OPINION
- KEN CAMPBELL: With firing of Gallant, turns out Vegas can be as predictable and unimaginative as everyone else (The Hockey News)
- RYAN KENNEDY: The All-Star games newest skills competition has real promise (The Hockey News)
- CHRIS JOHNSTON: Leafs can’t solve Flames’ Rittich again, but encouraged by defence (Sportsnet)
- FRANK SERAVALLI: 3-on-3 hockey is must-see TV, but don’t expect more of it (TSN)
- ERIC FRANCIS: Flames' David Rittich puts on all-star worthy show against Maple Leafs (Sportsnet)
- ERIC ENGELS: Canadiens keep battling, but tough decisions lie ahead for GM Bergevin (Sportsnet)
- IAIN MacINTYRE: Canucks deploy old-school, tight-checking game to shut down Coyotes (Sportsnet)
- MARK SPECTOR: Oilers’ depth starting to make an impact after slow start to season (Sportsnet)
- GREG WYSHYNSKI: Five essential traits of an NHL pest (ESPN)
- HELENE ELLIOTT: Following legends is more than just talk for these L.A. sports announcers (Los Angeles Times)
- LARRY BROOKS: Rangers are buying in — this win proves it (New York Post)
- MICHAEL ARACE: Gerard Gallant dealt crooked hand by Vegas Golden Knights (Columbus Dispatch)
- ED GRANEY: Peter DeBoer must win over Golden Knights and fans, minus clown suit (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
- STEVE SIMMONS: From Tonka Bay nobody to Maple Leafs staple (Toronto Sun)
- STEVE CONROY: Bruins have an identity, and it’s not what it used to be (Boston Herald)
- NEIL BEST: Even Rangers fans missed having games at Coliseum (New York Newsday)
- MIKE SIELSKI: With the Flyers, Alain Vigneault has a comfy seat on the NHL’s coaching roller coaster — for now (Philadelphia Inquirer)
- PAUL FRIESEN: Jets anthem will touch the heart of First Nations (Winnipeg Sun)
- PAT HICKEY: Jesperi Kotkaniemi's fight lifts his team's spirits (Montreal Gazette)
- BRUCE GARRIOCH: Senators coach D.J. Smith has nothing but respect for Peter DeBoer (Ottawa Sun)
- ROSIE DiMANNO: Matthew Tkachuk beats the Leafs with his hands — and keeps his guard up (Toronto Star)
- KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: Where are the Big Bad Bruins when we need them? (Boston Globe)
- ED WILLES: Canucks' Motte shows courage to share his story of battling depression (Vancouver Province)
- MIKE McINTYRE: Jets' Perreault frustrated, furious over NHL's silence after elbow to head goes unpunished (Winnipeg Free Press)
- TERRY JONES: At trade deadline, if Oilers are in the playoff race, Holland will look to add (Edmonton Sun)