTT: Anze Kopitar ignites Kings to thrilling overtime win over Oilers in Game 1 (Los Angeles Times)
- LUKE DeCOCK: Hurricanes’ power play comes to life in playoff opener, a 2-1 win over the Islanders (Raleigh News & Observer)
- LARRY BROOKS: The Stanley Cup clock is ticking on these Rangers (New York Post)
- JIM MATHESON: Desharnais excited to play first NHL playoff game with Edmonton Oilers (Edmonton Sun)
- GENTRY ESTES: Trotz invited speculation about Hynes' future – but decision is simple (The Tennessean)
- STU COWAN: Sean Monahan would love to come back with Canadiens (Montreal Gazette)
- JIM SOUHAN: Young stars take center stage in Wild's tense win over Dallas (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
- ED GRANEY: Knights didn’t cheat when activating Stone for NHL playoffs (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
- MIKE HARRINGTON: Devon Levi's NHL career got a huge kick-start after college disappointment (Buffalo News)
- DAVE FESCHUK: The Leafs, NHL’s almighty gods of almost, should beat the Lightning. That could be enough to save the front office (Toronto Star)
- TARA SULLIVAN: Patrice Bergeron may be on the sideline but the Bruins feel his presence on the ice and in the locker room (Boston Globe)
- SEAN KEELER: Cale Makar is primed for Colorado Avs’ Stanley Cup run? Then you can kiss plucky Kraken goodbye. (Denver Post)
- JOHN NIYO: Husso's presence, Cossa's promise a net gain for Red Wings (Detroit News)
- TIM BENZ: Sidney Crosby, FSG have the right answer on his future — but were they asked the right question? (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
- JACK TODD: Canadiens need to protect players from their warrior mentalities (Montreal Gazette)
- MAC ENGEL: Jeremy Roenick is all in on the Dallas Stars: ‘I have Dallas winning the Cup.’ (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
- JOHN SHIPLEY: Hindsight and statistics make Wild’s Game 1 goaltender an easy call (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
- MIKE HARRINGTON: Sabres thrived on the road and now have to figure out the homefront (Buffalo News)
- KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: The Bruins took the necessary first step on the playoff path with Game 1 victory over Panthers (Boston Globe)
- CARLOS MONARREZ: Wings' tough love from Yzerman and Lalonde broke my heart last week (Detroit Free Press)
- MARK MADDEN: Peace must be made between Fenway Sports Group, Penguins icon Mario Lemieux (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
- GREG COTE: Florida Panthers take 3-1 hit in Game 1 at mighty Boston. Is it already panic-time for Cats? (Miami Herald)
- NEIL BEST: Isles, Rangers are in win-now mode (New York Newsday)
- TED HOCHMAN: St. Louis City SC is the anti-St. Louis Blues with its team-first mindset (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
- TIM BENZ: It's tough to defend Mike Sullivan's defense of Penguins' power play (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
- MARK SPECTOR: Clicking on both ends at the right time, Oilers hungry to 'get to the ultimate goal' (Sportsnet)
- KRISTEN SHILTON: Can the Bruins avoid the Presidents' Trophy curse? (ESPN)
- CATHAL KELLY: With no Crosby or Ovechkin in playoffs, the NHL needs McDavid to win now (Globe & Mail)
- SCOTT STINSON: Ottawa restores scandal-hit Hockey Canada's funding, just as its women's team plays for gold (National Post)
- RON COOK: Counting down top 15 greatest moments from Penguins' incredible playoffs streak (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
- JIM SOUHAN: Wild's goalie decision is 'easy' — and obvious (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
- LUKE DeCOCK: Why fans of the second-best team in the NHL are panicking, and why they shouldn’t be (Raleigh News & Observer)
- STEVE SIMMONS: It's about time for Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner to be playoff great (Toronto Sun)
- TIM BENZ: Penguins missing playoffs could be 'a blessing in disguise' (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
