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OPINION

10/28/17

KEN CAMPBELL: Uncertainty surrounds sale of Hurricanes as financial complications arise (The Hockey News)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: Babcock upping pressure on Leafs with short, intense practice (Sportsnet)
GREG WYSHYNSKI: Hapless Habs: The misery continues on and off the ice for Montreal Canadiens (ESPN)
STU COWAN: The $8.5-million question remains for Canadiens (Montreal Gazette)
LARRY BROOKS: A pensive Alain Vigneault puts himself in Joe Girardi's shoes (New York Post)
BEN KUZMA: Green's pushing all the right buttons in Canucks' superb start (Vancouver Province)
DON BRENNAN: Pyatt motivated in offensive end (Ottawa Sun)
BENJAMIN HOCHMAN: Blues rank high in 'funny stat' (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
BRETT CYRGALIS: Canadiens out of options after ugly fall of young star (New York Post)
BRENDAN KELLY: Canadiens GM Marc Bergevin needs to find solutions fast (Montreal Gazette)
JOHN VOGL: Derek Roy's dream of Olympic glory is alive again (Buffalo News)
DAVE FESCHUK: Rink brat Avery still stirring the pot (Toronto Star)

10/27/17

JARED CLINTON: Ehlers takes his best shot and its paying off early for the Jets (The Hockey News)
RYAN KENNEDY: Aaron Ekblad continues to be a sponge in Florida (The Hockey News)
KEN CAMPBELL: Stamkos transformation into Kucherov's set-up man has Lightning looking scarier than ever (The Hockey News)
JARED CLINTON: What's next for Shipachyov after Golden Knights give him permission to seek trade (The Hockey News)
MARK SPECTOR: Breaks finally go Oilers' way in tension-relieving win over Stars (Sportsnet)
FRANK SERAVALLI: Canada names pre-Olympic event roster (TSN)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Victory over Capitals may be the Canucks’ season peak (Sportsnet)
GREG WYSHYNSKI: Arizona Coyotes GM John Chayka isn't pressing panic button just yet (ESPN)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: Maple Leafs lose to Hurricanes under carnival-like conditions (Sportsnet)
MICHAEL TRAIKOS: Playing with house money: How in the world are the Vegas Golden Knights 7-1-0? (National Post)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Shorthanded Senators confident (Ottawa Sun)
BEN KUZMA: Caps gift-wrap lopsided win for Canucks (Vancouver Province)
PAT HICKEY: 'I got to find ways to stop the puck,' Carey Price says (Montreal Gazette)
FLUTO SHINZAWA: Matt Beleskey’s scoreless results put him on the lineup bubble (Boston Globe)
LARRY BROOKS: Lundqvist might not be Rangers' best option right now (New York Post)
STU COWAN: Victor Mete makes 10-game cut after finding home with Habs (Montreal Gazette)
BEN KUZMA: Wiercioch, Biega on Canucks' Band-Aid roster, not Subban (Vancouver Province)
DON BRENNAN: Rodewald has ball on road to NHL (Ottawa Sun)
TERRY JONES: Oilers reset at home with win over Stars (Edmonton Sun)
STEPHEN HARRIS: Goalie Anton Khudobin channels Tim Thomas in backstopping Bruins to victory (Boston Herald)
BRUCE ARTHUR: Marner odd star out for now in Leafland (Toronto Star)

