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OPINION

9/24/16

KEN CAMPBELL: Corey Perry has rare chance to join Niedermayer in hockey history (The Hockey News)
MATT LARKIN: Is Alexander Steen's four year $23-million etension wise for the Blues? (The Hockey News)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: Certain victory over Russia has haunted Team Canada (Sportsnet)
FRANK SERAVALLI: Canada carries quiet confidence into World Cup semis (TSN)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Does Russia have the talent to upset Canada? (ESPN)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: It's time to give dominant Team Canada fair due (Sportsnet)
JOE McDONALD: Can Team Europe take out favored Sweden? (ESPN)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Slovak trio is foundation of Europe's surprising success (ESPN)
GARY LAWLESS: Toews the top international player of his era (TSN)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Will Canada-Russia clash reignite rivalry? (ESPN)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Who comes back for Team USA? (ESPN)Paywall to view
ERIC DUHATSCHEK: Team North America creates a headache for World Cup organizers (Globe & Mail)
JAMES MIRTLE: The curious case of Joffrey Lupul and the Leafs (Globe & Mail)
BRUCE ARTHUR: Team Canada vs. the World? We’d watch that tournament (Toronto Star)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Burr comes in from the cold, warms to idea of playing wherever it helps Canucks (Vancouver Sun)
JEFF MILLER: Ducks ornery as soon as they punch in at training camp (Orange County Register)
ERIC FRANCIS: Frolik too busy to talk to new Flames coach (Calgary Sun)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Canada vs. Russia still holds magic for diehard hockey fans (Toronto Sun)
BRENDAN KELLY: Who will be the real leader of the Montreal Canadiens this season? (Montreal Gazette)
DAMIEN COX: NHL deliberately chooses to stifle what it could be (Toronto Star)
SCOTT CRUICKSHANK: Calgary Flames' new coach wants to make his mark (Calgary Herald)
JASON BOTCHFORD: Do the lines at Canucks training camp mean anything? Sure could (Vancouver Province)
STU COWAN: Some fatherly advice helped Canadiens' Daniel Carr make it to NHL (Montreal Gazette)
DAVE FESCHUK: Russia will need some luck against these Canadians (Toronto Star)
PAUL WIECEK: World-class hockey comes with free fries (Winnipeg Free Press)

9/23/16

KEN CAMPBELL: United states completes humiliating tournament with loss to Czech Republic (The Hockey News)
KEN CAMPBELL: Russia eager to show Canada "what we've got" in semi-final (The Hockey News)
MARK SPECTOR: Team North America gone but won't be soon forgotten (Sportsnet)
FRANK SERAVALLI: Lombardi doubles down on USA roster selection (TSN)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: North America helplessly watches hopes end (ESPN)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: World Cup gives glimpse into new NHL concussion protocol (Sportsnet)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Russia's shutout of Finland sets up another Crosby-Ovechkin clash (ESPN)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Team USA vanishes without a trace (ESPN)
ELLIOTTE FRIEDMAN: USA captain Joe Pavelski taking World Cup criticism to heart (Sportsnet)
IAN MENDES: Ryan: “If you can't take a joke, I'm sorry” (TSN)
JOE McDONALD: Crosby, Ovechkin pumped to renew 'huge' Canada-Russia rivalry (ESPN)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Flat Team USA sent packing (ESPN)
JAMES MIRTLE: The curious case of Joffrey Lupul and the Leafs (Globe & Mail)
KEVIN ALLEN: Team USA ends group play at World Cup of Hockey winless (USA Today)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Weber says success comes from 'having pride in wearing that maple leaf ' (Toronto Sun)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Sens in a playoff kind of mood (Ottawa Citizen)
JASON BOTCHFORD: Playoffs? Canucks expectations at a two-decades low (Vancouver Province)
FLUTO SHINZAWA: During World Cup duty, Claude Julien keeps an eye on Bruins (Boston Globe)
PAUL WIECEK: Laine's flashes tantalizing (Winnipeg Free Press)
BRUCE ARTHUR: Team North America was an intoxicating illusion, and they will be missed (Toronto Star)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Miller time is right now, even if it's last call for 36-year-old goalie (Vancouver Sun)
ERIC FRANCIS: Johnny Gaudreau hold-out status while he negotiates new Calgary Flames contract just business (Calgary Sun)
LUKE DeCOCK: Leaving captaincy vacant right decision for Canes (Raleigh News & Observer)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Ottawa Senators eye playoff return as training camp opens (Ottawa Sun)
DAVE FESCHUK: Trainer Gary Roberts pushes Phil Kessel to walk the talk (Toronto Star)
SCOTT CAMPBELL: Laine gives Jets fans reason to roar (Winnipeg Free Press)
BEN KUZMA: Baertschi has more bulk, bite to build on career season (Vancouver Province)
SCOTT CRUICKSHANK: Gaudreau's stalemate hanging over camp (Calgary Herald)
STEPHEN HARRIS: Current roster could slow Bruins’ plan to ‘play fast’ (Boston Herald)
STEVE SIMMONS: Sad to see Team North America eliminated (Toronto Sun)
LARRY BROOKS: Team USA's failed roster was built on a lie (New York Post)
TERRY JONES: There's a feeling of excitement in the air as Edmonton Oilers training camp opens (Edmonton Sun)

