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OPINION

2/8/14

RYAN KENNEDY: Calder Trophy Watch: MacKinnon chased by Bolts pair (The Hockey News)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: Finnish Olympian Komarov open to Leafs return (Sportsnet)
MICHAEL FARBER: Petr Nedved, 20 years older, returns to the Olympics with a new country (Si.com)
SEAN GENTILLE: NHL players ready for issues -- small and large (The Hockey News)
DAVID EBNER: Despite 2010 gold, Luongo's reputation is one of question marks (Globe & Mail)
DAVID SHOALTS: Shuffled lines, consistent netminding give Leafs cautious optimism (Globe & Mail)
SEAN GORDON: Under Price's mask lurks a pitiless competitor (Globe & Mail)
DEREK VAN DIEST: Edmonton Oilers forward Sam Gagner can ignore rumours during Olympic roster freeze (Edmonton Sun)
ALLAN MUIR: Was Martin St. Louis Team Canada's best choice to replace Stamkos? (Si.com)
JOHN MANASSO: Preds GM Poile will not travel with U.S. Olympic team to Sochi (Foxsports)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: 'Miracle' is expectation 34 years later (ESPN)
ERIC FRANCIS: Nieuwendyk to be Forever A Flame but chooses parenthood over GM duties (Calgary Sun)
CHRIS PETERS: Sabres, Islanders among teams that could benefit from Olympic break (CBS Sportsline)
RON COOK: Penguins face yet another setback (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Pascal Pelletier, 'the other guy', savouring return to NHL (Vancouver Sun)
MICHAEL ARACE: Blue Jackets unlikely to pull trigger on big trade (Columbus Dispatch)
JOHN MacKINNON: Edmonton Oilers coach sees progress as team heads into Olympic break (Edmonton Journal)
GEORGE JOHNSON: Sochi talk doesn't bother Backlund (Calgary Herald)
CHRIS STEVENSON: Nedved's 'strange' trip back to Olympics (Ottawa Sun)
TOM GULITTI: Minors best place for young Devils defensemen Eric Gelinas and Adam Larsson (Bergen Record)
KEN WIEBE: Jets showing signs that coach's message is getting through (Winnipeg Sun)
NANCY KAFFER: Plenty of blame for Detroit arena deal's shortcomings (Detroit Free Press)
PAT HICKEY: Sizing up Canada's competition in men's hockey (Montreal Gazette)
DON BRENNAN: Ottawa Senators Milan Michalek may have finally found his hands (Ottawa Sun)

2/7/14

RYAN KENNEDY: Blackhawks land Regin and Bouchard in swap with Isles (The Hockey News)
RORY BOYLEN: Max Pacioretty misses two penalty shots, scores hat trick anyway (The Hockey News)
RORY BOYLEN: Dustin Brown hit on Ryan Murray: suspension or not? (The Hockey News)
RYAN DIXON: Bolts' Hedman emerging as premier D-man (Sportsnet)
MICHAEL GRANGE: Why isn't Canada more dominant in hockey? (Sportsnet)
ALLAN MUIR: Martin St. Louis replaces Steven Stamkos on Team Canada for Sochi Si.com)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Kings' interest in Gagner heating up (ESPN)
JOHN MANASSO: Preds GM in hospital after getting hit by puck; announcer has heart attack (Foxsports)
KATIE STRANG: MacKinnon's transition a smooth one (ESPN)
BRIAN STUBITS: NHL Award Races: Hart turning into runaway for Sidney Crosby (CBS Sportsline)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: The impact of Steven Stamkos' absence (ESPN)Paywall to view
MIKE BROPHY: Jonathan Bernier tightens grip on Leafs' crease (CBC)
ERIC DUHATSCHEK: Olympic competition is a perk for the NHL's elite. It wasn't always so (Globe & Mail)
RICH HOFMANN: Snider: 'I hate' the Olympics (Philadelphia Daily News)
KEN WIEBE: Jets downed in D.C. (Winnipeg Sun)
TOM JONES: Lightning's Marty St. Louis replaces Stamkos in Olympics (Tampa Bay Times)
JASON BOTCHFORD: Henrik does what's best for Canucks by pulling out of Olympics (Vancouver Province)
GEORGE JOHNSON: Quiet superstar John Tavares looks to shine on Olympic stage (Calgary Herald)
DON BRENNAN: Senators should go after Ott, not Moulson (Ottawa Sun)
BOB BROOKOVER: A familiar pattern for Flyers (Philadelphia Inquirer)
GARY LAWLESS: Nicholson: the man with Canada's plan (Winnipeg Free Press)
MIKE HEIKA: Stars had something in common with Kevin Costner movie in OT loss Wednesday to Sharks... (Dallas Morning News)
DEREK VAN DIEST: After Turin snub, Jay Bouwmeester has something to prove at Sochi Olympics (Edmonton Sun)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Canucks captain Henrik Sedin forced out of Olympics, dealing blow to Sweden (Vancouver Sun)
WES GILBERTSON: No 'lou'ser -- New York Islanderssuperstar Tavares excited about Canada's late addition of Martin St. Louis to Olympic team (Calgary Sun)
MARTIN FENNELLY: Once again, St. Louis takes stage via back door (Tampa Tribune)
JEFF STRAUSS: Blues have few question marks (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
PAT HICKEY: 'I couldn't believe what I was doing' on penalty shot: Pacioretty (Montreal Gazette)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Canadiens hand Canucks sixth straight loss, 5-2 (Vancouver Sun)
DAMIEN COX: Leafs bounce back in Florida, defeat Lightning 4-1 (Toronto Star)
DAVID HAUGH: Kane fondly remembers Grandpa (Chicago Tribune)Paywall to view

