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OPINION

7/5/14

RORY BOYLEN: Top 10 moments in American hockey history (The Hockey News)
ADAM PROTEAU: David Legwand signs with Senators, but he could be traded in short order (The Hockey News)
KEN CAMPBELL: Why don't the Toronto Maple Leafs offer sheet P.K. Subban? (The Hockey News)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: KHL less threatening than ever to NHL (Sportsnet)
CHRIS PETERS: Hockey healthier than ever in United States in 2014 (CBS Sportsline)
TIM WHARNSBY: After strong playoffs, Dominic Moore has Smashfest on his mind (CBC)
DONN ESMONDE: Deal with the rejection, Toronto hockey fans (Buffalo News)
DAVE STUBBS: Plugger from prairies gave heart, soul and a tooth to the Habs (Montreal Gazette)
STU COWAN: Defence first for Habs' Dream Weaver (Montreal Gazette)
GREG DOUGLAS: 'Winning a Stanley Cup is everything,' says Aquilini (Vancouver Sun)

7/4/14

RORY BOYLEN: Five things we'll never forget about Alex Kovalev (The Hockey News)
MARK SPECTOR: Benning ready for more Canuck repairs (Sportsnet)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Why the Sharks' rebuild is necessary (ESPN)Paywall to view
ALLAN MUIR: Las Vegas bookmakers unimpressed by NHL free agent moves (Si.com)
BRIAN STUBITS: GMs show restraint, sign more good deals than bad (CBS Sportsline)
HELENE ST. JAMES: Despite free-agent failures, Detroit Red Wings have reasons for optimism for 2014-15 (Detroit Free Press)
TOM JONES: Yzerman improves Lightning (Tampa Bay Times)
ED WILLES: You can't fix a team's problems with a chequebook (Vancouver Province)
DAVID CLIMER: Kudos to Preds for becoming thinking offense first (The Tennessean)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: More changes coming for Ottawa Senators (Ottawa Sun)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: NHL free agency not what it once was (Toronto Sun)
JASON BOTCHFORD: The role of Sedin sidekick filled once again (Vancouver Province)

7/3/14

RYAN KENNEDY: CHL Import Draft: Who is coming and who is staying home? (The Hockey News)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Focus shifts to the NHL trade market (ESPN)Paywall to view
SEAN GENTILLE: Isles make smart overpayment on Mikhail Grabovski, Nikolai Kulemin (The Sporting News)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Rumblings: West gets even tougher (ESPN)
TIM WHARNSBY: It's about winning, not spending, with Senators (CBC)
KATIE STRANG: Brodeur could be waiting all summer for job (ESPN)
ERIC DUHATSCHEK: Hard to tell winners from losers in NHL free agency (Globe & Mail)
MICHAEL ARACE: It's just negotiating, not a slap in the face (Columbus Dispatch)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Islanders ink Mikhail Grabovski and Nikolai Kulemin to shocking deals (Toronto Sun)
MARCUS HAYES: Giroux will be butt of jokes (Philadelphia Daily News)
TONY GALLAGHER: Loyalty is a two-way street in today's NHL (Vancouver Province)
JOE STARKEY: Orpik was one of a kind (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
DAVID HAUGH: Bulls, Blackhawks courting marquee attractions (Chicago Tribune)Paywall to view
SID HARTMAN: Wild owner, GM work out Vanek deal (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
BEN KUZMA: Vrbata signing buoys 28th-ranked Canucks offence (Vancouver Province)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Dallas Stars the big winners of free-agent frenzy (Toronto Sun)
JEFF MILLER: Kings' Cup triumph was bittersweet for Ducks coach (Orange County Register)Paywall to view
DON BRENNAN: Ottawa Senators bigger, but does it mean better? (Ottawa Sun)
JASON BOTCHFORD: Nice work Jim, but playoffs still a long-shot for Canucks (Vancouver Province)
BUCKY GLEASON: Cancer adds insult to injury with R.J. (Buffalo News)
BOB DUFF: Ekblad can expect to earn maximum entry-level contract (Windsor Star)
RANDY SPORTAK: Calgary Flames' Deryk Engelland's worth measured in protection (Calgary Sun)

