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OPINION

01/10/09

ALLAN MUIR: My first half award winners (Si.com)
MIKE BROPHY: Deadline whispers (Sportsnet)
WES GOLDSTEIN: Coach gone with wind, Hurricanes look to make playoff landfall (CBS Sportsline)
MARK SPECTOR: Sharks in the pool (Sportsnet)
MIKE CHEN: Is Savard the root of Atlanta's woes? (Foxsports)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Mental will drives Sullivan's return (ESPN)
DAVID SHOALTS: Quinn back on coaching radar (Globe & Mail)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: A lot has changed since Sullivan last laced 'em up ... Pens a better fit for Quinn (Toronto Sun)
DAVE STUBBS: NHL's battling Belarusians await Round 3 (Montreal Gazette)
ROBERT TYCHKOWSKI: Collateral damage (Edmonton Sun)
MICHAEL ARACE: NHL hands out punishments with inequity (Columbus Dispatch)
DON BRENNAN: Calm before the storm (Ottawa Sun)
CAM COLE: Sundin has a stinker (Vancouver Sun)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Ducks need to start walking the walk (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
TERRY JONES: Home sweet home (Edmonton Sun)
CHUCK GORMLEY: Flyers sharp after painful start (South Jersey Courier-Post)
BUCKY GLEASON: Miller paying dividends for Sabres during streak (Buffalo News)
JOHN MacKINNON: They're not slumping, they're consistent (Edmonton Journal)
STEVE MacFARLANE: Dion needs to make a point (Calgary Sun)
MIKE BOONE: NHL a pain in lower body (Montreal Gazette)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Sens turn to their backup plan (Ottawa Sun)
DAVE FESCHUK: A Knight in shinny armour? (Toronto Star)

01/09/09

JAMES DEACON: The continuing dominance of Canada's juniors could be bad news for international hockey (AOL Canada)
JIM KELLEY: Mats Sundin's comeback road won't be smooth, plus more notes (Si.com)
WES GOLDSTEIN: Midseason Awards: Alex keeps showing he's all Hart (CBS Sportsline)
JIM KELLEY: May to get his day in T.O. (Sportsnet)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Our 'Star' list more fun than a root canal (ESPN)
STEPHEN BRUNT: The Coyotes are just the first domino (Globe & Mail)
KEVIN ALLEN: Tavares back as top prospect: Who's in the hunt to land him? (USA Today)
STEVE SIMMONS: Apathy greets juniors (Toronto Sun)
PAT HICKEY: Esposito looks ready for next step (Montreal Gazette)
CAM COLE: NHL fans have made a mockery of the All-Star Game (Vancouver Sun)
GEORGE JOHNSON: No one said it had to be pretty (Calgary Herald)
TERRY JONES: Straight from the heart (Edmonton Sun)
TRACEY MYERS: NHL games on Christmas is a terrible idea (Fort Worth Star Telegram)Subscriber site
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Hartsburg is worried -- about his players, not his job ... Bruins goalie Thomas on Ruutooth: 'I knew he was nuts' (Ottawa Sun)
TONY GALLAGHER: Blues found a gem in Sweden's Patrik Berglund (Vancouver Province)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Kings hold on to beat Ducks, 4-3 (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Carter's the one that got away (Toronto Sun)
RED FISHER: Original Six rivalry dies lonely death (Montreal Gazette)
KEN WARREN: Heatley gets break away for NHL All-Star Game (Ottawa Citizen)
GARY LOEWEN: Leafs are in tough (Toronto Sun)

01/08/09

ADAM PROTEAU: Thrashers can't wait to deal Kovalchuk (The Hockey News)
MICHAEL FARBER: Pat Quinn turns the heat up on trio (Si.com)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Ideas for saving the NHL All-Star Game (The Sporting News)
MARK SPECTOR: Slow start for Sundin (Sportsnet)
ERIC DUHATSCHEK: Sundin held in check (Globe & Mail)
DAVID SHOALTS: Mayday, mayday — Burke answers call for toughness (Globe & Mail)
STEVE SIMMONS: Mission impossible? (Toronto Sun)
TERRY JONES: Bore Mats (Edmonton Sun)
TONY GALLAGHER: Plenty of things to like about Sundin's debut (Vancouver Province)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Murray Costello: The man behind Canada's Excellence at the world junior hockey championship (Ottawa Citizen)
THOMAS BOSWELL: Franchise on the Rise (Washington Post)Subscriber site
MICHAEL ARACE: Jackets won't make rash move for quick fix (Columbus Dispatch)
JIM MATHESON: Now or never for Sundin (Edmonton Journal)
STEVE DAHL: Proper gear (Chicago Tribune)
DAMIEN COX: Sundin shows the rust (Toronto Star)
GARY LOEWEN: Leafs pick the wrong month (Toronto Sun)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Rust remover (Vancouver Sun)
JOHN SHORT: It's all about the kids (Edmonton Sun)
PAT HICKEY: Weber may make debut against T.O. (Montreal Gazette)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Reality bites for Ruutu (Ottawa Sun)
GARY LOEWEN: Question period for lowly Leafs (Toronto Sun)

