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OPINION

11/14/09

JASON KAY: Brodeur's consistency his most impressive feat (The Hockey News)
KEN CAMPBELL: Hargrove tells his side of NHLPA story (The Hockey News)
RYAN KENNEDY: Professional expectations shouldn't rule women's game (The Hockey News)
ALLAN MUIR: Jackets, Stars offer lessons in young asset management; more (Si.com)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: No longer captain, Patrick Marleau still leading way for Sharks (The Sporting News)
NICK KYPREOS: I get the last say on Mike Danton (Sportsnet)
E.J. HRADEK: Niedermayer explains Ducks' sluggish start (ESPN)
MIKE BROPHY: Motown revival (Sportsnet)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Kings hope sit-down leads to Quick turnaround (ESPN)
JEFF BLAIR: Leafs new ‘point man’ (Globe & Mail)
DAMIEN COX: Leafs take another step back (Toronto Star)
WAYNE SCANLAN: We play on in Olympic guessing game (Ottawa Citizen)
JACK TODD: Kings' Kopitar was sleeper of 2005 draft (Montreal Gazette)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Time for Vancouver Canucks' defence to stand up and score (Vancouver Sun)
MICHAEL ARACE: This was the right tonic after ugly loss (Columbus Dispatch)
ROB LONGLEY: It's hurtin' time in NHL (Toronto Sun)
BERNIE MIKLASZ: Checketts is right on target (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
MIKE BOONE: Sunshine and hockey don't mix (Montreal Gazette)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Senators need to power up (Ottawa Sun)
ANDREW GROSS: Rangers got a steal in Prospal (Bergen Record)
PAT HICKEY: NHL chained to Coyotes for a while (Montreal Gazette)
GARY LOEWEN: Offside Saturday — Do hockey bosses need to be hit over the head? (Toronto Sun)

11/13/09

ADAM PROTEAU: Depression an issue hockey can’t afford to ignore (The Hockey News)
DARREN DREGOR: Niedermayer, Brunnstrom subjects of trade talk (TSN)
EDWARD FRASER: Backstrom backstops new Minnesota system (The Hockey News)
RYAN DIXON: Who is the Habs’ No. 1? (The Hockey News)
JIM KELLEY: NHL GMs opt to fiddle while players get burned by headshots (Si.com)
WES GOLDSTEIN: U.S., Canada Olympic rosters taking form, but not finalized (CBS Sportsline)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Lemaire the right fit -- again (ESPN)
JIM KELLEY: Common sense (Sportsnet)
E.J. HRADEK: Crosby will rebound, Pens will win (ESPN)
MARK SPECTOR: The blame game (Sportsnet)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Devils keep churning out the wins (ESPN)
JEFF BLAIR: Kid gloves could be off if Schenn doesn't get going (Globe & Mail)
KEVIN ALLEN: Sentiment changes on head shots: Someone will 'get hurt real bad' (USA Today)
DEREK VAN DIEST: 'Not a mentally strong team' (Edmonton Sun)
CHRIS ZELKOVICH: Danton story lures viewers (Toronto Star)
PAT HICKEY: Lang fits in with scruffy Coyotes (Montreal Gazette)
DAMIEN COX: Cause for cheer in Chicago (Toronto Star)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Kaberle deserves our respect (Toronto Sun)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Dear Forsberg, come quick, Canuck scoring disappearing (Vancouver Sun)
CHRIS STEVENSON: It’s all good for Emery (Ottawa Sun)
GARY LOEWEN: Offside Friday — A Leafs bargain from the folks at MLSEL (Toronto Sun)

