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OPINION

4/6/13

KEN CAMPBELL: Philadelphia Flyers figuring it out at the right time (The Hockey News)
ALLAN MUIR: Hey, Pat Quinn! Here's how to improve the Hockey Hall of Fame (Si.com)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: An ever-evolving blue-line (Sportsnet)
SARAH KWAK: Shootout skill a key factor in NHL deadline deals (Si.com)
JESSE SPECTOR: On Jarome Iginla's longevity, PK Subban vs. Wade Redden, blocked shots and more (The Sporting News)
MICHAEL GRANGE: Would Leafs undersell Lupul injury? (Sportsnet)
ELI BERNSTEIN: John Tavares carrying the Islanders to daylight (Si.com)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Rumblings: Bolts score with goalie Bishop (ESPN)
TIM WHARNSBY: Lockout season is in for a wild three-week finish (CBC)
SEAN GORDON: Habs' Gallagher thrives in a land of NHL giants (Globe & Mail)
ROY MacGREGOR: Why concussion became a four-letter word in the NHL (Globe & Mail)
MIKE HEIKA: Alex Chiasson part of new era Stars players that have opportunity to contribute as season winds down (Dallas Morning News)Paywall to view
DAVE STUBBS: Back to the future for Ryder 2.0 with Habs (Montreal Gazette)
DON BRENNAN: Buffalo Sabres too much for homesick Ottawa Senators (Ottawa Sun)
JASON BOTCHFORD: Luongo turns his attention to getting ready to do his job, whenever the call may come (Vancouver Province)
GARY LAWLESS: 'I feel lucky to be here' (Winnipeg Free Press)
TOM GULITTI: Larsson needs to play more next season (Bergen Record)
PAT HICKEY: Look for Subban, Price on Team Canada (Montreal Gazette)
DON BRENNAN: Andy gives props to Bishop for posting shutout in Tampa debut (Ottawa Sun)
GREG DOUGLAS: Canucks icon Stan Smyl gets spotlight moment at minor hockey ceremony (Vancouver Sun)
LUKE DeCOCK: No dramatic changes planned for struggling Canes (Raleigh News & Observer)
PAUL FRIESEN: Late season collapse typical (Winnipeg Sun)
GENE COLLIER: Things will be even tighter in May for the Penguins (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)

4/5/13

KEN CAMPBELL: GMs show rare restraint at trade deadline (The Hockey News)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Pens GM: No concussion for Crosby (ESPN)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Deadline moves fuel summer speculation (ESPN)Paywall to view
PIERRE LeBRUN: Rumblings: Good deal for Preds, Caps (ESPN)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Putting deadline day in deeper perspective (ESPN)
ALLAN MUIR: Jaromir Jagr dazzles in Boston debut (Si.com)
TIM WHARNSBY: Maple Leafs' Joffrey Lupul unlucky with injuries (CBC)
JEFF BLAIR: Kudos to Nonis for standing pat with Reimer (Globe & Mail)
KEVIN ALLEN: NHL bubble teams that should be in good shape (USA Today)
KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: Jagr shows flashes of agelessness (Boston Globe)
ED WILLES: Toxic relationship between Mike Gillis and Dave Nonis adds intrigue to Luongo saga (Vancouver Province)
DAN McNEIL: Hawks didn't need to make moves (Chicago Tribune)Paywall to view
DON BRENNAN: Ottawa Senators goaltender Craig Anderson could return from ankle injury Friday in Buffalo against the Sabres (Ottawa Sun)
TERRY KOSHAN: Maple Leafs can't afford more stinkers like game vs. Flyers (Toronto Sun)
DAVID BOCLAIR: For Predators, trade deadline is the end of the innocence (Nashville City Paper)
DAVID STAPLES: Ice-cold Ryan Nugent-Hopkins is now as hot as hell (Edmonton Journal)
MIKE HEIKA: Dallas Stars are simply playing for pride at this point (Dallas Morning News)Paywall to view
WES GILBERTSON: Flames caught between wins and a high draft pick (Calgary Sun)
TONY GALLAGHER: Canucks finally pull about-face and attack (Vancouver Province)
DAVE FESCHUK: Toronto Maple Leafs' Joffrey Lupul suffers yet another injury (Toronto Star)
WAYNE SCANLAN: No playoff guarantees for stacked Pens (Ottawa Citizen)
STEVE BUCKLEY: Tukka Rask is Bruins best goalie for Cup run (Boston Herald)
PAUL FRIESEN: Late season collapse typical (Winnipeg Sun)
DAVID CLIMER: Erat trade is no reason for fans to panic (The Tennessean)
ED TAIT: Weak, flat, no longer on top (Winnipeg Free Press)

