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OPINION

7/7/12

KEN CAMPBELL: Just like others before them, Kings will suffer fleeting fame (The Hockey News)
JESSE SPECTOR: Five Hole: Should the Predators let Shea Weber walk? (The Sporting News)
STU HACKEL: Bull's-eyes drawn in secondary trade, free agent markets (Si.com)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Roberto Luongo says he's OK with moving (ESPN)
BRIAN STUBITS: NHL Free Agency Winners & Losers: The West was busy (CBS Sportsline)
KEVIN ALLEN: Predators must make Weber big offer, deal him if he declines (USA Today)
MIKE HEIKA: What the Dallas Mavericks and NHL teams have in common (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
PAUL FRIESEN: Would free agent frenzy happen with Jets? (Winnipeg Sun)
TERRY KOSHAN: Moving Leafs' van Riemsdyk to centre means someone is expendable (Toronto Sun)
MIKE HEIKA: NHL's long-term contracts take a bite out of free-agent pool (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
CHIP SCOGGINS: Image overhaul for Wild was bonus in Parise-Suter deal (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)Subscriber site
GARY LAWLESS: Jets feed us snacks while we wait for dinner (Winnipeg Free Press)
DON BRENNAN: Dear Senators: Take a chance on Semin (Ottawa Sun)

7/6/12

MIKE BROPHY: Spark turning some heads (Sportsnet)
JESSE SPECTOR: Bobby Ryan more desirable than Rick Nash due to efficient shooting, higher ceiling (The Sporting News)
STU HACKEL: Suter, Parise signings will echo (Si.com)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Where Red Wings, Hawks, others turn now (ESPN)
BRIAN HALL: Wild free agent signings change everything (Foxsports)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Agent: Shea Weber in state of disbelief (ESPN)
ADAM GRETZ: Armed with cap space, where do Red Wings go after missing on Parise, Suter (CBS Sportsline)
DAVID SHOALTS: Glendale taxpayers threaten to torpedo Coyotes sale (Globe & Mail)
KEVIN ALLEN: Big NHL markets no longer have free agent advantage (USA Today)
CHARLEY WALTERS: Minnesota Wild owner tells mayor to wait on parade (St. Paul Pioneer Press)Subscriber site
LUKE DeCOCK: DeCock: Canes were dreaming big, but woke up empty-handed (Raleigh News & Observer)Subscriber site
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Sens in mix for Ryan (Ottawa Sun)
PAT HICKEY: Marc Bergevin passes on Jagr, looks to young players (Montreal Gazette)
MIKE HEIKA: Future of the Dallas Stars will be on the ice in Frisco next week (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
JIM SOUHAN: No comparison between LeBron, Wild signings (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)Subscriber site
JEFF MILLER: Ducks prospect Roy "clicks" as a sensation (Orange County Register)
DAVID CLIMER: Does Suter departure send a message? (The Tennessean)
GREGG KRUPA: Best bet for the Red Wings: Play waiting game (Detroit News)