9/22/16

KEN CAMPBELL: Team North America captured hearts and minds at World Cup (The Hockey News)
KEN CAMPBELL: Canada wins again, wash, rinse and repeat (The Hockey News)
When you are as good as Team Canada, winning is never boring (Sportsnet)
FRANK SERAVALLI: Toews lifts Team Canada in Group A clincher (TSN)
SEAN GENTILLE: Don't be mad at Phil Kessel, Team USA -- be mad at yourselves (The Sporting News)
ALEX PREWITT: Predators' Johansen ready to face big expectations in Nashville (Si.com)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Canada beats Europe to win Group A (ESPN)
FRANK SERAVALLI: North America delivers memorable performance, hopes it's enough (TSN)
GARE JOYCE: Team Europe's run continues though future isn't clear (Sportsnet)
MARK SPECTOR: Team North America reminds us how fun hockey can be (Sportsnet)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Thanks for the thrills, North America (ESPN)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: In wake of collapse, U.S. faces hard questions (ESPN)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Blake knows how Lombardi feels (ESPN)
FRANK SERAVALLI: Lupul’s future with Maple Leafs soon to be clear (TSN)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Injuries create dilemma between NHL and international teams (ESPN)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: How to get USA Hockey back on track (ESPN)Paywall to view
ERIC DUHATSCHEK: With another win, Canada showing why it’s the World Cup favourite (Globe & Mail)
JAMES MIRTLE: Team North America’s performance in the World Cup of Hockey was poetic (Globe & Mail)
ERIC DUHATSCHEK: U.S. has some rethinking to do after Canada sends them packing (Globe & Mail)
KEVIN ALLEN: Team North America has won hearts of fans at World Cup of Hockey (USA Today)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Kings Coach Darryl Sutter knows there's a lot of work to be done to get his team back to an elite level (Los Angeles Times)
JESUS ORTIZ: Cardinals still have strong pulse; Blues prepare for preaseason (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
IAIN MacINTYRE: 3 areas of intrigue at Camp Canucks (Vancouver Sun)
TOM REED: Emphasizing grit over grace comes at cost (Columbus Dispatch)
BRUCE ARTHUR: Team North America should have been true to itself against Sweden (Toronto Star)
STU COWAN: Noah Juulsen's bag is packed for his second Canadiens training camp (Montreal Gazette)
MICHAEL ARACE: Can Blue Jackets succeed at being much less worse? (Columbus Dispatch)
CAM COLE: Team USA's World Cup collapse just shows it's at low end of the cycle (Vancouver Sun)
FLUTO SHINZAWA: Bruins on the hunt for young contributors at the start of camp (Boston Globe)
MIKE HARRINGTON: Dear Hockey Gods: Let Team North America play some more (Buffalo News)
STEVE SIMMONS: Steve Simmons wants more North America! (Toronto Sun)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Desjardins' road map straight to the point — playoffs or bust (Vancouver Sun)
PAUL WIECEK: Here's hoping Team North America gets more time in World Cup spotlight (Winnipeg Free Press)
WAYNE SCANLAN: World Cup of Hockey sure beats NHL training camp talk (Ottawa Citizen)

