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OPINION

03/28/09

RYAN KENNEDY: Sealing a HHOF spot with a Cup (The Hockey News)
DARREN DREGOR: Let the chase to sign Tyler begin (TSN)
ALLAN MUIR: Hurricanes look scary, Stars have nutty idea, and more notes (Si.com)
MIKE BROPHY: Immediate returns (Sportsnet)
LYLE RICHARDSON: Don't fantasize about future on the Island (Foxsports)
STEPHEN BRUNT: Canada benefits if economy slams NHL (Globe & Mail)
ALLAN MAKI: Players, league draw battle lines (Globe & Mail)
ERIC FRANCIS: Mike ain't gonna take hike (Calgary Sun)
LANCE HORNBY: Columbus Blue Jackets keeping their promise ... Boston Bruins eager to return to action (Toronto Sun)
DAVE STUBBS: Playoff push comes to shove for Canadiens (Montreal Gazette)
LARRY BROOKS: Tortorella able to distribute mines on ice more evenly (New York Post)
GEORGE JOHNSON: 'We're letting it get to us' (Calgary Herald)
BOB DUFF: Bailey learns lessons (Windsor Star)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Potential playoff thrillers (Ottawa Citizen)
RANDY YOUNGMAN: Ducks get passed on the inside (Orange County Register)
TOM GULITTI: Marty vs. Avery? Sid vs. Alex (Bergen Record)
RANDY SPORTAK: Flames fans have seen this movie before and, frankly, are probably tired of watching this rerun every spring (Calgary Sun)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Anxious Lee on flood watch (Ottawa Sun)
MIKE BOONE: An opinion on opinions (Montreal Gazette)

03/27/09

ADAM PROTEAU: Eastern Conference NMVPs (The Hockey News)
DARREN DREGOR: Flames' lack of desperation a concern (TSN)
PIERRE LeBRUN: This is the last stand for the Sabres (ESPN)
BOB McKENZIE: Bouwmeester struggling during stretch drive (TSN)
JIM KELLEY: CBA coming back to bite unhappy players in the wallet (Si.com)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Tortorella's style seems to suit Rangers (ESPN)
WES GOLDSTEIN: News and Views: Wild, Ducks, Stars, Habs, Sabres, Caps among topics (CBS Sportsline)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Quenneville may be Hawks' missing link (ESPN)
JIM KELLEY: Just doesn't add up (Sportsnet)
PIERRE LeBRUN: 'Miracle' brings Pothier back to the ice (ESPN)
AL STRACHAN: Blow-it-up theory doesn't work for aspiring teams (Foxsports)
KEVIN ALLEN: Even with unclear cap future, 2009 free agents should do well (USA Today)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Sabres desperate for playoffs (Toronto Sun)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Sens near deal to keep Clouston (Ottawa Sun)
Spring is in the air (Vancouver Province)
RED FISHER: Bolts star Lecavalier invisible in return home (Montreal Gazette)
GARY LOEWEN: Doom and fume in the NHL (Toronto Sun)
JIM JAMIESON: Playoffs will make or break Sundin (Vancouver Province)
JOHN GONZALEZ: A hockey announcer's crazy calls (Philadelphia Inquirer)
PAT HICKEY: Liverpool, not Habs, is Gillett's priority (Montreal Gazette)
TONY GALLAGHER: This Avalanche will surely claim a victim (Vancouver Province)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Time to think 'post-season,' Sens fans (Ottawa Citizen)
GARY LOEWEN: Rask puts Gerber to shame losing it (Toronto Sun)
DAMIEN COX: No one drafts a successful plan quite like Burke (Toronto Star)

03/26/09

MICHAEL FARBER: Montreal's endless coach search, Osgood looks bad, and more (Si.com)
MIKE BROPHY: Lundmark tour (Sportsnet)
LYLE RICHARDSON: What's the problem in Montreal? (Foxsports)
TED MONTGOMERY: Observations as the NHL heads into the stretch drive (USA Today)
DAVID SHOALTS: Maple Leafs can be rebuilt better, stronger, faster, Wilson says (Globe & Mail)
STEVE SIMMONS: Take a bow, Ron Wilson (Toronto Sun)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Gerbs 'hot' at bad time (Ottawa Citizen)
PAT HICKEY: Vinny's great, but so is Marty (Montreal Gazette)
KURT STREETER: The game through a goalie's eyes (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
IAIN MacINTYRE: Kesler, Burrows comments don't pay off for Canucks (Vancouver Sun)
ROBERT TYCHKOWSKI: Playoffs begin right now (Edmonton Sun)
MICHAEL ARACE: Jackets' power play still could materialize (Columbus Dispatch)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Russia puts out welcome mat for Emery (Ottawa Sun)
GARY LOEWEN: New hockey hot-heads ... Gretzky keeps cool (Toronto Sun)