7/5/12

ADAM PROTEAU: Minnesota Wild now a model franchise and legit contender (The Hockey News)
DARREN DREGOR: Sense of urgency for competitors after Wild signings (TSN)
MARK SPECTOR: Start of a wild ride (Sportsnet)
CHRIS NICHOLS: Doan a fit in New York? (Sportsnet)
JESSE SPECTOR: Zach Parise, Ryan Suter set off fireworks--and signal Wild's shift (The Sporting News)
ALLAN MUIR: Wild instantly enter NHL relevancy after stunning Parise-Suter coup (Si.com)
JOHN MANASSO: With Suter gone, Weber becomes top priority (Foxsports)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: With Suter gone, is Weber next? (ESPN)
BRIAN HALL: Wild land Parise, Suter in 13-year deals (Foxsports)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Pals Parise and Suter able to work it out (ESPN)
BRIAN STUBITS: With Ryan Suter gone, what will happen with Shea Weber in Nashville? (CBS Sportsline)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: GM Fletcher's bold moves will pay off (ESPN)
ADAM GRETZ: Wild sign Ryan Suter, Zach Parise (CBS Sportsline)
TIM WHARNSBY: Parise, Suter signings a victory for a passionate hockey market (CBC)
ROY MacGREGOR: NHL's free agency sure ainÕt free (Globe & Mail)
ERIC DUHATSCHEK: With parity rife, why wouldn't Parise, Suter sign with Wild? (Globe & Mail)
CHIP SCOGGINS: Son rises, and father beams (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)Subscriber site
CHARLEY WALTERS: Zach Parise looked at 'big picture,' his father says (St. Paul Pioneer Press)Subscriber site
TONY GALLAGHER: Canucks cakewalk in West is over, which is no bad thing (Vancouver Province)
HELENE ST. JAMES: Wings down but not out of options (Detroit Free Press)
BUCKY GLEASON: NHL megadeals leave sour aftertaste (Buffalo News)
DAVE D'ALLESSANDRO: Don't blame Zach Parise for his decision, it's all business (Newark Star Ledger)
GEORGE JOHNSON: Wild fire shot across Division's bow (Calgary Herald)
JEFF MILLER: Ducks head home to find a piece of their future (Orange County Register)
MIKE BOONE: Academics examine Michel Therrien 2.0 (Montreal Gazette)
MIKE HEIKA: Revamped Stars ready to make Jamie Benn center of attention (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
DAMIEN COX: Zach Parise, Ryan SuterÕs signings show Minnesota has gone Wild (Toronto Star)
JIM SOUHAN: Leipold happy to spend $200M in one hour (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)Subscriber site
MICHAEL ARACE: Jackets: Don't trade Nash to Red Wings (Columbus Dispatch)
JOHN NIYO: The new reality: Red Wings left holding the cash in free agency (Detroit News)
FRANK SERAVALLI: Carle strikes blow to Flyers' plans (Philadelphia Daily News)
WES GILBERTSON: Landscape changing in Northwest Division (Calgary Sun)
BOB SANSEVERE: Minnesota Wild all of a sudden a brand-new team (St. Paul Pioneer Press)Subscriber site
DON BRENNAN: Parise, Suter go with Wild (Ottawa Sun)
PATRICK REUSSE: Reusse: Stars finally show Minnesota some love (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)Subscriber site
JEFF SEIDEL: Red Wings seem to be losing luster as a free-agent destination (Detroit Free Press)
MICHAEL RUSSO: High-end additions infuse jolts of energy and credibility (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)Subscriber site
JOE STARKEY: Penguins still standing (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)

7/4/12

LYLE RICHARDSON: Never-ending Nash talks continue (The Hockey News)
MIKE BROPHY: Burke has the right idea (Sportsnet)
CHRIS NICHOLS: Doan not rushing decision (Sportsnet)
SEAN GENTILLE: Zach Parise update: Back in Minnesota, money a 'small factor' (The Sporting News)
LUKE FOX: Big bad Buffalo (Sportsnet)
JESSE SPECTOR: Jaromir Jagr gives Stars two potent lines, playoff potential (The Sporting News)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Hockey world waits on Parise, Suter (ESPN)
ALLAN MUIR: Stars and Sabres seeking identity (Si.com)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Aging Jaromir Jagr can still shine in Dallas (ESPN)
STEVE HUNT: Jagr addition makes sense for retooling Stars (Foxsports)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: No rush to reach cap floor (ESPN)
ERIC DUHATSCHEK: Jagr signing highlights Stars' return to relevance (Globe & Mail)
PAT HICKEY: Devils in dire straits (Montreal Gazette)
BARRY ROZNER: Hawks in market for change (Chicago Daily Herald)Subscriber site
RANDY SPORTAK: Centre of attention (Calgary Sun)
PHIL SHERIDAN: A chilly summer for Philly fans (Philadelphia Inquirer)
JIM SOUHAN: Whether or not Leipold scores, at least he's in free-agent game (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)Subscriber site
JEFF MILLER: Ducks, Russians re-unite for charity game (Orange County Register)
CHARLEY WALTERS: Zach Parise's work ethic saluted by skating coach (St. Paul Pioneer Press)Subscriber site

