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OPINION

3/17/12

KEN CAMPBELL: Major junior veterans should get shot at pro hockey (The Hockey News)
SAM GARDNER: With the Kid, Pens primed for run (Foxsports)
ADRIAN DATER: Snoring down the stretch (Si.com)
JON ROSEN: Wings look to turn around Cal trip (Foxsports)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Bill Guerin beginning a new career (ESPN)
BRIAN STUBITS: The growth of Nashville into a great hockey market (CBS Sportsline)
CASSIE CAMPBELL-PASCALL: 5 Questions: Flames' Tanguay, Stajan not pulling weight (CBC)
BRUCE ARTHUR: Sidney Crosby learns from last setback in return (National Post)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Kings get offensive in 4-2 win over Ducks (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
WAYNE SCANLAN: Bryan vs Brian (Ottawa Citizen)
TERRY JONES: Young Oilers should contend (Edmonton Sun)
STU COWAN: Give Habs' No. 1 line a moniker (Montreal Gazette)
KIRK PENTON: Jets deliver back-and-forth thriller (Winnipeg Sun)
MIKE HEIKA: Stars have more to ponder than allowing fastest goal in club history (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER: Just red lights (Boston Globe)Subscriber site
TOM GULITTI: Devils' Ilya Kovalchuk scoring points with MVP effort THE RECORD (Bergen Record)
DAVE FESCHUK: Brian Burke's Three Pillars have yet to produce results (Toronto Star)
JOHN MacKINNON: Hit on Hall summons Oilers to douse Flames (Edmonton Journal)
JEFF GORDON: Blues lose a catalyst, but opportunity remains (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
DON BRENNAN: Alfredsson always stands and delivers (Ottawa Sun)
PAT HICKEY: Karlsson in running for Norris (Montreal Gazette)
PAUL FRIESEN: Byfuglien comes up big (Winnipeg Sun)
GARY LAWLESS: Even Noel visibly pumped as Jets keep the magic rolling (Winnipeg Free Press)

3/16/12

RYAN KENNEDY: Stars Sidney Crosby, Alex Galchenyuk set to return (The Hockey News)
MIKE BROPHY: Young talent is silver lining (Sportsnet)
MARK SPECTOR: Typical spring in Toronto (Sportsnet)
JESSE SPECTOR: With Sidney Crosby back, healthy Penguins look like Cup favorites (The Sporting News)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Players prep for possibility of lockout (ESPN)
STU HACKEL: Canucks fading as stretch run begins (Si.com)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: 5 Things: B's in a funk, Blues jamming (ESPN)
SARAH KWAK: Healthy Crosby makes streaking Penguins even more formidable (Si.com)
KATIE STRANG: Penguins send message to Rangers (ESPN)
SAM GARDNER: With the Kid, Pens primed for run (Foxsports)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Penguins get band back together (ESPN)
BRIAN STUBITS: Penguins roll to 10th straight win in Sidney Crosby's return (CBS Sportsline)
TIM WHARNSBY: Crosby returns to help Pens win 10th in a row (CBC)
JEFF BLAIR: Flailing Leafs will relish a victory, no matter how weak the opponent (Globe & Mail)
DAVID SHOALTS: Time running out for Sabres (Globe & Mail)
PAUL WALDIE: For the Jets, home is where the testosterone is (Globe & Mail)
BRUCE ARTHUR: Penguins' Sidney Crosby needs a little more luck this time around (National Post)
MIKE HEIKA: Stars can't wait to shift into playoff-intensity mode (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
PAUL FRIESEN: Jury's out on Jets (Winnipeg Sun)
FILIP BONDY: Pittsburgh Penguins star center Sidney Crosby is clearly back on his game against NY Rangers at Garden (New York Daily News)
TONY GALLAGHER: Officials have always been afraid to enforce rules in crucial situations (Vancouver Province)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Leafs win, don't tank (Toronto Sun)
PAT HICKEY: Eller fights war of words with Swede (Montreal Gazette)
GREGG KRUPA: Wings fight that fading feeling (Detroit News)
ED TAIT: Jets are monsters at home, weaklings on the road (Winnipeg Free Press)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Canucks not only 'favorites' with problems (Vancouver Sun)
GEORGE JOHNSON: Iginla and Co. are on fire (Calgary Herald)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Senators need Anderson for playoff run (Ottawa Citizen)
ED WILLES: Sidney Crosby can inject colour back into dull NHL (Vancouver Province)
MIKE BERARDINO: Florida Panthers navigating their way through hockey version of March Madness (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
LARRY BROOKS: Solid start to Sid's comeback (New York Post)
BEN KUZMA: Sedins, Raymond look more like CanucksÕ third line (Vancouver Province)
RON COOK: Cooke steals spotlight from Crosby (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)

