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OPINION

03/14/09

RYAN KENNEDY: Even without goons, fighting will, thankfully, remain (The Hockey News)
ALLAN MUIR: Eastern bubble teams forecast (Si.com)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Los Angeles Kings still in playoff hunt, but there's a long road (trip) ahead (ESPN)
MIKE BROPHY: Last round on fighting (Sportsnet)
TERRY FREI: The best goalies from every NHL decade (ESPN)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Respectful Roy will be on hand tonight when Martin Brodeur takes a run at matching his career record for victories (Toronto Sun)
RED FISHER: Fighting will be a part of hockey as long as the game is played (Montreal Gazette)
DON BRENNAN: Sens have plenty to play for (Ottawa Sun)
TOM GULITTI: Big market overlooks big star (Bergen Record)
JIM REEVES: Dallas Stars can’t afford any slumps (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)Subscriber site
TOM POWERS: Minnesota Wild coaches aren't a package deal (St. Paul Pioneer Press)Subscriber site
PAT HICKEY: Canadiens could use Kovalev (Montreal Gazette)
LARRY BROOKS: Zherdev struggles may help Blueshirts avoid Arbitration (New York Post)
DAVE STUBBS: Brodeur eyes date with history (Montreal Gazette)
MARK EVERSON: Legend label didn't come easy for Brodeur (New York Post)
DON MacPHERSON: The Habs matter (Montreal Gazette)

03/13/09

ADAM PROTEAU: NHLPA enlightened compared to league (The Hockey News)
JIM KELLEY: GMs wimp out on safety issues (Si.com)
JIM KELLEY: Attack on integrity (Sportsnet)
WES GOLDSTEIN: News and views: Translating GM meetings double-talk (Foxsports)
MARK SPECTOR: Two more years (Sportsnet)
PIERRE LeBRUN: One month to go, hockey fans (ESPN)
AL STRACHAN: Hockey GMs don't do much about fighting (Foxsports)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Roy: I knew Brodeur would break record (ESPN)
KEVIN ALLEN: Younger Americans' play crowds field for Olympic team (USA Today)
GARY LOEWEN: Tiger tears into rules-happy NHL (Toronto Sun)
STEVE BUCKLEY: Fighting ’til bitter end (Boston Herald)
CAM COLE: The Puck runs out of luck (Vancouver Sun)
JOHN MacKINNON: Dustin time (Edmonton Journal)
PAT HICKEY: Former Canadiens goalies flourish with new teams (Montreal Gazette)
KELLY EGAN: Of hockey, hicks, and the cutest things in Creation (Ottawa Citizen)
MICHAEL ARACE: Buzz is on rise, and fans are feeling it (Columbus Dispatch)
MARK KISZLA: Granato on shaky ground (Denver Post)
TONY GALLAGHER: Young gun lives up to hype and then some (Vancouver Province)
JOHN MacKINNON: Debate swirls around NHL battles (Edmonton Journal)
RICH CHERE: Is Martin Brodeur getting enough recognition in New Jersey? (Newark Star Ledger)
GARY LOEWEN: Hockey study reveals not-so-shocking results (Toronto Sun)
KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: Ward's goal a slapstick moment (Boston Globe)Subscriber site
RED FISHER: Last-place Islanders no gimme (Montreal Gazette)
DON BRENNAN: Neil hasn't lost his tough-guy touch -- or his class ... Clouston comes to defence of 'most-improved' Elliott (Ottawa Citizen)
DAVE FESCHUK: Fans might not be buying what Leafs are selling (Toronto Star)

