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OPINION

12/19/09

RYAN KENNEDY: Miller mental maturation paying big dividends (The Hockey News)
JASON KAY: Why Bettman's back at No. 1 (The Hockey News)
WES GOLDSTEIN: West's Wish List: Will someone please take Giguere's hefty contract? (CBS Sportsline)
JIM KELLEY: Listening skills (Sportsnet)
WES GOLDSTEIN: East's Wish List: Penguins only one not in need of a thing from Santa (CBS Sportsline)
MIKE BROPHY: Things are looking up (Sportsnet)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Projecting U.S. Olympic hockey team roster (The Sporting News)
MARK SPECTOR: Russia's Messier (Sportsnet)
E.J. HRADEK: Five for Friday: Penguins are NHL's top team (ESPN)
LYLE RICHARDSON: These teams need to make a deal (Foxsports)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Since being removed from Sharks' captaincy role, Marleau hasn't looked back (ESPN)
DAMIEN COX: Kessel effect could have unexpected consequences (Toronto Star)
DON BRENNAN: Leclaire mulls weighty issue (Ottawa Sun)
ROBERT TYCHKOWSKI: Containing the Caps (Edmonton Sun)
BUCKY GLEASON: Penguins' luck is the residue of design (Buffalo News)
JEFF MILLER: Ducks must win to stay relevant, keep us interested (Orange County Register)
RED FISHER: New report on brain damage can't be swept under rug by NHL (Montreal Gazette)
TERRY JONES: Ovie's visit a watershed event (Edmonton Sun)
ANDREW GROSS: Gross: Attention! Tortorella on deck (Bergen Record)
CHRIS STEVENSON: Proximity will make Babcock's job easier (Ottawa Sun)
GREG DOUGLAS: Abbotsford may not have the Ovie show, but club gaining steam (Vancouver Sun)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Schenn on own path (Toronto Sun)

12/18/09

ADAM PROTEAU: Goalie shuffle soon to start (The Hockey News)
EDWARD FRASER: “Homecoming” has Coyotes’ Vrbata back on track (The Hockey News)
RYAN DIXON: Weiss and Horton amp it up (The Hockey News)
DARREN DREGOR: The quest to build a backyard rink by Christmas (TSN)
JIM KELLEY: Capitals feel pain of headshots issue, more notes (Si.com)
WES GOLDSTEIN: Atlanta's mission: Don't allow Kovalchuk to Thrash and dash (CBS Sportsline)
JIM KELLEY: Listening skills (Sportsnet)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Catching up with Mike Ricci (ESPN)
BRUCE DOWBIGGIN: Fleming's diagnosis should serve as wakeup call (Globe & Mail)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Kings regret a few things in 2-1 loss to Calgary (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
ROBERT TYCHKOWSKI: Nashville crushers (Edmonton Sun)
DAVE STUBBS: Habs have history with Gopher State (Montreal Gazette)
CHRIS ZELKOVICH: Cherry will never admit to promoting violence (Toronto Star)
DAVE STUBBS: 'Looking in the mirror' - Cammalleri (Montreal Gazette)
DAN BARNES: Khabibulin can't stop discs when disc stops him (Edmonton Journal)
TONY GALLAGHER: Boudreau supports Green's Games aspirations (Vancouver Province)
RICH HOFMANN: It's no time for a Flyers' panic move (Philadelphia Daily News)
LARRY BROOKS: Rangers show life (for one game) as crybaby Redden sits (New York Post)
RED FISHER: Injuries put Canadiens on thin ice (Montreal Gazette)
IAIN MacINTYRE: The new 'old' face of the NHL (Vancouver Sun)
TERRY JONES: Oilers a Souray lot (Edmonton Sun)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Head hits just keep on coming (Ottawa Citizen)
JIM O'DONNELL: It's the family way for Chelios (Chicago Sun Times)
PAT HICKEY: Islanders are back on course (Montreal Gazette)
DAMIEN COX: Sharks split up top line, raising key questions (Toronto Star)

