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OPINION

1/8/11

KEN CAMBPELL: Can Sidney Crosby be caught? (The Hockey News)
RYAN KENNEDY: Final thoughts on the world juniors (The Hockey News)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Langenbrunner vital to future for Stars, Richards (The Sporting News)
PIERRE LeBRUN: It's time to give Jonas Hiller his due (ESPN)
MICHAEL FARBER: Time for my midseason awards (Si.com)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Will HBO be back? It's a 'no-brainer' (ESPN)
WES GOLDSTEIN: Midseason awards: Crosby is Penguins' Hart and sole leader (CBS Sportsline)
MIKE BROPHY: Zero playoff payoff (Sportsnet)
ROY MacGREGOR: A Canadian goaltender's lesson in life (Globe & Mail)
MIKE BOONE: Habs face hurdles in second half (Montreal Gazette)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Schneider puts Canucks in just-win situation (Vancouver Sun)
RANDY SPORTAK: Clutch? Not much for Flames (Calgary Sun)
DAVID STAPLES: Cogliano builds on two-way strength (Edmonton Journal)
MIKE HEIKA: Langenbrunner a winner GM can trust (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
CAM COLE: Penguins in a fog over real cause of captain Crosby's concussion (Vancouver Sun)
DAVE STUBBS: Gorges scratches 7-year itch (Montreal Gazette)
GEORGE JOHNSON: Kipper fights the puck in losing effort (Calgary Herald)
ROBERT TYCHKOWSKI: Oilers see double in Vancouver (Edmonton Sun)
GREG DOUGLAS: Crafty Jake pioneered global hunt for boosting Canucks' talent (Vancouver Sun)
ANDREW GROSS: Ryan Callahan's return will boost Rangers (Bergen Record)
PAT HICKEY: Goaltending is NOT the Habs problem (Montreal Gazette)
TOM GULITTI: Devils put up the white flag (Bergen Record)

1/7/11

SCOTT MORRISON: Canadian collapse isn't unique to the game (CBC)
STU HACKEL: Skating Around: Russian history, Clouston's fate, butterfly peril, more notes (Si.com)
MIKE MILBURY: Winter Classic met every expectation (CBC)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Midway point: Sid's streak still impresses (The Sporting News)
ADRIAN DATER: The man who could be King of LA (Si.com)
PIERRE LeBRUN: The Anti-Vezina: 5 disappointing goalies (ESPN)
WES GOLDSTEIN: Goalie's lights-out play fuels Thrashers' big move (CBS Sportsline)
MARK SPECTOR: Can't escape the truth (Sportsnet)
JEFF BLAIR: Canadian media created monster, and it bit back (Globe & Mail)
STEPHEN HARRIS: Same old lost tale (Boston Herald)
PAT HICKEY: Gorges's loss taxes blue line (Montreal Gazette)
ERIC FRANCIS: Too many Flames passengers (Calgary Sun)
TONY GALLAGHER: Coaches have a lot riding on Canucks' success (Vancouver Province)
JOHN MacKINNON: Refreshing reaction to world junior final (Edmonton Journal)
CHRIS STEVENSON: Habs edge Crosby-less Pens (Ottawa Sun)
CATHAL KELLY: Russians' celebration got you down? Get over it (Toronto Star)
PAT HICKEY: Pouliot dusts off old juniors move for shootout winner (Montreal Gazette)
CAM COLE: World junior comeuppance is a painful lesson worth learning (Vancouver Sun)
ROBERT TYCHKOWSKI: Oilers win Battle of the Blands (Edmonton Sun)
GEORGE JOHNSON: Babcock says junior Team Canada has nothing to be sorry for (Calgary Herald)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Canadians were winners even as Russians delivered (Ottawa Citizen)
ED WILLES: Heisinger a scout with unerring eye for hidden talent (Vancouver Province)
MICHAEL ARACE: Singling out 'Commie' doesn't make much sense (Columbus Dispatch)
TERRY JONES: Dubnyk gets it done for Oilers (Edmonton Sun)
RED FISHER: Canadiens have a leg up after first half of season (Montreal Gazette)
ERIC FRANCIS: Babcock defends boys (Calgary Sun)
EARL McREA: Suck it up, juniors (Ottawa Sun)
ROSIE DiMANNO: Mind over matter for Gustavsson (Toronto Star)
DAVE STUBBS: Golden Seals were big deal for Gilles Meloche (Montreal Gazette)