3/15/12

RYAN KENNEDY: Stars Sidney Crosby, Alex Galchenyuk set to return (The Hockey News)
JESSE SPECTOR: Five Hole: Easing Sidney Crosby back won't be easy (The Sporting News)
STU HACKEL: GMs still fall short on concussions (Si.com)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Crosby's return shifts the East (ESPN)
BOB STURM: Stars' run rests on pads of goaltenders (Foxsports)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Bettman mum on Blues, Coyotes sales (ESPN)
JOHN MANASSO: NHL pack, including Preds, catch up to Wings (Foxsports)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: CBA elephant still in the room (ESPN)
BRIAN STUBITS: Gary Bettman's updates on CBA, Phoenix, where there's little to update (CBS Sportsline)
TIM WHARNSBY: Bettman won't set deadline for potential Coyotes move (CBC)
MICHAEL TRAIKOS: Gary Bettman's CBA message rings hollow (National Post)
MIKE ZIESBERGER: Stamkos, Leafs not meant to be (Toronto Sun)
MIKE BOONE: Senators an example to follow (Montreal Gazette)
MIKE HEIKA: What Stars can take from having streak end in loss to well-rested Jets (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
DAMIEN COX: Toronto Maple Leafs need to turn page on Phil Kessel (Toronto Star)
ED WILLES: Time the Rog had a good rollicking (Vancouver Province)
PAUL FRIESEN: Where streaks go to die (Winnipeg Sun)
CHRIS STEVENSON: GMs reach tipping point for preventing concussions (Ottawa Sun)
DAVE FESCHUK: Sidney Crosby needs to tweak his game (Toronto Star)
DAVE STUBBS: Josh Gorges, shot blocker (Montreal Gazette)
MITCH ALBOM: Right donor may save former Red Wing Shawn Burr's life (Detroit Free Press)
IAIN MacINTYRE: For the Canucks, another discouraging result (Vancouver Sun)
TERRY JONES: RNH back in the rookie race? (Edmonton Sun)
ERIC FRANCIS: Sutter deserves new contract (Calgary Sun)
PAT HICKEY: No-hope Canadiens learn to have fun (Montreal Gazette)
GARY LAWLESS: NHL, players' union to battle over realignment (Winnipeg Free Press)
TONY GALLAGHER: Canucks' brains need to catch up to their legs (Vancouver Province)
JOHN MacKINNON: Keeping Renney would be the courageous thing to do (Edmonton Journal)
DON BRENNAN: Karlsson nears high points (Ottawa Sun)
RED FISHER: Canadiens came to compete (Montreal Gazette)
STEVE SIMMONS: Leafs are a disaster (Toronto Sun)
PAT HICKEY: Myers's ban deserved: Cunneyworth (Montreal Gazette)

