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OPINION

10/8/16

JARED CLINTON: NHL's decision on Olympic participation has to come before mid-January (The Hockey News)
JARED CLINTON: Brent Burns in the next big free agent, but he's not worried about his situation (The Hockey News)
MARK SPECTOR: Oilers attempt to erase another mistake with Yakupov trade (Sportsnet)
FRANK SERAVALLI: Oilers deal Yakupov to Blues for pick, prospect (TSN)
MARK SPECTOR: Jets can’t afford to let Jacob Trouba push them around (Sportsnet)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Oilers trade former No. 1 pick Yakupov to Blues (ESPN)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: Who will make the cut? Maple Leafs roster decisions (Sportsnet)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Oilers trade former No. 1 pick Yakupov to Blues (ESPN)
JEFF GORDON: Blues could take a step back before moving forward (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
PAT HICKEY: With Carey Price back, Canadiens poised to make some noise (Montreal Gazette)
LUKE DeCOCK: Preseason finale an NHL audition for Canes’ McKeown (Raleigh News & Observer)
BENJAMIN HOCHMAN: Deal with Oilers is low-risk for Blues (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
BRENDAN KELLY: After a summer of debate, the puck is finally set to drop (Montreal Gazette)
JESUS ORTIZ: Coaching under Hitchcock is graduate school for Yeo (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
LARRY BROOKS: How Rangers' exciting new pieces all fit in Day 1 lineup (New York Post)
DON BRENNAN: Nail Yakupov just might have been a good fit for the Senators (Ottawa Sun)
TERRY JONES: Nail Yakupov was a polarizing player to so many Edmonton Oilers fans (Edmonton Sun)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Forced out as a player, Malhotra eased in as coach (Vancouver Sun)
ERIC FRANCIS: Flames captain longs to hang out with Blue Jays (Calgary Sun)

10/7/16

KEN CAMPBELL: St. Louis No. 1 when it came to guys who wore no. 26 (The Hockey News)
JARED CLINTON: Obama welcomes Penguins to White House, singles out Kessel in hilarious opening remarks (The Hockey News)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: Young Maple Leafs could be ‘better than people think’ (Sportsnet)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Inside the decision to make McDavid captain (ESPN)Paywall to view
MARK SPECTOR: Regrets? Randy Carlyle admits he has a few (Sportsnet)
DON BRENNAN: Ottawa Senators forward Ryan Dzingel raises eyebrows at camp (Ottawa Sun)
LUKE DeCOCK: Time for Canes’ present to take precedence (Raleigh News & Observer)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Sens not getting much respect from prediction types (Ottawa Citizen)
GENE COLLIER: We're being swamped by injury info (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
STU COWAN: Canadiens vs. Predators in Stanley Cup final? (Montreal Gazette)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Ottawa Senators defenceman Thomas Chabot looks to nail down NHL spot (Ottawa Sun)
TOM JONES: Lightning to retire Marty St. Louis' number; fans should do likewise with grudge (Tampa Bay Times)
PAUL FRIESEN: Morrissey trying not to over-think it (Winnipeg Sun)
ERIC FRANCIS: Flames centre Sean Monahan mentored Matthew Tkachuk in bid to stick past camp (Calgary Sun)

10/6/16

KEN CAMPBELL: Oilers in great hands with McDavid wearing the 'C' (The Hockey News)
MARK SPECTOR: Oilers make Connor McDavid youngest captain in NHL history (Sportsnet)
JOE REXRODE: Old? Kale-guzzling Pekka Rinne begs to differ (The Tennessean)
BEN KUZMA: Sedins high on new linemate Eriksson (Vancouver Province)
FLUTO SHINZAWA: Austin Czarnik, Ryan Spooner push for Bruins roster spot (Boston Globe)
STU COWAN: Hard work pays off for Canadiens' Nathan Beaulieu (Montreal Gazette)
JASON BOTCHFORD: Hansen should be with Sedins (Vancouver Province)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Ottawa native Dan Boyle hangs them up after long, successful NHL career (Ottawa Sun)
DAN BARNES: Captaincy a confirmation of Connor McDavid's early ascendancy (Edmonton Journal)
PAUL FRIESEN: Pavelec determined to block out distractions (Winnipeg Sun)
DON BRENNAN: Tom Pyatt a perfect fit for Senators (Ottawa Sun)
ED WILLES: Virtanen not down with being sent down to Utica (Vancouver Province)
ERIC FRANCIS: Flames GM Brad Treliving jets east to meet with holdout Johnny Gaudreau (Calgary Sun)
TERRY JONES: The question wasn’t if the Edmonton Oilers would name Connor McDavid captain, it was when (Edmonton Sun)