01/07/09

JOHN BUCCIGROSS: It's a new year ... bring it on! (ESPN)
RON SMITH: Bruins' Zdeno Chara has that Norris Trophy look (The Sporting News)
STEPHEN BRUNT: Player's death was an accident, but it wasn't random (Globe & Mail)
DAVID SHOALTS: Fighting to keep its place in NHL (Globe & Mail)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Sundin saga over? (Toronto Sun)
BOB DUFF: Chelios' winning record (Windsor Star)
ROBERT TYCHKOWSKI: Cogs finds another gear (Edmonton Sun)
STEPHEN HARRIS: Bruins fall into a trap (Boston Herald)
BRUCE DOWBIGGIN: Teams play catch-up in wake of meltdown (Calgary Herald)
CAM COLE: Henrik or Daniel? Not even fellow Canucks can tell (Vancouver Sun)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Tourney proves truly golden (Ottawa Citizen)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Ducks make some changes and beat rival Kings, 3-1 (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
TERRY JONES: Welcome Mats? (Edmonton Sun)
JOE STARKEY: Therrien’s not the problem (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
BOB DUFF: Mason builds on gold (Windsor Star)
DAVE PERKINS: McCabe has last laugh on T.O. boo-birds (Toronto Star)
EARL McREA: Keep it down, Senasnores (Ottawa Sun)
CAM COLE: Wellwood: Who's on first? (Vancouver Sun)
KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: It was a nice try - but a trying result (Boston Globe)Subscriber site
JIM MATHESON: Oilers were bitten by Cujo free agency (Edmonton Journal)
GEORGE JOHNSON: Hotchkiss wary, but remains optimistic (Calgary Herald)
PAT HICKEY: New lease on NHL life for Redden (Montreal Gazette)
CHRIS STEVENSON: 'So proud' of our juniors (Ottawa Sun)
GARY LOEWEN: Erratic Leafs a question mark (Toronto Sun)
WILLIAM HOUSTON: Record audience for TSN (Globe & Mail)

01/06/09

MIKE BROPHY: Now what? (Sportsnet)
DARREN ELIOT: Not the same old Devils (Si.com)
MARK SPECTOR: Sundin uncertainty (Sportsnet)
CHRIS ZELKOVICH: Junior semi gives TSN ratings win (Toronto Star)
JIM KELLEY: All-star outrage (Sportsnet)
ROY MacGREGOR: A gracious team, a grateful nation (Globe & Mail)
ERIC DUHATSCHEK: Sharks will shine new light on Flames' recent development (Globe & Mail)
DAVE DYE: Fans earn icing call against Wings (Detroit News)
STEVE SIMMONS: Kilger walks away from hockey but reasons unclear (Toronto Sun)
JOHN MacKINNON: Ho-hum, another gold medal (Edmonton Journal)
ED WILLES: A sudden maturity good for gold (Vancouver Province)
MARK HERRMANN: Lundqvist is Rangers' saving grace (New York Newsday)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Five times golden (Ottawa Citizen)
PAT HICKEY: TSN wins hockey war with CBC (Montreal Gazette)
GEORGE JOHNSON: Tampa's tumble saddens Shark (Calgary Herald)
CHRIS ZELKOVICH: Junior semi gives TSN ratings win (Toronto Star)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Boo me, not Mats: McCabe (Toronto Sun)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Half way, half good for Canucks (Vancouver Sun)
LUKE DeCOCK: Canes' Francis ponders coaching (Raleigh News & Observer)

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CHRIS STEVENSON: Commander Calm (Ottawa Sun)
TERRY JONES: Winning is infectious (Edmonton Sun)
GARY LOEWEN: Tooth Fairy, Tavares, Tiger and toughness (Toronto Sun)
JAY GREENBERG: Lundqvist proves he's still 'king' of the domain (New York Post)
DON BRENNAN: Killer of a finisher (Ottawa Sun)
GARY LOEWEN: Putting the boot to Mats, Sid and other heels (Toronto Sun)
BOB DUFF: Hall's hold on record in danger (Windsor Star)

