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- JARED CLINTON: Further expansion: Bruins owner Jeremy Jacobs doesn't see it happening (The Hockey News)
- JARED CLINTON: 10 major milestones to watch for throughout the 2-16-17 season (The Hockey News)
- MICHAEL GRANGE: After years adrift the Toronto sports tide is rising (Sportsnet)
- FRANK SERAVALLI: The Battle of Alberta is back (TSN)
- SEAN GENTILLE: Marc-Andre Fleury swallows hard and starts over, the right way (The Sporting News)
- JOE McDONALD: The scary part: Matthews made it look easy (ESPN)
- CHRIS JOHNSTON: Matthews focused on staying grounded as spotlight intensifies (Sportsnet)
- ERIC DUHATSCHEK: Flames goalie Brian Elliott is always looking to the next game (Globe & Mail)
- JOE STARKEY: Penguins celebration missing a few familiar faces (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
- KEVIN GORMAN: Pens' duo could go down as city's best (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
- LARRY BROOKS: Rangers need this Chris Kreider for the rest of the season (New York Post)
- STEPHEN HARRIS: World Cup champion Marchand adjusts quite well to life NHL regular-season life with Bruins (Boston Herald)
- BEN KUZMA: Canucks’ Desjardins dialed in for this most crucial season (Vancouver Province)
- PAT HICKEY: Montoya's the man as Price misses second start (Montreal Gazette)
- PAUL FRIESEN: First star: Rookie Patrik Laine doesn't disappoint (Winnipeg Sun)
- PAUL ZEISE: Will the Penguins repeat as Stanley Cup champions? (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
- DAVE FESCHUK: History was four score and one game ago (Toronto Star)
- DAN BARNES: Great One sees great future in McDavid and Matthews (Edmonton Journal)
- IAIN MacINTYRE: Linden's crown has dents, but 65-point season is royally absurd (Vancouver Sun)
- DAN CAESAR: Blues suddenly a hot TV property (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
- MIKE SIELSKI: Giroux is whatever you want him to be (Philadelphia Inquirer)
- SCOTT CRUICKSHANK: Flames winger Kris Versteeg searching for elusive stability (Calgary Herald)
- DAN STEINBERG: Whether they’re being checked or wrenched, it takes guts to be a D.C. sports fan (Washington Post)
- STU COWAN: A new life and a new challenge for P.K. Subban in Nashville (Montreal Gazette)
- MIKE HARRINGTON: With new contract in hand, Murray enters toughest stretch as Sabres GM (Buffalo News)
- FLUTO SHINZAWA: Bruins’ rookies pass their first test (Boston Globe)
- JASON BOTCHFORD: Ten key Canucks questions to kick off a new season (Vancouver Province)
- TERRY JONES: Oilers captain Connor McDavid set the tone for opening night and the rest of the season (Edmonton Sun)
- SAM DONNELLON: Are more goals in Bellemare's future? (Philadelphia Daily News)
- PAUL WIECEK: Trouba gets off-ice reality check (Winnipeg Free Press)
- ERIC FRANCIS: Players like Auston Matthews, Connor McDavid and Flames Sean Monahan and Johnny Gaudreau in NHL limelight (Calgary Sun)
- MIKE ZEISBERGER: High praise following Auston Matthews' first game with Maple Leafs (Toronto Sun)
- NEIL BEST: Rangers-Islanders would be nice in spring, too (New York Newsday)
- MICHAEL ARACE: Werenski's promise, youth on display in NHL debut (Columbus Dispatch)
- ED WILLES: For one night, hockey was cool again (Vancouver Province)
- BRENDAN KELLY: Game-on video with rock, hockey, Carbo and Diane Bibaud (Montreal Gazette)
- JOHN NIYO: Red Wings need Blashill to find his voice (Detroit News)
- TOM JONES: Lightning victory starts what looks like a special season (Tampa Bay Times)
- DAVE HYDE: First night, first look at Panthers' season of hope (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
- JESUS ORTIZ: Draft bust Yakupov debuts as 'First Star' in St. Louis (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
- WAYNE SCANLAN: The NHL has become a place where kids can play (Ottawa Citizen)
- MIKE IMREM: Cubs wise to follow path set by Blackhawks (Chicago Daily Herald)
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- KEN CAMPBELL: NHL no teenage wasteland (The Hockey News)
- MARK SPECTOR: McDavid rises to occasion as Edmonton gets what it deserves (Sportsnet)
