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OPINION

2/4/12

KEN CAMPBELL: Senators caught between rebuild and playoff push (The Hockey News)
STU HACKEL: Why helmets can't solve concussions (Si.com)
MARK SPECTOR: Historic night for Gagner (Sportsnet)
ADRIAN DATER: Yeo-manlike work in Minnesota (Si.com)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Weekend rumblings: Canes decisions, Wings wish list, Jagr's extension talks (ESPN)
BRIAN STUBITS: Weekend Preview: Winter Classic redux at MSG (CBS Sportsline)
TIM WHARNSBY: Goal scoring down despite Gagner's magical night (CBC)
ROY MacGREGOR: John Tavares brings hard lacrosse lessons to NHL (Globe & Mail)
TOM GULITTI: Playing in Philly always fun for Devils' Johan Hedberg (Bergen Record)
DON BRENNAN: Battle of Ontario regains bitterness (Ottawa Sun)
MIKE BOONE: Habs get a visit from sports psychologist (Montreal Gazette)
JOHN MacKINNON: Should they stay or should they go? (Edmonton Journal)
ERIC ERLENDSSON: Mikkelson making time for himself (Tampa Tribune)
GEORGE JOHNSON: Sliding Hawks have no bounce-back answer in Calgary (Calgary Herald)
BOB DUFF: Howe's memory fading (Windsor Star)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Canucks' grate expectations: When just winning isn't good enough (Vancouver Sun)
TED WYMAN: One goal a game won't cut it (Winnipeg Sun)
TERRY JONES: Oilers Gagner still in spotlight (Edmonton Sun)
PAT HICKEY: Caps park Wrecker for visit to Bell Centre (Montreal Gazette)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Tavares making believers of Isles fans (Ottawa Citizen)
MIKE HEIKA: From Belfour to Lehtonen, Stars have tradition of great goalies (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
MICHAEL ARACE: Carter's exit only a matter of time (Columbus Dispatch)

2/3/12

ADAM PROTEAU: Apologies from 30 NHL teams (The Hockey News)
RYAN KENNEDY: Expect CHL-NCAA rivalry to heat up (The Hockey News)
DARREN DREGOR: NHL used concussion protocol on referee Sutherland (TSN)
MICHAEL GRANGE: A good goalie problem to have (Sportsnet)
STU HACKEL: Red Wings continue to defy time (Si.com)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Blues face trade deadline decisions (ESPN)
PAT McMANAMON: NHL investigating Blue Jackets-Kings finish (Foxsports)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Injection of youth pays dividends for Flyers (ESPN)
BRIAN STUBITS: Trade deadline primer: Will Jackets move Carter? (CBS Sportsline)
TIM WHARNSBY: Crosby's plight familiar to junior player Troock (CBC)
MIKE HARRINGTON: An island castaway tells all (Buffalo News)
PAT HICKEY: Zubrus showing his versatility at centre (Montreal Gazette)
DON BRENNAN: Sens have zip to show (Ottawa Sun)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Canucks close to Red Wings - on the scoresheet (Vancouver Sun)
TERRY JONES: Record night for Gagner (Edmonton Sun)
RANDY SPORTAK: Will Canucks fire hefty trade bullet? (Calgary Sun)
STEPHEN HARRIS: Time to wake up for Bruins (Boston Herald)
ED WILLES: Red Wings have been old for almost as long as they've been great (Vancouver Province)
MIKE HEIKA: Stars' lack of success in back-to-back game is very troubling (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
JOHN MacKINNON: Magic returns to Rexall Place (Edmonton Journal)
CAM COLE: Babcock wins - and helps develop Red Wings (Vancouver Sun)
TED WYMAN: A well earned win (Winnipeg Sun)
ERIC FRANCIS: Stopped-clock error could be big problem (Calgary Sun)
DEREK VAN DIEST: Hawks wound salted by Oilers (Edmonton Sun)
TONY GALLAGHER: Whole lotta runnin' around (Vancouver Province)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Don't look back, but (Ottawa Citizen)
DAVE STUBBS: A rink rat's swiped sweater (Montreal Gazette)
KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: It's turned ice cold for slumping Bruins (Boston Globe)Subscriber site

