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OPINION

01/30/10

SAM McCAIG: Who's hot and who's awful (The Hockey News)
KEN CAMPBELL: Lightning lose top executive, Kings interested in Lecavalier (The Hockey News)
RAY KENNEDY: Hockey show displays new-age protection for players (The Hockey News)
DARREN DREGOR: Did Kulikov hang out his knee on Green (TSN)
ALLAN MUIR: Why Ottawa caught fire, a hot trade rumor, and more notes (Si.com)
WES GOLDSTEIN: Once-bitter Oilers-Flames rivalry takes pathetic turn (CBS Sportsline)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: NHL's best: Five who are at top of the line (The Sporting News)
MARK SPECTOR: On Spec (Sportsnet)
E.J. HRADEK: Five for Friday: A global hockey weekend (ESPN)
MIKE BROPHY: That kind of year (Sportsnet)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Ducks GM Murray speaks out on those Bobby Ryan trade rumors (ESPN)
GARY MASON: Why Wayne Gretzky will open the Olympics (Globe & Mail)
JOHN MacKINNON: Educating populace key for arena projects (Edmonton Journal)
JACK TODD: Habs' Halak has heart, Price doesn't (Montreal Gazette)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Canuck deflects MacLean's criticism into the past (Toronto Star)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Hockey Day holiday (Ottawa Citizen)
RED FISHER: Habs' playoff hopes could be gone by Olympic break (Montreal Gazette)
BOB DUFF: Suter wants his own gold (Windsor Star)
TERRY JONES: Is that Rexall or wrecks all? (Edmonton Sun)
DON BRENNAN: Leclaire glad to be back on ice (Ottawa Sun)
MIKE BOONE: Lots of corners lead to playoffs (Montreal Gazette)
ANDREW GROSS: Rangers may go shopping (Bergen Record)
PAT HICKEY: Canadiens should go with Halak (Montreal Gazette)
MIKE HEIKA: Look for Stars in your neighborhood (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site

01/29/10

ADAM PROTEAU: Caps must address crease concerns (The Hockey News)
RYAN DIXON: Kings’ Brown aims for less bruises, more chances (The Hockey News)
EDWARD FRASER: Loser point has run its course (The Hockey News)
JIM KELLEY: Readers sound off on head shots (Si.com)
JIM KELLEY: Picking pronouns (Sportsnet)
MICHAEL FARBER: Ugly Coyotes still hanging around; Montreal's goaltending dilemma (Si.com)
MARK SPECTOR: Fantastic voyage (Sportsnet)
LYLE RICHARDSON: Trade speculation increases as deadline looms (Foxsports)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Thrashers GM Waddell 'still holding out hope' to sign Kovy (ESPN)
BRUCE DOWBIGGIN: Bettman's inane logic (Globe & Mail)
LARRY BROOKS: GM shouldn't sacrifice future for No. 8 seed (New York Post)
JOHN MacKINNON: Can Edmonton secure top draft pick for a song? (Edmonton Journal)
CHRIS STEVENSON: Mansbridge 'hooked on hockey' (Ottawa Sun)
GARY LOEWEN: Offside Friday — Limelight glares on Leafs, Tiger (Toronto Sun)
DEREK VAN DIEST: Blues coach Payne his dues (Edmonton Sun)
DAVE STUBBS: Canadiens get cuddly at practice (Montreal Gazette)
TONY GALLAGHER: Being Alex Burrows, sort of (Vancouver Province)
DAVE CAMERON: Open letter to Daryl Katz (Edmonton Sun)
FRANK SERAVALLI: Don't count on Flyers making trade for Atlanta's Kovalchuk (Philadelphia Daily News)
TERRY JONES: Oilers nearing Dirty Dozen in losses (Edmonton Sun)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Kings make it four wins in a row (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
CHRIS ZELKOVICH: MacLean's `interview' more like a speech (Toronto Star)

