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OPINION

2/25/12

MIKE BROPHY: Leafs need a shakeup (Sportsnet)
JESSE SPECTOR: Devils pay heavy price to add Marek Zidlicky (The Sporting News)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Rumblings: Kings soften Brown trade talk, Penguins look for backup goalie (ESPN)
JENNIFER FLOYD ENGEL: No hoopla, just hockey for Iginla (Foxsports)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Zidlicky a good fit for Devils (ESPN)
ADAM GRETZ: How the Kings reunited Richards and Carter (CBS Sportsline)
KELLY KHRUDEY: 5 questions: Faltering U.S. markets and inconsistent Leafs (CBC)
ROY MacGREGOR: The Ovechkin magic withers away (Globe & Mail)
DAVID SHOALTS: Columbus Blue Jackets at a crossroads (Globe & Mail)
KYLE WOODLIEF: European forwards outshine North Americans in skill (USA Today)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Hemsky staying put, Brown too (Toronto Sun)
MIKE HEIKA: Stars' streak sends message to Joe Nieuwendyk ahead of deadline (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
PAT HICKEY: "Not a great start," says Erik Cole (Montreal Gazette)
CHRIS STEVENSON: Anyone want Kostitsyn? (Ottawa Sun)
DAMIEN COX: Leafs GM Brian Burke feels squeeze as pressure builds (Toronto Star)
JOHN MacKINNON: Deal means Hemsky wonÕt be traded to secure immediate help for Oilers (Edmonton Journal)
SARAH McCELLAN: Several trades make waves around the NHL (Arizona Republic)
GARY LAWLESS: Schemes, screams will fill Jets war room (Winnipeg Free Press)
PAT HICKEY: Markov wants to return this season (Montreal Gazette)
DAVE FESCHUK: Leaf coach Ron WilsonÕs future hangs in balance (Toronto Star)
TOM GULITTI: Devils' next best move may to get healthy (Bergen Record)
PAUL FRIESEN: Time for The Freezers (Winnipeg Sun)
TERRY JONES: RNH returning to Oilers lineup (Edmonton Sun)
MICHAEL ARACE: Carter acquisition was doomed from the start (Columbus Dispatch)
GEORGE JOHNSON: Forget a Feaster fire sale (Calgary Herald)
JOHN NIYO: Wings ready to deal for a forward, and next 48 hours are crucial (Detroit News)
MIKE BOONE: Moneypuck formula might help Habs (Montreal Gazette)
DAVID STAPLES: Oilers sign Hemsky for the right amount (Edmonton Journal)
TERRY KOSHAN: Brown? Nash? Leafs need a spark (Toronto Sun)
DAVE STUBBS: Gauthier's tackle box low on lures (Montreal Gazette)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Senators hope kitchen caper becomes laughing matter (Ottawa Citizen)
ED TAIT: View from top spectacular, but can be fleeting (Winnipeg Free Press)
TERRY JONES: Two more years of Hemsky debate (Edmonton Sun)
BUCKY GLEASON: Five-point gap in race more than a stretch (Buffalo News)
STU COWAN: Unexpected all-stars happy to get off the bus (Montreal Gazette)
ROSIE DiMANNO: Leaf Luke Schenn awaits fate (Toronto Star)

