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OPINION

3/26/11

MIKE ROSATI: How a backup goalie stays sharp (The Hockey News)
MARK SPECTOR: Make or break (Sportsnet)
RYAN KENNEDY: Big Ten formation great step for hockey at college level (The Hockey News)
MIKE BROPHY: The amazing races (Sportsnet)
STU HACKEL: Komisarek sparks a thorny headshot debate (Si.com)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Corey, Hart (The Sporting News)
ADRIAN DATER: Reimer a revelation in Toronto (Si.com)
DANA WAKIJI: Here come the Leafs -- finally (Foxsports)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Coach Barry Trotz sends message to Preds (ESPN)
JIM HUGHSON: Red Wings no longer airtight defensively (CBC)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Coyotes sale: The drama that never ends? (ESPN)
GLENN HEALY: It's time for the NHL to grandfather visor use (CBC)
DAVID SHOALTS: Goldwater institute, Coyotes buyer in stalemate (Globe & Mail)
SEAN GORDON: What Beantown meltdown? (Globe & Mail)
TOM GULITTI: Devils will do well to remember first half (Bergen Record)
TERRY JONES: Sutter focused on Flames (Edmonton Sun)
TIM COWLISHAW: Another playoff whiff may make Stars almost irrelevant (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
TONY GALLAGHER: Toews has some Hart as well (Vancouver Province)
PAT HICKEY: One more thing about the Bruins (Montreal Gazette)
DAVID STAPLES: A hard play to make a living for Jones (Edmonton Journal)
BOB DUFF: Future bright for Leafs prospect (Windsor Star)
MICHAEL RUSSO: Time is running out on Wild coach Richards (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)Subscriber site
IAIN MacINTYRE: Canucks fear factor: Rating their Round 1 playoff opponents (Vancouver Sun)
WAYNE SCANLAN: The secret of Caps' success (Ottawa Citizen)
ROBERT TYCHKOWSKI: Oilers pumped for Battle of Alberta (Edmonton Sun)
DAVE STUBBS: Cammalleri is no stranger to moving past adversity (Montreal Gazette)
STU COWAN: Tale of the tape in black or white (Montreal Gazette)

3/25/11

ADAM PROTEAU: NHL coaches have power to change the game (The Hockey News)
MARK SPECTOR: Head honcho (Sportsnet)
STU HACKEL: Injury impact report: Eastern Conference (Si.com)
LYLE RICHARDSON: Potential sales leave teams in flux (Foxsports)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Rangers finally getting results they want (ESPN)
BRUCE DOWBIGGIN: Mike Milbury sees the light (Globe & Mail)
TERRY KOSHAN: Leafs could use a blue-chipper like Duchene (Toronto Sun)
BOB DiCESARE: Rico used Sabres fame to spread joy (Buffalo News)
RANDY SPORTAK: Credit Habs for playing hockey rather than going head hunting (Calgary Sun)
DAN SHAUGHNESSY: Performance was simply smashing (Boston Globe)Subscriber site
JOE HENDERSON: Yzerman was right: Bolts' building not finished (Tampa Tribune)
Flyers Notes: Bobrovsky plays well in defeat (Philadelphia Inquirer)
CAM COLE: Hart should have enough room for twins (Vancouver Sun)
DEREK VAN DIEST: Blues outbattle Oilers (Edmonton Sun)
PHIL SHERIDAN: Goaltending the key to any Flyers Stanley Cup run (Philadelphia Inquirer)
ERIC FRANCIS: Flames just not that good (Calgary Sun)
ARTHUR STAPLE: Gaborik trying to make a difference (New York Newsday)Subscriber site
WAYNE SCANLAN: Canucks the lone hope for 2010-2011? (Ottawa Citizen)
PAT HICKEY: Bruins send a strong message (Montreal Gazette)
STEVE BUCKLEY: Habitants stay at home (Boston Herald)
TED KULFAN: Goaltender Dominik Hasek flirts with idea of extending his career (Detroit News)
STEPHEN HARRIS: Mark Recchi's misdirect connects (Boston Herald)

