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OPINION

10/12/13

PIERRE LeBRUN: With P.K. Subban, must take good with bad (ESPN)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Joe Nieuwendyk 'laying low' since firing (ESPN)
SARAH KWAK: Olympic-sized ice no cure for NHL scoring drought (Si.com)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Oily start: What's wrong in Edmonton? (ESPN)
ALLAN MUIR: Players, not Alain Vigneault, the problem for New York Rangers (Si.com)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Trading Bernier still bothers Kings' GM (ESPN)
MIKE BROPHY: Maple Leafs earning rep as road warriors (CBC)
ERIC DUHATSCHEK: Lure of the motherland starts a Russian exodus (Globe & Mail)
ROY MacGREGOR: Past cannot justify the present when it comes to fighting in hockey (Globe & Mail)
GARY LAWLESS: Skate 'em till they puke (Winnipeg Free Press)
CHRIS STEVENSON: Let's talk about something else, please (Ottawa Sun)
DEREK VAN DIEST: Edmonton Oilers face tough opponents on six-game eastern swing (Edmonton Sun)
PAT HICKEY: Time for Therrien to let the kids play (Montreal Gazette)
MIKE HEIKA: Racking up four points, Seguin officially initiated to Victory Green crewRacking up four points, Seguin officially initiated to Victory Green crew (Dallas Morning News)
DAVE FESCHUK: Jonathan Bernier's success creates options (Toronto Star)
RANDY SPORTAK: Players & media at arm's length (Calgary Sun)
BOB DUFF: Babcock demands improvement (Windsor Star)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Blueline takes direct hit with Edler forced to sit (Vancouver Sun)
TERRY JONES: Canadiens young guns lead the way while Oilers youth shoot blanks (Edmonton Sun)
STU COWAN: George Parros "a really good leader" (Montreal Gazette)
MICHAEL ARACE: Jackets, fans greet realignment with Bruins' visit (Columbus Dispatch)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Ottawa Senators Bobby Ryan returns to Anaheim (Ottawa Sun)
DAVE HYDE: Panthers home opener has consequence (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
PAUL FRIESEN: Streaky Jets at it again (Winnipeg Sun)
GEORGE JOHNSON: Schneider playing Young to Brodeur's Montana Goalie takes on challenge of replacing a legend (Calgary Herald)
JOHN MacKINNON: John MacKinnon: Edmonton Oilers still learning new defensive system (Edmonton Journal)
LINDA ROBINSON: 20 years later, Panthers are building anew (Miami Herald)
KEN WARREN: On Sens, Swedes and Sharks (Ottawa Citizen)
PAT HICKEY: Hockey notebook (Montreal Gazette)

