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OPINION

2/18/12

KEN CAMPBELL: Will the Coyotes stay in Phoenix? (The Hockey News)
STU HACKEL: Hockey Weekend celebrates the game in the United States (Si.com)
JOHN MANASSO: Preds acquire Gill, send famous name to Habs (Foxsports)
ADRIAN DATER: Canucks look ready to rumble (Si.com)
A.J. PEREZ: Crucial time for Capitals' Ovechkin (Foxsports)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Seattle's path to an NHL franchise (ESPN)
DANA WAKIJI: Red Wings extend streak with win over Preds (Foxsports)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Preds pay for Hal Gill, but make a statement (ESPN)
BRIAN STUBITS: Hockey weekend in America (CBS Sportsline)
TIM WHARNSBY: Jets likely will be grounded on trade deadline day (CBC)
ERIC DUHATSCHEK: With NHL trade deadline hysteria in full swing, any deal seems possible (Globe & Mail)
ROY MacGREGOR: Jason Spezza: From cute baby to whipping boy to hero (Globe & Mail)
DAMIEN COX: Talented Toronto Maple Leafs rookie Jake Gardiner may have to go (Toronto Star)
BOB DUFF: Ellis on prowl with Predators (Windsor Star)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Blowing the whistle on the decline in power plays (Ottawa Citizen)
GARY LAWLESS: It is the winter of our content (Winnipeg Free Press)
PAT HICKEY: Habs brass pulls plug on team's playoff push (Montreal Gazette)
TOM GULITTI: Devils looking to add help on defense (Bergen Record)
CHRIS STEVENSON: Dominic and the deadline (Ottawa Sun)
CAM COLE: Vandalism gives Vancouver another black eye (Vancouver Sun)
MIKE HEIKA: NHL's Sunbelt teams on thin ice; Stars may be model for survival (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
GEORGE JOHNSON: Charlie Simmer getting royal treatment from Kings (Calgary Herald)
CHIP SCOGGINS: Wild's Matt Kassian fights the good fight (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)Subscriber site
DREW SHARP: MacDonald finds his place in Wings history (Detroit Free Press)
TERRY JONES: Oilers snooze, then lose (Edmonton Sun)
PAUL FRIESEN: Lucic story a black mark on hockey fans (Winnipeg Sun)
DON BRENNAN: Carkner works hard to return to lineup (Ottawa Sun)
DAVE STUBBS: These friends are true superfans (Montreal Gazette)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Grabovski in a sticky situation (Toronto Sun)
PAT HICKEY: Max Pacioretty overcomes shootout nerves (Montreal Gazette)

2/17/12

ADAM PROTEAU: Team-by-team buyout candidates, Pt. 2 (The Hockey News)
SARAH SERVETNICK: Wild's Prosser had hometown role models (Foxsports)
MARK SPECTOR: Firewagon hockey (Sportsnet)
DANA WAKIJI: MacDonald making the most of opportunity (Foxsports)
STU HACKEL: Is Ovechkin a victim of his own fame? (Si.com)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: 5 Things: Nash trade talks, Thomas' politics (ESPN)
JOHN MANASSO: Flexible CBA would help lower-revenue teams (Foxsports)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Kings looking to add scoring winger (ESPN)
ANDREW ASTLEFORD: Blues' McDonald feeling confident since return (Foxsports)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Trade rumblings: Despite mutual interest, Rick Nash to Wings not likely to happen (ESPN)
BRIAN STUBITS: How would Seattle fare as a hockey market? (CBS Sportsline)
TIM WHARNSBY: Swift rebuild has Senators in different position in 2012 (CBC)
BRUCE ARTHUR: Seattle arena plan not necessarily bad news for Quebec's NHL hopes (National Post)
MIKE HEIKA: Why 3-2 OT win over Flames was one the Stars had to have (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
PHIL SHERIDAN: Holmgren's moves look very good (Philadelphia Inquirer)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Gardiner prays Leafs don't deal him (Toronto Sun)
ED WILLES: Dynamic Leafs duo want to bring winning ways back to Toronto (Vancouver Province)
BOB HUNTER: Trading Nash carries too many risks (Columbus Dispatch)
DEREK VAN DIEST: Oilers look to limit Avalanche (Edmonton Sun)
DAVE STUBBS: Habs' Pacioretty exceeding all expectations (Montreal Gazette)
DON BRENNAN: 5 reasons Spezza has Hart (Ottawa Sun)
TONY GALLAGHER: Luongo, Schneider are carrying the load ... but they'll never admit it (Vancouver Province)
TED WYMAN: Mason solid at right time (Winnipeg Sun)
TOM POWERS: Wild fans given a reason to return (St. Paul Pioneer Press)Subscriber site
LUKE DeCOCK: Could Canes' Justin Faulk be a Calder contender? (Raleigh News & Observer)Subscriber site
LARRY BROOKS: Rangers cannot afford rash decision on Nash (New York Post)
KIRK PENTON: Jets give old-fashioned Kaning (Winnipeg Sun)
DON BRENNAN: Daugavins knows his role (Ottawa Sun)
DAN BICKLEY: Movement on Phoenix Coyotes ownership is coming, one way or another (Arizona Republic)
STEVE SIMMONS: Burke wants Nash, but how? (Toronto Sun)