2/2/12

RYAN KENNEDY: Expect CHL-NCAA rivalry to heat up (The Hockey News)
MICHAEL GRANGE: Malkin, Eli deserve their due (Sportsnet)
MARK SPECTOR: Time to trade Schnieder (Sportsnet)
JESSE SPECTOR: Five Hole: What does Sidney Crosby's neck injury mean for the NHL? (The Sporting News)
MIKE BROPHY: Rise to the challenge (Sportsnet)
DAVE SCHEIBER: Bolts look to build on newfound momentum (Foxsports)
STU HACKEL: The Brooklyn Islanders? Not likely (Si.com)
ART REGNER: Wings still need to add depth for Cup run (Foxsports)
ADAM GRETZ: Grabovski playing his best hockey at right time (CBS Sportsline)
GORD STELLICK: Utmost respect for Datsyuk (CBC)
MIKE HEIKA: Stars' first step in playoff push was 'large, confident, pesky' (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
DAVE FESCHUK: Shutout 'cherry on top' of ReimerÕs return (Toronto Star)
BUCKY GLEASON: To trade or not to trade Miller, that's Sabres' question (Buffalo News)
CAM COLE: Canucks' Cory conundrum: Keep or reap the benefits of a trade (Vancouver Sun)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Kings get it done just in time to beat Blue Jackets, 3-2 (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
DON BRENNAN: Alfredsson to make decision ... soon (Ottawa Sun)
PAT HICKEY: Markov: Wait until next season (Montreal Gazette)
ED WILLES: Daniel Sedin on Canucks' Vigneault: "He does what he needs to do, and he leaves us alone" (Vancouver Province)
PAUL FRIESEN: Tkachuk feels Kane's pain (Winnipeg Sun)
DEREK VAN DIEST: Cornet aims to build on Oilers debut (Edmonton Sun)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Red Wings have earned the love (Vancouver Sun)
JOE STARKEY: Reader's guide to Crosby saga (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
MIKE HEIKA: Injuries, trade rumors muddle stretch drive for Morrow, Ribeiro (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
TONY GALLAGHER: Canucks will find Wings tough to clip (Vancouver Province)
JOE WARMINGTON: Wilson did the right thing (Toronto Sun)
RED FISHER: Dryen made magic in nets, on paper (Montreal Gazette)

2/1/12

KEN CAMPBELL: Post-all-star storylines (The Hockey News)
SEAN GENTILLE: Crosby optimistic about neck diagnosis, hopes it explains symptoms (The Sporting News)
STU HACKEL: Buffalo's dark season (Si.com)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Ranking trade deadline bubble teams (ESPN)
ANDREW ASTLEFORD: Blues' Backes flies 700 miles to rescue dogs (Foxsports)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Chiarelli OK as a shadow player (ESPN)
JOHN MANASSO: Suter's contract brings cloud over Preds (Foxsports)
ADAM GRETZ: Trade rumblings: Flyers' D-man search (ESPN)
ADAM GRETZ: Pucks & Numbers: Blackhawks' D and goaltending (CBS Sportsline)
TIM WARNSBY: Playoff number crunching for Canadian contingent (CBC)
PAUL WALDIE: Jets edge Flyers in shootout, but scoring woes persist (Globe & Mail)
JAMES MIRTLE: Less spice in Matt Cooke's new recipe (Globe & Mail)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Is it time for more video replay in hockey? (Toronto Sun)
JEFF MILLER: Ducks have a shot; so does Ron Paul (Orange County Register)
RED FISHER: Canadiens just didn't show up (Montreal Gazette)
DAMIEN COX: New diagnosis, but no return date for Crosby (Toronto Star)
SAM DONNELLON: Fans snooze, Flyers lose (Philadelphia Daily News)
JOHN MacKINNON: Hit to wallet may be needed to stop head hits (Edmonton Journal)
TOM POWERS: Wild sleepwalk into disaster (St. Paul Pioneer Press)Subscriber site
TONY GALLAGHER: Sedins shake off slump, deliver trump (Vancouver Province)
PAUL FRIESEN: The Kane mutiny (Winnipeg Sun)
ERIC FRANCIS: McCrimmon's son has heart of champion (Calgary Sun)
JOHN MacKINNON: Belanger pursues lucky No. 13 (Edmonton Journal)
MIKE HEIKA: Stars' Tom Gaglardi plans for wait-and-see approach at deadline (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
PAT HICKEY: Bloom off Sabres' rose (Montreal Gazette)
STEPHEN HARRIS: One good turn for Milan Lucic goal (Boston Herald)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Sedins come through in the end (Vancouver Sun)
LARRY BROOKS: King-sized gamble fails for Rangers (New York Post)
RON COOK: Business as usual: Win (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
TERRY JONES: Positives found in Oilers win (Edmonton Sun)
JIM SOUHAN: Wild's deja vu scenario does not bode well (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)Subscriber site
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Murray faces deadline decision (Ottawa Sun)
RANDY SPORTAK: Phaneuf trade still awful for Flames (Calgary Sun)
ED WILLES: Cory Schneider's value is only rising (Vancouver Province)
KIRK PENTON: Win could be promising sign (Winnipeg Sun)
DEReK VAN DIEST: Oilers go triple Dubnyk (Edmonton Sun)
DAVE STUBBS: Canadiens cushion Sabres' free fall (Montreal Gazette)
MIKE BERARDINO: Panthers focus on division to end playoff drought (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
MICHAEL ARACE: Jackets fan protest sets a standard (Columbus Dispatch)
DAVE STUBBS: Sabres regain groove against Habs (Montreal Gazette)
JOE WARMINGTON: Cherry to Burke: Try and stop me (Toronto Sun)

