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OPINION

3/16/13

RORY BOYLEN: How reintroducing the gross misconduct could curb staged fights (The Hockey News)
MARK SPECTOR: No plan is perfect (Sportsnet)
SEAN GENTILLE: Jarome Iginla, Penguins a potential match based on Flames' reported price (The Sporting News)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Realignment calls relocation into question (ESPN)Paywall to view
CHRIS JOHNSTON: Path all too familiar (Sportsnet)
SARAH KWAK: Stretch drive forecast: who will rise, who will fall (Si.com)
GARE JOYCE: Remember Habs fans, it's still early (Sportsnet)
KATIE STRANG: Isles, Streit talking about new deal (ESPN)
ROY MacGEGOR: Why the staged fight 'ruins hockey' (Globe & Mail)
SEAN GORDON: Montreal fight club's big draw (Globe & Mail)
CHIP SCOGGINS: No-huddle-NHL season leaves no time to rest or fret (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
JOHN MacKINNON: Edmonton Oilers' youth still shows through at inopportune times (Edmonton Journal)
TOM GULITTI: Semi-retired goaltending coach Jacques Caron always positive with Devils' goalies (Bergen Record)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: One game back, John-Michael Liles already getting awards (Toronto Sun)
DON BRENNAN: Ottawa Senators forward Kaspars Daugavins trying some new shootout moves (Ottawa Sun)
PAT HICKEY: Gallagher a favourite for Calder (Montreal Gazette)
TERRY JONES: 'Hoop around a barrel' (Edmonton Sun)
MIKE HEIKA: Overtime points could be the difference between making playoffs and Stars have been on losing end this season (Dallas Morning News)Paywall to view
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Ex-Leaf McGill says Gardiner should be in NHL (Toronto Sun)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Old school thinking still rules for fighting (Ottawa Citizen)
BOB DUFF: Wings rookie Brunner battles to end 8-game scoreless streak (Windsor Star)
DAVE FESCHUK: Maple Leafs unfazed by recent free fall: Feschuk (Toronto Star)
DAVID STAPLES: Arrows point up for Gagner, Paajarvi and Whitney (Edmonton Journal)
STU COWAN: Habs' Desharnais finally hits the jackpot (Montreal Gazette)

3/15/13

ADAM PROTEAU: Time in AHL will pay off for Jake Gardiner, Maple Leafs (The Hockey News)
KEN CAMPBELL: How Corey Perry's suspension could hurt the Minnesota Wild (The Hockey News)
SEAN GENTILLE: NHL realignment approved--here are the details (The Sporting News)
ALLAN MUIR: Arena images show Seattle readying for an NHL franchise (Si.com)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: What's next for Gaborik, Rangers? (ESPN)Paywall to view
STU HACKEL: NHL's headshot suspensions are still too light (Si.com)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Rumblings: Interest in Jarome Iginla (ESPN)
BRIAN STUBITS: NHL Realignment: Winners and losers of the new-look NHL (CBS Sportsline)
CHRIS NICHOLS: Kadri studies Crosby's game (Sportsnet)
TIM WHARNSBY: Maple Leafs have an intriguing 48 hours ahead (CBC)
PAUL FRIESEN: Winnipeg Jets finally learning how to seal the deal (Winnipeg Sun)
BOB DUFF: Red Wings celebrating move to East (Windsor Star)
STEVE SIMMONS: Big games coming up fast for Leafs (Toronto Sun)
TONY GALLAGHER: Ebbett the sparkplug for energized Canucks effort (Vancouver Province)
MIKE HEIKA: Power play, posts and untimely tweets thwart Stars in 2-1 loss to Ducks (Dallas Morning News)Paywall to view
DON BRENNAN: Makes all kinds of sense for Ottawa Senators GM Bryan Murray to go after Corey Perry during off-season (Ottawa Sun)
PHIL SHERIDAN: Flyers put coach on hot seat (Philadelphia Inquirer)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Maple Leafs, Red Wings poised for Classic again (Toronto Sun)
GARY LAWLESS: Greed would be good right now (Winnipeg Free Press)
HELENE ST. JAMES: Wings are in trouble if they don't pull it together (Detroit Free Press)
DON BRENNAN: New Ottawa Senators tough guy Matt Kassian touches down (Ottawa Sun)
DAVE FESCHUK: Maple Leafs need to get a grip, and fast (Toronto Star)
ED WILLES: With Bieksa back, Canucks get their jump back (Vancouver Province)
RANDY SPORTAK: Flames need streak (Calgary Sun)
BOB RAISSMAN: With MSG Network's Sam Rosen, NY Rangers coach John Tortorella a bigger bully (New York Daily News)
RANDY MILLER: Flyers coach, GM on hot seat (South Jersey Courier-Post)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Tim Leiweke was the Kings' top boss and their top fan (Los Angeles Times)
MICHAEL ARACE: It's too early to measure Howson's legacy (Columbus Dispatch)
TERRY JONES: Edmonton Oilers need to ride fan support at home all the way to the playoffs (Edmonton Sun)

