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OPINION

1/22/11

RYAN DIXON: Experience trumps youth on the blueline (The Hockey News)
BOB McKENZIE: Many confused by Nabokov waiver decision (TSN)
MIKE BROPHY: Bottom of the barrel (Sportsnet)
ALEX WALLING: One year later Danton's future is in the presnet (TSN)
STU HACKEL: Is the long NHL season causing injuries? (Si.com)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Singing the blues (The Sporting News)
ADRIAN DATER: No All-Star separation anxiety for the sedate Sedin twins (Si.com)
DANA WAKIJI: Pick, Nick (Foxsports)
JIM HUGHSON: Caps could be up to their old tricks vs. Leafs (CBC)
BERNIE MIKLASZ: Blues are weathering the storm (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
CHRIS STEVENSON: Koivu intends to applaud Montreal fans (Ottawa Sun)
DAVE STUBBS: Emotional return for Captain K (Montreal Gazette)
JOHN NIYO: Wings might not acquire Evgeni Nabokov, but effort was worth it (Detroit News)
DON BRENNAN: Melnyk has to do something (Ottawa Sun)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Emotional Montreal trip for Ducks' Saku Koivu (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
IAIN MacINTYRE: Canucks steady as she goes, winning or losing (Vancouver Sun)
STU COWAN: Blast from past: Meeker's school (Montreal Gazette)
GEORGE JOHNSON: Karlsson's 'W' puts him in rare company (Calgary Herald)
GREG DOUGLAS: Canucks uncork tribute to Russian groundbreaker Larionov (Vancouver Sun)
ROBERT TYCHKOWSKI: Rut's up, doc? (Edmonton Sun)
PAOLA BOIVIN: Coyotes' Whitney still going strong (Arizona Republic)
MIKE HEIKA: Stars GM Nieuwendyk inspired by past success (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
BUCKY GLEASON: Cold truth: Victory means little (Buffalo News)
ED WILLES: Flames of controversy fanned (Vancouver Province)
MIKE BOONE: No boos for Koivu or I'll sic Hick on you (Montreal Gazette)
DAVID STAPLES: Gagner struggling with defensive play (Edmonton Journal)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Looking back (Ottawa Citizen)
DAMIEN COX: Caps' owner unafraid to speak his mind (Toronto Star)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Clouston has got to go (Ottawa Sun)
PAT HICKEY: Downside to rout: losing focus (Montreal Gazette)

1/21/11

ADAM PROTEAU: Too many NHL games lead to too many injuries (The Hockey News)
MARK SPECTOR: Stars aligning (Sportsnet)
LYLE RICHARDSON: Panthers' Tallon faces tall order (Foxsports)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Saku Koivu prepares for emotional return (ESPN)
WES GOLDSTEIN: Road run would have Blue Jackets thinking playoffs again (CBS Sportsline)
ELLIOTTE FRIEDMAN: An automatic ejection for head shot? It's a thought (CBC)
ERIC FRANCIS: Kipper a mere mortal (Calgary Sun)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Sens should grab Nabokov (Ottawa Sun)
ED WILLES: Season flat without trades (Vancouver Province)
ROBERT TYCHKOWSKI: Oilers seeing Stars (Edmonton Sun)
PAT HICKEY: Veterans give P.K.'s histrionics a pass (Montreal Gazette)
SAM DONNELLON: Are Flyers in the midst of a special season? (Philadelphia Daily News)
TONY GALLAGHER: Luongo faces 25 shots in second period against Sharks (Vancouver Province)
GEORGE JOHNSON: Will it be Kipper or Karlsson? (Calgary Herald)
DAN BARNES: Centre of attention (Edmonton Journal)
MIKE HEIKA: Marc Crawford's calm approach paying off for Stars (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
HELENE ELLIOTT: Kings unravel in 2-0 loss to Phoenix (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
ROB LONGLEY: MacArthur proving he belongs (Toronto Sun)
MIKE BERARDINO: David Booth puts concussions in his past (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)

