Headlinehockey.com - past opinions - February 24 to March 2, 2013

CONTENT >

Headlines
Past Headlines
Big Story
Opinion
Past Opinion
Game Night
Team of The Week
Blogs

FEEDS >

CONNECT >

Twitter: follow us
Facebook: be a fan

HeadlineHockey.com

Team Pages: Anaheim - Arizona - Boston - Buffalo - Calgary - Carolina - Chicago - Colorado - Columbus - Dallas - Detroit - Edmonton - Florida - Las Vegas - Los Angeles - Minnesota - Montreal - Nashville - New Jersey - NY Islanders - NY Rangers - Ottawa - Philadelphia - Pittsburgh - St. Louis - San Jose - Tampa Bay - Toronto - Vancouver - Washington - Winnipeg -

OPINION

3/2/13

KEN CAMPBELL: Possible Flames offer sheet muck up the final twist in bizarre O'Reilly negotiation (The Hockey News)
SEAN GENTILLE: Plenty of blame to go around in Ryan O'Reilly offer-sheet fiasco (The Sporting News)
LUKE FOX: Backstrom beat by crazy bounce (Sportsnet)
JESSE SPECTOR: Oilers must remember this old NHL adage: Shoot the puck (The Sporting News)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Evaluating O'Reilly fallout for Avs, Flames (ESPN)Subscriber site
SARAH KWAK: Return of Rick Nash revives Rangers' expectations (Si.com)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Flames' O'Reilly offer sheet fallout continues (ESPN)
ALLAN MUIR: The Jay Feaster follies (Si.com)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Quit whining about the officials (ESPN)
CRAIG MORGAN: Ducks enjoying quietly dominant start (Foxsports)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Safety room is where the action is (ESPN)
CHRIS PETERS: College hockey players increasing in number, importance in NHL (CBS Sportsline)
TIM WHARNSBY: Ryan O'Reilly offer sheet a big mistake all around (CBC)
ERIC DUHATSCHEK: Flames dodge disaster, not embarrassment on O'Reilly (Globe & Mail)
JAMES MIRTLE: How Sidney Crosby turned Pittsburgh into Hockeytown (Globe & Mail)
KEVIN ALLEN: Blackhawks' streak hits 21, becoming one for the ages (USA Today)
DON BRENNAN: Solid day for Senators goaltending trio (Ottawa Sun)
STU COWAN: Bergevin shows same qualities as GM that he did as a player (Montreal Gazette)
ERIC FRANCIS: Flames waiver flap may mean heads roll (Calgary Sun)
TOM JONES: Lightning should trade Lecavalier (Tampa Bay Times)
PAUL FRIESEN: Are the Jets for real? (Winnipeg Sun)
GREG DOUGLAS: Maple Leafs GM Dave Nonis receives hall-of-fame homecoming (Vancouver Sun)
DON BRENNAN: Express yourself! Sens' star Sergei Gonchar follows Madonna's advice (Ottawa Sun)
TOM GULITTI: Ryan Carter's return should give Devils a lift (Bergen Record)
GEORGE JOHNSON: These Flames look familiar (Calgary Herald)
ROB LONGLEY: Maple Leafs a model of consistency ... seriously! (Toronto Sun)
MIKE HEIKA: After Dallas Stars made changes specifically designed to cut down on number of penalties taken, team is actually worse (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Calgary Flames' bone-headed pitch to sign RFA Ryan O'Reilly backfires spectacularly (Ottawa Sun)
RANDY SPORTAK: Future approaching fast for Flames (Calgary Sun)
PAT HICKEY: For athletes, dealing with outside pressure can have a damaging effect (Montreal Gazette)
DAVE STUBBS: Cole puts a human face on trade (Montreal Gazette)

