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OPINION

10/18/14

KEN CAMPBELL: Gustav Nyquist ready to pick up the Red Wings torch (The Hockey News)
MIKE BROPHY: A fond farewell to Joe Louis Arena (The Hockey News)
MARK SPECTOR: Vrbata, Sedins speaking the same language (Sportsnet)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Staal trade talk premature, complicated (ESPN)Paywall to view
CHRIS JOHNSTON: Franson still a Leaf thanks to next door neighbour (Sportsnet)
JONAS SIEGEL: Leafs revert to troubling ways as Zetterberg dominates (TSN)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Manny Malhotra providing key leadership for young Canadiens (ESPN)
JEFF BLAIR: Babcock, Leafs a match made in hockey heaven (Sportsnet)
DARREN DREGOR: OT issues, World Cup update and Sens' options with Methot (TSN)
KATIE STRANG: Wings' Howard sets the bar high (ESPN)
ERIC DUHATSCHEK: Rough start looks eerily familiar to Oilers fans (Globe & Mail)
DAVE AMMENHEUSER: Securing All-Star Game was long process for Predators (The Tennessean)
JOHN DIETZ: Dietz: Everything breaks right for van Riemsdyk (Chicago Daily Herald)
MICHAEL ARACE: Blue Jackets get two big points as long road swing beckons (Columbus Dispatch)
BRETT CYRGALIS: Why hockey fans can't get enough of the Maple Leafs (New York Post)
JEFF MILLER: Ducks' Stoner willing to lend a fist (Orange County Register)
TERRY JONES: Oilers low five (Edmonton Sun)
GARY LAWLESS: Wakey-wakey, sleeping Jets (Winnipeg Free Press)
DAVE STUBBS: Habs' Pacioretty wearing leadership role well on and off ice (Montreal Gazette)
CAM COLE: Stamkos returns to form, and to Vancouver after gruesome injury (Vancouver Sun)
BOB DUFF: Weiss waits for call (Windsor Star)
DAVE FESCHUK: Maple Leafs' Millennials get reality check (Toronto Star)
LARRY BROOKS: Rangers struggling to find the right line combos (New York Post)
MIKE SPELLMAN: Spellman: What a move to bring in Coach Q (Chicago Daily Herald)
ERIC FRANCIS: Calgary Flames make Johnny Gaudreau a healthy scratch ... what's next for the prospect? (Calgary Sun)
PAUL FRIESEN: What happened to the goals? (Winnipeg Sun)
STU COWAN: Sekac's father not only one celebrating after Hab's first NHL goal (Montreal Gazette)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Ducks, a 2-1 winner over Wild, hoping to raise game (Los Angeles Times)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Canucks say their sellout streak is over (Vancouver Sun)
JOHN MacKINNON: Record notwithstanding, Oilers showing positive signs (Edmonton Journal)
RANDY SPORTAK: Johnny Gaudreau still learning NHL game (Calgary Sun)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Ottawa Sens veteran Chris Phillips 'adopts' rookie Curtis Lazar (Ottawa Sun)

