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OPINION

10/14/17

JARED CLINTON: Luongo moving up the NHL's all-time win list, but is he a lock for the Hall Of Fame? (The Hockey News)
JARED CLINTON: Golden Knights off to best expansion start ever -- how did other expansion teams fare early? (The Hockey News)
MATT LARKIN: Why Martin Hanzal won't be suspended - and what we can learn from that (The Hockey News)
MARK SPECTOR: Oilers’ Todd McLellan brings out his ‘mean side’ ahead of Senators game (Sportsnet)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: Leafs coach Mike Babcock ‘jacked up’ for Montreal homecoming (Sportsnet)
PATRICK REUSSE: At least the NHL manages to keep its fans content (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
PAUL GACKLE: Should the Sharks take a stab at acquiring Islanders’ Tavares? (San Jose Mercury News)
ED GRANEY: Golden Knights mascot works about as well as team’s power play (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
JIM SOUHAN: Foligno getting into a fight wasn't very bright (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
BRENDAN KELLY: Canadiens fans see red as Habs stagger into season (Montreal Gazette)
JOHN VOGL: Chris Hajt feels at home coaching his father's longtime team (Buffalo News)
JASON BOTCHFORD: Don't count Loui Eriksson out just yet (Vancouver Province)
MARTIN FENNELLY: This Is What The Lightning Needed (Tampa Bay Times)
PAT HICKEY: Victor Mete shows he belongs on Canadiens' blue line (Montreal Gazette)
ERIC FRANCIS: Calgary Flames fans get look at backup ... one night early (Calgary Sun)
BRETT CYRGALIS: Golden Knights reminded us why sports can matter so much (New York Post)
SAM CARCHIDI: Flyers' power-play units: Who's No. 1? (Philadelphia Inquirer)
STU COWAN: Alex Galchenyuk becomes 'ball of confusion' with Canadiens (Montreal Gazette)
DON BRENNAN: Many questions to ponder for Ottawa sports fans (Ottawa Sun)
DAVE FESCHUK: Saturday night Leafs tradition fading away (Toronto Star)

10/13/17

KEN CAMPBELL: Surprising rookie Jesper Bratt embodying the new-look New Jersey Devils (The Hockey News)
MATT LARKIN: The Habs should try positive reinforcement with Alex Galchenyuk (The Hockey News)
JARED CLINTON: Has the pre-season penalty crackdown carried over to the regular season? (The Hockey News)
JARED CLINTON: It's early but the Avalanche's gamble on Nail Yakupov is paying off (The Hockey News)
RYAN KENNEDY: Smaller defenseman are finally getting their due in the NHL (The Hockey News)
MARK SPECTOR: Seven surprising small sample size stats to start the NHL season (Sportsnet)
FRANK SERAVALLI: The complex calculation of a coach’s challenge (TSN)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Boeser’s debut overshadowed as young Jets stars overwhelm Canucks (Sportsnet)
KEVIN ALLEN: Six young NHL players making noise this season (USA Today)
STEPHEN HARRIS: Bruins must hold themselves accountable (Boston Herald)
BEN KUZMA: For Hutton, Stecher, less may mean more in duo’s effectiveness (Vancouver Province)
JOE REXRODE: The day the Nashville Predators came to my neighborhood for some street hockey (The Tennessean)
MARTIN FENNELLY: Pioneers of the puck: Flashback to the Lightning's first season (Tampa Bay Times)
KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: Bruins sprang a lot of leaks on defense in Denver (Boston Globe)
ED WILLES: Like the Canucks, Jets banking on youth to come of age (Vancouver Province)
SCOTT CAMPBELL: When he's good, Byfuglien makes the Jets better (Winnipeg Free Press)
ERIC FRANCIS: Mike Smith's superb play is masking Flames shortcomings (Calgary Sun)
GREGG KRUPA: Krupa: Red Wings show reasons for optimism in 3-1 start (Detroit News)

