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OPINION

12/26/09

SAM McCAIG: 10 statistical surprises (The Hockey News)
RYAN KENNEDY: Stories of 2009 and looking ahead to 2010 (The Hockey News)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Moving Lecavalier would allow the Lightning to move forward (The Sporting News)
DAVID SHOALTS: Dark clouds headed Bettman’s way in 2010 (Globe & Mail)
CHRIS ZELKOVICH: Paul Romanuk gives oddball tourney a familiar voice (Toronto Star)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Injuries push Sens to limit (Ottawa Sun)
IAIN MacINTYRE: A Christmas without hockey for Canuck legend Trevor Linden (Vancouver Sun)
DEREK VAN DIEST: Beauty and the beasts (Edmonton Sun)
RED FISHER: Halak shows he deserves more ice time (Montreal Gazette)
TOM GULITTI: Martin Brodeur deserves a breather (Bergen Record)
GREG DOUGLAS: Green Men add to the fun at GM Place -at least for Canuck fans (Vancouver Sun)
JOE STARKEY: Surreal decade for Penguins (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
DAMIEN COX: Juniors a perfect cheering warm-up (Toronto Star)
CHRIS STEVENSON: Kovalchuk aims high (Ottawa Sun)
LANCE HORNBY: Time for Leafs to 'regroup' (Toronto Sun)

12/25/09

ADAM PROTEAU: Yes to Toronto; No to expansion (The Hockey News)
EDWARD FRASER: The crush of expectations (The Hockey News)
WES GOLDSTEIN: Holiday tradition, with apologies to Clement Clarke Moore (CBS Sportsline)
JIM KELLEY: In my own words (Sportsnet)
LYLE RICHARDSON: What West teams want (Foxsports)
DAN McNEIL: The big guy dressed in red visiting on Christmas day might just be a Hawks fan (Chicago Tribune)
A merrier Christmas for Flyers (Philadelphia Inquirer)
CHUCK GORMLEY: A few gift-giving ideas for holidays (South Jersey Courier-Post)
MIKE HEIKA: Modano's changing role with Dallas Stars isn't personal (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
HELENE ELLIOTT: Jonathan Quick focuses on becoming the Kings' goalie of the future (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site

12/24/09

RYAN DIXON: Talkin’ trades on July 1 a good option (The Hockey News)
SARAH KWAK: Kings cast eyes to crowns (Si.com)
KEN CAMPBELL: Are the refs really screwing the Senators? (The Hockey News)
JIM KELLEY: Mark Messier taking his shot at the concussion epidemic (Si.com)
MIKE BROPHY: Season's surprises (Sportsnet)
E.J. HRADEK: My picks for U.S., Canadian Olympic rosters (ESPN)
MARK SPECTOR: Referees fire back (Sportsnet)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Gretzky on hockey future: 'I honestly don't know' (ESPN)
ROY MacGREGOR: Canada's holiday tradition: hockey gold (Globe & Mail)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Christmas list for the Leafs (Toronto Sun)
JERRY SULLIVAN: Sullivan: Grier soldiers on in face of heartache (Buffalo News)
PAT HICKEY: Halak looks forward to rest (Montreal Gazette)
TONY GALLAGHER: The nice guys of hockey (Vancouver Province)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Crosby ready for great Canadian roster debate (Ottawa Sun)
DREW SHARP: Wings, Pistons find coal in their stockings this winter (Detroit Free Press)
BILL LANKHOF: Junior championship's lure somewhat limited (Toronto Sun)
DANA WIJIKI: NHL's top prospects have date in Windsor (Detroit News)
PAT HICKEY: Kostitsyns, Grabovski to reunite (Montreal Gazette)
CHRIS STEVENSON: Battle for fourth-line role (Ottawa Sun)
KEVIN GORMAN: Wishing for a Winter Classic at the Igloo (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
MIKE HEIKA: Cool Stars make it look simple (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
BOB DUFF: Hossa takes it in stride (Windsor Star)
CHRIS ZELKOVICH: World juniors on TSN a Christmas gift for all CanucksLeaf prospect D'Amigo joins high-powered U.S. squad (Toronto Star)

12/23/09

JOHN GRIGG: A glass-half-full perspective of the 2000s (The Hockey News)
BOB McKENZIE: Draft eligible Hall looks dominant so far (TSN)
WES GOLDSTEIN: News and Views: Brodeur's latest feat stokes all-time debate (CBS Sportsline)
E.J. HRADEK: The formula needed to top Brodeur's records (ESPN)
MARK SPECTOR: Head's up! (Sportsnet)
JOHN BUCCIGROSS: Proof that Christmas and hockey go together (ESPN)
KYLE WOODLEIF: It's Hall ... it's Seguin ... now it's Hall back in the lead! (USA Today)
DAVID SHOALTS: Leafs a surprising fount of Olympic talent (Globe & Mail)
PAT HICKEY: Christmas curse haunts Canadiens (Montreal Gazette)
TIM SASSONE: Hawks' player of the decade has to be defenseman Keith (Chicago Daily Herald)
DAVE STUBBS: Hall, Bower send kudos to Brodeur (Montreal Gazette)
IAIN MacINTYRE: No Schneider, no problem as Canucks' D finds A-level (Vancouver Sun)
BILL LANKHOF: Leafs' Kulemin is getting his NHL legs (Toronto Sun)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Trip to the Olympics made sense for all the right reasons (Ottawa Citizen)
DEREK VAN DIEST: Oilers hightail it out of town (Edmonton Sun)

