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OPINION

3/19/11

JOHN GRIGG: Ovechkin, Capitals crushing NHL with new responsible, winning system (The Hockey News)
RYAN DIXON: A number of blueliners due hefty raises as free agents (The Hockey News)
MIKE BROPHY: Costly decision (Sportsnet)
STU HACKEL: Hockey helping Japan (Si.com)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Opportunity knocks? (The Sporting News)
ADRIAN DATER: Blackhawks GM Stan is becoming a bona fide Bowman (Si.com)
RON MacLEAN: Savard's superstitions, and special announcements (CBC)
ZACH DAVIS: Jackets' captain: We still believe (Foxsports)
JIM HUGHSON: Leafs, Bruins search for consistency (CBC)
ROY MacGREGOR: Darcy Regier's goal is to eliminate concussions in hockey (Globe & Mail)
BRUCE ARTHUR: Good luck making sense of these Leafs (National Post)
ANDREW GROSS: Sean Avery could still be useful for Rangers (Bergen Record)
CRAIG ELLINGSON: Faceoff help please! (Calgary Sun)
TERRY JONES: Oilers-Avs the Sewer Series (Edmonton Sun)
PAT HICKEY: Standing Pat: Habs need consistent intensity (Montreal Gazette)
MIKE BOONE: Habs players have shot at trophies (Montreal Gazette)
GEORGE JOHNSON: Trying to find a win in Anaheim has become CalgaryÕs white whale (Calgary Sun)
DAVID STAPLES: Chances are Hall will create opportunities (Edmonton Journal)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Coyotes a hot act in bad circus (Vancouver Sun)
STEPHEN HARRIS: Bruins far from ready (Boston Herald)
RED FISHER: Mario willing to put his money where his mouth is on illegal hits (Montreal Gazette)
ERIC FRANCIS: Flames off to Dismal-land (Calgary Sun)
TERRY JONES: Bad word dogs Oilers coach (Edmonton Sun)
ARTHUR STAPLE: Season could hinge on Lundqvist's neck (New York Newsday)Subscriber site
GEORGE JOHNSON: Mr. Hockey still says more by saying little, even at 82 (Calgary Herald)
STU COWAN: NHL's inaction is beyond puzzling (Montreal Gazette)

3/18/11

ADAM PROTEAU: Martin Havlat finds a home in Minnesota (The Hockey News)
MARK SPECTOR: Where's the urgency? (Sportsnet)
JOHN MANASSO: Thrashers Fighting for Playoff Lives (Foxsports)
STU HACKEL: Blues sale will bring value, strong fan base (Si.com)
LYLE RICHARDSON: Yes, pro hockey can be a safer game (Foxsports)
KEVIN WEEKES: Hockey's growth making huge strides in U.S. (CBC)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Rob Blake following steps of other greats (ESPN)
TIM WHARNSBY: Nonis to lead Canada at 2011 world championship (CBC)
DAVID SHOALTS: Search for new MLSE president slows down (Globe & Mail)
ALLAN MAKI: Keith Yandle dances way into Norris talk (Globe & Mail)
KEVIN ALLEN: Jacques Lemaire making case to be NHL coach of the year (USA Today)
DAVE STUBBS: Fans get good news on Pacioretty (Montreal Gazette)
DAN BARNES: Storybook ending? Sorry, not this time (Edmonton Journal)
TONY GALLAGHER: It boils down to mistrust of the NHL (Vancouver Province)
GEORGE JOHNSON: Flames avoided danger of a letdown (Calgary Herald)
MIKE HEIKA: Surprise line shuffling works out for Crawford (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
MARK WHICKER: Ducks' Visnovsky drives toward elite status (Orange County Register)
ROBERT TYCHKOWSKI: Loss still exciting for Oilers call-ups (Edmonton Sun)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Worry for Manny Maholtra's career more than Canucks season (Vancouver Sun)
RED FISHER: Canadiens merit full credit for victory with depleted lineup (Montreal Gazette)
DON BRENNAN: Too bad Svatos isn't Irish (Ottawa Sun)
GEORGE JOHNSON: NHLers join fight against Alzheimer's (Calgary Herald)
TERRY JONES: Hard-working Oilers look for respect (Edmonton Sun)
BERNIE MIKLASZ: Who will save the Blues? (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Terry Murray is angry - with the fans (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
PAT HICKEY: Coyotes can't win over fans (Montreal Gazette)
ROB LONGLEY: Don't blame Giguere (Toronto Sun)