11/12/09

KEN CAMPBELL: Head-shot rule? Don't bet on it (the Hockey News)
BOB McKENZIE: Heads shots and equipment in GM's spotlight (TSN)
RYAN DIXON: Wings, Canes can’t panic (The Hockey News)
RYAN KENNEDY: Don't judge a player by his point totals (The Hockey News)
MICHAEL FARBER: Seven stealth impact people (Si.com)
WES GOLDSTEIN: Former discard Peverley boosts Thrashers, earns big payday (CBS Sportsline)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Finally, positive steps in addressing hits to the head (The Sporting News)
MIKE BROPHY: Inharmonious Kelly firing leaves game in flux (Sportsnet)
E.J. HRADEK: Monster could be dominant (ESPN)
BRUCE ARTHUR: The blind side of the NHL rule book (National Post)
PIERRE LeBRUN: A safer helmet: An idea whose time has come (ESPN)
STEPHEN BRUNT: Banning the blind-side hit (Globe & Mail)
BRUCE ARTHUR: The blind side of the NHL rule book (National Post)
DAVE STUBBS: Habs search for spark to ignite offence (Montreal Gazette)
ROB LONGLEY: Crunch time (Toronto Sun)
DANA WIJIKI: Whalers star might beat his idol in draft (Detroit News)
GARTH WOOLSEY: Danton's interview leaves some lingering uneasiness (Toronto Star)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Luongo needs time, but Canucks can't wait (Vancouver Sun)
ROBERT TYCHKOWSKI: Smile and get back to work (Edmonton Journal)
STEVE SIMMONS: More questions than answers (Toronto Sun)
PAT HICKEY: Economy is nipping at Coyotes (Montreal Gazette)
MIKE HEIKA: Trading prospects can help a team such as the Dallas Stars (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Head hunting under microscope (Toronto Sun)
BOB HUNTER: This stinker is an aberration (Columbus Dispatch)
DAMIEN COX: Mike and the Monster: The inside story (Toronto Star)
GARY LOEWEN: Offside Thursday — Leafs lead the league again (Toronto Sun)

11/11/09

JOHN GRIGG: Columbus' Voracek growing into his own (The Hockey News)
DARREN DREGOR: Head shots to be discussed at GM's meetings (TSN)
KEN CAMPBELL: GMs not interested in changing trapezoid rule (The Hockey News)
JOHN BUCCIGROSS: Inharmonious Kelly firing leaves game in flux (ESPN)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Head hits will come to a head Wednesday (The Sporting News)
E.J. HRADEK: This finally could be Sharks' year (ESPN)
MARK SPECTOR: He never had a chance (Sportsnet)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Wrapping up Day 1 of the GM meetings (ESPN)
ERIC DUHATSCHEK: Sochi the place to be for NHL players, Fasel says (Globe & Mail)
BRUCE ARTHUR: NHL winds of change a mere breeze (National Post)
DAVE STUBBS: Canadiens' Cammalleri honours Canadian soldiers (Montreal Gazette)
DON BRENNAN: Round 1 goes to Penner (Ottawa Sun)
STEPHEN HARRIS: Forward thinking helps ‘D’ frustrate Sidney Crosby (Boston Herald)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Chelios, Forsberg draw interest (Toronto Sun)
JAY GREENBERG: Rangers follow Gaborik (New York Post)
PAT HICKEY: Leach glad for his shot with Habs (Montreal Gazette)
KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: Thomas gets help, gives nothing (Boston Globe)Subscriber site
Blues make hamburger out of listless Canucks in 6-1 loss (Vancouver Province)
DEREK VAN DIEST: Oiler grateful for granddad (Edmonton Sun)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Be careful to protect the big hit in head-shot battle, Yzerman says (Ottawa Citizen)
RANDY YOUNGMAN: Questions surround Giguere trade rumors (Orange County Register)
ERIC FRANCIS: Hard to blame team for getting shots in (Calgary Sun)
RED FISHER: Strong play earns Halak start in nets (Montreal Gazette)
DAVE FESCHUK: Gustavsson can't do it all (Toronto Star)
STEVE BUCKLEY: Favorable review for NHL (Boston Herald)
PAT HICKEY: Despite loss, Halak solidifies No. 1 spot (Montreal Gazette)
STEVE SIMMONS: Dad waits to hear from Danton (Toronto Sun)

