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OPINION

12/7/19

KEN CAMPBELL: An eight-year-old boy was suspended five games, and there are lessons we can all learn from that (The Hockey News)
RYAN KENNEDY: The Arizona Coyotes are winning in a suspiciously familiar way (The Hockey News)
MARK SPECTOR: Oilers win over Kings shows team can win with defence too (Sportsnet)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Creating the 1980s all-decade Vancouver Canucks lineup (Sportsnet)
ERIC FRANCIS: Flames hoping line changes can keep spurring on Gaudreau, Monahan (Sportsnet)
ERIC ENGELS: Canadiens' Carey Price continues to show poor November was anomaly (Sportsnet)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Canucks' Ferland: 'Got to be smarter' after fight leads to concussion (Sportsnet)
MARK WHICKER: The fall of Mike Babcock might be too steep for another rise (Los Angeles Times)
PAT HICKEY: Old-school coaching clashes with new NHL reality (Montreal Gazette)
LARRY BROOKS: Alexandar Georgiev is becoming a win-win for Rangers (New York Post)
MIKE McINTYRE: Jets legend Hawerchuk in fight of his life (Winnipeg Free Press)
MARCUS HAYES: Alain Vigneault has kept the surging Flyers fresh. Will it pay off in the playoffs? (Philadelphia Inquirer)
ANDREW GROSS: Coaches' bad behavior has created fallout for good guys, too (New York Newsday)
PAT HICKEY: Line juggle pays off for Julien with late winner against Rangers (Montreal Gazette)
PAUL FRIESEN: Grunt work has Jets sitting pretty (Winnipeg Sun)
BRETT CYRGALIS: Devils’ P.K. Subban is marketing everything except his own game (New York Post)
SAM CARCHIDI: New-look Flyers: The team that laughs together wins together (Philadelphia Inquirer)
TERRY JONES: Oilers bounce back with win over the Kings (Edmonton Sun)
KEN WARREN: Anisimov PP presence, Paul possible, Hart to beat at home (Ottawa Citizen)
ROSIE DiMANNO: The Leafs have talent to burn in a season that could go up in flames — but don’t blame Nylander (Toronto Star)
ANDREW BERKSHIRE: It's early, but Hellebuyck looks like a lock for a Vezina nod (Winnipeg Free Press)

12/6/19

JARED CLINTON: Why there's still no reason to worry about the Tampa Bay Lightning (The Hockey News)
STEVEN ELLIS: Jakub Vrana is the Capitals secret -- and efficient -- scoring star (The Hockey News)
RYAN KENNEDY: Cale Maker is making life in the NHL look easy as a rookie (The Hockey News)
ERIC ENGELS: Cayden Primeau shows promise for Canadiens’ crease depth in NHL debut (Sportsnet)
ERIC FRANCIS: Flames' Gaudreau shows plenty of fight after demotion to third line (Sportsnet)
RICK WESTHEAD: NHLPA covered up theft of union funds, lawsuit alleges (TSN)
GREG WYSHYNSKI: Coaches punching players is bad! (ESPN)
LUKE DeCOCK: Jake Gardiner, in desperate need of a turning point, hopes his goal will be one (Raleigh News & Observer)
PAT HICKEY: Rookie Primeau impresses coach, teammates in loss (Montreal Gazette)
NEIL GREENBERG: Forget the Norris Trophy. John Carlson deserves to be the NHL’s MVP. (Washington Post)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Senators send struggling defenceman Erik Brannstrom to Belleville (Ottawa Sun)
KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: Don’t be surprised if Bruins GM Don Sweeney has more deals upcoming (Boston Globe)
STU COWAN: Canadiens' Cayden Primeau hopes to make his mark with No. 30 (Montreal Gazette)
PATRICK JOHNSTON: Delightful depth delivers in Canucks' newfound scoring strength (Vancouver Province)
ROSIE DiMANNO: Sheldon Keefe earns points for creativity, but the Leafs’ backup goalie disaster needs a GM’s touch (Toronto Star)