4/4/13

RYAN KENNEDY: Trade deadline winners and losers (The Hockey News)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: Too many buyers (Sportsnet)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: GM McPhee: We weren't going to be sellers (ESPN)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Rumblings: Luongo deal fails to launch (ESPN)
JESSE SPECTOR: Explaining the Gaborik deal: Rangers get immediate returns (The Sporting News)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Which players won, lost at deadline? (ESPN)Paywall to view
BRIAN CAZENEUVE: NHL trade deadline: Penguins among impact teams (Si.com)
KATIE STRANG: Moving Gaborik: Worth it? (ESPN)
JOHN MANASSO: Preds not conceding anything after Erat trade (Foxsports)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: The deadline: Who got better, who got worse? (ESPN)
ADAM GRETZ: NHL trade deadline winners and losers (CBS Sportsline)
TIM WHARNSBY: Senators winners among Canadian teams on deadline day (CBC)
ERIC DUHATSCHEK: Candid Luongo says he's still a Canuck because contract 'sucks' (Globe & Mail)
BRUCE ARTHUR: Roberto Luongo's contract hurts both him and Canucks (National Post)
KEVIN ALLEN: And the trade deadline season winner is ... (USA Today)
PAUL FRIESEN: Winnipeg Jets open Jacob Trouba door just a crack (Winnipeg Sun)
MIKE HEIKA: Stars' youngsters get chance, but youthful mistakes hurt in loss to Ducks (Dallas Morning News)Paywall to view
IAN MacINTYRE: Luongo, Canucks mired in lose-lose situation (Vancouver Sun)
HELENE ST. JAMES: With no big-money deal, Wings' Holland banks on future (Detroit Free Press)
DAMIEN COX: NHL trade deadline leaves Minnesota Wild stronger, Roberto Luongo stranded (Toronto Star)
GEORGE JOHNSON: Flames won't be content with a lengthy rebuild (Calgary Herald)
GARY LAWLESS: Sticking to his blueprint (Winnipeg Free Press)
PAT HICKEY: 'I like the chemistry': Therrien (Montreal Gazette)
JASON BOTCHFORD: Money can't buy Luongo's happiness (Vancouver Province)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Bishop deal should help both clubs (Ottawa Citizen)
STEVE SIMMONS: Maple Leafs' James Reimer must feel like chopped liver (Toronto Sun)
LARRY BROOKS: It's on Tortorella to make revamped Blueshirts work (New York Post)
ED WILLES: Gillis' price too high; will the Canucks end up paying for it? (Vancouver Province)
ERIC FRANCIS: Flames playoff goal delusional (Calgary Sun)
JOHN MacKINNON: Smart, sensible NHL trade deadline day for Edmonton Oilers GM Steve Tambellini (Edmonton Journal)
LUKE DeCOCK: Canes are stuck in NHL's neutral (Raleigh News & Observer)
TONY GALLAGHER: Scrap that sucky contract? Not likely for Luongo (Vancouver Province)
KEN WIEBE: Dustin Byfuglien is the answer on right wing for Winnipeg Jets (Winnipeg Sun)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Canucks goalie Roberto Luongo deserved better than this (Toronto Sun)
BUCKY GLEASON: Regier cleaning up his own mess is messed up (Buffalo News)
ERIC FRANCIS: Flames honour Kipper's wish to stay in Calgary (Calgary Sun)
DON BRENNAN: Sergei Gonchar staying with Ottawa Senators for rest of season (Ottawa Sun)
BEN KUZMA: Canucks make switch from mundane to high octane (Vancouver Province)
SARAH McLELLAN: Coyotes decide time to sell is now (Arizona Republic)
TERRY JONES: Edmonton Oilers moves to fill in periphery roles long overdue (Edmonton Sun)
BOB DUFF: GM Holland not willing to sell farm at deadline (Windsor Star)
TERRY KOSHAN: Leafs wise to stand pat in goal (Toronto Sun)
MARTIN FENNELLY: Bolts trade is an admission from GM (Tampa Tribune)
RANDY SPORTAK: Flames must avoid past mistakes (Calgary Sun)
CHRIS STEVENSON: Late flurry on NHL trade deadline day was all that mattered (Ottawa Sun)
PAT HICKEY: 'Flyers played hard' (Montreal Gazette)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Ducks make moves as deals materialize close to the trading deadline (Los Angeles Times)
MARCUS HAYES: Flyers should resist urge to amnesty Ilya Bryzgalov (Philadelphia Daily News)
MICHAEL ARACE: Surprising deal gives Jackets new look (Columbus Dispatch)

