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OPINION

08/29/09

RYAN KENNEDY: Eating healthy an important step to the NHL (The Hockey News)
ALLAN MUIR: News and views: Red Wings and union boss challenged, more (Si.com)
RAY SLOVER: Salary dump could set up Sharks for Heatley trade (The Sporting News)
MARK SPECTOR: Road well traveled (Sportsnet)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Lecavalier: We just want to turn the page (ESPN)
MIKE BROPHY: Zebra returns home (Sportsnet)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Camps confirm Hawks' status in NHL (ESPN)
STEPHEN BRUNT: Kelly on NHLPA hotseat (Globe & Mail)
ERIC DUHATSCHEK: Teams pondering calculated risk of acquiring Heatley (Globe & Mail)
JIM MATHESON: No truth to Comrie-Edmonton return rumour (Edmonton Journal)
STEVE SIMMONS: NHLPA in need of a cleansing (Toronto Sun)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Shark bait for Heatley gone (Ottawa Sun)
GREG DOUGLAS: Plenty of encouraging sights in local sports scene this week (Vancouver Sun)

08/28/09

ADAM PROTEAU: NHL ownership not all it's cracked up to be (The Hockey News)
DARREN DREGOR: NHLPA boss Kelly may be challenged as leader (TSN)
MICHAEL FARBER: It's Christmas in August for Team Canada coach Mike Babcock (Si.com)
RAY SLOVER: Monster lurks in Maple Leafs' future (The Sporting News)
JIM KELLEY: NHL's ugly bid to beat Balsillie in Coyotes fray, more notes (Si.com)
MARK SPECTOR: Deja vu again for Doan (Sportsnet)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Sharks can't elude past at Canada camp (ESPN)
LYLE RICHARDSON: Roster problems in Eastern Conference: Part 2 (Foxsports)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Can Canada avoid another 'shock'? (ESPN)
STEPHEN BRUNT: Cleary accustomed to long odds (Globe & Mail)
ROY MacGREGOR: Does 'C' stand for Crosby? (Globe & Mail)
ALLAN MAKI: Doan struggles to cope with the uncertainty surrounding Coyotes (Globe & Mail)
SCOTT RADLEY: Coyotes battle a howling farce (Hamilton Spectator)
ERIC FRANCIS: Star puck-stoppers steal show (Calgary Sun)
CAM COLE: Nervous times ahead for Team Canada's Olympic hockey brass (Vancouver Sun)
DAMIEN COX: Fast starts key to selection (Toronto Star)
CAM COLE: Team Canada: Goaltending in spotlight as White and Red face off (Vancouver Sun)
GEORGE JOHNSON: Goalies put on stellar show (Calgary Herald)
BUCKY GLEASON: Grier's return is step down right path (Buffalo News)
TONY GALLAGHER: 4-on-4 OT suits Canada (Vancouver Prpvince)
STEVE SIMMONS: Reluctant taskmaster (Toronto Sun)
ERIC FRANCIS: Bonding par for the course (Calgary Sun)

08/27/09

RYAN DIXON: Sleepless in every NHL city (The Hockey News)
DARREN DREGOR: Explaining the ongoing saga of the Phoenix Coyotes (TSN)
MICHAEL FARBER: Team Canada no longer has room for Lecavalier and Thornton (Si.com)
WES GOLDSTEIN: Pressure's palpable as Team Canada starts building (CBS Sportsline)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Brodeur, Luongo lead Team Canada's group of goalies (The Sporting News)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Why NHL owes Stephen Walkom (ESPN)
MARK SPECTOR: Team Babcock (Sportsnet)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Shane Doan's message to Jim Balsillie: Give Phoenix a chance (ESPN)
STEPHEN BRUNT: NHL's fingerprints all over its damaged credibility (Globe & Mail)
ERIC DUHATSCHEK: Injuries big part of the waiting game (Globe & Mail)
BRUCE DOWBIGGIN: More TV troubles for NHL? (Globe & Mail)
DAMIEN COX: Lemaire ends cold war (Toronto Star)
ERIC FRANCIS: Bonding par for the course (Calgary Sun)
ROB LONGLEY: Coyotes saga a questionnaire (Toronto Sun)
RED FISHER: High-risk makeover for Gainey (Montreal Gazette)
DAMIEN COX: Gretzky's missionary days appear over (Toronto Star)
GEORGE JOHNSON: Niedermayer's still got plenty of magic left (Calgary Herald)
CAM COLE: Babcock's got all the right stuff (Vancouver Sun)
DAN BICKLEY: NHL's reputation taking a beating (Arizona Republic)
TONY GALLAGHER: Milan Lucic: Don't bet against this underdog (Vancouver Prpvince)
Edmonton Oilers’ president scouting ‘bubble’ players for Olympic hockey team (Edmonton Journal)
ROBERT TYCHKOWSKI: Rub your eyes, that's MacIntyre (Edmonton Sun)
DAMIEN COX: Two big names face Olympic firing line (Toronto Star)