1/31/12

JOHN SHANNON: Board of governers tidbits (Sportsnet)
MIKE BROPHY: Down to the final stretch (Sportsnet)
STU HACKEL: Injury questions clouding NHL (Si.com)
CRAIG MORGAN: What do Coyotes need to do to make playoffs? (Foxsports)
ELLIOTT FRIEDMAN: Crosby's recovery plight + 30 Thoughts (CBC)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: 10 All-Star Weekend observations (ESPN)
TIM WARNSBY: Crosby skates, hockey world awaits update (CBC)
PAUL WALDIE: 'Make or break' time for Jet (Globe & Mail)
ROY MacGREGOR: 'Sheriff Shanny' sticks to his guns (Globe & Mail)
ERIC DUHATSCHEK: Still hope for NHL's laggards vying for playoffs (Globe & Mail)
KEVIN ALLEN: Ryan Suter negotiations aren't all about the money (USA Today)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Hunt for NHL playoff spots to get really serious (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
MIKE HEIKA: Do the Stars have a playoff push in them? Glen Gulutzan thinks so (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
JOE WARMINGTON: Burke vs. Cherry continues (Toronto Sun)
SARAH McLELLAN: Colorado Avalanche's Gabriel Landeskog sees career catapult (Arizona Republic)
CAM COLE: Did Penguins stick their necks out with Sidney Crosby misdiagnosis (Vancouver Sun)
GARY LAWLESS: Verdict is in: Jets, fans love Big Buff (Winnipeg Free Press)
ANDREW GROSS: Rangers-Devils remaining matchups full of importannce (Bergen Record)
MIKE BOONE: Playoff push comes to shove for Habs (Montreal Gazette)
FRANK SERAVALLI: Goal of Bauer hockey helmets to reduce concussions (Philadelphia Daily News)
DON BRENNAN: Sens snap back to reality (Ottawa Sun)
ED WILLES: Vigneault keeps a safe distance (Vancouver Province)
BUCKY GLEASON: Pominville shows he's out of touch (Buffalo News)
JOHN NIYO: Red Wings coach Mike Babcock speaks volumes quietly (Detroit News)
CHIP SCOGGINS: Wild's top stars need to lead this push to playoffs (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)Subscriber site
LUKE DeCOCK: Canes want to build on recent success (Raleigh News & Observer)Subscriber site
MIKE HEIKA: All-Star Game gives fans a glimpse of Jamie Benn in spotlight (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
MARTIN FENNELLY: Concussions are headache for NHL (Tampa Tribune)