10/11/13

MARK SPECTOR: Oilers goalie Dubnyk just can't get any love (Sportsnet)
SEAN GENTILLE: A Chris Pronger birthday gift for ignorant Flyer fans (The Sporting News)
BRIAN STUBITS: Early season trends: Will scoring remain up and can Hertl keep it up? (CBS Sportsline)
SEAN GENTILLE: Tomas Hertl's magical goal has displeased Adam Oates (The Sporting News)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: Leafs' JVR makes case for spot on Olympic team (Sportsnet)
JOHN MANASSO: Preds counting on Forsberg to change perceptions (Foxsports)
SAM GARDNER: Thornton comment sparks controversy (Foxsports)
MIKE BROPHY: Jonathan Bernier continues to shine for Maple Leafs (CBC)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Flames not living down to expectations (ESPN)
MIKE BROPHY: Tomas Hertl goal is good for hockey (CBC)
DAVID EBNER: Hertling toward fame with the Sharks (Globe & Mail)
ERIC DUHATSCHEK: Flames' rookie sensation looks like the real deal (Globe & Mail)
MARTIN FENNELLY: No surprise, but 'C' fits for Bolts' St. Louis (Tampa Tribune)
SARAH McCLELLAN: Coyotes bounce back vs. Red Wings (Arizona Republic)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Mike Zeisberger weighs in on NHL's 'Jumbo Gate' (Toronto Sun)
DEREK VAN DIEST: Oilers Devan Dubnyk desperate for good game ... Making the most of the opportunity ... Whose home is it anyway? ... Always ready to dance (Edmonton Sun)
JASON BOTCHFORD: The Joe Thornton story: Hilarious and on the record (Vancouver Province)
KEN WIEBE: Jets can't win when losing draws (Winnipeg Sun)
BOB DUFF: Wings looking for spark (Windsor Star)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Ottawa Sens tough guy Chris Neil wearing battle scars on Western swing (Ottawa Sun)
ED WILLES: Sharks now wearing the pants in rivalry with Canucks (Vancouver Province)
TOM JONES: Lightning seeks an identity (Tampa Bay Times)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Hit on Maple Leafs' Franson could have ended worse (Toronto Sun)
JOHN MacKINNON: Selling NHL skill no slam dunk, it seems (Edmonton Journal)
GREGG KRUPA: As troubling giveaways reveal, Wings remain a work in progress (Detroit News)
CAM COLE: Code doesn't relish hotdog goals (Vancouver Sun)
MIKE HEIKA: Despite Winnipeg ties, Stars' Eakin, Garbutt await hostile reception (Dallas Morning News)
GARY LAWLESS: Eakin finds his niche (Winnipeg Free Press)
TERRY JONES: Canadiens young guns lead the way while Oilers youth shoot blanks (Edmonton Sun)
TONY GALLAGHER: Canucks never really had a sniff against this dangerous Sharks team (Vancouver Province)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Many NHL teams already in a world of hurt (Ottawa Citizen)
DAMIEN COX: Bernier shines in win over Predators (Toronto Star)
DAVE STUBBS: Beaulieu gets into first game this season (Montreal Gazette)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Sharks superior in downing Canucks (Vancouver Sun)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Ottawa Sens star Bobby Ryan relieves the pressure (Ottawa Sun)
TOM POWERS: Wild dominate, even though numbers don't add up (St. Paul Pioneer Press)

10/10/13

RYAN KENNEDY: The dangers of missing a season in the modern NHL (The Hockey News)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Hertl's game translating to NHL with ease (ESPN)
BRIAN CAZENEUVE: Cory Schneider and Roberto Luongo duel, move on to new lives (Si.com)
BRIAN STUBITS: With drama's final act over, Cory Schneider trade will work for all (CBS Sportsline)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: How do the Capitals take the next step? (ESPN)Paywall to view
MIKE BROPHY: T.J. Brennan hoping for shot on Leafs' blue-line (CBC)
KEVIN ALLEN: Olympic tracker: Who's rising, falling? (USA Today)
DAVE STUBBS: Habs' Parros 'almost symptom-free' (Montreal Gazette)
WES GILBERTSON: Following his Hart to Calgary ... Monahan making strong case to stay with big club ... With Stajan out, Ben on not-so-easy Street (Calgary Sun)
TERRY JONES: Oilers head coach Dallas Eakins making use of Ryan Nugent-Hopkins can-do attitude (Edmonton Sun)
LARRY BROOKS: Rangers season at crossroads -- already (New York Post)
DAMIEN COX: Seth Jones quickly learning Predator way: Cox (Toronto Star)
HERB ZURKOWSKY: Former Hab Chabot teaching Oilers goalies (Montreal Gazette)
MIKE HEIKA: Stars absorb payroll after lockout mandated other teams shed salary (Dallas Morning News)
DEREK VAN DIEST: Oilers goaltender Devan Dubnyk certain he can turn bad start around, beginning with Canadiens (Edmonton Sun)
KEN WIEBE: Devin Setoguchi fitting right in with Jets (Winnipeg Sun)
ERIC FRANCIS: Calgary Flames rookie Sean Monahan hits another level in his quest to stay in NHL (Calgary Sun)
DAVE FESCHUK: Kadri already in Carlyle's doghouse (Toronto Star)
MICHAEL ARACE: For good of the game, keeps your gloves on (Columbus Dispatch)
DEREK VAN DIEST: Oilers forward David Perron enjoys playing Canadiens ... all hands on deck for coaches (Edmonton Sun)
GEORGE JOHNSON: Behind spectacular game by Joey Mac, young Flames finally hold a lead (Calgary Herald)
BRENDA BRANSWELL: The man behind the voice at Bell Centre (Montreal Gazette)
IAIN MacINTYRE: David Booth brings something 'different' to Canucks (Vancouver Sun)

