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OPINION

4/13/13

KEN CAMPBELL: Taylor Hall slash needed response from NHL (The Hockey News)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: Stubban burning to prove 'em wrong (Sportsnet)
JESSE SPECTOR: Alex Ovechkin is MVP--of the road; Ducks' secret to success (The Sporting News)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: St. Louis Blues heating up at right time (ESPN)Paywall to view
BRIAN CAZENEUVE: Strange new world looms for the Maple Leafs (Si.com)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Jake Muzzin comes into his own with Kings (ESPN)
MARK SPECTOR: Players-media relationship a tricky one (Sportsnet)
JOHN MANASSO: Preds shut down three, prepare for new arrivals (Foxsports)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: You Can Play continues Burke's vision (ESPN)
ADAM GRETZ: How the Toronto Maple Leafs are going to end their playoff drought (CBS Sportsline)
JEFF BLAIR: Habs-Leafs rivalry renewed? (Globe & Mail)
SEAN GORDON: Make way for P.K. Subban, and a run for the Norris Trophy, perhaps? (Globe & Mail)
DON BRENNAN: Ottawa Senators should consider going after New Jersey Devils forward David Clarkson in off-season (Ottawa Sun)
MIKE HEIKA: Dallas Stars ugly but effective against Predators as they close in on improbable playoff berth (Dallas Morning News)Paywall to view
MICHAEL ARACE: It's a whole new attitude as Jackets return to the road (Columbus Dispatch)
DAVE FESCHUK: Carlyle earns top coach buzz (Toronto Star)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Canucks to say farewell to Denver, good riddance Avalanche (Vancouver Sun)
DON BRENNAN: Ottawa Senators win second in a row with shutout of New Jersey Devils (Ottawa Sun)
TOM GULITTI: Sergei Brylin, Devils alumni ready lace up skates for Sandy benefit game (Bergen Record)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Leafs-Habs rivalry is reborn (Toronto Sun)
LARRY BROOKS: Rangers' old rivals not to be trifled with (New York Post)
JASON BOTCHFORD: Luongo turns his attention to getting ready to do his job, whenever the call may come (Vancouver Province)
CHRIS STEVENSON: NHL meets with IOC to discuss Sochi Olympics participation (Ottawa Sun)
DAVE FESCHUK: Toronto Maple Leafs' McClement finds niche killing penalties: (Toronto Star)
GREG DOUGLAS: Ex-GM Pat Quinn calls Pavel Bure the best Canuck ever (Vancouver Sun)
DAVE STUBBS: Fehr happy to be out of spotlight (Montreal Gazette)
WAYNE SCANLAN: The NHL's sweet surprises and deep disappointments (Ottawa Citizen)