01/28/10

RYAN DIXON: Pony, not Stajan, one to trade for (The Hockey News)
KEN CAMPBELL: Jack Johnson happy to play the bad-guy role (The Hockey News)
RYAN KENNEDY: Is Brent Sutter the problem in Calgary? (The Hockey News)
SARAH KWAK: Boudreau keeps eye on Caps' down side; DiPietro's new outlook; more (Si.com)
WES GOLDSTEIN: Kovalchuk highlights dozen likely in demand at deadline (CBS Sportsline)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Blackhawks, Sharks could settle that in Thursday showdown (The Sporting News)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Kings' window to win is now wide open (ESPN)
MIKE BROPHY: The last piece (Sportsnet)
PIERRE LeBRUN: GM Chiarelli says coach is safe, but is he looking to catch Kovalchuk? (ESPN)
ERIC DUHATSCHEK: NHL to crack down on headshots, Bettman says (Globe & Mail)
KEVIN ALLEN: GM McPhee likes the look, performance of Capitals (USA Today)
DANA WAKIJI: Scoring drought sends Flames into tailspin (Detroit News)
DAN BARNES: You the man, Steve (Edmonton Journal)
CAM COLE: St. Louis Blues formula fails to stop Canucks (Vancouver Sun)
MARTIN FENNELLY: 'Big O' can right some wrongs for Tampa teams (Tampa Tribune)
PAT HICKEY: 'Going to be a long ride home': Gomez (Montreal Gazette)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Atlanta Thrashers' Ilya Kovalchuk is in high demand (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
STEVE ZIPAY: Expect Rangers interest if Kovalchuk is available (New York Newsday)Subscriber site
ROBERT TYCHKOWSKI: Quinn finally has the hammer (Edmonton Sun)
TONY GALLAGHER: Blues showing league how to rein in Sedins, Burrows (Vancouver Province)
DON BRENNAN: Streaking Senators stir Murray’s memory (Ottawa Sun)
PAT HICKEY: Price just isn't pulling his weight (Montreal Gazette)
MIKE HEIKA: Stars' Mike Ribeiro says he may return soon from throat injury (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
RICK MORRISSEY: Hawks' problem: Where's tough-guy image? (Chicago Sun Times)

01/27/10

KEN CAMPBELL: Kings, Thrashers talking Kovalchuk trade (The Hockey News)
JOHN GRIGG: Jonathan Toews, the newest face of Canadian hockey (The Hockey News)
RORY BOYLEN: Could Colorado take a run at Kovalchuk? (The Hockey News)
DARREN DREGOR: 10 players likely to be traded before the trade deadline (TSN)
WES GOLDSTEIN: Wings get reinforcement for prime time (CBS Sportsline)
MARK SPECTOR: Class of the west (Sportsnet)
JOHN BUCCIGROSS: All-Star memories, teams and advice for future (ESPN)
JOHN O'CONNER: Should Sidney Crosby be eligible to cash in at the Olympics? (National Post)
BRUCE ARTHUR: All hail King Doughty (National Post)
PAT HICKEY: Laraque eyes stint in Sweden (Montreal Gazette)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Dustin Brown leads Kings to a big win (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
ADRIAN DATER: No trades in sight for young Avs team (Denver Post)
BOB DUFF: Jovanovski warns of fickle fans (Windsor Star)
MICHAEL ARACE: Youngsters key to NHL coaches' job security (Columbus Dispatch)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Baumgartner and Lukowich proudly wear their Blazers in Vancouver (Vancouver Sun)
ARTHUR STAPLE: Isles can't stop Caps' relentless offense (New York Newsday)Subscriber site
TERRY JONES: Blast from the past (Edmonton Sun)
JOHN MacKINNON: Katz Group, Northlands need to learn how to play with each other (Edmonton Journal)
GEORGE JOHNSON: Former Flames recall record losing streak (Calgary Herald)
DON BRENNAN: Yanked Marty's still got Games (Ottawa Sun)
PAT HICKEY: 'We didn't do enough to win': Martin (Montreal Gazette)
DAVID HAUGH: Stan's the man with plan for Hawks (Chicago Tribune)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: It's not black and White (Toronto Sun)

01/26/10

KEN CAMPBELL: Kovalchuk saga shows lockout was a farce (The Hockey News)
KEN CAMPBELL: Cormier gets off light (The Hockey News)
ADAM PROTEAU: Black and white suspensions would help curb violence (The Hockey News)
RAY FERRARO: Here's what wrong with the Flames (TSN)
DARREN ELIOT: GMs playing the change game (Si.com)
MARK SPECTOR: Over to you, Tomas (Sportsnet)
E.J. HRADEK: Where would Canucks be sans Sedins? (ESPN)
LYLE RICHARDSON: What a difference a year makes for three teams (Foxsports)
PIERRE LEBRUN: Senators finding their way back into East playoff race (ESPN)
ERIC DUHATSCHEK: Flames in a freefall, but Sutter’s biding his time (Globe & Mail)
ROY MacGREGOR: Cormier hit gives hockey a chance to learn 'valuable lesson' (Globe & Mail)
DAVID SHOALTS: Clock’s ticking on Leafs' goaltender choices (Globe & Mail)
JUSTIN BOURNE: The NHL's elite helped convert aspiring player to admiring fan (USA Today)
DAVE STUBBS: Elise Béliveau ready to put her foot down (Montreal Gazette)
ED WILLES: When do we plan the parade route? (Vancouver Province)
STEVE SIMMONS: Cormier's suspension can't really fit crime (Toronto Sun)
DON BRENNAN: Clouston has Sens in stride (Ottawa Sun)
TOM WALSH: Ford, Ilitch co-chair Frozen Four (Detroit Free Press)
DAN BARNES: Hawks provide model for rebuilding team (Edmonton Journal)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Canuck Wonder twins continue to dominate strangers, as Daniel and Henrik Sedin soar higher than ever (Vancouver Sun)
HELENE ELLIOTT: For Maple Leafs, it's gloomy weather inside and out (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
MARCIA C. SMITH: Ducks step into the fashion world (Orange County Register)
BOB DUFF: Local refs ready for Olympics (Windsor Star)
PAT HICKEY: Teaching an old 'Dog new tricks (Montreal Gazette)
CAM COLE: Ruff ready for stars on ice (Vancouver Sun)
WAYNE SCANLAN: No impact on future incidents (Ottawa Citizen)
CAROL SLEZAK: Flip side to Hawks' success (Chicago Sun Times)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Luke no Doughty, but ... (Toronto Sun)