2/16/12

RYAN KENNEDY: Rick Nash trade requires immense return (The Hockey News)
STU HACKEL: Red Wings' streak only guarantees a place in record book (Si.com)
MARK SPECTOR: Bad time for Leafs to slump (Sportsnet)
DARREN ELIOT: Red Wings' home wins record is all about the bigger picture (Si.com)
JOHN MANASSO: Predators' playoff experience paying off (Foxsports)
MICHAEL FARBER: The reluctant shootout guy (Si.com)
CRAIG MORGAN: Few options for Coyotes, deadline approaching (Foxsports)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Red Wings in market for veteran depth (ESPN)
TIM WHARNSBY: Habs need good trade deadline day to ease painful season (CBC)
ADAM GRETZ: A look at the NHL playoff bubble (CBS Sportsline)
GORD STELLICK: Red Wings have record of longevity (CBC)
SEAN GORDON: Tough guy tactics are alive and well in the NHL (Globe & Mail)
DAVID SHOALTS: Where will Rick Nash land? (Globe & Mail)
PAUL WALDIE: Jets fans happy to hit road (Globe & Mail)
MICHAEL TRAIKOS: Capitals need to make noise at NHL trade deadline (National Post)
KEVIN ALLEN: What's the rush, Columbus, in trying to deal Nash? (USA Today)
MICHAEL TRAIKOS: Another poll, another jab at the Toronto Maple Leafs (National Post)
CHRIS STEVENSON: Thomas' snub not reason for Bruins' woes (Ottawa Sun)
DAVE STUBBS: Habs-Bruins blood feud goes way back (Montreal Gazette)
MIKE HEIKA: GM Nieuwendyk mulls if Stars should buy or sell at deadline (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
TONY GALLAGHER: Canucks content to plod along (Vancouver Province)
ERIC FRANCIS: Flames to honour Al MacInnis (Calgary Sun)
HELENE ST. JAMES: Wings in catbird seat for tradin' time (Detroit Free Press)
ROSIE DiMANNO: Outspoken Boston Bruins goalie Tim Thomas represents only the United States of Tim (Toronto Star)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Remember, you heard it here first (Vancouver Sun)
TERRY JONES: Oilers-Leafs tilt old-time fun (Edmonton Sun)
DON BRENNAN: Alfie still trips out over missed date (Ottawa Sun)
RED FISHER: Comeback gives Canadiens fans food for thought (Montreal Gazette)
ED WILLES: Rick Nash could help the Canucks ... but the deal will never happen (Vancouver Province)
TARIK EL-BASHIR: Olie says Ovi should tune out 'rock-star status' (Washington Post)Subscriber site
BARRY ROSNER: Blackhawks have to inquire about Nash (Chicago Daily Herald)Subscriber site
GREGG KRUPA: Red Wings' run offers indelible moments (Detroit News)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Leafs should take run at Nash (Toronto Sun)
GENE COLLIER: Selanne is standing the test of time (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
DAMIEN COX: Rebuilding Edmonton Oilers not far behind slumping Toronto Maple Leafs (Toronto Star)