11/10/09

KEN CAMPBELL: Daly says Leafs have no veto over second southern Ontario team (The Hockey News)
DARREN DREGOR: GM's meeting have potential to be interesting (TSN)
RYAN KENNEDY: Leafs need a monster goalie to thrive (The Hockey News)
ADAM PROTEAU: Don't expect change with current power structure (The Hockey News)
DARREN ELIOT: A former teammate's memories of Lucky Luc and Stevie Y (Si.com)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Even Hall of Famers know they couldn't do it alone (The Sporting News)
MIKE BROPHY: More head games (Sportsnet)
LYLE RICHARDSON: Lacavalier, Stamkos going opposite directions (Foxsports)
PIERRE LeBRUN: 'Lou's boys' still making their mark (ESPN)
BRUCE ARTHUR: Much ado about the Great One (National Post)
LANCE HORNBY: Like father, like son (Toronto Sun)
ERIC FRANCIS: Iggy says so long to early-year funk (Calgary Sun)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Kings' Luc Robitaille fought to prove the skeptics wrong (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
CAM COLE: Player safety an afterthought for NHL GMs (Vancouver Sun)
MIKE HEIKA: Hull's passion for hockey equals achievements on ice (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
WAYNE SCANLAN: Yzerman the class act of 09 Hall of Fame (Ottawa Citizen)
GEORGE JOHNSON: Crossing the Line (Calgary Herald)
PAT HICKEY: Backup star Legace gets another chance to shine for 'Canes (Montreal Gazette)
IAIN MacINTYRE: It’s head over heart for Roberto Luongo so far (Vancouver Sun)
DANA WAKIJI: Ville Leino, Patrick Eaves get a chance (Detroit News)
KEN FIDLIN: Hard work wins over pedigree (Toronto Sun)
DAMIEN COX: Sharing the load helps Leafs' D (Toronto Star)
RAMONA SHELBURNE: Hockey Hall of Fame gets a Lucky strike (Los Angeles Daily News)
MARCIA C. SMITH: Obscenity at Ducks game in ear of beholder? (Orange County Register)
GARY LOEWEN: Offside Tuesday — Komisarek's ups and downs (Toronto Sun)

11/09/09

BRIAN COSTELLO: Sizing up the 2010 Hall of Fame induction class (The Hockey News)
RAY FERRARO: Reflection on Monday's HHOF inductees (TSN)
BOB McCOWN: Culture, not players, at root of violence (The Hockey News)
WES GOLDSTEIN: Leetch, Yzerman, Hull part of possibly best Hall of Fame class ever (CBS Sportsline)
ERIC DUHATSCHEK: NHL GM's meet (Globe & Mail)
DAVID SHOALTS: Gustavsson gives Leafs reason to believe (Globe & Mail)
BRUCE DOWBIGGIN: Milbury hard-headed (Globe & Mail)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Is Lindros Hall-worthy? (Toronto Sun)
DAVE STUBBS: Habs' goalie controversy tweets its ugly head (Montreal Gazette)
TOM POWERS: Minnesota Wild singing post-Lemaire blues (St. Paul Pioneer Press)Subscriber site
WAYNE SCANLAN: Luc can't believe his luck (Ottawa Citizen)
BUCKY GLEASON: Ruff goes soft to keep team playing hard (Buffalo News)
FRANK SERAVALLI: Hartnell helps net a win streak (Philadelphia Daily News)
ERIC FRANCIS: Hollywood plays with Fire (Calgary Sun)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Luck has little to do with Luc Robitaille's success (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
RED FISHER: Tonight's group of Hall of Fame inductees among the very best (Montreal Gazette)
DAMIEN COX: Expect small steps by NHL GMs (Toronto Star)
BOB DUFF: Safety Branch's priority (Windsor Star)
CHRIS ZELKOVICH: Debate on hockey violence, session 2,486 (Toronto Star)

11/08/09

SAM McCAIG: Injuries ruling the day (The Hockey News)
ALLAN MUIR: Excellent draft on tap (Si.com)
PIERRE LeBRUN: GMs meeting preview, plus latest on Forsberg and Isles' plans in net (ESPN)
TERRY FREI: Avalanche not alone in attendance concerns (Denver Post)
DAMIEN CRISTODERO: Consistency lacking in enforcement of instigator rule (St. Petersburg Times)
BUCKY GLEASON: Hull's career-defining goal broke hearts in WNY (Buffalo News)
GARTH WOOLSEY: Terrifying hockey injuries are no surprise (Toronto Star)
TONY GALLAGHER: Players need to know real Coyotes' story (Vancouver Province)
ROB ROSSI: San Jose the model for warmer NHL (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
RANDY YOUNGMAN: Could Ducks' Giguere be on his way to Toronto? (Orange County Register)
CHUCK GORMLEY: Hall to welcome 4 all-time greats (South Jersey Courier-Post)
MICHAEL RUSSO: NHL stars 'dropping like flies' (Minnesota Star-Tribune)Subscriber site
LEN ZIEHM: Bowman, Hawks should be united in seeking center (Chicago Sun Times)
JOHN SHORT: Minor-leaguers give Oil a boost (Edmonton Sun)
LARRY BROOKS: NHL must end hits to skull (New York Post)
DON BRENNAN: Net letdown for Leclaire (Ottawa Sun)
KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: In relief role, Raycroft shows the Canucks that he still has the goods (Boston Globe)Subscriber site
RED FISHER: Lecavalier falters, but Tanguay shines (Montreal Gazette)
DAMIEN COX: Leafs blueprint for victory (Toronto Star)

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