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OPINION

9/24/11

RYAN KENNEDY: Mike Modano America's most important player of all-time (The Hockey News)
MIKE BROPHY: Reimer's heavy shoulders (Sportsnet)
BOB McKENZIE: Russian Yakupov tops pre-season draft rankings (TSN)
MICHAEL GRANGE: Acting alone (Sportsnet)
SEAN GENTILLE: Wayne Simmonds shows class, focus in reponse to banana incident (The Sporting News)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Perspective on the side of Theodore (ESPN)
ADRIAN DATER: Racist incident at preaseason game tops five hot topics (Si.com)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Jovanovski back where it all began (ESPN)
TIM WHARNSBY: Newfoundland's hockey path is Cleary (CBC)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Perspective on the side of Theodore (ESPN)
CASSIE CAMPBELL-PASCALL: Newfoundland, get ready for Hockeyville (CBC)
DAVID SHOALTS: In NHL, subtle forms of racism linger (Globe & Mail)
JAMES MIRTLE: The Moneypuck revolution (Globe & Mail)
ROY MacGREGOR: Jets' owners patiently plotted hockey's return to Winnipeg (Globe & Mail)
RED FISHER: Slaps on the wrist a thing of the past (Montreal Gazette)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Senators captain looks good in first game since back surgery (Ottawa Citizen)
DAVE FESCHUK: NHL, London mayor decry 'despicable' act (Toronto Star)
TONY GALLAGHER: How to get Sedin line back on top (Vancouver Province)
PAT HICKEY: Banana-throwing fan should be prosecuted (Montreal Gazette)
MAC ENGEL: Mike Modano retires as most important jock in DFW kingdom (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)Subscriber site
TERRY JONES: Great show from The Great One (Edmonton Sun)
STEVE BUFFERY: Leafs' rookie defenceman shines (Toronto Sun)
TIM KAWAKAMI: Changing of the guard begins for San Jose Sharks (San Jose Mercury News)Subscriber site
LARRY BROOKS: Rangers must weigh Campoli as option for uncertain defense (New York Post)
MARK KISZLA: Avs should name defenseman Erik Johnson their captain (Denver Post)
TED WYMAN: Sickening message says a lot in few words (Winnipeg Sun)
STU COWAN: Depression doesn't just affect hockey players (Montreal Gazette)
DON BRENNAN: Phillips, Lee the perfect pairing? (Ottawa Sun)
DAMIEN COX: Wings, Coyotes key players in NHL realignment (Toronto Star)
RED FISHER: The start of a dynasty (Montreal Gazette)
MIKE BOONE: I need hockey talk during my commute (Montreal Gazette)

9/23/11

ADAM PROTEAU: My NHL predictions - East (The Hockey News)
MARK SPECTOR: Hordichuk's expertise (Sportsnet)
MIKE BROPHY: Stop sign (Sportsnet)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Dallas in Central or Southeast? Sharks trade? (ESPN)
SEAN GENTILLE: Shanahan's disciplinary approach a welcome change for NHL (The Sporting News)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Lingering Impact (ESPN)
STU HACKEL: First tests for NHL's new discipline czar (Si.com)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Realistic expectations for Souray (ESPN)
SAM AMICO: Blue Jackets start new decade on right skate (Foxsports)
SCOTT BURNSDIE: Plenty of optimism in Florida, but can Panthers contend in East? (ESPN)
BRUCE DOWBIGGIN: P.J. Stock has second thoughts on Belak comments (Globe & Mail)
ROY MacGREGOR: Start the season already (Globe & Mail)
TIM COWLISHAW: NBA lockout is an opening for post-Modano Stars (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
PAT HICKEY: New NHL sheriff fires first shots (Montreal Gazette)
TERRY JONES: Oilers kids to grill The Great One (Edmonton Sun)
CAM COLE: Canucks could use another attitude adjustment (Vancouver Sun)
DAVE STUBBS: Streit appreciates lessons he learned in Montreal (Montreal Gazette)
ERIC FRANCIS: Don't worry about Iginla -- yet (Calgary Sun)
IAIN MacINTYRE: For Canucks GM Gillis, off-ice losses more devastating than on-ice departures (Vancouver Sun)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Bearing down pays dividends for Da Costa (Ottawa Citizen)
TONY GALLAGHER: Sedins, the PP and what regular season threat? (Vancouver Province)
MIKE BOONE: Montreal Canadiens fans having a love affair with P.K. Subban (Montreal Gazette)
NEIL BEST: Islanders fans buying into team now (New York Newsday)Subscriber site
IAIN MacINTYRE: Canucks' Mason Raymond not sure heÕll play again, still out indefinitely with broken back (Vancouver Sun)

