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OPINION

3/12/11

RYAN KENNEDY: Sharks seem prepared for playoff improvement (The Hockey News)
BOB McKENZIE: Which way does the NHL go in the headshot debate? (TSN)
MIKE BROPHY: Losing ground (Sportsnet)
STU HACKEL: NHLers question league's violence limits (Si.com)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Stars align to criticize ruling (The Sporting News)
ADRIAN DATER: Jay Feaster rekindles the Flames (Si.com)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Where is Norris talk for Lubomir Visnovsky? (ESPN)
JOHN MANASSO: Former Thrashers talk relocation (Foxsports)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: GMs face monumental task at meetings (ESPN)
WES GOLDSTEIN: Bettman, NHL finds quagmire in Valley of Sun (CBS Sportsline)
JIM HUGHSON: Maple Leafs have little margin for error now (CBC)
RAY RATTO: Job security emboldens already bold-faced Bettman (CBS Sportsline)
SCOTT MORRISON: Tipping point has come for NHL (CBC)
JOHN ALLEMANG: A 10-step hockey reformation as imagined by John Allemang (Globe & Mail)
KEN DRYDEN: Ken Dryden on hockey violence: How could we be so stupid? (Globe & Mail)
ERIC DUHATSCHEK: Why the NHL should learn from CFL's playoff example (Globe & Mail)
ROY MacGREGOR: Hockey loving dad believes it's time for a change (Globe & Mail)
DON MacPHERSON: The NHL: What would Teddy Roosevelt do? (Montreal Gazette)
MIKE HEIKA: Stars' Jamie Benn making a habit out of the incredible (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
DAVE STUBBS: The hockey fame of Hall (Montreal Gazette)
DON BRENNAN: Clouston's numbers game (Ottawa Sun)
PAT HICKEY: NHL players decry lack of discipline (Montreal Gazette)
IAIN MacINTYRE: For Canucks' Schneider, the puck stops here (Vancouver Sun)
GEORGE JOHNSON: Guay swooshes past Crazy Canuck Read (Calgary Sun)
DAMIEN COX: Fehr still honing his game as head of NHL players' union (Toronto Star)
STU COWAN: New helmet offers better protection (Montreal Gazette)
MIKE BOONE: Bettman's taking too many lessons from Charlie Sheen (Montreal Gazette)

3/11/11

ADAM PROTEAU: Why so few coaches have been fired this season (The Hockey News)
RYAN DIXON: Letang emerging as another Penguins star (The Hockey News)
MARK SPECTOR: Priority No. 1 (Sportsnet)
MARK SPECTOR: Poking the bear (Sportsnet)
ADRIAN DATER: Jay Feaster rekindles the Flames (Si.com)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: What to expect when GMs meet (The Sporting News)
STU HACKEL: NHL out of touch on Pacioretty-Chara decision (Si.com)
JOHN MANASSO: Potential suitors express interest in Thrashers (Foxsports)
PIERRE LeBRUN Flyers hope wake-up call puts slump in past (ESPN)
TIM WHARNSBY: Flyers looking to buck 'runner up' trend (CBC)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Once in Max Pacioretty's position, Ryan Smyth sees no fault with Zdeno Chara (ESPN)
MIKE MILBURY: Chara ruling no easy decision (CBC)
WES GOLDSTEIN: NHL again in no man's land in painful Chara fallout (CBS Sportsline)
ELLIOTTE FRIEDMAN: Air Canada letter to NHL is intriguing (CBC)
DAVID SHOALT: Bettman holds new contract and all the cards (Globe & Mail)
STEPHEN BRUNT: Bettman fiddles while NHL burns (Globe & Mail)
JEFF BLAIR: Hockey facing its steroid moment (Globe & Mail)
BRUCE ARTHUR: Could Chara hit be the tipping point? (National Post)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Zdeno Chara's hit on Max Pacioretty leads to plenty of talk, but strong action is what's needed (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
DAMIEN COX: NHL justice protects thugs, ignores victims (Toronto Star)
STEPHEN HARRIS: Going gets tough for Bruins (Boston Herald)
MIKE BOONE: Reality - in high def, on a 40x25-foot video screen - is scary (Montreal Gazette)
TONY GALLAGHER: Nothing like an 'old' Flame (Vancouver Province)
DON BRENNAN: Eugene: Keep 'honest' GM, sign goalie (Ottawa Sun)
GARY PETERSON: Governments need to stay on sideline (San Jose Mercury News)Subscriber site
LARRY BROOKS: Let Gaborik be Gaborik (New York Post)
ED WILLES: The game must change (Vancouver Province)
JEAN-JACQUES TAYLOR: ThereÕs no good reason why Stars shouldn't make playoffs (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
STEVE BUCKLEY: A new reality for Bruins' captain Zdeno Chara (Boston Herald)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Number of players sidelined by concussions make for an impressive roster indeed (Ottawa Citizen)
IAIN MacINTYRE: NHL stars Henrik Sedin, Joe Thornton rip into Zdeno Chara decision, Bruins (Vancouver Sun)
THOMAS BOSWELL: Caps click at the right time (Washington Post)Subscriber site
PAT HICKEY: Molson goes to bat for players (Montreal Gazette)
MARK PURDY: Scandal on the ice (San Jose Mercury News)Subscriber site
TED KULFAN: Calgary's Jarome Iginla a model of consistency (Detroit News)