3/17/11

RYAN DIXON: Guy Boucher goes for broke with Tampa Bay (The Hockey News)
TOM THOMPSON: Hockey debate about danger, not violence (The Hockey News)
MARK SPECTOR: Changing the policy (Sportsnet)
MIKE BROPHY: Five below (Sportsnet)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Not players' job to police themselves (ESPN)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Now it's up to the players (The Sporting News)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Another tough call on Douglas Murray hit (ESPN)
STU HACKEL: Can the Devils really make the playoffs? (Si.com)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Will Devils' magic carpet ride ever end? (ESPN)
MICHAEL FARBER: Old man Recchi still going strong (Si.com)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: New concussion protocol starts Wednesday (ESPN)
KELLY HRUDEY: Diagnosis right after headshot critical (CBC)
WES GOLDSTEIN: NHL's problem is that all the talk never comes to a head (CBS Sportsline)
TIM WHARNSBY: Nonis to lead Canada at 2011 world championship (CBC)
ROY MacGREGOR: NHL showing vital signs after concussion conundrum (Globe & Mail)
DAMIEN COX: Concussions remain elephant in the room at NHL GM meeting (Toronto Star)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Nonis should have lots to choose from for world hockey championships (Toronto Sun)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Fear of failure has overtaken Avalanche (Vancouver Sun)
MIKE BOONE: Doctors Canadiens in her house (Montreal Gazette)
MIKE HEIKA: Stars' GM says NHL needs longer suspensions for head hits (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
GEORGE JOHNSON: Flames deny they're running on fumes (Calgary Herald)
RICK MORRISSEY: Jonathan Toews' pure talent often lost in talk of 'intangibles' (Chicago Sun Times)
ED WILLES: Just imagine scene with top 6 defencemen healthy (Vancouver Province)
RED FISHER: Pocket rocket blazed grand trail (Montreal Gazette)
MARK WHICKER: Emery still smooth, so Ducks can be confident (Orange County Register)
ROBERT TYCHKOWSKI: Oilers' Cogliano stepping up (Edmonton Sun)
JOE STARKEY: NHL GMs whiff on open net (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
PAT HICKEY: Headhunters have another good night (Montreal Gazette)
TONY GALLAGHER: Foote's ice time may be running out (Vancouver Province)
LARRY BROOKS: Callahan lights Blueshirts' fire (New York Post)
BERNIE MIKLASZ: Checketts steps aside so Blues can be sold (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
STEVE SIMMONS: Don't count on Balsillie buying MLSE (Toronto Sun)
DAVE STUBBS: Defenceman Hamrlik is Canadiens' go-to guy (Montreal Gazette)
DAMIEN COX: Reimer quick to defend his goaltending guru (Toronto Sun)