10/12/17

JARED CLINTON: Belmont or bust: Islanders have 'singular focus' when it comes to finding new home (The Hockey News)
KEN CAMPBELL: Trade, re-sign or play overseas: Decision coming soon for Athanasiou and Red Wings (The Hockey News)
JARED CLINTON: Despite what Forsberg says there's no good reason for Avalanche to bench Duchene (The Hockey News)
MATT LARKIN: Are the Golden Knights actually better than we thought? (The Hockey News)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: New-look Devils humble Maple Leafs for first loss of season (Sportsnet)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Boeser exemplifying maturity despite scratch from Canucks lineup (Sportsnet)
ELLIOTTE FRIEDMAN: 31 Thoughts: Why new arena means everything for Islanders (Sportsnet)
MICHAEL TRAIKOS: Marc-Andre Fleury makes himself at home, carries Vegas to 3-0 start (National Post)
STU COWAN: Alex DeBrincat rubs some salt in Canadiens' wounds (Montreal Gazette)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Senators' Formenton and Brown won’t sit in press box for long (Ottawa Sun)
STEVE SIMMONS: Lack of effort from Leafs irks Babcock (Toronto Sun)
BEN KUZMA: A better Brock Boeser looks poised for regular-season Canucks debut (Vancouver Province)
KEN WARREN: Another Swede logs Karlsson-type minutes in Vancouver (Ottawa Citizen)

10/11/17

RYAN KENNEDY: Michael Matheson gets paid for his quiet excellence (The Hockey News)
KEN CAMPBELL: Leafs ae trying to become Blackhawks east, and they're on their way (The Hockey News)
JARED CLINTON: Trying to make sense of the Golden Knights early season decision (The Hockey News)
MARK SPECTOR: Why the 2017-18 Jets have to prove they're on track for success (Sportsnet)
ALEX PREWITT: Hockey and Healing: In Wake of Tragedy, Golden Knights Try to Bring Comfort to Vegas (Si.com)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: Why Leafs’ Patrick Marleau sticks by dated two-piece stick (Sportsnet)
EMILY KAPLAN: Golden Knights open at home honoring first responders, victims of Las Vegas tragedy (ESPN)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Burrows forged connection to Vancouver that Canucks aim to achieve (Sportsnet)
KEVIN ALLEN: Deryk Engelland delivers in Vegas' home opener (USA Today)
MICHAEL TRAIKOS: Golden Knights open for business Tuesday with first chance to wow fans in a meaningful game (National Post)
STU COWAN: Close-knit family key to Charles Hudon's success (Montreal Gazette)
ED GRANEY: In a time of unspeakable tragedy, Golden Knights unite Las Vegas (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
FLUTO SHINZAWA: The best places to eat in every NHL city (Boston Globe)
ED WILLES: It's a new world order for the Canucks under coach Green (Vancouver Province)
JOE REXRODE: Predators give their fans a banner, then a win for scrapbook (The Tennessean)
PAT HICKEY: 'We can't figure a way to put it in the net': Julien (Montreal Gazette)
LUKE DeCOCK: In first two games, Hurricanes prove their resiliency the difficult way (Raleigh News & Observer)
FLUTO SHINZAWA: Bruins’ lines quickly thrown into a state of flux (Boston Globe)
LARRY BROOKS: How treasured rookie talked Rangers into giving him a chance (New York Post)
THOM LOVERRO: Laurene Powell Jobs and the sound of change (Washington Times)
BEN KUZMA: Is promise of Dahlen, presence of Burrows a win-win deal? (Vancouver Province)
KEN WIEBE: Jets' Maurice praises Poolman for play against Oilers (Winnipeg Sun)
KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: A few problems have already surfaced for the Bruins (Boston Globe)
DAVE FESCHUK: Goals have Leafs grinning ear to ear hole (Toronto Star)

