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OPINION

1/21/12

KEN CAMPBELL: Why the Lightning and Canadiens should trade coaches (The Hockey News)
MICHAEL GRANGE: A rivalry in history (Sportsnet)
MIKE BROPHY: A tough win to read (Sportsnet)
STU HACKEL: Anti-Bruins "Ironing" video going hockey-viral (Si.com)
JON ROSEN: NHL commish hopes to resolve issues soon (Foxsports)
ADRIAN DATER: Wobbly Panthers keep the faith (Si.com)
JOHN MANASSO: Shea Weber: Please give up fighting (Foxsports)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Sharks holding Niittymaki audition (ESPN)
BRIAN STUBITS: Weekend Preview: Rangers and Bruins finally meet (CBS Sportsline)
ELLIOTTE FRIEDMAN: Big deals don't always pay big dividends (CBC)
ERIC DUHATSCHEK: At least netminding is solid in Phoenix (Globe & Mail)
ROY MacGREGOR: Ottawa: The little team that could. And did (Globe & Mail)
KYLE WOODLIEF: World juniors great for hockey and for prospects (USA Today)
CATHAL KELLY: Luckily, Habs' cachet is unkillable (Toronto Star)
PAUL FRIESEN: Stuart a human road map (Winnipeg Sun)
MIKE HEIKA: Glen Gulutzan rips into Stars after 'frustrating' loss to Lightning (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
DON BRENNAN: Top 5: Sens are road warriors (Ottawa Sun)
RED FISHER: Habs settling for less: Serge Savard (Montreal Gazette)
LUKE DeCOCK: Noted improvement with Staal, Hurricanes (Raleigh News & Observer)Subscriber site
PAT HICKEY: Habs won't win by losing (Montreal Gazette)
GARY LAWLESS: Can't fault Hainsey for not being dumb (Winnipeg Free Press)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Canucks' Sami Salo fights his way back to game (Vancouver Sun)
BOB DUFF: Ellis grows red wings coach mike babcock into star (Windsor Star)
DEREK VAN DIEST: Questions pile up on Oilers season (Edmonton Sun)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Zombieland: Winchester finally coming out of concussion fog (Ottawa Citizen)
MIKE HEIKA: For hard-luck Stars, 'almost' is becoming a recurring theme (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
STU COWAN: Every boy wanted to lace up Tacks (Montreal Gazette)
MARK WHICKER: Ducks guilty until proven good (Orange County Register)
MIKE BOONE: It's one game at a time till April (Montreal Gazette)

1/20/12

ADAM PROTEAU: Combine All-Star Game with Winter Classic (The Hockey News)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: 5 Things: All-Star outrage, Blues' situation, players to shun (ESPN)
JESSE SPECTOR: Kris Letang's return makes Penguins feel whole again (The Sporting News)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Trade rumblings: With demand peaking, which forwards are available (ESPN)
STU HACKEL: Taking stock of goaltending (Si.com)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Matt Cooke proves change is possible (ESPN)
B.J. RAINS: Halak continues resurgence in win over Oilers (Foxsports)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Wings need something extra to top Coyotes (ESPN)
TIM WHARNSBY: Maple Leafs were lucky to land Lupul (CBC)
BRIAN STUBITS: Advice to the Washington Capitals: Shoot the puck (CBS Sportsline)
GORD STELLICK: Parenteau, Joseph show there's no "one path" (CBC)
Slumping Sabres seem to be in need of a shake-up (USA Today)
TOM POWERS: 'Gung Yeo' approach can only take Wild so far (St. Paul Pioneer Press)Subscriber site
DAMIEN COX: Minnesota Wild continue to plummet as Maple Leafs bounce back (Toronto Star)
DAVE STUBBS: Habs fans have stopped caring (Montreal Gazette)
DON BRENNAN: Another hurdle for Havlat (Ottawa Sun)
TED WYMAN: Ladd shows leadership skills (Winnipeg Sun)
GREGG KRUPA: NHL could show appreciation for Wings with festival at Comerica Park (Detroit News)
DAVID HAUGH: Hawks rookie making hometown proud (Chicago Tribune)
GARY LAWLESS: Bonds yield dividends (Winnipeg Free Press)
MIKE HEIKA: Stars aren't going to trade to fill in for losses of Benn, Ribeiro (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
PAUL FRIESEN: First strike Jets' key (Winnipeg Sun)
LARRY BROOKS: Don't go changin' (New York Post)
SAM DONNELLON: Flyers foes don't fear playing in Philly (Philadelphia Daily News)