08/26/09

JOHN GRIGG: The buyout effect (The Hockey News)
DARREN ELIOT: Today's NHL Olympians miss out on special experiences (Si.com)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Will anyone supplant Brodeur, Luongo (ESPN)
ALLAN MUIR: Clouds form over Canada's net (Si.com)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Canada camp, Day 2: Martin St. Louis looking to make up for dismal 2006 Games (ESPN)
RAY SLOVER: What the blazes is the NHL up to? (The Sporting News)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Babcock's style fits Canada's challenge (ESPN)
ERIC DUHATSCHEK: What happened to the scoring in 2006? (Globe & Mail)
ALLAN MAKI: Lucic's hard road to the Olympics (Globe & Mail)
BRUCE ARTHUR: NHL finally pushes the big red emergency button (National Post)
ROY MacGREGOR: Choosing a goaltender important for Team Canada (Globe & Mail)
ERIC FRANCIS: Better late than never (Calgary Sun)
CAM COLE: Milan Lucic a Rottweiler among the greyhounds (Vancouver Sun)
GEORGE JOHNSON: King Martin keeps his grip on throne (Calgary Herald)
DAMIEN COX: Sibling rivalry Staal-style (Toronto Star)
CAM COLE: Canada dishes out a serving of youth (Vancouver Sun)
GEORGE JOHNSON: Long-shot Lucic (Calgary Herald)
KEN GRAY: Ottawa Senators should play ball (Ottawa Citizen)
TONY GALLAGHER: Luongo and Brodeur: Different men, different goalies (Vancouver Prpvince)
DAMIEN COX: Team Canada yet to take shape (Toronto Star)
MARCIA C. SMITH: Meet the new Power Players (Orange County Register)

08/25/09

KEN CAMPBELL: Perusing news and sharing views (The Hockey News)
WES GOLDSTEIN: Heatley might increase value in spite of himself (CBS Sportsline)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Some big names missing from Team Canada orientation camp (The Sporting News)
RYAN KENNEDY: Nash set to explode into superstar status (The Hockey News)
MARK SPECTOR: Productivity over loyalty (Sportsnet)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Canada camp, Day 1: Early line combinations and a new-look defense (ESPN)
LYLE RICHARDSON: Roster problems in Eastern Conference: Part 1 (Foxsports)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Pressure? There's no American equivalent to what Team Canada faces in 2010 Olympics (ESPN)
CAM COLE: Team Canada looks to replenish or die (Vancouver Sun)
GEORGE JOHNSON: Sid not a kid (Calgary Herald)
RED FISHER: No room for error at Games (Montreal Gazette)
DON BRENNAN: Rip 'A' off Heatley's chest (Ottawa Sun)
GEORGE JOHNSON: Coach Babcock not short on advice for lineup (Calgary Herald)
TONY GALLAGHER: Sounds like Luongo wants to finish career in Vancouver (Vancouver Province)
DAMIEN COX: Can The Kid be The Man? (Toronto Star)
ERIC FRANCIS: Goalies share pipe dreams (Calgary Sun)
CAM COLE: Olympics job is Luongo's to lose? Only time will tell (Vancouver Sun)

08/24/09

BRIAN COSTELLO: Looking for great amateur jerseys (The Hockey News)
ROY MacGREGOR: Newest episode of national drama not just about hockey (Globe & Mail)
BRUCE DOWBIGGIN: Media savy severely lacking in Coyotes saga (Globe & Mail)
DAVE STUBBS: Who will captain the Habs? (Montreal Gazette)
JIM MATHESON: Will questions about this team get answered? (Edmonton Journal)
LUKE DeCOCK: Canes ready to skate (Raleigh News & Observer)Subscriber site

08/23/09

SAM McCAIG: Future franchise players (The Hockey News)
DAMIEN COX: Olympic hockey camp opens with visions of gold (Toronto Star)
KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: Ringing question (Boston Globe)Subscriber site
JOHN SHORT: No room here for Heatley's bleating (Edmonton Sun)
DREW SHARP: Finals fiasco should motivate Wings (Detroit Free Press)

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