- DAN BARNES: L.A. Kings ready for chess game at high speed against Connor McDavid's Oilers (Edmonton Sun)
- MATT CALKINS: Even GM Ron Francis is surprised by Kraken’s level of success in Year 2 (Seattle Times)
- BRUCE ARTHUR: It makes perfect sense for Maple Leafs to sit Matthew Knies to start playoffs before inserting him later (Toronto Star)
- PAUL SULLIVAN: With Chicago Blackhawks ‘clearing the deck’ from the championship era, why not root for Patrick Kane in the playoffs? (Chicago Tribune)
- MIKE McINTYRE: Roots of Jets resurgence offers road map for success (Winnipeg Free Press)
- KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: Relative silence around Patrice Bergeron’s availability only makes questions around the Bruins captain roar (Boston Globe)
- STEVE POLITI: For Jack Hughes, a Devils playoff run is a chance to confirm his stardom (NJ.com)
- BRUCE ARTHUR: Leafs’ stars will have nowhere to hide against Lightning. Talk about pressure (Toronto Star)
- LARRY BROOKS: NHL playoff preview: Can anyone stop the Bruins? (New York Post)
- ROBERT TYCHKOWSKI: McDavid not concerned about target on his back (Edmonton Sun)
- GREG COTE: Awful Dan Snyder wins, Heat/Panthers odds, 1884 Maroons & more in new Hot Button Top 10 (Miami Herald)
- DAMIEN COX: Bruins may not be as talented as other NHL teams but their coach got the most from supporting cast (Toronto Star)
- MATT CALKINS: Kraken have proved they can score with any NHL team, but can they earn playoff wins? (Seattle Times)
- HELENE ELLIOTT: Kings and Oilers aren’t the same teams that battled in last year’s playoffs (Los Angeles Times)
- LUKE DeCOCK: Hurricanes forward Martin Necas ready to take playoff leap: ‘I want to be the guy.’ (Raleigh News & Observer)
- JOHN SHIPLEY: Hindsight and statistics make Wild’s Game 1 goaltender an easy call (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
- SHAWN WINDSOR: How long must Tigers, Pistons, Red Wings fans wait? Patience running thin with rebuilds (Detroit Free Press)
- LYLE RICHARDSON: Could More Change Be Coming for the Pittsburgh Penguins? (The Hockey News)
- IAIN MacINTYRE: Offseason questions loom for Pearson, Boeser after tough, injury stricken year (Sportsnet)
- LUKE DeCOCK: Hurricanes enter Stanley Cup Playoffs without a clear starter in net, and that’s OK (Raleigh News & Observer)
- BRUCE ARTHUR: The Leafs need to beat the Lightning, and they should. That doesn’t mean they will (Toronto Star)
- MARK MADDEN: Penguins have to extend or trade Jake Guentzel this offseason (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
- JEFF SEIDEL: How a year changed everything: Lions offer hope for Pistons, Tigers and Red Wings (Detroit Free Press)
- JOHN ROMANO: As NHL playoffs near, don’t forget Alex Killorn’s value to Lightning (Tampa Bay Times)
- DAVE POULIN: Kyle Dubas shifted his Leafs game plan to try and beat the Lightning. And it just might work (Toronto Star)
- KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: Who should win the NHL’s end-of-season awards? (Boston Globe)
- JIM MATHESON: The beard is only part of Mattias Ekholm’s playoff game (Edmonton Sun)
- DAVE HYDE: Heat and Panthers go into playoffs armed with slingshots against No. 1 seeds (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
- CHRIS JOHNSTON: The Connor Bedard sweepstakes and key questions facing all 16 of the NHL’s non-playoff teams (Toronto Star)
- WES GILBERTSON: Huberdeau, Markstrom vow to be better for Flames next season (Calgary Sun)
- BRUCE GARRIOCH: Anton Forsberg will be ready for camp, but Senators still need goaltending help (Ottawa Sun)
- GENE COLLIER: Hey, where's that Penguins first-round exit you promised? (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
- ROSIE DiMANNO: Morgan Rielly shoulders his share of the Leafs’ playoff burden. No more, no less (Toronto Star)
- LARRY BROOKS: Why Rangers defenseman could still win Norris despite Erik Karlsson 101 points (New York Post)
- MIKE HARRINGTON: Two points shy of playoffs, Sabres want to capitalize on lessons of frantic finish (Buffalo News)