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OPINION

9/13/14

KEN CAMPBELL: Why the NHL should get rid of the shootout (The Hockey News)
ADAM PROTEAU: Top 10 NHL personalities (The Hockey News)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: Leiweke discusses plans for life after MLSE (Sportsnet)
KATIE STRANG: Healthy Lightning have chance to win every night, says Pavel Kubina (ESPN)
MARK SPECTOR: Which new NHL rules will improve the game (Si.com)
PIERRE LeBRUN: World Cup plans being finalized; Olympics still a discussion (ESPN)
ALLAN MUIR: After Ray Rice scandal, NHL must be careful with domestic abuse cases (Si.com)
KATIE STRANG: What you missed in NHL this week (ESPN)
CHRIS PETERS: Ryan Johansen, Torey Krug among top RFAs yet to sign new deals (CBS Sportsline)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Lazar plays it cool ; Sens say they want 'Curtis to be Curtis' (Ottawa Citizen)
JAMES MIRTLE: Leafs prospect depth still a key concern (Globe & Mail)
KEN WARREN: Vincent Dunn seeks fine line between fair and foul (Ottawa Citizen)
STU COWAN: Stanley Cup made one stop in Quebec this summer (Montreal Gazette)
DAVE STUBBS: Summer just about over for Habs' Pacioretty (Montreal Gazette)
DON BRENNAN: Is Senators' Vincent Dunn the next Chris Neil? (Ottawa Sun)
BOB DUFF: All Eyes On Mantha (Windsor Star)

9/12/14

RORY BOYLEN: NHL announces 10 rule changes: no more spin-o-rama, player/coach fines for diving (The Hockey News)
ADAM PROTEAU: HBO's 24/7 hockey series is toast -- for now -- but its impact was 'humongous big' (The Hockey News)
SEAN GENTILLE: Explaining the NHL's rule changes: Which is least boring? (The Sporting News)
ALLAN MUIR: HBO pulling plug on 24/7 Road to the Winter Classic series (Si.com)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Popular "24/7" series will find a new home (ESPN)
ALLAN MUIR: What to make of NHL's rule changes for 2014-15 (Si.com)
KATIE STRANG: Healy: Culture change underway in Toronto (ESPN)
CHRIS PETERS: Fans could benefit as NHL explores new ways to collect data (CBS Sportsline)
ERIC DUHATSCHEK: Sid the veteran is a man on a mission with a revamped supporting cast (Globe & Mail)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: All eyes on Ottawa Senators prospect Lazar (Ottawa Sun)
JASON BOTCHFORD: Burrows relegated to a backup plan with Vrbata in Canucks colours (Vancouver Province)
TED WYMAN: Jets' prospects ready to take flight (Winnipeg Sun)
DON BRENNAN: Ottawa Sens prospect Fredrik Claesson has a future (Ottawa Sun)
FLUTO SHINZAWA: Seth Griffith among NHL hopefuls in rookie camp (Boston Globe)
TONY GALLAGHER: Leafs, league have a conflict of interest (Vancouver Province)
PAT HICKEY: Focus on Sekac, Scherbak at Habs rookie camp (Montreal Gazette)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Rookies from Spezza trade look to make a name for themselves (Ottawa Citizen)
LANCE HORNBY: Looking back at 40th anniversary of Canada-Soviet hockey series (Toronto Sun)
DEREK VAN DIEST: Oilers goalie prospect Laurent Brossoit feels advanced after organization change, challenges (Edmonton Sun)

9/11/14

RONNIE SHUKER: Why the NHL should copy baseball's playoff format (The Hockey News)
RORY BOYLEN: Nathan MacKinnon is 'going to take another quantum leap forward' (The Hockey News)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Players weigh in on advanced analytics (ESPN)Paywall to view
RYAN DIXON: This or That? Vanek vs. Cammalleri (Sportsnet)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Koivu's career full of good memories (ESPN)
ALLAN MUIR: Canadiens must sew C on P.K. Subban (Si.com)
KATIE STRANG: Young, talented Oilers still not ready (ESPN)
CHRIS PETERS: Core Values: Kings, Blackhawks boast league's best core groups (CBS Sportsline)
SEAN GORDON: Saku Koivu: Ex-captain, adopted Montrealer, forever a Hab (Globe & Mail)
SEAN GORDON: Indictment reveals challenge faced by NHL, other sports, in addressing painkiller abuse (Globe & Mail)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Captain consensus: Senators debating the worth of the C (Ottawa Citizen)
JERRY SULLIVAN: Pegulas are in the big time with NFL (Buffalo News)
DAVE STUBBS: Habs' Eller gets fresh start with new contract (Montreal Gazette)
ERIC FRANCIS: Calgary Flames asst. coach Martin Gelinas banged-up after taking tumble (Calgary Sun)
DAVE STUBBS: Koivu's career much more than just numbers (Montreal Gazette)
KEN WARREN: Senators rookies: Five to watch (plus one) (Ottawa Citizen)
TED WYMAN: Jets Blake Wheeler is a leader and wants Evander Kane to join him (Winnipeg Sun)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Who should be the next Ottawa Senators captain? (Ottawa Sun)
PAT HICKEY: Habs fans had love affair with Koivu (Montreal Gazette)

