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OPINION

11/07/09

RYAN KENNEDY: Contraction is the answer (The Hockey News)
KEN CAMPBELL: NHL must get off head-shot fence (The Hockey News)
JASON KAY: Who’s to blame over early H1N1 shots? (The Hockey News)
SARAH KWAK: Hurricanes swamped by losing (Si.com)
E.J. HRADEK: Weekend watch: Canes seeking trade options (ESPN)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Team for the ages: Detroit's 2002 Cup champs (The Sporting News)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Without Weber, Predators must again find way to survive (ESPN)
MIKE BOONE: Legendists do study on Price (Montreal Gazette)
JERRY SULLIVAN: Sabres left behind in trying to step up (Buffalo News)
ROBERT TYCHKOWSKI: Oilers perched on the edge of a precipice (Edmonton Sun)
STEVE POLITI: As contemporaries fade away, NJ Devils goaltender Martin Brodeur knows his time will come, too (Newark Star Ledger)
DAVE STUBBS: Price regains swagger in nets (Montreal Gazette)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Will Fors be with Sens? (Ottawa Sun)
BOB DUFF: Yzerman's big day arrives (Windsor Star)
DAVE KRIEGER: AWOL from Avs' turnabout — the fans (Denver Post)
JOHN MacKINNON: Keep your head up--in the NHL (Edmonton Journal)
JACK TODD: Habs brass tossed team's stars under the bus (Montreal Gazette)
DAMIEN COX: Was this OHL tragedy avoidable? (Toronto Star)

11/06/09

ADAM PROTEAU: Forsberg not a risk worth taking (The Hockey News)
DARREN DREGOR: Sources say Leafs, Marlies didn't jump H1N1 queue (TSN)
RYAN DIXON: Olympic goalie questions ring out (The Hockey News)
JIM KELLEY: OHL's Branch a man of courage (Si.com)
WES GOLDSTEIN: Hurricanes are slowing, weakening by the day (CBS Sportsline)
JIM KELLEY: Patience for Peca (Sportsnet)
PIERRE LeBRUN: The night Carey Price got his mojo back? (ESPN)
KEVIN ALLEN: Most NHL netminders can spark both confidence and concern (USA Today)
DAMIEN COX: Compelling case for Killer (Toronto Sun)
TERRY JONES: Get out of town (Edmonton Sun)
PAT HICKEY: 'We had guys step up,' Price says (Montreal Gazette)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Canucks may seek H1N1 vaccine in U.S. as winger Bernier gets flu-like symptoms (Vancouver Sun)
BOB RYAN: Lack of scoring strikes recently has been striking (Boston Globe)Subscriber site
JIM SOUHAN: New GM Fletcher knew what he was getting himself into (Minnesota Star-Tribune)Subscriber site
DEREK VAN DIEST: Gaborik continues to prove that when he's healthy, he's a big talent (Edmonton Sun)
WAYNE SCANLAN: In need of fix, Sens find one (Ottawa Citizen)
DAMIEN COX: The hit that rocked hockey (Toronto Star)
TONY GALLAGHER: Brett Hull didn't start out thinking he'd play in NHL (Vancouver Province)
ROBERT TYCHKOWSKI: Harrowing month-long fog finally lifts for Souray (Edmonton Sun)
JERRY SULLIVAN: Biron-Sabres reunion would fit like a glove (Buffalo News)
TOM POWERS: Identity crisis has Wild losing face (St. Paul Pioneer Press)Subscriber site
JOHN MacKINNON: Difficult to tell what this team really like (Edmonton Journal)
PAT HICKEY: Price snaps his 6-game losing skid (Montreal Gazette)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: The battle for 29th (Toronto Sun)
GARY LOEWEN: Offside Friday — Leafs hope yoga bearable (Toronto Sun)