3/14/13

RYAN KENNEDY: Devils goalie situation a cautionary tale for Habs (The Hockey News)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: Leafs playing with fire (Sportsnet)
SEAN GENTILLE: Perry got what he deserves; Don't blame Zucker (The Sporting News)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Eyeing playoffs, Jets set sights on Rangers (ESPN)
BRIAN CAZENEUVE: Goalie Ray Emery personifies Blackhawks' revival (Si.com)
MARK SPECTOR: Leafs must stop the bleeding (Sportsnet)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Stars aligning for stealthy Anaheim Ducks (ESPN)Paywall to view
ALLAN MUIR: Ryan Miller may not be the only Buffalo Sabre on the trade block (Si.com)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Rich Clune fighting a bigger battle (ESPN)
ADAM GRETZ: The race to 55: What your team needs to do to make the playoffs (CBS Sportsline)
KEVIN ALLEN: Trade buzz surrounds these 10 NHL teams (USA Today)
MIKE HEIKA: With Ray Whitney finally healthy, Stars fans will see who the 40-year-old winger is for the first time (Dallas Morning News)Paywall to view
PAT HICKEY: Rookie keeps things simple (Montreal Gazette)
PAUL FRIESEN: Lots of fight in Winnipeg Jets scrapper Chris Thorburn (Winnipeg Sun)
ERIC FRANCIS: Flames' Iginla shakes off trade hubbub (Calgary Sun)
PATRICK REUSSE: Wild's less-heralded rookie Brodin is thriving in NHL (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
STEVE SIMMONS: Agent's tweet sets back Jake Gardiner (Toronto Sun)
BOB DUFF: Brodie excited to face Wings (Windsor Star)
ED WILLES: Removing Vigneault will do one thing -- show the real problem (Vancouver Province)
PAT HICKEY: 'Eller was phenomenal' (Montreal Gazette)
TERRY JONES: Despite back-to-back wins, Edmonton Oilers still have an uphill slog to make the playoffs (Edmonton Sun)
CHRIS STEVENSON: If P.K. Subban's not an impact player, who is (Ottawa Sun)
GEORGE JOHNSON: Kiprusoff pulls out his superhero cape to save Flames (Calgary Herald)
MARK PURDY: Darryl Sutter not changed by Stanley Cup success (San Jose Mercury News)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Sid the Kid unplugged with Mike Zeisberger (Toronto Sun)
TONY GALLAGHER: As far as refs are concerned, it's open season on Burrows (Vancouver Province)
ANDREW GROSS: Rangers' Marian Gaborik a poor fit (Bergen Record)
DAVE STUBBS: One of Eller's best efforts (Montreal Gazette)
JOE STARKEY: Shero's trades defy belief (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
JOE STRAUSS: Strauss: Scrambling Blues turn to Allen for stability (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
BRENA BRANSWELL: Eller bigger, stronger and faster this season (Montreal Gazette)