4/3/13

RORY BOYLEN: Luongo, Yandle and more trade deadline thoughts (The Hockey News)
JESSE SPECTOR: NHL trade deadline: Miikka Kiprusoff, Maple Leafs would be senseless (The Sporting News)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: 10 (+1) biggest trade deadline targets (ESPN)Paywall to view
JESSE SPECTOR: With Jaromir Jagr trade, Nieuwendyk again sells Stars short (The Sporting News)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Rumblings: Who's left to go on deadline day (ESPN)
ADAM GRETZ: Penguins' winning streak ends at 15 with loss to Sabres (CBS Sportsline)
TIM WHARNSBY: Canadiens, Leafs, Senators don't need much tinkering (CBC)
DAVID SHOALTS: Stars align for Cup contenders as Dallas ships out Jagr and Roy (Globe & Mail)
ERIC DUHATSCHEK: Decision time for Kiprusoff and Leafs (Globe & Mail)
GARY LAWLESS: Trouba signs with Jets (Winnipeg Free Press)
KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: A big score? (Boston Globe)
ED WILLES: The move Gillis had to make will let Canucks get back to being the team they have to be (Vancouver Province)
MIKE HEIKA: Dallas Stars' plan for the future could have harsh effects on the present (Dallas Morning News)Paywall to view
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Top 5 winners heading into trade-deadline day (Toronto Sun)
MICHAEL RUSSO: Wild, like most teams, might stand pat at trade deadline (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
GEORGE JOHNSON: Iginla celebrates his first goal as a Pittsburgh Penguin (Calgary Herald)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Time will tell if the price was right for Canucks trade (Vancouver Sun)
PAUL FRIESEN: Winnipeg Jets add at deadline without trading (Winnipeg Sun)
JOHN MacKINNON: Big surprise if Edmonton Oilers GM Tambellini engineers a deadline blockbuster deal (Edmonton Journal)
BUCKY GLEASON: Trust in Regier all but gone (Buffalo News)
STEPHEN HARRIS: B's score with Jaromir Jagr (Boston Herald)
TONY GALLAGHER: Canucks land Roy, now look for someone to play with Kesler (Vancouver Province)
RANDY SPORTAK: Feaster hoarding picks (Calgary Sun)
DAVE FESCHUK: Maple Leafs should go with status quo in net (Toronto Star)
MARK PURDY: Dealing Ryane Clowe a tough call for Sharks (San Jose Mercury News)
DEJAN KOVACEVIC: Vokoun's message will outlive streak (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
CAM COLE: NHL Trade Day? Nothing left to say, but hours left to say it (Vancouver Sun)
DAVE STUBBS: For Canadiens' Carey Price, time -- and calories -- fly by (Montreal Gazette)
CHRIS STEVENSON: Jaromir Jagr will mean more to Bruins than just points (Ottawa Sun)

