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OPINION

9/16/17

KEN CAMPBELL: Thirty-years later, 1987 Canada Cup still represents the best hockey ever players (The Hockey News)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: Connor Brown’s deal may be sign of things to come for Leafs (Sportsnet)
FRANK SERAVALLI: Burning camp questions for each Canadian franchise (TSN)
EMILY KAPLAN: Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask: 'I have a good feeling about our group' this season (ESPN)
DAVID SHOALTS: NHL players have a role in Winter Olympics no-show (Globe & Mail)
MICHAEL TRAIKOS: Buffalo Sabres believe time is now to follow Toronto Maple Leafs in making playoff return (The National Post)
DIETER KURTENBACH: Make no mistake, this is a year of transition for the Sharks (San Jose Mercury News)
DON BRENNAN: Ultimate Leafs Fan Collection should be in T.O, not Ottawa (Ottawa Sun)
STU COWAN: Canadiens' Mike McCarron still growing on and off the ice (Montreal Gazette)
LUKE DeCOCK: Here’s something the Hurricanes have that they’ve never had before (Raleigh News & Observer)
MIKE SIELSKI: Hextall's methods to rebuild Flyers are old-school and new-school (Philadelphia Inquirer)
DAVE FESCHUK: Swedish defencemen could be important imports (Toronto Star)
ERIC FRANCIS: He said, Nenshi said, and around and around we go (Calgary Sun)
JASON BOTCHFORD: Dorsett shakes devastating injury, ready to rattle rivals (Vancouver Province)
KEVIN GORMAN: Penguins embracing lofty expectations (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
BRENDAN KELLY: Five Canadiens questions on the eve of a new season (Montreal Gazette)
KEN WARREN: Senators training camp intrigue begins (Ottawa Citizen)
KEN WIEBE: Jets goalie Mason embraces pressure (Winnipeg Sun)
DON BRAID: Arena faceoff turns into political power struggle (Calgary Herald)
DAMIEN COX: Avalanche have gone downhill under Sakic (Toronto Star)

9/15/17

KEN CAMPBELL: Little extension helps Jets take big steps towards winning (The Hockey News)
RYAN KENNEDY: Bruins and David Partrak come together on a perfect contract (The Hockey News)
JARED CLINTON: Months after inspiring return Senators MacArthur fails training camp medical (The Hockey News)
MARK SPECTOR: Oilers' Lucic works out with Terrell Owens with hope of improving speed (Sportsnet)
ALEX PREWITT: A Year After the World Cup, Team North America Remains a Memorable Experiment (Si.com)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: Maple Leafs expecting even more from Auston Matthews in Year 2 (Sportsnet)
EMILY KAPLAN: Sabres star Jack Eichel on his new coach, working out with Brad Marchand and when he last cried (ESPN)
DAVID SHOALTS: Leafs look to go from surprise playoff team to Stanley Cup contender (Globe & Mail)
MICHAEL TRAIKOS: Canadian NHL teams can't avoid higher expectations in wake of last season's success (The National Post)
ED GRANEY: Nate Schmidt brings winning attitude to Golden Knights (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
STEVE SIMMONS: Maple Leafs success reliant on progression of Matthews, Marner and Nylander in Year 2 (Toronto Sun)
MARK KISZLA: Gone in 15 seconds. Good vibe at Avs camp? Matt Duchene killed it. Trade him now. (Denver Post)
JASON BOTCHFORD: Subban embraces input from straight-shooting coach (Vancouver Province)
TOM JONES: Does the Lightning have another Cup run in it? (Tampa Bay Times)
STU COWAN: Canadiens' Karl Alzner will become a familiar face in city (Montreal Gazette)
BRUCE ARTHUR: Leafs have become a team that players are drawn (Toronto Star)
DON BRAID: Flames asked city to cover half arena cost, King says 'it's very fair' (Calgary Herald)
DON BRENNAN: Dzingel ready, good news for Sens (Ottawa Sun)
JEFF GORDON: 10 players to watch as Blues training camp begins (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
BEN KUZMA: Gudbranson aims to rebound after poor season, injury (Vancouver Province)
DAVE FESCHUK: Leafs’ depth promises to keep pre-season interesting (Toronto Star)
ERIC FRANCIS: Calgary Flames bring in Brian McGrattan to help battle demons that haunt players (Calgary Sun)
LUKE DeCOCK: The Hurricanes are finally a ‘hot’ team. But that’s just not good enough. (Raleigh News & Observer)
LARRY BROOKS: Rangers need J.T. Miller to shore up a concerning weakness (New York Post)
MIKE HARRINGTON: Shifty eyes of Kane focus on a key year of his career (Buffalo News)