3/1/13

ADAM PROTEAU: NHL can do more to prevent concussions (The Hockey News)
SEAN GENTILLE: Five things to know about Ryan O'Reilly's deal with the Avalanche (The Sporting News)
JESSE SPECTOR: Seriously, the Blackhawks don't need luck, despite what their captain says (The Sporting News)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Steve Yzerman back working for gold (ESPN)
ALLAN MUIR: Is Nail Yakupov a punk for avoiding this hit from Dan Carcillo? (Si.com)
CHRIS NICHOLS: Alfreddson belongs in Ottawa (Sportsnet)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: What's holding back the Islanders (ESPN)
STU HACKEL: Kopitar leading Kings back to Stanley Cup form (Si.com)
PIERRE LeBRUN: What happens now O'Reilly back with Avs? (ESPN)
TIM WHARNSBY: The Habs have their minds in the right place -- on top (CBC)
ERIC DUHATSCHEK: Avalanche quickly match FlamesÕ offer sheet to Ryan OÕReilly (Globe & Mail)
DON BRENNAN: Boston Bruins love Ottawa Senators captain Daniel Alfredsson (Ottawa Sun)
CAM COLE: NHL legends toast 'Mr. Hockey' Gordie Howe as superbly skilled, scary (Vancouver Sun)
KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: Julien confident in Rask (Boston Globe)Subscriber site
GARY LAWLESS: Jets starting to believe in Jets (Winnipeg Free Press)
GEORGE JOHNSON: Colorado Avalanche sound a lot like the Calgary Flames (Calgary Herald)
MIKE HEIKA: Jamie Benn's retaliatory cross-check could draw discipline from league office (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
STEPHEN HARRIS: Sluggish B's find a way again (Boston Herald)
ED WILLES: Recent events cast doubt on Canucks direction (Vancouver Province)
WAYNE SCANLAN: NHL failing to protect its most valuable assets (Ottawa Citizen)
PAUL FRIESEN: New and improved Winnipeg Jets finally find a winning recipe (Winnipeg Sun)
ERIC FRANCIS: Keeping Iginla might have been key to offer (Calgary Sun)
RON BORGES: Bruins use typical grit, ugliness to knock off Senators (Boston Herald)
GEORGE JOHNSON: Feaster makes a bold play for O'Reilly, but Colorado matches offer sheet (Calgary Herald)
DON BRENNAN: Ottawa Senators win streak comes to an end with 2-1 loss to Boston Bruins (Ottawa Sun)
JEFF MILLER: Young Ducks try to make it last (Orange County Register)

2/28/13

KEN CAMPBELL: Canadiens comeback a tall tale worth believing (The Hockey News)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: Leafs fall flat against Habs (Sportsnet)
BRIAN CAZENEUVE: Who wins in the NHL's new realignment plan (Si.com)
MICHAEL GRANGE: Home ice disadvantage (Sportsnet)
JESSE SPECTOR: Five Hole: Realignment's big winner; Tyler Kennedy--most valuable Penguin (The Sporting News)
LUKE FOX: Ward robs Ward with gold glove (Sportsnet)
ALLAN MUIR: Capitals showing signs of life (Si.com)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Jordan Staal looks to silence Pens' chirping (ESPN)
STEVE HUNT: Trading Ryder makes good business sense (Foxsports)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: NHL's top 5 offseason signings (so far) (ESPN)
CHRIS NICHOLS: Milbury blasts Ovechkin (Sportsnet)
JOHN MANASSO: Jordan Staal ready for reunion with Penguins (Foxsports)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Old Flyers know what makes a streak (ESPN)
BRIAN STUBITS: NHL realignment: With no perfect solution, NHL should wait (CBS Sportsline)
TIM WHARNSBY: Maple Leafs suffer through clunker against Habs (CBC)
DAVID SHOALTS: Canadiens get revenge by exerting pressure from the get-go (Globe & Mail)
KEVIN ALLEN: Why the Blackhawks are the team to beat (USA Today)
BRUCE ARTHUR: Strange new world: Leafs vs. Canadiens feels like it matters again (National Post)
TARA SULLIVAN: Devils, Rangers having poor encores after last season's successes (Bergen Record)
MIKE HEIKA: Looking for reasons to be optimistic about Stars' chances? Here are a few... (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
PAUL FRIESEN: Jets have faith in each other (Winnipeg Sun)
PAT HICKEY: Unexpected ending to Cole era (Montreal Gazette)
BOB DUFF: Swept up by 1967 Leafs (Windsor Star)
BOB FORD: Flyers make it look easy for a change/a> (Philadelphia Inquirer)