10/26/17

JARED CLINTON: Coyotes catastrophic start among the worst ever but there's still some hope (The Hockey News)
MATT LARKIN: The Golden Knights are winning too much for their own good (The Hockey News)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: Maple Leafs’ Matthews line finding another gear defensively (Sportsnet)
ALEX PREWITT: KSSH! NHLers Love the Unique, Vibrant Sounds of the Game of Hockey (Si.com)
GREG WYSHYNSKI: Alex Ovechkin, Claude Giroux among league's elite bouncing back with stellar early play (ESPN)
BEN KUZMA: Capitals' Chiasson will try his hand as setup wing man for Ovechkin (Vancouver Province)
MIKE HEIKA: Observations: Rough feelings from Tuesday night could be a good thing...if the Stars learn to build from them (Dallas Morning News)
BENJAMIN HOCHMAN: Matthew Tkachuk is making a (familiar) name for himself (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
TIM BENZ: Penguins' Sidney Crosby keeps tight grip on NHL torch (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
MARTIN FENNELLY: Lightning's Dan Girardi, the human shot-stoppper (Tampa Bay Times)
MARC DUMONT: Canadiens' Brandon Davidson quietly shines on blue line (Montreal Gazette)
DAVE FESCHUK: Healthy appetite feeds Leafs’ master plan (Toronto Star)

10/25/17

JARED CLINTON: Green's superb start is great news for the rebuilding Red Wings (The Hockey News)
KEN CAMPBELL: Quick check shows shortfalls of NHL's concussion protocol (The Hockey News)
MARK SPECTOR: Winds seem to be changing on Oilers' season despite loss to Penguins (Sportsnet)
FRANK SERAVALLI: A Pittsburgh reminder: McDavid needs more help (TSN)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Takeaways: Canucks end surprising road trip with team effort vs. Wild (Sportsnet)
ELLIOTTE FRIEDMAN: 31 Thoughts: Path to Olympics for CHL players not clear (Sportsnet)
MICHAEL TRAIKOS: Has Connor McDavid surpassed Sidney Crosby? You're asking the wrong question (National Post)
ED GRANEY: Golden Knights continue implausible start, take down another Original Six (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
PAT HICKEY: Carey Price's early saves help Montreal find its mojo (Montreal Gazette)
JASON BOTCHFORD: One more win for the road (Vancouver Province)
STEPHEN HARRIS: Tuukka Rask OK with deliberate pace of concussion protocol (Boston Herald)
MIKE HIEKA: Rough feelings from Tuesday night could be a good thing...if the Stars learn to build from them (Dallas Morning News)
JOSE DE JESUS ORTIZ: Ortiz: Blues rookie Dunn knows how to start over (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
MICHAEL ARACE: Will injury spur Blue Jackets to trade for Matt Duchene? (Columbus Dispatch)
JASON BOTCHFORD: Travis Green doesn't believe in labels when it comes to his lines (Vancouver Province)
STEVE SIMMONS: Ken Dryden hopes new book is a game changer (Toronto Sun)
FLUTO SHINZAWA: Tuukka Rask is feeling better and able to practice (Boston Globe)
STU COWAN: Doug (Killer) Gilmour reflects on NHL career in new book (Montreal Gazette)
NEIL GREENBERG: The Capitals are lucky Alex Ovechkin has been covering up a glaring weakness (Washington Post)
TERRY JONES: Oilers return from trip better than when they left (Edmonton Sun)
MARTIN FENNELLY: Stamkos not even all the way back, but he's red hot anyway (Tampa Bay Times)
MIKE HARRINGTON: Antipin scratches surface of his ability (Buffalo News)
DAVE FESCHUK: Leafs blurring lines between offence and defence (Toronto Star)