03/25/09

DARREN ELIOT: Ovechkin's hot shtick is jest in fun (Si.com)
WES GOLDSTEIN: With Cole and Cam, Hurricanes blowing like it's 2006 (CBS Sportsline)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Bubble breakdown: Which Western Conference teams will make the playoffs? (The Sporting News)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Ovechkin on goals celebration: 'You have to show emotion if you're an emotional guy' (ESPN)
MARK SPECTOR: Osgood seeking respect (Sportsnet)
JOHN BUCCIGROSS: The Mother of All Mailbags returns ... (ESPN)
DAVID SHOALTS: Ovechkin keeps the pot boiling (Globe & Mail)
STEPHEN BRUNT: Gillett is one year too late (Globe & Mail)
MIKE BOONE: Public ownership of our legendary Canadiens? Let's ask Green Bay, Wisconsin, how that worked out (Montreal Gazette)
LUKE DeCOCK: Canes bringing the noise at home, again (Raleigh News & Observer)

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WAYNE SCANLAN: They don't like Sens' chances (Ottawa Citizen)
GARY LOEWEN: Maybe Razor Ruddock goes in for Laraque? (Toronto Sun)
JIM MATHESON: A Green shift in Norris Trophy voting? (Edmonton Journal)
PAT HICKEY: Liverpool easier to love in '09 (Montreal Gazette)
TONY GALLAGHER: Players are taking greater interest in NHL finances (Vancouver Province)
BRUCE DOWBIGGIN: Just how valuable are Les Glorieux? (Calgary Herald)
MARK HERRMANN: You can't be wild about Minnesota's style (New York Newsday)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Having fun with Great 8 (Toronto Sun)
ROBERT TYCHKOWSKI: Oilers defuse the ticking time bomb (Edmonton Sun)
RED FISHER: Canadiens grant wish for Gainey (Montreal Gazette)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Alfie: no clause for concern (Ottawa Sun)
JAY GREENBERG: Nik's goal was red-light special (New York Post)
GARY LOEWEN: It's not an American game (Toronto Sun)

03/24/09

KEN CAMPBELL: Playoffs a possibilty for Senators? (The Hockey News)
DARREN DREGOR: Stars' owner Hicks looking at taking on investors (TSN)
DARREN ELIOT: Ovechkin's hot shtick is jest in fun (Si.com)
MIKE BROPHY: Time to mess with success (Sportsnet)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Brad Richards deals with second freak injury, says it's 'pretty hard to fathom' (ESPN)
MARK SPECTOR: Montreal's mess (Sportsnet)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Should Wings worry about goalie tandem? (ESPN)
ERIC DUHATSCHEK: Hossa, Detroit marriage working wonders (Globe & Mail)
ROY MacGREGOR: On the hot seat, Gainey keeps it cool by putting things into perspective (Globe & Mail)
GARY LOEWEN: Habs in a lather ... Leafs to blame? (Toronto Sun)
GEORGE JOHNSON: Osgood's play gives Wings cause for some real concern (Calgary Herald)
PAT HICKEY: If Gillett sells Habs, Montrealers will miss him (Montreal Gazette)
WAYNE SCANLAN: The Senators in the playoffs? (Ottawa Citizen)
PAT HICKEY: Metropolit escapes mean streets of T.O. (Montreal Gazette)
DAN BARNES: Hemsky feels underappreciated (Edmonton Journal)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Luongo’s not packing any bags (Vancouver Sun)
TERRY FREI: Is it time to toast Sakic? (Denver Post)
TIM COWLISHAW: Dallas Stars in trouble, but Tippett is safe (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
ERIC FRANCIS: Miika miracles big difference with Oz way off (Calgary Sun)
RED FISHER: Fearless Pocket Rocket won with unbridled passion (Montreal Gazette)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Alfie, Senators go hand-in-hand (Ottawa Sun)
LANCE HORNBY: Koho era closes (Toronto Sun)
RED FISHER: Reeling Habs dealt another serious blow (Montreal Gazette)