1/30/12

RYAN KENNEDY: Supreme talent excites fans in Ottawa (The Hockey News)
MIKE BROPHY: What they're up against (Sportsnet)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Trade Rumblings: Ruutu, Carter on move? (ESPN)
JESSE SPECTOR: Thomas in the middle of Bruins' big weekend (The Sporting News)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Alfie tried to soak it all in (ESPN)
MICHAEL FARBER: In All-Star gala with head-turning results, Crosby's neck is top story (Si.com)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: We're pretty Zen about the whole thing (ESPN)
TIM WARNSBY: Alfredsson shone brighter than All-Star Game (CBC)
BRIAN STUBITS: Alfredsson stars in Ottawa despite All-Star loss (CBS Sportsline)
TIM WARNSBY: Elliott bounces back all the way to Ottawa (CBC)
ROY MacGREGOR: A java wakeup call for NHL and All-Star game (Globe & Mail)
DAVID SHOALTS: Sidney Crosby still playing the waiting game (Globe & Mail)
BRUCE ARTHUR: NHL puts on happy face as uncertainty looms (National Post)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Beautiful day caps terrific all-star week (Ottawa Citizen)
JACK TODD: Thomas shows a lack of class (Montreal Gazette)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Agent doesn't deny Crosby's miffed (Ottawa Sun)
GARY LAWLESS: How about an all-star game at MTS Centre? (Winnipeg Free Press)
DAVE FESCHUK: Frothy all-star fun masks weighty hockey issues (Toronto Star)
DON BRENNAN: Duplicate all-star jerseys double trouble (Ottawa Sun)
TERRY JONES: Oilers: The Next Generation (Edmonton Sun)
GREGG KRUPA: Wings don't often fight, but it hasn't hindered their success (Detroit News)
DAVE STUBBS: A record that is likely to last forever (Montreal Gazette)
CAROLINE PHILLIPS: All-Star bash was a big-league hit (Ottawa Citizen)
PAUL FRIESEN: Hard climb ahead for Jets (Winnipeg Sun)
DEJAN KOVACEVIC: How do you miss a broken neck? (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
RAJU MUDHAR: Injury speculation runs rampant after Crosby revelation (Toronto Star)
CHRIS STEVENSON: Back to the real NHL games (Ottawa Sun)
DAVID CLIMER: Preds must make deal or deal with consequences (The Tennessean)
PHIL SHERIDAN: A musical push to honor Reggie Leach (Philadelphia Inquirer)

1/29/12

BRIAN COSTELLO: Skills competition makes for night of pure fun (The Hockey News)
ADAM PROTEAU: Bettman, Fehr play down CBA doom (The Hockey News)
MICHAEL FARBER: Collins is NHL's man behind the curtain for move into 21st century (Si.com)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Suter irked by coverage of his comments (ESPN)
JESSE SPECTOR: Jamie Benn gets his shot, and makes an impression (The Sporting News)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Money too tight to mention in Phoenix? (ESPN)
JESSE SPECTOR: Something, then nothing: Bettman shows that answers aren't on demand (The Sporting News)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Crosby injury raises questions (ESPN)
TIM WARNSBY: Bettman hoping for painless, quick labour talks (CBC)
BRUCE ARTHUR: Diagnosis of Sidney Crosby's neck injury only produces more questions (National Post)
BRUCE ARTHUR: NHL and Players' Association on a collision course (National Post)
ROB LONGLEY: Nine-point Leafs checklist (Toronto Sun)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Sid's spine trouble (Ottawa Sun)
DAMIEN COX: New Crosby neck injury muddies waters (Toronto Star)
CHRIS STEVENSON: Coyotes sale still a work in progress (Ottawa Sun)
DAVE MOLINARI: Who couldn't use another blue-liner? (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
JASON YORK: Lupul the star pupil (Ottawa Sun)
BOB HUNTER: Protesters show Jackets some tough love (Columbus Dispatch)
BERNIE MIKLASZ: Blues' rebuilding plan is working (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
LARRY BROOKS: Hard cap hasn't lifted NHL's also-rans (New York Post)
KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: Second gear (Boston Globe)Subscriber site
RANDY SPORTAK: Iggy should pop after NHL all-star game (Calgary Sun)
STEVE SIMMONS: If Burke doesn't care, why does he fight? (Toronto Sun)
SAM CARCHIDI: Second half questions (Philadelphia Inquirer)
ADRIAN DATER: NHL's All-Star Game a boring waste of time (Denver Post)
DREW SHARP: Tim Thomas lights political fire but can't stand heat (Detroit Free Press)
DON BRENNAN: All-star skills competition a big blast (Ottawa Sun)
KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: Free associating with Zdeno Chara (Boston Globe)Subscriber site
MICHAEL RUSSO: Unexcused absences (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)Subscriber site
STEVE ZIPAY: Rangers in good spot as trade deadline nears (New York Newsday)Subscriber site
MARK SUTCLIFFE: Ottawa renews its vows with Alfredsson at All-Star Game (Ottawa Citizen)
DAVE FESCHUK: NHLers delight fans at all-star skills competition (Toronto Star)
CHRIS STEVENSON: No timetable for NHL CBA talks (Ottawa Sun)
RICH CHERE: Devils preparing for life after Martin Brodeur (Newark Star Ledger)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Melynk hopeful he'll get Heatley bonus back (Ottawa Sun)
DAVE FESCHUK: Bettman, Fehr hoping for 'painless' labour deal (Toronto Star)

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