2/24/12

KEN CAMPBELL: Jeff Carter trade starts Blue Jackets rebuild, adds scoring to goal-starved Kings (The Hockey News)
ADAM PROTEAU: Vigilance, awareness only protection against hockey's predators (The Hockey News)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Canucks end history at Joe Louis Arena (ESPN)
JESSE SPECTOR: With Jeff Carter trade done, Blue Jackets will still look to move Rick Nash (The Sporting News)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: 5 Things: Time not on Kings' side (ESPN)
STU HACKEL: Will Carter trade break the ice? (Si.com)
JOHN BUCCIGROSS: The pressure cooker of trade deadline (ESPN)
JON ROSEN: First domino falls as Kings land Carter (Foxsports)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: With Jeff Carter gone, is Rick Nash next? (ESPN)
DAVE DYE: Red Wings' home win streak stopped at 23 (Foxsports)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Kings bet on Carter to fulfill team's promise (ESPN)
TIM WHARNSBY: Will Nash now follow Carter out of Columbus (CBC)
BRIAN STUBITS: NHL Award Races: Hart awfully tight, Vezina clear (CBS Sportsline)
GLENN HEALY: 5 Questions: Home-ice advantage (CBC)
PAUL WALDIE: Lightning continue to get by (Globe & Mail)
DAVID SHOALTS: Wait for Rick Nash could be lengthy (Globe & Mail)
BRUCE DOWBIGGIN: NHL trade deadline day an annual TV tradition (Globe & Mail)
BRUCE ARTHUR: The Capitals' empire crumbles around them (National Post)
BOB DUFF: Quincey fits the formula (Windsor Star)
STEVE BUFFERY: Leafs should let Scrivens tend net (Toronto Sun)
ERIC FRANCIS: Flames GM's trade suggestions hollow threats (Calgary Sun)
TED WYMAN: Mason solid at right time (Winnipeg Sun)
DEREK VAN DIEST: Some Oilers Jagr-struck (Edmonton Sun)
MIKE BOONE: Habs experiencing Bell Centre blues (Montreal Gazette)
ED WILLES: Showdown at the Joe doesn't settle much (Vancouver Province)
MIKE HEIKA: 'Unexpected' win gives Stars tiebreaker edge for playoff spot (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
DON BRENNAN: Bounce lifts Foligno's spirits (Ottawa Sun)
TERRY JONES: Oilers kids show mettle (Edmonton Sun)
GEORGE JOHNSON: GM Feaster fumes as Flames fumble (Calgary Herald)
TED WYMAN: Jets' playoff shot too good to be true (Winnipeg Sun)
TONY GALLAGHER: Bernier comfortable in defensive role with Devils (Vancouver Province)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Carter gone, Nash next? (Toronto Sun)
JOHN MacKINNON: Clearing defensive zone cleanly will accelerate improvement (Edmonton Journal)
BOB WOJNOWSKI: Wings' streak fizzles in stunning fashion (Detroit News)
GARY LAWLESS: Ladd's a leader, no doubt about it (Winnipeg Free Press)
DAVE STUBBS: 'Gentleman' Gill gets unneeded apology (Montreal Gazette)
STEVE SIMMONS: Who speaks for the other victims of hockey sexual abuse? (Toronto Sun)
DAN BICKLEY: Mike Smith a positive force for the Coyotes (Arizona Republic)

2/23/12

RYAN KENNEDY: Luca Sbisa part of great Ducks turnaround (The Hockey News)
MIKE BROPHY: Is goalie coach to blame? (Sportsnet)
MARK SPECTOR: Where to go from here (Sportsnet)
JESSE SPECTOR: Five Hole: Yzerman turns into seller extraordinaire as NHL trade deadline nears (The Sporting News)
MICHAEL FARBER: Stars have that empty feeling (Si.com)
JOHN MANASSO: Gill provides Preds' defense needed relief (Foxsports)
STU HACKEL: NHL deadline deals -- then and now (Si.com)
ART REGNER: Holland erases error by getting Quincey (Foxsports)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Detroit, Tampa both benefit from trade (ESPN)
ANDREW ASTLEFORD: Blues see similarities in champion Bruins (Foxsports)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Habs' P.K. Subban is just being himself (ESPN)
GORD STELLICK: Jets' resurgence a group effort (CBC)
BRIAN STUBITS: How would Nash fit with Kings? (CBS Sportsline)
KEVIN WEEKES: 15 teams solid in net at NHL trade deadline (CBC)
BRUCE ARTHUR: Leafs' goalie problem just won't go away (National Post)
MARK KISZLA: Avalanche's addition of Steve Downie is a step in the right direction (Denver Post)
DAVE FESCHUK: James Reimer, Leafs Nation believes in you (Toronto Star)
PAT HICKEY: Few reasons to be optimistic for Habs (Montreal Gazette)
DEREK VAN DIEST: Truth is, Bryzgalov can't change (Edmonton Sun)
GREGG KRUPA: Red Wings clearly miss Pavel Datsyuk, but timing is great (Detroit News)
CAM COLE: The evolution of Todd Bertuzzi still taking Wing (Vancouver Sun)
KEN WIEBE: Jets get middling grades (Winnipeg Sun)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Ovie, Caps creak though nightmare season (Ottawa Citizen)
LARRY BROOKS: Rangers' next two games will influence Nash deal (New York Post)
MIKE HEIKA: Consistency the key for Stars following big win in Montreal (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
IAIN MacINTYRE: Canucks' David Booth going home -- to play (Vancouver Sun)
TED WYMAN: Wheeler, Stuart prove their worth (Winnipeg Sun)
DEREK VAN DIEST: Giroux in thick of scoring race (Edmonton Sun)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Sharks eyeing Nash and Carter (Ottawa Sun)
DAVE STUBBS: Ryder's day with Cup left impression (Montreal Gazette)
BOB WOJNOWSKI: Red Wings' Todd Bertuzzi looks beyond his past (Detroit News)
LUKE DeCOCK: 'Chuck and the letter K' reaches 2,900 games (Raleigh News & Observer)Subscriber site
DON BRENNAN: Michalek 'salute' a mystery (Ottawa Sun)
JOE STARKEY: It's time for Martin, Michalek (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)