1/20/11

MIKE BROPHY: Zero tolerance time (Sportsnet)
STU HACKEL: Will Crosby's concussion be a game changer? (Si.com)
CRAIG MORGAN: Coyotes pointing toward playoffs with Rozsival addition (Foxsports)
PIERE LeBRUN: Chris Pronger returns to hot Flyers lineup (ESPN)
DAVID SHOALTS: Agents join injured Crosby in asking for action on head shots (Globe & Mail)
JEFF BLAIR: Lindros: Players' disdain for each other poisonous (Globe & Mail)
KEVIN ALLEN: The NHL shootout is here to stay, but let's use five shooters per team (USA Today)
KYLE WOOLIEF: Unsung players made some noise at the world junior championships (USA Today)
ROB ROSSI: Pens need winger for Geno to get 'Nightmare' scenario (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
ERIC FRANCIS: Kipper-soft trend now (Calgary Sun)
ED WILLES: So, why don't Canuck scouts get no respect? (Vancouver Province)
TERRY JONES: Hemsky concussed? (Edmonton Sun)
MIKE HEIKA: Why shots on goal don't tell the full story for Stars offense (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
TONY GALLAGHER: Wise ol' Scotty rambles on, and then some (Vancouver Province)
TED KULFAN: Sharks, used to success, are fighting to stay above water (Detroit News)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Worker bees not enough for Sens (Ottawa Citizen)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Kings' Anze Kopitar is going through one of those slumps (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site

1/19/11

RYAN KENNEDY: 2011 NHL draft mid-season top 10 rankings (The Hockey News)
DARREN DREGOR: Crosby intends to play all-star game if healthy (TSN)
MIKE BROPHY: Great opportunity for Prince (Sportsnet)
DARREN DREGOR: Interest in revisiting coach's challenge growing (TSN)
STU HACKEL: Skating Around: Head shot beat goes on; the forgotten game; a revealing time of year (Si.com)
MARK SPECTOR: Tap on the brakes (Sportsnet)
DARREN ELIOT: Surprising Stars rise on the fly (Si.com)
PIERRE LeBRUN: The underlying story in Sidney Crosby saga (ESPN)
SCOTT MORRISON: Lidstrom, Staal not obvious captains, but deserving (CBC)
STEPHEN BRUNT: Sidney Crosby leaps head-first into head-shot controversy (Globe & Mail)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Fowler worth staying up for (Ottawa Citizen)
TERRY JONES: The Nyetminder (Edmonton Sun)
RICH HOFMANN: Holmgren knows what a Flyer looks like (Philadelphia Daily News)
CAM COLE: Messier, Gretzky aging gracefully (Vancouver Sun)
PAT HICKEY: Changing of guard for Sabres (Montreal Gazette)
GEORGE JOHNSON: Flames' playoff hopes upgraded to improbable from impossible (Calgary Herald)
DAN BARNES: This Oilers mid-winter flop more palatable (Edmonton Journal)
DON BRENNAN: Sens fans will protest ... someday (Ottawa Sun)
TONY GALLAGHER: Season's final chapter remains to be written (Vancouver Province)
BUCKY GLEASON: The cold truth is victory means little (Buffalo News)
JOHN ROMANO: Innovative coach Guy Boucher deserves considerable credit for success of Tampa Bay Lightning (St. Petersburg Times)
DAVID STAPLES: Harsh reality is we lose the Oilers if the arena is not built (Edmonton Journal)
PAT HICKEY: Gomez puts teammates in OT hole (Montreal Gazette)
MAC ENGEL: Where have all the Dallas Stars fans gone? (Fort Worth Star Telegram)Subscriber site
DAMIEN COX: NHLers need to get smart about head shots (Toronto Star)

1/18/11

KEN CAMPBELL: All-Star Game avoiders deserve discipline (The Hockey News)
JUSTIN BOURNE: "Shoot from anywhere" philosophy an outdated game plan (The Hockey News)
MARK SPECTOR: It matters (Sportsnet)
STU HACKEL: Caps' Leonsis could learn from Lombardi (Si.com)
LYLE RICHARDSON: NHL needs to take a look at concussions (Foxsports)
ELLIOTTE FRIEDMAN: This year's NCAA free-agent chase, plus 30 thoughts (CBC)
DAVID SHOALTS: Angry Crosby likely to skip all-star game (Globe & Mail)
ROY MacGREGOR: Hockey on a pedestal (Globe & Mail)
STEVE SIMMONS: Leafs' Nonis preaches patience (Toronto Sun)
IAN MacDONALD: Perreault skated in class by himself (Montreal Gazette)
TED KULFAN: Jimmy Howard isnÕt ready, Joey MacDonald will start against Penguins (Detroit News)
MIKE BOONE: Getting the poop on CH prospects (Montreal Gazette)
TERRY JONES: Amazin', simply amazin' (Edmonton Sun)
CHRIS STEVENSON: Habs hold off Flames' comeback (Ottawa Sun)
PAT HICKEY: Entering academic wasteland (Montreal Gazette)
MICHAEL ARACE: Jackets must move past Commodore saga (Columbus Dispatch)
ED WILLES: Canucks use up their get out jail free card (Vancouver Province)
LARRY BROOKS: Brandon can help slumpin' Gaborik (New York Post)
RED FISHER: Joke was almost on a too relaxed bunch (Montreal Gazette)
JOHN MacKINNON: Two steps forward (Edmonton Journal)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Taste for scoring, smooth Finnish (Ottawa Citizen)
SAM DONNELLON: Family matters for Flyers' Briere, Giroux (Philadelphia Daily News)
CATHAL KELLY: In sports, players who love the game are exception, not rule (Toronto Star)
PAT HICKEY: Subban the hero, but credits Gill (Montreal Gazette)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Ducks are flying in tight formation (Los Angeles Daily News)
DAVE STUBBS: Kostopoulos warming up to Flames (Montreal Gazette)
MIKE HEIKA: Why shots on goal don't tell the full story for Stars offense (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
RED FISHER: Miller's Sabres strive for consistency (Montreal Gazette)