2/6/14

KEN CAMPBELL: Who should replace Stamkos with Team Canada? (The Hockey News)
RORY BOYLEN: Has Ryan Miller played his last home game in Buffalo? (The Hockey News)
ADAM PROTEAU: Crosby gears up for Sochi with incredible goal against Miller, Sabres (The Hockey News)
MARK SPECTOR: Stamkos deletion means trouble for Canada (Sportsnet)
ALLAN MUIR: Ranking the Replacements: Who takes place of Stamkos for Canada in Sochi? (Si.com)
SEAN GENTILLE: Sochi Olympics: New York snowstorm could delay NHL's arrival (The Sporting News)
ALLAN MUIR: Sidney Crosby on Ryan Miller: "It's not something we talk about." (Si.com)
MICHAEL GRANGE: Sinking loonie threatens teams' bottom lines (Sportsnet)
JOHN MANASSO: Penalty Minutes: Kessel, Maple Leafs surging; twilight of a legend (Foxsports)
ELLIOTTE FRIEDMAN: 30 Thoughts: Injured NHLers reignite Olympic debate (CBC)
BRIAN STUBITS: NHL trade deadline: Will frenzy return or cap limit excitement? (CBS Sportsline)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: NHL player poll: Olympic predictions (ESPN)Paywall to view
MICHAEL TRAIKOS: With Steven Stamkos out for Sochi, Canada looks to deep talent pool for replacement (National Post)
MARTIN FENNELLY: As difficult as it was, Stamkos was easy call (Tampa Tribune)
BUCKY GLEASON: Bylsma faces tough call on Olympic goalie (Buffalo News)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Biggest win of the season could serve as rallying point (Ottawa Citizen)
HELENE ST. JAMES: I made it to Sochi ... after a long, memorable trip (Detroit Free Press)
DAMIEN COX: Team Canada has numerous options to replace Steven Stamkos (Toronto Star)
GEORGE JOHNSON: Ortio remaining patient as time runs short for him to make his NHL debut before Olympic break (Calgary Herald)
MARK WHICKER: Ducks receive a reality check (Orange County Register)
KEN WIEBE: Jet keeping it close and winning (Winnipeg Sun)
BOB DUFF: Wings rookie Jurco looks to prove he belongs at Olympics (Windsor Star)
DAVE STUBBS: 'Little buckaroo' gets prize from hero Price (Montreal Gazette)
DON BRENNAN: Ottawa Senators show character in big win over St. Louis Blues (Ottawa Sun)
MICHAEL RAND: Hunt for Olympic gold a Suter family tradition (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
JEFF GORDON: Net losses take toll on Blues (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
DEREK VAN DIEST: Edmonton Oilers head coach Dallas Eakins swaps wingers on first and second lines (Edmonton Sun)
WES GILBERTSON: Calgary Flames sacrificing pain for gain in blocked-shots department (Calgary Sun)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Canucks GM Mike Gillis, coach John Tortorella really are on the same page (Vancouver Sun)