3/13/13

BRIAN COSTELLO: NHL scouts re-rank 2012 NHL draft (The Hockey News)
IAN MENDES: A fun spin on scripted shootouts (Sportsnet)
SEAN GENTILLE: Mikael Granlund is the latest Calder candidate to hit roadblock (The Sporting News)
CHRIS PETERS: Sports Illustrated's Chicago Blackhawks cover irks hockey fans (CBS Sportsline)
ALLAN MUIR: My 2013 NHL midseason awards (Si.com)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: Don't bet against Jets (Sportsnet)
ADAM GRETZ: NHL first half review: What happened to Jonathan Quick (CBS Sportsline)
TIM WHARNSBY: Picking the 2013 NHL all-stars, with a twist (CBC)
CHRIS NICHOLS: Bourque creativity predates Daugavins (Sportsnet)
JEFF BLAIR: Leafs and Raptors ticket price hike a simple case of supply and demand (Globe & Mail)
KEVIN ALLEN: Trade buzz surrounds these 10 NHL teams (USA Today)
MIKE HEIKA: Predators taking advantage of young Stars defensemen all part of 'the process' (Dallas Morning News)Paywall to view
PAUL FRIESEN: Jets Snapshots; Ladd leads by example (Winnipeg Sun)
STEVE SIMMONS: Carlyle's Leafs have luminaries talking Pat Burns (Toronto Sun)
MIKE WISE: Blame Ovechkin -- and everyone else (Washington Post)
BOB HUNTER: Strong finish might be better than top draft pick (Columbus Dispatch)
GEORGE JOHNSON: NHL recovering from lockout nicely with first-half feel-good stories (Calgary Herald)
IAN MENDES: NHL faces a double standard for its visor rule (Ottawa Citizen)
GARY LAWLESS: Thorburn's scrap lifts his team's intensity (Winnipeg Free Press)
TONY GALLAGHER: Vigneault running out of excuses as Canucks continue to struggle (Vancouver Province)
RANDY SPORTAK: Same ol' same ol' from years past for Flames (Calgary Sun)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Jake Gardiner's agent sparks Twitter frenzy (Toronto Sun)
JEFF MILLER: Ducks' coach inspires teachers to try hockey (Orange County Register)
BUCKY GLEASON: Core Sabres may want to move on (Buffalo News)
GEORGE JOHNSON: Soft, small, aging Flames stuck with familiar calamity as stretch drive approaches (Calgary Herald)
CHRIS STEVENSON: Patrick Kane showing a more grown-up game (Ottawa Sun)
DAVE FESCHUK: Maple Leafs fall to Jets, James Reimer hooked (Toronto Star)
WES GILBERTSON: Flames are bunch of middling men (Calgary Sun)
PATRICK REUSSE: Goaltender Sikich gets the call of a lifetime (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
JEFF GORDON: Allen keeps Blues on playoff course (St. Louis Post Dispatch)

3/12/13

KEN CAMPBELL: Realignment, Canucks cap commitments and Eric Staal's season (The Hockey News)
STU HACKEL: Worthy rookies excluded from Calder Trophy field (Si.com)
DANA WAKIJI: Cloudy forecast at halfway point for Wing (Foxsports)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Lightning's Yzerman isn't giving up just yet (ESPN)
TIM WHARNSBY: 30 Thoughts: Getzlaf contract may impact Perry (CBC)
DAVID SHOALTS: Jets' home becomes more friendly for visitors (Globe & Mail)
KEVIN ALLEN: NHL midseason awards: And the winner is ... (USA Today)
KEVIN ALLEN: 5 NHL teams that need a kick in the pants (USA Today)
MIKE HEIKA: Injuries leave Dallas Stars in transition, and with new line combinations (Dallas Morning News)Paywall to view
GARY LAWLESS: Jets' long-term planning means Noel is here to stay (Winnipeg Free Press)
FRANK SERAVALLI: Flyers 'D' needs Meszaros (Philadelphia Daily News)
LUKE DeCOCK: Canes exceed expectations at midpoint of season (Raleigh News & Observer)
ROB OLLER: Winning is the only thing that makes Jackets legit (Columbus Dispatch)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Leafs GM in no hurry to deal UFAs (Toronto Sun)
JASON BOTCHFORD: Bieksa could bring some badly needed identity to a listless Canucks team (Vancouver Province)
DON BRENNAN: Chris Neil injures pal but helps Sens along (Ottawa Sun)
PAUL FRIESEN: Winnipeg Jets one of the NHL's true enigmas (Winnipeg Sun)
DAVE STUBBS: Habs' turnaround a major story (Montreal Gazette)
ERIC FRANCIS: Just lose, baby! (Calgary Sun)
SAM DONNELLON: Big changes, huge disappointment for Flyers (Philadelphia Daily News)
JASON BOTCHFORD: It's now up to Roberto Luongo to stop the bleeding (Vancouver Province)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Leafs won't deal Gardiner for rental player (Toronto Sun)
TED KULFAN: Red Wings likely to be quiet at trade deadline (Detroit News)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Something had to give (Ottawa Citizen)
STEVE CONROY: Bruins win in a shootout, lose Kelly (Boston Herald)
BEN KUZMA: Canucks could do some shopping before trade deadline gets much closer (Vancouver Province)
BARRY ROZNER: Blackhawks have given Coach Q what he wanted (Chicago Daily Herald)
DAVE FESCHUK: Maple Leafs: Blueliners John-Michael Liles, Jake Gardiner find finesse out of favour (Toronto Star)
TERRY FREI: Frei: Erik Johnson tries to live up to expectations with Avalanche (Denver Post)
SAM CARCHIDI: Flyers' Chris Pronger should be allowed to retire (Philadelphia Inquirer)
TED WYMAN: Jets still not happy? That's good, says Wyman (Winnipeg Sun)
JEFF GORDON: NHL trade market taking shape (St. Louis Post Dispatch)

