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OPINION

1/7/12

KEN CAMPBELL: Brian Burke's illogical pro-fighting stance (The Hockey News)
MIKE BROPHY: A blueprint for success (Sportsnet)
ADRIAN DATER: Sutter rouses sleeping Kings (Si.com)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Ducks could shake up trade deadline (ESPN)
JON ROSEN: Senatorial feel to all-star game (Foxsports)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Canucks keeping rematch in perspective (ESPN)
STU HACKEL: Barch ruling a missed opportunity (Si.com)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: First salvo has been fired in CBA battle/a> (ESPN)

BRIAN STUBITS: Weekend Preview: Bruins and Canucks meet again (CBS Sportsline)
KEN DRYDEN: What hockey needs is to give up the fighting, but keep the fight (Globe & Mail)
JAMES MIRTLE: Oh, say can you see? Americans taking over hockey (Globe & Mail)
TOM GULITTI: Devils' Adam Larsson wouldn't trade the NHL for gold (Bergen Record)
MIKE BOONE: Flaccid first half for Habs (Montreal Gazette)
DAMIEN COX: Players shoot down NHL realignment, sign of bigger trouble ahead (Toronto Star)
CHRIS STEVENSON: Burke hits nail on the head (Ottawa Sun)
GREGG KRUPA: Days of NHL 'goons' appear to have passed (Detroit News)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Big, bad Bruins aim to bear down on fleet-footed Canucks (Vancouver Sun)
PAT HICKEY: Habs hope for modest win streak (Montreal Gazette)
TED WYMAN: Jets' Ladd lacking? (Winnipeg Sun)
STU COWAN: Parent a stellar but underrated goalie (Montreal Gazette)
DON BRENNAN: Sens a bit bettor (Ottawa Sun)
DAMIEN COX: Canucks sit out Luongo for Cup rematch (Toronto Star)
DAVE STUBBS: Diaz adjusts to life on and off the ice (Montreal Gazette)
RANDY SPORTAK: Flames at crossroads (Calgary Sun)

1/6/12

RYAN KENNEDY: Sweden subdues Russia for gold (The Hockey News)
ADAM PROTEAU: NHL supplemental discipline ineffective as ever (The Hockey News)
MARK SPECTOR: Source of the fighting problem? (Sportsnet)
JESSE SPECTOR: Panthers surprising, but still have growing to do (The Sporting News)
STU HACKEL: Is seven games enough for Carcillo? (Si.com)
B.J. RAINS: Blues continue winning ways on home ice (Foxsports)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: '24/7' an experiment gone right (ESPN)
ADAM GRETZ: Nash might be willing to waive no trade clause (CBS Sportsline)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Why the Leafs must win right now (ESPN)
GLENN HEALY: Five Questions: Leafs near the playoffs and safer equipment (CBC)
ROY MacGREGOR: Mark Visentin earns his near-Hollywood ending (Globe & Mail)
JEFF BLAIR: Brian Burke laments the eclipse of the NHL enforcer (Globe & Mail)
ALLAN MAKI: Canadian juniors wrestle emotions of 'bittersweet' bronze (Globe & Mail)
DAMIEN COX: Boston beatdown (9-0!) more bad news for Flames (Toronto Star)
STEVE BUFFERY: Little love for Leafs pair (Toronto Sun)
TERRY JONES: Edmonton, Calgary big winners (Edmonton Sun)
PAT HICKEY: Barch apologizes for Subban comment (Montreal Gazette)
DON BRENNAN: MacLean the Sens' biggest star (Ottawa Sun)
TONY GALLAGHER: Bruins' skill guys still romp with impunity (Vancouver Province)
MICHAEL ARACE: Arniel not getting job done with Jackets (Columbus Dispatch)
KEN WIEBE: Jets need a life preserver (Winnipeg Sun)
JOHN MacKINNON: World junior tournament soars to new level (Edmonton Journal)
STEPHEN HARRIS: See the Amazing David Krejci (Boston Herald)
CAM COLE: Russians are good - but Swedes are better in junior final (Vancouver Sun)
GEORGE JOHNSON: Team Sweden ends 31 years of frustration (Calgary Herald)
MIKE HEIKA: While angry Predators aim for hits, Stars keep cool in win (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
WAYNE SCANLAN: Sens all aboard the all-star train (Ottawa Citizen)
RED FISHER: Moore brought grit, talent to CH (Montreal Gazette)
ROSIE DiMANNO: Leafs GM mourns demise of NHL enforcers (Toronto Star)
LUKE DeCOCK: Canes vets uneasy with trade chatter (Raleigh News & Observer)Subscriber site

