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OPINION

01/23/10

RYAN KENNEDY: O'Reilly factor helping keep Avs on top (The Hockey News)
KEN CAMPBELL: Pens, Caps serve as lesson for draft dodgers (The Hockey News)
JASON KAY: Options to curb head shots (The Hockey News)
MARK SPECTOR: Enough is enough (Sportsnet)
BOB McKENZIE: Flames, Hawks could actively pursue Kovalchuk (TSN)
MIKE BROPHY: Sutter under fire (Sportsnet)
ALLAN MUIR: Goons vs. stars, Capitals mature, hockey movies and more notes (Si.com)
NICK KYPREOS: Livin' on the edge (Sportsnet)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Day in the life of Dave Tippett (ESPN)
DAVID SHOALTS: Ponikarovsky's brain cramp symbolic of what ails Leafs (Globe & Mail)
KEVIN ALLEN: Pushing the reset button can lead to a quicker turnaround (USA Today)
CHRIS STEVENSON: Bolts spark another fire (Ottawa Sun)
TERRY JONES: Gift exchange (Edmonton Sun)
DAVE STUBBS: Dickie Moore spreads Jean Béliveau cheer (Montreal Gazette)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Jack Johnson angry at Kings' general manager (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
GEORGE JOHNSON: Tumbling out of playoff spot jarring wake-up call (Calgary Herald)
LARRY BROOKS: Rangers don't seem 'desperate' Phaneuf (New York Post)
CAM COLE: Firepower lineup is money in the bank (Vancouver Sun)
MIKE BOONE: No refund on Habs' Laraque (Montreal Gazette)
DAN BARNES: Little joy remains for Oilers fans (Edmonton Journal)
THOMAS BOSWELL: Caps have reasons to believe in themselves (Washington Post)Subscriber site
MIKE HEIKA: Injuries have Stars scrambling at center position (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
WAYNE SCANLAN: Rest does Sens' bodies good (Ottawa Citizen)
DAMIEN COX: Deadline deals bug Leafs GM Burke (Toronto Star)
PAT HICKEY: 'I have to prove myself again': Habs' Darche (Montreal Gazette)
GARY LOEWEN: Offside Saturday — Leafs complete half the job (Toronto Star)

01/22/10

KEN CAMPBELL: Caps maturation on display in win over Pens (The Hockey News)
EDWARD FRASER: Get excited, Sabres fans (The Hockey News)
RYAN DIXON: Good timing, bumbling goalies and no Canada 2 (The Hockey News)
JIM KELLEY: A plan for ending headshots (Si.com)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Confidence grows for maturing Capitals (The Sporting News)
JIM KELLEY: Stars align (Sportsnet)
LYLE RICHARDSON: Playoff race intensifies in Eastern Conference (Foxsports)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Capitals' win part of bigger goal (ESPN)
KEVIN ALLEN: Why stall? Pushing the reset button can lead to a quicker turnaround (USA Today)
DON BRENNAN: Milan finds touch in sick bay (Ottawa Sun)
DAVE PERKINS: Justice system key to ending hockey violence (Toronto Star)
ED WILLES: More than hair-raising (Vancouver Province)
PAT HICKEY: Georges Laraque was distraction for Habs (Montreal Gazette)
JOHN ROMANO: Vinny's scoring drought is truly shocking (St. Petersburg Times)
GEORGE JOHNSON: No shame for Flames against gifted Blackhawks (Calgary Herald)
ERIC FRANCIS: Time running out (Calgary Sun)
STEPHEN HARRIS: Bad call, worse result (Boston Herald)
WAYNE SCANLAN: The streak alive at five (Ottawa Citizen)
TONY GALLAGHER: Christian soldiers ever onward (Vancouver Province)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Kings end long homestand with win over Sabres, 4-3 (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
MIKE HEIKA: Stars' Petersen's smarts, skills too good to ignore (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
DAVE STUBBS: Habs great Elmer Lach still scoring at 92 (Montreal Gazette)
GARY LOEWEN: Offside Friday — Limelight glares on Leafs, Tiger (Toronto Sun)
DAMIEN COX: Leafs find a new way to lose (Toronto Star)