01/25/10

SAM McCAIG: Who could be on the move? (The Hockey News)
TERY FREI: Avalanche ticket prices now in NHL's middle group (Denver Post)
BRUCE DOWBIGGIN: Angry Canucks boycott 'Hockey Night In Canada' over ‘character assassination’ (Globe & Mail)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Critics circle the ban-wagon (Toronto Sun)
JACK TODD: Time to give Halak the job he's won (Montreal Gazette)
MIKE HEIKA: Avalanche rebuilds team on the fly (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
PHIL SHERIDAN: A method in Peter Laviolette's words (Philadelphia Inquirer)
MARK HERRMANN: Young Islanders are coming along (New York Newsday)Subscriber site
ERIC FRANCIS: No Russian to make move (Calgary Sun)
DEREK VAN DIEST: Souray keeping family first when it comes to waiving no-trade clause (Edmonton Sun)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Cap crunch on Kovalchuk (Ottawa Sun)
DAVE STUBBS: The better No. 1 (Montreal Gazette)
TERY FREI: Avalanche ticket prices now in NHL's middle group (Denver Post)
LANCE HORNBY: Dissecting a Leafs season gone wrong (Toronto Sun)

01/24/10

BRIAN COSTELLO: Flames forced to make a deal (The Hockey News)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Vinny rumors, Whitney's value, Kovy update (ESPN)
PAT HICKEY: Halak credits teammates for win (Montreal Gazette)
STEVE CONROY: Between a Georges Laraque and a hard place (Boston Herald)
RED FISHER: Rangers a no-show as Canadiens romp (Montreal Gazette)
ED WILLES: Difference-maker? Oh, yeah (Vancouver Province)
DAMIEN COX: Leafs show 'effort' but no fire (Toronto Star)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Kings stun Red Wings in Detroit, 3-2 (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
BUCKY GLEASON: Junior Sabres on the right path (Buffalo News)
STEVE CONROY: Zach Hamill’s strides not big enough (Boston Herald)
TONY GALLAGHER: What's happened to Iginla and other stars? (Vancouver Province)
JAY GREENBERG: Isles slip up, but playoffs still in sight (New York Post)
CHRIS McCOSKY: Don't be surprised if Wings get rid of Ville Leino (Detroit News)
ROB ROSSI: Shero needs another deadline win (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
ED WILLES: Bringing back the Xs and Os (Vancouver Province)
ERIK ERLENDSSON: Financial woes aren't a surprise (Tampa Tribune)
SAM CARCHIDI: Flyers pin playoff hopes on Emery (Philadelphia Inquirer)
ERIC FRANCIS: 'Those guys can be better' (Calgary Sun)
TONY GALLAGHER: The best coaches bring best out of their team (Vancouver Province)
TERRY JONES: Oilers will blow it all up and start over (Edmonton Sun)
LARRY BROOKS: Kovalchuk deal would burn Atlanta -- again (New York Post)
DAVE STUBBS: Never a dull moment in Habs land (Montreal Gazette)
ED WILLES: Glen gone from Russia, without love (Vancouver Province)
MICHAEL RUSSO: On getting better faster (Minnesota Star-Tribune)Subscriber site
ERIK ERLENDSSON: Financial woes aren't a surprise (Tampa Tribune)
STEPHEN HARRIS: Club lets another one slip (Boston Herald)
TERRY FREI: Promoting game still far from done (Denver Post)
LANCE HORNBY: Burke open for business (Toronto Sun)

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