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OPINION

6/17/17

JARED CLINTON: Vlasic talking long term deal with San Jose - but what will it cost Sharks (The Hockey News)
JARED CLINTON: Five free agents Golden Knights could target during their exclusive window (The Hockey News)
DAVE MOLINARI: Early 1990s champs had even more talent than Penguins' current crop (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
DAVE FESCHUK: The captaincy is not a starring role (Toronto Star)
STU COWAN: Habs newcomer Jonathan Drouin 'relentless': midget coach (Montreal Gazette)
BRENDAN KELLY: Canadiens GM Marc Bergevin still needs two centres (Montreal Gazette)
DAMIEN COX: Leafs closer than they have been to Cup in years (Toronto Star)

6/16/17

KEN CAMPBELL: Housley brings hall-of-fame credentials and coaching experience to Buffalo's bench (The Hockey News)
MARK SPECTOR: Matt Hendricks leaves Oilers having accomplished his mission (Sportsnet)
FRANK SERAVALLI: Canadiens acquire Drouin, agree to six-year, $33M deal (TSN)
IAN MENDES: Dorion opens up on Phaneuf, trade rumours ahead of expansion draft (TSN)
BRENDAN KELLY: Drouin-Sergachev deal leaves many with mixed emotions (Montreal Gazette)
MARTIN FENNELLY: Why trading Jonathan Drouin could haunt the Lightning (Tampa Bay Times)
STU COWAN: Acquisition of Jonathan Drouin bolsters Canadiens' offence (Montreal Gazette)
SEAN GENTILLE: 1 The story behind Nick Bonino's funky, peg-leg crutch (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
TOM JONES: Why Lightning fans won't lose sleep over Drouin trade to Montreal (Tampa Bay Times)
MIKE HARRINGTON: With Housley, it comes down to respect (Buffalo News)
MICHAEL ARACE: Intrigue swirling around Blue Jackets’ Scott Hartnell (Columbus Dispatch)
JOE STARKEY: How did Mike Sullivan get here, anyway? (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
DON BRENNAN: 'I feel I can still play': Neil driven to find second NHL home (Ottawa Sun)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: From debate-loving owner to Cirque du Soleil ties, the Golden Knights are not your typical NHL franchise (Toronto Sun)
SCOTT CAMPBELL: We're in Chevy season now, Jets fans (Winnipeg Free Press)

6/15/17

KEN CAMPBELL: Paying the price for Success: Predators face salary cap crunch (The Hockey News)
JARED CLINTON: Don't assume a Calder Cup victory means a Stanley Cup is soon to follow (The Hockey News)
JOE REXRODE: Rexrode: Subban invites controversy, but Preds will take it (The Tennessean)
BRETT CYRGALIS: An old-school warrior's time is over, and so is a Rangers era (New York Post)
JUSTIN TASCH: Rangers say tough goodbye to Dan Girardi, whose contributions should be celebrated (New York Post)
GREG COTE: It isn’t just the Heat — Miami’s big teams have steep climbs to championship contention (Miami Herald)
ED WILLES: Canucks desperate for off-season win after a 'Rocky loss' (Vancouver Province)
DON BRENNAN: Phaneuf forcing Senators to trade him (Ottawa Sun)
JOE STARKEY: It's time to put Jim Rutherford in the Hockey Hall of Fame (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

6/14/17

JARED CLINTON: What will Senators do if Phaneuf doesn't waive no movement clause (The Hockey News)
MATT LARKIN: Why the Predators will contend for the Stanley Cup again next year (The Hockey News)
ALEX PREWITT: Sidney Crosby and the Penguins proved their mettle on the long road to a Stanley Cup repeat (Si.com)
RON COOK: Penguins could lose valuable Rick Tocchet (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
JOE REXRODE: NHL explains why Predators goal didn't count (The Tennessean)
KEN WIEBE: Jets expansion draft plan coming into focus? (Winnipeg Sun)

6/13/17

JARED CLINTON: Raanta drawing interest as Rangers face prospect of losing netminder in expansion draft (The Hockey News)
RYAN KENNEDY: Expect new coach Boughner to make an impact with young Panthers (The Hockey News)
KEN CAMPBELL: Failings of video replay in the NHL on full display in Stanley Cup final (The Hockey News)
CATHAL KELLY: Hard working Crosby wins NHL’s cultural Cold War (Globe & Mail)
MICHAEL TRAIKOS: Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin a dominant duo: Why the Pittsburgh Penguins could three-peat as Stanley Cup champions (National Post)
KEVIN ALLEN: Here's why Penguins can three-peat: Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin (USA Today)
HELENE ELLIOTT: The Pittsburgh Penguins will start to splinter shortly after celebrating second consecutive title (Los Angeles Times)
BRUCE ARTHUR: Penguins earned it, but sometimes hockey isn't fair (Toronto Star)
CHRIS HINE: Blackhawks vs Penguins: Which team has been more dominant in last decade? (Chicago Tribune)
TIM COWLISHAW: Aren't LeBron James and Sidney Crosby basically the same guy? (Dallas Morning News)
KEVIN GORMAN: Penguins follow Mike Sullivan's way to another Stanley Cup win (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
TOM JONES: Good bit of tarnish on this Stanley Cup (Tampa Bay Times)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Odds to capture 2018 Stanley Cup look good for Oilers, Maple Leafs and Canadiens (Toronto Sun)
BRENDAN KELLY: P.K. Subban hating went into overdrive Monday (Montreal Gazette)
FLUTO SHINZAWA: Penguins’ no-name defense was a key in keeping the Cup (Boston Globe)
JOE REXRODE: Preds are young, but two graybeards key to sequel (The Tennessean)
RON COOK: Sidney Crosby is simply out of this world (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
DAMIEN COX: Creative Penguins built to win, and to last (Toronto Star)
LARRY BROOKS: In awe of the Penguins, and star who's shut everyone up forever (New York Post)
PETER BOTTE: Say what you will about Sidney Crosby — he’s still the best NHL player of his generation (New York Daily News)
SAM DONNELLON: The Stanley Cup Finals and random Flyers thoughts (Philadelphia Daily News)
STEVE SIMMONS: Penguins' latest championship was unconventional (Toronto Sun)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Phaneuf's big decision could impact future with Senators (Ottawa Sun)
JASON BELL: Did Chevy seal Enstrom's window before Jets fans feel expansion draft chill? (Winnipeg Free Press)