10/10/17

MARK SPECTOR: McLellan to remind Oilers 'how to win' after mediocre showings (Sportsnet)
EMILY KAPLAN: What's fueling Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin's hot start? It might be the sauce (ESPN)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: Auston Matthews delivers in big way for Leafs yet again (Sportsnet)
MICHAEL TRAIKOS: Old man's league: Don't count Alex Ovechkin — or his generation of NHL stars — out just yet (National Post)
KEVIN ALLEN: Golden Knights fever proof Vegas hit jackpot (USA Today)
LARRY BROOKS: This wasn't supposed to be Rangers' shutdown defensive pair in 2017 (New York Post)
MIKE HARRINGTON: Sabres' big names are coming up woefully small (Buffalo News)
STEVE SIMMONS: No longer compared to Crosby, can a rested Toews be a difference maker again for the Blackhawks? (Toronto Sun)
FLUTO SHINZAWA: Bruins rookies learn some hard lessons (Boston Globe)
JEFF GORDON: Shatty and Blues moved on — both sides are better for it (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
LARRY BROOKS: Rangers' ideal reinforcement is center they already recruited (New York Post)
DAVE FESCHUK: Electric Leafs win ‘first real game’ of young season (Toronto Star)
RON COOK: Penguins' White House trip is about respect for the office (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
BEN KUZMA: Sedins see rationale of being support players (Vancouver Province)
STEPHEN HARRIS: Tuukka Rask not up to the task (Boston Herald)
ERIC FRANCIS: Travelling Jagrs — and Jagr himself — embody the beauty of sports (Calgary Sun)
DAMIEN COX: Golden Knights play it right in shattered Vegas (Toronto Star)
TERRY JONES: Edmonton Oilers lacking will against Winnipeg Jets (Edmonton Sun)

10/9/17

LARRY BROOKS: Alain Vigneault already resorting to playoff tricks after slow start (New York Post)
PAT HICKEY: Effort, chances are there, Plekanec says, but scoreboard tells tale (Montreal Gazette)
FLUTO SHINZAWA: Zdeno Chara still feels at home in today’s high-tempo NHL (Boston Globe)
JACK TODD: Habs suffer bitter defeat thanks to Toronto War Room dinosaurs (Montreal Gazette)
ROSIE DiMANNO: Gardiner’s risky game part of Leafs’ charm — to a point (Toronto Star)
BEN KUZMA: Derek Dorsett's pride, pace, pesky play spark shutdown winger (Vancouver Province)

10/8/17

RYAN KENNEDY: Draisaitl embraces expectations as Oilers turn corner to full on contender (The Hockey News)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Horvat delivers as Green pushes right buttons for Canucks (Sportsnet)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Canucks’ Travis Green set to finally hop on the NHL coaching carousel (Sportsnet)
CHRIS HINE: Artemi Panarin-Brandon Saad trade a rare one that benefits both teams (Chicago Tribune)
MIKE CHAMBERS: Will Butcher and Alex Kerfoot made educated moves (Denver Post)
STEVE POLITI: Nico Hischier's debut gives Devils fans a reason to dream big (NJ.com)
STU COWAN: Carey Price a man of few words after loss to Capitals (Montreal Gazette)
BENJAMIN HOCHMAN: 'Hitch' gets a nod, but it's Yeo time now (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
STEVE SIMMONS: Stanley Cup talk starts to get important now for Leafs (Toronto Sun)
FLUTO SHINZAWA: TD Garden rolls out annual enhancements to stay connected (Boston Globe)
LARRY BROOKS: NHL GMs are wasting leverage gifted to them with bad deals (New York Post)
TARA SULLIVAN: Devils' rookie Nico Hischier proves he's ready to fight (NorthJersey.com)
DON BRENNAN: Senators-Red Wings was a dud (Ottawa Sun)
BRUCE ARTHUR: Leafs’ goal circus hits town to good reviews (Toronto Star)
STU COWAN: Alex Ovechkin and Capitals put a 6-1 beating on Canadiens (Montreal Gazette)
MARK HERRMANN: Tavares keeps giving Islanders everything he has (New York Newsday)
MIKE HARRINGTON: Penguins have stunning slide out of the gate (Buffalo News)
ROSIE DiMANNO: Leafs' Andersen marches to own beat, and tough to beat (Toronto Star)
STEVE CONROY: Bruins owner Jeremy Jacobs on topic as NHL’s point man (Boston Herald)
TED KULFAN: Kulfan: Howard is key to Red Wings' win over Senators (Detroit News)
ERIC FRANCIS: Calgary Flames' Travis Hamonic gives back to community after losing dad at young age (Calgary Sun)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Colorado Avalanche GM Joe Sakic is very patient (Ottawa Sun)

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