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3/18/17

KEN CAMPBELL: Duncan Keith gearing up for another heavy playoff workload (The Hockey News)
JARED CLINTON: Loss to Maple Leafs hurts but Stamkos injury hurts more as Lightning fight for playoffs (The Hockey News)
FRANK SERAVALLI: How Cujo helped Elliott through early struggles in Calgary (TSN)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Chris Pronger aspires to become a GM, while Jaromir Jagr might play another season -- or more (ESPN)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Checking in on the college free agent market (ESPN)Paywall to view
MICHAEL TRAIKOS: The next Connor McDavid or Mitch Marner? Meet Jack Hughes, the 15-year-old who ‘thinks the game on another level’ (National Post)
BRUCE ARTHUR: Baruchel fights the good fight in Goon sequel (Toronto Star)
BRENDAN KELLY: How are you feeling about the Habs' playoff hopes? (Montreal Gazette)
ERIC FRANCIS: Giordano leads Flames to important victory (Calgary Sun)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Maple Leafs control their own destiny down the stretch (Toronto Sun)
JASON BOTCHFORD: Desjardins removes filter on Tryamkin's potential, Canucks 'kids' (Vancouver Province)
PAT HICKEY: Enticing first-round playoff matchups await Canadiens (Montreal Gazette)
DON BRENNAN: How a slow lap made Bernie Parent all-time great (Ottawa Sun)
LANCE HORNBY: Maple Leafs have lost too many late points to NHL's elite (Toronto Sun)
FLUTO SHINZAWA: Bruins hope the stinker in Edmonton is an aberration (Boston Globe)
TERRY JONES: Edmonton Oilers, Calgary Flames concerned about Alberta Standard Time (Edmonton Sun)

3/17/17

JARED CLINTON: With pressure on to step up, Bernier has been excellent for Ducks (The Hockey News)
JARED CLINTON: U.S. Women's team doesn't want millions, they're 'just asking for what's fair' (The Hockey News)
MARK SPECTOR: Oilers rediscovering form after pair of offensive outbursts (Sportsnet)
FRANK SERAVALLI: Marchand plays his way into Hart Trophy debate (TSN)
GARE JOYCE: All four lines click as Maple Leafs take care of business in Tampa (Sportsnet)
MICHAEL BLINN: U.S women's team taking a stand for its future with potential boycott (Si.com)
PIERRE LeBRUN: It's time to tweak the playoff format (EPSN)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Players who have earned a spot on protection lists (ESPN)Paywall to view
LARRY BROOKS: Rangers making huge mistake by demoting Pavel Buchnevich (New York Post)
PAUL WIECEK: Tradition continues to trump science (Winnipeg Free Press)
STU COWAN: Canadiens' Max Pacioretty as handy with a shovel as a stick (Montreal Gazette)
SCOTT CAMPBELL: Jets' brain trust comes up short on the ice (Winnipeg Free Press)
IAIN MacINTYRE: It’s showtime for Canuck hopefuls — with no guarantees for next season (Vancouver Sun)
MICHAEL ARACE: Werenski’s legend continues to grow, and he’s only 19 (Columbus Dispatch)
DON BRENNAN: Senators' No. 1 goalie spot seemingly up for grabs (Ottawa Sun)
TERRY JONES: Potential first-round Battle of Alberta not the best option for Oilers or Flames (Edmonton Sun)

