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OPINION
8/22/20
KEN CAMPBELL: Habs Lose, But Suzuki and 'KK' Look Ready to Carry the Torch
(The Hockey News)
MATT LARKIN: Is It All Downhill From Here for the Capitals?
(The Hockey News)
KEN CAMPBELL: Round 2 Features a Tantalizing Cale Makar-Miro Heiskanen Match-Up
(The Hockey News)
FRANK SERAVALLI: Change is coming in Calgary
(TSN)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Canucks appear on cusp of golden era as unexpected playoff march continues
(Sportsnet)
ERIC ENGELS: Canadiens lose series to Flyers, but gain much over impressive playoff push
(Sportsnet)
ERIC FRANCIS: Flames’ Gaudreau a likely trade candidate after most recent playoff stumble
(Sportsnet)
MICHAEL TRAIKOS: Don't blame the bubble if your team has been bounced from playoffs
(National Post)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Mike Milbury’s on-air comment sexist, insulting to female NHL employees
(Los Angeles Times)
STU COWAN: 'This is a great thing for these guys to build on'
(Montreal Gazette)
ED WILLES: Proud papa Jordie Benn is thriving in the playoff bubble
(Vancouver Province)
WES GILBERTSON: After Flames’ latest playoff exit … What now?
(Calgary Sun)
TIM COWLISHAW: Stars-Avalanche series is sure to turn back the clock to past playoff showdowns, but just how far?
(Dallas Morning News)
DAVE FESCHUK: Mike Milbury disrupts hockey’s bubble to show he hasn’t kept up with the times
(Toronto Star)
LUKE DeCOCK: To move forward, the Hurricanes may need to go against the principles that got them this far
(Raleigh News & Observer)
TERRY JONES: Expect repercussions in Calgary after huge Game 6 Flameout against Dallas
(Edmonton Sun)
RON COOK: Matt Murray and Marc-Andre Fleury find themselves in similar spots
(Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
STU COWAN: Young Canadiens team brings back some memories of 1986
(Montreal Gazette)
PATRICK JOHNSTON: Jacob Markstrom's strong play buttressing his contract claim
(Vancouver Province)
8/21/20
MATT LARKIN: Niskanen's Suspension Is 'weighted.' But so Is Gallagher's Injury
(The Hockey News)
RYAN KENNEDY: Who will guide the next generation of American stars?
(The Hockey News)
KEN CAMPBELL: Kids Being Taught How to Fight? Seriously?
(The Hockey News)
ERIC FRANCIS: Flames’ productive playoff run unravels in horrific, historic finale
(Sportsnet)
ERIC ENGELS: Canadiens must ignore optics of Niskanen ruling, play in Gallagher's image
(Sportsnet)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Canucks’ Benn the latest surprise in club’s unpredictable playoff run
(Sportsnet)
MARK SPECTOR: Why a redefined role could help Puljujarvi to sustained NHL success
(Sportsnet)
MICHAEL TRAIKOS: Maple Leafs missing Kadri and the edge that he brought
(National Post)
NEIL BEST: Ousting the Capitals is extra-special for Trotz
(New York Newsday)
ED WILLES: Markstrom's reputation as a big-time player grows game by game
(Vancouver Province)
SAM CARCHIDI: The Flyers-Canadiens series has suddenly become nasty
(Philadelphia Inquirer)
DON BRENNAN: One game for a jaw breaker that shelves opponent's best scorer? What a joke.
(Ottawa Sun)
BEN KUZMA: Virtanen found key Canucks' confidant in loud, proud Miller
(Vancouver Province)
BARRY SVRLUGA: The Capitals went out with barely a whimper, and their Stanley Cup feels further away than ever
(Washington Post)
STU COWAN: Gutsy Canadiens show they're not ready to leave NHL bubble
(Montreal Gazette)
PATRICK JOHNSTON: Canucks' mid-Game 5 turnaround could become stuff of legends
(Vancouver Province)
DAMIEN COX: The fun Canucks are doing what the Leafs and Oilers couldn’t — win in the playoffs with young leaders
(Toronto Star)
8/20/20
RYAN KENNEDY: The Tampa Bay Lightning slayed their beast
(The Hockey News)
KEN CAMPBELL: How the NHL Has Conquered COVID (At Least to This Point)
(The Hockey News)
RYAN KENNEDY: Different Animal: How Tyler Seguin Has Evolved in Dallas
(The Hockey News)
MATT LARKIN: Advice: Temper Expectations for Next Season's Blackhawks
(The Hockey News)
MATT LARKIN: Why was Dale Hawerchuk so underrated?
