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OPINION

RYAN KENNEDY: Jack Hughes Is Ready for More (The Hockey News)
MATT LARKIN: Why the Blackhawks 'Pulled a Rangers' and Wrote The Letter 2.0 (The Hockey News)
ELLIOTTE FRIEDMAN: Still no certainties on 2020–21 NHL season after GM call (Sportsnet)
FRANK SERAVALLI: Draft lottery, free agency dominate NHL GMs' meeting (TSN)
CATHAL KELLY: What if fans start to enjoy going cold turkey in this impending nearly sports-less winter? (Globe & Mail)
STU COWAN: Canadiens' Jeff Petry and family very happy in Montreal (Montreal Gazette)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: The Senators have been putting the pieces in place for a renewed team (Ottawa Sun)
DAMIEN COX: Maybe Joe Thornton and Wayne Simmonds will work out, but the Maple Leafs have a long history of veteran misfires (Toronto Star)
PAT HICKEY: Women's hockey gets a boost with Dream Gap Tour (Montreal Gazette)
MIKE McINTYRE: Leafs a Cup contender? (Winnipeg Free Press)
PATRICK JOHNSTON: The all-Canadian challenge for the Canucks' AHLers (Vancouver Province)

IAIN MacINTYRE: Canucks give polarizing Virtanen another chance to prove himself (Sportsnet)
ERIC FRANCIS: Flames' focus on character and fit to build roster is evident (Sportsnet)
ERIC ENGELS: Canadiens' Claude Julien under pressure to help team meet lofty expectations (Sportsnet)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Ottawa Senators and Connor Brown avoid arbitration with three-year deal (Ottawa Sun)
PHIL MUSHNICK: These stories sum up Doc Emrick's brilliance, class (New York Post)
STU COWAN: It's playoffs or bust now for new-look Canadiens (Montreal Gazette)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Colin White has turned the page and is looking forward to starting this season (Ottawa Sun)
PATRICK JOHNSTON: NHL still eyeing Jan. 1 start even as Winter Classic and All-Star Weekend are cancelled (Vancouver Province)
STEVE SIMMONS: Pilot COVID-19 testing program could see all Toronto teams homeward bound (Toronto Sun)

RYAN KENNEDY: Who's Hot in Europe Right Now? (The Hockey News)
MATT LARKIN: How the NHL Bubble Changed Players, Physically and Mentally (The Hockey News)
JEFF GORDON: Losing Pietrangelo, Allen creates big defensive challenge for Blues (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Whether Connor Brown ends up in arbitration or not, the Senators are putting the pieces in place (Ottawa Sun)
MATT PORTER: A close look at the current state of the Bruins roster (Boston Globe)
STU COWAN: Remembering a day Canadiens fans would like to forget (Montreal Gazette)
DON BRENNAN: Golf game rained out, "Killer" celebrates b-day cheering on Dodgers (Ottawa Sun)
PATRICK JOHNSTON: Canucks’ Adam Gaudette ‘betting on himself’ with one-year deal (Vancouver Province)
ROBERT TYCHKOWSKI: Oh Canada, a league of our own would be pretty chill (Edmonton Sun)
DAVE FESCHUK: The Maple Leafs’ salary gap could divide the dressing room if the stars don’t earn their keep (Toronto Star)

IAIN MacINTYRE: Canucks' Gaudette hoping to prove himself worthy of Bure's No. 96 (Sportsnet)
PAUL SULLIVAN: Column: With the Chicago Blackhawks officially rebuilding, Jonathan Toews, Patrick Kane and Duncan Keith deserve a chance to play for a winner elsewhere (Chicago Tribune)
STU COWAN: When might we see the Canadiens in action again? (Montreal Gazette)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: The Ottawa Senators and Connor Brown have $2.5M gap to bridge before arbitration (Ottawa Sun)
MIKE McINTYRE: Attending pro sports events an experiment (Winnipeg Free Press)
PATRICK JOHNSTON: Micheal Ferland’s Canucks future is up in the air (Vancouver Province)
DAVE FESCHUK: The Chicago Blackhawks have announced they’re rebuilding, and captain Jonathan Toews was the last to know (Toronto Star)

RYAN KENNEDY: Doc Emrick, Beloved Play-by-Play Legend, Retires (The Hockey News)
MATT LARKIN: Panic / Don't Panic: 2020 NHL Off-Season (The Hockey News)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Canucks' belief in Jayce Hawryluk may be what his winding career needs (Sportsnet)
MICHAEL TRAIKOS: Lindros says playing with Leafs is 'special' for Thornton and other veterans (National Post)
BARRY ROZNER: Crawford's Blackhawks years will stand test of time (Chicago Daily Herald)
STU COWAN: Canadiens' Phillip Danault is a very under-rated player (Montreal Gazette)
STEVE SIMMONS: Brian Burke's new book prompts Steve Simmons to reflect on 30 years covering the hockey lifer (Toronto Sun)
ROBERT TYCHKOWSKI: NHL regular season is no gimme; Barrie saves the Oilers (Edmonton Sun)
MIKE McINTYRE: Losing Laine worst outcome for Jets (Winnipeg Free Press)
ANDREW MARCHAND: Mike Tirico can’t be ruled out as potential Mike ‘Doc’ Emrick replacement (New York Post)
DAVE FESCHUK: Doc Emrick has the final word, and he’s used a lot of them in 47 years of hockey broadcasts (Toronto Star)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Evgenii Dadonov is ready to make himself at home with the Ottawa Senators (Ottawa Sun)
TERRY JONES: World juniors preparing for Christmas Day ho-ho-hockey (Edmonton Sun)
BRENDAN KELLY: Bergevin's off-season steers Canadiens onto win-now path (Montreal Gazette)
MIKE HARRINGTON: It's been a marvelous career for the retiring Doc Emrick (Buffalo News)
TED WYMAN: Imagining an all-Canadian division and how the Winnipeg Jets would fare (Winnipeg Sun)
STEVE SIMMONS: Retirement of Doc Emrick will leave a hole in hockey broadcasting (Toronto Sun)

IAIN MacINTYRE: Schmidt trade boosts D-corps, but Canucks need to fill void up front (Sportsnet)
MIKE CHAMBERS: Chris MacFarland is Avalanche’s hidden executive gem (Denver Post)
MIKE HARRINGTON: As Sam Reinhart's arbitration award climbs, how much is too much? (Buffalo News)
STEVE SIMMONS: Leafs signing of veterans an indictment of club leadership (Toronto Sun)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Signings continue as Ottawa Senators agree to a three-year deal with goalie Joey Daccord (Ottawa Sun)
BENJAMIN HOCHMAN: New Blues defenseman Krug, undrafted but undeterred, willed self to greatness with grittiness (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
JOE WARMINGTON: Don Cherry says take hockey outside to fight COVID (Toronto Sun)
LARRY BROOKS: Slap Shots: Minor leaguers hit hard, projected Rangers lineups get it all wrong (New York Post)
MATT PORTER: Schooling defensemen will be part of Bruce Cassidy’s curriculum (Boston Globe)
JOE WARMINGTON: Grapes looking forward to Leaf's Cup of Joe (Toronto Sun)