01/21/10

RYAN DIXON: Violence in our game – the battle between primal and prudence (The Hockey News)
RYAN KENNEDY: The best one-on-one battles (The Hockey News)
BOB McKENZIE: Hall had an edge over Sequin at prospects game (TSN)
MICHAEL FARBER: Senators goalie carousel spins on (Si.com)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: At midseason, the NHL awards (should) go to ... (The Sporting News)
MARK SPECTOR: Swedish surprise (Sportsnet)
E.J. HRADEK: Calder Watch: Top under-the-radar rookies (ESPN)
MIKE BROPHY: Fantasy island (Sportsnet)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Right now, Crosby at the top of his game (ESPN)
BRUCE DOWBIGGIN: TV's talking heads come down hard on Cormier (Globe & Mail)
DAVID SHOALTS: Trade values on rise in Florida sunshine (Globe & Mail)
KYLE WOODLIEF: Swiss goalie beefs up his status with strong play at world juniors (USA Today)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Hall of a prospect (Toronto Sun)
RED FISHER: Overtime Blues for Habs' Carey Price (Montreal Gazette)
CAM COLE: As head count rises, NHL quietly condones brain-jarring hits (Vancouver Sun)
JOHN MacKINNON: NHL moves slowly when it comes to safety (Edmonton Journal)
DANA WAKIJI: Pavel Datsyuk's production will rise with Wings (Detroit News)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Milan fashioning a return (Ottawa Sun)
LUKE DeCOCK: Showing a captain's class (Raleigh News & Observer)Subscriber site
STEPHEN HARRIS: NHL interference woes returning (Boston Herald)
STEPHEN HUME: Toleration of brain injuries in the NHL leads to more incidents throughout minor hockey leagues (Vancouver Sun)
FRANK SERAVALLI: Leighton awaiting next chance (Philadelphia Daily News)
GEORGE JOHNSON: Keith making strong run for Norris Trophy (Calgary Herald)
PAT HICKEY: 'A dream come true' for Darche (Montreal Gazette)
TERRY JONES: Bettman: NHL rules evolve (Edmonton Sun)
HELENE ELLIOTT: It's Miller time for U.S. hockey (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
TONY GALLAGHER: Imagine how well a rested Luongo might play (Vancouver Province)
WAYNE SCANLAN: 'It can only get better' (Ottawa Citizen)
MIKE HEIKA: Reading between the pipes, Turco may not be in Stars' long-term plans (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
PAT HICKEY: 'Every point is valuable,' Cammalleri says (Montreal Gazette)
DAMIEN COX: Keeping Kulemin may prove pricey (Toronto Star)
BOB DUFF: NHL test drive (Windsor Star)
GARY LOEWEN: Offside Thursday — Kypreos: The passion, the hatred, the urge to kill (Toronto Sun)

01/20/10

JOHN GRIGG: Cormier, Kassian deserve same fate as Liambas (The Hockey News)
BOB McKENZIE: Cormier has a good and bad reputation (TSN)
RORY BOYLEN: Unheralded Sharks will be playoff key (The Hockey News)
DARREN DREGOR: Expect big changes in Edmonton as Oilers rebuild (TSN)
WES GOLDSTEIN: Ovechkin, Crosby finally renew acquaintances (CBS Sportsline)
BILL EICHENBERGER: Sabres D Tyler Myers: 'It is hard to believe I am where I am' (The Sporting News)
E.J. HRADEK: A look at 2010 Olympic rosters, sans NHLers (ESPN)
MARK SPECTOR: Alberta massacre (Sportsnet)
JOHN BUCCIGROSS: Here's another must-see hockey film (ESPN)
ERIC DUHATSCHEK: Tough times for Alberta’s NHL representatives (Globe & Mail)
MATTHEW SEKERES: Canucks won't be pushed around any longer (Globe & Mail)
ROY MacGREGOR: The Curse of Muldoon darkens Hawks' door again (Globe & Mail)
JEFF BLAIR: With the Leafs, you can only say bad so many ways (Globe & Mail)
DAMIEN COX: Make teams liable for actions of their players (Toronto Star)
DON BRENNAN: Elliott stars on the rebound (Ottawa Sun)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Can a goalie play 82 games? Luongo would like to try (Vancouver Sun)
DAVE STUBBS: Brodeur focused on Vancouver as Games near (Montreal Gazette)
LUKE DeCOCK: Wallin has been through this before (Raleigh News & Observer)Subscriber site
SAM DONNELLON: Former coach Hitchcock supports Flyers captain Richards (Philadelphia Daily News)
TERRY JONES: Maybe Quinn has bagged a solution (Edmonton Sun)
TONY GALLAGHER: One game at a time? Well, OK (Vancouver Province)
GEORGE JOHNSON: Shadow of his former self (Calgary Herald)
LARRY BROOKS: King feeling 'fresh' for Philly (New York Post)
PAT HICKEY: Sinking Habs get physical (Montreal Gazette)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Sharks show teeth early in 5-1 victory (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
WAYNE SCANLAN: Senators measure up (Ottawa Citizen)
MIKE WISE: Cup chances rest on McPhee (Washington Post)Subscriber site
BILL LANKHOF: Kid's time to shine (Toronto Sun)

