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OPINION

2/19/11

JOHN GRIGG: Scoring defensemen having an historic season (The Hockey News)
ADAM PROTEAU: Kaberle trade helps both Bruins, Leafs (The Hockey News)
MARK SPECTOR: Reason to smile (Sportsnet)
RYAN KENNEDY: Shrewd roster tweaks place Ducks in prosperous position (The Hockey News)
RYAN DIXON: No Norris candidates, but Philly's 'D' tops in the league (The Hockey News)
MARK SPECTOR: Changing tracks (Sportsnet)
STU HACKEL: Change near in NHL culture, concussion policy (Si.com)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Flames' turnaround changes deadline plan (ESPN)
JOHN MANASSO: 'Canes Immortalize Rod Brind'Amour (Foxsports)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Tomas Kaberle won't lead B's to Cup glory (ESPN)
SCOTT MORRISON: Bruins big winners of mini-deadline (CBC)
WES GOLDSTEIN: Boston believes it's a contender after Kaberle blockbuster (CBS Sportsline)
TIM WHARNSBY: Leafs may finally be rebuilding the right way (CBC)
ROY MacGREGOR: Wheeling and dealing in Ottawa (Globe & Mail)
ERIC DUHATSCHEK: How the Flames righted the ship (Globe & Mail)
KEVIN ALLEN: Bruins get Kaberle; Lightning get Brewer (USA Today)
BRUCE ARTHUR: Burke wins the day, but future is murky (National Post)
KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: Deals give them an improved shot (Boston Globe)Subscriber site
RED FISHER: Outdoor games far from classics (Montreal Gazette)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Kabby not shabby (Toronto Sun)
DON BRENNAN: Is Sens GM Murray a genius? (Ottawa Sun)
PAT HICKEY: Cammalleri's crew rekindled fad (Montreal Gazette)
BUCKY GLEASON: Rivet watches turnaround unfold (Buffalo News)
DAMIEN COX: Kaberle deal fits into BurkeÕs master plan (Toronto Star)
MIKE BOONE: Hio offers link for far-flung Habs fans (Montreal Gazette)
TARA SULLIVAN: Ilya reason formerly freezing N.J. now NHL's hottest team (Bergen Record)
TERRY JONES: Home teams cursed at Classic (Edmonton Sun)
ANDREW GROSS: Rangers hope to avoid bedeviling finish (Bergen Record)
ED WILLES: Weekend warmup (Vancouver Province)
TED KULFAN: These Senators cut costs, too (Detroit News)
LUKE DeCOCK: Brind'Amour's decision to stay changed Canes (Raleigh News & Observer)Subscriber site
ROBERT TYCHKOWSKI: Emotions show in Oilers' play (Edmonton Sun)
CAM COLE: Brad Richards seeing Stars, not playing for them (Vancouver Sun)
CHRIS STEVENSON: Are the Leafs shopping Kessel? (Ottawa Sun)
DAVE STUBBS: NHL doormats find new spark (Montreal Gazette)
LARRY BROOKS: Rangers help Devs remain in race (New York Post)
DAVID STAPLES: Hemsky real points leader for Oil (Edmonton Journal)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Canucks' injury woes take Wing in Samuelsson's memory (Vancouver Sun)
BOB DUFF: Martin feels wrath of Mario (Windsor Star)
ROB LONGLEY: Burke has work cut out for him (Toronto Sun)
STEPHEN HARRIS: Bruins put all parts in place (Boston Herald)
TERRY JONES: Mood upbeat on Oilers farm team (Edmonton Sun)
DAVE STUBBS: Classic return for Cammalleri (Montreal Gazette)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Action fast, furious off ice (Ottawa Citizen)
STU COWAN: Carbo goes back to his roots (Montreal Gazette)
ROSIE DiMANNO: Trade says more than Kaberle ever did (Toronto Star)
MIKE BOONE: A tip of the hat to Bettman's cap (Montreal Gazette)