GARY LAWLESS: Candidate Kane (Winnipeg Free Press)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Habs Max-imize revenge against Leafs (Toronto Sun)
TONY GALLAGHER: Wednesday just another act in the Canucks theatre of the absurd (Vancouver Province)
PAT HICKEY: Rookie Gallagher earns some praise (Montreal Gazette)
TERRY FOSTER: Red Wings' move to East would be a winner (Detroit News)
RICK MORRISSEY: Crawford or Emery in net -- why must Blackhawks choose? (Chicago Sun-Times)
DAVE FESCHUK: Young goalie Liam Herbst's NHL dreams derailed by injuries related to his butterfly style (Toronto Star)
DON BRENNAN: Ottawa Senators goaltender Robin Lehner could sit in Boston on one-year anniversary of shutout against Bruins (Ottawa Sun)
JACK TODD: What goes around comes around (Montreal Gazette)
GEORGE JOHNSON: Stajan's head still ringing after CoyleÕs head-hunting hit (Calgary Herald)
TIM COWLISHAW: Erik Cole deal a good sign for Stars' finances, but does it signal the end of Brenden Morrow? (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
DAMIEN COX: Maple Leafs top line snoozes through loss to Montreal Canadiens (Toronto Star)
GARY SHELTON: Lightning needs St. Louis, Lecavalier to help Stamkos (Tampa Bay Times)
ED TAIT: Full speed ahead (Winnipeg Free Press)

2/27/13

KEN CAMPBELL: Bourque mystery concussion a troubling sign (The Hockey News)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Habs' deal for Ryder all about future cap space (ESPN)
SEAN GENTILLE: Canadiens get Ryder, cap room, pick from Stars for Cole (The Sporting News)
LUKE FOX: Hartnell hammers Kulemin (Sportsnet)
CHRIS NICHOLS: Leafs Kadri exudes confidence (Sportsnet)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Pekka Rinne in Hart Trophy discussion? (ESPN)
ALLAN MUIR: Quick react: Canadiens ship Erik Cole to Dallas for Michael Ryder (Si.com)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Rumblings: Ducks, Canucks and bad ref luck (ESPN)
TIM WHARNSBY: Older rookie Andre Benoit aiding the Senators' cause (CBC)
CHRIS PETERS: NHL concussion crisis requires further rule changes (CBS Sportsline)
CHRIS NICHOLS: Leafs Kadri exudes confidence (Sportsnet)
ELLIOTTE FRIEDMAN: NHL drops '4 conference' realignment plan (CBC)
SEAN GORDON: Proposed NHL realignment creates competitive inequity (Globe & Mail)
ERIC DUHATSCHEK: Many NHLers trying to shake off the Swiss effect (Globe & Mail)
BRUCE ARTHUR: Blood feuds and shell games: Realignment another stab at reshaping the NHL (National Post)
TOM JONES: Lindback hasn't taken needed big step (Tampa Tribune)
MICHAEL ARACE: Blue Jackets new GM has no-nonesense attitude (Columbus Dispatch)
TONY GALLAGHER: Third-line centre is still Canucks' biggest need (Vancouver Province)
SAM CARCHIDI: Weary Flyers need rest (Philadelphia Inquirer)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Will the Canadiens seek revenge on Mikhail Grabovski? (Toronto Sun)
PAUL FRIESEN: Playoffs may not be a pipe dream for Winnipeg Jets (Winnipeg Sun)
ED WILLES: Dogged Doan never gives up on Coyotes (Vancouver Province)
BARRY ROZNER: Blackhawks' defensive approach impressive (Chicago Daily Herald)Subscriber site
GEORGE JOHNSON: Everyone's eargerly watching the Blackhawks (Calgary Herald)
MIKE HEIKA: Despite odd circumstances and ugly play, Stars finally break back-to-back jinx (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
WAYNE SCANLAN: Meet D Dziurzynski (Call me Dizzy) of the Senators (Ottawa Citizen)
CAM COLE: It wasn't pretty and Canucks could not make it so (Vancouver Sun)
DAMIEN COX: Montreal Canadiens' new GM/coach braintrust has team firing on all cylinders (Toronto Star)
FRANK SERAVALLI: Flyers' Danny Briere not interested in change of address (Philadelphia Daily News)
GARY LAWLESS: Jets have started to figure it all out (Winnipeg Free Press)
BUCKY GLEASON: The Buck Stops Here: Kane, chemistry fuel Chicago's record run (Buffalo News)
TERRY JONES: If, as seems likely, NHL realignment goes through, Edmonton and Oilers with benefit big time (Edmonton Sun)