6/12/17

KEN CAMPBELL: Penguins defy the odds with second straight Stanley Cup win (The Hockey News)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: Latest Stanley Cup for Crosby, Penguins etches their place in history (Sportsnet)
FRANK SERAVALLI: With three Cups, Sid passes Super Mario as Emperor Penguin (TSN)
MICHAEL TRAIKOS: Third-line centre Nick Bonino sheds crutches, laces up skates at best possible time for Pittsburgh Penguins (National Post)
KEVIN ALLEN: Penguins have become NHL's newest dynasty (USA Today)
MIKE HARRINGTON: Pens do it again in taut thriller (Buffalo News)
GENE COLLIER: Penguins answer every challenge to do the unthinkable — repeat (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
BRUCE ARTHUR: Silent Subban exactly what NHL doesn’t need (Toronto Star)
STEVE SIMMONS: Plenty of questions for Preds to ask after goal taken away (Toronto Sun)
JACK TODD: Bettman's NHL Sunbelt plan is a mirage (Montreal Gazette)
MIKE HARRINGTON: Building of Penguins, Predators provides lessons for entire NHL (Buffalo News)
KEVIN GORMAN: A 3rd Cup, new title for Penguins Evgeni Malkin, Sidney Crosby (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Penguins beat Predators to claim second straight Stanley Cup title (Los Angeles Times)
BRUCE ARTHUR: Penguins savour Stanley Cup repeat (Toronto Star)
STEVE SIMMONS: Predators were so close in tightest game of series: ‘Remember this feeling,’ Subban said (Toronto Sun)
RON COOK: Champion Penguins make another mark in club history (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
MIKE HARRINGTON: It's back to work for Botterill after one last celebration with Penguins (Buffalo News)
JOE REXRODE: Rexrode: Appreciate later, stew now (The Tennessean)

6/11/17

CHRIS JOHNSTON: Predators living to survive their paradoxes heading into Game 6 (Sportsnet)
FRANK SERAVALLI: Pens proving it possible to win Cup without superstar D-man (TSN)
ELLIOTTE FRIEDMAN: 30 Thoughts: Who might waive no-move clause ahead of expansion draft? (Sportsnet)
MICHAEL TRAIKOS: Barry Trotz can’t help but feel his Nashville history (National Post)
MICHAEL TRAIKOS: Dino Ciccarelli cheering for Pittsburgh Penguins’ Jake Guentzel in his pursuit of playoff goal scoring record (National Post)
KEVIN ALLEN: Penguins' Sidney Crosby has built a strong Conn Smythe case (USA Today)
JOE REXRODE: Ownership decisions help get Preds here (The Tennessean)
STEVE CONROY: There’s some pop behind the game of Bruins prospect Jake DeBrusk (Boston Herald)
LARRY BROOKS: Rangers testing trade waters but right partner may prove elusive (New York Post)
STEVE SIMMONS: Time is running out on Marc-Andre Fleury and Mike Fisher (Toronto Sun)
KEVIN GORMAN: On brink of history, Penguins draw from past (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Loathe him if you must, but there is a lot to love about Penguins' Crosby (Los Angeles Times)
CHIP SCOGGINS: Tennessee is hockey-mad for Predators (did I just say that?) (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
JESUS ORTIZ: Blues coach Yeo's job, personal life are stabilizing (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
BRUCE ARTHUR: Predators under explicit orders to stop Crosby and Malkin (Toronto Star)
FLUTO SHINZAWA: eter Laviolette, Mike Sullivan, and their paths from Mass. to the Stanley Cup Final (Boston Globe)
GENE COLLIER: Penguins won't have it easy in Nashville for Game 6 (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
ERIC FRANCIS: Passing up on coaching job allowed Predators' Brent Peterson to getting top-notch Parkinsons' treatment (Calgary Sun)
MIKE SIELSKI: In the NHL draft, a can’t-miss situation for the Flyers (Philadelphia Inquirer)
LARRY BROOKS: NHL losses have union stuck between a rock and a hard place (New York Post)
STEVE SIMMONS: There's no doubting Crosby's greatness, but Lemieux was better (Toronto Sun)
MIKE HARRINGTON: Moment is at hand for Pens to make history (Buffalo News)
JEFF PATERSON: Blink, and your shot at the Stanley Cup is gone (Vancouver Province)

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