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OPINION

01/17/09

RYAN KENNEDY: Overabundance of 'all-star' games hurting junior players (The Hockey News)
ALLAN MUIR: A Wild idea: trade Niklas Backstrom (Si.com)
WES GOLDSTEIN: News and Views: Making the rounds from Phoenix to Las Vegas (CBS Sportsline)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Role of captain more than foreign territory for Thrashers' Ilya Kovalchuk (The Sporting News)
MARK SPECTOR: Same old story (Sportsnet)
The fight goes on (Globe & Mail)
CAM COLE: Focus on the future’ not helping slumping Canucks (Vancouver Sun)
DAMIEN COX: Gilmour has come full circle (Toronto Star)
RANDY SPORTAK: Records are nice, but they don't always translate into playoff success -- especially when you start your goalie all the time (Calgary Sun)
RED FISHER: The masked man (Montreal Gazette)
LUKE DeCOCK: Coaching change hasn't helped Hurricanes much (Raleigh News & Observer)

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ANN KILLION: Sharks must clear mental hurdle (San Jose Mercury News)Subscriber site
ROBERT TYCHKOWSKI: Souray proving capable of taking care of the pests (Edmonton Sun)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Gerber's 'stint' off to good start (Ottawa Sun)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Coach has GM's support (Vancouver Sun)
MICHAEL ARACE: Blue Jackets waiting to get a break, and waiting ... (Columbus Dispatch)
SCOTT CRUICKSHANK: Players didn't view Calgary as a Georgia peach of an HQ (Calgary Herald)
LARRY BROOKS: Lundqvist understudy could become best no.2 goalie in Rangers history (New York Post)
STEPHEN HARRIS: Tim Thomas makes mark (Boston Herald)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: 'Garbage' offers won't discourage Leafs GM Burke from cooking up some trades in second half of season (Toronto Sun)

01/16/09

WES GOLDSTEIN: For right price, Lightning may want to strike Lecavalier deal (CBS Sportsline)
JIM KELLEY: Bolts over barrel with Lecavalier (Si.com)
JIM KELLEY: Changing the culture (Sportsnet)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Preds' Weber set to crash Norris party (ESPN)
AL STRACHAN: Cap having negative effect on teams (Foxsports)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: No pain, no gain for Pens? We'll see (ESPN)
Financially struggling Coyotes are a long way from relocating (USA Today)
RED FISHER: Winning was everything (Montreal Gazette)
TRACEY MYERS: 2010 NHL Winter Classic coveted by several prime venues (Fort Worth Star Telegram)Subscriber site
CAM COLE: Canuck losses putting pressure on Vigneault's job (Vancouver Sun)
JIM BAUMBACH: Give Wang, Islanders credit for making bold threat (New York Newsday)
ERIC FRANCIS: It's got duel purpose (Calgary Sun)
GARY LOEWEN: Leafs are time well wasted (Toronto Sun)
TONY GALLAGHER: Better results on the ice than off it (Vancouver Province)
DAVE DYE: Red Wings thinking 'rest for success' (Detroit News)
RED FISHER: Sullivan's back on track with Predators (Montreal Gazette)
RICK SADOWSKI: Is Lecavalier an untouchable? Denver Rocky Mountain News)
LUKE DeCOCK: Look high to see reason for Hurricanes' troubles (Raleigh News & Observer)

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TOM POWERS: Jacques Lemaire's system keeps Minnesota Wild in playoff hunt (St. Paul Pioneer Press)Subscriber site
IAIN MacINTYRE: They're playing scared (Vancouver Sun)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Senators re-discover a few good things (Ottawa Citizen)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Kings lose to Detroit, 4-0, in lackluster effort (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
KEVIN SHERRINGTON: A Dallas sports briefing for a president turned resident (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
MARK HERRMANN: Keep Isles with their namesake (New York Newsday)
ED WILLES: Problems so deep only surgery can fix them (Vancouver Province)
DAVE STUBBS: Team comes first, Gainey says (Montreal Gazette)
GARY LOEWEN: Labouring Leafs' losing ways take on a new meaning (Toronto Sun)
PAT HICKEY: Pro career real gamble for players (Montreal Gazette)
CHRIS STEVENSON: Gerber hits highway (Ottawa Sun)