10/9/13

RYAN KENNEDY: Nate Dogg and Jiggy get comfy (The Hockey News)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: Maple Leafs lack crispness in first loss of season (Sportsnet)
KATIE STRANG: Flyers make clean break in Berube's debut (ESPN)
SEAN GENTILLE: Bylsma keeps an eye on Hurricanes' rising Faulk for potential U.S. Olympic spot (The Sporting News)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Ramblings: Complaints, castaways and canned coaches (ESPN)
BRUCE ARTHUR: Why Patrick Roy says controlling his emotions will be 'very easy' while coaching the Colorado Avalanche (National Post)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Rumblings: International play, shootout spins and goalie police (ESPN)
MIKE BROPHY: Jonathan Bernier still solid in Leafs' loss to Avs (CBC)
ROY MacGREGOR: Olympic hockey debate begins with of all things, the jersey (Globe & Mail)
ERIC DUHATSCHEK: Habs occupy special place in westerners' hearts (Globe & Mail)
DAVID SHOALTS: In Colorado, Patrick Roy is all the rage (Globe & Mail)
JEFF BLAIR: Leafs sure to feel the wrath of Randy Carlyle this morning (Globe & Mail)
TIM WHARNSBY: Nathan MacKinnon and Avalanche off to noteworthy start (CBC)
IAN MENDES: Numbers game: Bobby Ryan not like Heatley (Ottawa Citizen)
TONY GALLAGHER: Canucks eke out win against Devils despite depleted lineup (Vancouver Province)
ROSIE DiMANNO: Avalanche coach Patrick Roy still repository of pent-up rage (Toronto Star)
MIKE HEIKA: Stars' No. 1 fan, owner Tom Gaglardi, cautiously optimistic (Dallas Morning News)
TERRY JONES: Edmonton Oilers have gone from outhouse to penthouse in face-off statistics (Edmonton Sun)
BUCKY GLEASON: Sabres showing they're not ready -- yet (Buffalo News)
MIKE SIELSKI: Berube lets goonish behavior slide (Philadelphia Inquirer)
STEVE SIMMONS: Leafs goalie Bernier looks like the real deal (Toronto Sun)
LUKE DeCOCK: Hurricanes' Dvorak doing more than scoring (Raleigh News & Observer)
CHRIS STEVENSON: NHL season only week old but we've learned plenty (Ottawa Sun)
GEORGE JOHNSON: Lars Eller an emerging star in Montreal five months after devastating hit (Calgary Herald)
TED WYMAN: Winnipeg Jets aim to stop the big shots by shoring up defence (Winnipeg Sun)
DEREK VAN DIEST: Taylor Hall says Oilers have to tune out wildly swinging mood of fans (Edmonton Sun)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Mike Santorelli an eyeful as Canucks defeat Devils (Vancouver Sun)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Ottawa Sens goaltender Craig Anderson defends Jonathan Quick mishap (Ottawa Sun)
DAVE FESCHUK: Maple Leafs: Mistakes finally catch up to team in loss to Avs (Toronto Star)
SAM DONNELLON: Flyers' Giroux needs to play better (Philadelphia Daily News)
DAVID CLIMER: Preds rookie Jones makes right moves on, off ice (The Tennessean)
DAVE STUBBS: Expect Pacioretty to play against Flames (Montreal Gazette)