9/22/11

DANIEL TKACZUK: Who goes to training camp? (The Hockey News)
MIKE BROPHY: Lean and mean (Sportsnet)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Martin Havlat wants to help Sharks battle for Stanley Cup (ESPN)
BRENT SEVERYN: An enforcer's life is a daily battle (Si.com)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Gaborik ready for bounce-back season (ESPN)
STU HACKEL: New film tells of an enforcer's rise and fall (Si.com)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Projecting a tale of two seasons (ESPN)
TIM WHARNSBY: Winnipeg Jets are a true Hollywood story (CBC)
ROY MacGREGOR: Keep fourth line on the bench (Globe & Mail)
KEVIN ALLEN: Speedy Mike Modano driven to be the best (USA Today)
BRUCE ARTHUR: A look at NHL realignment five years on (National Post)
STEVE BUFFERY: Scrivens deserves a shot (Toronto Sun)
DON BRENNAN: Anderson Sens' only playoff hope (Ottawa Sun)
TONY GALLAGHER: Some sure signs that it's fall (Vancouver Province)
TERRY JONES: Oilers' bye-bye birdies (Edmonton Sun)
GARY LAWLESS: Big Buff slapped with four charges (Winnipeg Free Press)
PAT HICKEY: Pacioretty back playing physical game (Montreal Gazette)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Canucks 'happily surprised' by rugged Steve Pinizzotto (Vancouver Sun)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Soft-spoken Senator rookie making the right moves (Ottawa Citizen)
PAUL FRIESEN: Scheifele's a keeper (Winnipeg Sun)
MIKE HEIKA: How Mike Modano helped turn Dallas into a hockey town (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site

9/21/11

ROSS MacLEAN: Junior games to watch in 2011 (The Hockey News)
KEN CAMPBELL: Contract negotations don't define Doughty's character (The Hockey News)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Ownership's impact on Cup contention (ESPN)
MIKE BROPHY: The rising (Sportsnet)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Can Matt Cooke really change his game? (ESPN)
DARREN ELIOT: Busy summer leaves fall challenges (Si.com)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Ducks' season riding on Hiller (ESPN)
STU HACKEL: New season, new rules and new Jets (Si.com)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Headaches continue to beset Marc Staal (ESPN)
TIM WHARNSBY: The curious case of Lee Sweatt (CBC)
JEFF BLAIR: 'With a concussion ... everyone is on their own' (Globe & Mail)
ROY MacGREGOR: Jets achieve liftoff (Globe & Mail)
STEVE BUFFERY: Younger brothers get the better of Leafs' older siblings (Toronto Sun)
TED WYMAN: Biggest Jets home exhibition debut since '86 (Winnipeg Sun)
RANDY YOUNGMAN: Summer was no vacation for Ducks' Holland (Orange County Register)
BOB HUNTER: Wisniewski brings edge, big shot to Jackets defense (Columbus Dispatch)
GARY LAWLESS: Jets, fans celebrate rebirth (Winnipeg Free Press)
JOHN MacKINNON: 'Tre Kronor' line combines best qualities of Swedish Oilers (Edmonton Journal)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Ex-Tigers team up to help torch Flames (Vancouver Sun)
DEJAN KOVACEVIC: Not necessary to link NHL tragedies (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
MIKE BOONE: John Bartlett excited to call first game for TEAM 990 (Montreal Gazette)
HELENE ST. JAMES: NHL or bust for Ryan Johnson (Detroit Free Press)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Sens' younger veterans have vital role to play (Ottawa Citizen)
TONY GALLAGHER: Vigneault stiffs Hodgson in first game of season (Vancouver Province)
MAC ENGEL: The Stars are back -- and here's why (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)Subscriber site
TERRY JONES: Oilers doing the splits (Edmonton Sun)
ERIC FRANCIS: Jokinen lovin' life in Calgary (Calgary Sun)
PAUL FRIESEN: One big Jets love-in (Winnipeg Sun)
DAVE STUBBS: Souray looks at road ahead (Montreal Gazette)
JEFF MILLER: Ducks' young guys find level 'bit overwhelming' (Orange County Register)
JIM BENDER: Sens turn Stone over (Winnipeg Sun)
STEVE SIMMONS: Flyers GM denies rumours about Richards, Carter trades (Toronto Sun)