7/2/14

ADAM PROTEAU: Winners and losers of free agent day include Stars, Capitals, Lightning and Panthers (The Hockey News)
KEN CAMPBELL: Red Wings left out in the cold after years of ruling NHL (The Hockey News)
MARK SPECTOR: How the West was sold July 1 (Sportsnet)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Grading Day 1 of free agency (ESPN)Paywall to view
SEAN GENTILLE: NHL free-agent winners, losers: Who got their money's worth? (The Sporting News)
GARE JOYCE: NHL's biggest free agency winners and losers (Sportsnet)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: The good, the bad and the unknown (ESPN)
ALLAN MUIR: Slim pickings remain after opening day of NHL free-agent frenzy (Si.com)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Rumblings: Blues almost went for more (ESPN)
TIM WHARNSBY: Free-agent frenzy sees West try to keep up with Kings (CBC)
JAMES MIRTLE: Maple Leafs still trying to recapture magic of lone recent playoff berth (Globe & Mail)
KEVIN ALLEN: NHL free agency provides quick boost to 10 teams (USA Today)
KEVIN ALLEN: Centers very popular on Day 1 of free agency (USA Today)
BARRY ROZNER: Richards' price right for Blackhawks (Chicago Daily Herald)
BEN KUZMA: List of available scorers is dwindling for Canucks (Vancouver Province)
MARK KISZLA: Avalanche got better by picking up Jarome Iginla (Denver Post)
DON BRENNAN: Time will tell who won trade (Ottawa Sun)
JIM MATHESON: Winners, losers on Day 1 of NHL free agency (Edmonton Journal)
HELENE ST. JAMES: Detroit Red Wings rejected as free agency begins, settle for Kyle Quincey (Detroit Free Press)
RON COOK: Penguins general manager deals with salary-cap mess (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
JASON BOTCHFORD: Ryan Miller has landmines ahead in Vancouver (Vancouver Province)
STEVE SIMMONS: Josh Gorges trade the ultimate insult to Maple Leafs (Toronto Sun)
RICK GOSSELIN: Stars take a giant step forward by adding former All-Stars Jason Spezza and Ales Hemsky (Dallas Morning News)
JEFF STRAUSS: Blues make up for mistake of the past (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
TONY GALLAGHER: Canucks take pop-gun offence into Western Conference arms race (Vancouver Province)
TERRY JONES: Oilers GM says there's room for improvement but latest moves make team more well rounded (Edmonton Sun)
KEN WIEBE: Jets dip into free-agent pool and come up with third-line centre (Winnipeg Sun)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Spezza wanted out, gets his wish (Ottawa Sun)
BOB DUFF: Wings snubbed by free agents (Windsor Star)
JOE STARKEY: NHL goes mad (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
BEN KUZMA: Loyal to Canucks, Green says no to Penguins job (Vancouver Province)
JOHN MacKINNON: Oilers add grit and scoring in free-agent frenzy (Edmonton Journal)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Dave Bolland got an offer he simply couldn't refuse (Toronto Sun)
LARRY BROOKS: Boyle a good add, but Rangers still a work in progress (New York Post)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Canucks look to Ryan Miller for confidence (Vancouver Sun)
FRANK SERAVALLI: Flyers' Hextall remains calm amid free-agency storm (Philadelphia Daily News)
BUCKY GLEASON: Murray lands marquee mentor (Buffalo News)
FLUTO SHINZAWA: Jarome Iginla's exit puts Bruins in a hole (Boston Globe)
WES GILBERTSON: Cammalleri's deal with Devils didn't suit Calgary Flames (Calgary Sun)

7/1/14

RYAN KENNEDY: Puzzling deal sends Daniel Briere to Colorado for P-A Parenteau and a pick (The Hockey News)
MATT LARKIN: Big-name UFA Ryan Miller was a bad fit with the Blues. What about San Jose? (The Hockey News)
MARK SPECTOR: NHL Free Agency Notebook: Let the madness begin (Sportsnet)
RYAN DIXON: Trading Briere a no-brainer for Canadiens (Sportsnet)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: Maple Leafs in the market for leadership (Sportsnet)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Where will the top free agents sign? (ESPN)
SEAN GENTILLE: NHL free agency: Here's how to mismanage the salary cap (The Sporting News)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Tampa moves may signal Ehrhoff interest (ESPN)Paywall to view
ALLAN MUIR: Canadiens trade for P.A. Parenteau, fans upset by Josh Gorges news (Si.com)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Rumblings: Brodeur eager to go on market (ESPN)
TIM WHARNSBY: NHL free-agent pool intriguing (CBC)
ERIC DUHATSCHEK: NHL free agency could be a different animal this year (Globe & Mail)
JAMES MIRTLE: Maple Leafs' new plan looks like the old plan (Globe & Mail)
KEVIN ALLEN: Questions and answers about NHL free agency (USA Today)
KEVIN ALLEN: NHL free agency: 8 things to know (USA Today)
BUCKY GLEASON: Murray's honesty is refreshing (Buffalo News)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: The fact that Canucks need a goalie is just bizarre (Toronto Star)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Nothing certain, everything possible for Canucks (Vancouver Sun)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Blues, Stars in mix for Ottawa Senators' Spezza (Ottawa Sun)
SAM CARCHIDI: Hextall's hands are tied as free agency begins (Philadelphia Inquirer)
CHIP SCOGGINS: Another golden moment for Pavelich (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
JOE WARMINGTON: Don Cherry overlooked for Order of Canada once again (Toronto Sun)
TONY GALLAGHER: Canucks 'plan' is housekeeping by any other name (Vancouver Province)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Ottawa Senators eye free agents (Ottawa Sun)
KEN WIEBE: Boychuk, Grabner, Kopecky could be among Winnipeg Jets trade targets (Winnipeg Sun)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: NHL free agency primer (Toronto Sun)
KEN WIEBE: Plenty of players available if Jets want to upgrade through free agency (Winnipeg Sun)
FLUTO SHINZAWA: Bruins await Jarome Iginla's decision (Boston Globe)
WES GILBERTSON: Top-5 free-agents Calgary Flames could pursue (Calgary Sun)