10/17/14

RYAN KENNEDY: Montreal Canadiens winger P-A Parenteau happy to be home (The Hockey News)
ADAM PROTEAU: Milan Lucic feeling the heat after appearing to make lewd gesture at Canadiens fans (The Hockey News)
ADAM PROTEAU: John Scott demolishes Mikhail Grabovski; Was the hit clean? You decide (The Hockey News)
KEN CAMPBELL: OHL owner's son retires after scoring zero goals in 95 games (The Hockey News)
DAVID NAYLOR: Leafs GMs should take pledge of patience (TSN)
MARK SPECTOR: Eakins' job, Oilers season hinges on home stand (Sportsnet)
JONAS SIEGEL: Carlyle testing tough love approach with Gardiner (TSN)
SEAN GENTILLE: Penguins could stick with Malkin-Sutter-Dupuis for a while (The Sporting News)
ALLAN MUIR: Eric Staal trade rumors; Pressure mounts on Eakins; more notes (Si.com)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: How Bruins can get back on track (ESPN)Paywall to view
JAMES MIRTLE: A goalie controversy? That'd be good news for the Leafs (Globe & Mail)
CATHAL KELLY: Toronto is the only destination for a man of Babcock's stature (Globe & Mail)
SCOTT STINSON: Don't bet against math, it almost always wins in the end (National Post)
KEVIN ALLEN: Andre Burakovsky provides Capitals rookie impact (USA Today)
DAVE STUBBS: Beautiful, ugly two points for Habs in home-opener vs. Bruins (Montreal Gazette)
ERIC FRANCIS: Calgary Flames prospect Johnny Hockey best served in minors (Calgary Sun)
JASON BOTCHFORD: Horvat's health almost a hearty as his confidence (Vancouver Province)
JOHN MacKINNON: Once-proud fan to Edmonton Oilers: 'You're losing me' (Edmonton Journal)
STEVE BUFFERY: Maple Leafs' ex-captain Wendel Clark feels team toughness is critical in today's NHL (Toronto Sun)
PAT HICKEY: Victory has team all a-twitter (Montreal Gazette)
FLUTO SHINZAWA: Nothing bounced Tuukka Rask's way on this night (Boston Globe)
KEN WIEBE: Jets need to regain MTS Centre magic (Winnipeg Sun)
BEN KUZMA: Who's your goalie, Willie? Coach won't tip his hand about when it's Miller time (Vancouver Province)
TERRY JONES:Only thing unfamiliar with Oilers' rocky start is the diminishing patience of fans (Edmonton Sun)
RANDY SPORTAK: Playoffs were never in the cards for Edmonton's woeful Oilers (Calgary Sun)
DAVE FESCHUK: Reimer keeps winning as Maple Leafs brush off goaltending controversy (Toronto Star)
DAVE STUBBS: Eyes wide open, Tokarski settling in as Habs backup goaltender (Montreal Gazette)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Senators show signs of returning to plucky style of play (Ottawa Citizen)
DEREK VAN DIEST: The Edmonton Oilers are starting off where they left off last season (Edmonton Sun)
STEVE SIMMONS: Story of his success: Maple Leafs' Stuart Percy (Toronto Sun)
HELENE ST. JAMES: Red Wings' Glendening is making the grade (Detroit Free Press)
TONY GALLAGHER: Garrison goes from shock at unwanted trade to dealing with it (Vancouver Province)
DAVID HAUGH: Chicago's top sports executives show lighter side (Chicago Tribune)Paywall to view

10/16/14

ADAM PROTEAU: If it's over for him, Daniel Alfredsson the player and person should be celebrated (The Hockey News)
MATT LARKIN: Carey Price has a celebrity bedroom stalker (The Hockey News)
KEN CAMPBELL: Jake Muzzin another piece of the Kings exercise in dynasty building (The Hockey News)
DAMIEN COX: Top 30 NHL Draft Prospects List (Sportsnet)
CRAIG BUTTON: Matthews the clear favourite to go No. 1 in 2016 Draft (TSN)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: The NHL's All-Hinge team (ESPN)Paywall to view
DAVID NAYLOR: Time for the Florida Panthers to go away (TSN)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Avs not making excuses for slow start (ESPN)
SEAN GENTILLE: Jamie Benn bull-rushes his way into NHL's elite class (The Sporting News)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Flyers, Lecavalier off to a rough start (ESPN)
ROY MacGREGOR: Senators' new mascots are a right honourable attempt at exorcism (Globe & Mail)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Canucks defenceman Dan Hamhuis still working on approach (Vancouver Sun)
BOB DUFF: Defence key to Wings' growth (Windsor Star)
MARK WHICKER: Los Angeles Kings gearing up for long regular season hike to 2015 NHL playoffs (Los Angeles Daily News)
TONY GALLAGHER: Western dominance looks likely to continue in NHL (Vancouver Province)
PAT LEONARD: Can't defend NY Rangers' gaffes (New York Daily News)
DON BRENNAN: Ottawa Senators focus on D (Ottawa Sun)
BEN KUZMA: Ryan Jones invited to Utica as potential depth player once Canucks injuries hit (Vancouver Province)
DAVE STUBBS: Habs' Markov continues to lead Canadiens defence corps (Montreal Gazette)
TED WYMAN: Winnipeg Jets and goalie Michael Hutchinson are confident he'll rebound (Winnipeg Sun)
JASON BOTCHFORD: Will Willie's faith in Vey pay off for Canucks? (Vancouver Province)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Maturing Ovechkin still marches to beat of own drum (Toronto Sun)