01/15/09

ADAM PROTEAU: Hockey players need to speak their mind, says Roenick (The Hockey News)
WES GOLDSTEIN: Big season boosts Thomas' shot to score Olympic goal (CBS Sportsline)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Win against Wings, not expulsion of Avery, could be Stars' turning point (The Sporting News)
MARK SPECTOR: Let there be fights (Sportsnet)
MIKE BROPHY: Earning his nickname (Sportsnet)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Ovie wins latest grudge match vs. Pens (ESPN)
DAVID SHOALTS: Revived Maurice ready for Leafs (Globe & Mail)
GARY LOEWEN: Leafs, Anaheim, snoozin' and losin' (Toronto Sun)
CHRIS STEVENSON: Deal for Williams might mean Jackets no longer fit Sens ... Thrashers' Kovalchuk needs a 'C' all right, as in a 'centre' (Ottawa Sun)
JEAN JACQUES TAYLOR: Dallas Stars lacking bang for their bucks, pucks (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
RED FISHER: Kostitsyn's hit receives mixed views (Montreal Gazette)
ROB LONGLEY: Maurice free of 'wringer' (Toronto Sun)
DREW SHARP: Pavel Datsyuk gets better every time Wings take ice (Detroit Free Press)
DAMIEN COX: Burke feels fans' pain, but has no relief (Toronto Star)
MICHAEL ARACE: Russell an overlooked gem in Jackets' young core (Columbus Dispatch)
MARK WHICKER: Ducks get lesson from league's best (Orange County Register)
IAIN MacINTYRE: At least Sundin is focused (Vancouver Sun)
ETHAN J. SKOLNICK: As Frolik perfects scoring touch, the rookie Panther's career looks ready to take off (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
TONY MASSAROTTI: The B's stabilizing force (Boston Globe)Subscriber site
ROB LONGLEY: Maurice free of 'wringer' (Toronto Sun)
Karlsson may be on fast track to Sens' blue-line (Ottawa Citizen)
RED FISHER: Habs' Cup wins began at the top (Montreal Gazette)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Brother act for the Leafs? (Toronto Sun)
STEVE SIMMONS: Unnecessary Roughness (Toronto Sun)

01/14/09

SAM McCAIG: Hot and bothered (The Hockey News)
MICHAEL FARBER: Lecavalier doesn't need Montreal (Si.com)
JIM KELLEY: Flame old story (Sportsnet)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: This time, Caps-Pens has different buzz (ESPN)
DAVID SHOALTS: 687 days later, Sullivan makes remarkable return (Globe & Mail)
BRUCE ARTHUR: Nothing to do while watching Leafs but kill time (National Post)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Gritty Belak feelin' the love (Toronto Sun)
MARK WHICKER: Can the Ducks make some noise against the Red Wings? (Orange County Register)
IAIN MacINTYRE: New Jersey's Clemmensen makes Devil of a save (Vancouver Sun)
JIM MATHESON: Would Oil PK be a wonderland with Ales? (Edmonton Journal)
WAYNE SCANLAN: The best, worst at halfway point (Ottawa Citizen)
KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: Lecavalier is an affordable prize (Boston Globe)Subscriber site
GEORGE JOHNSON: Cammy gives Iggy run for his money (Calgary Herald)
GARY SHELTON: What's Vinny worth? Reason for faith (St. Petersburg Times)
BOB HUNTER: Years of suffering appear to be finally paying off (Columbus Dispatch)
GARY LOEWEN: Battlin' Belak's head is on straight (Toronto Sun)
TONY GALLAGHER: Pitiful performance full of pratfalls and more (Vancouver Province)
JOHN MacKINNON: Generation gap in the dressing room (Edmonton Journal)
PAT HICKEY: Boston buys into Julien's game plan (Montreal Gazette)
JEFF MILLER: Ducks broadcasters make transatlantic call (Orange County Register)
MIKE WISE: NHL All-Star Shame (Washington Post)Subscriber site
DAMIEN COX: Leafs out of gas with so far yet to go (Toronto Star)
BUCKY GLEASON: Roy giving the Sabres full value (Buffalo News)
DON BRENNAN: Fisher to critics: $21M deal 'doesn't affect how I play' ... The Heat Is (finally) On for Scotiabank Place faithful (Ottawa Citizen)
GARY LOEWEN: Fighting should go the way of tube skates (Toronto Sun)