12/17/09

RYAN DIXON: Sedins step it up (The Hockey News)
BOB McKENZIE: World juniors roster cuts played out as expected (TSN)
KEN CAMPBELL: NHL setting dangerous precedents with Coyotes concessions (The Hockey News)
RYAN KENNEDY: Future still bright in St. Louis (The Hockey News)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Coyotes tune out sale distraction -- and win (The Sporting News)
DARREN ELIOT: Kessel responds to spotlight, Henrik Sedin shines in shadows (Si.com)
JOHN BUCCIGROSS: A Kovy trade to consider, plus '13 Rules' feedback (ESPN)
MIKE BROPHY: Sexton of fire (Sportsnet)
E.J. HRADEK: Updating the top 5 rookies (ESPN)
MARK SPECTOR: NHL Board cool on Saskatoon (Sportsnet)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Wrap-up from BOG meetings (ESPN)
LYLE RICHARDSON: Can Ducks slow down freefall? (Foxsports)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Times have changed for Canadian clubs (ESPN)
DAVID SHOALTS: Red ink pours unchecked from Coyotes (Globe & Mail)
DAMIEN COX: There is no veto, Bettman says to Leafs (Toronto Star)
LARRY BROOKS: Tortorella must lay down law (New York Post)
CAM COLE: Prospects flood Olympic City (Vancouver Sun)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Clutch performance makes Kings a hot team as they get set for the Flames (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
MICHAEL ROSENBERG: If any team can overcome injuries, it's the Red Wings (Detroit Free Press)
ROBERT TYCHKOWSKI: O'Sullivan stalled on six (Edmonton Sun)
PAT HICKEY: Brodeur has style of his own (Montreal Gazette)
CHRIS STEVENSON: Second outdoor game on way (Ottawa Sun)
ARTHUR STAPLE: Rangers' brass needs to make changes (New York Newsday)Subscriber site
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Christmas list for the Leafs (Toronto Sun)
ROB OLLER: Are young players still listening to their coach? (Columbus Dispatch)
PAT HICKEY: 'One mistake cost us,' Plekanec says (Montreal Gazette)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Not short on inspired play (Ottawa Citizen)
DAN BARNES: You can't blow hot at -13 (Edmonton Journal)
LARRY BROOKS: Rangers-Isles rivalry not what it used to be (New York Post)
DANA WIJIKI: Legends to skate on Fenway Park ice (Detroit News)
GARY LOEWEN: Offside Thursday — Burke's rings of fire ... Tiger makes his bed (Toronto Sun)

12/16/09

JOHN GRIGG: Off-season moves paying dividends for Thrashers (The Hockey News)
BOB McKENZIE: Sens must look must look internally for Spezza's replacement (TSN)
KEN CAMPBELL: Campbellnomics - Dec. 14 (The Hockey News)
BOB McKENZIE: My choices for Team Canada's final roster (TSN)
MICHAEL FARBER: Time to lose the loser point, but keep traditional award names (Si.com)
WES GOLDSTEIN: Ten names who are back, and better than ever (CBS Sportsline)
MARK SPECTOR: Due diligence (Sportsnet)
JOHN BUCCIGROSS: My 13 simple rules for hockey parents everywhere (ESPN)
NICK KYPREOS: Itching to play (Sportsnet)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Phoenix's future, next season's cap and relo talk (ESPN)
DAVID SHOALTS: Bettman expects NHL to break even on Coyotes (Globe & Mail)
JUSTIN BOURNE: Playing sick: It's a hockey tradition, but is it good for your health? (USA Today)
BOB WOJNOWSKI: Wings coach Mike Babcock relishes big challenges (Detroit News)
ED WILLES: A (very brief) look at the Canucks' secondary scoring (Vancouver Province)
LANCE HORBY: Enjoy it now, Vesa (Toronto Sun)
TERRY JONES: Loss leaves Quinn steamed (Edmonton Sun)
DAN BARNES: Quinn’s Irish temper blows after loss (Edmonton Journal)
BOB DUFF: Newbury fills gap for Wings (Windsor Star)
DAMIEN COX: All eyes on Coyote troubles at NHL governors meeting (Toronto Star)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Knee injury latest issue in Spezza's year gone awry (Ottawa Citizen)
TONY GALLAGHER: Letdown vs. Anaheim wouldn't be just Duck-y (Vancouver Province)
PAT HICKEY: Markov goes along for the ride (Montreal Gazette)
GARY PETERSON: San Jose Sharks' slide a reminder of past postseason failure (San Jose Mercury News)Subscriber site
HELENE ELLIOTT: Kings defeat Oilers, 3-2, retake top spot in West (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
FRED MITCHELL: Patrick Kane has empathy with Tiger Woods (Chicago Tribune)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Winning will solve Coyotes' ills: Doan (Toronto Sun)

