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- KEN CAMPBELL: Players already winning in new CBA (The Hockey News)
- BEN CLYMER: Five keys to success in 48-game season (The Hockey News)
- MARK SPECTOR: Iginla mirroring Sundin (Sportsnet)
- BRIAN CAZENEUVE: Happy to be back: tales from the NHL lockout (Si.com)
- JON ROSEN: Ducks capable but need work (Foxsports)
- LUKE FOX: Leafs pull fan-friendly stunt (Sportsnet)
- JESSE SPECTOR: NHL predictions: Penguins-Canucks for Cup, plus a guess at final standings (The Sporting News)
- ALLAN MUIR: NHL season will be worth the wait (Si.com)
- GENE PRINCIPE: Edmonton ready for playoffs (Sportsnet)
- ADAM GRETZ: NHL 2013 season preview: Gretz's five bold predictions, award picks (CBS Sportsline)
- CHRIS JOHNSTON: A roster no one predicted (Sportsnet)
- PIERRE LeBRUN: Michel Therrien stoked for a second chance (ESPN)
- JESSE SPECTOR: NHL awards picks: Jonathan Toews, Claude Giroux, James Neal should prep speeches (The Sporting News)
- SCOTT BURNSIDE: The 'G' man is ready for the 'C' (ESPN)
- TIM WHARNSBY: Many questions as curtain raises on 2013 NHL season (CBC)
- JAMES MIRTLE: Eberle recognized as Oilers' guiding light (Globe & Mail)
- DAVID SHOALTS: Five things that will make this NHL season different (Globe & Mail)
- DAVID ADAM RICHARDS: Hockey is back. Did it ever really go away? (Globe & Mail)
- KEVIN ALLEN: 10 NHL rookies to watch this season (USA Today)
- LUKE DeCOCK: To Hurricanes, it doesnÕt matter who Semin is, only what he is (Raleigh News & Observer)Subscriber site
- LANCE HORNBY: Leafs in need of net results (Toronto Sun)
- GARY LAWLESS: We are the champions (Winnipeg Free Press)
- MAC ENGEL: Safe path won't do for Dallas Stars in critical season (Fort Worth Star Telegram)Subscriber site
- ROB OLLER: Fast defenders, smart coaching will limit read-optionÕs shelf life (Columbus Dispatch)
- DAVE FESCHUK: NHL's roommate culture becoming a thing of the past (Toronto Star)
- JILL PAINTER: Kings goalie Jonathan Quick ready to lead Stanley Cup champions to another season of greatness (Los Angeles Daily News)
- JOHN NIYO: Wings begin sprint to Stanley Cup on Saturday with new-look roster (Detroit News)
- TED WYMAN: Winnipeg Jets confident they can prove prognosticators wrong (Winnipeg Sun)
- JOHN MacKINNON: Fifteen points to ponder about NHLÕs Western Conference (Edmonton Journal)
- GEORGE JOHNSON: It's up to Flames to prove the prosecution wrong (Calgary Herald)
- MIKE WISE: Wise: Is Ovi feeling Caps' Oates? (Washington Post)Subscriber site
- HELENE ST. JAMES: Talented Blues and injury blues will challenge Wings from the start (Detroit Free Press)
- IAIN MacINTYRE: Perfect storm for Canucks' season (Vancouver Sun)
- STEVE BUFFERY: Leafs have star power (Toronto Sun)
- CHIP SCOGGINS: Nobody should view Koivu as Wild's third wheel (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)Subscriber site
- MIKE HEIKA: As opener nears, team a better fit for Stars coach Glen Gulutzan (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
- BOB DUFF: Colaiacovo part of winning culture (Windsor Star)
- PAUL FRIESEN: Winnipeg Jets fans deserve hard-working team that makes the playoffs (Winnipeg Sun)
- TERRY JONES: A confident Ralph Krueger heads into his first game as the Edmonton Oilers head coach (Edmonton Sun)
- MICHAEL ARACE: Success will be rooted in defense (Columbus Dispatch)
- BOB WOJNOWSKI: Short season, new captain, many questions for Wings (Detroit News)
- DAMIEN COX: NHL fans' resentment, bitterness giving way to excitement (Toronto Star)
- GREG DOUGLAS: Ball living the dream following Cole to Hockey Night in Canada's prime team (Vancouver Sun)
- RICK GOSSELIN: Stars have solved biggest mystery from last season (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
- BOB DUFF: Red Wings defencemen work together without Lidstrom (Windsor Star)
- MARK WHICKER: Are more banner days ahead for Kings? (Orange County Register)
- STU COWAN: Offence will be a problem for Habs (Montreal Gazette)
- CHRIS STEVENSON: Canadiens introduce their fourth-line wrecking crew (Ottawa Sun)
- LARRY BROOKS: It's OK to be pumped (New York Post)
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- ADAM PROTEAU: Personal predictions for 2013 (The Hockey News)
- GREG POGUE: Pekka Rinne wants to start all 48 games (Foxsports)
- SCOTT BURNSIDE: The Evolution of Sidney Crosby (ESPN)
- MICHAEL GRANGE: Leafs taking advantage of CBA (Sportsnet)
- JESSE SPECTOR: Meet Dougie Hamilton, the Bruins' next line of defense (The Sporting News)
- SCOTT BURNSIDE: Experience will pay off for the Blues (ESPN)
- CRAIG CUSTANCE: The NHL's biggest storyline for 2013 (ESPN)
- STU HACKEL: Western: 15 teams worth of questions -- and them some (Si.com)
- PIERRE LeBRUN: Leafs GM Dave Nonis is on the clock (ESPN)
- BRIAN STUBITS: NHL 2013 season preview: Stubits' five bold predictions, award picks (CBS Sportsline)
