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OPINION

01/03/09

KEN CAMPBELL: Sanderson's death must re-open fight debate (The Hockey News)
ALLAN MUIR: Team USA has a leadership void (Si.com)
AL STRACHAN: Things the NHL should resolve to do (Foxsports)
ERIC DUHATSCHEK: Original Six final four? (Globe & Mail)
ROY MacGREGOR: Hockey discipline needs a fighting chance (Globe & Mail)
DAMIEN COX: Canadians should rip mediocre Russians (Toronto Star)
PATRICK REUSSE: Wild's wise men didn't plan on Gaborik fouling things up (Minnesota Star-Tribune)Subscriber site
TERRY JONES: Resolve - or dissolve (Edmonton Sun)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: The road to respectability (Ottawa Sun)
JAY GREENBERG: Rangers hope to capitalize on recent rest (New York Post)
JAMES DUTHIE: Nine days from a wild world junior championship (Ottawa Citizen)
RANDY SPORTAK: Thanks to the addition of extra firepower in forward ranks, Flames have emerged as frontrunners for Northwest crown (Calgary Sun)
TOM GULITTI: Devils still have what it takes to win (Bergen Record)
TOM POWERS: One thing is certain: Gaborik's future is somewhere else, not with Minnesota Wild (St. Paul Pioneer Press)Subscriber site
JOHN MacKINNON: NHL can learn from tragic fight (Edmonton Journal)
MIKE WISE: New Heights in '09? (Washington Post)Subscriber site
DON BRENNAN: Russians are fast... (Ottawa Sun)
PAT HICKEY: Pacioretty impressive in debut (Montreal Gazette)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: First-rounder dangled (Ottawa Sun)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Record's Perfect, but team isn't yet (Ottawa Citizen)
TERRY KOSHAN: Gaborik's hip injury has ripple effect on NHL hot stove ... Penguins' leadership crisis ... McCabe returns to Toronto (Toronto Sun)

01/02/09

JIM KELLEY: A legacy for the Winter Classic (Si.com)
WES GOLDSTEIN: Another Classic show for NHL, another clinic for champs (CBS Sportsline)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: In Classic fashion, Red Wings reassert dominance (The Sportine News)
JIM KELLEY: The power of words (Sportsnet)
PIERRE LeBRUN: With big win at Wrigley, Wings show Hawks who's boss (ESPN)
MARK SPECTOR: Bettman fields a winner (Sportsnet)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Another successful outdoor tilt gives NHL its signature event (ESPN)
KEVIN ALLEN: NHL's Wrigley success shows outdoor games are here to stay (USA Today)
ROY MacGREGOR: Canada's little big man pulls his weight (Globe & Mail)
PAUL SULLIVAN: Blackhawks' outdoor game a classic Wrigley party (Chicago Tribune)
BOB DUFF: Classic Wrigley moments (Windsor Star)
DAVE FESCHUK: Time to put old dog down? (Toronto Star)
RICK MORRISSEY: Winter Classic a perfect day (Chicago Tribune)
KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: A grand slam (Boston Globe)Subscriber site
WAYNE SCANLAN: There's something special about the world juniors (Ottawa Citizen)
DAVE DYE: Red Wings have a field day at Wrigley (Detroit News)
RICK TELANDER: Winter Classic was special (Chicago Sun Times)
ED WILLES: Well done, Canada! Fan turnout's fantastic (Vancouver Province)
ROB LONGLEY: Leafs have to play for now and not for draft day (Toronto Sun)
BOB VERDI: Hawks on rise, but not in Wings' league yet (Chicago Tribune)
TRACEY MYERS: Sensational rookies, hits and starts highlight NHL season so far (Fort Worth Star Telegram)Subscriber site
RICK SADOWSKI: Mason builds wall of zeros (Denver Rocky Mountain News)
STEVE BUCKLEY: Bruins restore fans’ hope (Boston Herald)
DREW SHARP: Winter Classic a good sign for Wings, future of rivalry (Detroit Free Press)
MELISSA ISAACSON: Blackhawks Chairman Rocky Wirtz's big day (Chicago Tribune)
DAMIEN COX: Unheralded Leaf pick makes noise (Toronto Star)
KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: Screens need to be set (Boston Globe)Subscriber site
BARRY ROZNER: After all the hype and hoopla, it was Classic Wings hockey (Chicago Daily Herald)
BOB DUFF: Wings thrive in great outdoors (Windsor Star)
DON BRENNAN: A 'big-time' player (Ottawa Sun)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Wings give Hawks the cold shoulder (Toronto Sun)

