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OPINION

6/25/11

RYAN KENNEDY: NHL draft first round winners and losers (The Hockey News)
MARK SPECTOR: Simply the one (Sportsnet)
KEN CAMPBELL: Brent Burns trade moves Sharks closer to Stanley Cup (The Hockey News)
MIKE BROPHY: No guarantees (Sportsnet)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: More Day 1 notes: Hawks avoiding cap woes with trades; fitting tributes by NHL (ESPN)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Finding their identity (The Sporting News)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Change of scenery could help Liles' game (ESPN)
STU HACKEL: Flyers revamp, Jackets and Kings improve (Si.com)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Ryan Smyth trade to Oilers still not official (ESPN)
SARAH KWAK: Significant trades, not picks, garner buzz on opening night of NHL draft (Si.com)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Jets' future begins at NHL draft (ESPN)
PATRICK DONNELLY: Nugent-Hopkins goes No. 1 to Oilers (Foxsports)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Burns-Setoguchi trade good for both clubs (ESPN)
TIM WHARNSBY: Jets' 1st pick bridges generations (CBC)
DAVID SHOALTS: Senators shake things up in draft (Globe & Mail)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Kessel deal finally over (Toronto Sun)
BOB HUNTER: Jackets' deal, Johansen have fans buzzing (Columbus Dispatch)
MARK PURDY: Trading for Brent Burns a good move by San Jose Sharks (San Jose Mercury News)Subscriber site
PAT HICKEY: Markov signing answers questions about Canadiens' defence (Montreal Gazette)
TERRY JONES: Ryan steals Ryan's thunder (Edmonton Sun)
RACHEL BLOUNT: What's a fan of Winnipeg to do? Yep: Road trip! (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)Subscriber site
ARTHUR STAPLE: With depth, Isles can develop picks (New York Newsday)Subscriber site
DEJAN KOVACEVIC: Penguins cashing in Euros (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
DAVID STAPLES: No guarantee of immediate impact (Edmonton Journal)
DON BRENNAN: Zibanejad better have more offensive upside than Fisher (Ottawa Sun)
TOM POWERS: Jonas Brodin pick packs no buzz for Wild (St. Paul Pioneer Press)Subscriber site
IAIN MacINTYRE: Burnaby's Nugent-Hopkins goes No. 1 (Vancouver Sun)
MIKE HEIKA: Stars' Olesiak is cut from same mold as Bruins' huge Chara (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
STU COWAN: Real shock in Flyers trade: ridiculously long contracts (Montreal Gazette)
JOHN MacKINNON: Back to the future? (Edmonton Journal)
KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: Things are golden after black cloud (Boston Globe)Subscriber site
TOM GULITTI: Devils' coaching move could be close (Bergen Record)
LUKE DeCOCK: Canes overcome their fears (Raleigh News & Observer)Subscriber site
STEVE BUFFERY: NHL draft from my couch (Toronto Sun)