- CHRIS NICHOLS: Silfverberg shining a Sens camp (Sportsnet)
- TIM WHARNSBY: Habs will turn around franchise faster than Leafs (CBC)
- BRUCE ARTHUR: This NHL season is all about luck, thanks to lockout (National Post)
- ALLEN PANZERI: With an assist from MacLean, Spezza has emerged from dark days in Ottawa a complete player and fan favourite (Ottawa Citizen)
- STEVE POLITI: Martin Brodeur worried that he might have to leave the Devils to finish his career (Newark Star Ledger)
- LUKE DeCOCK: Canes coach Kirk Muller brings fun back to team (Raleigh News & Observer)Subscriber site
- ERIC FRANCIS: Flames franchise at a crossroads (Calgary Sun)
- IAIN MacINTYRE: Maple Leafs, Canucks unlikely to agree on deal for Roberto Luongo (Vancouver Sun)
- BOB WOJNOWSKI: Short season, new captain, many questions for Wings (Detroit News)
- CHRIS STEVENSON: Carey Price scare for Habs in final tune-up scrimmage (Ottawa Sun)
- PAUL FRIESEN: It all starts with Ondrej Pavelec for Winnipeg Jets (Winnipeg Sun)
- STEVE SIMMONS: Same old questions for Leafs (Toronto Sun)
- STEPHEN HARRIS: Nathan Horton pumped to get back in game (Boston Herald)
- TOM HOFFARTH: Kings uniquely equipped to bring back fans following lockout (Los Angeles Daily News)
- GEORGE JOHNSON: As Kiprusoff goes, so do the Flames (Calgary Herald)
- ED WILLES: Gillis must step up his game, as Canucks lineup ages and reveals gaps through injuries (Vancouver Province)
- PAUL FRIESEN: Jets 2.1: First season in Winnipeg will be tough to beat (Winnipeg Sun)
- JOHN MacKINNON: Krueger will face balancing act with Oilers schedule (Edmonton Journal)
- HELENE ST. JAMES: Wait's over, but hard work is just beginning for Wings (Detroit Free Press)
- WAYNE SCANLAN: Big things expected of Sens' Turris (Ottawa Citizen)
- DAVE FESCHUK: Maple Leafs cheap out on apology (Toronto Star)
- DEJAN KOVACEVIC: All clear in Penguins' window (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
- TERRY JONES: After three basement-dwelling seasons, Edmonton Oilers have to reverse the trend (Edmonton Sun)
- RANDY SPORTAK: Flames GM Feaster plays role of Gambler (Calgary Sun)
- MIKE HEIKA: Ray Whitney sets conditioning example for new teammates (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
- TONY GALLAGHER: Canucks' Malhotra determined to get into the conversation (Vancouver Province)
- CHRIS STEVENSON: Sidney Crosby still looking to prove himself (Ottawa Sun)
- NEIL BEST: Isles' move not an issue, yet, for broadcasters (New York Newsday)Subscriber site
- PAT HICKEY: Scrimmage simulates game day (Montreal Gazette)
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- SCOTT BURNSIDE: Games to watch on 2013 schedule (ESPN)
- MICHAEL GRANGE: Beligerent to the end (Sportsnet)
- TIM WHARNSBY: Shortened season will leave Jets bushed (CBC)
- ADAM GRETZ: 10 games to watch during the 2013 season (CBS Sportsline)
- TIM WHARNSBY: Even Peter Puck felt Brian Burke's brusqueness (CBC)
- MITCH ALBOM: Knock, knock ... it's the NHL, remember? (Detroit Free Press)
- PAT LEONARD: With NHL lockout over, NY Rangers have schedule and will feel right at home (New York Daily News)
- RICH CHERE: As the Devils open training camp, who'll be the next captain (Newark Star Ledger)
- STEVE BUFFERY: Hopefully, Burke firing was for the right reasons (Toronto Sun)
- DAVID HAUGH: GM Bowman on the clock (Chicago Tribune)
- GREGG KRUPA: Pavel Datsyuk deserves the patience of Wings fans (Detroit News)
- SAM CARCHIDI: Flyers want to peak at right time (Philadelphia Inquirer)
- STEVE SIMMONS: Brian Burke dismissal shrouded in mystery (Toronto Sun)
- MIKE HEIKA: With less than a week until opener, Glen Gulutzan must bring new Stars up to speed in a hurry (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
- TONY GALLAGHER: Canucks need to settle the second line centre question (Vancouver Province)
- DAN BICKLEY: Valley fans well-equipped to forgive, forget lockout (Arizona Republic)
- LARRY BROOKS: Blueshirts ready to roll (New York Post)
- ROSIE DiMANNO: Maple Leafs' new ownership gives knife in Brian Burke's back another twist (Toronto Star)
- STEPHEN HARRIS: Finally, understanding (Boston Herald)
- JIM SOUHAN: Compressed NHL season will be sprint for Wild (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)Subscriber site
- JOE STARKEY: Great 48 for Crosby, Malkin? (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
- MARTIN FENNELLY: Stopping scrutiny tough for Tampa Bay Lightning's Lindback (Tampa Tribune)
- HELENE ST. JAMES: Red Wings' defensemen must step up in absence of Nicklas Lidstrom, Brad Stuart (Detroit Free Press)
- MARK WHICKER: Lockout over, Ducks fans lock in to NHL's return (Orange County Register)
- KEVIN CALLAHAN: Flyers stuck in overdrive (South Jersey Courier-Post)
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