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11/1/14

KEN CAMPBELL: Hiring Scott Stevens would make player safety department top heavy with bruisers (The Hockey News)
DARREN DREGOR: Likelihood of more video review; what's in store for Mike Green? (TSN)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: Clarkson turning a corner for Leafs, cage and all (Sportsnet)
JASON SIEGEL: Lupul-less Leafs need van Riemsdyk to emerge (TSN)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Jets could be selling talent soon (ESPN)Paywall to view
DAMIEN COX: New 'Nashville Way' more exciting than ever (Sportsnet)
SAM PAGE: Eye Test: Making sense of Alex Ovechkin, "The Great -35" (Si.com)
PIERRE LeBRUN: More on the line for van Riemsdyks (ESPN)
MARK SPECTOR: Is Calgary's surprising start sustainable? (Sportsnet)
ADAM GRETZ: Canucks for real, but are the Islanders and Senators? (CBS Sportsline)
ERIC DUHATSCHEK: Hartley embodies motto 'everything earned, nothing given' (Globe & Mail)
DAVID SHOALTS: Expansion talk that happens in Vegas should stay in Vegas (Globe & Mail)
ROY MacGREGOR: Rising costs, indoor urban rinks change the face of Canada's game (Globe & Mail)
PAT HICKEY: Canadiens are suffering from an identity crisis (Montreal Gazette)
CAM COLE: Panel of hard hitters goes to work (Vancouver Province)
DAMIEN COX: Maple Leafs playing it smart with prospects (Toronto Star)
ED TAIT: People actually cheering for Pavelec to fail in Jets net (Winnipeg Free Press)
LUKE DeCOCK: Francis' frustrating first month comes to winless end (Raleigh News & Observer)
MICHAEL ARACE: Blue Jackets' task is to persevere (Columbus Dispatch)
MIKE HEIKA: Playoff ghosts continue to haunt Stars as Ducks steal another in Dallas (Dallas Morning News)
DEREK VAN DIEST: The Oilers meet the Canucks for the third time this season, looking for a positive result (Edmonton Sun)
PAT HICKEY: Jordin Tootoo details journey to NHL and battles with alcohol in new biography (Montreal Gazette)
BOB DUFF: Kronwall stirs memories of Pronovost (Windsor Star)
SAM CARCHIDI: Raffl's growth has been a boost (Philadelphia Inquirer)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Sabres did the right thing with Sam Reinhart (Toronto Sun)
TED WYMAN: Only a matter of time before Jets stars start firing (Winnipeg Sun)
BOB VERDI: One more look at Hossa's milestone moment (Chicago Daily Herald)
DAVE STUBBS: Canadiens return home with three points, many improvements to make (Montreal Gazette)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Senators' Kid Line makes some noise at home, takes act on the road (Ottawa Citizen)
DON BRENNAN: The kids are all right (Ottawa Sun)
STU COWAN: Big Habs fan still bleeds bleu-blanc-rouge while living in South Korea (Montreal Gazette)
WES GILBERTSON: Granlund makes most of big minutes in debut (Calgary Sun)
Flyers notes: Colaiacovo's arrival means Gostisbehere gets sent back to minors (South Jersey Courier-Post)
JOHN MacKINNON: October a lot more enjoyable for Eskimos, Oilers this year (Edmonton Journal)

10/31/14

RYAN KENNEDY: Beware: Colorado's Nathan MacKinnon just busted his slump (The Hockey News)
ADAM PROTEAU: The New Jersey Devils won a shootout. Seriously. This is not a prank. (The Hockey News)
ADAM PROTEAU: An NHL team in Las Vegas: a long-term long shot (The Hockey News)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: Canada looks to Scandinavia for goaltending help (Sportsnet)
SEAN GENTILLE: Maybe Evgeni Malkin needed to fight Justin Williams (The Sporting News)
JONAS SIEGEL: Robidas adjusting to Toronto after painful exit from Dallas (TSN)
DAMIEN COX: Hockey and history meet in Flight 93 book (Sportsnet)
BEN VALENTINE: Islanders create needless goalie controversy (The Sporting News)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Sophomore slump for MacKinnon? (ESPN)Paywall to view
ALLAN MUIR: Gordie Howe, man of the people: my treasured moments (Si.com)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Kings caught in cap argument (ESPN)
JAMES MIRTLE: Rielly's aggressive shooting could pave way for big year (Globe & Mail)
ERIC DUHATSCHEK: Oilers' goaltending started the mess, but also ended it (Globe & Mail)
SCOTT STINSON: Toronto Maple Leafs try not to let panic set in amid fans' early malaise (National Post)
TONY GALLAGHER: Miller outduels Price on this night (Vancouver Province)
GEORGE JOHNSON: Preds' Forsberg has fond memories of Dome thriller (Calgary Herald)
DAN SHAUGHNESSY: Tom Menino was the mayor to a city of champions (Boston Globe)
WAYNE SCANLAN: 'Maternity-leave goalie' Andrew Hammond happy to fill Senators' vacancy (Ottawa Citizen)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Overtime shift at fun factory for Canucks in victory over Habs (Vancouver Sun)
BUCKY GLEASON: Staying in NHL is best for Reinhart's future (Buffalo News)
RANDY SPORTAK: More icetime, coach? You bet! (Calgary Sun)
MIKE HEIKA: How Stars are using 'terrible' ending to last season as motivation (Dallas Morning News)
DAVE STUBBS: Canadiens goalies meet, their careers in Habs net separated by a half-century (Montreal Gazette)
ED WILLES: Canucks got more than a goalie when they acquired Miller (Vancouver Province)
DON BRENNAN: Blackhawks forward Marian Hossa one of the best (Ottawa Sun)
ERIC FRANCIS: Calgary Flames' Sven Baertschi mired in the minors (Calgary Sun)
ROB ROSSI: The best Penguins defense is ... a potent offense (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
JEFF STRAUSS: Wounded Blues in scramble mode (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
TONY GALLAGHER: Burrows hopes to not be suspended after hit on Emelin (Vancouver Province)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Spezza happy to be out of spotlight in Dallas (Toronto Sun)
BOB HUNTER: John Moore's game turns ugly since days with Jackets (Columbus Dispatch)
TERRY JONES: Gordie Howe, Mr. Hockey, has always made time for others (Edmonton Sun)