2/5/14

ADAM PROTEAU: Callahan shakes off trade talk to power Rangers past Avalanche (The Hockey News)
KEN CAMPBELL: Trading for Vanek might be easier than you thought (The Hockey News)
RYAN DIXON: Possible Callahan deal shows Rangers' maturity (Sportsnet)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Doughty prepared for new challenge (ESPN)
DAN ROBSON: Leafs loss to Panthers all about old habits (Sportsnet)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Rumblings: Will Vanek be moved soon? (ESPN)
CHRIS PETERS: Meet Tyler Johnson, this year's unlikely Calder Trophy candidate (CBS Sportsline)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Predicting the Olympic medal winners (ESPN)Paywall to view
SEAN GORDON: 'Interesting' accommodations no impediment in quest for gold (Globe & Mail)
LARRY BROOKS: Rangers should be thrilled to be rid of Tortorella drama (New York Post)
DAVE STUBBS: Cammalleri plays first game against Habs since trade nearly 25 months ago (Montreal Gazette)
SAM CARCHIDI: Flyers get big boost in California (Philadelphia Inquirer)
JOE WARMINGTON: Pals wish Don Cherry a happy 80th birthday (Toronto Sun)
CHRIS STEVENSON: Canada's Rick Nash: International man of mystery (Ottawa Sun)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Bruins send Canucks to fifth straight loss, 3-1 (Vancouver Sun)
BOB DUFF: Datsyuk ready to return (Windsor Star)
FLUTO SHINZAWA: Bruins' Johnny Boychuk hits hard in win (Boston Globe)Paywall to view
FRANK SERAVALLI: Flyers coming home confident (Philadelphia Daily News)
KEN WIEBE: Jets brave the storm (Winnipeg Sun)
STEVE SIMMONS: Why we love the Winter Olympics (Toronto Sun)
JASON BOTCHFORD: Torts tears into team to no effect (Vancouver Province)
PAT LEONARD: Ryan Callahan's future with NY Rangers needs to be decided by Glen Sather sooner rather than later (New York Daily News)
Darcy Kuemper, unshaken after two poor starts, stars in victory (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
DON BRENNAN: Senators bear brunt of Blues' fans sharp wit (Ottawa Sun)
BOB WOJNOWSKI: Henrik Zetterberg has been a marvel as Red Wings captain (Detroit News)
MIKE SIELSKI: Broad Street Bullies GM Keith Allen dies at 90 (Philadelphia Inquirer)
DAMIEN COX: With their dads watching, Leafs put on ugly display in Florida (Toronto Star)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Bruins' Brad Marchand showing signs of maturity (Vancouver Sun)
PAT HICKEY: Shutout does the trick for low-scoring Habs (Montreal Gazette)
PATRICK REUSSE: It's the Olympics, this is hockey; if Koivu can play, he should (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
JOE WARMINGTON: Don Cherry marks 80th birthday in Russia, of all places (Toronto Sun)
LARRY BROOKS: Blueshirts could keep team leader as a rental (New York Post)
TONY GALLAGHER: There's hope for the Canucks, but it only comes via trade (Vancouver Province)
MICHAEL ARACE: No time like present for West Coast success (Columbus Dispatch)
GEORGE JOHNSON: Cammalleri soldiers through return to Montreal and he didn't go missing between periods (Calgary Herald)

JOHN MacKINNON: Count this NHL guru as more than just a number (Edmonton Journal)

2/4/14

BRIAN COSTELLO: Hall Monitor: Tim Thomas needs more magic to make grade (The Hockey News)

ADAM PROTEAU: Vanek won't be with Isles for long, but trading him must address team defense (The Hockey News)

MIKE BROPHY: Maple Leafs treat dads to Florida road trip (CBC)

ALLAN MUIIR: Jamming the crease: Thomas Vanek snubs Isles; Adams dark horse; more (Si.com)

CRAIG CUSTANCE: The challenges in a Callahan deal (ESPN)Paywall to view
TIM WHARNSBY: Patrice Bergeron has faith in Olympic security (CBC)