1/5/12

MIKE BROPHY: Braving the cold (Sportsnet)
JESSE SPECTOR: Five Hole: Human element, not NBC script, at play in Classic drama (The Sporting News)
STEVE RUSHIN: Winter Classic reminds us of a time when sports were simple, pure (Si.com)
JESSE SPECTOR: For deep, determined Bruins, it's full steam ahead (Foxsports)
STU HACKEL: Tortorella's rant deserving of his fine (Si.com)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Ranking U.S. Olympic goalie candidates (ESPN)
TIM WHARNSBY: Taking a look at Colorado's shootout success (CBC)
ROY MacGREGOR: Easy round robin backfires on Canada at world juniors (Globe & Mail)
JAMES CHRISTIE: Leafs goalie Gustavsson has hot hand, even if outdoors (Globe & Mail)
ERIC DUHATSCHEK: Sweden has chance to correct its world junior history (Globe & Mail)
DAVE FESCHUK: No shame in Team Canada's performance (Toronto Star)
DAVE STUBBS: Canadiens pad 27-year win streak (Montreal Gazette)
MIKE HEIKA: Stars owner Tom Gaglardi is rolling up his sleeves (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
KEN WIEBE: New year begins with a bust (Winnipeg Sun)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Canucks feel 'a step ahead' (Vancouver Sun)
GEORGE JOHNSON: Russians playing beautiful hockey as they go for gold (Calgary Herald)
TERRY JONES: Team Canada's Walk of Shame (Edmonton Sun)
PAT HICKEY: Leblanc needs time in Hamilton (Montreal Gazette)
ED WILLES: Bieksa's improved play the key to Canucks' success (Vancouver Province)
MARK WHICKER: Brookbank fought for this job (Orange County Register)
WAYNE SCANLAN: All that hype a worthy opponent (Ottawa Citizen)
STAN HOCHMAN: Lame offerings from HBO's 24/7 (Philadelphia Daily News)
JOHN MacKINNON: Win and Canada can still be proud (Edmonton Journal)
CAM COLE: Pity, don't protest Canada's thwarted stars at world juniors (Vancouver Sun)
ERIC FRANCIS: Visentin taking it like a champ (Calgary Sun)
RICK GOSSELIN: Stars find good goaltending is a valuable resource (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
TONY GALLAGHER: Vigneault should give Hodgson some of Kesler's ice time (Vancouver Province)
PAUL FRIESEN: Dream turns to nightmare (Winnipeg Sun)
RED FISHER: Jets a surprise team (Montreal Gazette)
STEVE BUFFERY: Outdoor game leaves Beez ice cold (Toronto Sun)

1/4/12

RYAN KENNEDY: Russia, Sweden leave semifinal opponents wondering (The Hockey News)
MIKE SPECTOR: Let's get physical (Sportsnet)
STU HACKEL: Winter Classic rides the Philly love train (Si.com)
CRAIG MORGAN: Winter Classic warrants warmer locales (Foxsports)
MICHAEL FARBER: Life's never dull with the Canadiens (Si.com)
TIM WHARNSBY: Canada needs to play more of a skill game (CBC)
JOHN BUCCIGROSS: The New Lucky 16: Predictionist history (ESPN)
GORD STELLICK: Concussion issue & the Jets' resurgence (CBC)
ROY MacGREGOR: 'Pureness of the sport' comes out in Alberta (Globe & Mail)
DAVID SHOALTS: Canada's goaltending wasn't good enough for gold (Globe & Mail)
ROY MacGREGOR: Russia cements role as CanadaÕs greatest hockey rival with dramatic win (Globe & Mail)
DAVE FESCHUK: World-class heartbreak for CanadaÕs juniors (Toronto Star)
SAM DONNELLON: Flyers have been here before (Philadelphia Daily News)
JEFF MILLER: Time for Ducks to trade Getzlaf (Orange County Register)
PAUL FRIESEN: Fill-ins give Jets surprising depth (Winnipeg Sun)
GEORGE JOHNSON: Friberg 'one in a million' (Calgary Herald)
TERRY JONES: Canadian heart and soul wasn't enough (Edmonton Sun)
DON BRENNAN: All-star chance excites Alfie (Ottawa Sun)
STEVE BUFFERY: Frattin celebrates birthday in style (Toronto Sun)
CAM COLE: Canadian loss to Russians 'not what we came for' (Vancouver Sun)
PAT HICKEY: Time for Coyotes to move to Quebec City (Montreal Gazette)
BOB DUFF: Goalies tip hat to Matwijiw (Windsor Star)
JOHN MacKINNON: No consolation in near comeback for Canada (Edmonton Journal)
TIM CAMPBELL: Jets' foes this week trying to navigate in troubled waters (Winnipeg Free Press)
ERIC FRANCIS: Grow up, Kuznetsov (Calgary Sun)
FRANK SERAVALLI: Time for Flyers to get back to normal (Philadelphia Daily News)
DEREK VAN DIEST: Oilers a return for Green (Edmonton Sun)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Erik getting hard to ignore (Ottawa Citizen)
MIKE HEIKA: In Dallas' 5-4 loss, Detroit teaches it a hard lesson (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
STEVE SIMMONS: Lupul a man on a mission (Toronto Sun)

