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OPINION

10/1/16

RYAN KENNEDY: Carey Price just can't lose in a Canada jersey (The Hockey News)
MARK SPECTOR: Oilers blueline looking 'a lot more promising' (Sportsnet)
DARREN DREGOR: Hitchcock isn’t done with hockey just yet (TSN)
PIERRE LeBRUN: NHLPA's Don Fehr: World Cup will be back in 2020 (ESPN)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Players poised for post-World Cup boost (ESPN)Paywall to view
FRANK SERAVALLI: Babcock says World Cup a ‘sign of things to come in Toronto’ (TSN)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Which players will enjoy the biggest boost from the World Cup? (ESPN)
JAMES MIRTLE: What the much-maligned World Cup of Hockey got right and wrong (Globe & Mail)
DAVID SHOALTS: Numbers indicate World Cup of Hockey was half empty, organizers say otherwise (Globe & Mail)
KEVIN ALLEN: Carey Price in Vezina form, plus other takeaways from World Cup (USA Today)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: The good, the bad and the ugly: Looking back at the World Cup of Hockey (Toronto Sun)
LUKE DeCOCK: Hurricanes offer season preview in home preseason opener (Raleigh News & Observer)
FLUTO SHINZAWA: The search continues for a good plate at the World Cup (Boston Globe)
BRENDAN KELLY: The new look Habs are all about grit and character (Montreal Gazette)
DAMIEN COX: Next World Cup of Hockey better get it right, or else (Toronto Star)
DON BRENNAN: Ottawa Senators should keep TD Place as an option for outdoor game (Ottawa Sun)
MARTIN FENNELLY: Something's got to give if Kucherov is to return to Lightning (Tampa Bay Times)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Skille shows will against Flames, but will he make the hungry Canucks? (Vancouver Sun)
ERIC FRANCIS: World Cup of Hockey successful enough to be staged again — far away from Toronto (Calgary Sun)

9/30/16

KEN CAMPBELL: Who owns this game? We all know the answer to that now (The Hockey News)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: World Cup caps Team Canada's decade dominance (Sportsnet)
FRANK SERAVALLI: Canada's golden era something to savour (TSN)
ALEX PREWITT: Little Ball of Great: World Cup-clinching goal proves Marchand more than a pest (Si.com)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Canada continues greatest run of all time (ESPN)
GARE JOYCE: Team Europe Leaves mark on World Cup despite disappointing finish (Sportsnet)
JOE McDONALD: Marchand cements his place in history (ESPN)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Canada stuns Europe with late rally, wins World Cup (ESPN)
ERIC DUHATSCHEK: Canada scores two down the stretch to beat Europe, win World Cup (Globe & Mail)
KEVIN ALLEN: Canada rallies late to win the World Cup of Hockey (USA Today)
BRUCE ARTHUR: Canada’s Cup win maintains world hockey order (Toronto Star)
JASON BOTCHFORD: Stecher still a stretch to make the Canucks (Vancouver Sun)
DON BRENNAN: Sieloff will never get his chance with Senators (Ottawa Sun)
STU COWAN: Jacques Demers proves nice guys can finish first (Montreal Gazette)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Look for the Senators to be in a big hurry this season (Ottawa Citizen)
STEVE SIMMONS: At least Alan Eagleson tournaments created amazing memories (Toronto Sun)
BEN KUZMA: Markstrom will let his game do the talking (Vancouver Province)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Ottawa Senators winger Clarke MacArthur doesn't plan to retire after suffering another concussion (Ottawa Sun)
FLUTO SHINZAWA: Brad Marchand scores winner to give Canada World Cup title (Boston Globe)
MIKE HARRINGTON: Frantic finish completes Canada's coronation (Buffalo News)

9/29/16

JARED CLINTON: World Cup showing helps Seidenberg land one-year deal with Islanders (The Hockey News)
RYAN KENNEDY: NHL further away from Olympic participation, optimism in short supply (The Hockey News)
MARK SPECTOR: Oilers need to play bigger, but not at the expense of speed (Sportsnet)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Giroux, Holtby and Muzzin on outside looking in (ESPN)
FRANK SERAVALLI: Babcock won’t confirm lineup for Game 2 (TSN)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Canada can't take plucky Europeans lightly in Game 2 (ESPN)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: Auston Matthews already proving he's no ordinary rookie (Sportsnet)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Why World Cup is audition for Europe's Ehrhoff (ESPN)
ALEX PREWITT: Cosmopolitan colossus Chara fueling Team Europe's unlikely World Cup run (Si.com)
JOE McDONALD: Zdeno Chara deserves cheers, not jeers (ESPN)
JAMES MIRTLE: Auston Matthews makes a smashing impression at Leafs training camp (Globe & Mail)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Boucher leads Senators practice for first time at camp (Ottawa Sun)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Canada's dominance hasn't been the best thing for hockey's World Cup (Los Angeles Times)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Frenetic pace for Gee-Gees coach ahead of game vs B-Sens (Ottawa Citizen)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Stecher stops the Subban debate as Canucks beat Oilers (Vancouver Sun)
BRUCE ARTHUR: As World Cup win over Europe shows, hockey is Canada's game (Toronto Star)
SAM DONNELLON: Provorov's game belies his age (Philadelphia Daily News)
STU COWAN: Canadiens' Andrew Shaw deserves a suspension (Montreal Gazette)
JASON BOTCHFORD: How Anton Rodin found joy in hockey again (Vancouver Province)
DON BRENNAN: Sieloff will never get his chance with Senators (Ottawa Sun)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: No doubt about it: Mike Babcock deserves to be in the Hockey Hall of Fame (Toronto Sun)
FLUTO SHINZAWA: Patrice Bergeron may get freed up on offense (Boston Globe)
ED WILLES: Canucks seeking the perfect blue-line balance (Vancouver Province)
ERIC FRANCIS: Winger Andrew Mangiapane aims to crack Flames lineup despite below-average stature (Calgary Sun)
TERRY JONES: Oilers Entertainment Group wants BOTH the World Junior AND the World Cup (Edmonton Sun)
PAUL FRIESEN: Running the gauntlet to make Jets (Winnipeg Sun)