10/8/13

KEN CAMPBELL: Owner Ed Snider defends bold, never boring Flyers culture after firing Peter Laviolette (The Hockey News)
KEN CAMPBELL: Don't expect Teemu Selanne to retire - and be thankful when he doesn't (The Hockey News)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: Colorado's MacKinnon ready for the spotlight (Sportsnet)
ELLIOTTE FRIEDMAN: Peter Laviolette failed to solve Flyers' problems (CBC)
ALLAN MUIR: Philadelphia Flyers owner gets feisty in defense of team's culture, GM (Si.com)
MIKE BROPHY: Maple Leafs' 3-0 record masks high turnover rate (CBC)
BRIAN STUBITS: Was Peter Laviolette really given a chance with Flyers this season? (CBS Sportsline)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Next Question: What's the fix in Philly? (ESPN)Paywall to view
ELLIOTTE FRIEDMAN: 30 Thoughts: Controversial spin-o-rama move in spotlight (CBC)
SEAN GORDON: Habs young line ready to kick some doors open (Globe & Mail)
ROY MacGREGOR: Senators' Bobby Ryan feeling the heat under the microscope (Globe & Mail)
DAVID EBNER: Vancouver prepares for Schneider-Luongo showdown (Globe & Mail)
DAVE STUBBS: Western Canada: a wasteland for Habs (Montreal Gazette)
FRANK SERAVALLI: Berube right guy for Flyers' job (Philadelphia Daily News)
HELENE ST. JAMES: Detroit Red Wings' scoring an all-too-familiar problem (Detroit Free Press)
DEREK VAN DIEST: Birthday celebration for Moss ... Brodeur to retire at season's end? ... Davidson called up from OKC (Edmonton Sun)
STEVE SIMMONS: Coach Patrick Roy can't help but be noticed as Maple Leafs duel Avalanche (Toronto Sun)
JIM JAMIESON: New faces, fresh questions for Canucks (Vancouver Province)
ERIC FRANCIS: Calgary Flames' blue-collar work ethic endearing (Calgary Sun)
TED WYMAN: Winnipeg Jets have bigger things to worry about than Bogo's gaffe (Winnipeg Sun)
TRACEE HAMILTON: Grabovski a strong addition (Washington Post)
MIKE SIELSKI: Flyers' culture needs refreshening (Philadelphia Inquirer)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Kings see Cup as part of their future, not just their past (Los Angeles Times)
ED WILLES: Canucks' new weapon: Two Sedin lines (Vancouver Province)
TERRY JONES: Nugent-Hopkins's return, comeback victory could set tone for the Oilers' season (Edmonton Sun)
BRENDA BRANSWELL: Road trip a homecoming for Habs' Gallagher (Montreal Gazette)
DAMIEN COX: Flyers fire Peter Laviolette: Philadelphia doing just enough wrong to tantalize fans (Toronto Star)
SAM CARCHIDI: Three games? Quick firing a bit too quick (Philadelphia Inquirer)
BEN KUZMA: Canucks should have received more for Schneider (Vancouver Province)
JOHN MacKINNON: Eakins looking for an all-out effort from players (Edmonton Journal)
CHRIS STEVENSON: Clock ticking on Flyers GM Holmgren, Hextall next in line (Ottawa Sun)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Welcome to Canada, Mr. Ryan (Ottawa Citizen)
SAM DONNELLON: Snider: Firing wasn't his decision (Philadelphia Daily News)

10/7/13

MICHAEL GRANGE: Rielly adjusting to life as Leafs' great hope (Sportsnet)
TIM WHARNSBY: Spezza, Ovechkin and putting up a rookie (CBC)
ERIC DUHATSCHEK: Colborne relishes chance to play for hometown Flames (Globe & Mail)
ERIC DUHATSCHEK: Blues blast out of the gate again (Globe & Mail)
KEVIN ALLEN: These early NHL trends can be sustained (USA Today)
BRUCE ARTHUR: Start to NHL season plagued by same old outrageous performance exaggerations (National Post)
PAT HICKEY: The Kid Line rewards coach Therrien (Montreal Gazette)
WAYNE SCANLAN: The good and bad of a road weekend (Ottawa Citizen)
ERIC FRANCIS: Excitement rules at Calgary Flames home opener (Calgary Sun)
ED WILLES: Lack stars in his first NHL start as Canucks prove nothing is going to come easy (Vancouver Province)
MIKE HEIKA: Future of Stars dependent on Tyler Seguin, Jamie Benn chemistry (Dallas Morning News)
GARY LAWLESS: Past is Finn-ito for Jets fans (Winnipeg Free Press)
DAMIEN COX: Maple Leaf goalie battle no cause for alarm (Toronto Star)
GEORGE JOHNSON: Flames have a 'bitter feeling' after coughing up a lead for second time in three outings (Calgary Herald)