3/16/17

JARED CLINTON: As Central battle wages on Sharks steadily climbing towards top spot in the West (The Hockey News)
JARED CLINTON: Does Marchand really have a shot at the Hart Trophy (The Hockey News)
FRANK SERAVALLI: Murray a forgotten Calder Trophy candidate (TSN)
ALEX PREWITT: For Rangers’ Hayes, New York turning out to be a happy place (Si.com)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Losing streak, Alex Ovechkin's goal-less drought were a 'wake-up call' for Washington Capitals (ESPN)
JOE McDONALD: Four stealth Stanley Cup contenders that could shock the hockey world this spring (ESPN)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Hardest, easiest paths to the playoffs (ESPN)Paywall to view
ERIC DUHATSCHEK: Tougher Malkin gives rising Penguins an edge (Globe & Mail)
MICHAEL TRAIKOS: Reverse meritocracy: Why it’s better to be fourth than first in one division under faulty NHL playoff format (National Post)
KEVIN ALLEN: Sharks' Brent Burns has had a Hart Trophy-worthy season (USA Today)
CHRISTINE BRENNAN: USA Hockey can't win fight vs. women's team (USA Today)
JASON BOTCHFORD: Blame vets for 'leading' Canucks to forgettable season (Vancouver Province)
ERIC FRANCIS: Loss on more than just goaltender (Calgary Sun)
TED KULFAN: Avs beat Wings in reprisal of faded rivalry (Detroit News)
ED WILLES: Cue the Canucks’ growing pains — patience will be mandatory (Vancouver Province)
MARK PURDY: Purdy: Is this Sharks team better or worse than last year’s Stanley Cup finalist? (San Jose Mercury News)
KEN WIEBE: Byfuglien's play mirrors that of Jets (Winnipeg Sun)
BEN KUZMA: Stecher believes Boeser's scoring touch will light up Canucks' future (Vancouver Province)
PAUL WIECEK: >Things are looking up in Jetsville, folks... seriously (Winnipeg Free Press)
STU COWAN: Canadiens' Carey Price needs more help from teammates (Montreal Gazette)
DON BRENNAN: Senators' Condon loves it in Ottawa, but will he wait to be No. 1? (Ottawa Sun)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Backlash over Maple Leafs' off-day fishing trip simply ridiculous (Toronto Sun)
LUKE DeCOCK: Missed opportunities the story of Eric Staal’s Hurricanes departure (Raleigh News & Observer)

3/15/17

KEN CAMPBELL: Why it pays to finish fourth in the jam packed Metro Division (The Hockey News)
MATT LARKIN: Please Panthers don't turn Aaron Ekblad into Eric Lindros (The Hockey News)
JARED CLINTON: Regardless of end result Kings need changes in off-season (The Hockey News)
JARED CLINTON: Boucher has Senators charging and could be a sleeper for coach of the year (The Hockey News)
MARK SPECTOR: Edmonton Oilers flip the switch, embarrass hapless Stars (Sportsnet)
ALEX PREWITT: Capitals and Wild find lessons in matchup of skidding Cup contenders (Si.com)
GARE JOYCE: Maple Leafs run out of charm in ugly blowout loss (Sportsnet)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Minnesota's Mikael Granlund on why he and his team are running Wild: 'Now pucks are going in' (ESPN)
DANIEL J. FRIEDMAN: Hockey's smaller players carving out a place in a big man's game (Si.com)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Why protected player lists should be made public before the June expansion draft (ESPN)
ELLIOTT FRIEDMAN: 30 Thoughts: What’s delaying the NHL’s Olympic decision? (Sportsnet)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: The most important games left on the NHL schedule (ESPN)Paywall to view
ERIC DUHATSCHEK: Ten-game winning streak has Calgary Flames playing with purpose (Globe & Mail)
MARTIN FENNELLY: The Lightning season we gave up for dead is still alive (Tampa Bay Times)
PAT HICKEY: Emelin's mistakes prove costly in loss to Blackhawks (Montreal Gazette)
PAUL WIECEK: I thanked the pilot for saving my life (Winnipeg Free Press)
STU COWAN: Canadiens' Andrew Shaw has bizarre between-periods ritual (Montreal Gazette)
DON BRENNAN: Condon has Sens fans loud and proud (Ottawa Sun)
TERRY JONES: Edmonton now home to Bettman's best barn (Edmonton Sun)
IAIN MacINTYRE: 'Reality has set in' as Benning says Canucks will give kids more ice (Vancouver Sun)
STEVE FRYER: Ducks' MVP this season? How about Ryan Kesler? (Orange County Register)
ERIC FRANCIS: Top 10 reasons why Calgary Flames have won 10 in a row (Calgary Sun)
FLUTO SHINZAWA: Brad Marchand is making a case for MVP consideration (Boston Globe)
MARCUS HAYES: Flyers reach a dead end (Philadelphia Inquirer)