9/20/11

KEN CAMPBELL: Contract negotiations don't define Doughty's character (The Hockey News)
MIKE BROPHY: Colby's mulligan (Sportsnet)
DARREN DREGOR: Farewell to Earl - A great fan and a great friend (TSN)
MICHAEL GRANGE: Cool drink of water? (Sportsnet)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Kings, Doughty still at impasse (ESPN)
STU HACKEL: Research paints a dire picture for the NHL's concussion victims (Si.com)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Kings have good issue in net (ESPN)
JON ROSEN: Ducks' Hiller ready to put vertigo behind him (Foxsports)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Kings' Philly connection helping Mike Richards with transition (ESPN)
TIM WHARNSBY: Crosby has strong start to training camp (CBC)
DAVID SHOALTS: Ottawa's hopes rest on youngsters (Globe & Mail)
ROY MacGREGOR: Jets face early chemistry test (Globe & Mail)
HELENE ELLIOTT: NHL fans can understand pain of NBA fans (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
RED FISHER: Preseason 'games' are risky business (Montreal Gazette)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Re-Leaf for Konopka (Ottawa Sun)
CAM COLE: Canucks' Cory Schneider's time may come ... it just won't be in Vancouver (Vancouver Sun)
TED WYMAN: Got grit? Jets think so (Winnipeg Sun)
HELENE ST. JAMES: Red Wings' Johan Franzen knows he must score more -- just ask him (Detroit Free Press)
IAIN MacINTYRE: For Canucks, there's no rest for the weary (Vancouver Sun)
DEREK VAN DIEST: Is this Dubnyk's year? (Edmonton Sun)
CHRIS STEVENSON: Despite upheaval, Flyers in position to win (Ottawa Sun)
TIM CAMPBELL: Times sure change over 15 years (Winnipeg Free Press)
PAT HICKEY: Pacioretty feels lucky about rehab (Montreal Gazette)

9/19/11

TOM THOMPSON: Traverse City tournament signals birth of a new NHL season (The Hockey News)
MIKE BROPHY: Just watch him (Sportsnet)
R.J. KRAFT: Carter excited for fresh start in Columbus (The Sporting News)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Wild search for new identity (ESPN)
MATTHEW SEKERES: Canucks' prospects have something to prove (Globe & Mail)
ROY MacGREGOR: Winnipeg Jets' first practice 'awesome' (Globe & Mail)
RANDY YOUNGMAN: Each day a 'W' for Blake, Ducks fan (Orange County Register)
DAVE STUBBS: Something wrong? #blamesubban (Montreal Gazette)
ED WILLES: Appalling start leaves Leos in fight (Vancouver Province)
TED WYMAN: Pressure's on for young Jets (Winnipeg Sun)
RAJU MUDHAR: New social media rules align NHL with other pro leagues (Toronto Star)
GARY LAWLESS: Scheifele expects to earn his keep (Winnipeg Free Press)
JACK TODD: Hockey madness has begun (Montreal Gazette)

9/18/11

SCOTT BURNSIDE: Malkin ready for fresh start (ESPN)
MARK SPECTOR: Plenty to prove (Sportsnet)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Hawks defenseman Duncan Keith refreshed and recharged for 2011-12 (ESPN)
GARY LAWLESS: Jets return made real (Winnipeg Free Press)
TERRY JONES: Get rich quick for Oilers' Hall? (Edmonton Sun)
ROSIE DiMANNO: Third time the charm for cocksure Kadri? (Toronto Star)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Canucks open training camp with new look (Vancouver Sun)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Fast start for Senators in MacLean era (Ottawa Citizen)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Kings paying a price for Drew Doughty holdout (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: Slim chance, high hopes (Boston Globe)Subscriber site
DAVE FESCHUK: Belak's family trying to cope with tragic ÔaccidentÕ (Toronto Star)
HELENE ST. JAMES: New Wing honored to be paired with Lidstrom (Detroit Free Press)
RANDY YOUNGMAN: Each day a 'W' for Blake, Ducks fan (Orange County Register)
SAM CARCHIDI: Flyers makeover revolves around goalie Ilya Bryzgalov (Philadelphia Inquirer)
KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: There's plenty to observe as camps begin business (Boston Globe)Subscriber site
TONY GALLAGHER: Rome must pick up right where he left off, before his suspension (Vancouver Province)
STEVE SIMMONS: Kings playing a risky game with Doughty (Toronto Sun)
JOHN MacKINNON: Gagner tries to do ordinary things in an extraordinary way (Edmonton Journal)
DON BRENNAN: Sens' Kuba avoids rut (Ottawa Sun)
TED WYMAN: Fans pack Iceplex for Jets (Winnipeg Sun)

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