1/17/11

JOHN GRIGG: Maple Leafs stuck in trade limbo (The Hockey News)
JIM SOUHAN: He's part goaltender, part interpretive dancer (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)Subscriber site
MIKE BOONE: Canadiens foundation scores with community rink (Montreal Gazette)
DAMIEN COX: Leafs need more from Kessel and Phaneuf (Toronto Star)
JACK TODD: NHL could use some mustard (Montreal Gazette)
MARK SUTCLIFFE: Not nearly enough bang for Melnyk's bucks (Ottawa Citizen)
GEORGE JOHNSON: Cammalleri one happy Hab (Calgary Herald)
ED WILLES: Canucks use up their get out jail free card (Vancouver Province)
TOM POWERS: Young Wild goalie Anton Khudobin settles down, shuts out NHL's best team (St. Paul Pioneer Press)Subscriber site
DAVE STUBBS: Emotions get the better of Lundqvist (Montreal Gazette)
MIKE WISE: Enough on Ovie's funk (Washington Post)Subscriber site
RED FISHER: Winning will get harder from now on (Montreal Gazette)

1/16/11

PIERRE LeBRUN: Teams going overseas, Clouston's future, Sharks' coaching (ESPN)
JESSE SPECTOR: Time is finally catching up with the Devils Hall of Fame netminder (New York Daily News)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Can fans stomach starting over? (Ottawa Sun)
ROB ROSSI: Having a quasi go with Orpik (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
STEPHEN HARRIS: It was foul talk, '24/7' (Boston Herald)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Murray has managed little as Sens' GM (Ottawa Citizen)
DAMIEN CRISTODERO: Tampa Bay Lightning learning how to win (St. Petersburg Times)
MICHAEL RUSSO: Crosby is gift that keeps giving (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)Subscriber site
SAM CARCHIDI: Dear Colin Campbell: Why? Why? Why? (Philadelphia Inquirer)
JASON YORK: Sens should lean on Lehner (Ottawa Sun)
STEVE BUFFERY: Hockey takes second billing in wake of Toronto cop's murder (Toronto Sun)
ERIC ERLENDSSON: Inconsistency keeps Bolts from being serious contenders (Tampa Tribune)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Does Sharks' Wilson have Phillips on list? (Ottawa Sun)
TONY GALLAGHER: Just a scout? I think not (Vancouver Province)
TERRY FREI: Avs should take a tip from Roy (Denver Post)
TOM POWERS: Whether he stays or goes, Wild's John Madden has found a home in Minnesota (St. Paul Pioneer Press)Subscriber site
RED FISHER: Brire answers all-star 'snub' with four-point performance (Montreal Gazette)
ERIC FRANCIS: Flames turn down European vacation (Calgary Sun)
JEFF MILLER: Hiller enjoying his All-Star season (Orange County Register)
MARK PURDY: McLellan's job is safe, GM says, but others should worry (San Jose Mercury News)Subscriber site
ED WILLES: The Man(ny) within (Vancouver Province)
BUCKY GLEASON: Mueller finally gets the chance to live his dream (Buffalo News)
DON BRENNAN: Fixing the Senators (Ottawa Sun)
DAVID MOLINARI: Criticism of Crosby's comments off base (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
STEPHEN HARRIS: Third time's no charm (Boston Herald)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Flames GM feeling the heat (Ottawa Sun)
CHUCK GORMLEY: Similarities are striking (South Jersey Courier Post)
LARRY BROOKS: Wolski deal a gamble (New York Post)

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