4/2/13

KEN CAMPBELL: Will Sidney Crosby still win the Hart Trophy? (The Hockey News)
MARK SPECTOR: Flames could move Kiprusoff (Sportsnet)
JESSE SPECTOR: 'Hobbit' Zuccarello working to send the Rangers on a postseason journey (The Sporting News)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Rumblings: Could Kiprusoff go to Toronto? (ESPN)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: Still searching for help in net (Sportsnet)
SEAN GENTILLE: Jay Feaster ruins NHL trade deadline, may have wasted Jay Bouwmeester (The Sporting News)
STU HACKEL: Worst fear comes true: player dies after headshot (Si.com)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: 5 teams facing tough trade decisions (ESPN)Paywall to view
BRIAN CAZENEUVE: Major questions for the 2013 NHL trade deadline (Si.com)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Rumblings: Jagr status still in limbo (ESPN)
ALLAN MUIR: With Sidney Crosby out, what's next for the Penguins? (Si.com)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Bouwmeester getting closer to playoffs (ESPN)
TIM WHARNSBY: Flames, Oilers and Canucks have different trade deadline needs (CBC)
KEVIN ALLEN: Five scenarios to watch before trade deadline (USA Today)
ED TAIT: Time is running out to prove playoff cred (Winnipeg Free Press)
GEORGE JOHNSON: A rebuild by any other name is still a rebuild (Calgary Herald)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Did Roberto Luongo refuse earlier deal with Maple Leafs? (Toronto Sun)
JOHN MacKINNON: Battle of Alberta? Not anymore (Edmonton Journal)
CAM COLE: Dreaming of Ryan Clowe? CanucksÕ dilemma really centres on draft failures (Vancouver Sun)
DON BRENNAN: Snapshots/a> (Ottawa Sun)

ANDREW GROSS: Rangers approach crossroads on future (Bergen Record)
ERIC FRANCIS: Flames' Kip chip must be cashed (Calgary Sun)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Maple Leafs given permission to talk to Miikka Kiprusoff (Toronto Sun)
MIKE HEIKA: With April Fools day already past, Stars fans relegated to hoping for trades (Dallas Morning News)Paywall to view
BOB DUFF: Holland weighing deals (Windsor Star)
LARRY BROOKS: Deadline deal won't bolster Rangers (New York Post)
WES GILBERTSON: Flames need more dominance from Kiprusoff (Calgary Sun)
ROSIE DiMANNO: Goalie James Reimer NHL calibre, but lack of playoff experience a concern: DiManno (Toronto Star)
CHRIS STEVENSON: Montreal Canadiens pick up two points thanks to Carolina Hurricanes (Ottawa Sun)
RANDY SPORTAK: Highway 2 rebuild (Calgary Sun)
PAT HICKEY: Price grateful for blocked shots (Montreal Gazette)
DAMIEN COX: Miikka Kiprusoff only sensible upgrade (Toronto Star)