12/15/09

KEN CAMPBELL: Caps owner supports Ovechkin's 2014 Olympic wishes (The Hockey News)
BOB McKENZIE: A personal view of how thing stand at WJHC camp (TSN)
ALLAN MUIR: NHL: 10 signature moments (Si.com)
RAY FERRARRO: Forget off the ice, Coyotes are great story on it (TSN)
RYAN KENNEDY: Clean slate has Fisher rolling in Ottawa (The Hockey News)
LYLE RICHARDSON: Can Ducks turn around freefall? (Foxsports)
MICHAEL FARBER: All-Decade Team: NHL (Si.com)
E.J. HRADEK: Fetisov's return and a Winter Classic preview (ESPN)
MIKE BROPHY: Reality bites (Sportsnet)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Team USA GM Brian Burke says three spots left for 2010 roster (ESPN)
MARK SPECTOR: Risky business (Sportsnet)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Flames' latest slide, Coyotes' bid, Oil's stock up (ESPN)
BRUCE DOWBIGGIN: Cherry lashes out (Globe & Mail)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Officials get ready to make hockey the centerpiece of Olympics (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
DAN BARNES: L.A. goalie Quick named first star of the week (Edmonton Journal)
PAT HICKEY: Stock gets his ducks in a row (Montreal Gazette)
KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: Finishing a No. 1 priority (Boston Globe)Subscriber site
CAM COLE: Did Canadian Olympics team miss out on key young players? (Vancouver Sun)
DANA WAKIJI: Tomas Tatar is skating ahead of curve with Griffins (Detroit News)
DEREK VAN DIEST: Visnovsky's just havin' fun (Edmonton Sun)
PAT HICKEY: Sabres out-chanced coach Martin says (Montreal Gazette)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Kings let the best record get away in 3-1 loss to Vancouver (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
STEPHEN HARRIS: Lack of ‘O’ a problem for Bruins (Boston Herald)
RED FISHER: Canadiens give it away to Sabres (Montreal Gazette)
DAMIEN COX: Burke soon to become Public Enemy No.1 (Toronto Star)

12/14/09

ADRIAN DATER: Keane still a real hockey player's player (Denver Post)
RORY BOYLEN: Sun shining in the desert once again (The Hockey News)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Latest on Ice Edge bid, Kovy talks, 2010 rosters (ESPN)
DAVID SHOALTS: Leafs at a crossroads (Globe & Mail)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Concussions gone Wild (Toronto Sun)
FRANK SERAVALLI: New Flyers coach looking for team 'to dig in' (Philadelphia Daily News)
DON BRENNAN: Carkner showing he belongs in NHL (Ottawa Sun)
ED WILLES: Curiouser and curiouser (Vancouver Province)
ADRIAN DATER: Keane still a real hockey player's player (Denver Post)
ROSIE DiMANNO: New career highs for retirees (Toronto Star)

12/13/09

SAM McCAIG: From Anaheim to Zenon (The Hockey News)
STEVE SIMMONS: Thornton no throw-away line (Toronto Sun)
CHUCK GORMLEY: Great expectations cost Stevens (South Jersey Courier-Post)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Hurricane watch in St. Louis (Ottawa Sun)
LARRY BROOKS: Mum NHLPA not improving player safety (New York Post)
MARK KISZLA: Avalanche needs Stastny, Anderson to provide missing star power (Denver Post)
ROB ROSSI: Messy Flyers might boost Crosby (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
LANCE HORNBY: It's not easy at the top (Toronto Sun)
HELENE ELLIOTT: It's a first for the Kings (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
DAMIAN CRISTODERO: Tampa Bay Lightning seeks shootout solutions (St. Petersburg Times)
MICHAEL RUSSO: Last chance to impress (Minnesota Star-Tribune)Subscriber site
STEPHEN HARRIS: Happy hunting for Bruins brass (Boston Herald)
TERRY FREI: Moore's lawsuit still a slow-moving affair (Denver Post)
DON BRENNAN: Sens should look to land Whitney (Ottawa Sun)
ARTHUR STAPLE: DiPietro should take his time (New York Newsday)Subscriber site
BUCKY GLEASON: U.S. Olympic roster shaping up for Burke (Buffalo News)
SAM CARCHIDI: Boucher is back on the hot seat (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Rosie DiManno: Leafs sink league's best (Toronto Star)

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