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OPINION
7/4/20
KEN CAMPBELL: Making the case for Philadelphia Flyers: 2020 Stanley Cup champion
(The Hockey News)
ELLIOTTE FRIEDMAN: Potential CBA modifications emerging as NHL/NHLPA continue negotiations
(Sportsnet)
CATHAL KELLY: Bringing professional sports back to Canada in this pandemic is unsafe. Period
(Globe & Mail)
BEN KUZMA: Chasing fitness fanatic Sedins could help Edler extend NHL career
(Vancouver Province)
JIM O'DONELL: Fourth-and-folly -- Who's going to watch all of these summe
(Chicago Daily Herald)
PAUL FRIESEN: Agent for Jets goalies juggles the personal, professional, during pandemic
(Winnipeg Sun)
TERRY JONES: Opportunity of a lifetime for McDavid, Draisaitl and Edmonton Oilers
(Edmonton Sun)
STU COWAN: Giving Canadiens fans a reason for optimism vs. Penguins
(Montreal Gazette)
PATRICK JOHNSTON: Welcome to cohort quarantine with Elias Pettersson
(Vancouver Province)
GREG COTE: Who is the face of Miami sports in 2020? Here is our list, and No. 1 might surprise you
(Miami Herald)
MIKE McINTYRE: And the NHL's MVP in this most unusual season is... Gary Bettman?
(Winnipeg Free Press)
7/3/20
KEN CAMPBELL: Players will hate the new CBA, but it’s probably the best they can get
(The Hockey News)
RYAN KENNEDY: Edmonton and Toronto are your NHL hub cities (probably)
(The Hockey News)
ERIC ENGELS: Canadiens’ Julien has sights set on winning games, not draft lotteries
(Sportsnet)
DON BRENNAN: Pro athletes should consider it a privilege to entertain victims of COVID
(Ottawa Sun)
TERRY JONES: Edmonton NHL hub getting both Stanley Cup and conference finals
(Edmonton Sun)
PATRICK JOHNSTON: Pettersson admits bubble life strange, but Canuck excited about playoffs
(Vancouver Province)
STU COWAN: Canadiens could have used Ilya Kovalchuk now
(Montreal Gazette)
DAMIEN COX: First, the NHL. Now, the Blue Jays. Toronto is about to become a coronavirus petri dish for pro sports
(Toronto Star)
BEN KUZMA: Can improved Juolevi stay healthy, take real shot at Canucks' roster?
(Vancouver Province)
PAUL FRIESEN: Locked down and loading up: Jets are back, readying for NHL return
(Winnipeg Sun)
PATRICK JOHNSTON: Canucks forced to postpone 2020 Young Stars Classic in Penticton
(Vancouver Province)
7/2/20
CHRIS JOHNSTON: Plenty of work still to be done before NHL can restart in Toronto, Edmonton
(Sportsnet)
FRANK SERAVALLI: NHL and NHLPA continue gritty negotiations as hockey nears its return
(TSN)
EMILY KAPLAN: Alexis Lafreniere NHL draft sweepstakes: Best fits, biggest eye-roll landing spots of 16 potential teams
(ESPN)
ED GRANEY: Las Vegas should look in mirror if not chosen as hub city
(Las Vegas Review-Journal)
MIKE McINTYRE: Toronto, Edmonton to serve as NHL hubs
(Winnipeg Free Press)
DAVE FESCHUK: How did Toronto and Edmonton beat out Las Vegas as NHL hub cities? It’s all about the odds
(Toronto Star)
GREG COTE: Here’s why it may be time to abort season restarts and call off sports for rest of 2020
(Miami Herald)
PATRICK JOHNSTON: Canucks bonuses, plus flat cap, make for mean cash crunch
(Vancouver Province)
KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: Who’s up first? NHL’s draft lottery left us scratching our heads
(Boston Globe)
JOE STARKEY: Worst day yet in crazy COVID sports world
(Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
DON BRENNAN: Canada Day not the same without opening of NHL free agent market
(Ottawa Sun)
TERRY JONES: Edmonton should embrace being an NHL Hub City
(Edmonton Sun)
7/1/20
KEN CAMPBELL: Players being asked to pay a hefty price for coming back to work
(The Hockey News)
RYAN KENNEDY: CHL Import Draft: major junior teams take some big swings for talent
(The Hockey News)
ELLIOTTE FRIEDMAN: Olympic participation part of NHL/NHLPA CBA negotiations