3/16/11

BRIAN COSTELLO: How to determine who is a prospect in Future Watch (The Hockey News)
MARK SPECTOR: Physics matter (Sportsnet)
STU HACKEL: A day of change for an embattled league (Si.com)
JOHN MANASSO: Thrashers fan, icon passes away (Foxsports)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: GMs' plan: Measured steps (The Sporting News)
DARREN ELIOT: Devils making hell of a run (Si.com)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Brian Burke angered by owners' criticism (ESPN)
BRIAN HAYWARD: Deadline moves have Ducks thinking playoffs (Foxsports)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: New rules must be enforced to help safety (ESPN)
SCOTT MORRISON: Are NHL GM's safety initiatives enough? (CBC)
ROY MacGREGOR: Ban on all hits to head not in cards, yet (Globe & Mail)
JEFF BLAIR: Reimer story is far from finished (Globe & Mail)
STEVE BUFFERY: Hockey is violent Ñ Deal with it! (Toronto Sun)
WAYNE SCANLAN: NHL owners starting to speak out against head hits (Ottawa Citizen)
GEORGE JOHNSON: Sutter roasts Flames for lack of urgency (Calgary Herald)
ARTHUR STAPLE: Rangers' best offense is defense (New York Newsday)Subscriber site
TERRY JONES: Oilers pay the butcher bill (Edmonton Sun)
DAVE STUBBS: Fans show support for Pacioretty after injury (Montreal Gazette)
MIKE BERARDINO: NHL only willing to go so far to curb head injuries (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)Subscriber site
CAM COLE: NHL general managers miss the mark on head hits (Vancouver Sun)
MIKE HEIKA: Sharks' key goals had playoff feel (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
ERIC FRANCIS: Connie Ñ come out and play! (Calgary Sun)
ROBERT TYCHKOWSKI: Oilers back on injury train (Edmonton Sun)
BUCKY GLEASON: Team's climb from depths isn't over (Buffalo News)
JIM JAMIESON: Hamhuis has answer to hits along the boards (Vancouver Province)
DON BRENNAN: Kovie doesn't do much, but he's a fly guy (Ottawa Sun)
PAT HICKEY: NHL GMs fall short on head shots (Montreal Gazette)
JAY GREENBERG: If King falls off throne, there's no backup plan (New York Post)
DAN BARNES: Teams paying a stiff price would discourage repeat offenders (Edmonton Journal)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Bieksa coming back? Edler still out? Canucks march on with victories (Vancouver Sun)
ERIC FRANCIS: Once-concussed Aucoin likes five-point plan (Calgary Sun)
DAMIEN COX: NHL waters not as calm as Bettman would like (Toronto Star)
RED FISHER: Price helps keep score close against determined Caps (Montreal Gazette)
MICHAEL ARACE: Cards stacked against Jackets, but shuffling can still occur (Columbus Dispatch)

3/15/11

KEN CAMPBELL: Maple Leafs for sale, GMs meetings and an exceptional player (The Hockey News)
JUSTIN BOURNE: Want to improve at hockey? Practice, practice, practice (The Hockey News)
WAYNE SCANLAN: A few wobbly steps (Ottawa Citizen)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Crosby steals the spotlight (The Sporting News)
STU HACKEL: NHL's head injury moves welcome, not new (Si.com)
LYLE RICHARDSON: Lessons learned from NHL labor issues (Foxsports)
MARK SPECTOR: Kid steps (Sportsnet)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: The hit debate: How far will GMs go? (ESPN)
ELLIOTTE FRIEDMAN: Pacioretty fallout, plus 30 thoughts (CBC)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Bettman quick to act at GMs meetings (ESPN)
SCOTT MORRISON: GMs making progress on player safety (CBC)
DAVID SHOALTS: True North still focused on Phoenix (Globe & Mail)
ROY MacGREGOR: NHL meets in balmy weather to tackle head-shot storm (Globe & Mail)
BRUCE ARTHUR: Slowly but surely, NHL moves forward (National Post)
DAVE STUBBS: Bell Centre to get new boards, glass (Montreal Gazette)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Nashville Predators' Jonathon Blum realizing his dream of playing in NHL (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
DEREK VAN DIEST: Oilers left game plan on road (Edmonton Sun)
DAMIEN COX: NHL goes on the offensive with concussion plan (Toronto Star)
JAY GREENBERG: Rangers must harvest wins at Garden (New York Post)
CHRIS STEVENSON: Bettman: No easy answers on headshots (Ottawa Sun)
GEORGE JOHNSON: Who will pick up the slack? (Calgary Herald)
TED KULFAN: Scoring slump grips Henrik Zetterberg, and other Red Wings (Detroit News)
JOHN MacKINNON: NHL in slow motion on head injury issue (Edmonton Journal)
STEVE SIMMONS: Expectations of Leafs fans have hit new low (Toronto Sun)
PAT HICKEY: Positive signs on concussions (Montreal Gazette)
WAYNE SCANLAN: A few wobbly steps (Ottawa Citizen)
DAMIEN COX: Sidney Crosby has "no clue" when heÕll be playing again (Toronto Star)
DAVID HAUGH: Finn not so fantastic this time against Hawks (Chicago Tribune)
MARCIA C. SMITH: Ducks are always winners for CHOC kids (Orange County Register)