10/5/16

CHRIS JOHNSTON: Coyotes chart new course as cap team for first time (Sportsnet)
CHUCK GORMLEY: More signs fighting is on its way out (ESPN)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Intriguing lines for the 2016-17 season (ESPN)Paywall to view
IAIN MacINTYRE: Etem checks off fatherhood, but labours to stick with Canucks (Vancouver Sun)
STU COWAN: Daniel Carr ends long day for Canadiens with win over Bruins (Montreal Gazette)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Senators counting on Boucher's special touch (Ottawa Citizen)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Senators down Leafs in OT, but there's some work to do (Ottawa Sun)
ED WILLES: A reality check for the Canucks' pre-season stars (Vancouver Province)
DAN BARNES: Goalie Cam Talbot's comfort level key to Oilers start (Edmonton Journal)
SCOTT CRUICKSHANK: Calgary Flames assistant coach recalls humble beginnings (Calgary Herald)
ANDREW GROSS: Devils out to prove more people wrong (NorthJersey.com)
BRETT CYRGALIS: Rangers should be outraged NHL won't punish Flyers goon (New York Post)

10/4/16

KEN CAMPBELL: Barret Jackman one of the last of a dying breed in the NHL (The Hockey News)
JARED CLINTON: The Chicago Blackhawks should be wary of splitting Kane and Panarin to spread out offense (The Hockey News)
MARK SPECTOR: Russell, veteran defencemen feeling pressure of cap squeeze (Sportsnet)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: Zaitsev already carving out space in Maple Leafs’ core group (Sportsnet)
IAN MENDES: Senators' Stone targets Friday return (TSN)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Matt Duchene played through a World Cup of hurt (ESPN)
KEVIN ALLEN: 10 NHL season story lines: Sharks stay dangerous; P.K. Subban a Nashville star? (USA Today)
JASON MACKEY: Changing their game was essential for NHL success (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Senators loss to Jets a last chance to impress for many players on the bubble (Ottawa Sun)
STU COWAN: Matteau brings back bad memories for Habs (Montreal Gazette)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Boucher gives Senators a brand new look behind bench (Ottawa Citizen)
DON BRENNAN: Craig Anderson back at camp with Senators after dealing with personal issues (Ottawa Sun)
DAMIEN COX: Leafs’ leadership calls will shape bright future (Toronto Star)
ANDREW GROSS: Devils out to prove more people wrong (NorthJersey.com)
STEVE EWEN: Bruising LaBate making decisions difficult for Canucks brass (Vancouver Province)
SCOTT CRUICKSHANK: Flames coach has seen this movie before (Calgary Herald)

10/3/16

CHRIS JOHNSTON: Maple Leafs youth offer glimpses of hope, possibility (Sportsnet)
BOB McKENZIE: Forsling, Motte forcing roster decisions for Blackhawks (TSN)
ELLIOTTE FRIEDMAN: Gaudreau’s agent: ‘No intention of asking for a trade’ (Sportsnet)
MICHAEL ARACE: Blue Jackets' Bobrovsky drops pounds, raises game (Columbus Dispatch)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: New Senators coach Guy Boucher makes his presence felt in a hurry (Ottawa Sun)
BEN KUZMA: Stecher scripts some pretty tall pre-season tales (Vancouver Province)
ERIC FRANCIS: Flames can't continue rebuild until Johnny Gaudreau realizes his demands are out of reach (Calgary Sun)

10/2/16

JASON KAY: NHL must stay the course to build World Cup into most important best-on-best event (The Hockey News)
STEPHEN HARRIS: Ex-UNH star Kevin Dean’s head coaching aspirations beginning with Baby Bruins (Boston Herald)
JEFF PATERSON: Canucks try Grenier on for size, but he doesn't fit (Vancouver Province)
FLUTO SHINZAWA: World Cup games were so-so, but still worth watching (Boston Globe)
DAVE FESCHUK: Maple Leafs’ Nikita Zaitsev has the right stuff (Toronto Star)
JASON BOTCHFORD: Why Brendan Gaunce needs to be on the Canucks (Vancouver Province)
LARRY BROOKS: What the power brokers should learn from World Cup of Hockey (New York Post)

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