(The Hockey News)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Canucks’ Game 5 rally a pivotal step in team’s promising ascent
(Sportsnet)
MARK SPECTOR: Kadri's growth gives Avalanche a mature, sandpaper sniper for Cup run
(Sportsnet)
ERIC ENGELS: Canadiens' Gallagher finds redemption with narrative-shifting performance
(Sportsnet)
ERIC FRANCIS: Flames missing Matthew Tkachuk more than ever ahead of critical Game 6
(Sportsnet)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: What Maple Leafs can learn from Lightning's series win over Blue Jackets
(Sportsnet)
FRANK SERAVALLI: Golden Knights making case as best expansion franchise in pro sports history
(TSN)
MICHAEL TRAIKOS: Lightning get redemption against Blue Jackets
(National Post)
BARRY ROZNER: Blackhawks get a reminder that losing hurts
(Chicago Daily Herald)
LUKE DeCOCK: Hurricanes’ season comes to an end when they let the Bruins off the hook, again
(Raleigh News & Observer)
PATRICK JOHNSTON: NHL bubble life is true leadership challenge
(Vancouver Province)
MICHAEL ARACE: Lightning gets measure of revenge for last year’s stunning loss to Blue Jackets
(Columbus Dispatch)
NEIL BEST: Goring expects Isles to rebound in Game 5
(New York Newsday)
MIKE SIELSKI: The Flyers’ top scorers aren’t producing, and it will put a deep playoff run in jeopardy
(Philadelphia Inquirer)
BARRY SVRLUGA: Alex Ovechkin’s place in the pantheon is secure. His Game 4 performance shows he’s not done.
(Washington Post)
BEN KUZMA: GM Benning buoyed by Canucks’ plan paying post-season dividends
(Vancouver Province)
JOHN ROMANO: Close the curtains on the first stop of the Lightning’s 2020 tour of redemption
(Tampa Bay Times)
KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: Bruins playing well, but Jaroslav Halak will determine how far they go
(Boston Globe)
STU COWAN: 'That's the Gally we love,' coach Kirk Muller says
(Montreal Gazette)
DON BRENNAN: A mere '422 days' later, payback is sweet for Cooper and the Lightning
(Ottawa Sun)
MIKE McINTYRE: Beloved Jets icon left an indelible mark
(Winnipeg Free Press)
ED WILLES: Has time finally come for the Avalanche?
(Vancouver Province)
WES GILBERTSON: Could future of Flames’ core hinge on comeback against Stars?
(Calgary Sun)
TERRY JONES: NHL awards will be in Edmonton, but winners likely won't
(Edmonton Sun)
8/19/20
KEN CAMPBELL: Remembering Dale Hawerchuk: 'A Humble Superstar'
(The Hockey News)
KEN CAMPBELL: Blues Should Be More Worried About Long-Term Than Short-Term With Tarasenko
(The Hockey News)
MARK SPECTOR: Golden Knights prove too big, too deep for Blackhawks to handle in Round 1
(Sportsnet)
ERIC FRANCIS: Onus is on Flames to prove they’re resilient, not reliving past failures
(Sportsnet)
ERIC ENGELS: Canadiens come apart at the seams in shutout Game 4 loss to Flyers
(Sportsnet)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Canucks learning valuable lessons from O’Reilly’s battle-tested Blues
(Sportsnet)
FRANK SERAVALLI: Humble Hawerchuk remembered as a resilient competitor
(TSN)
JOHN DIETZ: What does the future hold for Blackhawks goalie Corey Crawford?