2/22/12

RORY BOYLEN: Pulling for the Predators (The Hockey News)
DARREN DREGOR: Sharks a strong contender for Blue Jackets' Nash (TSN)
MARK SPECTOR: One off-and move on (Sportsnet)
JESSE SPECTOR: John Tavares: Facing expectations and leading a franchise (The Sporting News)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Stars' Ott, Ribeiro could move by deadline (ESPN)
STU HACKEL: Flaws clear in NHLPA-Hockey Night poll (Si.com)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Habs' Campoli frustrated by lack of ice time (ESPN)
JOHN MANASSO: Geoffrion's dad understands Montreal pressure (Foxsports)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Gill deal sends Predators all in (ESPN)
CRAIG MORGAN: Coyotes' team play highlights win over Kings (Foxsports)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: It's been a long journey for Rinne (ESPN)
TIM WHARNSBY: Devils' DeBoer and Clarkson have been a winning combination (CBC)
ADAM GRETZ: Erik Karlsson's big year leading Senators (CBS Sportsline)
KEVIN WEEKES: Upgrading goaltending at NHL trade deadline (CBC)
JEFF BLAIR: The Leafs' most monstrous problems are in goal (Globe & Mail)
MIKE HEIKA: How three words - keep it simple - could fuel Stars' playoff push (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
DEJAN KOVACEVIC: Recalling our own 'Linsanity' (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
DON BRENNAN: Karlsson worth locking up for $60M (Ottawa Sun)
STEVE SIMMONS: Time is running out for Leafs (Toronto Sun)
ERIC FRANCIS: Hall breaks Dome goose-egg (Calgary Sun)
PAUL FRIESEN: Jets' firewagon follies (Winnipeg Sun)
TONY GALLAGHER: Red Wings shouldn't be surprised by lofty perch (Vancouver Province)
RED FISHER: Home far from sweet this season (Montreal Gazette)
DAVID HAUGH: As trade deadline nears, time for Blackhawks' Bowman to take action (Chicago Tribune)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Murray moves cautiously toward trade deadline (Ottawa Citizen)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Feel-good story of Byron Bitz takes a turn (Vancouver Sun)
TED WYMAN: Pavelec deserved better (Winnipeg Sun)
BUCKY GLEASON: Boyes tries old routine to end slump (Buffalo News)
GEORGE JOHNSON: Oilers' young guns burn Flames (Calgary Herald)
TARIK EL-BASHIR: Buyers or sellers, Caps must deal (Washington Post)Subscriber site
DAVE STUBBS: Habs stoked Gulutzan's hockey fire (Montreal Gazette)
GARY LAWLESS: Players to Chevy: keep us along for the ride (Winnipeg Free Press)
CHRIS STEVENSON: Gulutzan seeing stars in Montreal (Ottawa Sun)
GENE COLLIER: Rangers usually at best, except on power play (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
JEFF MILLER: No Ducking this family's passion (Orange County Register)
MICHAEL ARACE: Nash's situation stirs memories of Thornton deal (Columbus Dispatch)

