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OPINION

10/23/10

RYAN KENNEDY: How Gary Bettman's expansion era worked (The Hockey News)
ALLAN MUIR: Big decisions loom as clock ticks down on junior eligibles (Si.com)
MIKE BROPHY: Early pressure on Sens (Sportsnet)
WES GOLDSTEIN: Troubled Stars franchise biggest surprise in NHL thus far (CBS Sportsline)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Tim Thomas back to 'former form' for B's (ESPN)
KYLE WOODLIEF: Red Line's 'Big Three' prospects should hold steady (USA Today)
ROB ROSSI: Time for Pens to unite Crosby, Malkin (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
PAT HICKEY: Habs' Eller ready and willing (Montreal Gazette)
PHIL SHERIDAN: Phils can learn lessons from Flyers (Philadelphia Inquirer)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Canucks never dull as they lurch through October (Vancouver Sun)
DAVID STAPLES: Horcoff looks like a hockey ace so far (Edmonton Journal)
RED FISHER: Red's notebook (Montreal Gazette)
CHARLEY WALTERS: Minnesota Wild fan grabbed at game gets a call from Gary Bettman (St. Paul Pioneer Press)Subscriber site
CAM COLE: NHL gets it right with Canuck Rick Rypien suspension (Vancouver Sun)
PAT HICKEY: Senators looking to send a message (Montreal Gazette)
CHRIS STEVENSON: Defencemen feed off chemistry, too (Ottawa Sun)
ED WILLES: Sens, Sabres meet in suck-fest (Vancouver Province)
MIKE BOONE: Mike Boone's eeeee-mail (Montreal Gazette)
BOB DUFF: Foligno moves forward (Windsor Star)
TONY GALLAGHER: Fear not Canucks Nation -- it's about playoffs (Vancouver Province)
DAMIEN COX: Flyers off to slow start (Toronto Star)

10/22/10

ADAM PROTEAU: Canadian comedian Tom Green still a hockey fan at heart (The Hockey News)
JIM KELLEY: Rick Rypien will pay for NHL's sins (Si.com)
JIM KELLEY: Ice cold (Sportsnet)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Rangers' season hinges on October success (ESPN)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: No Kovalchuk, but Kings are faring just fine (The Sporting News)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Another Stewart brother finding success (ESPN)
LYLE RICHARDSON: Rough early starts could mean the end for these coaches (Foxsports)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Cristobal Huet: I'd rather be in NHL (ESPN)
ROY MacGREGOR: Fighting kills momentum in hockey (Globe & Mail)
PAT HICKEY: No way for athletes, fans to mix (Montreal Gazette)
MICHAEL ARACE: Jackets' solid start masks areas of concern (Columbus Dispatch)
TONY GALLAGHER: Canucks can go all the way - as long as they get healthy and work harder (Vancouver Province)
TERRY JONES: Walkin' Hall (Edmonton Sun)
KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: Difference is they're willing to change (Boston Globe)Subscriber site
HELENE ELLIOTT: Kings can't make up for loss of Drew Doughty in 4-2 loss to Phoenix (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
DAVE STUBBS: Brodeur still pulling out stops (Montreal Gazette)
ROBERT TYCHKOWSKI: Everything but the win for Oilers (Edmonton Sun)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Canucks' Rick Rypien may be sorry, but that won't help him before NHL (Vancouver Sun)
BOB DICESARE: Roenick's talents are Hall worthy (Buffalo News)
DAMIEN COX: Leafs sleepwalk through 2-1 loss to Rangers (Toronto Star)
STEVE BUCKLEY: Tim Thomas hip to rebirth (Boston Herald)
PAT HICKEY: Quality trumps quantity for Devils' shooters (Montreal Gazette)
WAYNE SCANLAN: What's troubling the Senators? (Ottawa Citizen)
RED FISHER: Habs are just the medicine for listless Devils (Montreal Gazette)
LUKE DeCOCK: NHL All-Star Game gets Triangle push (Raleigh News & Observer)Subscriber site

10/21/10

RYAN DIXON: Shaking hands with the legend, Gordie Howe (The Hockey News)
MARK SPECTOR: Much ado about nothing (Sportsnet)
DARREN DREGOR: Unlikely the NHL will continue to publicize fines (TSN)
MIKE BROPHY: For real? (Sportsnet)
DARREN DREGOR: Rypien could be facing a double-digit suspension (TSN)
MICHAEL FARBER: Lightning quick is the Boucher way (Si.com)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Markov's deal not done; Sens looking (ESPN)
WES GOLDSTEIN: Rypien attack on fan gives NHL a black eye (CBS Sportsline)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Struggling Sabres looking for finish (ESPN)
ALLAN MAKI: The painful truth about the NHL and its pensions (Globe & Mail)
ERIC DUHATSCHEK: Rypien's cardinal sin (Globe & Mail)
DAVID SHOALTS: Leafs ready for Rangers rematch (Globe & Mail)
BOB HUNTER: Winning back fans one game at a time (Columbus Dispatch)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Clouston emphasizing structure as Senators struggle (Ottawa Citizen)
CAM COLE: Rick Rypien's InYourFacebook social media strategy backfires (Vancouver Sun)
ROBERT TYCHKOWSKI: Oilers aim to lose welcome mat (Edmonton Sun)
TED KULFAN: Maple Leafs sprout early success (Detroit News)
DAMIEN COX: Love affair with shootout waning (Toronto Star)
TONY GALLAGHER: Canucks cyber fans want Vigneault gone by Friday (Vancouver Province)
CHRIS STEVENSON: Rypien case not so black and white (Ottawa Sun)
TERRY JONES: Oilers face boozy gauntlet (Edmonton Sun)
PAT HICKEY: Hordes of Habs fans plan Island invasion (Montreal Gazette)
STEPHEN HARRIS: Make it a Garden party (Boston Herald)