01/05/09

ROY MacGREGOR: Canada can rely on the hockey gods for only so long (Globe & Mail)
CHRIS ZELKOVICH: 'H' stands for hyperbole at world juniors (Toronto Star)
DON BRENNAN: Calm before the storm (Ottawa Sun)
DAVE STUBBS: All-Star Game fans vote early and often with nimble fingers (Montreal Gazette)
MELISSA ISAACSON: Blackhawks are more fun to watch than Bulls (Chicago Tribune)
GARY LOEWEN: Mats, Matt, and other door mats (Toronto Sun)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Tick-tock for action plan (Ottawa Sun)
BRUCE DOWBIGGIN: All-Star ballot showcases Republican-style democracy (Calgary Herald)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Ducks come up with old-fashioned win (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
TERRY JONES: You could feel the love (Edmonton Sun)
TERRY FREI: Best seat in town - in front of TV (Denver Post)
RED FISHER: No talent here to thrill Olympic scouts (Montreal Gazette)
DAVID SHOALTS: Need for toughness has not changed (Globe & Mail)
ED MORAN: Flyers' road trip marred by injuries (Philadelphia Daily News)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: As the '08-09 NHL season reaches its midway point, here's a look at the highs and lows and what's to come (Toronto Sun)
JACK TODD: Canada goes ga-ga over baby faces (Montreal Gazette)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Canadian pride on the line (Ottawa Citizen)
BOB DUFF: Slap Shot real for Hanson (Windsor Star)
DAMIEN COX: It's a dream matchup for gold medal (Toronto Star)
WILLIAM HOUSTON: Fighting debate a draw, with few punches landed (Globe & Mail)

01/04/09

BRIAN CAZEMEUVE: Some NHL resolutions for 2009 (Si.com)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Re-picking the NHL All-Star Game starters (The Sporting News)
ROY MacGREGOR: Canadians lucky to escape semis (Globe & Mail)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Senators have more talent than Leafs, lack direction (Toronto Sun)
STEVE BUCKLEY: All good things come to an end, eventually (Boston Herald)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: The Mighty Quinn? Former Leafs coach may get another shot in the NHL ... Tavares re-establishing No. 1 status in draft (Ottawa Sun)
PHIL SHERIDAN: Making a play for success (Philadelphia Inquirer)
GEORGE JOHNSON: Ovechkin has inside run at Hart Trophy (Calgary Herald)
ED WILLES: Canada staves off elimination with five seconds to play (Vancouver Province)
JEFF MILLER: Three Ducks are happy to hear fans' call (Orange County Register)
ED WILLES: Canada staves off elimination with five seconds to play (Vancouver Province)
DAVE MOLINARI: Dec. 31, 2008 ... remember that date (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
MICHAEL RUSSO: Say so long to Gaborik (Minnesota Star-Tribune)Subscriber site
HELENE ELLIOTT: Kings' Jonathan Quick keeps the Flyers at bay (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
STEVE MacFARLANE: Online all-star voters ignore statistics, snub Iggy (Calgary Sun)
DAMIEN CRISTODERO: With season on the line, Tampa Bay Lightning captain Vinny Lecavalier must meet huge expectations (St. Petersburg Times)
TONY GALLAGHER: Star an occasional bright light (Vancouver Province)
TERRY FREI: Gimpy Gaborik still tempting (Denver Post)
DAMIEN COX: Canada dodges a bullet with late scoring heroics (Toronto Star)
TONY GALLAGHER: Star an occasional bright light (Vancouver Province)
LARRY BROOKS: Find a job for Messier (New York Post)
BRUCE DOWBIGGIN: Safety of players is worth fighting for (Calgary Herald)
TERRY JONES: Happy New Year? (Edmonton Sun)
KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: Outside shot of success (Boston Globe)Subscriber site
RANDY YOUNGMAN: Selanne hoping for quick return (Orange County Register)
RICHARD GRIFFIN: Leafs, Sens wouldn't get my vote (Toronto Star)
CHUCK GORMLEY: One year's worth of bold predictions (South Jersey Courier-Post)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Canadian youngsters rise to the occasion (Ottawa Citizen)
STEVE BUCKLEY: Talk speaks plenty loud (Boston Herald)
STEVE SIMMONS: This year doesn't hold a great deal of promise for Toronto's pro teams ... U.S. making a mockery of the World Baseball Classic (Toronto Sun)

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