2/21/12

KEN CAMPBELL: Is Rick Nash worth a superstar return? (The hockey News)
MIKE BROPHY: Schenn calm, Riemer restless (Sportsnet)
MICHAEL FARBER: Life in the NHL meat market (Si.com)
TIM WHARNSBY: Red Wings almost lost latest hero to Lokomotiv (CBC)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Better buy: Rick Nash or Jeff Carter? (ESPN)
ELLIOTTE FRIEDMAN: The Kings' royal pains + 30 Thoughts (CBC)
ROY MacGREGOR: Holding our breath for the NHLÕs first blockbuster trade (Globe & Mail)
BRUCE ARTHUR: Rick Nash trade talk is all very unusual (National Post)
KEVIN ALLEN: 10 intriguing names in NHL trade market (USA Today)
MIKE HEIKA: Grossman's Stars departure brings opportunities for others (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
MIKE BOONE: Season has had too many stinkers (Montreal Gazette)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Melnyk won't break bank (Ottawa Sun)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Dean Lombardi's job with Kings could be on the line (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
ANDREW GROSS: Marian Gaborik's future with Rangers on thin ice? (Bergen Record)
KIRK PENTON: Cranky Claude problems (Winnipeg Sun)
GREGG KRUPA: Don CherryÕs Red Wings argument is the pits (Detroit News)
ED WILLES: Canucks made right call in Booth (Vancouver Province)
TIM SASSONE: Ugly power play still problem for Blackhawks (Chicago Daily Herald)Subscriber site
STEVE MacFARLANE: What'll it take? (Calgary Sun)
DAVE STUBBS: Doc makes save of year for Brodeurs (Montreal Gazette)
MICHAEL RAND: Going 2-for-2 is one rare event for Wild, Wolves (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)Subscriber site
CHRIS STEVENSON: Brodeur's life intersected with Carter's (Ottawa Sun)
PHIL SHERIDAN: Flyers touch third rail (Philadelphia Inquirer)
LUKE DeCOCK: Big Canes win builds hopes (Raleigh News & Observer)Subscriber site
MIKE BERARDINO: What sort of deal should Panthers make? (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)

2/20/12

MARK SPECTOR: Say no to Nash (Sportsnet)
JESSE SPECTOR: Nash York City: All eyes on Blue Jackets' star at MSG (The Sporting News)
DANA WAKIJI: MacDonald helps Wings extend streak to 23 (Foxsports)
KATIE STRANG: Nash laughs off MSG taunts (ESPN)
BRIAN STUBITS: No hating on Wings now (CBS Sportsline)
TIM WARNBSY: Maple Leafs are in for nail-biting final seven weeks (CBC)
BRUCE DOWBIGGIN: Snakes on a plane? Not these days in the NHL (Globe & Mail)
DEJAN KOVACEVIC: Penguins' answers within (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
DREW SHARP: Wings' streak will mean more if Stanley Cup follows (Detroit Free Press)
RED FISHER: Canadiens sleepwalk through listless matchup with the Devils (Montreal Gazette)
JIM SOUHAN: If it's Hockey Day somewhere, Rau is a scoring threat (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)Subscriber site
TERRY JONES: Singin' the same old song (Edmonton Sun)
ED WILLES: Many NHL teams still in the running for playoff berth (Vancouver Province)
FRANK SERAVALLI: Flyers forced to get defensive (Philadelphia Daily News)
TIM CAMPBELL: Nobody said it would be easy (Winnipeg Free Press)
MARK PURDY: Idling San Jose Sharks need to add another gear (goal scorer) (San Jose Mercury News)Subscriber site
DAVE STUBBS: Gill fell in love with Montreal (Montreal Gazette)
MIKE IMREM: Blackhawks can't afford to ever be too patient (Chicago Daily Herald)
BUCKY GLEASON: Roy shows signs of his go-to persona (Buffalo News)
CAM COLE: Leafs come up short in big game (Vancouver Sun)
DEREK VAN DIEST: Oilers not giving Krueger much help (Edmonton Sun)
TOM POWERS: Wild goalie Nik Backstrom's shutout a no-brainer (St. Paul Pioneer Press)Subscriber site
TED WYMAN: Top players finally delivering (Winnipeg Sun
ARTHUR STAPLE: Staying in playoff race is priority (New York Newsday)Subscriber site
JACK TODD: Gauthier has damaged Canadiens (Montreal Gazette)
BOB WOJNOWSKI: Red-hot Wings: Joey MacDonald saves home win streak again as it hits 23 (Detroit News)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Funky time for Leafs (Toronto Sun)
MIKE HEIKA: Sinking Stars continue to be more talk than action after another loss (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site