1/19/12

RYAN KENNEDY: Stellar goalies position Blues as early playoff dark horse (The Hockey News)
DARREN DREGOR: Many intriguing names if Canadiens need new GM (TSN)
MIKE BROPHY: The honeymoon is over (Sportsnet)
JESSE SPECTOR: Five Hole: Predators looking like the Rangers of the West (The Sporting News)
STU HACKEL: Capitals' changes not all for the best (Si.com)
JON ROSEN: Bettman defends NHL's player safety efforts (Foxsports)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Six players affected most by lockout (ESPN)
JON ROSEN: Getzlaf brothers carve out identities in separate sports (Foxsports)
PIERRE LeBRUN: It'll be a Wild ride to make the playoffs (ESPN)
ADAM GRETZ: Rookies facing the toughest assignments (CBS Sportsline)
GLENN HEALY: Five Questions: Quebec City as an NHL city, plus Oilers (CBC)
PAOLA BOIVIN: Phoenix Coyotes hoping to seize moment during homestand (Arizona Republic)
STEVE BUFFERY: Size matters and it's hurting Leafs (Toronto Sun)
DAVE STUBBS: Bourque, Caps settle score early (Montreal Gazette)
GARY LAWLESS: The numbers don't lie: Jets should be sellers at NHL's trade deadline (Winnipeg Free Press)
CHRIS STEVENSON: Are Caps better with Hunter as coach? (Ottawa Sun)
CAM COLE: Leafs-Red Wings? This hardly qualifies as a 'Winter Classic' (Vancouver Sun)
MIKE HEIKA: Like his predecessors, Stars' Gulutzan is preaching defense (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
PAUL FRIESEN: Tale of two Jets teams (Winnipeg Sun)
TERRY JONES: Not so fast on pregame lids: MacTavish (Edmonton Sun)
MARK WHICKER: Hiller again saving grace for Ducks (Orange County Register)
CHRIS STEVENSON: Habs need to saddle up (Ottawa Sun)
KIRK PENTON: Turbulent skies for Winnipeg (Winnipeg Sun)
RED FISHER: Hockey Gods smiting Capitals? (Montreal Gazette)
JOE STARKEY: Cooke's conundrum (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)