2/26/13

RYAN KENNEDY: Youngsters putting Blackhawks over the top (The Hockey News)
MICHAEL GRANGE: A new look to an old rivalry (Sportsnet)
JESSE SPECTOR: League must toughen up to prevent on-ice 'frontier justice' (The Sporting News)
ALLAN MUIR: Former NHLer Curtis Sanford makes 80 saves É and loses (Si.com)
LUKE FOX: McCloud's stick-snapping tip-in (Sportsnet)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Need to know: Ducks' loss no big deal (ESPN)
MARK SPECTOR: Waiting for the 'now' (Sportsnet)
STU HACKEL: Shanahan should explain when players avoid ban (Si.com)
JOHN MANASSO: Low-scoring Preds flirting with NHL infamy (Foxsports)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Need to know: Ducks' loss no big deal (ESPN)
CRAIG MORGAN: Maloney: No deal for Smith during season (Foxsports)
CHRIS NICHOLS: Hartley confident in Hartley (Sportsnet)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Hurdles remain for realignment plans (ESPN)
CHRIS PETERS: NHL Realignment: How new playoffs might work (CBS Sportsline)
ELLIOTT FRIEDMAN: 30 Thoughts: NHL realignment still needs work (CBC)
ERIC DUHATSCHEK: Former Habs up to the same old tricks with Ducks (Globe & Mail)
MIKE NORTH: Cup-minded Hawks' message to NHL loud & clear (Chicago Daily Herald)Subscriber site
DON BRENNAN: Sens not wasting time on fights (Ottawa Sun)
DAMIEN COX: Red Wings keep doing it their way (Toronto Star)
LARRY BROOKS: Rangers can't locate identity (New York Post)
GARY LAWLESS: Kane silencing doubters, on road to superstardom (Winnipeg Free Press)
MARCUS HAYES: James van Riemsdyk's dream of revenge turns nightmarish (Philadelphia Daily News)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Big Ben stands tall (Ottawa Sun)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Maple Leafs hang on for win against Flyers (Toronto Sun)
MIKE HEIKA: Despite prolific scoring streak, Stars still tough to understand (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
TED WYMAN: Winnipeg Jets' best players are playing like their best players (Winnipeg Sun)
MARK WHICKER: Ducks muzzled by champs (Orange County Register)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Senators and Habs unlikely Eastern Conference titans (Ottawa Citizen)
DAVE FESCHUK: Maple Leafs beat Flyers in JVR's return (Toronto Star)
MARK PURDY: Where have Sharks' scoring, wins gone? (San Jose Mercury News)Subscriber site
PAT HICKEY: 'It never should have gone in': Price (Montreal Gazette)