(Chicago Daily Herald)
MAC ENGEL: The Dallas Stars have their new Mike Modano, and the on-ice equivalent to Luka Doncic
(Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
RON COOK: Bruins' Tuukka Rask shows the wrong way to opt out of a season
(Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
BEN KUZMA: Boeser must be better to help Canucks restore series lead
(Vancouver Province)
STU COWAN: 'You create your own breaks,' coach Kirk Muller says
(Montreal Gazette)
JEFF GORDON: New faces help Blues re-establish their old winning identity
(St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
MICHAEL ARACE: Time and schedule haven't been on Jackets' side
(Columbus Dispatch)
BARRY SVRLUGA: Why did these Capitals take so long to show up for the playoffs?
(Washington Post)
PAT HICKEY: Carter Hart backstopping Philly's stout defence
(Montreal Gazette)
DON BRENNAN: Oh (no) Canada - all north-of-the-border teams could be done before Round 2
(Ottawa Sun)
ED WILLES: Canucks' playoff hopes rest on trying to stop Ryan O'Reilly
(Vancouver Province)
NEIL BEST: Isles must regain control after squandering great start
(New York Newsday)
MIKE SIELSKI: Goals be damned, the Flyers are winning by playing with toughness and guts
(Philadelphia Inquirer)
TIM BENZ: Sports sees competitive flattening in restarts. Will the NFL? If so, could we tell?
(Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
CHAD FINN: Not surprisingly, viewers flocked to Bruins and Celtics, not Red Sox
(Boston Globe)
STU COWAN: Carey Price's family cheers him on from a distance
(Montreal Gazette)
8/18/20
RYAN KENNEDY: Nathan MacKinnon and the Avalanche are putting the NHL on notice
(The Hockey News)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Canucks’ power play suffers correction as Blues seize control of series
(Sportsnet)
ERIC FRANCIS: Flames' future hinges on top line improving five-on-five performance
(Sportsnet)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: Lightning's embarrassing 2019 sweep sparked changes paying off in rematch
(Sportsnet)
EMILY KAPLAN: Protocols in place for families to join NHL bubble
(ESPN)
MICHAEL TRAIKOS: Pageau playing like the one that got away in Ottaw
(National Post)
BARRY ROZNER: Blackhawks' youngsters could learn from Knights
(Chicago Daily Herald)
TIM BENZ: Wide mix of reasons for widely mixed results of sports TV ratings since restarts
(Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
NEIL GREENBERG: How Barry Trotz and the Islanders are dominating the Capitals
(Washington Post)
DON BRENNAN: How could Bruins ever trust Rask again?
(Ottawa Sun)
LUKE DeCOCK: Rod Brind’Amour wouldn’t say the word, but he didn’t have to: the Hurricanes quit
(Raleigh News & Observer)
TERRY KOSHAN: Ex-Leafs show post-season mentality that young Buds could follow
(Toronto Sun)
ED WILLES: Stanley Cup playoffs are becoming a young person's game
(Vancouver Province)
NEIL BEST: Pageau withstood pressure, now producing for Isles
(New York Newsday)
TIM BENZ: Pondering Evgeni Malkin’s injury, NHL playoffs without Penguins, Tristan Jarry as full-time starter
(Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: The Ottawa Senators won't be moving their No. 3 and No. 5 selections
(Ottawa Sun)
BARRY SVRLUGA: Braden Holtby’s Capitals tenure could end shortly. His accomplishments won’t be forgotten.
(Washington Post)
JOHN ROMANO: On a team of stars, Yanni Gourde is the Lightning’s most lovable character
(Tampa Bay Times)
KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: Charlie McAvoy’s crunching check helped the Bruins hit their stride
(Boston Globe)
STU COWAN: The Canadiens need Jonathan Drouin to step up his game
(Montreal Gazette)
BEN KUZMA: Unsung Motte piles up ice time, playoff plaudits from Canucks
(Vancouver Province)
8/17/20
RYAN KENNEDY: Is it too late for Washington to figure out the Islanders?