3/10/11

RYAN DIXON: Letang emerging as another Penguins star (The Hockey News)
KEN CAMPBELL: Canadiens' opinions of Chara hit vary (The Hockey News)
BOB McKENZIE: Pacioretty not happy with Chara or league decision (TSN)
MIKE BROPHY: Chara not a dirty player (Sportsnet)
MICHAEL FARBER: NHL loses its moral compass in the Chara-Pacioretty incident (Si.com)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Bad hit or just bad timing? (The Sporting News)
STU HACKEL: Chara's hit calls his character into question (Si.com)
BRIAN HAYWARD: Hiller's mystery malaise threatens Ducks' season (Foxsports)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Zdeno Chara ruling all about separating 'the result' from 'the act' (ESPN)
ERIC DUHATSCHEK: Chara responsible for reading situation (Globe & Mail)
ROY MacGREGOR: Chara's penalty should be automatic (Globe & Mail)
KEVIN ALLEN: Antti Niemi continues to thrive during second chance with Sharks (USA Today)
BRUCE ARTHUR: The 'hockey play' defence is getting old (National Post)
ROB LONGLEY: Leafs: What will it take? (Toronto Sun)
RANDY SPORTAK: Flames' survival options brighten (Calgary Sun)
ROBERT TYCHKOWSKI: Oilers not Ovechkin fans (Edmonton Sun)
JACK TODD: Cowardly whitewash by NHL (Montreal Gazette)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Oh, brother(s): Sedins an amazing act (Vancouver Sun)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Ducks headed in the right direction with 5-2 victory over Rangers (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
CHRIS STEVENSON: Price unforgiving after Chara's vicious hit (Ottawa Sun)
MIKE HEIKA: Brad Richards returns to familiar spot; Benn still on the move (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
GEORGE JOHNSON: Nothing. Not a game. Not a fine. Total exoneration (Calgary Herald)
CAM COLE: That's hockey?! NHL still whistling after Zdeno Chara's rub-out of Max Pacioretty (Vancouver Sun)
JOHN MacKINNON: Pacioretty deserves justice (Edmonton Journal)
PAT HICKEY: Price riding winning streak as faceoff with Halak looms (Montreal Gazette)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Leafs are right where they should be (Toronto Sun)
STEPHEN HARRIS: Zdeno Chara cleared (Boston Herald)
RANDY SPORTAK: Chara ruling absurd (Calgary Sun)
TONY GALLAGHER: Young Shark shows consistency (Vancouver Province)
WAYNE SCANLAN: NHL declines to send strong message (Ottawa Citizen)
DAVE STUBBS: NHL needs to show it has a spine (Montreal Gazette)
MARK WHICKER: Bounty of points not blessing Ducks (Orange County Register)
ERIC FRANCIS: Where is the NHLPA? (Calgary Sun)
STEVE BUFFERY: Enough about the Phoenix Coyotes! (Toronto Sun)
RED FISHER: How did Chara escaped ban? (Montreal Gazette)

