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OPINION

11/21/09

RYAN KENNEDY: Looking ahead to the world juniors, Pt. 1 (The Hockey News)
BOB McKENZIE: Hawks need to clear space before deal announced (TSN)
JASON KAY: Mining for gold (The Hockey News)
DARREN DREGOR: Free agency to provide Leafs with chance to change (TSN)
KEN CAMPBELL: Ontari-oh-no (The Hockey News)
ALLAN MUIR: Early awards contenders, Hawks cap squeeze, a sticky issue, more (Si.com)
WES GOLDSTEIN: Thrills, spills mark season's quarter pole (CBS Sportsline)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Ducks will soon find out if it's sink or swim (The Sporting News)
MIKE BROPHY: Friends in high places (Sportsnet)
E.J. HRADEK: Fan-demonium in Anaheim (ESPN)
DAMIEN COX: Clock ticking on Leaf coach Wilson (Toronto Star)
BUCKY GLEASON: In tight economy, Sabres don't give cautious fans their money's worth (Buffalo News)
CHRIS STEVENSON: Sens’ Neil left fighting mad (Ottawa Sun)
ROBERT TYCHKOWSKI: This could be ugly (Edmonton Sun)
PAT HICKEY: Fedorov spills beans on Detroit (Montreal Gazette)
ERIC FRANCIS: Top-flight Hawks too strong (Calgary Sun)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Alexander Frolov knows Kings need him to shoot more (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
TOM GULITTI: Lemaire has Devils' attention (Bergen Record)
BOB DUFF: DeBoer takes on challenge (Windsor Star)
JEFF GORDON: St. Louis Blues finally put their talent to work (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
GARY LOEWEN: Those were the days (Toronto Sun)

11/20/09

ADAM PROTEAU: Expecting the unexpected (The Hockey News)
BOB McKENZIE: How do Leafs avoid giving a top pick to Bruins (TSN)
EDWARD FRASER: Russians favorite to take home gold (The Hockey News)
DARREN DREGOR: New soft cap shoulder pads can cut down on injuries (TSN)
RYAN DIXON: Richards brings ‘O’ to Big D (The Hockey News)
JIM KELLEY: Shanahan is just the man to make the NHL better (Si.com)
JIM KELLEY: Firing freeze (Sportsnet)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Panthers' David Booth: 'I hate doing nothing. I feel like a slob' (The Sporting News)
MARK SPECTOR: Too many men off the ice (Sportsnet)
LYLE RICHARDSON: New ownership, old problems for Panthers (Foxsports)
ROBERT TYCHKOWSKI: Oilers disabled list gets longer (Edmonton Sun)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Critical juncture begins for Ducks (ESPN)
BRUCE DOWBIGGIN: Journalist ought to report what he’s seen or heard (Globe & Mail)
KEVIN ALLEN: Blackhawks will re-sign their big 3; what happens next is the issue (USA Today)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Ducks make a little point in overtime win against Tampa Bay (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
DAMIEN COX: Phil Kessel shines amid Leaf gloom (Toronto Star)
CHRIS STEVENSON: Sens brass revisit ticket price structure (Ottawa Sun)
TOM POWERS: Wild at their worst, and that's saying something (St. Paul Pioneer Press)Subscriber site
MIKE ZEISBERGER: NHL limps to quarter mark (Toronto Sun)
MARK EMMONS: San Jose Sharks' fans won't see all the East Coast teams — blame NHL's scheduling process (San Jose Mercury News)Subscriber site
GARY LOEWEN: Offside Friday — Leafs: Helpless ... and out of shape? (Toronto Sun)