6/30/14

RORY BOYLEN: Oilers trade Sam Gagner for Teddy Purcell, Lightning trade Gagner to Coyotes -- is Edmonton ready for Leon Draisaitl? (The Hockey News)
MARK SPECTOR: Oilers up their size with Purcell acquisition (Sportsnet)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Trade breakdown: Gagner stops in Arizona (ESPN)
MARK SPECTOR: How Gagner got traded twice in one night (Sportsnet)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: There is still work to be done (ESPN)
Los Angeles Kings win Stanley Cup (Globe & Mail)
GARY LAWLESS: Guessing Games (Winnipeg Free Press)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Nothing certain, everything possible for Canucks (Vancouver Sun)
HELENE ST. JAMES: By trade or by market, Detroit Red Wings have got to improve their defense (Detroit Free Press)
JACK TODD: Habs taking all the right steps, one at a time (Montreal Gazette)
STEVE POLITI: Martin Brodeur, be wary: Sports history is littered with superstars who failed in late-career moves (Newark Star Ledger)
JASON BOTCHFORD: It's time for the Canucks to spend some money (Vancouver Province)
FRANK SERAVALLI: Salary cap not friendly to Flyers (Philadelphia Daily News)
BOB DUFF: Monumental moment (Windsor Star)
ED WILLES: Any change is good change for the Canucks, Brazil's thrills come with a cost and another thought for Gino (Vancouver Province)
DAVE STUBBS: Gym a big part of summer for Habs' Subban (Montreal Gazette)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Sens GM Bryan Murray is patiently waiting for Spezza deal (Ottawa Sun)
JIM MATHESON: Sam Gagner a class act who deserved better with the Edmonton Oilers (Edmonton Journal)

6/29/14

KEN CAMPBELL: Don't rule out Jason Spezza-to-Nashville deal just yet (The Hockey News)
DAMIEN COX: A revolution in blue paint thinking (Sportsnet)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Caps' Trotz: Ovechkin has to grow his game (ESPN)
RYAN DIXON: Polak brings beef to Maple Leafs' blue line (Sportsnet)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Rumblings: Spezza nixes trade to Predators (ESPN)
LARRY (New York Post)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Claude Lemieux passes torch to his son (ESPN)
KEVIN ALLEN: The biggest winners of NHL draft weekend (USA Today)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Sharks must make a decision on Joe Thornton (Ottawa Sun)
FLUTO SHINZAWA: Scott Hartnell trade shows risk with power forwards (Boston Globe)
TERRY KOSHAN: Maple Leafs figure to be making bigger moves this off-season (Toronto Sun)
BEN KUZMA: Nick Bonino as happy to arrive in Vancouver as Kesler is to leave (Vancouver Province)
DEJAN KOVACEVIC: Penguins come together at table (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
DREW SHARP: Developing young picks vital for Red Wings' success in new NHL (Detroit Free Press)
FLUTO SHINZAWA: With draft done, Bruins move on to critical issues (Boston Globe)
GARY LAWLESS: A little snarl goes a long way (Winnipeg Free Press)
STEVE SIMMONS: Brodeur would be an interesting add for Leafs (Toronto Sun)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Another day, another 5 picks, as Canucks change on the fly (Vancouver Sun)
HELENE ST. JAMES: By trade or market, Red Wings have got to improve defense (Detroit Free Press)
RON COOK: James Neal's talent, not character, will be a loss (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
LUKE DuCOCK: Second-generation Wesley a Tar Heel hockey trailblazer (Raleigh News & Observer)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Report card how Canadian teams did in the NHL draft (Toronto Sun)
TONY GALLAGHER: Canucks 'plan' is housekeeping by any other name (Vancouver Province)
LARRY BROOKS: Incredulous Isles GM needs some wins to back up his attitude (New York Post)
MICHAEL ARACE: Rutherford faces big challenge in Pittsburgh (Columbus Dispatch)
DAVID ISAAC: Hextall's vision for Flyers taking form (South Jersey Courier-Post)
JOE STRAUSS: Blues long on promise, short on results (St. Louis Post Dispatch)

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