2/18/11

ADAM PROTEAU: Ron Wilson still the man for the job in Toronto (The Hockey News)
STU HACKEL: Not just another game for Steve Yzerman (Si.com)
DARREN DREGOR: Sources say Bruins ready to pay premium for Kaberle (TSN)
ADRIAN DATER: NHL violence is no worse than ever, it's just different (Si.com)
DANA WAKIJI: Red Wings get comfy in Yzerman's new home (Foxsports)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Steve Yzerman and Bolts face Red Wings ... yeah, it's a little strange (ESPN)
WES GOLDSTEIN: Cup-or-bust Flyers add another championship piece (CBS Sportsline)
BRUCE DOWBIGGIN: Heritage Classic a help or hindrance in playoff drive? (Globe & Mail)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Kings' 4-3 shootout setback to Rangers isn't a total loss (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
ROBERT TYCHKOWSKI: Oilers defend home turf (Edmonton Sun)
DAMIEN COX: 'Here we go again,' lament Sens fans (Toronto Star)
JAY GREENBERG: Lundqvist works 'extra' hard for career milestone (New York Post)
DAN BICKLEY: Doan: Coyotes coach is best in NHL (Arizona Republic)
DAN BARNES: Horcoff has subtle value for Oilers (Edmonton Journal)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Canucks in trouble with a capital-T amid blue-line blues (Vancouver Sun)
JOHN GONZALEZ: Mario Lemieux needs a dose of Hanson brothers (Philadelphia Inquirer)
DAVE STUBBS: Oilers looking to play spoiler for remainder of season (Montreal Gazette)
GEORGE JOHNSON: Lanny pumped for frozen pond hockey match (Calgary Herald)
TERRY JONES: Habs equipment guy Classic-ready (Edmonton Sun)
TIM COWLISHAW: Life for Dallas Stars without Brad Richards looks bleak (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
JOE HENDERSON: Bolts learn a few things from Red Wings (Tampa Tribune)
LUKE DeCOCK: Cup moment was his finest (Raleigh News & Observer)Subscriber site
DAVID CLIMER: 'Playoff-style hockey' suits Nashville Predators (The Tennessean)

2/17/11

RYAN DIXON: No questions with new Boston Bruin Chris Kelly (The Hockey News)
TOM THOMPSON: Who helps construct an NHL team? (The Hockey News)
MARK SPECTOR: Million dollar question (Sportsnet)
MIKE BROPHY: Contract conundrums (Sportsnet)
TIM WHARNSBY: Stars intend to keep Richards (CBC)
STU HACKEL: Thrashers' plight stirs relocation threat (Si.com)
MIKE MILBURY: Bruins don't look like contenders right now (CBC)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Stevie Y's calm set tone for Canada (ESPN)
KELLY HRUDEY: Kevin's got something to teach (CBC)
STEPHEN BRUNT: NHL thirsts after the same blood and dollars as UFC (Globe & Mail)
KEVIN ALLEN: Canucks, Bruins among teams that'll be busy at trade deadline (USA Today)
MARTIN FENNELLY: NHL heavyweights learning Bolts aren't going away (Tampa Tribune)
GEORGE JOHNSON: Theodore's tuque defined the first Classic (Calgary Herald)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Kings beat Blue Jackets as Jonathan Quick owns the shootout (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
DEREK VAN DIEST: Oilers look for back-to-back wins (Edmonton Sun)
IAIN MacINTYRE: GM plans to stand pat as trade deadline looms (Vancouver Sun)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Nothing halfway about it for Sens (Ottawa Citizen)
MARK KISZLA: The winter of sports discontent (Denver Post)
DAVE STUBBS: Western badlands await Habs (Montreal Gazette)
BUCKY GLEASON: Rivet watches turnaround unfold (Buffalo News)
TONY GALLAGHER: Grabner credits emergence to weight loss (Vancouver Province)
GEORGE JOHNSON: Confidence has Flames believing in themselves (Calgary Herald)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Who's next to go for Senators? (Ottawa Sun)
DREW SHARP: NHL perfect for a move like Yzerman's (Detroit Free Press)
MICHAEL ARACE: This was hockey at its most painful, and intense (Columbus Dispatch)
BARRY ROZNER: In huge game, Blackhawks finally find it (Chicago Daily Herald)
BOB WOJNOWSKI: Steve Yzerman on being GM: 'I enjoy this as much as playing' (Detroit News)