9/14/17

RYAN KENNEDY: C'mon Calgary: Flames billionaire owner can build his own arena (The Hockey News)
JARED CLINTON: Pastrnak latest to draw reported KHL interest, but don't count on him leaving Boston (The Hockey News)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: Lamoriello’s future with Maple Leafs uncertain beyond 2017-18 (Sportsnet)
RICK WESTHEAD: Brain of former NHL player to be donated for CTE research, family says (TSN)
EMILY KAPLAN: It's pretty clear players want to go to the Olympics -- and want smaller goalies, too (ESPN)
DAVID SHOALTS: Calgary Flames and Gary Bettman turn up the heat on arena talks (Globe & Mail)
MICHAEL TRAIKOS: Jarome Iginla gets 'selective': Veteran forward remains unsigned by choice as NHL training camps loom (National Post)
STEPHEN HARRIS: Shame on David Pastrnak if he spurns Bruins now (Boston Herald)
ERIC FRANCIS: Flames' aggressive stand nudges the arena stalemate into new territory (Calgary Sun)
HARRISON MOONEY: Canucks open training camp in search of a playoff spot — as they should be (Vancouver Sun)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Coming off his worst season, Kings' Anze Kopitar is determined to rediscover his dominant form (Los Angeles Times)
FLUTO SHINZAWA: Ryan Spooner has one more year to prove his worth to Bruins (Boston Globe)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Blue line battles and deck shuffling: Maple Leafs training camp primer (Toronto Sun)
PAUL WIECEK: The message should be clear: Time for Jets to walk the talk (Winnipeg Free Press)
DON BRAID: Flames walkaway is just the start of arena story (Calgary Herald)
JASON BOTCHFORD: Can Gagner save the Sedins? (Vancouver Province)
STU COWAN: Designing NHL video games for a living sure looks like fun (Montreal Gazette)
DON BRENNAN: Sens' Oduya set to make big shave (Ottawa Sun)
BEN KUZMA: Virtanen's roster wait may be over now that weight's right (Vancouver Province)
RICK BELL: Nenshi's 'vacuum of leadership' to blame for arena fiasco (Calgary Sun)
TERRY JONES: Nicholson has vision for old arena site (Edmonton Sun)
BRUCE ARTHUR: Leafs president Brendan Shanahan believes in his players (Toronto Star)

9/13/17

KEN CAMPBELL: Seattle arena deal makes addition of another expansion franchise a no-brainer (The Hockey News)
JARED CLINTON: Not going anywhere: Can't fault Sedin's loyalty, but Canucks lose two-fer trade chip (The Hockey News)
ELLIOTTE FRIEDMAN: 31 Thoughts: Making sense of Matt Duchene’s situation (Sportsnet)
FRANK SERAVALLI: Scheifele: We need to make the playoffs (TSN)
EMILY KAPLAN: Golden Knights goalie Marc-Andre Fleury on 'Game of Thrones,' why Las Vegas will be a good hockey city (ESPN)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: Brendan Shanahan hesitant to buy into hype surrounding Leafs (Sportsnet)
DAVID SHOALTS: Seattle looks set to get an NHL team, but what of Quebec City? (Globe & Mail)
SCOTT STINSON: As Ottawa Senators cover seats with tarps, it's fair to wonder: What happened in Kanata? (National Post)
MIKE SIELSKI: It's not too early to start talking about Rubtsov's future with Flyers (Philadelphia Inquirer)
STEPHEN HARRIS: Youngsters makes Bruins rebuilding plan look good (Boston Herald)
ERIC FRANCIS: Calgary Flames 'no longer to pursue' new arena for NHL team. Over to you, Nenshi. (Calgary Sun)
BEN KUZMA: Markstrom confident he'll block pucks, pressure as Canucks' starter (Vancouver Province)
DON BRENNAN: Hoffman enters Senators training camp thinking about 2-way play (Ottawa Sun)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Brendan Shanahan unplugged: Maple Leafs president on Cup expectations, Marleau, next steps (Toronto Sun)
ERIC FRANCIS: NHL's crackdown on slashing good news for Flames Johnny Gaudreau (Calgary Sun)

9/12/17

KEN CAMPBELL: Remembering hall of famer and three-time Norris trophy winner Pierre Pilote (The Hockey News)
RYAN KENNEDY: Devils lock up Damon Severson; now they need to get him some help (The Hockey News)
JARED CLINTON: Nash under pressure as he enters contract year -- and he's not alone (The Hockey News)
MARK SPECTOR: Undersized NHL prospects face uphill, yet conquerable battle (Sportsnet)
IAN MENDES: Karlsson might not return until November (TSN)
ALEX PREWITT: The NHL or the Olympics? Ryan Malone is Back for More (Si.com)
JOSH COOPER: Acting like a pro: Whether on the ice or on screen, Rich Clune is comfortable playing his role (ESPN)
SAM DONNELLON: Mike Vecchione: 'It's always been a numbers game for me' (Philadelphia Daily News)
JASON BOTCHFORD: It's up to Brock Boeser to earn his Canucks roster spot (Vancouver Province)
FLUTO SHINZAWA: As training camp looms, Bruins still don’t have David Pastrnak aboard (Boston Globe)
STU COWAN: Words to live by for Canadiens' Jonathan Drouin: 'Have fun' (Montreal Gazette)
DON BRENNAN: Senators, Anderson not rushing to negotiation table (Ottawa Sun)
BEN KUZMA: What did the Sedins' love letter to Vancouver really say? (Vancouver Province)
STEVE SIMMONS: Lifted by Big 3, this Maple Leafs team is a champion in waiting (Toronto Sun)

9/11/17

JACK TODD: We need hockey to save us from woeful Alouettes, Impact (Montreal Gazette)
STU COWAN: Leo's Boys were the pride of Pointe-St-Charles (Montreal Gazette)

9/10/17

MARK SPECTOR: Tucker Poolman: From NAHL tryouts to the Winnipeg Jets (Sportsnet)
FLUTO SHINZAWA: For Andrew Ference, a cycle of new ventures and a busy post-hockey life (Boston Globe)
STEVE CONROY: Malcolm Subban confident he can reestablish his credentials with Bruins (Boston Herald)
KEN WIEBE: Jets' Skyler McKenzie not short on motivation (Winnipeg Sun)

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