9/21/16

KEN CAMPBELL: It's time for some new blood at USA Hockey (The Hockey News)
MATT LARKIN: Canada's 'other guy' line making noise at the World Cup (The Hockey News)
KEN CAMPBELL: Finns disappoint in the World Cup but they'll be back in a big way (The Hockey News)
MATT LARKIN: Is this the most important season of Henrik Lundqvist's career (The Hockey News)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: Canada puts 'grit vs. skill' debate to rest with win over USA (Sportsnet)
GARY LAWLESS: Krueger showing his coaching chops at World Cup (TSN)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Bad decisions sunk Team USA (ESPN)
JOE McDONALD: Offensive woes sink USA vs. Canada (ESPN)
MARK SPECTOR: With Ekblad out, North America will face biggest test yet (Sportsnet)
JOE McDONALD: Lundqvist leaves no doubt: He's still a world-class goalie (ESPN)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Why Stamkos is so motivated for Canada (ESPN)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Keys to Evgeny Kuznetsov's breakthrough (ESPN)Paywall to view
JAMES MIRTLE: Team North America’s youngsters don’t want World Cup run to end early (Globe & Mail)
ERIC DUHATSCHEK: U.S. has some rethinking to do after Canada sends them packing (Globe & Mail)
KEVIN ALLEN: This USA group just couldn't match up to the best (USA Today)
KEVIN ALLEN: Young stars mean that for Team USA hockey, the best is yet to come (USA Today)
DAVE FESCHUK: Team Canada shows it has no true rival (Toronto Star)
JESUS ORTIZ: Spotlight shines on Blues' Allen (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
BRUCE ARTHUR: Team USA made all wrong choices, and paid for it against Canada (Toronto Star)
BEN KUZMA: Pedan plans to secure Canucks spot, avoid waiver wire (Vancouver Province)
STEVE SIMMONS: Canada flexes muscles in dominating win (Toronto Sun)
STU COWAN: Canadiens looking for a new motto this season (Montreal Gazette)
BRUCE ARTHUR: Team Canada calm, cool and collected no matter the task at hand (Toronto Star)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Senators' great Alfredsson officially becomes Canadian citizen (Ottawa Sun)
PAUL WIECEK: Canada displays its power, knocks United States out of World Cup of Hockey (Winnipeg Free Press)

9/20/16

KEN CAMPBELL: Russians prove there are other young guns in the World Cup (The Hockey News)
RYAN KENNEDY: Russia slows down North America, holds on for important win (The Hockey News)
RYAN DIXON: Team Russia reinvigorates World Cup hopes with high-stakes win (Sportsnet)
FRANK SERAVALLI: It’s win or go home for U.S. against Canada (TSN)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: No quit in the kids, but Russians prevail (ESPN)
MARK SPECTOR: Team North America's inexperience shows in loss to Russia (Sportsnet)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Shocker! Euros looking good for semis after OT win (ESPN)
FRANK SERAVALLI: North America shows youth in loss to Russia (TSN)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Team Canada leveraging smaller ice (ESPN)
GARE JOYCE: Europe's Zdeno Chara making his presence known at World Cup (Sportsnet)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Does World Cup of Hockey have a future? (ESPN)
GARY LAWLESS: Europe, NA squads can never break your heart (TSN)
JAMES MIRTLE: Steven Stamkos finally on the hockey world stage after Sochi heartbreak (Globe & Mail)
ERIC DUHATSCHEK: Ryan Kesler takes on the villain role at the World Cup of Hockey (Globe & Mail)
KEVIN ALLEN: Five steps USA must take for World Cup of Hockey upset vs. Canada (USA Today)
JASON BOTCHFORD: Canucks go all in on Ryan Miller as their No. 1 goalie (Vancouver Province)
DAVE FESCHUK: Battle lines clearly drawn for Canada-U.S. World Cup showdown (Toronto Star)
JEFF GORDON: Sobotka silliness has gone on long enough (Raleigh News & Observer)
ERIC FRANCIS: Former Flames forward Roman Cervenka realizes chances he'll get back to the NHL are unlikely (Calgary Sun)
ANDREW GROSS: Canada provides ultimate challenge for Team USA (NorthJersey.com)
PAUL WIECEK: Once-mighty Russians have lost their power (Winnipeg Free Press)
CAM COLE: Hockey's World Cup born of greed, infused with speed, may indeed truly succeed (Vancouver Sun)
BRUCE ARTHUR: Enjoy World Cup young guns while you can (Toronto Star)
STU COWAN: Canadiens rookie Mikhail Sergachev makes good first impression (Montreal Gazette)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Ottawa Senators forward Zack Smith looks go keep good times rolling (Ottawa Sun)
ERIC FRANCIS: Calgary Flames centre Mikael Backlund gets big confidence boost from being given key role in Sweden's win over Russia at World Cup of Hockey (Calgary Sun)
ANDRES GROSS: Young North American team gives World Cup of Hockey an edge (NorthJersey.com)