11/19/09

RYAN DIXON: Quite a shine on Shanny (The Hockey News)
DARREN DREGOR: Yzerman may put extra players on Olympic standby (TSN)
KEN CAMPBELL: Filatov unlikely to return to Columbus (The Hockey News)
JUSTIN BOURNE: When will players speak out against head shots? (The Hockey News)
MICHAEL FARBER: My Sportsman: Sidney Crosby (Si.com)
WES GOLDSTEIN: Shanny's legacy more than big numbers (CBS Sportsline)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Shanahan: The shot, the summit and other things (The Sporting News)
MARK SPECTOR: The mighty Quinn (Sportsnet)
E.J. HRADEK: 2010 Draft: Scouts tap Seguin No. 1 over Hall (ESPN)
MIKE BROPHY: Shanny one of a kind (Sportsnet)
JOHN BUCCIGROSS: Like 'em or not, my Olympic hockey selections (ESPN)
ROY MacGREGOR: Reserved, restrained – and rocking with Sid the Kid (Globe & Mail)
ERIC DUHATSCHEK: Flames keeping quiet over Sutter-Phaneuf confrontation (Globe & Mail)
ROSIE DiMANNO: Lost art of sports monikers (Toronto Star)
DAVID HAUGH: After two years at helm, McDonough looking ahead (Chicago Tribune)
DANA WIJIKI: Brendan Shanahan's legacy includes helping to turn Wings around (Detroit News)
LARRY BROOKS: Time to fix Rangers (New York Post)
DAMIEN COX: Phil Kessel shines amid Leaf gloom (Toronto Star)
DAN BARNES: Still obsessing over 'The Trade' 21 years later (Edmonton Journal)
ED WILLES: GMs have hesitated too long on head-shot issue (Vancouver Province)
TOM POWERS: Wild at their worst, and that's saying something (St. Paul Pioneer Press)Subscriber site
PAT HICKEY: Brisebois finds life after NHL (Montreal Gazette)
MIKE HEIKA: Dallas Stars fans should be patient regarding player movement (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
HELENE ELLIOTT: Kings show what they are missing in 3-2 loss to Philadelphia (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
BUCKY GLEASON: And on the other hand, here's Lindy (Buffalo News)
JOHN MacKINNON: Oilers' First quarter familiar (Edmonton Journal)
SAM DONNELLON: Retired Flyer Primeau on concussions, Westbrook (Philadelphia Daily News)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Kaberle deserves our respect (Toronto Sun)
DAN DALY: Bradley's moxie gives Caps a fighting chance (Washington Times)
BOB DUFF: Ott's pay day coming (Windsor Star)
LANCE HORNBY: 'This cannot continue' (Toronto Sun)
DAVID HAUGH: 10 steps along the way in transforming Chicago Blackhawks (Chicago Tribune)

11/18/09

RORY BOYLEN: Constructing the best late-round teams (The Hockey News)
BOB McKENZIE: Leading up to the NHL 2010 Draft- Taylor or Tyler? (TSN)
JOHN GRIGG: Troubled youth (The Hockey News)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Power Play: Niittymaki the answer (ESPN)
MICHAEL FARBER: Season's biggest surprises...so far (Si.com)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Filatov, Jackets both benefit from deal? (ESPN)
MIKE BROPHY: The season so far (Sportsnet)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Your rants: Leafs fans want intelligent moves (ESPN)
LYLE RICHARDSON: 'Canes struggles may be far from over (Foxsports)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Shanahan retiring after 21 seasons (ESPN)
DAVID SHOALTS: Field of potential Coyotes owners looks pretty thin (Globe & Mail)
ERIC DUHATSCHEK: Shanahan more than just a premier power forward (Globe & Mail)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Same old is getting old (Toronto Sun)
PAT HICKEY: Carey Price's 1st win on home ice this season (Montreal Gazette)
DON BRENNAN: Bad blood returns to Battle of Ontario (Ottawa Sun)
LARRY BROOKS: Avery grinds with old gusto (New York Post)
MICHAEL ARACE: This loan has high rate of interest (Columbus Dispatch)
ROBERT TYCHKOWSKI: The clock is ticking (Edmonton Sun)
BARRY ROZNER: Bowman's hard work just starting (Chicago Daily Herald)
ARTHUR STAPLE: Rangers too dependent on star (New York Newsday)Subscriber site
DAVE STUBBS: TK finds fit with Hurricanes (Montreal Gazette)
DAMIEN COX: A tale of two NHL youngsters, Filatov and Schenn (Toronto Star)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Fisher leads Sens to 3-2 win over wounded Leafs (Ottawa Citizen)
TIM SASSONE: Eastern Conference teams far from road warriors (Chicago Daily Herald)
RED FISHER: Hurricanes-Habs an exercise in futility (Montreal Gazette)
JAY GREENBERG: Glimpsing Ovechkin's greatness (New York Post)
PAT HICKEY: Metropolit earns time on top line (Montreal Gazette)
LANCE HORNBY: There's life after the Leafs (Toronto Sun)

