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OPINION
7/11/20
KEN CAMPBELL: CBA in the time of COVID: New agreement gives players and owners stability in a time of chaos
(The Hockey News)
RYAN KENNEDY: Minnesota gets stronger by adding Judd Brackett as new head of scouting
(The Hockey News)
KEN CAMPBELL: Tom Fitzgerald, Kevyn Adams well-suited for the challenges they face
(The Hockey News)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: NHL announces tentative dates for return to play, compressed off-season
(Sportsnet)
ERIC FRANCIS: Flames’ Travis Hamonic steps up to protect family by skipping NHL restart
(Sportsnet)
MARK SPECTOR: NHL's choice of hub sites in Toronto, Edmonton just make sense
(Sportsnet)
FRANK SERAVALLI: NHL, players ratify Return to Play, six-year CBA amid COVID-19 uncertainties
(TSN)
ERIC FRANCIS: Flames prepare for 'tall task' with return-to-play plan finalized
(Sportsnet)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: NHL is back in business with ratification of CBA, return-to-play plan
(Sportsnet)
MICHAEL TRAIKOS: All systems go for NHL with ratification of CBA, return-to-play plan
(National Post)
MICHAEL TRAIKOS: NHL post-COVID training camps bring optimism — and heightened expectations
(National Post)
SAM CARCHIDI: The Flyers are set to open camp before the NHL playoffs sprint. They had better be ready
(Philadelphia Inquirer)
MIKE McINTYRE: The Winnipeg Jets' weird, wild ride in 2019-20 is about to resume, so fasten your seatbelts
(Winnipeg Free Press)
KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: NHL ratifies return-to-play plan and a collective bargaining agreement
(Boston Globe)
MIKE SIELSKI: Alain Vigneault turned Flyers into Stanley Cup contenders. COVID-19 hasn’t changed that
(Philadelphia Inquirer)
7/10/20
IAIN MacINTYRE: Canucks’ Horvat focused on deep Stanley Cup playoff run after birth of child
(Sportsnet)
MICHAEL TRAIKOS: What cap freeze? Top RFAs will still get their big contracts
(National Post)
BEN KUZMA: Canucks prospect DiPietro measures up in net to career challenges
(Vancouver Province)
DON BRENNAN: New NHL schedule of events is strange and weird, and let’s just hope it happens
(Ottawa Sun)
PAUL FRIESEN: Jets' Scheifele takes on the chef in food fight, Round 2
(Winnipeg Sun)
7/9/20
RYAN KENNEDY: European prospects could have themselves a super-sized 2020-21 season
(The Hockey News)
MATT LARKIN: Which five teams will a flat salary cap hurt the most in 2020-21?
(The Hockey News)
GREG WYSHYNSKI: 10 lingering questions about the NHL return-to-play bubbles
(ESPN)
STU COWAN: Things starting to get busy at Canadiens' practice rink
(Montreal Gazette)
RICK MORRISSEY: The discussion about the Blackhawks and Native Americans isn’t over
(Chicago Sun-Times)
BEN KUZMA: Canucks prospect Rathbone ponders plans as Ivy League delays next season
(Vancouver Province)
PAUL SULLIVAN: The Chicago Blackhawks are keeping their nickname. The decision walks — in the team’s own words — ‘a fine line between respect and disrespect.’
(Chicago Tribune)
BEN FREDERICKSON: Want comebacks for Cards and Blues to work? Wear a mask in public, says local COVID-19 expert
(St. Louis Post Dispatch)
MIKE McINTYRE: Reunited and it feels so good
(Winnipeg Free Press)
JERRY BREWER: As sports leagues prepare to resume, ‘I can’t wait’ has turned to ‘We sure about this?’
(Washington Post)
TIM BENZ: Can Edmonton support being an NHL hub city? Will it be jeopardized by recent coronavirus cases?
(Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
7/8/20
RYAN KENNEDY: NHLers in the Olympics is back on the table. That’s great for some countries – and bad news for others
(The Hockey News)
MATT LARKIN: Key takeaways from the NHL’s Phase 3 and 4 Return to Play protocol
(The Hockey News)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Canucks’ Chris Tanev ‘ready to go’ after long post-season layoff
(Sportsnet)
ERIC ENGELS: Canadiens, Romanov waiting for clarity on how to proceed with contract
(Sportsnet)
JEFF GORDON: NHL's new labor deal creates salary cap crunch for Blues
(St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
ED WILLES: August playoffs feel weird, but hockey feels normal for energized Canucks
(Vancouver Province)
GREG COTE: Need some feel-good during tough times, fans? Look to the rally and rise of Miami sports
(Miami Herald)
MICHAEL ARACE: NHL, players wise to find labor peace
(Columbus Dispatch)
BEN KUZMA: Roussel tells Canucks' post-season newbies to not worry, be happy
(Vancouver Province)
DON BRENNAN: All-day NHL playoff sked risks going all night
(Ottawa Sun)
NEIL BEST: Restarting sports is worth the attempt
(New York Newsday)
PATRICK JOHNSTON: Revised cap recapture penalty still causes payroll pain for Canucks
(Vancouver Province)
TIM BENZ: What life in the NHL bubble may look like. And what the Penguins’ roster may look like
(Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
7/7/20
KEN CAMPBELL: How many NHLers will opt out of the playoffs? Try zero
(The Hockey News)
RYAN KENNEDY: Five free agents who could get hurt by the flattened salary cap
(The Hockey News)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: NHL’s impending labour peace a huge win amid difficult times
(Sportsnet)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: NHL, NHLPA tentatively agree to CBA extension, return-to-play plan
(Sportsnet)
FRANK SERAVALLI: NHL, NHLPA on verge of labour peace; plan to resume games Aug. 1
(TSN)
EMILY KAPLAN: The X factors that will shape the 2020 NHL playoffs
(ESPN)
RICK WESTHEAD: NHLPA in court Tuesday to fight case filed by alleged whistleblower
(TSN)
TIM BENZ: Carey Price returns to Canadiens practice, Derek Shelton seems set on Pirates’ middle infield
(Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
ROBERT TYCHKOWSKI: Hub City musings: Hey, this is crazy enough to work
(Edmonton Sun)
BRENDAN KELLY: A shot at Alexis Lafrenière the best scenario for Canadiens
(Montreal Gazette)
BEN KUZMA: Will COVID-19 protocols help prevent NHL bubble trouble?
(Vancouver Province)
MIKE McINTYRE: NHL shuffling toward resumption of play
(Winnipeg Free Press)
TERRY JONES: NHL checks all boxes when it comes to team bubbles
(Edmonton Sun)
STU COWAN: Happy 20th birthday to Canadiens' Jesperi Kotkaniemi
(Montreal Gazette)
LANCE HORNBY: Don't get mushy on us, NHL arena ice
(Toronto Sun)
7/6/20
FRANK SERAVALLI: How NHL plans to operate secure ‘bubbles’ in Toronto and Edmonton
(TSN)
BARRY ROZNER: Return of sports not happy day for all
(Chicago Daily Herald)
ED WILLES: New normal is anything but for the NHL and the NHLPA
(Vancouver Province)
7/5/20
ERIC FRANCIS: Why Flames’ Valimaki is unlikely to make his return this summer
(Sportsnet)
FRANK SERAVALLI: Details emerge on expected new NHL agreement
(TSN)
MIKE CHAMBERS: Oskar Lindblom’s cancer battle exemplifies what Masterton Trophy is all about
(Denver Post)
KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: Bruce Cassidy has few questions to answer on Bruins’ roster
(Boston Globe)
LANCE HORNBY: Chat group for Leafs' female fans a hit
(Toronto Sun)