9/19/16

KEN CAMPBELL: North America makes statement with dismantling of Finland (The Hockey News)
KEN CAMPBELL: No longer a gimmick, Team North America does everything right in win over Finland (The Hockey News)
RYAN KENNEDY: Victor Hedman goes beast mode in Sweden's win over Russia (The Hockey News)
RYAN DIXON: Team Russia won't beat the world with darts and dashes (TSN)
FRANK SERAVALLI: Matthews, McDavid lead North America rout of Finland (TSN)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Team North America is for real (ESPN)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: Canada built almost entirely of players who only know winning (TSN)
JOE McDONALD: Jacob Markstrom saves the day Sweden (ESPN)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Tortorella: Tilt against Canada is 'our championship game' (ESPN)
MARK SPECTOR: North America taking it to traditional hockey powers (TSN)
FRANK SERAVALLI: Torts: Tuesday vs. Canada is “our championship game” (TSN)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Ovechkin a dynamo in thriller vs. Swedes (ESPN)
ERIC DUHATSCHEK: Sidney Crosby and his friends are still humming along 10 years later (Globe & Mail)
KEVIN ALLEN: Team North America shows it's a threat to win the World Cup of Hockey (USA Today)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Team USA will be desperate when they face Canada (Toronto Sun)
ERIC FRANCIS: Patrick Kane marvels at Johnny Gaudreau's abilities (Calgary Sun)
JACK TODD: Coaches' systems are making hockey boring (Montreal Gazette)
STEVE SIMMONS: Outsiders Team Europe making believers out of skeptics after shocking win (Toronto Sun)
ERIC FRANCIS: Johnny Gaudreau shows deft touch — and self-preservation — scoring in Team North America opener at World Cup of Hockey (Calgary Sun)
PAUL WIECEK: Matthews meh, Laine languishes (Winnipeg Free Press)
STEVE SIMMONS: Auston Matthews looks like the real deal to hopeful Leafs fans (Toronto Sun)
JASON BOTCHFORD: Canucks fans are going to love Troy Stecher (Vancouver Province)
ERIC FRANCIS: Calgary Flames centre Mikael Backlund holds 'hot hand' for Sweden in crucial moment at World Cup of Hockey (Calgary Sun)
BRUCE ARTHUR: Sedin twins driven by Cup dreams (Toronto Star)

9/18/16

MATT LARKIN: Could Sidney Crosby still be getting better (The Hockey News)
KEN CAMPBELL: Facing more adversity, its gut-check time for Team USA (The Hockey News)
KEN CAMPBELL: For Canada it's beginning to look a lot like Sochi (The Hockey News)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: Crosby exerts his will in Team Canada's dream start (Sportsnet)
FRANK SERAVALLI: Canada off to a flying start at World Cup of Hockey (TSN)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Crosby dominates in Canada's blowout (ESPN)
MARK SPECTOR: Team North America ready to follow Europe's shocking lead (Sportsnet)
FRANK SERAVALLI: Marchand a surprising fit alongside Crosby on Canada's top line (TSN)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Team USA looking for answers after Europe loss (ESPN)
ALEX PREWITT: Team Europe vets looking to impress NHL suitors during World Cup (Si.com)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Euros building an underdog identity (ESPN)
KEVIN ALLEN: Team USA already on brink at World Cup of Hockey after shutout loss (USA Today)
KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: 50 years ago, Bobby Orr arrived for first Bruins training camp (Boston Globe)
STEVE SIMMONS: Dilemma for NHL as players will overwhelmingly want Olympic break (Toronto Sun)
ED WILLES: So what kind of sports city is Vancouver, anyway? (Vancouver Province)
FLUTO SHINZAWA: David Backes is tuning up for Bruins camp at the World Cup (Boston Globe)
MIKE HARRINGTON: Team USA looking like a bad fit (Buffalo News)
BRUCE ARTHUR: Sidney Crosby was Canada’s best player, as it should be (Toronto Star)
STEVE CONROY: No quick fix for Bruins with Don Sweeney’s long-term plan (Boston Herald)
JASON BOTCHFORD: Sultan of Smooth: Juolevi impressive in his Canucks debut (Vancouver Province)
BRUCE ARTHUR: Team USA’s World Cup game plan already out the window (Toronto Star)

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