(Sportsnet)
FRANK SERAVALLI: Raising questions about the NHL’s ongoing CBA negotiation
(TSN)
RICK WESTHEAD: NHL wants Dryden to turn over materials from Montador book
(TSN)
MARK WHICKER: Hockey folks show baseball purists that rule changes can be embraced
(Los Angeles Daily News)
MIKE CHAMBERS: No defending former Avs center Pierre Turgeon’s Hall of Fame snub
(Denver Post)
JEFF GORDON: NHL gets weird, gives playoff teams shot at No. 1 draft pick
(St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
BEN KUZMA: Canucks’ three key UFA decisions will determine rest of roster’s fate
(Vancouver Province)
LUKE DeCOCK: Forslund, Hurricanes continue to negotiate as broadcaster’s contract expires
(Raleigh News & Observer)
MICHAEL ARACE: Blue Jackets can win in draft if they lose in playoffs
(Columbus Dispatch)
LARRY BROOKS: NHL salary cap makeover would be problematic
(New York Post)
MIKE HARRINGTON: On his last day on the Sabres' payroll, memories of GM Tim Murray
(Buffalo News)
TIM BENZ: NHL draft lottery may have been flawed, but so are the conspiracy theories
(Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
DAVE FESCHUK: With Olympic participation and Canadian hub cities on the radar, NHL’s next phase might be its wisest
(Toronto Star)
6/30/20
KEN CAMPBELL: Four myths (and one truth) about the 2020 NHL draft lottery
(The Hockey News)
RYAN KENNEDY: Joe Pavelski found exactly what he was looking for in Dallas
(The Hockey News)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: NHL, NHLPA finalizing plan to resume season amid new COVID-19 cases
(Sportsnet)
ERIC ENGELS: Canadiens' Carey Price returning to Montreal to rejoin teammates
(Sportsnet)
ERIC ENGELS: Dreams of Alexis Lafreniere as a Canadien become more real
(Sportsnet)
DANE MIZUTANI: Wild should welcome loss to Canucks if it means shot at Alexis Lafreniere
(St. Paul Pioneer Press)
BEN KUZMA: Canucks wrestle with three-tier COVID-19 guidelines as players return
(Vancouver Province)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: TSN's Craig Button says the Ottawa Senators will be fine in NHL draft
(Ottawa Sun)
TED WYMAN: Former Jets winger Kane has grown into a leader
(Winnipeg Sun)
ED WILLES: Headed for the Hall, Tony Gallagher was an original
(Vancouver Province)
STU COWAN: Canadiens' Carey Price heads back to Montreal
(Montreal Gazette)
GENTRY ESTES: Can Preds win in NHL's tourney to come? Better yet, should they?
(The Tennessean)
DON BRENNAN: Losing Lafreniere Sweepstakes very disappointing for Ottawa fans, team
(Ottawa Sun)
BEN KUZMA: Hockey Hall of Fame finally salutes Province pundit Tony Gallagher
(Vancouver Province)
MIKE McINTYRE: Lafrenière sweepstakes add extra intrigue to unusual NHL playoffs
(Winnipeg Free Press)
6/29/20
CATHAL KELLY: We had a good run, but things are about to get weird for sports journalists
(Globe & Mail)
BOB WOJNOWSKI: Red Wings burned by the latest laughable lottery
(Detroit News)
DAMIEN COX: Team Placeholder? Let’s admit the NHL draft has been a placeholder and come up with something better, like a free market
(Toronto Star)
6/28/20
ELLIOTTE FRIEDMAN: 31 Thoughts: Fallout from a contentious NHL Draft Lottery
(Sportsnet)
DAVE FESCHUK: The Conn Smythe debate should be based on more than one line out of the former owner’s mouth, says the Leafs’ first Black player
(Toronto Star)
LARRY BROOKS: NHL draft quirk may keep top picks off league's worst teams
(New York Post)
MATT PORTER: Mike Milbury’s opinions have never been garden variety
(Boston Globe)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: The Ottawa Senators have no complaints about where they sit in NHL draft
(Ottawa Sun)
CHIP SCOGGINS: To those in power positions in sports: Be bold
(Minneapolis Star-Tribune)