10/15/14

ADAM PROTEAU: Are the Isles for real? Also: for real, Rangers? (The Hockey News)
ADAM PROTEAU: Jamie Benn battles through three Blue Jackets for blue collar goal (The Hockey News)
KEN CAMPBELL: Killer AHL mascot goes down in flames. RIP, "Scorch" (The Hockey News)
JONAS SIEGEL: Robidas struggling early to find form with Leafs (TSN)
ELLIOTTE FRIEDMAN: 30 Thoughts: Panthers in spotlight for wrong reason (Sportsnet)
RICK WESTHEAD: Why Montreal is the worst NHL city...when it's tax time (TSN)
MARK SPECTOR: The ugly truth about South Florida hockey fans (Sportsnet)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Checking in on key impending RFAs (ESPN)Paywall to view
DAVID NAYLOR: Puck possession is the talk of the NHL (TSN)
MICHAEL GRANGE: No good reason why Gardiner is odd defenceman out (Sportsnet)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Coyotes and Panthers not in the same boat (ESPN)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: Reimer's play recycling familiar narrative for Leafs (Sportsnet)
ALLAN MUIR: Panthers' attendance woes no laughing matter; more notes (Si.com)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Panthers president says empty seats 'not acceptable' (ESPN)
FILIP BONDY: For NY Rangers fan, there is an art to 'Potvin sucks' chant (New York Daily News)
LARRY BROOKS: Struggling Rangers failing to respond when adversity strikes (New York Post)
MIKE IMREM: Blackhawks strong enough to bear the burden (Chicago Daily Herald)
STEVE SIMMONS: Rumours swirl about Staal coming to Toronto (Toronto Sun)
BOB DUFF: Franzen dialed in for Wings (Windsor Star)
JASON BOTCHFORD: Things feel new again for Canucks (Vancouver Province)
BOB BROOKOVER: Winless Flyers search for positives (Philadelphia Inquirer)
LUKE DeCOCK: Kids' contributions are Hurricanes' recipe for success (Raleigh News & Observer)
TONY GALLAGHER: Three coaches now have given Kassian short looks at top-six minutes, what gives? (Vancouver Province)
MIKE SPELLMAN: Keith an Ironman on skates (Chicago Daily Herald)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Power play clicking for Canucks (Vancouver Sun)
BRUCE ARTHUR: Kessel OT winner lets Leafs and fans breathe (Toronto Star)
MICHAEL ARACE: Ryan Johansen's fast start after missing Blue Jackets camp striking (Columbus Dispatch)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Superstars Sidney Crosby, Steven Stamkos, John Tavares are healthy and better than ever (Toronto Sun)
BEN KUZMA: Being connected as a team can't be oversold for these Canucks (Vancouver Province)
MIKE SPELLMAN: Another couple days off for Rozsival (Chicago Daily Herald)
GREG COTE: Miami's top sports teams testing fans' patience, but there's reason for hope (Miami Herald)
DAVID STAPLES: TSN analyst leads pack who doubt Edmonton Oilers this year (Edmonton Journal)
PAUL FRIESEN: Jets' Wheeler leading NHL in penalty minutes (Winnipeg Sun)

10/14/14

ADAM PROTEAU: Here's a hat trick from Steven Stamkos (The Hockey News)
ADAM PROTEAU: Panthers' attendance woes shouldn't be a shocker (The Hockey News)
ADAM PROTEAU: AHL drops 12-game suspension on Trevor Gillies; is it enough? (The Hockey News)
JEFF SIEGEL: Leafs keeping Percy's early performance in perspective (TSN)
SEAN GENTILLE: The Chris Pronger safety method: Wow, even I wouldn't have done that (The Sporting News)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Ten takeaways from opening weekend (ESPN)Paywall to view
JEFF WAGENHEIM: As NHL enforcers fade, tough guys will always be needed (Si.com)
KATIE STRANG: Steven Stamkos is hungrier than ever (ESPN)
ALLAN MUIR: Hobbled Hurricanes look like early favorites in 2015 NHL Draft lottery (Si.com)
SCOTT STINSON: Rogers' first NHL weekend: Don Cherry in his glory; CBC's misstep magnified (National Post)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Chris Pronger's new job with NHL has appearance of conflict (Los Angeles Times)
KEVIN ALLEN: Mike Babcock's return to Detroit anything but done deal (USA Today)
JACK TODD: Habs are fun to watch, if you can find 'em on TV (Montreal Gazette)
FLUTO SHINZAWA: Bruins' misfiring offense leads to thin margin of error (Boston Globe)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: It's already been a wild ride for Maple Leafs (Toronto Sun)
BEN KUZMA: Hansen ready to get back to his honey badger style (Vancouver Province)
TOM HOFFARTH: Q&A: Why has 'Mad Mike' Milbury changed his thinking on NHL fighting? It may blow your mind (Los Angeles Daily News)
ANDREW GROSS: Coliseum needs Isles-Rangers playoff series (Bergen Record)
MIKE HARRINGTON: Sabres' feeble performance adds to lost weekend (Buffalo News)
PAT HICKEY: No comeback for Canadiens this time (Montreal Gazette)
TOM JONES: Lightning is Tampa Bay's last hope for an elite franchise (Tampa Tribune)
NEIL BEST: Hamonic tells his story on ESPN's 'E:60' (New York Newsday)
KEN WIEBE: Truth of Jets' ability lay somewhere between impressive win and depressing losses (Winnipeg Sun)
ED WILLES: It's not unreasonable for the Canucks to make the playoffs (Vancouver Province)
BARRY ROZNER: Rozner: Blackhawks hot, Richards not in early going (Chicago Daily Herald)