9/28/16

KEN CAMPBELL: Team Canada can be better, much better, and that's a scary thought (The Hockey News)
MATT LARKIN: Canada plays when it wants to, beats Europe 3-1 in Game 1 of World Cup of Hockey (The Hockey News)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: Imperfect Canada more than good enough in Game 1 (Sportsnet)
ALEX PREWITT: Powerhouse Team Canada on verge of World Cup of Hockey title (Si.com)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Canada's top line shines in Game 1 win over Europe (ESPN)
GARE JOYCE: Team Europe made two-too-many mistakes is ugly contest (Sportsnet)
PIERRE LeBRUN: The World Cup of Hockey is here to stay (ESPN)
ALEX PREWITT: Tampa Bay's Ryan Callahan strives to bring lighter side of life to cancer patients (Si.com)
JOE McDONALD: Stamkos says Canada's win 'wasn't our best' (ESPN)
FRANK SERAVALLI: Canada complacent, victorious in World Cup final opener (TSN)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Europe earns respect in loss (ESPN)
ERIC DUHATSCHEK: Price bails out home team as Canada tops Europe in Game 1 (Globe & Mail)
KEVIN ALLEN: Canada holds off Team Europe in Game 1 of World Cup of Hockey final (USA Today)
DON BRENNAN: Ottawa Senators winger Clarke MacArthur must make the toughest call of his life and retire from hockey (Ottawa Sun)
JEFF MILLER: Ducks give Sam Steel opportunity to finish play his brother Patrick started (Orange County Register)
DAVE FESCHUK: Europe’s growth here might not reach home (Toronto Star)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Team Europe is game, but Canada gets the 3-1 victory in Game 1 of World Cup final (Los Angeles Times)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Pre-season games break up the grind of training camp (Ottawa Citizen)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Canada squeezes out victory over Europe in snoozefest Game 1 of World Cup of Hockey final (Toronto Sun)
CHRIS HINE: World Cup should not replace Olympics for the NHL (Chicago Tribune)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Wayne Gretzky unveils his all-time NHL all-star team (Toronto Sun)
STU COWAN: Former Canadien Devante Smith-Pelly smiling again with Devils (Montreal Gazette)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Brassard, Hammond standouts as Senators fall in Buffalo (Ottawa Sun)
BRUCE ARTHUR: Whose game? The question has been asked and answered: (Toronto Star)
FLUTO SHINZAWA: Dennis Seidenberg shows he can still play in NHL (Boston Globe)
BOB DUFF: Wings looking to pick up the pace (Windsor Star)
TERRY JONES: Connor McDavid's leadership qualities evident to everyone associated with Oilers (Edmonton Sun)