1/18/12

RORY BOYLEN: Nothing wrong with Feaster wanting Flames to make the playoffs (The Hockey News)
MICHAEL GRANGE: Phaneuf the faker? (Sportsnet)
JESSE SPECTOR: Eastern Conference: Sens, Devils among second-tier teams trying to justify their spots (The Sporting News)
STU HACKEL: New look but same old Sharks? (Si.com)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Battle of Ontario actually means something (ESPN)
CRAIG MORGAN: Vrbata perfect match for Coyotes' system (Foxsports)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Sabres in need of a wake-up call (ESPN)
TIM WHARNSBY: Senators' Spezza playing more complete game (CBC)
BRIAN STUBITS: While Lightning sink, Stamkos continues to rise (CBS Sportsline)
ELLIOTT FRIEDMAN: The Penguins' plight, Crosby's recovery + 30 Thoughts (CBC)
DAVID SHOALTS: Sens coach MacLean a turnaround artist (Globe & Mail)
SEAN GORDON: Habs revival predicated on return to form (Globe & Mail)
KEVIN ALLEN: NHL's 10 most pressing second-half issues (USA Today)
BRUCE ARTHUR: Leafs-Senators rivalry could heat up (National Post)
STEVE BUFFERY: Kessel, Lupul need to improve their D (Toronto Sun)
PAT HICKEY: No timetable for Ryan White's return (Montreal Gazette)
MIKE HEIKA: What Stars now know about rookie back-up goalie Bachman (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
DEJAN KOVACEVIC: Neal's All-Star snub a misfire (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
IAN McDONALD: Habs of '70s had fewer Cup obstacles (Montreal Gazette)
DAVE FESCHUK: Leafs-Senators rivalry regains its relevance (Toronto Star)
TED WYMAN: Back-to-backs comical (Winnipeg Sun)
BOB HUNTER: Sanford's play leaves Jackets with dilemma (Columbus Dispatch)
MIKE BOONE: Whistler fan's analyses elevate Habs discussion (Montreal Gazette)
CAM COLE: Darryl Sutter remains as intense and exacting as ever (Vancouver Sun)
GENE COLLIER: Malkin-Neal-Kunitz line best show in town (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
JOHN MacKINNON: 28 days later, Edmonton rises to world class (Edmonton Journal)
DON BRENNAN: Sleepy Sens need to wake up (Ottawa Sun)
KIRK PENTON: Jets up one day ... down the next (Winnipeg Sun)
PAT HICKEY: Ward takes long road to washington (Montreal Gazette)
RANDY YOUNGMAN: Run of success makes hockey fun again for Ducks (Orange County Register)
TONY GALLAGHER: No Salo shows Norris worth (Vancouver Province)
TERRY JONES: Rocket ride through history (Edmonton Sun)
RED FISHER: Mount Ovechkin primed for an eruption (Montreal Gazette)
TARIK El-BASHIR: Mike Green's injuries put Capitals in a tough spot (Washington Post)Subscriber site
STU COWAN: Can hunter rekindle Ovechkin's fire? (Montreal Gazette)
STEVE SIMMONS: Leafs loss will age any coach (Toronto Sun)
DAVE STUBBS: Green has fond memories of days as Capitals' coach (Montreal Gazette)

1/17/12

KEN CAMPBELL: Yzerman must fix Lightning's goaltending woes (The Hockey News)
MICHAEL GRANGE: Ovechkin's mid-career crisis (Sportsnet)
MARK BROPHY: NHL's toughest customer (Sportsnet)
MIKE BROPHY: Banking on Bozak (Sportsnet)
JESSE SPECTOR: Concussion files: 'It's the whole brain that takes that hit' (The Sporting News)
DANA WAKIJI: Wings beat Sabres for 15th straight home win (Foxsports)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Chicago shows strength in Central crucible (ESPN)
TIM WHARNSBY: From undrafted to all-star game, Girardi is a good story (CBC)
JAMES MIRTLE: Maple Leaf Jake Gardiner rides merry-go-round (Globe & Mail)
MIKE HEIKA: Victorious Blues display grinding style Stars must master (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
DON BRENNAN: Neil saves face for Sens (Ottawa Sun)
DAVE FESCHUK: Success against NHL heavyweights separates Leafs and Senators (Toronto Star)
PAUL FRIESEN: Jets' talent too thin (Winnipeg Sun)
PAT HICKEY: Bourque shines in win over Rangers (Montreal Gazette)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Jets trying to shake off Thrasher blues (Ottawa Citizen)
DEREK VAN DIEST: Oilers look for win over basement rivals (Edmonton Sun)
ED WILLES: Kesler flap much ado about almost nothing (Vancouver Province)
STEVE MacFARLANE: Burning Questions: Find some home on the road (Calgary Sun)
GARY LAWLESS: Memories of brother make McCrimmon smile (Winnipeg Free Press)
DAVID STAPLES: Edmonton's arena project looks to follow route Columbus charted (Edmonton Journal)
JOHN NIYO: Red Wings' Pavel Datsyuk excels with no flash or fanfare, just brilliance (Detroit News)
CAM COLE: Sidney Crosby's NHL doomsday clock resumes ticking (Vancouver Sun)
TERRY JONES: Press-ing issues for new arena (Edmonton Sun)
HELENE ELLIOTT: NHL players should participate in the Olympics (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
TED WYMAN: No passengers in complete effort (Winnipeg Sun)
PAULA SIMONS: Arena project contract should have been tendered (Edmonton Journal)
GARY SHELTON: Tampa Bay Lightning has not been good enough to overcome its weaknesses (Tampa Bay Times)