6/24/11

KEN CAMPBELL: Flyers change philosophy, Kings load up at center (The Hockey News)
MARK SPECTOR: Staying the course (Sportsnet)
JOHN MANASSO: 'Canes GM Jim Rutherford has holes to fill (Foxsports)
MIKE BROPHY: Culture shock (Sportsnet)
CRAIG MORGAN: Coyotes' big needs centered on one position (Foxsports)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Countdown to July 1: Robyn Regehr debating potential trade to Buffalo Sabres (ESPN)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Heart-rending makeover (The Sporting News)
MICHAEL MARTINEZ: Two SoCal natives may get drafted early in NHL (Foxsports)
PIERRE LeBRUN: With Mike Richards in lineup, Kings turn attention to Ryan Smyth (ESPN
JOHN McDONNELL: Richards has mixed emotions on move to LA (Foxsports)
ADRIAN DATER: My 2011 Mock Draft: Round 1 (Si.com)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Countdown to July 1: Flames interested in Ryan Smyth; Richards will go to market (ESPN)
STU HACKEL: Flyers revamp, Jackets and Kings improve (Si.com)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Will Flyers' bold moves pay off? Hmm ... (ESPN)
TIM WHARNSBY: Flyers undergo major facelift (CBC)
BRUCE DOWBIGGIN: Canucks kicked when they're down (Globe & Mail)
ERIC DUHATSCHEK: Rush-rush in Winnipeg (Globe & Mail)
LUKE DeCOCK: Don't expect another Skinner (Raleigh News & Observer)Subscriber site
SAM DONNELLON: Holmgren's gutsy moves admirable (Philadelphia Daily News)
CHRIS STEVENSON: Flyers roll dice by trading Richards, Carter (Ottawa Sun)
GARY LAWLESS: True North stays true to form with Noel (Winnipeg Free Press)
ROBERT TYCHKOWSKI: Stanley Cup better than No. 1 (Edmonton Sun)
TONY GALLAGHER: Take care with hearsay (Vancouver Province)
JOE HENDERSON: Leiweke, Lightning bolt ahead with work to win back fans (Tampa Tribune)
ROB OLLER: Howson grabs sure thing over potential (Columbus Dispatch)
STEVE MacFARLANE: Potential Flames draft targets (Calgary Sun)
PAUL FRIESEN: True North rolls dice (Winnipeg Sun)
LARRY BROOKS: Flyers deals add challenge to Rangers' pursuit of Richards (New York Post)
TERRY JONES: This draft key for Oilers (Edmonton Sun)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Sens get it right with Cameron, Reeds (Ottawa Citizen)
ETHAN BARON: Wanted teen in '94 becomes hero in '11 (Vancouver Province)
CHAD FINN: Taste of ultimate victory was bittersweet for Arnold (Boston Globe)Subscriber site
RON COOK: Pittsburgh in midst of coaching golden era (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
BOB FORD: On draft day, Flyers steal Sixers' thunder (Philadelphia Inquirer)
DON BRENNAN: A look back at Sens' drafts (Ottawa Sun)
JEFF MILLER: Behind the scenes: Corey Perry and the Hart Trophy hit the beach (Orange County Register)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Kings make an aggressive deal to get Mike Richards (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site

6/23/11

ADAM PROTEAU: Recap of the NHL Awards Show (The Hockey News)
RYAN KENNEDY: THN's No. 2-ranked draft prospect (The Hockey News)
RYAN DIXON: THN's No. 3-ranked draft prospect (The Hockey News)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Richards waits, Selanne mulls future, Jagr Watch continues (ESPN)
MIKE BROPHY: Not sunny in Philadelphia (Sportsnet)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: From Hart to Selke, our awards recap (ESPN)
DAVID SHOALTS: Teams missing hidden gems in NHL draft (Globe & Mail)
ERIC DUHATSCHEK: Jagr to Habs? Smyth back to Oilers? NHL rumour mill goes crazy (Globe & Mail)
BOB DUFF: Chatting online with stars (Windsor Star)
TONY GALLAGHER: Canucks fourth line winning the battle (Vancouver Province)
PAUL FRIESEN: Burke touches nerve (Winnipeg Sun)
CHRIS STEVENSON: Thomas completes NHL trifecta (Ottawa Sun)
MARTIN FENNELLY: Richards back with Bolts? Lots of things must happen (Tampa Tribune)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Gillis keeps his picks, and an open mind, for draft-day business (Vancouver Sun)
TED WYMAN: Jets' chosen ones? Not so hot (Winnipeg Sun)
PAT HICKEY: TEAM 990 to be the Canadiens' new radio home (Montreal Gazette)
STEPHEN HUME: Never say never - Vancouverites have a long history of rioting (Vancouver Sun)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Corey Perry is genuinely surprised as he becomes Ducks' first league most valuable player (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
ED WILLES: Kesler a runaway winner of Selke (Vancouver Province)