4/1/13

CRAIG CUSTANCE: Celebrating Mr. Hockey at 85 (ESPN)Paywall to view
DAVID ALTER: The sky is the limit for Lupul (Sportsnet)
TIM WHARNSBY: Monday Musings: Oilers playoffs hopes remain alive (CBC)
KEVIN ALLEN: How Crosby's injury could affect NHL races (USA Today)
RICH HOFMANN: The Flyers' calming influence (Philadelphia Daily News)
JACK TODD: 'Salsa' adds spice to Habs (Montreal Gazette)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Leafs dynamic duo: Lupul a different player (Toronto Sun)
CHRIS STEVENSON: Pittsburgh Penguins enter time of transition (Ottawa Sun)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Pittsburgh Penguins' acquisition of Jarome Iginla proves timely (Los Angeles Times)
BOB DUFF: Erratic Wings tough to bet on (Windsor Star)
BEN KUZMA: Ryane Clowe trade a no-brainer as San Jose Sharks look to get younger, faster (Vancouver Province)
MIKE HEIKA: Glen Gulutzan challenges club after Stars fail again to take control of playoff picture (Dallas Morning News)Paywall to view
DAMIEN COX: Maple Leafs are flourishing in the post-Burke era (Toronto Star)
GEORGE JOHNSON: It's over, but not for Iggy (Calgary Herald)
JOHN MacKINNON: Edmonton Oilers call on Mike Brown when physical intervention is necessary to protect young talent (Edmonton Journal)
GREGG KRUPA: Ugly Red Wings loss is no reason to fret (Detroit News)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Ottawa Senators looking West for little scoring punch from forward Curtis Glencross? (Ottawa Sun)
DAVE STUBBS: Prust back for target practice (Montreal Gazette)
ED WILLES: Luongo thrown into fire after sitting for two weeks (Vancouver Province)
BOB DUFF: Hawks annihilate roller-coaster Red Wings (Windsor Star)
MICHAEL ARACE: Jackets in good spot to call shots (Columbus Dispatch)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Carlyle key to Kadri's rise with Leafs (Toronto Sun)
LARRY BROOKS: Blueshirts must answer to more than Avery tweets (New York Post)

3/31/13

JESSE SPECTOR: Jarome Iginla won't save Bruins -- but they can save themselves (The Sporting News)
ADAM GRETZ: Don't overlook the injury to Paul Martin in Pittsburgh (CBS Sportsline)
MIKE HEIKA: Stars face back-to-back set that could settle playoff fate (Dallas Morning News)Paywall to view
DAMIEN CRISTODERO: How St. Louis trade speculation started (Tampa Bay Times)
ARTHUR STAPLE: Visnovsky: I never had problem with Isles (New York Newsday)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: NHL trade deadline: Small deals, big impact (Toronto Sun)
DAVE MOLINARI: After a giddy week, a word of caution (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
TOM POWERS: Minnesota Wild have oldies but goodies in Matt Cullen, Niklas Backstrom (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
PAT HICKEY: Guy Boucher not to blame for Lightning's problems (Montreal Gazette)
ED WILLES: The elusive Luongo-Bozak trade: Canucks, Leafs play letÕs make a deal -- or not (Vancouver Province)
STEVE ZIPAY: Zuccarello hoping to 'create a spark' (New York Newsday)
DON BRENNAN: Swench Connection just sounds right (Ottawa Citizen)
DAMIEN COX: Nazem Kadri in groove as team zeroes in on playoff berth (Toronto Star)
JOE STRAUSS: Blah Blues remain enigma after trade (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
GARY LAWLESS: A bit of polish and Buff could shine (Winnipeg Sun)
RANDY SPORTAK: Season's final weeks anything but meaningless (Calgary Sun)
MICHAEL RUSSO: Iginla lights a new fire in Pittsburgh (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
TONY GALLAGHER: Looking into the Sedins' crystal ball (Vancouver Province)
DEJAN KOVACEVIC: Iginla wings it in Penguins debut (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
GREGG KRUPA: Youngsters show Red Wings are wheeling in good direction (Detroit News)
JASON YORK: Ottawa Senators in good goaltending spot (Ottawa Citizen)
CHRIS STEVENSON: Jarome Iginla on first game: 'I felt like a kid again' (Ottawa Sun)
ERIC ERLENDSSON: Heart of Lightning franchise isn't going anywhere (Tampa Tribune)
STEVE SIMMONS: Buzz building around Toronto sports teams (Toronto Sun)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: San Jose Sharks' Ryane Clowe in high demand with NHL trade deadline looming (Ottawa Sun)
MIKE CHAMBERS: Flames fans want best (Stanley Cup) for Jarome Iginla with Penguins (Denver Post)
Flyers defeat Bruins to end four-game losing streak (Philadelphia Inquirer)
DAVID ISAAC: Holmgren handcuffed at the deadline (South Jersey Courier-Post)

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