12/22/09

KEN CAMPBELL: Comparing the new and former shutout kings (The Hockey News)
KEN CAMPBELL: The Kovalchuk conundrum – keep him or deal him? (The Hockey News)
DARREN ELIOT: Miller's success against the Leafs helps his Olympic cause (Si.com)
E.J. HRADEK: X-mas cameos to fight cancer (ESPN)
MIKE BROPHY: The 2000s top 10 players (Sportsnet)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Buffalo's Ryan Miller could be latest Olympic difference-maker in net (ESPN)
MARK SPECTOR: Jekyll and hide (Sportsnet)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Right now, West trumps East in NHL (ESPN)
LYLE RICHARDSON: What NHL teams want for Christmas (Foxsports)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Shutout record likely another keeper for Brodeur (ESPN)
PAT HICKEY: Turnover at Habs' team clinic (Montreal Gazette)
DAN BARNES: Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la, last place (Edmonton Journal)
DAVE FESCHUK: Leafs' blunders costly (Toronto Star)
BILL LANKHOF: Sabres give Leafs something to aspire to (Toronto Sun)
HELENE ELLIOTT: For Kings' Ryan Smyth, making Team Canada is now an uphill battle (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
TERRY JONES: Help! I've fallen and ... (Edmonton Sun)
PAT HICKEY: "One of those nights" for Jaroslav Halak (Montreal Gazette)
DANA WAKIJI: Injuries leave Red Wings searching for anyone to step up and score (Detroit News)
DEREK VAN DIEST: Blues' yo-yo season prompts GM Pleau to address the team (Edmonton Sun)
BOB RYAN: Final tally? We went 6 for 10 (Boston Globe)Subscriber site
DAMIEN COX: A Devil of a time out west (Toronto Star)

12/21/09

SAM McCAIG: A holiday wish for each NHL team (The Hockey News)
ERIC DUHATSCHEK: Countdown to Olympic hockey roster selection is on (Globe & Mail)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Karlsson relishes first NHL goal (Ottawa Sun)
DAVE STUBBS: Markov makes presence felt against Isles (Montreal Gazette)
CHRIS ZELKOVICH: HNIC caught with head down on violence (Toronto Star)
ED WILLES: Coyotes = comedy (Vancouver Province)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Trip to the Olympics made sense for all the right reasons (Ottawa Citizen)
FRANK SERAVALLI: Flyers GM Holmgren sticking with players he has (Philadelphia Daily News)

12/20/09

BRIAN COSTELLO: Phaneuf for Spezza a dream deal for Senators and Flames (The Hockey News)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Players can't shake Olympic fever (ESPN)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Team Canada closing in on final roster; latest on Turco, Booth (ESPN)
ROSIE DiMANNO: Gritty Leafs exact revenge (Toronto Star)
SAM CARCHIDI: Flyers' fate in their own hands (Philadelphia Inquirer)
ALLAN PANZARI: This Brodeur's hot stuff (Ottawa Citizen)
ROB ROSSI: Gonchar sees big year for Russians (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
LARRY BROOKS: Guerin the man to lead US gold rush (New York Post)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Can Kovalchuk score new deal with Thrashers? (Ottawa Sun)
TERRY JONES: All signs point to Gr8ness (Edmonton Journal)
MITCH ALBOM: Hey, St. Nicholas: How about a good sports team? (Detroit Free Press)
STEPHEN HARRIS: Nothin’ is Bruin for now (Boston Herald)
TERRY FREI: Koci's "role" questionable (Denver Post)
BUCKY GLEASON: Cheap shots giving GMs a head case (Buffalo News)
GEORGE JOHNSON: Skipper's solo act ends on flat note (Calgary Herald)
DAMIAN CRISTODERO: Nashville Predators are development example for Tampa Bay Lightning (St. Petersburg Times)
BERNIE MIKLASZ: Murray appears safe for now (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
DON BRENNAN: Fire forces Wild to change gear (Ottawa Sun)
TONY GALLAGHER: Zebras earning stripes (Vancouver Province)
DAN BARNES: Free spirit Ovechkin enlivens NHL (Edmonton Journal)
MICHAEL ARACE: Jackets don't need radical changes (Columbus Dispatch)
MICHAEL RUSSO: Live and die by the threes (Minnesota Star-Tribune)Subscriber site
CHUCK GORMLEY: Richards, Carter need to step up as leaders (South Jersey Courier-Post)
GARTH WOOLSEY: My Day With the Cup: Sidney Crosby Pens tale about date with Stanley (Toronto Star)

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