7/3/12

DARREN DREGOR: Parise, Suter holding up trade market (TSN)
MARK SPECTOR: Torres decision makes sense (Sportsnet)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Can Hudler help Flames jump into playoffs? (ESPN)
SEAN GENTILLE: Zach Parise: No decision Monday afternoon, no deadline (The Sporting News)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Who will win Derek Roy-for-Steve Ott swap? (ESPN)
JESSE SPECTOR: Zach Parise, Ryan Suter wait--and owe us nothing (The Sporting News)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Martin Brodeur staying with Devils (ESPN)
ALLAN MUIR: Free agency 2012: Best and worst moves in the early going (Si.com)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Bettman's reasons for reducing Torres' ban (ESPN)
JOHN MANASSO: Hurricanes making push for key players (Foxsports)
KATIE STRANG: Wait continues for Zach Parise's decision (ESPN)
DOUG HARRISON: Brad Boyes finds right fit with Weight, Islanders (CBC)
DAVID SHOALTS: Martin Brodeur takes a cut to stay in New Jersey (Globe & Mail)
ROY MacGREGOR: NHL entering the dog days of summer (Globe & Mail)
IAN MENDES: Brodeur avoids fate of legends who should have stayed put (Ottawa Citizen)
TERRY JONES: Jones: Yakupov's excellent adventure (Edmonton Sun)
DAVID BOCLAIR: Treasure hunt (Nashville City Paper)
FRANK SERAVALLI: Hockey world waits for Parise (Philadelphia Daily News)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Canucks went all in on Jason Garrison (Vancouver Sun)
BOB DUFF: Wings likes Tootoo's toughness (Windsor Star)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: What will it be, Alfie? (Ottawa Sun)
MIKE HEIKA: Stars continue roster transition by trading for Derek Roy (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
STEPHEN HARRIS: Zach Parise makes 'em wait (Boston Herald)
MARK WHICKER: Ducks new defenseman's been around (Orange County Register)
BUCKY GLEASON: Regier playing out of character with recent moves (Buffalo News)
ED WILLES: Garrison better be worth it (Vancouver Province)
GEORGE JOHNSON: Flames GM Feaster big on skilled players (Calgary Journal)
ROB LONGLEY: Top players avoiding Maple Leafs? (Toronto Sun)
WAYNE SCANLAN: With present needs met, Senators turn attention back to the future (Ottawa Citizen)
ANDREW GROSS: NHL free agency stuck in neutral-zone trap (Bergen Record)
MIKE BERARDINO: Luongo reunion could make sense for Panthers (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
SAM DONNELLON: Flyers' free-agency gambit (Philadelphia Daily News)
DON BRENNAN: Questions about revamped Sens (Ottawa Sun)
KEN WIEBE: Is need for sniper worth Jets taking chance on Semin? (Winnipeg Sun)
CHIP SCOGGINS: Wild and Wolves trying to woo their way to relevance (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)Subscriber site
CHRIS STEVENSON: Wild speculation surrounds Parise (Ottawa Sun)
TARA SULLIVAN: Marty's decision to return to Devils a heartfelt one (Bergen Record)