1/3/12

KEN CAMPBELL: Five issues for 2012 (The Hockey News)
MIKE BROPHY: Let's get physical (Sportsnet)
MARK SPECTOR: The challenge of change (Sportsnet)
JESSE SPECTOR: Winter Classic spotlight exposes Rangers' true identity: Cup contender (The Sporting News)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Jagr not bothered by Rupp's salute (ESPN)
A.J. PEREZ: Rupp becomes hero by playing ugly (Foxsports)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Rangers suited for long-term success (ESPN)
BRIAN CAZENEUVE: Winter Classic becomes stage for Rangers, Flyers unlikely heroes (Si.com)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Again with the goalies in Philly (ESPN)
BRIAN STUBITS: Rupp turns tide for Rangers' Winter Classic win (CBS Sportsline)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Consider this failure a success (ESPN)
TIM WHARNSBY: World juniors a family affair for the Hamiltons (CBC)
ERIC DUHATSCHEK: Canada's junior team pumped for Calgary semi-final (Globe & Mail)
ALLAN MAKI: Finland, Russia advance to World Junior semis (Globe & Mail)
DAVID SHOALTS: Maple Leafs hope 2012 is Reimer time (Globe & Mail)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Winter Classic: Its uniqueness fails to come across on TV (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
DAVE FESCHUK: Canada's Hamilton brothers have an early date with success (Toronto Star)
PAT HICKEY: Gorges deserving of extension (Montreal Gazette)
LARRY BROOKS: An ice dream for Rangers (New York Post)
TERRY JONES: Pressure's on young Canucks (Edmonton Sun)
CHRIS STEVENSON: Classic Flyers loss to Rangers (Ottawa Sun)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Canucks know they have to dig deep (Vancouver Sun)
MIKE HEIKA: Dallas Stars likely to put Benn brother act on ice Tuesday (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
RICH HOFMANN: Laviolette all you expected and more (Philadelphia Daily News)
PAT HICKEY: Best players need to step it up (Montreal Gazette)
JOHN MacKINNON: World Junior Hockey 2012 Kilrea retains unquenchable passion for game (Edmonton Journal)
ERIC FRANCIS: Connolly leading Canada with renewed enthusiasm (Calgary Sun)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Alfredsson's season a blast from the past (Ottawa Citizen)
DEREK VAN DIEST: Right back at ya, Carcillo (Edmonton Sun)
CAM COLE: Russians work overtime to eliminate Czechs (Vancouver Sun)
BOB DUFF: Pacific stars left wanting (Windsor Star)
PAUL FRIESEN: Jets not Fehr to Eric (Winnipeg Sun)
BUCKY GLEASON: Sabres need to be shaken to the core (Buffalo News)
KEVIN CALLAHAN: Goalie circus returns to Flyers (Philadelphia Inquirer)
NEIL BEST: According to their script, NBC celebrates hockey (New York Newsday)Subscriber site
TERRY JONES: Vasilevski gets best of Mrazek (Edmonton Sun)
DON BRENNAN: Spezza finds his five (Ottawa Sun)
RED FISHER: Gauthier can't be happy with season so far (Montreal Gazette)
STEVE SIMMONS: Yzerman in uncharted losing territory (Toronto Sun)
SAM DONNELLON: A classic hockey weekend (Philadelphia Daily News)