TERRY FREI: Avalanche's Ryan O'Reilly transitions from center to wing (Denver Post)
DON BRENNAN: Senators second line pick up scoring slack (Ottawa Sun)
TERRY JONES: 'Awesome' to Dallas Eakins that Edmonton Oilers fans care (Edmonton Sun)
JACK TODD: It looks like Eller Time for Habs (Montreal Gazette)
BUCKY GLEASON: Changing things up on the fly (Buffalo News)
PAUL FRIESEN: Winnipeg is still Teemu Selanne's town (Winnipeg Sun)

10/6/13

CHRIS JOHNSTON: Leafs' Raymond, Bolland earning Carlyle's trust (Sportsnet)
SEAN GENTILLE: Former Olympic MVP Miller must impress Bylsma to earn spot on U.S. team (The Sporting News)
MIKE BROPHY: Jonathan Bernier saves the day for Maple Leafs (CBC)
FLUTO SHINZAWA: Martin St. Louis only choice for Tampa captaincy (Boston Globe)Paywall to view
STEVE BUFFERY: Maple Leafs' blue line looks bright (Toronto Sun)
MIKE THERIEN: What's the point of being a Leafs fan? (Ottawa Sun)
MARK HERRMANN: Islanders finally have continuity (New York Newsday)
ADRIAN DATER: Paul Stastny could be odd man out with Avalanche by season's end (Denver Post)
STEVE SIMMONS: Leafs coach Carlyle and Gardiner need to get on the same page (Toronto Sun)
DON BRENNAN: MacArthur reveals he's got a bone to pick with former coach Randy Carlyle (Ottawa Sun)
WES GILBERTSON: Calgary Flames a work in progress (Calgary Sun)

MIKE HEIKA: Rookie Alex Chiasson powering Stars' offense, leads team to first win (Dallas Morning News)
TONY GALLAGHER: Aggressive style looks like it will pay dividends (Vancouver Province)
CHRIS STEVENSON: Lecavalier feels wrath of Canadiens fans (Ottawa Sun)
ROSIE DiMANNO: Young D-man Rielly right at home in debut outing (Toronto Star)
DAVE MOLINARI: Who can contend for the hardware? (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
MARK KISZLA: Kiszla: Avs' Nate MacKinnon looks like the real, super deal (Denver Post)
GEORGE JOHNSON: Galiardi makes amends for opening stumble (Calgary Herald)

ERIK ERLENDSSON: Not keeping Drouin was right move (Tampa Tribune)
ED WILLES: Shot-happy Canucks make it look simple (Vancouver Province)
TOM POWERS: Wild fail to avoid the obvious in loss to Ducks (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
DON BRENNAN: MacArthur reveals he's got a bone to pick with former coach Randy Carlyle (Ottawa Sun)
DAMIEN COX: Maple Leafs win home opener, Jonathan Bernier stands tall (Toronto Star)
WES GILBERTSON: Seven storylines to follow in the NHL's new Pacific Division (Calgary Sun)

MARK WHICKER: Kariya leaves hole in the Ducks' scrapbook (Orange County Register)
WAYNE SCANLAN: MacArthur rips former coach Carlyle (Ottawa Citizen)
DON BRENNAN: Sens blow lead lose in first Battle of Ontario (Ottawa Sun)
LARRY BROOKS: Time is now for NHL to outlaw fighting (New York Post)

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