3/9/11

KEN CAMPELL: NHL must suspend Zdeno Chara for hit on Max Pacioretty (The Hockey News)
RORY BOYLEN: Six thoughts from around the NHL (The Hockey News)
MIKE ROSATI: How a goalie leads his team (The Hockey News)
BOB McKENZIE: Difficult to make call on punishment for Chara (TSN)
STU HACKEL: Will B's, Habs renew the Fists of February? (Si.com)
ELLIOTTE FRIEDMAN: Maybe hockey's problem is game itself (CBC)
DARREN ELIOT: No quit in these young goaltenders (Si.com)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Sabres battle back into East playoff race (ESPN)
WES GOLDSTEIN: Capitals among those seeing good returns on deadline deals (CBS Sportsline)
STEPHEN BRUNT: Bettman has no Plan B for Phoenix (Globe & Mail)
JIM SOUHAN: Sure it's battered and scrambling, but Wild is having a great time (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)Subscriber site
DAVE STUBBS: Pacioretty hit casts long shadow (Montreal Gazette)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Shane Doan (and family) all Phoenicians (Vancouver Sun)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Mask has special meaning (Ottawa Sun)
PAT HICKEY: Chara's hit a chance for NHL to send a message (Montreal Gazette)
ROBERT TYCHKOWSKI: Scared Oilers downed by Philly (Edmonton Sun)
ED WILLES: Coyotes remain in limbo, Jets still in holding pattern (Vancouver Province)
RICH HOFMANN: No unnecessary worry from Flyers (Philadelphia Daily News)
GEORGE JOHNSON: Injured Morrison tries to stay positive (Calgary Herald)
ARTHUR STAPLE: Isles didn't forget Phaneuf (New York Newsday)Subscriber site
FRANK SERAVALLI: Predicting the Flyers to win the East (Philadelphia Daily News)
CAM COLE: Bettman Legacy on the line: Phoenix from the ashes? (Vancouver Sun)
CHRIS STEVENSON: Habs lose Pacioretty in win against Bruins (Ottawa Sun)
RED FISHER: Montreal turns up pressure (Montreal Gazette)
GENE COLLIER: Power play success like winning the lottery (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
ED WILLES: Sedins come in from the (relative) cold (Vancouver Province)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Head injuries overshadowing rest of the game (Ottawa Citizen)
PAT HICKEY: Bergeron knows how Hab feels (Montreal Gazette)
BUCKY GLEASON: Pegula's thirst for Cup allows Sabres fans to dream big (Buffalo News)

3/8/11

KEN CAMPBELL: What Taylor Hall forfeited for a senseless fight (The Hockey News)
RORY BOYLEN: Tim Thomas or Dominik Hasek? (The Hockey News)
MARK SPECTOR: Chicken tweets (Sportsnet)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Stretch run: Player, team and race to watch (The Sporting News)
STU HACKEL: Flyers' skid hits a low point (Si.com)
ELLIOTTE FRIEDMAN: Nothing's clear when it comes to Winnipeg (CBC)
ROY MacGREGOR: Blame the New Rules for run of concussions? (Globe & Mail)
ERIC DUHATSCHEK: Jarome Iginla's faith in Flames pays off (Globe & Mail)
BRUCE ARTHUR: Winds of change move Milbury (National Post)
JUSTIN BOURNE: Coaches and players finding their rhythm down the stretch (USA Today)
DAN BICKLEY: Phoenix Coyotes worth getting to know (Arizona Republic)
JOE HENDERSON: Bolts should take blame for loss, not officials (Tampa Tribune)
DAVE STUBBS: Canadiens' Gill takes ribbing for his scoring touch (Montreal Gazette)
CAM COLE: Milbury riles up faceless mob of Internuts (Vancouver Sun)
ERIC FRANCIS: Iggy Hall shoo-in (Calgary Sun)
CHRIS STEVENSON: Habs want revenge after 'crazy' game (Ottawa Sun)
ROBERT TYCHKOWSKI: Gagner on run to top Oilers scoring (Edmonton Sun)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Weekend in L.A. does wonders for Canucks (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
MARK PURDY: Sharks' Couture could be in line for two awards (San Jose Mercury News)Subscriber site
ED WILLES: Canucks owner has put trust, and money, behind his GM's drive for success (Vancouver Province)
GEORGE JOHNSON: Sutter knows when less means more (Calgary Herald)
MICHAEL ARACE: March brings feast for sports palate (Columbus Dispatch)
RED FISHER: Discipline is keyword for Bruins return bout (Montreal Gazette)
GARY SHELTON: Goals and opportunities dwindle for Tampa Bay Lightning (St. Petersburg Times)
STEVE SIMMONS: Domi breaks his silence on hockey's hottest issue (Toronto Sun)
TED KULFAN: Captain Nicklas Lidstrom likely will be Red Wing next season, too (Detroit News)