4/12/13

RYAN KENNEDY: Prospects with eyes on the NHL (The Hockey News)
ADAM PROTEAU: NHL, NHLPA partnership with You Can Play a monumental step forward (The Hockey News)
RORY BOYLEN: Jimmy Howard contract safe call for transitioning Red Wings team (The Hockey News)
MICHAEL GRANGE: Times are changing in pro sports (Sportsnet)
DANA WAKIJI: Wings miss valuable point in SO loss to Sharks (Foxsports)
ALLAN MUIR: NHL's partnership with You Can Play a proud, watershed moment (Si.com)
STU HACKEL: Dispensable Flyer: Ilya Bryzgalov's act is tired (Si.com)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Are San Jose Sharks just teasing us again? (ESPN)Paywall to view
PIERRE LeBRUN: Time to see what Senators have (ESPN)
BRIAN STUBITS: NHL Award Races: Welcome to the Hart conversation, Alex Ovechkin (CBS Sportsline)
BRUCE ARTHUR: NHL shows it's ahead of the sports scene after joining You Can Play (National Post)
MIKE HEIKA: Dallas Stars goalie Richard Bachman in the midst of huge audition (Dallas Morning News)Paywall to view
HELENE ELLIOTT: NHL, players join with You Can Play to fight homophobia in hockey (Los Angeles Times)
PAUL FRIESEN: Prom night for the Jets (Winnipeg Sun)
KEVIN CALLAHAN: For Flyers, the blame game will soon begin (South Jersey Courier-Post)
STEVE SIMMONS: Leafs have to figure out what to do with their centremen in off-season (Toronto Sun)
GREGG KRUPA: Red Wings goalie Jimmy Howard merits hefty contract (Detroit News)
DON BRENNAN: Ottawa Senators coach Paul MacLean gets tough with lineup (Ottawa Sun)
SARAH McLELLAN: St. Louis Blues, Vancouver Canucks, Toronto Maple Leafs strengthen their positions after trade deadline (Arizona Republic)
TOM POWERS: Minnesota Wild coach Mike Yeo's excuses go only so far (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
RANDY SPORTAK: Money up for grabs in chase for NHL playoff spots (Calgary Sun)
STEVE BUFFERY: Leafs' Kadri has drawing power (Toronto Sun)
DREW SHARP: Uncertainty lends Wings games a playoff feel (Detroit Free Press)
MIKE WISE: Oates connects with Ovechkin (Washington Post)
SAM DONNELLON: The Flyer in the basement (Philadelphia Daily News)
JIM MATHESON: Edmonton Oilers star winger Taylor Hall plays with a Ôvery strong edgeÕ Ñ game after game (Edmonton Journal)
DON BRENNAN: Ottawa Senators end 5-game losing streak with 3-1 win over Philadelphia Flyers (Ottawa Sun)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Zeisberger's 5 key Leafs-Habs matchups (Toronto Sun)
BOB DUFF: Wings wasting chances (Windsor Star)
GARY LAWLESS: Refusing to roll over and accept futility (Winnipeg Free Press)
PAT HICKEY: Balanced attack promising for playoffs (Montreal Gazette)
JEFF MILLER: Ducks succeed with age-old formula (Orange County Register)Paywall to view
DAMIEN COX: New Jersey Devils in dire need of reboot (Toronto Star)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Keeping an eye on the teams chasing the Senators down to the wire (Ottawa Citizen)
DAVID BOCLAIR: The Predators' one cause for optimism is the draft (Nashville City Paper)
LARRY BROOKS: Playoffs on line for Rangers, Isles (New York Post)

4/11/13

CHRIS JOHNSTON: Gardiner still waiting to be freed (Sportsnet)
JESSE SPECTOR: Randy Carlyle offers confounding take on Maple Leafs' play (The Sporting News)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: The 7 deadly sins of roster construction (ESPN)Paywall to view
JESSE SPECTOR: Can any team crash the NHL playoffs? Plus, rough times for Canes, Sabres, Niklas Backstrom (The Sporting News)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Blues hitting high notes at the right time (ESPN)
JOHN MANASSO: Preds realistic about 'remote' playoff chances (Foxsports)
KATIE STRANG: Zuccarello comes through in shootout (ESPN)
TIM WHARNSBY: Quinnipiac's Matthew Peca has made name for himself (CBC)
ADAM GRETZ: How the San Jose Sharks turned their season around (CBS Sportsline)
ELLIOTTE FRIEDMAN: 30 Thoughts: NHL players in Sochi Olympics won't come cheap (CBC)
PAUL FRIESEN: Jets roller coaster season continues (Winnipeg Sun)
IAN MENDES: Time for hockey officials to be held accountable (Ottawa Citizen)
JOHN MacKINNON: Edmonton Oilers have plenty of stars, lack supporting cast (Edmonton Journal)
DAVE FESCHUK: Injured winger Joffrey Lupul dares to utter dreaded C-word (Toronto Star)
JEFF SEIDEL: Time to salute Red Wings' 21-season playoff streak (Detroit Free Press)
TERRY JONES: All hope lost for Oilers (Edmonton Sun)
PAT HICKEY: Drewiske a late bloomer in hockey (Montreal Gazette)
DAMIEN COX: Maple Leafs would meet Montreal Canadiens in NHL playoffs if season ended today after loss to N.Y. Rangers (Toronto Star)
GEORGE JOHNSON: Candid Hartley has perspective and optimism as Flames embark on rebuild (Calgary Herald)
DAVID STAPLES: Council ready with Plan B to fund downtown arena (Edmonton Journal)
BEN KUZMA: Weise out to prove he has the wheels (Vancouver Province)
MIKE HEIKA: Stars agitator Antoine Roussel an expert at making hockey players hate him Ð even if they can't understand him (Dallas Morning News)Paywall to view
PAULA SIMONS: Waiting for No Dough - Banking on iffy dollars to build arena is absurd (Edmonton Journal)
DON BRENNAN: Ottawa Senators veteran Sergei Gonchar should know better (Ottawa Sun)
GREGG KRUPA: ItÕs time for NHL to disarm the shootout (Detroit News)