7/2/12

MARK SPECTOR: Burke losing his edge (Sportsnet)
JESSE SPECTOR: As Parise and Suter wait, the NHL's payroll chasm widens (The Sporting News)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Rumblings: Where will Parise, Suter sign? Who is left on the market? (ESPN)
JOHN MANASSO: Price is high for NHL free agents Suter, Parise (Foxsports)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Martin Brodeur staying with Devils (ESPN)
BRIAN STUBITS: Panthers sign defenseman Filip Kuba for two seasons, $4 million per (CBS Sportsline)
TIM WHARNSBY: Canucks get Garrison, Habs and Sens busy, too (CBC)
DAVID SHOALTS: Why the New Jersey Devils are in disarray (Globe & Mail)
ERIC DUHATSCHEK: Opening day in NHL free agency more fretful than frenzied (Globe & Mail)
CHRIS STEVENSON: No frenzy but GMs still throw wads of cash at UFAs (Ottawa Sun)
FRANK SERAVALLI: Flyers thinking too big? (Philadelphia Daily News)
TERRY KOSHAN: Teams make some 'major' moves (Toronto Sun)
HELENE ST. JAMES: Wings signings aplenty in Hockeytown (Detroit Free Press)
BUCKY GLEASON: Sabres play a waiting game while in pursuit of Ducks' Ryan (Buffalo News)
TERRY JONES: Coffey sang Edmonton's praises (Edmonton Sun)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Sens light Canada Day sparklers (Ottawa Sun)
TONY GALLAGHER: What were some of these NHL teams thinking? (Vancouver Province)
LUKE DeCOCK: Hurricanes swing for fences, with uncertain results (Raleigh News & Observer)Subscriber site
DAMIEN COX: NHL free agents: Teams doling out lots of money for average help (Toronto Star)
TIM CAMPBELL: Being cheap just doesn't cut it (Winnipeg Free Press)
DON BRENNAN: Latendresse worth gamble (Ottawa Sun)
BOB DUFF: Wings quick on the draw (Windsor Star)
MICHAEL ARACE: New moves positive step for Jackets (Columbus Dispatch)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Foligno 'pretty shocked' at becoming Blue Jacket (Ottawa Citizen)
DEJAN KOVACEVIC: Don't fret Penguins' spending (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
STEPHEN HARRIS: Bruins steer clear of signing frenzy (Boston Herald)

7/1/12

PIERRE LeBRUN: Oilers add more young talent with Schultz (ESPN)
MARK SPECTOR: Big win for a small market (Sportsnet)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Rumblings: Suter not in hurry to pick team (ESPN)
BOB McKENZIE: A number of reasons Shultz joined the Oilers (TSN)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Impact of Schultz's Oilers decision (ESPN)
TIM WHARNSBY: Oilers get coveted young D-man in Schultz (CBC)
MARTIN FENNELLY: Yzerman's job: Remake Bolts into winners (Tampa Tribune)
LUKE DeCOCK: Muller changes Canes' free-agent dynamic (Raleigh News & Observer)Subscriber site
TED KULFAN: Jiri Hudler's heart would keep him with Wings, but money might take him elsewhere (Detroit News)
MARK SUTCLIFFE: It's Canada Day; let's talk NHL free agency (Ottawa Citizen)
RANDY MILLER: Many possibilities for Holmgren (South Jersey Courier-Post)
LANCE HORNBY: Devils could be left with whopping five-hole (Toronto Sun)
TONY GALLAGHER: Losing Justin Schultz troubling sign for Canucks franchise (Vancouver Province)
TOM POWERS: Wild have plenty of room. They need to fill it (St. Paul Pioneer Press)Subscriber site
RANDY SPORTAK: Numbers game for Flames (Calgary Sun)
JOE STARKEY: Sid's deal shouldnÕt constrain Malkin (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
HELENE ST. JAMES: Wings' free agent wish list is longer than usual (Detroit Free Press)
ROB LONGLEY: Leafs look at what they already have (Toronto Sun)
JASON BOTCHFORD: Canucks with lots of money to spend, but who to buy? (Vancouver Province)
DON BRENNAN: Sens pick up chase for Zach Parise (Ottawa Sun)
STEPHEN HARRIS: B's unlikely to go on shopping spree (Boston Herald)
RANDY SPORTAK: Top-six forward targeted by Flames (Calgary Sun)
Devils hoping to hold onto Parise, Brodeur as free agency begins (Newark Star Ledger)
TERRY KOSHAN: Leafs unlikely to make free agency splash (Toronto Sun)
SAM CARCHIDI: Flyers setting sights on Parise and Suter as free agency begins (Philadelphia Inquirer)
TERRY JONES: Gretzky, Coffey make calls for Oilers in Schultz deal (Edmonton Sun)
LARRY BROOKS: Devs must find a way to keep Marty (New York Post)

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