01/01/09

KEN CAMPBELL: Finding a home for Kovalchuk (The Hockey News)
WES GOLDSTEIN: Chew on this: Wrigleyville ready to be Hockeyville (CBS Sportsline)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Great outdoors: 'You never know what's going to happen' (The Sporting News)
MARK SPECTOR: Winter Classic whining (Sportsnet)
LYLE RICHARDSON: Winter Classic is chance for Blackhawks to emerge (Foxsports)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Wings, Hawks latest teams to feel that outdoor magic (ESPN)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Degrees of shade and light (Toronto Sun)
MELISSA ISAACSON: An opportunity for grown men to act like kids again (Chicago Tribune)
BOB RYAN: Shaping up as the winter of our content (Boston Globe)Subscriber site
MARK HERRMANN: Islanders don't have star power for Winter Classic (New York Newsday)
FRED MITCHELL: Mikita, Esposito proud of team's renewal (Chicago Tribune)
DAMIEN COX: Canadians survive tough, chaotic test (Toronto Star)
KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: The skate outdoors (Boston Globe)Subscriber site
BOB CONDOR: Growing up with hockey in Chicago (Chicago Tribune)
ARTHUR STAPLE: Isles' Weight doesn't want to be a rental (New York Newsday)
GEORGE JOHNSON: Flames have the look of the pursuer (Calgary Herald)
MIKE IMREM: A blend of novelty, curiosity and absurdity (Chicago Daily Herald)
ROB LONGLEY: Leafs letting Moore skate forward, again (Toronto Sun)
Penguins thumbnails (Boston Globe)Subscriber site
WILLIAM HOUSTON: How the Blackhawks became the talk of Chicago (Globe & Mail)

12/31/08

MICHAEL FARBER: Moment of the Year: NHL (Si.com)
WES GOLDSTEIN: Top 50 stories of '08, from money players to money problems (CBS Sportsline)
JIM KELLEY: Stories of The Year (Sportsnet)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: This time around, Classic a family affair for NHL's ice guru (ESPN)
KEVIN ALLEN: What to keep an eye on in 2009 (USA Today)
ROY MacGREGOR: Ottawa's Leeder of the pack (Globe & Mail)
TERRY JONES: Let's let logic prevail (Edmonton Sun)
TONY GALLAGHER: Getting a little help in the crease (Vancouver Province)
BOB DUFF: Conklin keen on Classic (Windsor Star)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: This will put Bums in seats (Toronto Sun)
JIM MATHESON: Are Oilers quick enough on the draw? (Edmonton Journal)
KEN WARREN: A year to forget for Senators, their fans (Ottawa Citizen)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Sundin practises with Canucks, won't play for at least a week (Vancouver Sun)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Prime-time support (Ottawa Sun)
DAMIEN COX: Team Canada's superpest set for showdown with U.S. (Toronto Star)
JIM MATHESON: Spezza subject of persistent rumours (Edmonton Journal)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Canada's spark plug (Ottawa Citizen)
PAT HICKEY: Canadiens snowbirds Catch-22 for Florida clubs (Montreal Gazette)