9/27/16

MATT LARKIN: How to improve the World Cup Format in 2020 (The Hockey News)
JARED CLINTON: Bruins not letting another player slip away sign Marchand to Eight-Year, $49 Million deal (The Hockey News)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: Europe’s underdogs status against Canada is an understatement (Sportsnet)
FRANK SERAVALLI: Canada has massive experience edge (TSN)
SEAN GENTILLE: Oilers' new mascot prepares to terrify Edmonton's youth (The Sporting News)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Team Canada's leaders are battle-tested (ESPN)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Team Europe's Jaroslav Halak making another surprise star turn (ESPN)
BOB McKENZIE: With Marchand signed, the focus shifts to pending UFA Burns (TSN)
JOE McDONALD: All eyes on Europe against Canada (ESPN)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: How the World Cup will be won (ESPN)Paywall to view
JAMES MIRTLE: Looks like Krueger has all the right tools to slay Team Canada (Globe & Mail)
KEVIN ALLEN: Jets' Jacob Trouba unlikely to get quick resolution to trade request (USA Today)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Ottawa Senators finalize deal to move AHL team to Belleville from Binghamton (Ottawa Sun)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Former 'Little Ball of Hate' Marchand has earned spot on Team Canada's top line, contract extension with Bruins (Toronto Sun)
FLUTO SHINZAWA: Brad Marchand gets security, Bruins get a friendly cap hit (Boston Globe)
BOB DUFF: Wings like potential of new fourth line (Windsor Star)
TERRY JONES: Rogers Place impresses the people putting on the show in NHL debut (Edmonton Sun)
ED WILLES: The World Cup of Hockey will never replace the Olympics (Vancouver Province)
STEPHEN HARRIS: Jury’s still out on Don Sweeney’s management of Bruins (Boston Herald)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Canadiens past resurfaces as Price and Halak clash in World Cup of Hockey final (Toronto Sun)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Senators forced to deal with injuries (Ottawa Citizen)
PAULA SIMONS: Oilers lynx mascot looks more like a nightmarish museum display than a cuddly cartoon (Edmonton Journal)
MIKE HARRINGTON: Facing tall task against Canada, Team Europe deserves credit for making Cup final (Buffalo News)
DAMIEN COX: Leafs could have the pieces to deal for Trouba (Toronto Star)
HELENE ST. JAMES: Detroit Red Wings should inquire about Jacob Trouba trade (Detroit Free Press)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Gudbranson, Hutton pairing even better in real life (Vancouver Sun)
STU COWAN: Zach Redmond defies long odds to earn chance with Canadiens (Montreal Gazette)
DEREK VAN DIEST: Oscar Klefbom back in Oilers lineup after missing most of last season with staph infection (Edmonton Sun)
DON BRENNAN: Jackpot! AHL relocation a win-win for Belleville, Senators (Ottawa Sun)
DAVE FESCHUK: Canada’s Marchand turns into little ball of great (Toronto Star)
ERIC FRANCIS: Death of Stampeders DB Mylan Hicks brings back memories of earlier tragedy for former Flames coach Bob Hartley (Calgary Sun)

9/26/16

KEN CAMBPELL: Why we should be happy Sweden lost at World Cup (The Hockey News)
KEN CAMBPELL: Team Europe knows beating the best team ere is going to take perfection (The Hockey News)
GARE JOYCE: Team Europe's patience the key to surprise World Cup run (Sportsnet)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Team Europe shocks Sweden to advance to World Cup of Hockey finals (ESPN)
JOE McDONALD: Pride the root of Europe's success (ESPN)
PIERRE LeBRUN: How Europe matches up against Canada (ESPN)
ERIC DUHATSCHEK: How Canada turned around its international hockey program (Globe & Mail)
JAMES MIRTLE: Team Europe's World Cup success may spell its end (Globe & Mail)
KEVIN ALLEN: Team Europe digs deep to reach World Cup of Hockey championship series (USA Today)
JACK TODD: All aboard! Time to hop on Canadiens' bandwagon (Montreal Gazette)
PAUL WIECEK: Jets would send wrong message caving to impetuous players (Winnipeg Free Press)
WAYNE SCANLAN: MacArthur concussion a reminder of our human frailty (Ottawa Citizen)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Loss to Europe by Canada would never be forgotten here (Toronto Sun)
DAVE FESCHUK: Europe goes from laughingstock to last opponent standing at World Cup (Toronto Star)
KEN WIEBE: Jets' trade options for Trouba (Winnipeg Sun)

9/25/16

KEN CAMPBELL: Crosby and Marchand: A dream that probably will never happen (The Hockey News)
RYAN KENNEDY: Team Canada is lying to me and it's working (The Hockey News)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: Generational Sidney Crosby leading Team Canada in its prime (Sportsnet)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Crosby outduels Ovechkin again (ESPN)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Crosby leads Canada past Russia and into World Cup final (ESPN)
ELLIOTTE FRIEDMAN: Jacob Trouba requests trade from Winnipeg Jets (Sportsnet)
JOE McDONALD: Don't forget about Bobrovsky (ESPN)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Slovak trio is foundation of Europe's surprising success (ESPN)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Don't forget about Bobrovsky (ESPN)
STEPHEN HARRIS: Cup can help Bruins (Boston Herald)
JESUS ORTIZ: Blues have unfinished business (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
STU COWAN: Alexander Radulov hoping to put a smile on faces of Canadiens fans (Montreal Gazette)
STEVE SIMMONS: Days of Canada vs. Russia meaning something extraordinary are over (Toronto Sun)
LUKE DeCOCK: Camp has begun, but Canes still waiting for Finns’ finish (Raleigh News & Observer)
BRUCE ARTHUR: Canada steamrolls into World Cup final (Toronto Star)
STEVE SIMMONS: Joffrey Lupul situation with Maple Leafs doesn't pass smell test (Toronto Sun)
MICHAEL ARACE: U.S. hockey team hits bottom, must rebuild (Columbus Dispatch)
FLUTO SHINZAWA: Hockey hasn’t reached football’s level of specialization — yet (Boston Globe)
DON BRENNAN: Chris Kelly brings maturity to Senators (Ottawa Sun)
TERRY KOSHAN: Russia's Alex Ovechkin: 'I tried to play my hardest' (Toronto Sun)
MIKE HARRINGTON: World Cup memories from a crazy opening week (Buffalo News)
JEFF PATERSON: 'Invisible Man' Granlund needs to step up for Canucks (Vancouver Province)
LARRY BROOKS: What USA Hockey must do to turn this mess around (New York Post)

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