- FRANK SERAVALLI: Matthews, McDavid deliver as advertised on opening night (TSN)
- SEAN GENTILLE: Sabres star Jack Eichel injures ankle, needs to be helped off ice (The Sporting News)
- CHRIS JOHNSTON: Auston Matthews writes history in unforgettable debut (Sportsnet)
- PIERRE LeBRUN: Matthews a rising star for U.S. hockey (ESPN)
- GARY LAWLESS: Rookie Matthews exceeds expectations (TSN)
- ALEX PREWITT: P.K. Subban ready to bring unique blend of sports and entertainment to Nashville (Si.com)
- MICHAEL GRANGE: How Auston Matthews went from small ice to the big league (Sportsnet)
- JOE McDONALD: Bergeron, McQuaid, Miller to sit Bruins opener (ESPN)
- MARK PURDY: Maybe these Sharks can grab some Bay Area winter love (San Jose Mercury News)
- GREGG KRUPA: Red Wings have chance to be a better team (Detroit News)
- JASON BOTCHFORD: Tire fire or big surprise? (Vancouver Province)
- STU COWAN: Hockey in Nashville a world away from Montreal (Montreal Gazette)
- FLUTO SHINZAWA: Don Sweeney added off-ice pieces to help Bruins improve on ice (Boston Globe)
- BENJAMIN HOCHMAN: Blues play spoiler to Chicago's October party (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
- TERRY JONES: Wayne Gretzky announcement reconnects Hall of Famer with Edmonton (Edmonton Sun)
- KEN WARREN: Calder Trophy, meet Auston Matthews (Ottawa Citizen)
- RICK GOSSELIN: Next step in Jamie Benn's already prolific career? Help lead Stars to Stanley Cup (Dallas Morning News)
- BOB BROOKOVER: He wrote the book on the Flyers - twice (Philadelphia Inquirer)
- CAM COLE: Gretzky’s return to Oilers good for NHL, great for The Great One (Vancouver Sun)
- DAVE MOLINARI: Major hurdles must be cleared to repeat as champions (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
- STU COWAN: Habs' Shaw plays a lot bigger than his size (Montreal Gazette)
- BOB DUFF: Is Wings' playoff bubble about to burst? (Windsor Star)
- STEPHEN HARRIS: If Bruins are to succeed, Tuukka Rask will have to be better (Boston Herald)
- DON BRENNAN: Ottawa Senators' home opener against the Toronto Maple Leafs falls well short of sellout (Ottawa Sun)
- DAN BARNES: Gretzky's presence bridge between Oilers' past, future (Edmonton Journal)
- PATRICK REUSSE: Tom Reid is always good for a smile and a story (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
- MITCH ALBOM: Red Wings' Zetterberg reflects on lessons learned from legends (Detroit Free Press)
- ED WILLES: How the Gudbranson trade may define the Benning era (Vancouver Province)
- STU COWAN: Canadiens hoping Alexander Radulov doesn't become an Enigma (Montreal Gazette)
- MIKE SIELSKI: Can Ghost push the Flyers to the Stanley Cup? (Philadelphia Inquirer)
- JOE STARKEY: Penguins are off the block, and that's good news (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
- WAYNE SCANLAN: Senators spoil Matthews' coronation by winning in OT (Ottawa Citizen)
- TERRY JONES: Grand opening of Rogers Place, Oilers new home, underwhelming (Edmonton Sun)
- MIKE HARRINGTON: Sabres' high hopes take a big hit with Eichel injury (Buffalo News)
- JOHN NIYO: Red Wings need Blashill to find his voice (Detroit News)
- DAVE FESCHUK: Leafs’ Matthews offers a tour de four in debut (Toronto Star)
- Jay Beagle lost his dream job but is content in his role with the Capitals (Washington Post)
- DAN STEINBERG: You’ve read this Capitals column before. No, literally (Washington Post)
- MICHAEL ARACE: Bar is low, so maybe Blue Jackets can surprise (Columbus Dispatch)
- GREG COTE: As audacious as it is refreshing: The Panthers are challenging themselves to win Stanley Cup (Miami Herald)
- TOM JONES: No more oh-so-close. It's time for the Lightning to win the Stanley Cup (Tampa Bay Times)
- WES GILBERTSON: Oilers Connor McDavid scores two as Flames goalie Brian Elliott struggles in season opener (Calgary Sun)
- LUKE DeCOCK: Longest-tenured Hurricanes ticket-holder tells all (Raleigh News & Observer)
- FLUTO SHINZAWA: Road tips for hockey fans won’t leave you shorthanded (Boston Globe)
- LARRY BROOKS: This Rangers opener has everything a fan could want (New York Post)
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