3/24/11

MIKE BROPHY: Thank the Penguins (Sportsnet)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Red Wings go all in (The Sporting News)
STU HACKEL: Timing, team response key in Cooke's ban (Si.com)
TIM WHARNSBY: Oreskovich making most of 2nd chance (CBC)
DAVE DYE: Short-handed Red Wings fall to Canucks 2-1 (Foxsports)
MIKE MILBURY: The standings obsession (CBC)
ROY MacGREGOR: Revenge dates going out of fashion in the NHL (Globe & Mail)
BRUCE ARTHUR: Sleight of hand behind Leafs' magic run (National Post)
DAMIEN COX: Blues' rebuild earns top ranking of NHL teams (Toronto Sun)
MAC ENGEL: Playoffs a dire need for Stars (Fort Worth Star Telegram)Subscriber site
TERRY JONES: Oilers future rests with MacGregor (Edmonton Sun)
TONY GALLAGHER: That winning tradition (Vancouver Province)
DREW SHARP: Wings' Jimmy Howard seems ready for playoffs (Detroit Free Press)
PAT HICKEY: Facts don't matter on Boston radio (Montreal Gazette)
JOHN ROMANO: What's wrong with the Tampa Bay Lightning? (St. Petersburg Times)
STEVE BUCKLEY: Grudge match: Bruins, Habs heat up ice rivalry (Boston Herald)
TONY GALLAGHER: Canucks stars show in prime time (Vancouver Province)
DEREK VAN DIEST: Dry spell for Oilers' Reddox (Edmonton Sun)
DAVE STUBBS: 'It takes two to tango': Julien (Montreal Gazette)
GARY PETERSON: Ryane Clowe powers San Jose Sharks with his varied abilities (San Jose Mercury News)Subscriber site
MIKE HEIKA: Why point lost was more than that for Stars (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
BOB WOJNOWSKI: Wings still trying to reach top gear (Detroit News)

3/23/11

KEN CAMPBELL: Red Wings-Canucks Wednesday showdown a matchup of NHL's best teams (The Hockey News)
BOB McKENZIE: Time for junior hockey to get with headshot program (TSN)
RORY BOYLEN: Surging San Jose Sharks back atop the food chain (The Hockey News)
DARREN DREGOR: Iginla not Flames go-to guy in shootouts (TSN)
STU HACKEL: Taking stock of the Western playoff races (Si.com)
MIKE BROPHY: Heading forward (Sportsnet)
DARREN ELIOT: Furious stretch drive providing a primer for playoff hockey (Si.com)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Coyotes escape ownership saga on ice (ESPN)
ERIC DUHATSCHEK: Numbers not adding up for Flames (Globe & Mail)
BRUCE ARTHUR: Coyotes saga a cautionary tale for cities (National Post)
STEVE SIMMONS: No excuses from Komisarek (Toronto Sun)
DAVE STUBBS: Habs' Chop Shop offers TLC (Montreal Gazette)
JOHN SMALLWOOD: Flyers aren't looking like a team headed to Stanley Cup finals (Philadelphia Daily News)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Kings lose Justin Williams; Ducks could gain Jonas Hiller (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
GARY PETERSON: Ryane Clowe powers San Jose Sharks with his varied abilities (San Jose Mercury News)Subscriber site
DEREK VAN DIEST: Oilers downed by Predators (Edmonton Sun)
Rangers' Lundqvist notches NHL-leading 10th shutout of season (New York Post)
JEFF MILLER: Here's hoping Selanne sticks around longer (Orange County Register)
ARTHUR STAPLE: Rangers able to avoid a letdown (New York Newsday)Subscriber site
STEPHEN HARRIS: Bruins fall but get back up (Boston Herald)
MARK WHICKER: Goal-oriented Perry thinking out of the box (Orange County Register)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Matt Cooke suspension a cry for better NHL justice (Ottawa Citizen)
PAT HICKEY: Won't be a headache for Penguins, Cooke vows (Montreal Gazette)
PATRICK REUSSE: Dismal end to Wild's decade dismays fans (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)Subscriber site
PHIL SHERIDAN: Flyers still have no clear No. 1 goalie (Philadelphia Inquirer)
RED FISHER: Sabres goalie brings Habs back to Earth (Montreal Gazette)
DAMIEN COX: Cup contenders prepare to battle in the playoffs (Toronto Star)

3/22/11

KEN CAMPBELL: Max Domi situation highlights issues surrounding freedom of young Canadian players (The Hockey News)
RORY BOYLEN: Is Jacques Lemaire the best coach of all-time? (The Hockey News)
DARREN DREGOR: No way Cooke was going to escape harsh penalty (TSN)
STU HACKEL: Penguins' reaction may be Matt Cooke's strongest punishment (Si.com)
MARK SPECTOR: New standard (Sportsnet)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Manny Malhotra's injury reinforces why visors should be mandatory in NHL (ESPN)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Cooke-ing up major changes (The Sporting News)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Matt Cooke's suspension, and reaction to it, now sets standard for NHL (ESPN)
ELLIOTTE FRIEDMAN: Send me your emails, plus 30 thoughts (CBC)
ROY MacGREGOR: Even Penguins think Cooke's suspension 'warranted' (Globe & Mail)
BRUCE ARTHUR: Sending a message that bears repeating (National Post)
JUSTIN BOURNE: NHL taking good steps toward making game safer (USA Today)
JOHN NIYO: It's time for NHL to enforce the line Penguins' Matt Cooke crossed (Detroit News)
LARRY BROOKS: Step forward for NHL (New York Post)
ERIC FRANCIS: Francis says Cooke's suspension fits crime (Calgary Sun)
CAM COLE: Let's hope Cooke's suspension is a recipe for future (Vancouver Sun)
TERRY JONES: NHL Cooke-ing up something good (Edmonton Sun)
STEVE SIMMONS: NHL got it wrong with Cooke suspension (Toronto Sun)
JOE STARKEY: Is Cooke worth the trouble? (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Does the Anderson acquisition mean Bryan Murray is staying? (Ottawa Citizen)
MICHAEL RUSSO: Wild must rediscover its game (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)Subscriber site
IAIN MacINTYRE: Manny Malhotra 'with us in spirit': Canucks' faceoff ace officially out for rest of NHL season, playoffs (Vancouver Sun)
DEREK VAN DIEST: Oilers look to ruin playoff hopes (Edmonton Sun)
FRANK SERAVALLI: For Flyers, it's about the No. 1 seed (Philadelphia Daily News)
ARTHUR STAPLE: Cooke suspension sends right message (New York Newsday)Subscriber site
HELENE ELLIOTT: NHL's suspension of Matt Cooke was long overdue (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
RON COOK: Nothing harsh about Cooke's suspension (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
CATHAL KELLY: Cooke paying price for NHL's mistakes (Toronto Star)
BOB DUFF: NHL got Cooke call right (Windsor Star)