12/5/19

KEN CAMPBELL: Will Mike Babcock ever coach in the NHL again? (The Hockey News)
STEVEN ELLIS: What exactly is the Minnesota Wild's identity this season? (The Hockey News)
JARED CLINTON: After accomplishing another rare scoring feat, is there any way Carson doesn't win the Norris? (The Hockey News)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: Maple Leafs facing uncertain next steps after loss to Avalanche (Sportsnet)
MARK SPECTOR: Oilers fall way short of playoff form in loss to Senators (Sportsnet)
ERIC FRANCIS: How stint helping Flames' bench showed Conroy hockey's on-ice evolution (Sportsnet)
MARK SPECTOR: Oilers GM Ken Holland: ‘It’s a time for introspection’ in NHL (Sportsnet)
ELLIOTTE FRIEDMAN: 31 Thoughts: A 'Code of Conduct' is coming to the NHL (Sportsnet)
MICHAEL TRAIKOS: How will Keefe get Matthews to play defence? (National Post)
KEVIN ALLEN: 'Still a long way to go,' but women are gaining ground with new roles in the NHL (USA Today)
BRUCE ARTHUR: These are urgent times in Leafsland, but experiments can’t make up for a lack of goals in loss to Avalanche (Toronto Star)
MARK WHICKER: Capitals’ John Carlson skates past Kings on the way to history (Los Angeles Daily News)
MORGAN CAMPBELL: Black NHL players have been talking about racism for decades. Why did it take so long to listen? (Toronto Star)
JEFF GORDON: Injury-riddled Blues gain strength through adversity (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
MICHAEL ARACE: If Blue Jackets are to rise, the time is now (Columbus Dispatch)
MATT PORTER: For Bruins, two goaltenders are better than one (Boston Globe)
STU COWAN: Gainey's advice to Canadiens GM Bergevin: Stick to your guns (Montreal Gazette)
STEVE SIMMONS: Uninspired Matthews mirrors Maple Leafs' difficulties (Toronto Sun)
PATRICK JOHNSTON: After 100 games, Pettersson learning to crank up focus, tune out noise (Vancouver Province)
PAUL FRIESEN: Jets have Stars' number (Winnipeg Sun)
TERRY JONES: How do Edmonton Oilers lose to lowly Ottawa Senators? (Edmonton Sun)

12/4/19

KEN CAMPBELL: John Hynes is not a bad coach but he had to be fired by the New Jersey Devils (The Hockey News)
JARED CLINTON: Why the Jets Connor Hellebuyck should be considered a Vezina Trophy frontrunner (The Hockey News)
STEVEN ELLIS: A maturing Jack Eichel is showing why he's one of the NHL's best and brightest (The Hockey News)
JARED CLINTON: The Red Wings are on pace for historically awful results but there are still some silver linings (The Hockey News)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: Maple Leafs offer no excuses after ‘unacceptable’ loss to Flyers (Sportsnet)
ERIC FRANCIS: Flames coach Geoff Ward seeking player empowerment with new approach (Sportsnet)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Canucks honour Burrows by playing his style of hockey vs. Senators (Sportsnet)
GREG WYSHYNSKI: How the Blues' predictive gaming app reveals the future of NHL gambling (ESPN)
ERIC ENGELS: Canadiens captain Shea Weber plays invaluable role in halting skid (Sportsnet)
MARK SPECTOR: Oilers goalie Mikko Koskinen defying odds in breakthrough season (Sportsnet)
CATHAL KELLY: Mike Babcock’s reputation hasn’t just taken a hit. It’s now a writeoff (Globe & Mail)
MIKE SIELSKI: Kevin Hayes is justifying his big contract with the Flyers. Here’s what he had to learn to do it. (Philadelphia Inquirer)
PAT HICKEY: Former captains help spark slump-busting win (Montreal Gazette)
PATRICK JOHNSTON: Patrick Johnston: Add Harold Druken to the crowd decrying Marc Crawford's coaching past (Vancouver Province)
KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: Top goal scorer in the NHL? It’s the Bruins’ David Pastrnak (Boston Globe)
STEVE SIMMONS: Piling on Babcock improper even as hockey is rapidly evolving (Toronto Sun)
MIKE SIELSKI: Ivan Provorov’s moves, Morgan Frost’s cuteness, and other observations from the Flyers’ 6-1 win over Toronto (Philadelphia Inquirer)
STU COWAN: Bell Centre fans save the loudest cheer for Saku Koivu (Montreal Gazette)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Senators' Mark Borowiecki plays role of hero off ice in Vancouver (Ottawa Sun)
ED WILLES: Burrows' passion lives on in Roussel (Vancouver Province)
DAVE FESCHUK: The remaking of the Maple Leafs defence will start with the system, and perhaps a little passion (Toronto Star)

