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9/30/17

JARED CLINTON: Not so fast: Jagr won't play this weekend due to potential NHL interest (The Hockey News)
JARED CLINTON: Not so fast: Golden Knights know some could be playing for free agency -- and that's not a bad thing (The Hockey News)
MARK SPECTOR: Yamamoto’s spot with Oilers the worst-kept secret in camp (Sportsnet)
DAVID SHOALTS: NHL can no longer keep its head in the sand (Globe & Mail)
CATHAL KELLY: Trump sets up a glorious scoring chance and the NHL shoots wide (Globe & Mail)
MICHAEL TRAIKOS: Rookies from supposed weak draft pushing for spots in NHL this season (National Post)
LARRY BROOKS: Rangers preparing 'bag of tricks' to help beleaguered power play (New York Post)
BRENDAN KELLY: Canadiens' pre-season has been a total disaster (Montreal Gazette)
GREG MOORE: Coyotes' Patterson on state of franchise (Arizona Republic)
JASON BOTCHFORD: Canucks make cuts; Goldobin's gone, but for how long? (Vancouver Province)
CHRIS HINE: Cheering national anthem at Blackhawks games shouldn't silence other voices (Chicago Tribune)
BRETT CYRGALIS: New NHL rules shouldn't distract from league's biggest problem (New York Post)
JOE STARKEY: Penguins-Blackhawks would be a June dream (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
STU COWAN: Canadiens' Paul Byron a handyman on and off the ice (Montreal Gazette)
FLUTO SHINZAWA: Camp performance secures a spot for Anders Bjork (Boston Globe)
GREG KRUPA: Krupa: Red Wings pull back on greater youth movement (Detroit News)
KEN WARREN: Alex Formenton looks to beat the odds with Senators (Ottawa Citizen)
JASON BOTCHFORD: Lowered expectations for Canucks even with new coach, depth (Vancouver Province)
ERIC FRANCIS: Calgary Flames talk of turning it around before end of pre-season (Calgary Sun)
DAMIEN COX: Defence should dictate how far Leafs go (Toronto Star)

9/29/17

KEN CAMPBELL: Minor hockey, major uproar: Controversy over cross-ice vs. full length for house-league kids (The Hockey News)
JARED CLINTON: Blue Jackets' Anderson reportedly requests trade -- where does Columbus go from here? (The Hockey News)
RYAN KENNEDY: Robby Fabbri is out for the season -- what happens next? (The Hockey News)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: Kasperi Kapanen forced to wait even longer for his Maple Leafs opportunity (Sportsnet)
FRANK SERAVALLI: Murray owns the crease as Penguins chase three-peat (TSN)
RICK WESTHEAD: NHL says subpoenas for Bettman, others an effort to 'harass' (TSN)
SCOTT STINSON: Pittsburgh Penguins stride apolitically into political firestorm — and side with Trump in the process (National Post)
DON BRAID: In a battle they started, Bettman and Flames are getting clobbered (Calgary Herald)
DON BRENNAN: Senators must avoid sluggish start to season (Ottawa Sun)
JASON BOTCHFORD: Fired-up Virtanen sparks Canucks in 3-1 victory over Flames (Vancouver Province)
RICK BELL: Nenshi sees his polling numbers going up and says no city negotiates an arena deal at the point of a gun (Calgary Sun)
DON BRENNAN: No sense speeding up the NHL arrival of the fleet-footed Formenton (Ottawa Sun)
ED GRANEY: Golden Knights looking for chemistry to develop along their lines (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
BEN KUZMA: Archibald pushes pace in push for Canucks roster spot (Vancouver Province)
ERIC FRANCIS: Bettman says with Nenshi, Flames have 'no prospect' of getting new arena (Calgary Sun)
SCOTT CAMPBELL: Jets have legitimate shot in not-quite-as-tough Central (Winnipeg Free Press)
STEVE SIMMONS: Canada's Cup drought destined to end soon (Toronto Sun)
BRUCE ARTHUR: It’s lonely living among hockey’s silent majority (Toronto Star)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: 31 teams, 31 hot seats: Who is under the microscope to start the NHL season? (Toronto Sun)

9/28/17

KEN CAMPBELL: NHL gets pulled into politics whether it wants to or not (The Hockey News)
JARED CLINTON: Why the Panthers need everything to go just right to get offense back on track (The Hockey News)
ELLIOTTE FRIEDMAN: 31 Thoughts: Olympic roster decisions starting to take shape (Sportsnet)
ALEX PREWITT: Young Stars Finding Innovative Ways To Train For New NHL (Si.com)
BEN ARLEDGE: Why the Rangers should have traded Henrik Lundqvist instead of Cam Talbot (ESPN)
LARRY BROOKS: This is what the Rangers' opening roster should look like (New York Post)
SEAN GENTILLE: The Penguins should be ready to get suckered by Donald Trump (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
BEN KUZMA: Horvat might not shoulder workload until Canucks' opener (Vancouver Province)
FLUTO SHINZAWA: Matt Grzelcyk may be best choice to fill Torey Krug’s spot (Boston Globe)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Can the Penguins three-peat? Top 10 storylines for the 2017-18 NHL season (Toronto Sun)
STU COWAN: Canadiens' Andrew Shaw reflects on concussions, marriage (Montreal Gazette)
DON BRENNAN: Condon solid in Senators' pre-season loss (Ottawa Sun)
JASON BOTCHFORD: Revamping of Virtanen includes some tough love from Canucks (Vancouver Province)
PAUL FRIESEN: Ehlers more than high-speed offence (Winnipeg Sun)
ERIC FRANCIS: Bettman says with Nenshi, Flames have 'no prospect' of getting new arena (Calgary Sun)
DAVE FESCHUK: Leafs players willing to be put to CTE test (Toronto Star)

