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- ADAM PROTEAU: Pominville signs five-year extension with Wild (The Hockey News)
- SEAN GENTILLE: Fleury just can't win, unless he wins at the right time (The Sporting News)
- MARK SPECTOR: Don't like NHL fights, don't hold your breath (Ottawa Citizen)
- PIERRE LeBRUN: Rumblings: Pens test backup; Contract talk for Lundqvist, Thornton, Sedins (ESPN)
- ALLAN MUIR: Opening win a glimpse of future for Patrick Roy's Colorado Avalanche (Si.com)
- JOHN BUCCIGROSS: Here comes the Hockey Life (ESPN)
- BRIAN STUBITS: Coach Patrick Roy is exactly what the Colorado Avalanche needed (CBS Sportsline)
- JOHN SHANNON: NHL needs to have harsher penalties for fighting (Sportsnet)
- CRAIG CUSTANCE: Teams facing tough UFA decisions (ESPN)Paywall to view
- TIM WHARNSBY: Dan Snyder remembered as leader decade after tragedy (CBC)
- ERIC DUHATSCHEK: Roy's outburst sends wakeup call to sleepy market (Globe & Mail)
- DAVID EBNER: Canucks' soap opera begins its 2013 run (Globe & Mail)
- MICHAEL ARACE: Jenner, Murray ready for prime time (Columbus Dispatch)
- TOM POWERS: Wild show promise, but a loss is a loss (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
- WAYNE SCANLAN: Spezza psyched for 'C' change, but can he stay healthy? (Ottawa Citizen)
- LARRY BROOKS: Rangers' Moore back to hockey after wife's death (New York Post)
- IAIN MacINTYRE: Canucks' Ryan Stanton refused to give up (Vancouver Sun)
- ROB LONGLEY: They're 2-0, but Leafs have kinks to iron out (Toronto Sun)
- GEORGE JOHNSON: Hard-working Flames simply got Ovechkin'd in Washington (Calgary Herald)
- HELENE ST. JAMES: Wings focus on winning, not fighting or talking about it (Detroit Free Press)
- PAT HICKEY: Habs bring some cheer to Lac-Mégantic (Montreal Gazette)
- DON BRENNAN: Sens coach Paul MacLean not about to make bold predictions on eve of opener (Ottawa Sun)
- TONY GALLAGHER: Get out with the 'poor Cory' story, he'll do just fine (Vancouver Province)
- GARY LAWLESS: Right now, it's how they play the game (Winnipeg Free Press)
- FLUTO SHINZAWA: Jordan Caron emerges in Bruins' 3-1 win (Boston Globe)Paywall to view
- STEVE SIMMONS: Bolland and Bernier have changed complexion of Leafs (Toronto Sun)
- GREGG KRUPA: Hockey needs to slap the cuffs on fighting (Detroit News)
- MIKE HEIKA: Third-period breakdowns prove new-look Stars are raw, rough and unfinished (Dallas Morning News)
- JIM SOUHAN: Wild lives up to Yeo's promise to be more aggressive (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
- IAIN MacINTYRE: Sharks still too much for Canucks as new season opens (Vancouver Sun)
- IAN MENDES: 10 burning questions for the Senators this season (Ottawa Citizen)
- DAVE FESCHUK: Morgan Rielly has outgrown junior hockey (Toronto Star)
- MIKE WISE: What a cruel tease, no? (Washington Post)
- TIM COWLISHAW: Stars can't be fixed overnight, but club might finally be turning the page (Dallas Morning News)
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- RORY BOYLEN: New hybrid icing rule a sensible change (The Hockey News)
- CHRIS JOHNSTON: Kessel, Leafs discussing contract extension (Sportsnet)
- SCOTT BURNSIDE: Rule changes for 2013-14 season (ESPN)
- MARK SPECTOR: Ference strikes fear into opponents, teammates (Sportsnet)