03/23/09

PIERRE LeBRUN: Making sense of the Jaromir Jagr/Russia/Oilers situation (ESPN)
DAVE DYE: Road wins aren't a big deal for Wings (Detroit News)
DAMIEN COX: Skating drills give young Leafs' defenceman NHL shot (Toronto Star)
DAVE STUBBS: Canadiens are playing like they already have run up white flag (Montreal Gazette)
JOE STARKEY: Pens better than last year? (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
ERIC FRANCIS: Former Flames captains Lowry and Boughner on course to meet with respective junior teams at 2009 Memorial Cup (Calgary Sun)
JIM SOUHAN: Wild's Nolan goes where the goals are (Minnesota Star-Tribune)Subscriber site
JOHN MacKINNON: NHL basement-dwellers tanking for Tavares? (Edmonton Journal)
TERRY FREI: Is it time to toast Sakic? (Denver Post)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Canucks, chalupas and Coyotes (Vancouver Sun)
STEPHEN HARRIS: All fun and games for Bruins (Boston Herald)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Shannon a big hit with pals in the Big Apple (Ottawa Sun)
BRUCE DOWBIGGIN: Out like a lamb describes Flames'month of March (Calgary Herald)
GARY LOEWEN: Them's the March breaks (Toronto Sun)
JOE STARKEY: Pens better than last year? (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
JACK TODD: Habs' low-Carbo diet hasn't fixed a thing (Montreal Gazette)
GARTH WOOLSEY: The Kid and his Penguins find a little magic ... so ... (Toronto Star)
ROB LONGLEY: Sidney Crosby has skills, smarts and fan appeal but J.R. says he's the pits when it comes to quotes (Toronto Sun)
SAM DONNELLON: Who are the real Flyers? (Philadelphia Daily News)
TOM POWERS: For hobbled Minnesota Wild, it's down to this: Marian Gaborik or bust (St. Paul Pioneer Press)Subscriber site

03/22/09

KEN McKENNA: Center Tavares tops this early NHL mock draft (The Sporting News)
BUDDY OAKES: The rebranding of Sean Avery (Foxsports)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Making sense of the Jaromir Jagr/Russia/Oilers situation (ESPN)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Wild West playoff fight poised to inflict coaching casualties in off-season ... Captain Koivu's future with Habs in doubt (Ottawa Sun)
STU COWAN: Hartley right man for Canadiens job (Montreal Gazette)
KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: Shadows of themselves (Boston Globe)Subscriber site
LARRY BROOKS: NHL needs bigger lottery for losers (New York Post)
STEVE SIMMONS: Goalies might want to emulate Brodeur, a stand-up guy ... Chipper should remember where he came from ... Keep an eye on Catenacci (Toronto Sun)
MICHAEL RUSSO: Winning sets Brodeur apart (Minnesota Star-Tribune)Subscriber site
TERRY FREI: "Elite Six" lose luster in cap game (Denver Post)
JIM MATHESON: Who will be the next Brodeur? (Edmonton Journal)
DAVE MOLINARI: Going inside the big lead (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
BERNIE MIKLASZ: Blues are in hunt because of Mason (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
SAM CARCHIDI: Flyers must juice up power play (Philadelphia Inquirer)
RED FISHER: Struggling habs have no room left for error (Montreal Gazette)
MARK HERRMANN: Tortorella instills Rangers with fighting spirit (New York Newsday)
BOB RAISSMAN: Talking heads give Martin Brodeur's career wins record the cold shoulder (New York Daily News)
BUCKY GLEASON: Sabres’ collapse looks like trouble for Regier, Ruff (Buffalo News)
STEVE CONROY: The consolation prizes? (Boston Herald)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Everything's coming up roses for 'late bloomer' Bozak (Ottawa Sun)
DAVE STUBBS: A goalie of the slump era (Montreal Gazette)
DOUG FISCHER: Redden. Roasted. (Ottawa Citizen)

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