1/6/11

KEN CAMPBELL: Russian gold medal win a miraculous tale (The Hockey News)
ROSS MacLEAN: Red Wings prospect Pulkkinen shines despite early Finnish exit (The Hockey News)
TOM THOMPSON: Will 2014 Olympic team be Canada's best international entry ever? (The Hockey News)
BOB McKENZIE: Seeds of collapse planted in the second period (TSN)
BRIAN CAZENEUVE: Cardiac Russians were good as gold, more World Juniors notes (Si.com)
STU HACKEL: Yzerman strikes again with Roloson move (Si.com)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Bolts' Vincent Lecavalier returning to form (ESPN)
MIKE BROPHY: Eyes on the prize (Sportsnet)
CRAIG MORGAN: Doan's leadership stands test of time and tribulations (Foxsports)
ROY MacGREGOR: A collapse for the ages (Globe & Mail)
EMILE THERIEN: Put checking on ice (Globe & Mail)
BRUCE ARTHUR: Canada has no monopoly on heart (National Post)
KEVIN ALLEN: It's perfectly OK for Winter Classic teams to be an exclusive club (USA Today)
GENE COLLIER: Penguins gorge on post-Winter Classic feast (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
CAM COLE: Flames' fiasco is all relative to Sutter (Vancouver Sun)
TERRY JONES: Bigger, better World Juniors in 2012 (Edmonton Sun)
MIKE ZIESBERGER: Without gold, awards mean nothing to Schenn (Toronto Sun)
DAVID HAUGH: Sharp isn't interested now in his strong 1st half (Chicago Sun Times)
TONY GALLAGHER: Hard work has brought them to this level (Vancouver Province)
BUCKY GLEASON: Canadians passionate to the bitter end (Buffalo News)
JAY GREENBERG: Say hello to Zuccarello (New York Post)
MARK EVERSON: Langenbrunner on the block (New York Post)
JERRY SULLIVAN: Team USA legacy to be cast in bronze (Buffalo News)
STEVE SIMMONS: No lead is safe at the juniors (Toronto Sun)
DAMIEN COX: Team Canada suffers unprecedented meltdown (Toronto Star)
MIKE HEIKA: Ex-Star Marty Turco struggling to adjust to reduced role with Blackhawks (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site

1/5/11

RORY BOYLEN: Not all great WJC performances translate to NHL success (The Hockey News)
BOB McKENZIE: Canada needs to stay physical against Russia (TSN)
TIM WHARNSBY: Canada junior team's dressing room inspiring (CBC)
P.J. STOCK: Habs' homegrown flair a thing of the past (CBC)
STU HACKEL: Struggling Brodeur reaches a sad milestone; Are the surging Canucks for real? (Si.com)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Break on through (The Sporting News)
BRIAN CAZENEUVE: Canada runs over USA on way to world juniors gold medal game (Si.com)
ROY MacGREGOR: Canada-Russia rivalry: Deja vu, 1972? Not quite (Globe & Mail)
DAVID SHOALTS: Canada thrives in home away from home (Globe & Mail)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Brayden Schenn escapes brother's shadow (Toronto Sun)
JOHN MacKINNON: Young Oilers need to focus (Edmonton Journal)
ED WILLES: Who's going to clean up the Flames' mess? (Vancouver Province)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Sens GM Murray scours trade market for No. 1 goalie (Ottawa Sun)
ERIC FRANCIS: Oh Brother! (Calgary Sun)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Kings can't upgrade to elite status (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
CAM COLE: Like a Hurricane: This NHL comic hero carries quite the vapour trail (Vancouver Sun)
TERRY JONES: Will the Oilers ever win again? (Edmonton Sun)
DAMIEN COX: After the thaw, Canada, Russia growing apart again (Toronto Star)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Sens want to play Let's Make a Deal (Ottawa Sun)
TONY GALLAGHER: Calgary's new GM hasn't given up on the season (Vancouver Province)
GEORGE JOHNSON: It's awards time at halfway point of NHL campaign (Calgary Herald)
ROBERT TYCHKOWSKI: Oilers masters of the failed comeback (Edmonton Sun)
PAT HICKEY: Islanders enjoying hot streak (Montreal Gazette)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Some Sens, Clouston clearly not on the same page (Ottawa Citizen)