6/22/11

RYAN KENNEDY: THN's 2011 NHL Mock Draft (The Hockey News)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: The do-over (The Sporting News)
DARREN DREGOR: Bryzgalov, Jagr discussions keeping NHL clubs busy (TSN)
JUSTIN BOURNE: Will Nicklas Lidstrom's return be one year too many? (The Hockey News)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: The next 1? (The Sporting News)
KEVIN GORG: Zmolek: 'I will never forget that moment' (Foxsports)
STU HACKEL: Our choices for the 2011 NHL Awards (Si.com)
JOHN MANASSO: Preds search for next piece in draft (Foxsports)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Tim Thomas, Roberto Luongo can't escape goalie-gate (ESPN)
TIM WHARNSBY: The 2003 NHL entry draft revisited (CBC)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Three teams in mix for Jaromir Jagr (ESPN)
ELLIOTTE FRIEDMAN: All eyes on 1 agency, plus 30 thoughts (CBC)
ERIC DUHATSCHEK: Small (with talent) is the new big at NHL draft (Globe & Mail)
DAMIEN COX: Toronto has become a coaching graveyard (Toronto Star)
PAUL FRIESEN: Leafs' Burke throws reality check at Winnipeg (Winnipeg Sun)
ED WILLES: A week removed from the violence, the scars have yet to heal (Vancouver Province)
TERRY JONES: It's gotta be Nugent-Hopkins (Edmonton Sun)
FRANK SERAVALLI: Snider was force behind chasing Bryzgalov (Philadelphia Daily News)
ETHAN BARON: City's street parties will never be the same (Vancouver Province)
DON BRENNAN: Sens need second-line centre (Ottawa Sun)
DAN BARNES: Oilers have eye on Finnish defenceman (Edmonton Journal)
DOUGLAS TODD: Time for the NHL to join soul-searching over the Stanley Cup riot (Vancouver Sun)
GARY LAWLESS: Lesson learned: Canada is the NHL (Winnipeg Free Press)
DEJAN KOVACEVIC: Bring back Jaromir Jagr (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
JOHN MacKINNON: Smyth not right fit for rebuilding club (Edmonton Journal)
GREG KRUPA: Wings need sniper, but defensively-challenged Jaromir Jagr isn't answer (Detroit News)

6/21/11

KEN CAMPBELL: Will Ken Hitchcock return behind an NHL bench? (The Hockey News)
BOB McKENZIE: Nugent-Hopkins tops TSN's final draft rankings (TSN)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: One more year (The Sporting News)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: The next 1? (The Sporting News)
DAN SHAUGHNESSY: Being a sports fan in Boston has become embarrassment of riches (Si.com)
DANA WAKIJI: Lidstrom will return for season No. 20 (Foxsports)
STU HACKEL: Bruins' Cup win inspires a call to arms (Si.com)
LYLE RICHARDSON: Trades could heat up before NHL Draft (Foxsports)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Countdown to July 1: Latest rumblings on Kaberle, Jagr, Stamkos, Bryzgalov, more (ESPN)
DAVID SHOALTS: Brendan Shanahan tasked with solving NHL's concussion woes (Globe & Mail)
KYLE WOODLIEF: Best of a weak goalie class (USA Today)
STEVE BUFFERY: Hockey makes Canadians want to scream, and riot (Toronto Sun)
MITCH ALBOM: One more for Nick Lidstrom, but that could be it (Detroit Free Press)
MAC ENGEL: Give the Stars a chance to find their footing (Fort Worth Star Telegram)Subscriber site
BOB WOJONWSKI: Nicklas Lidstrom still has the hunger, health (Detroit News)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Cameron's awkward leak hints of Melnyk's meddling (Ottawa Citizen)
GARY LAWLESS: Unwrapping of big secrets may feel like Christmas (Winnipeg Free Press)
GERRY CALLAHAN: Bruins winner wonderland (Boston Herald)
ED WILLES: Wanted: size, toughness (Vancouver Province)
DEREK VAN DIEST: Second kick at the draft can for Oilers (Edmonton Sun)
DREW SHARP: Red Wings' to-do list doesn't stop with Nicklas Lidstrom's return (Detroit Free Press)
BOB FORD: Flyers need more than just goalie help (Philadelphia Inquirer)
RACHEL BLOUNT: Encouraging influence of NHL scouting ace will be missed (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)Subscriber site
ANDREW GROSS: Rangers' front office not on summer vacation, yet (Bergen Record)
PAUL FRIESEN: Slam dunk for Winnipeg (Winnipeg Sun)
TERRY JONES: Is Ryan cryin' Oilers blue? (Edmonton Sun)
LUKE DeCOCK: NHL economics cost Canes plenty (Raleigh News & Observer)Subscriber site
MARK KISZLA: Avs need to trade Stastny for a netminder (Denver Post)
HELENE ST. JAMES: Red Wings' Nicklas Lidstrom remains NHL's best defenseman (Detroit Free Press)
JEAN JACQUES TAYLOR: New coach Glen Gulutzan must connect with Stars players (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
BOB DUFF: Lidstrom keeps Cup hopes alive (Windsor Star)
GREG KRUPA: Nicklas Lidstrom is synonymous with WingsÕ sustained success (Detroit News)
STEVE SIMMONS: Burke ordered Wilson to fire coaches (Toronto Sun)