1/16/12

MIKE BROPHY: Leafs must stop skid (Sportsnet)
BRIAN STUBITS: Do you believe in the Sens? (CBS Sportsline)
PAUL WALDIE: Tough flying ahead for slumping Jets (Globe & Mail)
FRANK SERAVALLI: Pronger pact a monkey wrench (Philadelphia Daily News)
PAT HICKEY: Pacioretty, Desharnais, Cole sink Rangers (Montreal Gazette)
ROSIE DiMANNO: Leafs a little light at centre (Toronto Star)
DEJAN KOVACEVIC: Why Penguins will make playoffs (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
RED FISHER: Rangers pay for taking Canadiens too lightly (Montreal Gazette)
TERRY JONES: Hall's tenacity contagious (Edmonton Sun)
KIRK PENTON: Time is now for Jets (Winnipeg Sun)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Canucks' struggles continue at home (Vancouver Sun)
JERRY SULLIVAN: Sabres' Pegula needs action, not lame excuses (Buffalo News)
ERIC FRANCIS: Selanne refuses to rule out change of address (Calgary Sun)
KEN WARREN: Lidstrom, Selanne all-star rejections send wrong message to fans (Ottawa Citizen)
BOB DUFF: Howard steps into spotlight (Windsor Star)
JACK TODD: A week of lowlights for the Habs (Montreal Gazette)
MIKE BERARDINO: Secrecy hampers NHL's effort to combat head injuries (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
DAVE STUBBS: Montreal Canadiens: playoff chances are slim (Montreal Gazette)
GERRY FRALEY: How Stars plan to stay in playoff picture without top two centers (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site

1/15/12

LARRY BROOKS: Les Habs are quite Les Mess (New York Post)
STEVE SIMMONS: Leafs in Winter Classic could mean more Burke on TV (Toronto Sun)
ERIC FRANCIS: Sutter's old grudge remains (Calgary Sun)
ARTHUR STAPLE: Isles' Matt Moulson would take wins over goals (New York Newsday)Subscriber site
TED WYMAN: Jets need surge right away (Winnipeg Sun)
JASON YORK: Turris a gift for Sens (Ottawa Sun)
BOB WOJNOWSKI: Race growing tighter but Red WingsÕ prospects looking brighter (Detroit News)
RICH CHERE: For Devils' Martin Brodeur, his 16-year-old goaltender son is a chip off the old blocker (Newark Star Ledger)
GARY LAWLESS: No time for Jets to come unglued (Winnipeg Free Press)
MARK SUTCLIFFE: Glory days are long gone for Habs (Ottawa Citizen)
RANDY MILLER: Flyers' 1st half filled with highs, lows, and here's 10 of each (South Jersey Courier-Post)
RON COOK: Have faith: Pittsburgh sports' dark days will end (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
GEORGE JOHNSON: Sutter as surly and abrasive as he ever was (Calgary Herald)
STEVE CONROY: A catch-22 for Chiarelli goes (Boston Herald)
ADRIAN DATER: Avs' Peter Mueller example of true grit on ice (Denver Post)
TERRY JONES: Blow Oilers up some more (Edmonton Sun)
ERIC ERLENDSSON: It's not time to make a goalie deal (Tampa Tribune)
ED WILLES: Sun still shines on Teemu Selanne at age 41 (Vancouver Province)
DAVE MOLINARI: Stop pressing the panic button; GM Shero won't (and shouldn't) answer it (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
MICHAEL RUSSO: Speed makes, breaks game (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)Subscriber site
MICHAEL ARACE: 'Nuclear option' has worked for others; will Jackets try it? (Columbus Dispatch)
BUCKY GLEASON: Leafs benefiting from fruits of Burke's labor (Buffalo News)
KIRK PENTON: Jets down in the dumps (Winnipeg Sun)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: All-star fun begins (Ottawa Sun)
STEVE BUFFERY: Wilson's actions speak loudly (Toronto Sun)
ROSIE DiMANNO: If it's 'win and you're in,' Monster's out (Toronto Star)
PHIL MUSHNICK: New NBC network has highlights for lowbrow (New York Post)
SAM CARCHIDI: Bob playing like Flyers' No. 1 (Philadelphia Inquirer)

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