01/19/10

KEN CAMPBELL: Terrible timing for Finnish injuries (The Hockey News)
RAY FERRARO: Eeveryone winning in Laterdresse-Pouliot deal (TSN)
ADAM PROTEAU: How about an NHL/24 crossover? (The Hockey News)
RYAN KENNEDY: Young Stars shine in Big D (The Hockey News)
DARREN DREGOR: Could Patrice Cormier end up in AHL this season? (TSN)
DARREN ELIOT: Red Wings hanging their playoff hopes on Jimmy Howard (Si.com)
MARK SPECTOR: On Spec (Sportsnet)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Hey, Mike Richards, having a tough go in Philly? Here's a little advice (ESPN)
JEFF BLAIR: Mike Green struggles to shake Olympic heartbreak (Globe & Mail)
LEN ZEIHM: Short summary:Long trip off to a nice start (Chicago Sun Times)
DON BRENNAN: For Sens, fathers know best (Ottawa Sun)
DANA WAKIJI: Red Wings are far behind Capitals' pace (Detroit News)
CAROL SLEZAK: Goalie rotation shouldn't deter Hawks fans' joyride (Chicago Sun Times)
MICHAEL ROSENBERG: Will our teams be safe in hands of new ownership? (Detroit Free Press)
CHRIS STEVENSON: Head shots becoming far too common (Ottawa Sun)
MICHAEL ARACE: Torres is a keeper, but not in losing season (Columbus Dispatch)
CAM COLE: Was there another gunman, and other final thoughts (Vancouver Sun)
LARRY BROOKS: Rangers should say no to quick fix with Lecavalier (New York Post)
JOHN MacKINNON: Time to stop vicious run of head hits (Edmonton Journal)
STEVE BUCKLEY: Frequent-flier Bruins deserve break (Boston Herald)
WAYNE SCANLAN: 'Hawks again a proud family (Ottawa Citizen)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Dany Heatley helps sharpen the Sharks' bite (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
PAT HICKEY: Suspend Cormier for season (Montreal Gazette)
GARY LOEWEN: Offside Tuesday — Leafs in the doghouse ... Jays pay (Toronto Sun)
TOM WALSH: Could Wings, Pistons, share home? (Detroit Free Press)

01/18/10

BRUCE DOWBIGGIN: Burrows given no chance to defend himself (Globe & Mail)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: NHL Olympians dropping left and right (Toronto Sun)
DAVE STUBBS: Habs' past glory remains relevant (Montreal Gazette)
IAIN MacINTYRE: MacLean steals Cherry's shtick (Vancouver Sun)
BOB DUFF: Hall not the next Messier (Windsor Star)
DON BRENNAN: Zack Smith's first goal hits home (Ottawa Sun)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Grit ringing true for Kings (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
ERIC FRANCIS: Crazy for Sid The Kid (Calgary Sun)
ED WILLES: Logic is not foolproof (Vancouver Province)
ROBERT TYCHKOWSKI: A season of tragicomedy (Edmonton Sun)
PAT HICKEY: Habs refuse to blame Halak for 6-2 loss (Montreal Gazette)
LEWIS LAZARE: WGN lining up Hawks (Chicago Sun Times)
ROB LONGLEY: Inconsistency plaguing Leafs (Toronto Sun)

01/17/10

BRIAN COSTELLO: Kessel deal looking worse by the day (The Hockey News)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Why Rangers could be fit for Souray (ESPN)
GARTH WOOLSEY: Punch Imlach's letter a reminder of better times (Toronto Star)
CHUCK GORMLEY: Pregame chat raises referee questions (South Jersey Courier-Post)
PAT HICKEY: Team 'Didn't want it bad enough' (Montreal Gazette)
BUCKY GLEASON: Case against Pens' TV producer doesn't add up (Buffalo News)
MARK KISZLA: Anderson playing Roy-like (Denver Post)
ROB ROSSI: Malkin paid like Crosby; needs to play like him (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
DON BRENNAN: Sens should stick with Brodeur vs. Bruins (Ottawa Sun)
BOB HUNTER: Trip to minors might be cure for what's ailing Mason (Columbus Dispatch)
CHRIS McCOSKY: On further review, NHL shoots itself in foot again, costing Wings (Detroit News)
TONY GALLAGHER: Burrows not worried, he got the victory (Vancouver Province)
LARRY BROOKS: Bad cop and even worse judge (New York Post)
MICHAEL RUSSO: NHL must open its eyes (Minnesota Star-Tribune)Subscriber site
SAM CARCHIDI: Leighton is Flyers' surprise between the pipes (Philadelphia Inquirer)
MIKE HEIKA: Dallas Stars should stick with Alex Auld as long as he can provide a jolt of optimism (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
ALLEN PANZARI: Brodeur living like a king (Ottawa Citizen)
MARK PURDY: Sharks center Joe Thornton is clearly the Bay Area's top athlete (San Jose Mercury News)Subscriber site
ARTHUR STAPLE: Give Gordon credit for motivational skills (New York Newsday)Subscriber site
DAMIEN CRISTODERO: Tampa Bay Lightning goalie Mike Smith joins call for league to rescind instigator rule (St. Petersburg Times)
STEVE CONROY: NHL deals with own referee controversy (Boston Herald)
TERRY FREI: Ticket prices today simply don't add up (Denver Post)
RED FISHER: Habs gave it away 30 times over (Montreal Gazette)
STEVE SIMMONS: Kaberle pact handcuffs Leafs (Toronto Sun)

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