3/14/12

RORY BOYLEN: Alexander Radulov's impact, Oilers draft strategy, MVP debate (The Hockey News)
MARK SPECTOR: Better late than never (Sportsnet)
JESSE SPECTOR: NHL wisely avoids return to neutral-zone traffic jams (The Sporting News)
MIKE BROPHY: Kadri, Colburne making progress (Sportsnet)
SEAN GENTILLE: Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby to play on Thursday (The Sporting News)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Crosby's return shifts the East (ESPN)
STU HACKEL: GMs still fall short on concussions (Si.com)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Crosby biggest acquisition of the season (ESPN)
CRAIG MORGAN: Four-game trip crucial to Coyotes' playoff fate (Foxsports)
PIERRE LeBRUN: GMs meetings: Change is coming (ESPN)
DANA WAKIJI: Wings routed by Kings, 5-2 (Foxsports)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Radulov ruling rankles some GMs (ESPN)
ADAM GRETZ: Where will the Florida Panthers finish in the standings? (CBC)
TIM WHARNSBY: Radulov's potential return to Nashville riles NHL GMs (CBC)
DAVID EBNER: Vancouver fans start to panic as Canucks hit skid down the stretch (Globe & Mail)
JAMES MIRTLE: Spectre of Radulov irks Predators' rivals at GM meeting (Globe & Mail)
BRUCE ARTHUR: Sidney CrosbyÕs second comeback could be even tougher than his first (National Post)
MICHAEL TRAIKOS: Predators could be playing with stacked deck (National Post)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Burke won't knock Wilson (Toronto Sun)
MIKE HEIKA: Why ugly win vs. Wild has inner beauty for streaking Stars (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
ED WILLES: Why the rules have changed for the media (Vancouver Province)
ERIC FRANCIS: Baertschi looking like can't-miss kid (Calgary Sun)
CHRIS STEVENSON: 'Ringette line' to be tested by AHL (Ottawa Sun)
KEVIN CALLAHAN: Flyers are playing better in front of Bryzgalov (South Jersey Courier-Post)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Kings keep heat on in playoff scramble with 5-2 win over Red Wings (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
CAM COLE: Sidney CrosbyÕs return not a 'wait til next year,' but a reason for worry (Vancouver Sun)
PAUL FRIESEN: NHL should leave game alone (Winnipeg Sun)
MICHAEL ARACE: Gleaning good from Jackets' bad season (Columbus Dispatch)
RON COOK: Asham has plenty of fight left (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
TONY GALLAGHER: Relieved by two-day reprieve (Vancouver Province)
GEORGE JOHNSON: Flame coach's rare elation says it all (Calgary Herald)
STEVE SIMMONS: Toronto's out of sync with Canada (Toronto Sun)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Senators must stay aggressive down the stretch (Ottawa Citizen)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Why isn't Cory Schneider playing? (Vancouver Sun)
GARY LAWLESS: Carlyle's new attitude will positively win him fans in Toronto (Winnipeg Free Press)
DAVE STUBBS: Masterton hopeful Pacioretty shows claws (Montreal Gazette)
SAM CARCHIDI: 'New' Bryz finding success (Philadelphia Inquirer)
DAMIEN COX: Maple Leafs GM Brian Burke insists 'tanking' a non-starter (Toronto Star)
MARCUS HAYES: Now, Flyers' Bryzgalov a blanking hero (Philadelphia Daily News)

3/13/12

DANIEL TKACZUK: Changing the perception of a .500 record (The Hockey News)
MIKE BROPHY: Deja Vu all over again (Sportsnet)
MARK SPECTOR: A room full of content GMS (Sportsnet)
JESSE SPECTOR: Player safety still big concern for NHL GMs, but stopping fights won't fix the entire problem (The Sporting News)
STU HACKEL: Racism denied Herb Carnegie but didn't stop him (Si.com)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Alexander Radulov can bypass waivers (ESPN)
STU HACKEL: Depth saves Penguins in injury plague (Si.com)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Spotlighting possible rule changes (ESPN)
JOHN MANASSO: Prodigal son Radulov may finally join Preds (Foxsports)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Safety bigger than harsher discipline (ESPN)
ELLIOTTE FRIEDMAN: Behind Bryzgalov's bounce back + 30 Thoughts (CBC)
PIERRE LeBRUN: GMs meetings: Rule changes being weighed (ESPN)
TIM WHARNSBY: Defensive hand passes and hybrid icing top GM to-do list (CBC)
ROY MacGREGOR: Sidney Crosby, Tiger Woods grapple with glass jaws (Globe & Mail)
DAVID SHOALTS: All eyes focused on Sidney Crosby's return (Globe & Mail)
MICHAEL TRAIKOS: NHL GMs just fine with status quo on concussions (National Post)
MIKE HEIKA: Stars' projects have all paid big dividends (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
DAVE STUBBS: Saku Koivu, 1,000 games later (Montreal Gazette)
GARY LAWLESS: Jets' focus reduced to getting wins (Winnipeg Free Press)
DAMIEN COX: NHL general managers looking to tweak the game (Toronto Star)
DEREK VAN DIEST: Eager to leave the sickbed (Edmonton Sun)
GEORGE JOHNSON: Just call Tanguay the assist artist (Calgary Herald)
CHRIS STEVENSON: NHL GMs give red line the red light (Ottawa Sun)
CAM COLE: Ailing Canucks' time running out (Vancouver Sun)
FRANK SERAVALLI: Holmgren has Bryzness sense (Philadelphia Daily News)
BUCKY GLEASON: Who knows where this Sabres team can go? (Buffalo News)
JOHN MacKINNON: Oilers need urgency, urgently (Edmonton Journal)
ERIC FRANCIS: Re-signing Jokinen a King-sized task (Calgary Sun)
PAUL FRIESEN: The Byfuglien phenomenon (Winnipeg Sun)
ANDREW GROSS: Undrafted Stu Bickel a hit on Broadway with Blueshirts (Bergen Record)
PAT HICKEY: NHL GMs have head in the sand (Montreal Gazette)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Sidney Crosby's decision to play or not is strictly his call (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Leafs on right track, honest (Toronto Sun)