2/16/11

RORY BOYLEN: John Moore's journey to the NHL (The Hockey News)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Losing streak triggers Sharks' revival (The Sporting News)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Bruins in a bind (The Sporting News)
MICHAEL FARBER: Ugly hat trick for NHL as mayhem spins out of control (Si.com)
STU HACKEL: Too much Miller Time for the Sabres? (Si.com)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Only 'failure' here is Lemieux's message (ESPN)
CRAIG MORGAN: Great gift for the Coyotes (Foxsports)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Kris Versteeg eyes fresh start with Flyers (ESPN)
DANA WAKIJI: Yzerman now one of the other guys (Foxsports)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Playoff feel in battle of East contenders (ESPN)
WES GOLDSTEIN: Couture for rookie of year? More like Sharks MVP (CBS Sportsline)
TERRY JONES: Oilers give fans reason to cheer (Edmonton Sun)
JEFF MILLER: McElhinney was good for Ducks' confidence (Orange County Regster)
ERIC FRANCIS: Building a Classic (Calgary Sun)
PAT HICKEY: Both sides resort to myths in the debate over fighting (Montreal Gazette)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Is there a 'C' change in store for Spezza, Senators? (Ottawa Citizen)
TONY GALLAGHER: Trade is good for Erat (Vancouver Province)
TARA SULLIVAN: Can Devils convince Jacques Lemaire to stay? (Bergen Record)
KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: Time to make power play for Kaberle (Boston Globe)Subscriber site
TOM POWERS: Home loss a bitter pill for case of Wild Fever that was starting to spread through the X (St. Paul Pioneer Press)Subscriber site
ROBERT TYCHKOWSKI: Oilers find scoring touch against Dallas (Edmonton Sun)
GEORGE JOHNSON: Flames' season defined as pre- and post-Darryl (Calgary Herald)
ED WILLES: Vancouver keeps finding ways to get it done (Vancouver Province)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Kings like their latest streak (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
DON BRENNAN: Lehner mentally ready to play in the NHL (Ottawa Sun)
PAT HICKEY: Sabres penetrate prevent defence (Montreal Gazette)
STEPHEN HARRIS: Chris Kelly deal not enough (Boston Herald)
SIM SOUHAN: One winter sports team that matters (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)Subscriber site

2/15/11

KEN CAMPBELL: Mario Lemieux's actions will speak louder than words (The Hockey News)
JUSTIN BOURNE: What it means to play on 'The Edge' (The Hockey News)
BOB McKENZIE: Versteed never really meshed with Maple Leafs (TSN)
MARK KISZLA: With Foppa gone, Avs need to rethink their ways (Denver Post)
BOB McKENZIE: Lemieux losing big in court of public opinion (TSN)
MARK SPECTOR: Leafs retool 2.0 (Sportsnet)
STU HACKEL: NHL response to Pens-Isles brawl not tough enough (Si.com)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: How much do 2010 playoffs factor into the Kris Versteeg deal? (ESPN)
LYLE RICHARDSON: Teams fight back from seasons of doom (Foxsports)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: No one should fault Peter Forsberg for trying one last time (ESPN)
RAY RATTO: Mario's outrage just NHL business as usual (CBS Sportsline)
ELLIOTTE FRIEDMAN: Mario's message good for NHL, plus 30 thoughts (CBC)
OLIVER MOORE: Hockey's next Sid the kid? (Globe & Mail)
ROY MacGREGOR: NHL engages ridicule defence (Globe & Mail)
DAVID SHOALTS: Players, management have Mario Lemieux's back (Globe & Mail)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Flyers got their man in Versteeg (Toronto Sun)
TED KULFAN: Steve Yzerman gives Lightning a spark (Detroit News)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Mario Lemieux should back up tough talk with action (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
TERRY JONES: Timely message from Oilers GM (Edmonton Sun)
MARK KISZLA: With Foppa gone, Avs need to rethink their ways (Denver Post)
GEORGE JOHNSON: Impressive Flames alive and kicking (Calgary Herald)
JERRY SULLIVAN: Ruff needs backup goalie he can trust (Buffalo News)
PAT HICKEY: Myths abound on hockey fights (Montreal Gazette)
FRANK SERAVALLI: New acquisition Versteeg seems like a versatile player (Philadelphia Daily News)
ROBERT TYCHKOWSKI: Oilers show signs of breaking (Edmonton Sun)
STEPHEN HARRIS: Time for Chiarelli to trade (Boston Herald)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Tempers on ice (Ottawa Citizen)
JAY GREENBERG: Foes' flubs help out (New York Post)
RON COOK: Lemieux justified in criticism of NHL (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
MIKE HEIKA: Brad Richards injury allows Stars to plan for his possible departure in free agency (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
DAMIEN COX: Moving Versteeg hardly a sign of progress (Toronto Star)
BOB DUFF: Yzerman in role reversal (Windsor Star)