2/25/13

STU HACKEL: Short season putting heat on NHL coaches and GMs (Si.com)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: Homecoming for van Riemsdyk (Sportsnet)
ALLAN MUIR: Is this what NHL realignment will look like? (Si.com)
MARK SPECTOR: The Blackhawks are back (Sportsnet)
DANA WAKIJI: Brunner's four points lift Wings over Canucks (Foxsports)
CHRIS NICHOLS: Suspension won't change Hall (Sportsnet)
TIM WHARNSBY: Niagara University: A small school, winning big (CBC)
DAVID SHOALTS: Challenge flag coming to NHL? (Globe & Mail)
ERIC DUHATSCHEK: Why former Leafs' GM Brian Burke is now juggling two jobs (Globe & Mail)
DAVID SHOALTS: Reported new NHL realignment plan would please Red Wings (Globe & Mail)
PAT LEONARD: NY Rangers have only shown toughness in flashes this season and that needs to change if they are to compete for Stanley Cup (New York Daily News)
PAT HICKEY: A statement game from the Habs (Montreal Gazette)
BOB DUFF: Kassian keeps on learning (Windsor Star)
SARAH McLELLAN: 1st coaching casualty of season (Arizona Republic)
FRANK SERAVALLI: Rinaldo thriving in new role (Philadelphia Daily News)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Colin Greening not so green (Ottawa Sun)
ED WILLES: Best just to forget Sunday's Canucks debacle. Let's just move on (Vancouver Province)
TERRY JONES: Oilers need to embrace lengthy road trip (Edmonton Sun)
JACK TODD: Eller now dominating for Habs (Montreal Gazette)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Leafs-Red Wings rivalry could be reborn (Toronto Sun)
DEJAN KOVACEVIC: Crosby climbing, but not at peak yet (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
GREGG KRUPA: Red Wings heading to NHL Eastern Conference? Let's wait and see (Detroit News)
ED WILLES: Drop the gloves, raise the ratings (Vancouver Province)
JASON GREGOR: Hall makes conscious effort to play a smarter game (Edmonton Journal)
MARK SUTCLIFFE: Cruel fans should think twice (Ottawa Citizen)
GEORGE JOHNSON: Oscar-worthy finish for Flames caps wild game (Calgary Herald)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Why everyone in van Riemsdyk's hometown is glad he left Philly (Toronto Sun)
HELENE ELLIOTT: There's a lot at stake when the Kings play host to the Ducks on Monday (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
DAVE STUBBS: Price sends a message (Montreal Gazette)
IAN MENDES: NHL should return to its roots to solve playoff imbalance (Ottawa Citizen)
KIRK PENTON: When will Winnipeg Jets start winning at home (Winnipeg Sun)
JOSH COOPER: Power-play failures keep Predators in check (The Tennessean)

2/24/13

LARRY BROOKS: There might be Brad news (New York Post)
DEJAN KOVACEVIC: Pens' crash concussion course should pay off (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
SAM CARCHIDI: The Flyers go to the movies (Philadelphia Inquirer)
CHARLEY WALTERS: Zach Parise still sees Minnesota Wild as playoff team (St. Paul Pioneer Press)Subscriber site
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Calgary Flames captain Jarome Iginla might be tough to move (Ottawa Sun)
TED WYMAN: Nothing special about Winnipeg Jets special teams against Philadelphia Flyers (Winnipeg Sun)
STEVE BUFFERY: Leafs let the Senators back up (Toronto Sun)
BARRY ROZNER: Blackhawks in great spot to add for playoffs (Chicago Daily Herald)Subscriber site
JEFF MILLER: So who is that masked man on the Ducks? (Orange County Register)
JASON BOTCHFORD: The perception of him has changed, but Roberto Luongo hasn't (Vancouver Province)
STEVE CONROY: B's could use a pick-me-up (Boston Herald)
MIKE HEIKA: Stars' Nilstorp impresses vs. Sharks, but Jamie Benn's statement game might be the bigger development (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
WES GILBERTSON: Flames troubled by middling players at centre (Calgary Sun)
ROBERT TYCHKOWSKI: Edmonton Oilers have had some of the NHL's best enforcers (Edmonton Sun)
JASON YORK: NHL's Eastern Conference has no clear favourite (Ottawa Sun)
DAMIEN CRISTODERO: Lightning's improved draft acumen on display (Tampa Bay Times)
ED TAIT: Two minutes for being so very stupid (Winnipeg Free Press)
TONY GALLAGHER: Seth Jones' journey to the NHL draft, a wonderful example of family life done properly (Vancouver Province)
BUCKY GLEASON: 'Rolie the goalie' reinvented himself (Buffalo News)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Duchene, Luongo deserve Team Canada consideration (Toronto Sun)
DAVE MOLINARI: Checking in with Jordan Staal (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
DON BRENNAN: Surprise, surprise, Leafs fans still find their way into Scotiabank Place (Ottawa Sun)
MICHAEL RUSSO: We haven't seen the last of Lindy Ruff (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)Subscriber site
ROB ROSSI: Deal for Hossa marked new era for Penguins (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)

To report a dead link | Contact Webmaster | About Headlinehockey | Privacy Policy |

Done by Diogie. E-Mail us at admin@headlinehockey.com

Links updated daily