11/17/09

KEN CAMPBELL: Current-day Caps built on Jagr deal (The Hockey News)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Power Play: Niittymaki the answer (ESPN)
RYAN KENNEDY: End of the line for Cheechoo? (The Hockey News)
E.J. HRADEK: Kane and Kovalchuk could be long-term duo (ESPN)
PIERRE LeBRUN: The story on a young, brave Russian kid (ESPN)
JUSTIN BOURNE: Players less safe in era of salary cap, instigator penalty (USA Today)
ERIC DUHATSCHEK: Gretzky's new role (Globe & Mail)
DAVID SHOALTS: Panthers' minority owners toss a lifeline just in time (Globe & Mail)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Kings, still in the spotlight, will see if they can take the heat (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
MIKE BOONE: Former Leafs fan hooked on HIO (Montreal Gazette)
BILL LANKHOF: Never count out Gunnarsson (Toronto Sun)
CHRIS McCOSKY: Jimmy Howard is earning his time in Wings goal (Detroit News)
CAM COLE: Daniel Sedin 'reinjured?' Why, it's 'part of the process' for Canuck (Vancouver Sun)
PAT HICKEY: Cardiac Habs defy the odds (Montreal Gazette)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Capital pains (Toronto Sun)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Bore of Ontario needs a jolt of playoff action (Ottawa Citizen)
ADRIAN DATER: Foppa's body continues to betray (Denver Post)
GEORGE JOHNSON: Desert dumping doesn't bother Gretzky (Calgary Herald)
ARTHUR STAPLE: Former Ranger Fleury writes about his roller-coaster life (New York Newsday)Subscriber site
DAVE STUBBS: Padding goalie stats no longer an option (Montreal Gazette)
CAM COLE: Peter Forsberg not returning to the NHL (Vancouver Sun)
ETHAN J. SKOLNICK: Can new Panthers owners do better? They can't do much worse (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)Subscriber site
PAT HICKEY: Nashville is all about the music (Montreal Gazette)
DAVE FESCHUK: Leaf chances of getting to playoffs? 1.7% (Toronto Star)
DAMIEN COX: Honeymoon over for Leafs coach (Toronto Star)
BILL LANKHOF: Gambling? What gambling? (Toronto Sun)
RED FISHER: Time to reunite Habs' Punch Line (Montreal Gazette)

11/16/09

WES GOLDSTEIN: Rookie sensation Tavares changing Isles' fortunes (CBS Sportsline)
DAVID SHOALTS: Leaf forwards struggle (Globe & Mail)
LANCE HORNBY: Huge stage awaits U.S. (Toronto Sun)
ROB LONGLEY: Even with Kessel, Leafs' prospects gloomy (Toronto Sun)
JACK TODD: Habs' Price passes goaltender barrage test (Montreal Gazette)
DEREK VAN DIEST: 'It's disappointing' (Edmonton Sun)
ROSIE DiMANNO: Guys, dolls and 10 million viewers (Toronto Star)
IAIN MacINTYRE: The light at the end of the road (Vancouver Sun)
FRANK SERAVALLI: Lindros has Clarke's vote for Hall (Philadelphia Daily News)
LEWIS LAZARE: For you viewers at home ... (Chicago Sun Times)
CHRIS ZELKOVICH: Close-up look at trading No. 99 is a 10 out of 10 (Toronto Star)
LARRY BROOKS: Avery's edge missing for Rangers (New York Post)

11/15/09

SAM McCAIG: Tidbits from around the NHL (The Hockey News)
RORY BOYLEN: Moss grows into big role with Flames (The Hockey News)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Decisions aplenty for Ducks, Hurricanes (ESPN)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Growing pains (Toronto Sun)
ROB ROSSI: Give trap its due respect (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Monster contract coming (Ottawa Sun)
DAMIEN CRISTODERO: Tampa Bay Lightning needs more balanced scoring (St. Petersburg Times)
KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: Players need protection from protective equipment (Boston Globe)Subscriber site
ROSIE DiMANNO: Back to the bad old '80s with the Leafs? (Toronto Star)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Shut down in shootout (Ottawa Citizen)
MICHAEL RUSSO: The hits keep coming (Minnesota Star-Tribune)Subscriber site
TERRY FREI: As a coach, Thibault mines relationships (Denver Post)
TONY GALLAGHER: Time for agents to share in the salary-cap era (Vancouver Province)
BUCKY GLEASON: Picking best gets harder (Buffalo News)
DAVE MOLINARI: The years in numbers: 1-15 (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
DON BRENNAN: Sens needed Kelly’s jump (Ottawa Sun)
STEPHEN HARRIS: Hearty second helpings (Boston Herald)
BILL LANKHOF: Sports' dirty secret (Toronto Sun)
CHUCK GORMLEY: Schultz proud to be a Flyer for life (South Jersey Courier-Post)
STEVE SIMMONS: Kaberle's not captain material (Toronto Sun)
LARRY BROOKS: Union is finished if stars won't $acrifice (New York Post)

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