11/05/09

KEN CAMPBELL: Branch sets bar for hockey establishment (The Hockey News)
BOB McKENZIE: Iambas suspension is harsh but also courageous (TSN)
RYAN DIXON: J.D. sticks to the Blueprint (The Hockey News)
KEN CAMPBELL: Heatley grievance holds no water (The Hockey News)
MICHAEL FARBER: Kessel's return brings spark to Maple Leafs, more notes (Si.com)
WES GOLDSTEIN: Hope springs from Toronto's new wing (CBS Sportsline)
MIKE BROPHY: A shot in the arm (Sportsnet)
E.J. HRADEK: Calder Watch: Hedman leads the pack early (ESPN)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Rash in key player injuries create rush to exploit opportunities (The Sporting News)
PIERRE LeBRUN: If Lecavalier can't snap slow start, will those trade rumors come back? (ESPN)
DAVID SHOALTS: Leafs deny players received flu vaccine improperly (Globe & Mail)
STEVE SIMMONS: Two victims in tragedy (Toronto Sun)
ERIC FRANCIS: Cut 'em slack for hard work (Calgary Sun)
JIM REEVES: At age 39, Mike Modano tries to prove he’s not ready to retire (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)Subscriber site
PAT HICKEY: Bruins miss key chunk of offence (Montreal Gazette)
FRANK SERAVALLI: Maybe Russia, but not Flyers, for Forsberg (Philadelphia Daily News)
CHRIS STEVENSON: Sens wait for H1N1 shots (Ottawa Sun)
TONY GALLAGHER: Robitaille has measures (Vancouver Province)
ROBERT TYCHKOWSKI: Roll out the verbiage: Step Up! (Edmonton Journal)
MICHAEL ARACE: Casino could cast cloud over Arena District (Columbus Dispatch)
ADRIAN DATER: Let's not see visors made mandatory (Denver Post)
RICK BELL: Team prez king at passing buck (Calgary Sun)
DANA WIJIKI: Phil Kessel's Leafs debut was worth waiting for (Detroit News)
DAVE STUBBS: Flower, Gilbert forever linked (Montreal Gazette)
BERNIE MIKLASZ: Big names owe St. Louis Blues big games (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
BOB DUFF: Babcock focused on gold (Windsor Star)

11/04/09

RORY BOYLEN: More rules won't stop injuries (The Hockey News)
DARREN DREGOR: Instigator calls remain down from past years (TSN)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Bruins missing opportunities — and Kessel's scoring (The Sporting News)
LYLE RICHARDSON: Coyotes are winning and could get better (Foxsports)
JOHN BUCCIGROSS: In honor of Cheevers and Plante, an ode to the mask (ESPN)
MARK SPECTOR: Tavares learning quickly (Sportsnet)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Kessel shows little rust in Toronto debut (ESPN)
DAMIEN COX: Exciting Kessel shoulders big load (Toronto Star)
ROBERT TYCHKOWSKI: Speaking of shots ... (Edmonton Sun)
DON BRAID: Who else got red carpet treatment? (Calgary Herald)
PAT HICKEY: Habs' Carle doesn't look out of place (Montreal Gazette)
ED WILLES: A point comes when you almost laugh (Vancouver Province)
TOM KNOTT: Knowing is the whole battle (Washington Times)
PAT HICKEY: Sixth straight loss for Habs' goalie Price (Montreal Gazette)
JOHN MacKINNON: Power trio (Edmonton Journal)
IAIN MacINTYRE: 'Everyday goalie' saves the day (Vancouver Sun)
ERIC FRANCIS: Hard to blame team for getting shots in (Calgary Sun)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Fisher deserves look for Olympic team: Exec (Ottawa Sun)
JULIA KELLER: Chicago Blackhawks' blackface forces the issue (Chicago Tribune)
SCOTT McKEEN: Katz's learning curve a steep one (Edmonton Journal)
PAT HICKEY: Frustration creeps into Canadiens' dressing room (Montreal Gazette)
TONY GALLAGHER: Kesler's passing fancy (Vancouver Province)
TERRY JONES: Mess, Moon, Campbell get into the Hall (Edmonton Sun)
RICK BELL: Shameless stickhandling (Calgary Sun)
LUKE DeCOCK: Hurricanes go back to the basics (Raleigh News & Observer)Subscriber site
RED FISHER: Surprise! Habs can't save Carey Price (Montreal Gazette)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Welcome back, wow factor (Toronto Sun)