3/14/11

RYAN KENNEDY: Unyielding demands for change not helping hockey (The Hockey News)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: 'More pressure than ever' (The Sporting News)
TIM WHARNSBY: Monday musings on the NHL (CBC)
BRUCE DOWBIGGIN: Milbury gets upper hand in violence debate (Globe & Mail)
JEFF BLAIR: Fehr looking further ahead than head shots (Globe & Mail)
DAVID SHOALTS: Change is on tap at MLSE (Globe & Mail)
ROY MacGREGOR: At this moment of crisis, NHL general managers must act (Globe & Mail)
BRUCE ARTHUR: Would-be MLSE buyers face new burden (Natonal Post)
CATHAL KELLY: Sports fans stuck with impossible choice in ownership (Toronto Star)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Ducks can't make up ground in the West, losing to Coyotes, 5-2 (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
ERIC FRANCIS: Head games for NHL (Calgary Sun)
DAVE STUBBS: Carey Price making case for Vezina (Montreal Gazette)
STEVE SIMMONS: Let the bidding begin for the Leafs (Toronto Sun)
ED WILLES: Hart Trophy case strengthens for Daniel Sedin (Vancouver Province)
LARRY BROOKS: MSG pricing out diehards (New York Post)
MIKE HEIKA: Brad Richards shows kind of play that pays off in playoffs (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
RANDY SPORTAK: Will Flames playoff push pay off? (Calgary Sun)
FRANK SERAVALLI: Laviolette avoids thrashing Flyers (Philadelphia Daily News)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Welcome to Rogersville (Toronto Sun)
RED FISHER: Bring on the Bruins in playoffs (Montreal Gazette)
DAMIEN COX: Will Chara hit still outrage hockey fans in a month? (Toronto Star)
JACK TODD: NHL fails to protect its players (Montreal Gazette)

3/13/11

ROSS MacLEAN: Analyzing the 2011 NHL draft eligible goaltenders (The Hockey News)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Hits to head, concussions, equipment part of GMs meetings (ESPN)
STEVE BUFFERY: Maybe an owner we can talk to will step forward (Toronto Sun)
LARRY BROOKS: NHL must do more to police headshots (New York Post)
DAVE MOLINARI: NHL still learning about concussions (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Winning hurts' Sens chances (Ottawa Sun)
BUCKY GLEASON: Kennedy well-schooled in colder side of hockey (Buffalo News)
STEPHEN HARRIS: Structural flaws led to Max Pacioretty tragedy (Boston Herald)
CHUCK GORMLEY: Hit by Chara will spark more debate (South Jersey Courier Post)
DON BRENNAN: Second-worst might be best for Sens (Ottawa Sun)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Doughty lucky, Pacioretty wasn't (Toronto Sun)
DAMIEN CRISTODERO: Consistency needed on goalie interference calls (St. Petersburg Times)
JOE STARKEY: Time for NHL to outlaw head hits (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
ARTHUR STAPLE: Staple: Islanders upset about lack of respect (New York Newsday)Subscriber site
JASON YORK: Respect not part of NHLers' vocabulary (Ottawa Sun)
GEORGE JOHNSON: Loss likely to bump Flames from playoff spot (Calgary Herald)
STEVE SIMMONS: NHL GMs wouldn't listen about hits to the head (Toronto Sun)
LARRY FELSER: Sabres' turnaround began under previous regime (Buffalo News)
MICHAEL RUSSO: An NHL reawakening (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)Subscriber site
ED WILLES: Why are the Canucks succeeding? All the little things add up big-time (Vancouver Province)
DEREK VAN DIEST: Oilers' Jones picking up the slack (Edmonton Sun)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Within the NHL and without, pressure to clamp down on violence (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
TERRY FREI: Predators can relate to Avs' pain (Denver Post)
ERIC ERLENDSSON: NHL made wrong call in Chara case (Tampa Tribune)
JEFF MILLER: Duck must win, watch and wait (Orange County Register)
ERIC FRANCIS: Kings concerned after Doughty injury scare (Calgary Sun)
SAM CARCHIDI: Complacency one reason for the slump (Philadelphia Inquirer)
MARK SUTCLIFFE: Bettman's blind eye to violence doesn't fly (Ottawa Citizen)
GENE COLLIER: Canadiens' Price tough egg to crack (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: Brutality is on display Ñ but not from Chara (Boston Globe)Subscriber site
ALLEN PANZARI: The Tampa Bay Lightning seem to be back on track (Ottawa Citizen)
JESSE SPECTOR: NHL's stance on Zdeno Chara's hit on Max Pacioretty means anything goes if player has clean record (New York Daily News)
DAMIEN COX: Questions still surround Fehr's rise to top of NHLPA (Toronto Star)

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