03/12/09

RYAN DIXON: Old new Canes crank it up (The Hockey News)
WES GOLDSTEIN: At 20, rookie Mason already tagged as 'Franchise' in Columbus (CBS Sportsline)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Ten players critical to their teams' playoff aspirations (The Sporting News)
MIKE BROPHY: Give fighters more ice time (Sportsnet)
ROBERT TYCHKOWSKI: Hands turned stone (Edmonton Sun)
RANDY SPORTAK: Laraque doesn't like it, but NHL's move to KO senseless scraps makes sense (Calgary Sun)
PIERRE LeBRUN: QOTW answers: Brodeur, Hasek, Roy dominate your all-time goalie list (ESPN)
LYLE RICHARDSON: Hurricanes have clawed their way into contention (Foxsports)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Let rules police NHL? What a concept (ESPN)
DAVID SHOALTS: Get ready for the fight over fighting (Globe & Mail)
BRUCE ARTHUR: A long, overdue fight (National Post)
ROSIE DiMANNO: Gainey's keister on the line now (Toronto Star)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: GMs instigate a fighting debate ... Jason says he'll shave less from now on ... Somebody find those girls a microphone (Ottawa Sun)
JEAN JACQUES TAYLOR: Modano can't be expected to save Dallas Stars (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
JEFF GORDON: If Blues are patient, Perron will pay off in a big way (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
DAN BARNES: Sorry does seem to be the hardest word (Edmonton Journal)
TOM POWERS: Wild's new big guy John Scott makes an impact, impresses Lemaire (St. Paul Pioneer Press)Subscriber site
BRUCE DOWBIGGIN: Berezan learns horrors of Afghan struggle (Calgary Herald)
GARY LOEWEN: Laraque versus Bettman — helmets off (Toronto Sun)
MARK PURDY: Delicate time for the Sharks (San Jose Mercury News)Subscriber site
HELENE ELLIOTT: Ducks get 4-3 overtime win, and Coach Randy Carlyle gets some support (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
WAYNE SCANLAN: For Sens, it's still all about winning (Ottawa Citizen)
DAMIEN COX: Burke's ideas shot down but he'll try again (Toronto Star)

03/11/09

PIERRE LeBRUN: Gary Roberts retires: 'He was a winner' (ESPN)
SAM McCAIG: Top 10 Stanley Cup contenders (The Hockey News)
JOHN BUCCIGROSS: Play-by-play ... love at first listen (ESPN)
JIM KELLEY: Badge of courage (Sportsnet)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Will GMs' proposal have desired effect? (ESPN)
ROY MacGREGOR: NHL GMs chose to reward fighters (Globe & Mail)
STEPHEN BRUNT: Risky firing falls solely on Gainey (Globe & Mail)
TED MONTGOMERY: Looking at Stanley Cup contenders after the trade deadline (USA Today)
ERIC FRANCIS: Then there was none (Calgary Sun)
GARY LOEWEN: A-Rod and Toskala turn Colorado into a hip spot (Toronto Sun)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Neil still has his fighting spirit (Ottawa Citizen)
PAT HICKEY: Guessing game for Habs' next coach begins (Montreal Gazette)
MICHAEL ARACE: Jackets confront the challenge (Columbus Dispatch)
JIM MATHESON: Penner a mystery Oilers haven't solved (Edmonton Journal)
LARRY BROOKS: Hey refs: give Avery a break (New York Post)
GARY LOEWEN: Clemens, Leafs, Grapes, and fighting words (Toronto Sun)
GEORGE JOHNSON: Roberts was the last man standing (Calgary Herald)
KEN WARREN: Sens fans won't miss Roberts (Ottawa Citizen)
RED FISHER: Wobbly Price new coach's choice in nets (Montreal Gazette)
STEVE SIMMONS: Grapes ripe for pickin' (Toronto Sun)
DAMIEN COX: New rules could scrap NHL goonery (Toronto Star)
BOB DUFF: Rychel's dream season shattered (Windsor Star)

03/10/09

KEN CAMPBELL: GM meetings unlikely to seriously tackle fighting (The Hockey News)
DARREN ELIOT: Drawn to the Flames once again (Si.com)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: In-season changes have done most teams good (The Sporting News)
LYLE RICHARDSON: Carbonneau fired during disappointing season (Foxsports)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Gainey makes painful, surprising move (ESPN)
MIKE BROPHY: Mystery Men (Sportsnet)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Fighting 'not a debate within the game' (ESPN)
ERIC DUHATSCHEK: Roberts set to say goodbye for good (Globe & Mail)
DAVE DYE: Bruins, Sharks are struggling (Detroit News)
DON BRENNAN: Poor Brad May (Ottawa Citizen)
DAVE STUBBS: Gainey back behind bench (Montreal Gazette)
DAMIEN COX: Despite outcry, fighting is here to stay (Toronto Star)
BRUCE DOWBIGGIN: Tough guys lose out in internal battle (Calgary Herald)
DAN BARNES: Carbonneau season's 7th coaching casualty (Edmonton Journal)
MIKE PRISUTA: Additions recharge Pens (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
RED FISHER: Crash landing for Carbo (Montreal Gazette)
ED WILLES: This was a true measure (Vancouver Province)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Wilson blocks one for Gerbs (Ottawa Citizen)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Habs bid Carbo adieu (Toronto Sun)
PAT HICKEY: What a difference a day makes in the life of former Canadiens coach (Montreal Gazette)
BOB DUFF: Duff's look at enforcers (Windsor Star)
GARY LOEWEN: Raptors pass Leafs on the loser scale (Toronto Sun)