10/24/17

JARED CLINTON: Subban's injury could be the undoing of the Golden Knights great start (The Hockey News)
JARED CLINTON: With Niemi waived, Penguins' Murray under more pressure than ever (The Hockey News)
RYAN KENNEDY: How the Buffalo Sabres can get back on track (it's a long list) (The Hockey News)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: Frederik Andersen’s best performance leads Maple Leafs over Kings (Sportsnet)
BOB McKENZIE: Cunningham finds new calling off the ice (TSN)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: Drew Doughty's next move could shift NHL hierarchy (Sportsnet)
IAIN MENDES: ‘Boring’ Sens showing plenty of offence (TSN)
MICHAEL TRAIKOS: Personnel changes, short off-season behind Pens' sluggish start (National Post)
JEFF GORDON: Schwartz has been Blues’ early catalyst (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
LARRY BROOKS: How much talent have Rangers missed out on with all-in trades? (New York Post)
ROB ROSSI: Penguins finding life a lot harder with only one No. 1 goalie (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
STEVE SIMMONS: Relaxed Marner bursts through versus Kings (Toronto Sun)
FLUTO SHINZAWA: Coming off broken jaw, Torey Krug has struggled at the start (Boston Globe)
JASON BOTCHFORD: Botchford: Boeser returns home with his star shining brighter (Vancouver Province)
MARTIN FENNELLY: Lightning needs to hold onto Sergachev (Tampa Bay Times)
STU COWAN: Canadiens coach knows what he'll get from Phillip Danault (Montreal Gazette)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Senators goalie Mike Condon to make first start on home ice (Ottawa Sun)
BRUCE ARTHUR: Kings, Leafs coming from different ends to same goal (Toronto Star)
ERIC FRANCIS: Jankowski just the tonic Flames need for listless start (Calgary Sun)

10/23/17

CHRIS JOHNSTON: Home-ice drubbing by Kings still stings Maple Leafs 11 months later (Sportsnet)
MICHAEL BLINN: High-Scoring Stamkos, Kucherov Key Lightning's Fast Start (Si.com)
MARK SPECTOR: Nugent-Hopkins must master draws to justify salary, role on Oilers (Sportsnet)
KEVIN ALLEN: What's behind the Vegas Golden Knights' unprecedented start? (USA Today)
JACK TODD: Now is not the time for Habs' brass to panic (Montreal Gazette)
JASON BOTCHFORD: Virtanen, Baertschi break out for Canucks (Vancouver Province)
STEPHEN HARRIS: Bruins once again squandering points (Boston Herald)
LARRY BROOKS: A near-term Rangers solution will have to come from within (New York Post)
KEN WARREN: What a difference a year makes for Derick Brassard (Ottawa Citizen)
KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: Looking back at one the Bruins let get away (Boston Globe)
JASON BOTCHFORD: Green loving what Dorsett bringing to the rink (Vancouver Province)
STU COWAN: Time for Canadiens GM Marc Bergevin to look in the mirror (Montreal Gazette)
ERIC FRANCIS: Jankowski just the tonic Flames need for listless start (Calgary Sun)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Finger being pointed at Canadiens GM (Ottawa Sun)

10/22/17

MARK SPECTOR: Oilers figuring out defence, but goals remain elusive (Sportsnet)
FRANK SERAVALLI: Oilers’ Yamamoto looks like solid bet to stick around (TSN)
GREG WYSHYNSKI: Only thing Maple Leafs' Auston Matthews lacks is credit for how awesome he is (OK, not really) (ESPN)
LARRY BROOKS: How Henrik Lundqvist knows his early numbers are misleading (New York Post)
MIKE CHAMBERS: Former Denver standout Will Butcher becoming an NHL Pioneer (Denver Post)
DAVE FESCHUK: There’s no escaping Toronto’s prying eyes, Doug Gilmour says (Toronto Star)
LARRY BROOKS: Devils have to be happy with the big deal they didn’t make (New York Post)
JOHN VOGL: Road games are picture perfect for 'Displaced' fans (Buffalo News)
STEPHEN HARRIS: Goalie Anton Khudobin gets crash course from Sabres in overtime loss for Bruins (Boston Herald)
FLUTO SHINZAWA: Bruce Cassidy’s lineup remains on shuffle (Boston Globe)
STEPHEN HARRIS: Former Bruin Rick Tocchet should help Phoenix rise from ashes (Boston Herald)
MIKE HARRINGTON: That Rangers-Sabres Winter Classic looking like a real dud so far (Buffalo News)
STEVE SIMMONS: Leafs GM Lou Lamoriello sticks to his mantra (Toronto Sun)
DON BRENNAN: Sens' Hoffman developing shoot-first mentality (Ottawa Sun)

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