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- KEN CAMPBELL: NHL GM's wisely won't recommend changes to concussion protocol for goalies (The Hockey News)
- JARED CLINTON: Does an expansion franchise's first player make a difference (The Hockey News)
- MICHAEL GRANGE: Maple Leafs survive despite another ‘tight’ finish vs. Red Wings (Sportsnet)
- FRANK SERAVALLI: NHL general managers to debate the bye week (TSN)
- MARK SPECTOR: Oilers left looking for more after fourth loss in last seven games (Sportsnet)
- PIERRE LeBRUN: Busy offseason for Colorado Avalanche could include trading Matt Duchene, Gabriel Landeskog (ESPN)
- ERIC DUHATSCHEK: Oilers captain-turned coach Doug Weight leads Islanders revival (Globe & Mail)
- MICHAEL TRAIKOS: The ‘window’ question: Connor McDavid’s Edmonton Oilers prime young stars for winning in limited time (National Post)
- MICHAEL TRAIKOS: GMs stand pat on offside rule, interference, concussion spotters and more — but just wait until playoffs (National Post)
- KEVIN ALLEN: Despite criticism, NHL's offside rule won't change (USA Today)
- STU COWAN: Players make parents proud with OT win over Canucks (Montreal Gazette)
- MICHAEL ARACE: Bobrovsky shows up, stops puck every game (Columbus Dispatch)
- TERRY FREI: To be No. 1 great, Nathan MacKinnon needs to lead this team (Denver Post)
- IAIN MacINTYRE: Willie’s world, Tanev’s guts and Chaput’s future — yes, future (Vancouver Sun)
- THOMAS BOSWELL: Three D.C. teams make capital improvements that could signal era of prosperity (Washington Post)
- MIKE HARRINGTON: There's only so much heartbreak a team can endure (Buffalo News)
- BRUCE ARTHUR: Pressure’s ratcheting up for young Leafs (Toronto Star)
- STU COWAN: Vancouver makes for a late night for Canadiens and fans (Montreal Gazette)
- JASON GREGOR: NHL needs to curb obstruction (Edmonton Journal)
- KEN WARREN: Practice? We're talking about practice? (Ottawa Citizen)
- ED WILLES: Stench on NHL bench? Fire, hire coach, rinse and repeat (Vancouver Province)
- ERIC FRANCIS: History yearns for renewed Battle of Alberta playoff rivalry (Calgary Sun)
- THOM LOVERRO: Clunky loss reminds Capitals fans to take a breath (Washington Times)
- FLUTO SHINZAWA: Drew Stafford gives Bruins options on the wing (Boston Globe)
- JIM SOUHAN: Yeo, Blues deliver a little fly in the ointment to Wild (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
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- RYAN KENNEDY: Jack Eichel has quietly been very good and greatness isn't far off (The Hockey News)
- JARED CLINTON: Eastern Wild Card race set to come down to the wire (The Hockey News)
- KEN CAMPBELL: The NHL needs more 'Blue Sky' thinking when it comes to rule changes, but won't get it (The Hockey News)
- MICHAEL GRANGE: Boyle feeling expectations of veteran role with young Maple Leafs (Sportsnet)
- FRANK SERAVALLI: GM meetings open with think tank on hockey’s future (TSN)
- PIERRE LeBRUN: GMs brainstorm ideas around the future of the game (ESPN)
- MARK SPECTOR: Doug Weight’s preparation, approach sparking Islanders’ turnaround (Sportsnet)
- SCOTT BURNSIDE: Mumps the word: NHL, Wild, Canucks convinced they've contained outbreak of virus (ESPN)
- MICHAEL TRAIKOS: The most feared man in hockey: Golden Knights' George McPhee eyed warily at GM meetings (National Post)
- MICHAEL TRAIKOS: 3-2-1, go: GMs mull potential new point system that would reward regulation wins, devalue overtime (National Post)
- KEVIN ALLEN: Future of NHL on general managers' minds on Day 1 of meetings (USA Today)
- STU COWAN: Canadiens' new hunt, seek and seal philosophy helping Carey Price (Montreal Gazette)
- PAUL WIECEK: Hellebuyck starting to earn his keep (Winnipeg Free Press)
- SAM DONNELLON: Believe it or not, the Flyers aren't dead yet (Philadelphia Daily News)
- PAUL FRIESEN: Blues will be tough to catch with so many games in hand (Winnipeg Sun)
- DON BRENNAN: Little Pageau comes up huge against big, bad Bruins (Ottawa Sun)
- DAMIEN COX: Ten days that could determine the Leafs' season (Toronto Star)
- TERRY JONES: Can't Weight? Former Oilers captain returns to Edmonton as opposing head coach (Edmonton Sun)
- ERIC FRANCIS: Andrew Ladd's impressive NHL career started with WHL's Calgary Hitmen (Calgary Sun)
- MIKE SIELSKI: Filppula's chance a cold slap to Couturier (Philadelphia Inquirer)
- RON COOK: Ex-Penguins coach Dan Bylsma is big fan of Mike Sullivan (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
- BARRY ROZNER: This time, Chicago Blackhawks youth must be served (Chicago Daily Herald)
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- MARK SPECTOR: Red Wings’ latest trip through Alberta familiar yet unique (Sportsnet)
- PAT HICKEY: Fifth-straight win, but Ottawa, Boston on Montreal's heels (Montreal Gazette)
- LARRY BROOKS: It's official: The Rangers are in full-on crisis mode (New York Post)
- STEPHEN HARRIS: Capital improvement plan a hit with Kevin Shattenkirk (Boston Herald)
- FLUTO SHINZAWA: Why adding Kevin Shattenkirk makes the Capitals the team to beat (Boston Globe)
- LARRY BROOKS: Making sense of quiet NHL trade deadline: Why Caps pulled trigger (New York Post)
- JEFF PATERSON: Trades were good for Canucks, great for the fans (Vancouver Province)
- STEPHEN HARRIS: Anton Khudobin finally gives Bruins steady backup goal tending (Boston Herald)
- TOM TIMMERMANN: Blues' warm-ups are a combination of tradition, habit (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
- ED WILLES: Attention — this is NOT a rebuild. Even if it is (Vancouver Province)
- CHARLEY WALTERS: ‘We’re all in’ after Hanzal-White trade, Wild’s Leipold says (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
- STEVE SIMMONS: Shootout woes doom Leafs’ playoff hopes (Toronto Sun)
- DON BRENNAN: Jackets score on first and last shots, but Anderson stops everything in between (Ottawa Sun)
- DAN BARNES: Tone set, statements made, points milked as Oilers kick off homestand (Edmonton Journal)
- MITCH ALBOM: Albom: New era for Wings not as fun as before (Detroit Free Press)
- BEN KUZMA: Call him Goldy, but Goldobin’s goal is to be as good as Gold (Vancouver Province)
- DAVE FESCHUK: Leafs’ Zach Hyman understands the highs and lows of goal scoring: (Toronto Star)
- MIKE HARRINGTON: Vegas card makes Deadline Day go bust (Buffalo News)
- MICHAEL RUSSO: After trading future picks, Wild GM Fletcher apologizes to scouts (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
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