11/03/09

ADAM PROTEAU: Players beginning to speak out against head shots (The Hockey News)
RAY FERRARO: The new king of Los Angeles (TSN)
DARREN ELIOT: NHLPA fiddles as ferocious hits devastate players (Si.com)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Power Play: A mess for Gretzky, NHL (ESPN)
MIKE BROPHY: Advantage U.S.A (Sportsnet)
E.J. HRADEK: Ovi's status and more in the Monday 10 (ESPN)
MARK SPECTOR: Wilson losing patience (Sportsnet)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Team USA coach Wilson says Avs' Anderson is in 'very good spot' for 2010 (ESPN)
ERIC DUHATSCHEK: Yzerman making a list - and checking it twice (Globe & Mail)
ROY MacGREGOR: All eyes on Canada's goalies (Globe & Mail)
DAVID SHOALTS: The Kessel era begins (Globe & Mail)
JUSTIN BOURNE: It's time to end the use of gay slurs in hockey (USA Today)
BRUCE ARTHUR: Kessel takes centre stage (National Post)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Hype won't faze resilient Kessel (Toronto Sun)
DAVE STUBBS: Guy Lafleur: The Habs' wild Flower (Montreal Gazette)
DANA WIKIJI: Darren Helm a quick fix for Wings line (Detroit News)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Penguins keep marching strong (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
GEORGE JOHNSON: Flames feel coach's fury (Calgary Herald)
LARRY BROOKS: Avery revisits scene of his crime (New York Post)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Senators need a good month of Kov-ember (Ottawa Sun)
STEVE SIMMONS: Crushing hit exposes grey area (Toronto Sun)
CAM COLE: Canucks' pain is Pettinger's gain (Vancouver Sun)
ERIC FRANCIS: Players reintroduced to coach's all-in approach (Calgary Sun)
PAT HICKEY: Habs enter good stretch in schedule (Montreal Gazette)
TRACEE HAMILTON: Olympic hockey: It's cool, but slippery (Washington Post)Subscriber site
TERRY JONES: If these stalls could talk ... (Edmonton Sun)
LUKE DeCOCK: Time to produce a spark (Raleigh News & Observer)Subscriber site
GARY LOEWEN: Offside Tuesday — Toronto can't lose this contest (Toronto Sun)

11/02/09

BRIAN COSTELLO: Plante’s post-game press conference from 1959 (The Hockey News)
ERIC DUHATSCHEK: Under the weather together (Globe & Mail)
DAVID SHOALTS: Leafs can’t buy a break (Globe & Mail)
DAVE FESCHUK: Imagining a gathering of losers (Toronto Star)
LANCE HORNBY: Cap room drives trade talk (Toronto Sun)
ERIC FRANCIS: 'Sorry' would be a start for Avery (Calgary Sun)
CHRIS STEVENSON: Senators face tough November schedule (Ottawa Sun)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Look on the bright side - it could be worse (Vancouver Sun)
ROBERT TYCHKOWSKI: Shooters can't find the target (Edmonton Sun)
PAT HICKEY: Habs hold on playoff spot is flimsy (Montreal Gazette)
LUKE DeCOCK: Hurricanes have fallen far real fast (Raleigh News & Observer)Subscriber site
TERRY FREI: Canadians get it: Surprising Avalanche play is big news (Denver Post)
DAMIEN COX: Improving Leafs prove a point (Toronto Star)

11/01/09

KEN CAMPBELL: Is review committee overstepping its bounds? (The Hockey News)
DARREN DREGOR: Review committee outlines how NHLPA Office will run (TSN)
SAM McCAIG: Hockey you can count on (The Hockey News)
MARK SPECTOR: Leafs need to make own breaks (Sportsnet)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Capitals' cap woes, NHLPA latest and a Ducks-Leafs trade that makes sense (ESPN)
TERRY FREI: Tambellini traces roots to Colorado (Denver Post)
STEVE BUCKLEY: Teammates welcome instigator Steve Begin - now that he’s a Bruin (Boston Herald)
MICHAEL RUSSO: A spirited (self) defense (Minnesota Star-Tribune)Subscriber site
GEORGE JOHNSON: Red Wings have old Motown mojo back (Calgary Herald)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: 'Hawks are on the clock (Ottawa Sun)
JOHN MacKINNON: Time for a conscious effort (Edmonton Journal)
RED FISHER: They may be awful, but Leafs don't quit (Montreal Gazette)
DAMIEN CRISTODERO: Tampa Bay Lightning being vigilant while guarding against swine flu (St. Petersburg Times)
ROB ROSSI: History not on Red Wings side (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
TONY GALLAGHER: What to do with (Vancouver Province)
MIKE WISE: Boudreau has a story to tell (Washington Post)Subscriber site
KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: Chara was an impact player again (Boston Globe)Subscriber site
TOM POWERS: Wild buy more patience with come-from-in-front win (St. Paul Pioneer Press)Subscriber site
GEORGE JOHNSON: The Mask of Greatness (Calgary Herald)
BUCKY GLEASON: Masks mark milestone (Buffalo News)
DON BRENNAN: Ice-cold Cheechoo starting to get scoring chances (Ottawa Sun)
DAVE STUBBS: Bell Centre fans give Komisarek an unnecessarily rude welcome (Montreal Gazette)
CHUCK GORMLEY: Primeau: NHL too soft on hit (South Jersey Courier-Post)
KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: Not many can afford this diamond (Boston Globe)Subscriber site
BILL LANKHOF: Welcome to Loserville (Toronto Star)

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