10/13/14

JOSH ELLIOTT: Breathe easy, Maple Leafs fans -- Phil Kessel scored (The Hockey News)
JOSH ELLIOTT: Top 5 training camp contract battles (and how they ended) (The Hockey News)
CATHAL KELLY: Tromping of Rangers shows its too early to judge Maple Leafs (Globe & Mail)
DAVID EBNER: Revived Canucks are fun again and winning back their fans (Globe & Mail)
LARRY BROOKS: It's early, but Rangers still have plenty of issues (New York Post)
ROSIE DiMANNO: Tossing Leafs jersey was bush-league move (Toronto Star)
FILIP BONDY: In labor daze, NY Rangers aren't able to deliver in home opener (New York Daily News)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Another scare for Maple Leafs' James Reimer (Toronto Sun)
TERRY JONES: Plenty of positive examples for both current Edmonton Eskimos and Oilers (Edmonton Sun)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Senators' Bobby Ryan talks about the $50M deal he signed to stay in Ottawa (Ottawa Sun)
ROSIE DiMANNO: Reimer sharp as Leafs beat Rangers for first win (Toronto Star)
MICHAEL RAND: Wild's bandwagon is the fullest around (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
JOE LAPOINTE: Detroit Red Wings have an early season turnover problem (MLive.com)
MIKE SPELLMAN: First impressions of this year's Blackhawks (Chicago Daily Herald)
JIM MATHESON: First two games show Oilers 'stumbling out of the gate' (Edmonton Journal)

10/12/14

JOSH ELLIOTT: Don't be fooled by the San Jose Sharks' alphabet rebuild (The Hockey News)
JOSH ELLIOTT: Six goalies who could get an NHL job this season (The Hockey News)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: Crosby puts to rest any debate about who's best (Sportsnet)
JONAS SIEGEL: Kessel, Leafs top line under the microscope after Pens rout (TSN)
KATIE STRANG: Five biggest opening-week surprises (ESPN)
GEORGE VECSEY: Staying on the Island, but Moving a World Away (New York Times)
GREG COTE: Florida Panthers' homecoming depressing, jarring to the senses (Miami Herald)
STEVE JACOBSON: Brooklyn gets the team, but LIers retain the memories (New York Newsday)
FLUTO SHINZAWA: Times changing for defensemen trying to keep up (Boston Globe)
ED WILLES: Creativity unleashed, the Sedins look like it's 2011 all over again (Vancouver Province)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Jersey toss a symbol of Maple Leafs fan frustration (Toronto Sun)
LARRY BROOKS: Pronger's hiring by NHL riddled with conflicts of interest (New York Post)
ARTHUR STAPLE: New-look Isles deliver for 'electric' crowd (New York Newsday)
BARRY ROZNER: Blackhawks in flip-switching mode already (Chicago Daily Herald)
BOB HUNTER: Rivalry with Rangers has potential to blossom (Columbus Dispatch)
TERRY JONES: A shame current Edmonton Oilers couldn't have celebrated with 1984 champions (Edmonton Sun)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Senators' Zack Smith adjusting to life on the wing (Ottawa Sun)
MIKE HEIKA: Backup goalie falters late, but top-line Stars share blame, too (Dallas Morning News)
FLUTO SHINZAWA: Bruins clearly shorthanded (Boston Globe)
TONY GALLAGHER: Canucks' offence provides plenty of 'holy cow' moments, but plenty of holes in the defence, too (Vancouver Province)
MICHAEL RUSSO: There are no patsies in the Western Conference (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
DAVE FESCHUK: Puck possession not Maple Leafs forte (Toronto Star)
PAT HICKEY: Canadiens stage another comeback (Montreal Gazette)
ERIK ERLENDSSON: Panik victim of team's depth (Tampa Tribune)
DAVE MOLINARI: On the Penguins (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
MARK KISZLA: Patrick Roy must dare to transform Avs (Denver Post)
GREGG KRUPA: Young players' heart will determine Wings' fate (Detroit News)
SAM CARCHIDI: NHL botches Pronger's hiring (Philadelphia Inquirer)
FRANK SERAVALLI: NHL breaks its own rules in Pronger hiring (Philadelphia Daily News)

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