9/10/14

KEN CAMPBELL: Bob Suter remembered as rock-solid force for Miracle on Ice team (The Hockey News)
ADAM PROTEAU: Ray Rice saga should spur NHL to be proactive in condemning domestic violence (The Hockey News)
MATT LARKIN: 10 players who should break out in 2014-15 based on analytics (The Hockey News)
MARK SPECTOR: NHL 2014-15 preview: Calgary Flames (Sportsnet)
ALLAN MUIR: A few intriguing players remain at the bottom of the free agent barrel (Si.com)
KATIE STRANG: Coyotes' chances are all about Mike Smith (ESPN)
DAMIEN COX: Fresh outrage always around the corner (Sportsnet)
CHRIS PETERS: Reviewing Terry Pegula's tenure as Buffalo Sabres owner (CBS Sportsline)
BUCKY GLEASON: Pegulas put a civic win in the books (Buffalo News)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Canucks coach is ever the optimist (Vancouver Sun)
PAUL FRIESEN: Winnipeg Jets centre Jim Slater trying to put dark days of injuries in the past (Winnipeg Sun)
JERRY SULLIVAN: Yes, we do believe in miracles (Buffalo News)
TERRY JONES: Former Oilers centre Mark Messier says team had close relation to the community (Edmonton Sun)
JASON BOTCHFORD: New Canuck Sbisa thinks this will be his breakout year (Vancouver Province)
DON BRENNAN: Phillips wants to be captain of the Ottawa Senators (Ottawa Sun)
STEVE SIMMONS: Maple Leafs very much a work in progress (Toronto Sun)
TONY GALLAGHER: Burrows puts last season behind him, wants to get back to playoffs (Vancouver Province)
JOHN MacKINNON: Tale of Oilers' run to 1984 Stanley Cup never gets old (Edmonton Journal)
RANDY SPORTAK: Forward thinking: Scouting out Calgary Flames' forwards (Calgary Sun)

9/9/14

MATT LARKIN: What would a 32-team NHL realignment look like? (The Hockey News)
RORY BOYLEN: It's time for Martin Brodeur to retire (The Hockey News)
RORY BOYLEN: What should a Toronto expansion team be called? (The Hockey News)
ADAM PROTEAU: Stephane Quintal takes over as NHL's new chief disciplinarian, immediately faces significant challenges (The Hockey News)
RICK WESTHEAD: An NHL team in Toronto could be yours for - $1.2 billion? (TSN)
SEAN GENTILLE: D.C. Winter Classic should've headed to RFK Stadium (The Sporting News)
ALLAN MUIR: NHL's reported Toronto expansion fee would set record (Si.com)
KATIE STRANG: Bruins' offense feels crunch of salary cap (ESPN)
ALLAN MUIR: Stephane Quintal a dull, predictable choice as NHL discipline czar (Si.com)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Sidney Crosby has something to prove (ESPN)
CHRIS PETERS: Core Values: Can Phil Kessel lead Maple Leafs' resurgence? (CBS Sportsline)
JAMES MIRTLE: Hockey's analytics on the way to becoming advanced stats (Globe & Mail)
PAUL FRIESEN: Goaltender Ondrej Pavelec looking fit upon arrival for Jets training camp (Winnipeg Free Press)
RANDY SPORTAK: Scouting the roster -- Jobs on the line for Calgary Flames defencemen (Calgary Sun)
FLUTO SHINZAWA: David Krejci deal another investment in Bruins' core (Boston Globe)
GARY LAWLESS: Pavelec running out of elbow room (Winnipeg Free Press)
ANDREW GROSS: Rangers should give youth, not Malone, shot (Bergen Record)
STEVE BUFFERY: Will this be the year Maple Leafs' Kadri breaks out? (Toronto Sun)
GEORGE JOHNSON: Hartley's summer included celebrity appearance on French reality TV show (Calgary Herald)

IAIN MacINTYRE: Can the Sedin twins rediscover their old magic? (Vancouver Sun)

9/8/14

RYAN KENNEDY: Evander Kane trolls Washington, wins the Internet (The Hockey News)
RANDY SPORTAK: Scouting the goaltenders of the Calgary Flames (Calgary Sun)

9/7/14

Habs rookie Bozon recovers from bout with meningitis (Montreal Gazette)
STU COWAN: Stanley Cup made one stop in Quebec this summer (Montreal Gazette)
DAVE STUBBS: Summer just about over for Habs' Pacioretty (Montreal Gazette)

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