(The Hockey News)
ERIC FRANCIS: Flames’ heartbreaking OT loss to Stars will reveal their true character
(Sportsnet)
ERIC ENGELS: Gallagher's frustration mounts in Canadiens' series-shifting loss to Flyers
(Sportsnet)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Blues rediscover championship form to claw back into series vs. Canucks
(Sportsnet)
RON KANTOWSKI: Corey Crawford’s heroics against Golden Knights delay inevitable
(Las Vegas Review-Journal)
BARRY ROZNER: Crawford extraordinary as Blackhawks stay alive
(Chicago Daily Herald)
LUKE DeCOCK: Outplayed and outmuscled, Hurricanes need to find their edge on the Bruins.
(Raleigh News & Observer)
STU COWAN: 'Frustrated for sure,' Habs' Brendan Gallagher says
(Montreal Gazette)
DAMIEN COX: The day the Maple Leafs picked Dubas over Lamoriello looks worse with every Islanders win
(Toronto Star)
BEN KUZMA: How Canucks' captain Horvat got a leg up on the competition
(Vancouver Province)
MICHAEL ARACE: Power-play failures reduce Columbus Blue Jackets’ margin for error
(Columbus Dispatch)
NEIL BEST: Mat-uration of Barzal on center stage
(New York Newsday)
STU COWAN: 'Kirk is Work' trying to win another cup with the Canadiens
(Montreal Gazette)
TIM BENZ: Pittsburgh sports history shows how long a full Penguins rebuild may take
(Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
BARRY SVRLUGA: Barry Trotz is in Todd Reirden’s head, and the results are clear on the ice
(Washington Post)
CHAD FINN: Respect Tuukka Rask’s decision, even if its timing wasn’t ideal
(Boston Globe)
ED WILLES: COVID Cup has delivered on a daily basis
(Vancouver Province)
TERRY JONES: Short series may be key to Stanley Cup success
(Edmonton Sun)
8/16/20
KEN CAMPBELL: Bruins had no choice but to allow Rask to leave the NHL’s playoff bubble
(The Hockey News)
KEN CAMPBELL: Turns out Bo knows playoff hockey…and how to put the defending champs on the ropes
(The Hockey News)
ERIC FRANCIS: Flames learning to close out games with focus on defensive details
(Sportsnet)
MARK SPECTOR: Coyotes need to find offence vs. Avalanche, can't just rely on Kuemper
(Sportsnet)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Canucks riding Horvat's coattails as captain shows off mental toughness
(Sportsnet)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: Tuukka Rask, Bruins deserve respect for difficult opt-out decision
(Sportsnet)
ED GRANEY: Fleury gets the call and flashes magic touch in 2-1 victory
(Las Vegas Review-Journal)
NEIL BEST: It's a different Stanley Cup, but it's still a legimate one
(New York Newsday)
PATRICK JOHNSTON: Monster effort by Horvat as Canucks switch to beast mode against Blues
(Vancouver Province)
RON KANTOWSKI: Blackhawks play better, but Toews remains a no-show
(Las Vegas Review-Journal)
KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: Bruins are sympathetic, but know it’s time to move on from Tuukka Rask
(Boston Globe)
STEVE SIMMONS: Why can't the Leafs be more like the Raptors?
(Toronto Sun)
LARRY BROOKS: NHL should do everything to avoid playoff marathons
(New York Post)
LUKE DeCOCK: After a terrible second period, things only got worse for Hurricanes in loss to Bruins
(Raleigh News & Observer)
ED WILLES: Green's passion for process, attention to detail give Canucks' coach an edge
(Vancouver Province)
SAM CARCHIDI: After clunker, bounce back needed or they could be (gulp) bounced early
(Philadelphia Inquirer)
JOHN ROMANO: If your mouth is dry and hands are sweaty, the Lightning game must be on
(Tampa Bay Times)
STU COWAN: Are these guys really the Montreal Canadiens?
(Montreal Gazette)
TERRY JONES: Good day for Canadian teams in Stanley Cup Playoffs
(Edmonton Sun)