MIKE HARRINGTON: Sabres-Oilers game lives down to billing (Buffalo News)
BOB DUFF: Kassian keeps looking up (Windsor Star)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Crosby focused; Turris gloating after Super Bowl (Ottawa Citizen)
JASON BOTCHFORD: Torts tears into team to no effect (Vancouver Province)
KEN WIEBE: Jets find offensive balance with three lines clicking (Winnipeg Sun)
DAMIEN COX: Florida Panthers ready to spend (Toronto Star)
RON COOK: Fleury's amazing save sends amazing signals (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
JOHN NIYO: Patriotism, pride lure Wings to Olympics, but it creates conundrum for NHL (Detroit News)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Bruins' Milan Lucic in make up mood with Vancouver (Vancouver Sun)
STEVE POLITI: For John Carlson and others, the road to Russia started in New Jersey (Newark Star Ledger)
ANDREW GROSS: Keeping Ryan Callahan could be worth it to Rangers (Bergen Record)
DON BRENNAN: Ryan rolls his eyes as Turris gushes about Super Bowl outcome ... Conacher jokes that Crosby should be traded ... Phillips won't play in St. Louis (Ottawa Sun)
JOHN MacKINNON: Oilers, Sabres fight the same battle (Edmonton Journal)

2/3/14

RYAN KENNEDY: Mathieu Schneider showing he can play both sides (The Hockey News)

KEN CAMPBELL: Manon Rheaume's son following in her goaltending footprints (The Hockey News)

DAVID SHOALTS: Resurgent Leafs can thank its Sochi-bound Americans (Globe & Mail)
MIKE HEIKA: How Stars general manager Jim Nill is a lot like former Cowboys coach Jimmy Johnson (Dallas Morning News)
DON BRENNAN: Ottawa Senators tough guy turns down fight for chance at first NHL hat trick (Ottawa Sun)
DAVE STUBBS: Cherry wrong to take shot at Prust (Montreal Gazette)
KEN WIEBE: Jets continue playoff climb with 2-1 victory over Canadiens (Winnipeg Sun)
DON BRENNAN: Ottawa Senators need to move forward if they want to make playoffs (Ottawa Sun)
PAT HICKEY: Gallagher takes beating (Montreal Gazette)
JEFF GORDON: Assessing Ryan Callahan (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Losing to Leafs getting repetitive (Ottawa Citizen)
DAMIEN COX: Phil Kessel's ascent a lesson for David Clarkson's doubters (Toronto Star)
RANDY SPORTAK: Five burning questions (Calgary Sun)

2/2/14

KEN CAMPBELL: Is Barry Trotz on the clock with the Nashville Predators? (The Hockey News)
MIKE BROPHY: Red-hot Phil Kessel keeps Maple Leafs rolling (CBC)
FLUTO SHINZAWA: Dougie Hamilton, Matt Bartkowski providing punch (Boston Globe)Paywall to view
STEVE SIMMONS: Injured Pavel Datsyuk still planning on going to Olympics (Toronto Sun)
SAM CARCHIDI: Simmonds has blossomed into a Flyers cornerstone (Philaelphia Inquirer)
DAMIEN CRISTODERO: Lightning looking at trade deadline (Tampa Tribune)
DON BRENNAN: Ottawa Sens Zack Smith feels the wrath of former Leafs winger Tiger Williams (Ottawa Sun)
FLUTO SHINZAWA: John Madden jumps from ice to bench (Boston Globe)Paywall to view
ADRIAN DATER: It's time for league to help ex-players in need (Denver Post)
DAVE FESCHUK: Phil Kessel hat trick keeps Leafs' hot streak going (Toronto Star)
PAT HICKEY: Former Hab Ryan writes about life as an NHL footnote (Montreal Gazette)
DON BRENNAN: Toronto Maple Leafs clobber Senators 6-3 (Ottawa Sun)
LARRY BROOKS: King won't bring court to Sochi (New York Post)
JOHN VOGL: 'For Rent' sign goes up for Islanders' Vanek (Buffalo News)
MICHAEL ARACE: GM Jarmo Kekalainen remolds Jackets, with a twinkle in his eyes (Columbus Dispatch)
KEN WIEBE: Jets hope to keep winning heading into Olympic break (Winnipeg Sun)
DEREK VAN DIEST: Ben Scrivens can't save Edmonton Oilers from Boston Bruin onslaught (Edmonton Sun)
DAVE MOLINARI: The Dupuis question (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
MICHAEL RUSSO: Be wary of trade rumors (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Canucks go 2-4 without John Tortorella behind the bench (Ottawa Sun)
HELENE ST. JAMES: Memories of Games past only add to Wings' excitement (Detroit Free Press)

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