3/14/17

KEN CAMPBELL: Ryan Smyth injured by player who shouldn't be sharing the ice with him (The Hockey News)
RYAN KENNEDY: Rangers mix of depth, youth and experience makes them a playoff darkhorse (The Hockey News)
JARED CLINTON: Elliott heating up as post-season approaches and that's huge for Flames (The Hockey News)
MARK SPECTOR: Oilers leaning on veteran experience in final playoff push (Sportsnet)
FRANK SERAVALLI: Addition of Golden Knights curbs appeal of tanking (TSN)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: What it’s like to play in a hockey game with eight overtime periods (Sportsnet)
ALEX PREWITT: At just 20 years old, McDavid easily earning role of Oilers' captain (Si.com)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Raanta's play driving long-term options (ESPN)Paywall to view
MICHAEL TRAIKOS: The Toronto effect: Does playing for the Maple Leafs help or hurt Auston Matthews’ Calder Trophy candidacy? (National Post)
SAM DONNELLON: Flyers among league's have-nots (Philadelphia Daily News)
ERIC FRANCIS: Flames needed their best to beat NHL's best in 4-3 shootout win over Pittsburgh (Calgary Sun)
JOHN SMALLWOOD: Cycle of losing goes on and on in Philadelphia (Philadelphia Daily News)
BEN KUZMA: Drew Shore set to seize his Denver dream with Canucks audition (Vancouver Province)
FLUTO SHINZAWA: On a quest for NHL’s best ramen, getting there wasn’t any fun (Boston Globe)
PAUL WIECEK: All-but-dead Jets now in show-and-tell mode (Winnipeg Free Press)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Haters, hitters and poetry in motion (Vancouver Sun)
STU COWAN: It wasn't pretty but Canadiens return home in first place (Montreal Gazette)

3/13/17

RYAN KENNEDY: Zach Werenski: the Blue Jackets' star defenseman on the rise (The Hockey News)
MARK SPECTOR: Canadiens stick to game plan against Oilers and it pays off (Sportsnet)
MICHAEL TRAIKOS: Vegas Golden Knights are officially open for business — and rival teams will come beckoning very soon (National Post)
STU COWAN: Byron shakes off flu to spark team with 3-point night (Montreal Gazette)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Ryan Miller is most likely leaving the Canucks (Vancouver Sun)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Senators' Clarke MacArthur not ready to throw in the towel (Ottawa Sun)
STU COWAN: Desharnais now living in giant shadow with Oilers (Montreal Gazette)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Life and death: Leafs' Brian Boyle has seen plenty of both (Toronto Sun)
BEN KUZMA: Grenier is losing ground in Canucks crowded RFA roster chase (Vancouver Province)
TED WYMAN: What reason do fans have to believe Jets will be better under Maurice next year? (Winnipeg Sun)
FLUTO SHINZAWA: Riley Nash gives Bruins options (Boston Globe)

3/12/17

MARK SPECTOR: Does playing for the Leafs boost Matthews’ Calder chances? (Sportsnet)
MIKE HARRINGTON: Players don't deserve say on Bylsma (Buffalo News)
STEPHEN HARRIS: Matt Beleskey back with a bang (Boston Herald)
STU COWAN: Canadiens continuing to fight flu in locker room (Montreal Gazette)
TERRY FREI: Colorado Avalanche to bid farewell to Joe Louis Arena in Detroit (Denver Post)
JEREMY RUTHERFORD: NHL points system is a topic for debate (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Cannibal media, the analytics altar and a game of poetry (Vancouver Sun)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Where will coaching carousel stop this year? (Ottawa Sun)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Appreciation for Carolina rookie Sebastian Aho (Toronto Sun)
FLUTO SHINZAWA: How this Acton-based company designed an at-home skate sharpener (Boston Globe)
JIM MILLER: In '07 Cup run, Ducks were much more than champs (Orange County Register)
TERRY JONES: Fans into game against Penguins (Edmonton Sun)
LARRY BROOKS: How Islanders legend Mike Bossy would fix the NHL (New York Post)
JEFF PATERSON: Sbisa's Canuck days could soon turn to Knights (Vancouver Province)
STEVE CONROY: Don Sweeney, Bruins should just hand the job to Bruce Cassidy (Boston Herald)
MICHAEL RUSSO: Wild GM Chuck Fletcher weighs in on offside calls debate (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
DON BRENNAN: Boucher has to be lovin' Senators' position (Ottawa Sun)
STEVE SIMMONS: Don't blame ghosts of Dion for Rielly's struggles (Toronto Sun)
ED WILLES: Canucks' youth being served up (Vancouver Province)
RON COOK: Penguins can't win a Stanley Cup title without Kris Letang (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

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