10/20/10

RORY BOYLEN: How third lines help win championships (The Hockey News)
PAUL BISSONETTE: European experience and the game's five toughest fighters (The Hockey News)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Old guy vs. injured guy in Isles' net (ESPN)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: No Kovalchuk? No problem for Kings (The Sporting News)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Commish will come down on Rick Rypien (ESPN)
ALLAN MAKI: Hockey dads (and moms) told to chill (Globe & Mail)
ERIC DUHATSCHEK: First step to the NHL, especially for a teenaged defenceman, is enormous (Globe & Mail)
CAM COLE: Violent hits won't stop -- the public lusts for them (Vancouver Sun)
ALLAN PANZARI: Senators have been worse off than this before (Ottawa Citizen)
HELENE ELLIOTT: NHL sends message with suspension of Phoenix Coyotes captain Shane Doan (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
ROBERT TYCHKOWSKI: Oilers' Hall in fishbowl (Edmonton Sun)
TONY GALLAGHER: Turco's competitive fire burns stronger than ever (Vancouver Province)
DON BRENNAN: Sens in deep sleep (Ottawa Sun)
DAMIEN COX: NHL, NFL should give their heads a shake (Toronto Star)
DAN BARNES: Oilers patiently await Foster's big-time shot (Edmonton Journal)
ROB LONGLEY: Are Leafs playoff bound already? (Toronto Sun)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Sens ignore warning signs at their own peril (Ottawa Citizen)
POALA BOIVIN: Here's hoping Hulsizer is the guy for Coyotes (Arizona Republic)

10/19/10

KEN CAMPBELL: Dallas ownership starting to resemble Phoenix situation (The Hockey News)
RORY BOYLEN: Quick takes early lead (The Hockey News)
DARREN ELIOT: Injuries hurt more in the cap era (Si.com)
JOHN BUCCIGROSS: Steve Yzerman's cornea intensity required (ESPN)
LYLE RICHARDSON: Coyotes moving closer to decision (Foxsports)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: This week's games to watch (ESPN)
ERIC DUHATSCHEK: Tanguay and Twitter - everybodyÕs talking about the Flames (Globe & Mail)
JUSTIN BOURNE: The bag skate: Cardio or revenge, either way, the players dread them (USA Today)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Canucks' Red-Light Raymond turns it on, could be teamÕs scoring wild card (Vancouver Sun)
HELENE ELLIOTT: NHL sends message with suspension of Phoenix Coyotes captain Shane Doan (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
DAVID STUBBS: Canadiens show faith in fans (Montreal Gazette)
DAN BARNES: Expectations run ahead of reason (Edmonton Journal)
IAIN MacINTYRE: CanucksÕ Manny Malhotra 'Canes Carolina on the draw (Vancouver Sun)
JERRY SULLIVAN: Sabres' moves may be why team is flat (Buffalo News)
TED KULFAN: Pavel Datsyuk, Henrik Zetterberg split up on power play (Detroit News)

10/18/10

MARK SPECTOR: Easy, breezy night (Sportsnet)
ROY MacGREGOR: Brian Burke: A Leafs Enigma (Globe & Mail)
ERIC FRANCIS: Devils hardly short-changing NHL fans (Calgary Sun)
RED FISHER: Gionta's goal one of few bright spots against Senators (Montreal Gazette)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Ducks are full of suspense in 3-2 victory over Phoenix (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
GEORGE JOHNSON: Flames finally exhibit some signs of life (Calgary Herald)
DAVE STUBBS: AK46 a revelation early in season (Montreal Gazette)
ERIC FRANCIS: Oilers brass wonÕt rush into deal for banished blueliner (Calgary Sun)
FRANK SERAVALLI: Minor penalties piling up for Flyers (Philadelphia Daily News)
MARK WHICKER: Fowler riding high (Orange County Register)

10/17/10

MIKE HEIKA: Energized Stars thrill those who show up (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
CREG COTE: Florida Panthers give home fans a reason to throw party (Miami Herald)Subscriber site
MICHAEL RUSSO: Get 'em while they're fresh (Minnesota Star-Tribune)Subscriber site
ALLEN PANZARI: What's wrong with Kovalev? (Ottawa Citizen)
SAM CARCHIDI: No need for panic over power play (Philadelphia Inquirer)
ROB ROSSI: Aside from writing about hockey, Philly trips great (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
MARK PURDY: When it came to Sharks picking a captain, Joe Thornton was the only choice (San Jose Mercury News)Subscriber site
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Slim pickings in NHL free-agent market (Ottawa Sun)
DEREK VAN DIEST: Oilers Pack Mentality (Edmonton Sun)
KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: Dad kept him on the right track (Boston Globe)Subscriber site
LARRY BROOKS: Brawler unable to do his job (New York Post)
TONY GALLAGHER: Players go to the wall for Paul (Vancouver Province)
DON BRENNAN: Kovalev's play must be lost on us fools (Ottawa Sun)
BUCKY GLEASON: Sabres hardly look the part of a Cup contender (Buffalo News)
DEREK VAN DIEST: Flames find a pulse (Edmonton Sun)
STEVE SIMMONS: Leafs' Burke no micromanager (Toronto Sun)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Goalies in focus once again (Ottawa Citizen)
CHUCK GORMLEY: Salary-cap issues haunt NHL (South Jersey Courier Post)
TERRY FREI: Boulder's Dyroff makes mark off the ice (Denver Post)
MIKE IMREM: Let there be peace on ice, but come on (Chicago Daily Herald)
DAMIEN COX: Armstrong a perfect fit, a grinder in a grinder's town (Toronto Star)

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