6/20/11

DAVID SHOALTS: Colin Campbell glad to be out of NHL firing line (Globe & Mail)
JEFF BLAIR: Video game should get five minutes for stupidity (Globe & Mail)
RICHARD SANDOMIR: A Brutal Hockey Fight in 1953 Finds New Life (New York Times)Subscriber site
DAVE STUBBS: Goodleaf's ardent support of Bruins pays off (Montreal Gazette)
DOUGLAS TODD: Residents tackle 'complicated grief' after hockey loss and riot (Vancouver Sun)
STEPHEN HARRIS: Keep that attitude, B's (Boston Herald)
JACK TODD: Rioters not 'true fans'? Ridiculous (Montreal Gazette)
IAN MULGREW: Court, cost and chaos of Stanley Cup riot will echo for months (Vancouver Sun)
STEVE BUCKLEY: Scenes from the Cup experience (Boston Herald)

6/19/11

ADAM PROTEAU: Reviewing NHL teams through the movies, Pt. 2 (The Hockey News)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Tomas Vokoun likely to 'hit open market' (ESPN)
MARGERY EGAN: After the wait, yes, it's worth it (Boston Herald)
DAVID WARREN: The deep shame of Vancouver (Ottawa Citizen)
TONY GALLAGHER: Forget a long, tough offseason for Canucks: This one'll be short and tough (Vancouver Province)
LARRY BROOKS: Signing of Chara started Cup run (New York Post)
BOB WOJNOWSKI: Jaromir Jagr worth the gamble for Wings -- for the right price (Detroit News)
CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER: These Bruins will be frozen in time forever (Boston Globe)Subscriber site
MARK SUTCLIFFE: Season of change for Sens, NHL (Ottawa Citizen)
JEFF MILLER: Ducks' Ryan has funny feeling about this (Orange County Register)
DAVID STAPLES: Strong parenting keeps NHL's prospective prize in line (Edmonton Journal)
JOE STARKEY: Will Fred Shero be shut out again? (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
ED WILLES: Canucks showed their immaturity (Vancouver Province)
TED KULFAN: Kris Draper, Chris Osgood back with Wings? DonÕt bet on it (Detroit News)
STEVE BUCKLEY: Bruins' victory makes the grade with Hub's best (Boston Herald)
TOM GULITTI: NHL must turn Gary Bettman jeers to cheersl (Bergen Record)
WAYNE SCANLAN: For Ottawa, 'four real good players' is goal (Ottawa Citizen)
CHAD FINN: Bruins glad to share in the celebration (Boston Globe)Subscriber site

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