4/10/13

RORY BOYLEN: Shot blocking up, Ovechkin always scored, and Wheeler for center (The Hockey News)
MARK SPECTOR: Oilers, Jets not on that next level (Sportsnet)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Bouwmeester continues quest with Blues (ESPN)Paywall to view
JESSE SPECTOR: Penguins in; 11 teams vying for final seven spots (The Sporting News)
IAN MENDES: 10 quicky facts about ex-Sens goalies (Sportsnet)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Ovechkin, Caps have it going on again (ESPN)
ALLAN MUIR: AllÕs right with Alex Ovechkin, with an assist from Adam Oates (Si.com)
KATIE STRANG: Isles fans excited by playoff push (ESPN)
BRIAN STUBITS: Should the Red Wings worry in the race for eighth in the West (CBS Sportsline)
TIM WHARNSBY: Joey MacDonald fanning the Flames in Calgary (CBC)
MIKE HEIKA: On night when Ed Belfour honored, Richard Bachman continues Stars' tradition of top-notch goaltending (Dallas Morning News)Paywall to view
JIM JAMIESON: Canucks' blue-line will miss dependable Tanev (Vancouver Province)
MARK KISZLA: Avalanche must clean house, starting with firing Joe Sacco (Denver Post)
PATRICK REUSSE: Blackhawks make themselves right at home (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
TOM JONES: Spelling out Lightning's steps forward (Tampa Bay Times)
DAVE STUBBS: Right-side Ovie is dangerous (Montreal Gazette)
BRUCE ARTHUR: Leafs poised to end Toronto's long hockey nightmare with playoff berth almost certain (National Post)
TONY GALLAGHER: Sedins could find it difficult if NHL players sent to Sochi Olympics (Vancouver Province)
CHRIS STEVENSON: Ovechkin regains past form as Caps top Habs 3-2 (Ottawa Sun)
RICH HOFMANN: Flyers lack sense of urgency (Philadelphia Daily News)
MICHAEL ARACE: Playoff race heats up; so does the fun (Columbus Dispatch)
PAT HICKEY: Red-hot Caps block 34 Canadiens' shots (Montreal Gazette)
TIM COWLISHAW: Playoffs still a longshot for Stars, but post-deadline surge showing future could be bright (Dallas Morning News)Paywall to view
TOM POWERS: Blackhawks take measure of Wild and find them wanting (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
GARY LAWLESS: The way it should be: All 4 lines chipped in (Winnipeg Free Press)

4/9/13

KEN CAMPBELL: Alex Ovechkin becomes part of Hart Trophy debate (The Hockey News)
MICHAEL GRANGE: Turning out the c-word (Sportsnet)
JESSE SPECTOR: Penguins in; 11 teams vying for final seven spots (The Sporting News)
STU HACKEL: The keys to the Canadiens' surprising success (Si.com)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Booming NHL ready for big steps forward (ESPN)Paywall to view
TIM WHARNSBY: Phil Kessel kicks away slump in big win for Leafs (CBC)
DAVID EBNER: Kesler scores winner in first game back to lead Canucks over Coyotes (Globe & Mail)
PAT HICKEY: Injury means Habs must juggle (Montreal Gazette)
ANDREW GROSS: Devils, Rangers, Isles in a race to relish (Bergen Record)
ED WILLES: Different dynamic with Kesler back in Canucks' lineup (Vancouver Province)
DON BRENNAN: Conacher will feel right at home on road game (Ottawa Sun)
VICKI HALL: Candid Baertschi pours out his feelings, demonstrates heÕs growing up fast (Calgary Herald)
STEVE BUFFERY: What a debut for new Leaf O'Byrne! (Toronto Sun)
MIKE HEIKA: Jagr's departure sets table for Stars' Jamie Benn to take control of his game Ð and his team (Dallas Morning News)Paywall to view
IAIN MacINTYRE: Canucks impatiently waiting for Eddie to rise, shine (Vancouver Sun)
CHIP SCOGGINS: When opportunity knocks, Leipold isn't afraid to listen (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
CHRIS STEVENSON: Alex Ovechkin is Great once more (Ottawa Sun)
KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: Bruins win easy, but thereÕs still queasy feeling about them (Boston Globe)
TONY GALLAGHER: Canucks are just a big social event, not a real hockey game (Vancouver Province)
DAMIEN COX: Top line too much for Rangers (Toronto Star)