2/14/11

JOHN GRIGG: Lemaire brings Devils, Kovalchuk back to respectability (The Hockey News)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Listen to the legend (The Sporting News)
TIM WHARNSBY: Monday musings on the NHL (CBC)
BRUCE DOWBIGGIN: HNIC chooses to drape itself in the flag and not politics (Globe & Mail)
DAVID SHOALTS: Mario Lemieux rips NHL on Islanders suspensions (Globe & Mail)
SEAN GORDON: Maple Leafs, Canadiens continue to grow apart (Globe & Mail)
ADRIAN DATER: Tough road trip for Avs, but good memories too (Denver Post)
DAVE STUBBS: Hamrlik is Canadiens' workhorse (Montreal Gazette)
ARTHUR STAPLE: Rangers must keep their cool off ice (New York Newsday)Subscriber site
PHIL SHERIDAN: Lessons in the Flyers' loss (Philadelphia Inquirer)
DEREK VAN DIEST: No sweat for Hiller (Edmonton Sun)
CHRIS STEVENSON: Lemieux hypocritical in blasting league? (Ottawa Sun)
JOHN NIYO: Wings' Kris Draper still grinding, but knows 'the end is coming' (Detroit News)
MICHAEL ARACE: Nash takes top line to new heights (Columbus Dispatch)
DAN BARNES: Do NHL a favour (Edmonton Journal)
GEORGE JOHNSON: It may be tough to top the 2003 classic (Calgary Herald)
FILIP BONDY: John Tortorella steadies Rangers with timely timeout, should seek scoring help from GM Glen Sather (New York Daily News)
RED FISHER: Leafs vs. Canadiens is no longer much of a rivalry (Montreal Gazette)
RICH HOFMANN: NHL has a good hold on physical play (Philadelphia Daily News)
ROBERT TYCHKOWSKI: Oilers uniformly uninspired (Edmonton Sun)
MARK SUTCLIFFE: Rebuild won't leave Sens seeing red (Ottawa Citizen)
JAY GREENBERG: Foe is flawed ... but 'W' offers hope (New York Post)
JERRY SULLIVAN: Miller's rant after defeat says it all (Buffalo News)
JACK TODD: Spending our tax dollars on arena absurd (Montreal Gazette)
MIKE HEIKA: Forget the division, Stars may end up missing playoffs (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
BOB DUFF: Seguin on bumpy journey (Windsor Star)

2/13/11

BRIAN COSTELLO: Maple Leafs' Gardiner no longer of first round pedigree (The Hockey News)
ZACH DAVIS: Blue Jackets' success begins on the road (Foxsports)
SCOTT MORRISON: Hockey Day theme fits the late Roger Neilson perfectly (CBC)
KEN WARREN: What's luck go to do with it? (Ottawa Citizen)
CHRIS STEVENSON: How do the Habs keep doing it? (Ottawa Sun)
KEN WARREN: How to rebuild an NHL franchise (Ottawa Citizen)
ROB ROSSI: This reporter knows Crosby's pain (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Kings beat Capitals, 4-1, with juggled lines (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
DAMIEN CRISTODERO: An unscientific poll on how to limit concussions in NHL (St. Petersburg Times)
ROBERT TYCHKOWSKI: 'Real disappointment,' says Oilers coach (Edmonton Sun)
ARTHUR STAPLE: Isles back in undesirable spotlight (New York Newsday)Subscriber site
TERRY FREI: Avs' thrifty ways poor plan (Denver Post)
SAM CARCHIDI: Playoff mentality shows up in February games (Philadelphia Inquirer)
DON BRENNAN: Finally, the Butler does it (Ottawa Sun)
DEREK VAN DIEST: 'Frustrating' says Oilers' Khabibulin (Edmonton Sun)
BUCKY GLEASON: Important decisions await owner-in-waiting Pegula (Buffalo News)
ED WILLES: Something (bad) will happen: it always does (Vancouver Province)
STEPHEN HARRIS: Tim Thomas' secret: Check the tape (Boston Herald)
JESSE SPECTOR: The man who saved Buffalo hockey twice (New York Daily News)
LARRY BROOKS: Isles be seeing you (New York Post)
ERIK ERLENDSSON: Time to take head shots seriously (Tampa Tribune)
MICHAEL RUSSO: Let's make a deal, eh? (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)Subscriber site
DAVID MOLINARI: Bring back Kovalev? (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
CHUCK GORMLEY: Laperriere's advice: Don't return to quickly (South Jersey Courier Post)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Let's make a deal (Ottawa Sun)
MARK WHICKER: Burke gets his therapy in the rink (Orange County Regster)
JASON YORK: Fisher fine fit for Predators (Ottawa Sun)
EARL McREA: Hockey memories writ large (Ottawa Sun)

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