2/19/12

TOM THOMPSON: The disappearance of Canada's goaltending advantage (The Hockey News)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Blue-line depth won't fix Flyers' goalie issue (ESPN)
TIM WHARNSBY: Canucks appear set to take another shot at the title (CBC)
RANDY MILLER: Flyers add Kubina; Is Nash next? (South Jersey Courier-Post)
TONY GALLAGHER: Canucks need time away from rink (Vancouver Province)
BERNIE MIKLASZ: Stingy Blues are in rare territory (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Trade Deadline: All talk, little action (Ottawa Sun)
MIKE HEIKA: Mistake overshadows Stars' grit, hard work in 2-1 loss (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
MIKE ZIESBERGER: Bruising night for Leafs (Toronto Sun)
KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: In Montreal, it's in the blood (Boston Globe)Subscriber site
ERIC FRANCIS: Nash deal unlikely before deadline (Calgary Sun)
JASON YORK: Spezza's all Hart (Ottawa Sun)
CAM COLE: Vancouver loss leaves Leafs' balloon popped (Vancouver Sun)
ADRIAN DATER: Avs' Jean-Sebastien Giguere could be trade bait as NHL deadline looms (Denver Post)
STEVE SIMMONS: Deadline day is more about show than the trades (Toronto Sun)
STEPHEN HARRIS: Concussions a threat (Boston Herald)
RICH CHERE: Anaheim Ducks' Teemu Selanne shows he has a lot of hockey left, even at 41 (Newark Star Ledger)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Sens face deadline dilemma (Ottawa Sun)
BUCKY GLEASON: Everyone deserves blame for Sabres' poor season (Buffalo News)
ARTHUR STAPLE: Staying in playoff race is priority (New York Newsday)Subscriber site
ERIC ERLENDSSON: Yzerman not afraid to make moves (Tampa Tribune)
DAMIEN COX: Toronto Maple Leafs' miseries grow with 6-2 loss to Vancouver Canucks (Toronto Star)
KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: A Nash deal would be of jumbo proportions (Boston Globe)Subscriber site
WAYNE SCANLAN: Missed shots don't have Sens missing the point (Ottawa Citizen)
LARRY BROOKS: NHL should OK any good Devils deal (New York Post)
MICHAEL ARACE: By dangling star, Jackets behind the eight-ball (Columbus Dispatch)
ED WILLES: Canucks shed straightjacketed play in romp over Leafs (Vancouver Province)
KEN WIEBE: Only Chevy knows trade plans (Winnipeg Sun)
MIKE ZIESBERGER: Will NHLers be at Sochi? (Toronto Sun)
MARK SUTCLIFFE: NHL trade deadline day feeds the public with indulgence (Ottawa Citizen)
DAVE MOLINARI: 1 day, 1 hit, 1 life-altering concussion (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
DAMIEN CRISTODERO: Playoffs or no, this season only part of picture for Tampa Bay Lightning (Tampa Bay Times)
SAM CARCHIDI: Bryz's struggles forced trades (Philadelphia Inquirer)

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