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- KEN CAMPBELL: The Kings are delivering on their promise to be faster and younger this season (The Hockey News)
- JARED CLINTON: With Staal, Faulk to share 'c' for hurricanes, where do vacant NHL captaincies stand? (The Hockey News)
- MATT LARKIN: Why Josh Manson's four year $16.4 million deal is a steal for Ducks (The Hockey News)
- MARK SPECTOR: Guided by Gretzky, McDavid strives for more goals in Season 3 (Sportsnet)
- MICHAEL TRAIKOS: NHL first-night highlights another glimpse of lost Olympic opportunity (National Post)
- MITCH ALBOM: Ghosts of the Joe follow Wings to new LCA (Detroit Free Press)
- JOE STARKEY: Mario Lemieux at 52 — a fine time to count your Penguins blessings (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
- DON BRENNAN: No better thief than Senators' Stone (Ottawa Sun)
- STEPHEN HARRIS: Jake DeBrusk and dad have emotional night at Bruins opener (Boston Herald)
- CHIP SCOGGINS: Red Wings' new arena sparkles; Wild not so much (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
- JEFF SEIDEL: The man who wanted to see Wings at LCA (Detroit Free Press)
- MIKE HARRINGTON: Plenty to see, even if it was another October loss (Buffalo News)
- BEN KUZMA: Coach Green 'ready' to make a better Canucks team his benchmark (Vancouver Province)
- PAUL ZEISE: Matt Murray is the key to the Penguins' chances to win another Stanley Cup (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
- STEVE SIMMONS: Maple Leafs' Auston Matthews is an original (Toronto Sun)
- PAUL FRIESEN: Right place, right time for Jets to get physical (Winnipeg Sun)
- FLUTO SHINZAWA: Right out of the gate, the Bruins are playing shorthanded (Boston Globe)
- ED GRANEY: Marc-Andre Fleury’s love for game could prove golden for Knights (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
- DAVID HAUGH: Blackhawks show they are still a major force with season-opening romp over Penguins (Chicago Tribune)
- KEN WARREN: Senators defencemen try to stick to their game plan without Karlsson (Ottawa Citizen)
- PAT HICKEY: Drouin and Price steal the show in season opener (Montreal Gazette)
- LARRY BROOKS: It's only Game 1, but the Rangers have a lot to clean up (New York Post)
- LUKE DeCOCK: Hurricanes choose co-captains, which is the same as having no captain (Raleigh News & Observer)
- HELENE ELLIOTT: With a fresh voice behind the bench in Stevens, they open by shutting out Flyers (Los Angeles Times)
- JEFF MILLER: Ducks open their season and their hearts to an ailing local girl (Orange County Register)
- SCOTT CAMPBELL: Less is enough during NHL pre-season (Winnipeg Free Press)
- GREG COTE: After nightmare year, Florida Panthers’ Kiddie Cats are back on track & ready to roar (Miami Herald)
- DAVE FESCHUK: Leafs’ Frederik Andersen embraces the sleek approach (Toronto Star)
- MICHAEL ARACE: Blue Jackets are younger, and just maybe, better (Columbus Dispatch)
- TERRY JONES: Oilers captain dazzles on opening night (Edmonton Sun)
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- JARED CLINTON: Sabres smart to locke Eichel into eight-year $80 million deal (The Hockey News)
- JARED CLINTON: Jets GM Cheveldayoff strikes again, signs Ehlers to remarkably team-friendly deal (The Hockey News)
- MARK SPECTOR: McDavid worth twice the price of admission in Oilers' opener (Sportsnet)
- FRANK SERAVALLI: McDavid's opening-night hat trick leads Oilers past Flames (TSN)
- IAIN MacINTYRE: Jacob Markstrom perseveres to reach starter status with Canucks (Sportsnet)
- ALEX PREWITT: 'I Got Hit.' UNLV Coach Survives Shooting Thanks to Help From Brother (Si.com)
- CHRIS JOHNSTON: Maple Leafs prefer 'dream' opener vs. Jets to last season's 'fairytale' (Sportsnet)
- MICHAEL TRAIKOS: Canadian teams enter 2017-18 with some of hockey's finest netminders (National Post)
- RON COOK: Spotlight on Matt Murray as Penguins raise banner (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
- PAUL FRIESEN: Don't panic about Jets just yet (Winnipeg Sun)
- PAT HICKEY: Canadiens GM Marc Bergevin expects more offence this season (Montreal Gazette)
- KEN WARREN: What else is new? Senators begin season with uncertainty in the air (Ottawa Citizen)
- RON COOK: A pulsating banner raising ceremony, but a flat conclusion (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
- DIETER KURTENBACH: The Sharks’ disappointing season-opener wasn’t a total loss (San Jose Mercury News)
- BEN KUZMA: Between the pipes, Markstrom's family helps him between the ears (Vancouver Province)
- BUCKY GLEASON: Bucky Gleason: Pegula leading way as Bills, Sabres change course (Buffalo News)
- STEVE CONROY: High expectations are OK for Bruins’ Charlie McAvoy (Boston Herald)
- LARRY BROOKS: The heart and soul of the Rangers deserves this honor (New York Post)
- PAUL WIECEK: Honeymoon looking more like seven-year itch (Winnipeg Free Press)
- JACK TODD: Canadiens' drive for 25 begins with renewed optimism (Montreal Gazette)
- DON BRENNAN: Senators need to re-sign Borowiecki (Ottawa Sun)
- FLUTO SHINZAWA: Bruins believe Anders Bjork is ready to take the next step (Boston Globe)
- MARTIN FENNELLY: Think the Lightning had an endless summer? Try these guys (Tampa Bay Times)
- BRUCE ARTHUR: One game for Leafs, but what a game (Toronto Star)
- JASON BOTCHFORD: Canucks hope giving green light to defence triggers red light (Vancouver Province)
- MIKE HARRINGTON: With a letter or not, new deal locks in Eichel as the captain (Buffalo News)
- JOHN NIYO: Wings need new stars to put sparkle in new arena (Detroit News)
- TERRY JONES: Plenty of excitement as Oilers get season underway (Edmonton Sun)
- DERON SNYDER: Face it. For these Nationals and Capitals, postseason is all that matters (Washington Times)
- CHIP SCOGGINS: Absence of Parise a giant red flag as Wild opens season (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
- STU COWAN: Skating didn't come easy for Canadiens' Jonathan Drouin (Montreal Gazette)
- STEVE CONROY: Five keys to success for the Bruins in new season (Boston Herald)
- STEVE SERBY: Kevin Shattenkirk on idolizing Leetch, loving OBJ and coming home (New York Post)
- ERIC FRANCIS: How NHL superstar Jaromir Jagr became a member of the Calgary Flames (Calgary Sun)
- JOE REXRODE: Preds are hard to peg, but opponents will be ready (The Tennessean)
- JEFF MILLER: Ducks’ Francois Beauchemin hopes to prove it’s worth three-peating (Orange County Register)
- ED GRANEY: If Golden Knights aren’t on Cox Cable, team should be embarrassed (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
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