12/3/19

KEN CAMPBELL: Should the Devils consider releasing Jack Hughes for the World Juniors? Yes. Yes, they should (The Hockey News)
JARED CLINTON: Bruins' Pastrnak continues to make a case that he's the NHL's best value player (The Hockey News)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Alex Burrows’ evolution to NHLer cumulates in Canucks’ Ring of Honour (Sportsnet)
ERIC ENGELS: Why the Canadiens waived Kinkaid and promoted Primeau (Sportsnet)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: Leafs’ hire of AHL coach Moore evidence of changing times in hockey (Sportsnet)
IAN MENDES: The case of two Tyler Ennises and a near mistaken diagnosis (TSN)
JASHVINA SHAH: No, this is not a watershed moment for hockey (Globe & Mail)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Ducks and Kings push toward restoring a once-fierce rivalry between contenders (Los Angeles Times)
DAMIEN COX: Keefe’s promotion reveals more of the Dubas blueprint (Toronto Star)
LARRY BROOKS: Forgotten Rangers castoff saved GM from Golden Knights heist (New York Post)
BRENDAN KELLY: Making the Canadiens great again begins at the top (Montreal Gazette)
BRUCE ARTHUR: Meaningful dialogue on racism in hockey is long overdue — listening to Akim Aliu is a start (Toronto Star)
MARK MADDEN: Penguins need to ride out struggles with injury-depleted defense (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
LARRY BROOKS: Lingering flaw is Rangers' unfortunate reality (New York Post)
STU COWAN: Firing Claude Julien won't solve Canadiens' problems (Montreal Gazette)
DAVE FESCHUK: William Nylander’s monster contract doesn’t seem so scary one year later (Toronto Star)
BEN KUZMA: Brash Burrows humbled as Ring of Honour inductee (Vancouver Province)
SCOTT BILLECK: At centre, Wheeler getting most out of himself, linemates (Winnipeg Sun)

12/2/19

ERIC ENGELS: All eyes on Canadiens GM Bergevin following eighth-straight loss (Sportsnet)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Draisaitl conquers Canucks' tough defence to restore Oilers' division lead (Sportsnet)
EMILY KAPLAN: How Philly took flight in November (ESPN)
LARRY BROOKS: Brady Skjei's reemergence is telling Rangers sign (New York Post)
SCOTT BILLECK November to remember for Jets (Winnipeg Sun)
PAT HICKEY: 'We let their most dangerous player get behind us' (Montreal Gazette)
SAM CARCHIDI: Surging Flyers out to prove November wasn’t a fluke (Philadelphia Inquirer)
MIKE McINTYRE: Loss to Kings proves Jets can't afford to take anyone for granted (Winnipeg Free Press)
KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: Slow starts aside, Bruins are setting the NHL pace (Boston Globe)
JACK TODD: NHL's ugly November a sobering reminder that winning isn't everything (Montreal Gazette)
BEN KUZMA: Pearson knows his place, Fantenberg finally gets the call (Vancouver Province)
STEVE SIMMONS: Marner's dad wanted nothing to do with Babcock (Toronto Sun)

12/1/19

MARK SPECTOR: Canucks dodge early-season trend, hold onto lead over first-place Oilers (Sportsnet)
ERIC ENGELS: Amid tough stretch, Canadiens play 'much better' in OT loss to Flyers (Sportsnet)
ERIC FRANCIS: Flames add much-needed levity to their fight in win over Senators (Sportsnet)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: Why Patrik Berglund’s decision to walk away from NHL was no decision at all (Sportsnet)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Bill Peters scandal should prompt change at every level of hockey (Los Angeles Times)
LARRY BROOKS: Ray Shero can't let this Devils disaster go on much longer (New York Post)
KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: Bill Peters done in by his own words and actions (Boston Globe)
BEN GOTZ: Golden Knights’ defensive zone changes pay dividends (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
MIKE CHAMBERS: How good is Cale Makar? He’s too good to take a penalty (Denver Post)
LUKE DeCOCK: Ron Francis has to answer for enabling Bill Peters’ abuse with Hurricanes (Raleigh News & Observer)
LARRY BROOKS: Sean Avery: I also was kicked by an NHL coach (New York Post)
STEVE CONROY: Hockey takes a few hits (Boston Herald)
MIKE HARRINGTON: It was a terrible November at times but Sabres' season wasn't rendered moot (Buffalo News)
PAT HICKEY: We were better, but lack confidence, Julien says (Montreal Gazette)
ROSIE DiMANNO: Masked marvel commits highway robbery and the Leafs steal a win in QEW series (Toronto Star)

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