- SEAN GENTILLE: NHL awards: Who wins, other than a healthy Sidney Crosby? (The Sporting News)
- PIERRE LeBRUN: Ramblings: Alfie's contract, Drouin's future, Ference's leadership and more (ESPN)
- MIKE BROPHY: Maple Leafs' 2013-14 season preview (CBC)
- ERIC DUHATSCHEK: Pure goal scorers are a thing of the past -- it's a defensive game now (Globe & Mail)
- DAVID EBNER: Another season, another promise of a reset in Vancouver (Globe & Mail)
- DAVID SHOATS: Rielly and Ranger help bolster Leafs blueline (Globe & Mail)
- ROBERT MacLEOD: Leafs rushing to get deal done with Kessel (Globe & Mail)
- JEFF BLAIR: Leafs and Raptors are not even on the same page (Globe & Mail)
- BRUCE ARTHUR: NHL is truly back as luck takes a back seat after lockout-shortened season (National Post)
- KEVIN ALLEN: Answers to pressing NHL questions (USA Today)
- DAVE STUBBS: Habs vs. Leafs games are for Saturdays (Montreal Gazette)
- IAIN MacINTYRE: Canucks' youth movement put on hold (Vancouver Sun)
- DAVE FESCHUK: Maple Leafs should be better but task just gets harder (Toronto Star)
- CHRIS STEVENSON: New-look Habs looking to prove toughness against Leafs (Ottawa Sun)
- TED WYMAN: With eight out of first 10 games at home, fast start is critical for Winnipeg Jets (Winnipeg Sun)
- TERRY FREI: Avalanche goalie Semyon Varlamov won't be shielded from pressure (Denver Post)
- GEORGE JOHNSON: Brian Burke offers his usual blunt, entertaining assessments on eve of NHL season (Calgary Herald)
- JIM JAMIESON: New faces, fresh questions for Canucks (Vancouver Province)
- JOHN MacKINNON: Now awaits the execution of Oilers coach Dallas Eakins' plan for success (Edmonton Journal)
- STEVE ROSENBLOOM: Toews a Chicago great at ripe old age of 25 (Chicago Tribune)Paywall to view
- JOE WARMINGTON: Rielly impresses fans in Montreal (Toronto Sun)
- THOM LOVERRO: Capitals have tools for success as they open season in new division (Washington Times)
- ERIC FRANCIS: Expect Calgary Flames to finish last (Calgary Sun)
- ED WILLES: How to make the NHL better? Look north for expansion (Vancouver Province)
- GARY LAWLESS: Jets' playoff chances murky (Winnipeg Free Press)
- DEREK VAN DIEST: Tough guy Luke Gazdic turns pre-season tilt into audition for the Edmonton Oilers (Edmonton Sun)
- PAT HICKEY: Can Price regain his form for Habs? (Montreal Gazette)
- STEVE SIMMONS: The evolution of Canadiens defenceman P.K. Subban (Toronto Sun)
- JIM JAMIESON: 5 ways to improve NHL hockey (Vancouver Province)
- RANDY SPORTAK: Wide-open race for NHL Calder trophy (Calgary Sun)
- WAYNE SCANLAN: Zibanejad latest to receive Sens tough love (Ottawa Citizen)
- KEN WIEBE: Winnipeg Jets players make pact to be more accountable to one another (Winnipeg Sun)
- JIM MATHESON: Could this be Devan Dubnyk's final shot at proving he's a bonafide No. 1 for the Edmonton Oilers? (Edmonton Journal)
- JOHN FEINSTEIN: Capitals' goal is still the Cup (Washington Post)
- DAMIEN COX: Maple Leafs, Habs temper expectations on eve of long season (Toronto Star)
- TERRY JONES: Just win, baby! (Edmonton Sun)
- ANDREW GROSS: Rangers' style switch puts focus on Nash (Bergen Record)
- MIKE HEIKA: Bad blood boils with several of Dallas Stars' new Central Division rivals (Dallas Morning News)
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