4/8/13

ADAM PROTEAU: Five people on the hot seat (The Hockey News)
GENE PRINCIPE: Schultz happy with decision (Sportsnet)
TIM WHARNSBY: Monday Musings: Senators need to get road act together (CBC)
HELENE ELLIOTT: A Kings-Ducks hockey game at Dodger Stadium edges toward reality (Los Angeles Times)
GREGG KRUPA: Red Wings changing composition of team on the fly (Detroit News)
JACK TODD: Therrien was Bergevin's best move (Montreal Gazette)
FRANK SERAVALLI: Flyers playoff hopes slipping (Philadelphia Daily News)
BOB HUNTER: No matter how you add it up, Jackets all but eliminated (Columbus Dispatch)
MIKE HEIKA: As the world counts them out, Dallas Stars stepping up (Dallas Morning News)Paywall to view
VICKI HALL: Candid Baertschi pours out his feelings, demonstrates heÕs growing up fast (Calgary Herald)
DON BRENNAN: Ottawa Senators drop fourth in a row to lowly Florida Panthers (Ottawa Sun)
ED WILLES: Covering the Canucks has never been as good as it was last week, with Luongo, Gillis and the Maple Leafs all weighing in (Vancouver Province)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Kings see value even in 4-3 shootout loss to Ducks (Los Angeles Times)
DAVE STUBBS: Eller tugs on Chara's cape (Montreal Gazette)
DOUG LUNNEY: Oh snap! The full story behind viral Sun photo (Winnipeg Sun)

4/7/13

JESSE SPECTOR: Playoffs? Yes, Islanders really do have potential to reach postseason (The Sporting News)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Summer beckons, but in L.A. it's still a winter's sports tale (Los Angeles Times)
KEN WIEBE: Jets finally find net in big way (Winnipeg Sun)
MICHAEL ARACE: With Nash in New York, rivalry sure to flourish (Columbus Dispatch)
MIKE HEIKA: After selling big at deadline, Joe Nieuwendyk likes younger, faster Stars (Dallas Morning News)Paywall to view
DAVID ISAAC: Don't expect Shea Weber to save the Flyers (South Jersey Courier-Post)
CHRIS STEVENSON: Canadiens' youth movement outplays Bruins (Ottawa Sun)
LARRY BROOKS: NHL, meet the world (New York Post)
DAVE MOLINARI: An embarrassment of riches (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
DAVE FESCHUK: Maple Leafs edge Devils, James Reimer rock solid (Toronto Star)
ED WILLES: Canucks starting to look dangerous as they near playoffs (Vancouver Province)
STEPHEN HARRIS: Ray Shero is the hero (Boston Herald)
BARRY ROZNER: Blackhawks have put themselves in prime spot (Chicago Daily Herald)
DON BRENNAN: Cowen loses roommate and dogsitter (Ottawa Sun)
BUCKY GLEASON: Deadline deals produced little excitement (Buffalo News)
DAVID CLIMER: Count the Preds out this postseason (The Tennessean)
TONY GALLAGHER: Canucks finally pull about-face and attack (Vancouver Province)
MARK LAZERUS: Taste of the ordinary isnÕt the end for Blackhawks (Chicago Sun-Times)
MICHAEL RUSSO: Larsson hard to part with for Wild (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Four NHL general managers in desperation mode (Ottawa Sun)
SAM CARCHIDI: Flyers' goalie drama building (Philadelphia Inquirer)
STEVE SIMMONS: Leafs need healthy Lupul back (Toronto Sun)
ERIC ERLENDSSON: LightningÕs Bishop, Lindback can push each other (Tampa Tribune)
GARY LAWLESS: Jets are an oddsmaker's worst nightmare (Winnipeg Free Press)
AARON PORTZLINE: Gaborik may find Columbus more to his liking (Columbus Dispatch)

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