2/15/12

RORY BOYLEN: Evander Kane enduring fishbowl existence in Winnipeg (The Hockey News)
BOB McKENZIE: Blue Jackets' Nash is available for right team (TSN)
MIKE BROPHY: The next Sundin? (Sportsnet)
STU HACKEL: Rick Nash may be biggest deadline deal (Si.com)
JON ROSEN: Selanne nearing Robitaille's career mark (Foxsports)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: How far is down for Blackhawks? (ESPN)
DANA WAKIJI: Wings win record-setting 21st straight at home (Foxsports)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Trade deadline: Nash, Smyth, Ruutu news (ESPN)
ELLIOTT FRIEDMAN: Trading Nash chock full of complications (CBC)
BRIAN STUBITS: Pavelski, Sharks continue to perform under radar (CBS Sportsline)
TIM WHARNSBY: Oilers face difficult decisions with Hemsky, Gagner (CBC)
SEAN GORDON: The 'Gomez Problem' highlights the Habs' fatal flaw (Globe & Mail)
ERIC DUHATSCHEK: Nash on the trading block? (Globe & Mail)
DEJAN KOVACEVIC: If giant steel walls could talk ... (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
MIKE BOONE: Comedy writer adds welcome wit to Canadiens sitcom (Montreal Gazette)
BOB DUFF: Wings smash NHL record (Windsor Star)
ED WILLES: Symptoms of new dead-puck era unsettling (Vancouver Province)
MICHAEL ARACE: Special players don't come along often (Columbus Dispatch)
JOHN MacKINNON: Oilers' interest in trade deadline deals 'depends' (Edmonton Journal)
DAVE STUBBS: NHL innovator Art Ross gave Bruins their teeth (Montreal Gazette)
STEVE BUCKLEY: Attention Bruins: You're up (Boston Herald)
PAUL FRIESEN: Jets crying for help (Winnipeg Sun)
MIKE HEIKA: What Stars know about Lehtonen after loss to streaking Wings (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
DON BRENNAN: Foligno's father knows best (Ottawa Sun)
PAT HICKEY: Desharnais centre of attention for Canadiens' foes (Montreal Gazette)
BOB WOJNOWSKI: Wings' home win streak pumps up expectations (Detroit News)
GEORGE JOHNSON: Byron cool as ice on Calgary penalty shot (Calgary Herald)
TED WYMAN: Jets waste another opportunity (Winnipeg Sun)
BUCKY GLEASON: Odds are against Sabres landing Nash (Buffalo News)
RED FISHER: Casting call for another Stanley Cup run (Montreal Gazette)
JEFF MILLER: He's an 'everyman' for inspiration (Orange County Register)
STEPHEN HARRIS: Where did the Bruins go? (Boston Herald)
PAT HICKEY: Sports writing loses icon (Montreal Gazette)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Nash to Leafs? Dream on (Toronto Sun)
MITCH ALBOM: 21! Red Wings make NHL history! (Detroit Free Press)
STU COWEN: Who's afraid of the Big, Bad Bruins? (Montreal Gazette)
TRACEE HAMILTON: Is it time for the Capitals to panic? (Washington Post)Subscriber site
DAMIEN COX: Rick Nash would be good fit for Toronto Maple Leafs (Toronto Star)