3/11/13

RORY BOYLEN: THN's mid-season NHL awards (The Hockey News)
DAVID SHOALTS: Life in hockey's fast lane proving costly (Globe & Mail)
ERIC DUHATSCHEK: Flames need Kiprusoff back to his best (Globe & Mail)
MIKE HEIKA: Stats says Dallas Stars have improved, but record isnÕt showing it (Dallas Morning News)Paywall to view
BARRY ROZNER: Let's face it, Blackhawks were due a couple stinkers (Chicago Daily Herald)
MARK WHICKER: Ducks quick on playback (Orange County Register)
GARY LAWLESS: Nobody happy after one gets away (Winnipeg Free Press)
TRACEE HAMILTON: Unsettling problems (Washington Post)
PAT HICKEY: White takes it on chin (Montreal Gazette)
BOB DUFF: Prout earning stripes (Windsor Star)
KIRK PENTON: Is the Winnipeg Jets' glass half-full or half-empty? (Winnipeg Sun)
ED WILLES: Vigneault's future with Canucks back in question (Vancouver Province)
RICK MORRISSEY: Hawks' points streak resulted in unrealistic expectations (Chicago Sun-Times)
DON BRENNAN: Superstitious winger Zack Smith finds a little tape job goes a long way (Ottawa Sun)
ROB LONGLEY: Spotlight fixed firmly on Leafs' Phaneuf and Kessel (Toronto Sun)
JACK TODD: How far can Habs go? (Montreal Gazette)
HELENE ELLIOTT: It's time to recognize top performers at halfway mark of NHL season (Los Angeles Times)
JASON BOTCHFORD: Team in Need: But what it is ain't exactly clear (Vancouver Province)
GREGG KRUPA: Red Wings need to grind again as road beckons (Detroit News)
DAVE STUBBS: Prust lost for 10 days (Montreal Gazette)
DEJAN KOVACEVIC: Expansion logical only for NHL (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
TOM POWERS: An easy -- and heated -- win makes for an odd, fun night for Wild (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
ERIC FRANCIS: Losses making Iginla's decision easier (Calgary Sun)

3/10/13

SCOTT BURNSIDE: Emotional Suter happy return is over (ESPN)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Welcome back, Mr. Crosby (ESPN)
TIM WHARNSBY: Maple Leafs exhibited moxie against Crosby and Co. (CBC)
ERIC ERLENDSSON: Lindback needs time to become Tampa Bay Lightning's No. 1 (Tampa Tribune)
STEVE ZIPAY: Rangers midseason report card (New York Newsday)
DAVE MOLINARI: The cost of greatness (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Sens take a breather (Ottawa Sun)
TED WYMAN: Goaltending key to turning around Jets road trip (Winnipeg Sun)
GARY SHELTON: Face it, Lightning isn't playoff caliber (Tampa Bay Times)
MARK KISZLA: Blackhawks could provide Avs a much-needed rivalry (Denver Post)
DAVID ISAAC: Debate over visors no clearer after Staal injury (South Jersey Courier-Post)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: NHL at the half (Toronto Sun)
BARRY ROZNER: Streak over, Blackhawks set sights on Cup (Chicago Daily Herald)
JASON YORK: Yorkie hates March (Ottawa Citizen)
MICHAEL ARACE: Turn to East could help team right the ship (Columbus Dispatch)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Notes and quotes from a Big Night in the Big Apple (Ottawa Citizen)
ROB ROSSI: Getzlaf's deal with Ducks will impact Penguins (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
MICHAEL RUSSO: Kane and Blackhawks had fun during record points streak (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
BOB VERDI: There's a significant upside to hockeyÕs realignment (Chicago Daily Herald)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Crosby sinks Leafs in return to ACC (Toronto Sun)
MIKE HEIKA: Dallas Stars' offense thwarted gritty game that has a bit of a playoff feel (Dallas Morning News)Paywall to view
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Panthers ready to sell (Ottawa Sun)
LARRY BROOKS: Cap will keep Chicago from maintaining all its talent (New York Post)
DAVE FESCHUK: Ex-Maple Leafs GM Brian Burke wants credit for Leafs turnaround while ignoring his mistakes (Toronto Star)
ARTHUR STAPLE: Islanders midseason report card (New York Newsday)
ADRIAN DATER: Avalanche on board with realignment next season (Denver Post)
ERIC FRANCIS: Iginla and Flames still not talking extension (Calgary Sun)
WES GILBERTSON: Backlund hopes to make up for lost time (Calgary Sun)

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