01/13/09

KEN CAMPBELL: Ups and downs of the plus-minus (The Hockey News)
DARREN ELIOT: Kovalchuk's C for challenge (Si.com)
MARK SPECTOR: Playoffs or bust (Sportsnet)
LYLE RICHARDSON: Eye on Coyotes as financial crisis hits NHL (Foxsports)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: 5 Things; Jagr, Stamkos, more (ESPN)
ERIC DUHATSCHEK: A season of surprises, and we're just halfway done (Globe & Mail)
TED MONTGOMERY: News and Views as the NHL picks up momentum in '09 (USA Today)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Murray appears secure, but status quo much less so (Ottawa Citizen)
TERRY JONES: Play it again, Sam (Edmonton Sun)
TONY GALLAGHER: Plenty of things to like about Sundin's debut (Vancouver Province)
PAT HICKEY: Lecavalier deal needs assurance (Montreal Gazette)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Schenn follows in mentor's footsteps (Toronto Sun)
DAVE DYE: Youth revive Blackhawks, Caps (Detroit News)
GEORGE JOHNSON: What's wrong with Dion? (Calgary Herald)
CAM COLE: Coyotes may be first in NHL bankruptcy stakes (Vancouver Sun)
GARY LOEWEN: NHL fighting to survive (Toronto Sun)
CRASH CAMERON: NHL road (Edmonton Sun)
DON BRENNAN: GM won't deal away No. 1 pick (Ottawa Sun)
STEVE SIMMONS: It's ugly Vesa, real ugly (Toronto Sun)
JENNIFER FLOYD ENGEL: Dallas Stars can be great if they refuse to be less (Fort Worth Star Telegram)Subscriber site

01/12/09

BOB DUFF: Meech waits on Wings (Windsor Star)
DAVE STUBBS: Kostitsyn, Plekanec mirror Habs' surge (Montreal Gazette)
DAMIEN COX: Coyotes could be next body buried in desert (Toronto Star)
TERRY JONES: Play it again, Sam (Edmonton Sun)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Ducks show some discipline in win over Devils (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
TERRY FREI: Gutless anonymity in Ohio (Denver Post)
CHRIS STEVENSON: 'Tender moment for Sens (Ottawa Sun)
BOB HUNTER: A brick for All-Star snub of Mason (Columbus Dispatch)
GARY LOEWEN: Raising a brow to the Leafs (Toronto Sun)
JIM MATHESON: Oilers were bitten by Cujo free agency (Edmonton Journal)
JACK TODD: Reality check from black hole of pro sports (Montreal Gazette)
ETHAN J. SKOLNICK: Bouwmeester puts playoffs within reach for Panthers (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: 'Garbage' offers won't discourage Leafs GM Burke from cooking up some trades in second half of season (Toronto Sun)
WILLIAM HOUSTON: Grapes defends fighting – but not thugs (Globe & Mail)

01/11/09

CRAIG CUSTANCE: Brendan Shanahan returning to Devils (The Sporting News)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Oh, how the mighty have fallen (Ottawa Sun)
STEVE BUCKLEY: Aaron Ward an invaluable asset (Boston Herald)
BUCKY GLEASON: When handicapping the Hart, you gotta have Alex (Buffalo News)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Where have the good Sens gone? (Ottawa Citizen)
GEORGE JOHNSON: Flames have fire in their bellies (Calgary Herald)
MARK KISZLA: Stuck in middle perfect for Wolski (Denver Post)
HELENE ST. JAMES: Hossa's addition, improved play lately put Wings on upswing (Detroit Free Press)
LARRY BROOKS: Sanderson death must change hockey culture (New York Post)
DAMIEN CRISTODERO: Tampa Bay Lightning's Vinny Lecavalier is All-Star pick based more on style than substance this season (St. Petersburg Times)
DAVE MOLINARI: Old friend joins the the bite club (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
STEVE McFARLANE: Hot stuff (Calgary Sun)
RED FISHER: Canadiens' Depth Begins to Pay Off (Montreal Gazette)
JIM MATHESON: Hockey World (Edmonton Journal)
RANDY YOUNGMAN: Ducks have pulled out all of the Chops (Orange County Register)
TERRY FREI: Penguins feature stars, flaws (Denver Post)
MICHAEL RUSSO: Youth has been underserved (Minnesota Star-Tribune)Subscriber site
CHUCK GORMLEY: Stars and snubs of All-Star Game (South Jersey Courier-Post)
DREW SHARP: Red Wings' snub doesn't fly (Detroit Free Press)
BRUCE DOWBIGGIN: Flames study old text to earn high grade (Calgary Herald)
MARK HERRMANN: Can the Isles 'pick' this guy off? (New York Newsday)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Step aside, Spezza, Oilers really want hard-nosed Fisher ... Habs' Price so wrong he could miss all-star game at home (Ottawa Sun)
KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: Impact of creative Krejci no illusion (Boston Globe)
BUCKY GLEASON: Little Johnny’s hockey parents must face reality (Buffalo News)
DON BRENNAN: It's not just Ruutu -- right now, all the Sens bite, our scribe says ... Will Alfie keep wagering on Sweden? You bet (Ottawa Sun)
STEVE SIMMONS: Penguins would be an ideal fit for Quinn ... Bargnani's improved play poses a dilemma for Raptors ... McCabe didn't deserved to be booed (Toronto Sun)

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