9/27/17

KEN CAMPBELL: King's portrayal of Flames as financial bottom-feeder, misleading, disingenuous (The Hockey News)
JARED CLINTON: Gionta joins list of players who could turn NHL decision into one last shot at Olympics (The Hockey News)
RYAN KENNEDY: Concussion research is venturing into weird and interesting territory (The Hockey News)
MARK SPECTOR: Oilers’ Kailer Yamamoto earning roster spot over Jesse Puljujarvi (Sportsnet)
TAL PINCHEVSKY: Fans in Las Vegas have already taken a shine to the Golden Knights (ESPN)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: Nikita Soshnikov’s NHL chances damaged by summer of distress (Sportsnet)
MICHAEL ARACE: Anderson not in right spot in contract impasse (Columbus Dispatch)
BEN KUZMA: Is there roster room for healthy, resurgent Rodin? (Vancouver Province)
BARRY JACKSON: Heat’s Adebayo is “going to be a force”; Panthers’ Ekblad makes changes (Miami Herald)
MIKE HEIKA: Why the Dallas Stars' problem of nine defensemen may require a difficult solution (Dallas Morning News)
JASON BOTCHFORD: Vanek no Grim Reaper, but no saviour either (Vancouver Province)
STU COWAN: Penguins play into Donald Trump's divisive political agenda (Montreal Gazette)
RICK BELL: Mayoral hopeful Chabot floats his plan to get a new NHL arena built (Calgary Sun)
DAVE FESCHUK: Leafs rookie Alts unlikely to be deleted: (Toronto Star)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Not to be outdone by peers, Chabot has impressed at Senators' camp (Ottawa Sun)

9/26/17

KEN CAMPBELL: Penguins can't win when it comes to White House visit (The Hockey News)
JARED CLINTON: Banged up Blues have to hope injury bug doesn't continue to bite (The Hockey News)
JARED CLINTON: Doan's no. 19 will be retired by Coyotes -- when the time is right (The Hockey News)
MARK SPECTOR: Why you shouldn't expect to see NFL-level protests in hockey (Sportsnet)
KEVIN ALLEN: Five people in the NHL facing the most pressure (USA Today)
DAMIEN COX: Crosby's Penguins on wrong side of history (Toronto Maple Leafs)
MARTIN FENNELLY: Vinny Lecavalier's jersey retirement will be another classic Vinny moment (Tampa Bay Times)
BEN KUZMA: Undrafted Chatfield becomes a Canucks talking point (Vancouver Province)
KEN WIEBE: Jets captain stands by convictions (Winnipeg Sun)
LARRY BROOKS: Rangers owe it to their young players to show patience (New York Post)
PAUL ZEISE: The Penguins are no less noble than the Warriors (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
ED WILLES: Willes's Musings: NHL coming late to the China party (Vancouver Province)
PAUL WIECEK: Inexplicable anthem-singing puts politics on the field, ice (Winnipeg Free Press)
RICK BELL: Calgary mover and shaker Brett Wilson joins chorus against Nenshi over arena (Calgary Sun)

9/25/17

KEN WIEBE: Can Jets young guns force way onto roster? (Winnipeg Sun)
TERRY JONES: Oilers' Puljujarvi, Yamamoto require more seasoning before earning NHL spots (Edmonton Sun)

9/24/17

MARK SPECTOR: Oilers finally good enough to admit Puljujarvi’s game isn’t quite ready (Sportsnet)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: Swedish Leafs trio out to prove they can handle NHL’s physicality (Sportsnet)
FLUTO SHINZAWA: Why restructuring NHL contracts could make for an improved product (Boston Globe)
ED WILLES: Despite shootout loss, Canucks and NHL can claim modest win (Vancouver Province)
STEPHEN HARRIS: For Julien, Canadiens, it’s a case of the Habs and Hab-Nots (Boston Herald)
GREGG KRUPA: Fans wowed by Little Caesars’ hockey debut (Detroit News)
STEVE SIMMONS: You need a top draft pick to win Stanley Cup (Toronto Sun)
LARRY BROOKS: NBC gives symbolic middle finger to NHL after Olympic call (New York Post)
ED WILLES: Three thoughts on Saturday's Canucks-Kings game in Beijing (Vancouver Province)
BRENDAN KELLY: Heat is on as high expectations follow Jonathan Drouin (Montreal Gazette)
DON BRENNAN: Senators loaded with top-end talent on blue line (Ottawa Sun)
ROSIE DiMANNO: Leafs hopeful Borgman hits right notes (Toronto Star)

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