1/4/11

RYAN KENNEDY: Well-prepared Canadians snuff out defending champion Americans (The Hockey News)
KEN CAMPBELL: Resilient Russians book place in final (The Hockey News)
JUSTIN BOURNE: Injuries the ultimate test of NHL organizational depth (The Hockey News)
SCOTT MORRISON: Leighton a victim of numbers game (CBC)
DAN SHAUGHNESSY: Time to retire the Winter Classic (Si.com)
BOB McKENZIE: Canada delivers near perfect performance vs. U.S. (TSN)
ELLIOTTE FRIDMAN: Reluctant Boudreau preaching trap, plus 30 thoughts (CBC)
DARREN ELIOT: Martin Brodeur could learn from Dwayne Roloson (Si.com)
MARK SPECTOR: No hope in sight (Sportsnet)
CASSIE CAMPBELL-PASCALL: Kesler's play makes him one of the best (CBC)
LYLE RICHARDSON: Buyers and sellers start to sort out (Foxsports)
ROY MacGREGOR: Canadians exact revenge with a thumping of tournament favourite (Globe & Mail)
BRUCE ARTHUR: Canada's juniors close in on perfection (National Post)
RICHARD SANDOMIR: Ratings Rise for Prime Time Winter Classic (New York Times)Subscriber site
DAMIEN COX: Russian comeback artists to play for gold (Toronto Star)
TED KULFAN: First-place Red Wings surpassing expectations so far (Detroit News)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Salo's worry: 'Can I still play?' (Vancouver Sun)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Kings can't upgrade to elite status (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
ROSIE DiMANNO: Net a black hole for Leaf goalies (Toronto Star)
STEVE SIMMONS: Canadians near perfect in win (Toronto Sun)
GEORGE JOHNSON: Thud! Flames fully deserve having win streak stopped (Calgary Herald)
ED WILLES: Best team in NHL hard to fathom here (Vancouver Province)
LARRY BROOKS: Gut check time for demoted Del Zotto (New York Post)
MIKE HEIKA: Barring a total collapse, don't expect Stars to trade Brad Richards (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
BUCKY GLEASON: It's same old story when facing Canada on ice (Buffalo News)
CAM COLE: Rainy Classic served to whet appetite for outdoor hockey (Vancouver Sun)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Call on Sens GM needs to be made (Ottawa Citizen)
FRANK SERAVALLI: Leighton finds three is a crowd with Flyers (Philadelphia Daily News)
PAT HICKEY: Desharnais should get a real chance (Montreal Gazette)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Blackhawks are learning the difficulties of repeating (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
LUKE DeCOCK: Late start costs Canes a win they needed (Raleigh News & Observer)Subscriber site
BOB DUFF: Road to NHL has many bends (Windsor Star)
DAMIEN COX: Canadians upset defending champs, now go for gold (Toronto Star)