12/30/08

ADAM PROTEAU: Good riddance to 2008 (The Hockey News)
MARK SPECTOR: Desperately seeking anonymity (Sportsnet)
GENE WOJIECECHOWSKI: Man advantage (ESPN)
DARREN ELIOT: Q&A with Carolina's Paul Maurice (Si.com)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Months later, McDonough's bold preseason prediction rings true (ESPN)
DAVID SHOALTS: Leafs have enough for shot at Tavares (Globe & Mail)
GARY LOEWEN: Toskala's woes a feast for the fans (Toronto Sun)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Languishing at the goal line (Ottawa Citizen)
CHRIS STEVENSON: Man advantage (Ottawa Sun)
FRED MITCHELL: Fergie Jenkins anxious to take part in Winter Classic (Chicago Tribune)
ED WILLES: Hockey Canada boss seethes over logo no-go (Vancouver Province)
MARK HERRMANN: There's no rival like a must-win (New York Newsday)
DAVE DYE: Biggest star loses some shine (Detroit News)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Inconsistency and weak attack lead to Kings' 2-0 loss (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
STEVE CONROY: Young talent, inspired play puts Bruins back in the spotlight (Boston Herald)
MIKE BOONE: No. 2: Cretins wreck Habs' karma (Montreal Gazette)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Time to trim the fat? (Ottawa Sun)
DAMIEN COX: Subban ignites Team Canada with dynamic rush (Toronto Star)

12/29/08

ROY MacGREGOR: That was easy (Globe & Mail)
DAVE STUBBS: Béliveau's Habs changed face of NHL (Montreal Gazette)
LARRY BROOKS: Rangers need tough Renney (New York Post)
TERRY JONES: What's in a number? (Edmonton Sun)
TERRY FREI: Granato bets that potential arrives (Denver Post)
WAYNE SCANLAN: No chance and no mercy (Ottawa Citizen)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Jonathan Quick could turn into elite goalie for Kings (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
IAIN MacINTYRE: Demitra looks dangerous against the Senators (Vancouver Sun)
STEVE GORTEN: Fans warm to Winter Classic (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
DON BRENNAN: Sens' future is now (Ottawa Sun)
JIM MATHESON: Weber a real Norris candidate (Edmonton Journal)
ADRIAN DATER: Wolski gives Avs sure thing in shootout (Denver Post)
JACK TODD: Handguns and Hooters usher out '08 (Montreal Gazette)
BRUCE DOWBIGGIN: Economic crisis could give nHlPa a real seat at the table (Calgary Herald)
GARY LOEWEN: Targeting Toskala, not Sens (Toronto Sun)
CHRIS STEVENSON: Cruel to be kind (Ottawa Sun)
ED MORAN: Blackhawks made Flyers' bad day even worse (Philadelphia Daily News)

12/28/08

DAMIEN COX: Leafs need to get themselves a ticket for the Tavares ... (Toronto Star)
LARRY BROOKS: Rangers screaming out for Avery (New York Post)
KEN WARREN: Flames a fine example of money well spent (Ottawa Citizen)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Clause for concern over contracts ... Bolts face financial woes ... Blackhawks-Wings could be postponed at Wrigley Field (Ottawa Sun)
KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: End-of-year observations (Boston Globe)Subscriber site
RICK MORRISSEY: Winter Classic hype too much to bear (Chicago Tribune)
DAVE MOLINARI: Before Monday night, when was Crosby's previous winning goal? (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
MICHAEL OBERNAUER: Montreal Canadiens turn 100 (New York Daily News)
DAMIEN CRISTODERO: Tampa Bay Lightning's Vinny Lecavalier doesn't get shot at revenge (St. Petersburg Times)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Big Aulie's biggest play yet (Ottawa Citizen)
PAT HICKEY: Laraque in Carbonneau's doghouse (Montreal Gazette)
DON BRENNAN: Evander, the real deal... (Ottawa Sun)
LARRY BROOKS: NHL Eclipsing brightest star (New York Post)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Sources say (Ottawa Sun)
BUCKY GLEASON: Bruins have gone well past the ‘fluke’ stage (Buffalo News)

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