3/21/11

EDWARD FRASER: NHL's useless loser point creates detrimental confusion (The Hockey News)
DARREN DREGOR: Cooke will lightly be hit hard for latest infraction (TSN)
MIKE BROPHY: Make an example (Sportsnet)
ELLIOTTE FRIEDMAN: Cooke an embarrassment to Penguins (CBC)
DAVID NAYLOR: Hulsizer sweetens offer to keep Coyotes in Glendale (TSN)
TIM WHARNSBY: Monday morning musings on the NHL (CBC)
FRANK SERAVALLI: Flyers' training staff has home-ice advantage (Philadelphia Daily News)
ROBERT TYCHKOWSKI: Oilers talk concussions (Edmonton Sun)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Ducks win an up-and down game against Calgary, 5-4, in overtime (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
ERIC FRANCIS: NHL should throw book at Cooke (Calgary Sun)
JERRY SULLIVAN: Loss could be cause for concern in Sabreland (Buffalo News)
RED FISHER: A game to file and forget for Price (Montreal Gazette)
JIM MATHESON: Time for NHL to throw the book at Cooke (Edmonton Journal)
LARRY BROOKS: Cooke's cheap shot will test crackdown (New York Post)
MIKE BERARDINO: Rebuilding Panthers must decide their coaching direction (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
CATHAL KELLY: Even Leaf loyalty has its limits (Toronto Star)
JACK TODD: Time for Cooke to pay hefty price (Montreal Gazette)

3/20/11

KYLE WOODLIEF: Huberdeau, USA's Grimaldi move up draft chart (USA Today)
STEVE CONROY: Prospects look fine for Spooner (Boston Herald)
DAMIEN CRISTODERO: Tampa Bay Lightning teammates say stress of former ownership took toll on captain Vinny Lecavalier (St. Petersburg Times)
ROB LONGLEY: Does this Leafs win really matter? (Toronto Sun)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Ducks defeat the Kings in overtime, 2-1 (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
BUCKY GLEASON: Sabres' quest for postseason provides dominating rush (Buffalo News)
JIM SOUHAN: Hit-or-miss Burns poses long-run dilemma (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)Subscriber site
DEREK VAN DIEST: Avs' Johnson finding form (Edmonton Sun)
DAVE MOLINARI: Several potential wins have gotten away (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Goals not the end game for Stamkos (Ottawa Citizen)
MIKE HEIKA: Grossman injury will test Stars' depth again (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
SAM CARCHIDI: Flyers fans should appreciate Carter (Philadelphia Inquirer)
ROBERT TYCHKOWSKI: Avs down Oil in OT (Edmonton Sun)
TOM POWERS: Minnesota Wild need to add a sniper or two to be a playoff contender (St. Paul Pioneer Press)Subscriber site
ROB ROSSI: A missed story on Monday (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
DAN BICKLEY: Coyotes rising above madness (Arizona Republic)
ERIC FRANCIS: GMs grumbling over NHL's concussion protocol (Calgary Sun)
JOHN MacKINNON: Rebuild not a pretty sight (Edmonton Journal)
TERRY FREI: Rethinking hits requires courage (Denver Post)
HELENE ELLIOTT: They're still birds of a feather (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
LARRY BROOKS: Trainer, not refs, making the call (New York Post)
TERRY JONES: Oilers' comfy basement suite (Edmonton Sun)
MICHAEL RUSSO: NHL answers the bell (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)Subscriber site
CATHAL KELLY: Bettman has it right with little change in game (Toronto Star)
JOE STARKEY: Fans helped Fleury turn it around (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
ERIC ERLENDSSON: NHL's concussion policy has flaws (Tampa Tribune)
STEVE SIMMONS: Maxi Domi opts for U.S. (Toronto Sun)
DAVE PERKINS: NHL's lack of action on hits speaks louder than words (Toronto Star)

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