2/14/12

KEN CAMPBELL: Lack of discipline, great winning streaks (The Hockey News)
JESSE SPECTOR: Concussion files: 'My ears were ringing constantly' (The Sporting News)
STU HACKEL: Trade Deadline Talk -- Western Conference (Si.com)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Door open for Radulov to return to Preds (ESPN)
ART REGNER: Red Wings calm while set to break record (Foxsports)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Flyers in the market for defensemen (ESPN)
TIM WHARNSBY: Flames need better health for a playoff push (CBC)
ADAM GRETZ: Goal differential and the Southeast Division (CBS Sportsline)
ROB SINCLAIR: Sundin's Leafs legacy tough to pinpoint (CBC)
PAUL WALDIE: Winnipeg can't get over hump (Globe & Mail)
ERIC DUHATSCHEK: Penner makes the best of flapjack fiasco (Globe & Mail)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: The maturation of Phaneuf (Toronto Sun)
RICK GOSSELIN: Trade deadline influences how Stars handle defensive woes (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
SAM DONNELLON: Flyers' attack philosophy at root of slump (Philadelphia Daily News)
TONY GALLAGHER: Canucks' 'successful sleepwalk' style won't win them the Cup (Vancouver Province)
DAVE FESCHUK: Western road swing should test Maple Leafs' mettle (Toronto Star)
RED FISHER: Canadiens made too many mistakes (Montreal Gazette)
GARY LAWLESS: Kane growing up in the NHL (Winnipeg Free Press)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Look to the Leafs, Sens fans (Ottawa Citizen)
ANDREW GROSS: Media's case of 'Linsanity' robs Rangers (Bergen Record)
DAVID HAUGH: Firing Quenneville would be wrong move by Blackhawks (Chicago Tribune)
GEORGE JOHNSON: Carter not the best fit for Flames (Calgary Herald)
JOHN FEINSTEIN: GM George McPhee has a lot of moves he could make before trade deadline (Washington Post)Subscriber site
BOB WOJNOWSKI: Wings hope home streak record is just the beginning (Detroit News)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Gilbert Brule in 'right place' with Coyotes (Vancouver Sun)
ROB OLLER: Jackets could use a version of Linsanity (Columbus Dispatch)
FRANK SERAVALLI: Maybe Flyers should sell at trade deadline (Philadelphia Daily News)
LARRY BROOKS: Callahan perfect captain for first-place Rangers (New York Post)
BARRY ROZNER: Easy to forget Hawks still rebuilding (Chicago Daily Herald)Subscriber site
TERRY JONES: Oilers not contenders without defence (Edmonton Sun)
PAT HICKEY: Habs save their grit for Bruins (Montreal Gazette)
ED WILLES: Doan believes in his guys (Vancouver Province)
MICHAEL ROSENBERG: Accidental Wings' home streak simply amazing (Detroit Free Press)
KIRK PENTON: Must-win for Jets (Winnipeg Sun)
DON BRENNAN: No Florida holiday for Sens (Ottawa Sun)
ERIC FRANCIS: Cammalleri's a middleman (Calgary Sun)
HELENE ELLIOTT: New TV home for the league is reason to celebrate (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
GREGG KRUPA: Wings streak borne of 2010-11 boos (Detroit News)
MIKE HEIKA: What the Stars can learn from Red Wings' consistent success (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
DAVE STUBBS: Spacek makes mischief for Habs (Montreal Gazette)
CHRIS STEVENSON: Muller back behind the bench in Montreal (Ottawa Sun)
GARY SHELTON: Is the Tampa Bay Lightning paying for overpaying? (Tampa Bay Times)
DAMIEN COX: Toronto Maple Leafs and Calgary Flames share same predicament (Toronto Sun)