3/12/12

MARK SPECTOR: The future of the game (Sportsnet)
JESSE SPECTOR: Rangers send powerful message by ending PP drought (The Sporting News)
JAMES MIRTLE: NHL GMs ready to discuss rule changes (Globe & Mail)
DAVID SHOALTS: All eyes focused on Sidney CrosbyÕs return (Globe & Mail)
DAMIEN COX: Red line fever not rampant among NHL GMs (Toronto Star)
ALLEN PANZARI: Expect opponents to target Erik Karlsson in playoffs (Ottawa Citizen)
RED FISHER: Andrei Markov back with a bang (Montreal Gazette)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Sedin virus has made its way through Canucks (Vancouver Sun)
GARY LAWLESS: Cautious free-agent approach paying off (Winnipeg Free Press)
DEJAN KOVACEVIC: Malkin's Hart pounds loudest (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
CHRIS STEVENSON: NHL looks at tweaking rules (Ottawa Sun)
ED WILLES: Musings and meditations on Ovechkin, the Sedins and the Hodgson trade (Vancouver Province)
KIRK PENTON: Road jinx holds for Jets (Winnipeg Sun)
MIKE HEIKA: Division-leading Stars know recent hot streak offers no guarantees (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
MIKE BOONE: Could Markov spark a miracle playoff run? Not likely (Montreal Gazette)
CHRIS STEVENSON: NHL divided by red line (Ottawa Sun)
JACK TODD: Feel-good moments ease pain of a tough season (Montreal Gazette)

3/11/12

JOHN MANASSO: Kirk Muller rejuvenates Carolina in second half (Foxsports)
TIM WHARNSBY: Carlyle has helped Maple Leafs' cause, just not enough (CBC)
KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: Playing catch-up not their style (Boston Globe)Subscriber site
ROSIE DiMANNO: Razor-sharp Monster betrayed by Leafs' lack of finish (Toronto Star)
RANDY MILLER: Boring Bryz goalie Flyers really need (South Jersey Courier-Post)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Burke needs to land a big one (Ottawa Sun)
STEPHEN HARRIS: Holes start to show (Boston Herald)
STEVE ZIPAY: Home cooking is what slumping Rangers need (New York Newsday)Subscriber site
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Caps can't count on same old Leafs (Toronto Sun)
DON BRENNAN: Marcus Foligno gives brother pause for thought (Ottawa Sun)
ADRIAN DATER: vs' general manager Greg Sherman deserves some credit (Denver Post)
RICH CHERE: Rangers' Henrik Lundqvist, Devils' Adam Henrique eyeing awards (Newark Star Ledger)
TONY GALLAGHER: Canucks pack punch of a 95-pound weakling (Vancouver Province)
MIKE HEIKA: Lehtonen helps Stars maintain first place in Pacific Division (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
DAVE MOLINARI: Crosby pact will be tricky (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
GARY SHELTON: Tampa Bay Lightning should stick with Dustin Tokarski as goaltender (Tampa Bay Times)
ERIC FRANCIS: Throwing Fehr into hockey fans (Calgary Sun)
SARAH McLELLAN: Blues find themselves atop Western Conference (Arizona Republic)
MIKE BOONE: How does Andrei Markov feel? "I'm, like ... happy, you know?" (Montreal Gazette)
BUCKY GLEASON: Pens figure to get even tougher when Crosby returns (Buffalo News)
LARRY BROOKS: Team needs Erixon's young legs (New York Post)
ARTHUR STAPLE: Looking for help (New York Newsday)Subscriber site
STEVE BUFFERY: Carlyle restoring a competitive edge (Toronto Sun)
JASON YORK: Erik's elite (Ottawa Sun)
SAM CARCHIDI: Giroux powering Flyers offense (Philadelphia Inquirer)
STEVE SIMMONS: Why does Canada go bust overseas? (Toronto Sun)
KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: GMs to reconsider sharing salaries (Boston Globe)Subscriber site
MIKE ZIESBERGER: Ovie has broad shoulders (Toronto Sun)

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