3/7/11

EDWARD FRASER: Trading Shea Weber worth exploring (The Hockey News)
TIM WHARNSBY: Monday musings on the NHL (CBC)
STEPHEN BRUNT: Are Winnipeg's NHL prayers about to be answered? (Globe & Mail)
JOHN ROMANO: Tampa Bay Lightning finds itself sliding down the standings (St. Petersburg Times)
DAVE STUBBS: Hat-trick pin awaits new owner (Montreal Gazette)
JEFF MILLER: Ducks lose, Honda Center goes nuts (Orange County Regster)
JOHN MacKINNON: Hockey thuggery a systemic issue (Edmonton Journal)
GEORGE JOHNSON: Iginla's 30-goal feat 'a great accomplishment' (Calgary Herald)
JAY GREENBERG: Cally has the white stuff (New York Post)
ED WILLES: Canucks are putting their Ducks in a row (Vancouver Province)
RED FISHER: Discipline is keyword for Bruins return bout (Montreal Gazette)
SAM DONNELLON: Silver linings on a gloomy day for the Flyers (Philadelphia Daily News)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Canucks escape L.A. with sweep (Vancouver Sun)
ROBERT TYCHKOWSKI: Oilers defy odds (Edmonton Sun)
MIKE HEIKA: Richards likely won't play Monday (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
JACK TODD: Martin has Habs on right track (Montreal Gazette)
ARTHUR STAPLE: Maturing Dubinsky a hard-working Ranger (New York Newsday)Subscriber site

3/6/11

JOHN GRIGG: The low-lights of 99 entries (The Hockey News)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Phoenix's domino effect on Atlanta; Stamkos, Kaberle contract updates (ESPN)
DAMIEN CRISTODERO: Tampa Bay Lightning's Steve Downie crosses coach Guy Boucher's on-ice conduct line (St. Petersburg Times)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Richards Broadway-bound next season? (Ottawa Sun)
MICHAEL RUSSO: Hey, 'get out of here' (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)Subscriber site
HELENE ELLIOTT: Kings blame themselves, and the refs, after 3-1 loss to Canucks (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
DAVE MOLINARI: Neal fills large void (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
PAOLA BOIVIN: Criticizing Coyotes' fan base unfair (Arizona Republic)
ARTHUR STAPLE: Isles' turnaround real, but too late (New York Newsday)Subscriber site
ERIC FRANCIS: 'No boundaries' for Crisp's grandson (Calgary Sun)
DON BRENNAN: Back to the Future: Sens lineup to have whole new look (Ottawa Sun)
CHUCK GORMLEY: With five weeks to play, it's time for predictions (South Jersey Courier Post)
STEPHEN HARRIS: Let's not forget Brad Marchand (Boston Herald)
JOE STARKEY: A keen eye on Crosby (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
LARRY BROOKS: Isles logo makes suspension grow (New York Post)
GEORGE JOHNSON: Disabled Calgary tot shares passion of Cup-winning grandpa Terry Crisp (Calgary Herald)
TERRY FREI: Keeping Sacco a sensible plan (Denver Post)
ED WILLES: Hansen living the high life (Vancouver Province)
ROBERT TYCHKOWSKI: Oilers whip Avs (Edmonton Sun)
MIKE HEIKA: Stars want to find out if Lehtonen can handle playoff workload (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
SAM CARCHIDI: Who will be Flyers' playoff goalie? (Philadelphia Inquirer)
ANDREW GROSS: Saving NHL players from themselves (Bergen Record)
JASON YORK: York State of Mind: Gillies for the people (Ottawa Sun)
ERIC FRANCIS: NHL GMs irked by leaked trades (Calgary Sun)
RON COOK: The trade two decades later (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
GARY SHELTON: Tampa Bay Lightning needs even more out of Steven Stamkos (St. Petersburg Times)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Hart-felt plea for Thomas (Toronto Sun)
MARK SUTCLIFFE: The most precious commodity in a hockey franchise is an owner with deep pockets (Ottawa Citizen)
MARTIN FENNELLY: As Stamkos goes, so do the Lightning (Tampa Tribune)
STEVE SIMMONS: The historic collapse of Alexander Ovechkin (Toronto Sun)

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