2/13/12

MIKE BROPHY: Potentially haunting loss (Sportsnet)
JESSE SPECTOR: Up-and-down Capitals have another lowercase day (The Sporting News)
DANA WAKIJI: Wings tie record with 20th straight home win (Foxsports)
BRIAN STUBITS: Wings tie home streak record with an asterisk (CBS Sportsline)
TIM WHARNSBY: PEI hockey players are proud and inspire each other (CBC)
SEAN GORDON: The problem with the Wings' winning 'record' (Globe & Mail)
RICK GOSSELIN: Desperate Stars need someone to step up; is Ott the one? (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
DAVE STUBBS: Muller readies for return to Bell Centre (Montreal Gazette)
DREW SHARP: Red Wings' milestone nice, but points are even better (Detroit Free Press)
BOB DUFF: No place like home (Windsor Star)
CHRIS STEVENSON: The case for Quebec City (Ottawa Sun)
STEPHEN HARRIS: Fiercest challenges await champs (Boston Herald)
TIM CAMPBELL: Nobody said it would be easy (Winnipeg Free Press)
RED FISHER: Do you believe in miracles? (Montreal Gazette)
JOHN NIYO: The difference shows in Pistons, Wings fans (Detroit News)
FILIP BONDY: NY Giants Super Bowl win, NY Knicks' Jeremy Lin taking attention away from first-place NY Rangers, Yankees and baseball up next to grab headlines (New York Daily News)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Not perfection, but Canucks in the neighbourhood (Vancouver Sun)
PAUL FRIESEN: Jets' foundation shaken (Winnipeg Sun
KATE HAIROPOULOS: Stars flop in opportunity to pick up key points against Kings (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
DON BRENNAN: Senators doing it for dads (Ottawa Sun)
RON COOK: Norris Trophy as top defenseman soon will come Letang's way (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
JACK TODD: Canadiens will need GM with wisdom (Montreal Gazette)
BOB HUNTER: Jackets should recognize what they have in Richards (Columbus Dispatch)
LUKE DeCOCK: Son of Canes' Chiasson makes own name on ice (Raleigh News & Observer)Subscriber site

2/12/12

JEFF MAREK: Making peace at the Winter Classic (Sportsnet)
CRAIG MORGAN: Coyotes' win streak has them thinking big (Foxsports)
JESSE SPECTOR: Kings need more goals to reach their goal (The Sporting News)
A.J. PEREZ: Frustrated Flyers struggle vs. Rangers (Foxsports)
STEPHEN HARRIS: Not many dance partners for Bruins (Boston Herald)
KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: It still doesn't taste right (Boston Globe)Subscriber site
PHIL SHERIDAN: Timonen unloads on Flyers after loss (Philadelphia Inquirer)
JASON YORK: Hockey heaven on outdoor rinks (Ottawa Sun)
LARRY BROOKS: Shanny doling soft justice (New York Post)
DAVE MOLINARI: The cloud on NHL horizon (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
ROSIE DiMANNO: Tears and cheers greet Mats Sundin on his banner night (Toronto Star)
CHRIS STEVENSON: Passion for hockey glows (Ottawa Sun)
DON BRENNAN: Paying tribute to Phillips (Ottawa Sun)
STEPHEN HARRIS: Tim Thomas lulled to sleep by periods of inactivity (Boston Herald)
KEVIN CALLLAHAN: Flyers forward Wayne Simmonds a game-changer, on and off the ice (South Jersey Courier-Post)
GEORGE JOHNSON: Kipper earns silver stick, but he's worth his weight in gold (Calgary Herald)
ADRIAN DATER: Three-point games good, bad in NHL (Denver Post)
MIKE HEIKA: Stars solid between the pipes, but what about between the ears? (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
GREGG KRUPA: Record is nice, but Wings have more important things to think about (Detroit News)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Canucks hope to get Higgy with it Monday (Vancouver Sun)
MICHAEL RUSSO: Fletcher weighs options (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)Subscriber site
STEVE BUFFERY: No excuse for Leafs' play (Toronto Sun)
BUCKY GLEASON: Not much activity in the trade market -- for now (Buffalo News)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Clause would spell relief for Habs (Ottawa Sun)
RICH CHERE: St. Louis Blues' Ken Hitchcock proves them wrong in the age of the young coach (Newark Star Ledger)
DAMIEN COX: Mats SundinÕs legacy? Maple Leafs have yet to replace him (Toronto Star)
JEFF MILLER: If Teemu's done, what does it mean? (Orange County Register)
WAYNE SCANLAN: A salute to Hockey Day in Canada (Ottawa Citizen)
SAM CARCHIDI: Career year for Flyers' Talbot (Philadelphia Inquirer)
CHRIS STEVENSON: Rink atmosphere helps home teams (Ottawa Sun)
KEVIN CALLLAHAN: Home ice scary place for Flyers (South Jersey Courier-Post)
KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: Thomas needs a save to restore his legacy (Boston Globe)Subscriber site

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