1/2/12

DENIS BOUCHER: How do concussions impact the body? (The Hockey News)
MIKE BROPHY: Look on the bright side (Sportsnet)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Flyers' Timonen still underappreciated (ESPN)
JESSE SPECTOR: Ilya Bryzgalov: I'm not starting in the Winter Classic (The Sporting News)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Henrik Lundqvist is picture of coolness (ESPN)
JESSE SPECTOR: 2012 story lines: Labor, concussions and realignment (The Sporting News)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: The Universe is hard to figure out (ESPN)
BRIAN STUBITS: Winter Classic preview: What to look for (CBS Sportsline)
BRUCE DOWBIGGIN: Americans get first glimpse of CanadaÕs greatest hockey moment (Globe & Mail)
ROY MacGREGOR: World Junior tournament hasn't really even started yet (Globe & Mail)
ALLAN MAKI: Team Canada's toughest decision: who to start in goal (Globe & Mail)
ERIC DUHATSCHEK: Czechs, Slovaks surprise quarter-finalists at World Juniors (Globe & Mail)
RICHARD SANDOMIR: With '24/7,' HBO Refines a Winning Formula (New York Times)Subscriber site
TERRY KOSHAN: Five points to ponder for Leafs' homestand (Toronto Sun)
ERIC FRANCIS: Calgary-Edmonton world juniors on verge of new profit high (Calgary Sun)
TERRY JONES: Canada-USA meaningless, but memorable (Edmonton Sun)
CAM COLE: Hay's goalie choice should be semi-determined (Vancouver Sun)
DAVE FESCHUK: Canada's first world junior gold team recalls 1982 (Toronto Star)
KIRK PENTON: Real test ahead for Jets (Winnipeg Sun)
JOHN MacKINNON: Canada may be perfect in the standings, but not on the ice (Edmonton Journal)
STEPHEN HARRIS: Date with Canucks draws closer (Boston Herald)
CAM COLE: Canadian goalie Wedgewood willing to roam (Vancouver Sun)
CHRIS STEVENSON: Bryzgalov's act wearing thin (Ottawa Sun)
MIKE HEIKA: Stars coach Glen Gulutzan says pecial teams need more consistency (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
ROSIE DiMANNO: Wilson's act growing weary (Toronto Star)

1/1/12

JESSE SPECTOR: Past generation tests next-generation safety protocol (The Sporting News)
JON ROSEN: Giguere honored in first return to Anaheim (Foxsports)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Motor City, here we come (ESPN)
TIM WHARNSBY: These Habs have been winning (CBC)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Lindros was feeling the love (ESPN)
TIM WHARNSBY: Canada edges U.S., stays perfect at world juniors (CBC)
LARRY BROOKS: Mess: Clean it up (New York Post)
KEVIN CALLAHAN: For Flyers alumni and fans, the love affair never ends (South Jersey Courier-Post)
STEVE SIMMONS: Burke's loyalty has limits (Toronto Sun)
RICH CHERE: Sidney Crosby, tragic plane crash and the other top hockey stories of 2011 (Newark Star Ledger)
DAMIEN CRISTODERO: New York Islanders might supply Tampa Bay Lightning with a goalie -- again (St. Petersburg Times)
SAM CARCHIDI: Jagr not thrilled to be playing outdoors (Philadelphia Inquirer)
STEVE CONROY: It's out with the drought! (Boston Herald)
TED WYMAN: Another memorable moment (Winnipeg Sun)
MIKE HEIKA: Win over Bruins illustrates how Stars have improved (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
BUCKY GLEASON: Carriere sees game from different vantage point (Buffalo News)
MICHAEL RUSSO: Disciplinarian Shanahan defends decisions (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)Subscriber site
HELENE ELLIOTT: Kings finish 2011 strong with 4-1 win over Canucks (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
MAC ENGEL: It's time for Dallas Stars to put up or shut up (Fort Worth Star- Telegram)Subscriber site
ADRIAN DATER: Capitals can't crow about fleecing Avs (Denver Post)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Five reasons for Leafs' funk (Toronto Sun)
DAVID HAUGH: After forgettable '11, these 12 bring city hope for big year (Chicago Tribune)
BOB RYAN: There is almost a sense of entitlement (Boston Globe)Subscriber site
ERIC ERLENDSSON: Don't look for club to add an enforcer (Tampa Tribune)
DAVE MOLINARI: Resolutions for a very NHL new year (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
ARTHUR STAPLE: Oilers and Islanders in same sort of struggle (New York Newsday)Subscriber site
DAVE FESCHUK: Canadian juniors win 3-2, but showdown with U.S. no classic (Toronto Star)
BILL LYON: Flyers spearheaded sports renaissance in Philly (Philadelphia Inquirer)

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