1/3/11

KEN CAMPBELL: Canadian gold medal hopes hang on goaltending, character (The Hockey News)
RYAN KENNEDY: Win over Finns shows Russia has tools to win gold (The Hockey News)
BOB McKENZIE: On paper, U.S.A. has an edge over Canada in goaltending (TSN)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Leafs' Kris Versteeg garners trade attention (ESPN)
ROY MacGREGOR: Bring on the Americans! (Globe & Mail)
BRUCE ARTHUR: CanadaÕs fate in Visentin's shaky hands (National Post)
MIKE HEIKA: James Neal keeps battling, finally snaps scoring skid (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
DON BRENNAN: Should Sens sack coach? (Ottawa Sun)
STEVE SIMMONS: Time for Visentin to save Canada (Toronto Sun)
RED FISHER: Loss to Thrashers could be sign of dark days for Canadiens (Montreal Gazette)
DAN BARNES: Rebuilding process takes team to next-year country (Edmonton Journal)
ADRIAN DATER: Avs face multiple issues as second half approaches (Denver Post)
ALLEN PANZERI: Read it and weep: Barring a spectacular second half, it's all but over for the Senators (Ottawa Citizen)
MARK WHICKER: All pieces are there for Ducks to be top-8 team (Orange County Regster)
PAT HICKEY: 'I have to play better,' Price says after loss (Montreal Gazette)
BOB DUFF: Leighton battles for ice time (Windsor Star)
DAMIEN COX: Mediocre wonÕt cut it for Team Canada against U.S. (Toronto Star)

1/2/11

KEN CAMPBELL: Roloson trade adds crucial piece to Lightning's playoff puzzle (The Hockey News)
TIM WHARNSBY: Canada tries to find its mojo at world junior (CBC)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Classic start in Pittsburgh (The Sporting News)
SARAH KWAK: Capitals surrender to conditions to win soggy Winter Classic (Si.com)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: A little rain won't derail Winter Classic (ESPN)
WES GOLDSTEIN: Rain can't put a damper on Caps' collaboration in Classic (CBS Sportsline)
MIKE BROPHY: New Year's resolutions (Sportsnet)
CATHAL KELLY: How Pittsburgh stole Toronto's sports dream (Toronto Star)
ERIC ERLENDSSON: Winter Classic needs to have the day to itself (Tampa Tribune)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Look out for the Stars and Thrashers (Toronto Sun)
GENE COLLIER: Inside and out, matchup a Classic (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Kings' defense rebounds, but offense falls flat in 1-0 loss to San Jose (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
ROB LONGLEY: Winter Classic fails to live up to billing (Toronto Sun)
TERRY JONES: Slow starts killing Oilers (Edmonton Sun)
SAM CARCHIDI: Three goalies, one big problem for Flyers (Philadelphia Inquirer)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Same old same old (Ottawa Citizen)
JESSE SPECTOR: Punchers get their chance in NHL (New York Daily News)
TONY GALLAGHER: Avalanche on the verge of rejoining the elite (Vancouver Province)
MICHAEL RUSSO: Atlanta GM Rick Dudley driven to improve (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)Subscriber site
DAN BARNES: Jacques running out of time (Edmonton Journal)
JOE STARKEY: Classic, HBO breathe life into NHL (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
TERRY FREI: Rivalry "fun" for Duchene (Denver Post)
CHUCK GORMLEY: A fun look ahead to 2011 in the NHL (South Jersey Courier Post)
ED WILLES: The year ahead in sports (Vancouver Province)
ROBERT TYCHKOWSKI: Oilers outgunned by Flames (Edmonton Sun)
LARRY BROOKS: Where next? How about Central Park? (New York Post)
BUCKY GLEASON: Pegula ready and waiting (Buffalo News)
TRACEE HAMILTON: Showcase on slush (Washington Post)Subscriber site
JASON YORK: Sens had some positives in 2010 (Ottawa Sun)
HELENE ELLIOTT: NHL appears to be thriving, but work stoppage remains a real possibility (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
DAVID MOLINARI: World juniors tournament next target for Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
CHRIS KUC: Here's roadmap for Hawks to ring in new year successfully (Chicago Tribune)
DAMIEN COX: Team Canada regroups, faces tough road to gold (Toronto Star)
STEVE BUFFERY: Beezer's Leafs snapshots (Toronto Sun)
STEVE SIMMONS: Wilson the constant in PK woes (Toronto Sun)

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