03/09/09

SCOTT BURNSIDE: Fighting is lead topic at GMs meetings (ESPN)
DAVID SHOALTS: Burke scoffs at thought of ban on fighting (Globe & Mail)
RICK TELANDER: Kind of a like an afternnon nap (Chicago Sun Times)
LANCE HORNBY: NHL GMs will talk fighting at their meeting today in Naples, but other rule changes likely will get closer attention (Toronto Sun)
JAY GREENBERG: Crunch time for team Tortorella (New York Post)
CHRIS ZELKOVICH: Hughson and Simpson a powerful hockey team (Toronto Star)
BRUCE DOWBIGGIN: Flames missing a key puzzle piece after deadline (Calgary Herald)
TERRY FREI: Recalling the attack on Moore (Denver Post)
JACK TODD: Prepare for ups, downs of playoff run (Montreal Gazette)
DON BRENNAN: Another Foligno eyes big jump (Ottawa Sun)
ERIK ERLENDSSON: Things Can't Get Worse, Can They? (Tampa Tribune)
GARY LOEWEN: Rankings rankle for Leafs, Raptors (Toronto Sun)
DAMIEN COX: NHL general managers square off on fighting (Toronto Star)
MARK WHICKER: Getzlaf re-evaluating his approach (Orange County Register)

03/08/09

STEVE SIMMONS: Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment Ltd. shows poor patriotism ... Gary Roberts deserved better ... You're in our thoughts, Mr. Hockey (Toronto Sun)
STEPHEN HARRIS: Bold gamble by Florida with Jay Bouwmeester (Boston Herald)
JAY GREENBERG: Brodeur record will Hab to wait (New York Post)
MARK HERRMANN: NHL trading deadline passes with winners, losers (New York Newsday)
GEORGE JOHNSON: Wayne's other world (Calgary Herald)
DON BRENNAN: Good guy Lalime a star at keeping life in perspective (Ottawa Sun)
BUCKY GLEASON: Jokinen finally lands with contender (Buffalo News)
ED WILLES: Canucks slowly, surely making us believers (Vancouver Province)
TERRY FREI: Covering up woes won't woo fans (Denver Post)
DAVE MOLINARI: What will Shero's thought process be when he hires Therrien's replacement? (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
JIM MATHESON: Hockey World (Edmonton Journal)
MICHAEL RUSSO: Chemistry in Calgary (Minnesota Star-Tribune)Subscriber site
HELENE ELLIOTT: Finally, tenacity fit for the Kings (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
THEOREN FLEURY: Jokinen deal worth the wait for Flames (Calgary Herald)
JERRY GREEN: Howe, Mrs. Hockey, was first lady of sports (Detroit News)
STEVE POLITI: Patrick Roy gracious as New Jersey Devils' Martin Brodeur moves closer to beating all-time wins record (Newark Star Ledger)
LARRY BROOKS: Jagr-Renney reunion in Edmonton possible (New York Post)
KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: Fighting words (Boston Globe)Subscriber site
WAYNE SCANLAN: Always likable Lalime (Ottawa Citizen)
STEVE BUCKLEY: Veteran Mark Recchi still kid at heart (Boston Herald)
DAMIEN CRISTODERO: Trade of Dan Boyle looks even worse for Tampa Bay Lightning (St. Petersburg Times)
STEVE BUCKLEY: Tim Thomas seconds that emotion (Boston Herald)

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