10/30/14

RYAN KENNEDY: Nashville's Ryan Ellis absolutely trucked old buddy Taylor Hall in Edmonton (The Hockey News)
ADAM PROTEAU: Worst NHL penalty of the season? Oh yeah. Definitely (The Hockey News)
ADAM PROTEAU: NHL suspends Rangers' John Moore five games for headshot (The Hockey News)
JOHN BUCCIGROSS: Oh, Jack Eichel, the places you'll go! (ESPN)
JONAS SIEGEL: Leafs can't expect another round of hero's work in goal (TSN)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Dropping the gloves keeps dropping off (ESPN)
ADAM GRETZ: How important is a fast start to the NHL season? (CBS Sportsline)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Examining impact of Voynov's suspension (ESPN)Paywall to view
DAVID EBNER: Daniel Sedin leads the way for rejuvenated Canucks (Globe & Mail)
KEVIN ALLEN: Which free agents have been good value signings (USA Today)
Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Morgan Rielly becoming the franchise player team predicted (National Post)
DAVE STUBBS: Habs' Bourque struggling to play out of a grim slump (Montreal Gazette)
GEORGE JOHNSON: Flames suddenly thin up the middle after devastating night of injuries (Calgary Herald)

DEREK VAN DIEST: Former Penguin winger James Neal eager to provide high-octane offence for Predators (Edmonton Sun)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Sens could be headed to a Lalime-Tugnutt kind of goalie tandem (Ottawa Citizen)
BOB DUFF: Wings embrace Mr. Hockey (Windsor Star)
BERNIE MIKLASZ: Thank you, Mr. Tarasenko (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
TED WYMAN: Smiles all around (Winnipeg Sun)
DON BRENNAN: Ottawa Senators' centre needs slump-buster (Ottawa Sun)
JOHN MacKINNON: Oilers had to become a team before they could start to win (Edmonton Journal)
DAVE STUBBS: Carey Price's brilliance stole one for Canadiens in Calgary (Montreal Gazette)
ERIC FRANCIS: Clint Malarchuk recounts harrowing life in new book (Calgary Sun)
JOE STARKEY: Hockey hypocrites, unite (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
LARRY BROOKS: John Moore's nasty head-hunting could lead to Rangers exit (New York Post)
CHRISTOPHER CURTIS: Combining hockey and pop culture (Montreal Gazette)
TERRY JONES: Oilers struggle to overcome challenge of beating teams in their own conference (Edmonton Sun)
DON BRENNAN: Ottawa Sens' Eric Gryba dodges suspension (Ottawa Sun)
MIKE HEIKA: Stars Superline is one of NHL's best, even with little game experience (Dallas Morning News)
BEN KUZMA: Canucks know faceoff circle is no place for sloppiness (Vancouver Province)
DAVE FESCHUK: Gordie Howe stroke sparks outpouring of memories (Toronto Star)
MICHAEL ARACE: As injuries mount, Blue Jackets must hang in there (Columbus Dispatch)

10/29/14

ADAM PROTEAU: Hockey icon Gordie Howe suffers major stroke (The Hockey News)
RYAN KENNEDY: Did Ottawa's Chris Neil eye-gouge Jared Boll of the Blue Jackets? (The Hockey News)
ADAM PROTEAU: Connor McDavid did this to a puck. Be afraid. Be very afraid. (The Hockey News)
JONAS SIEGEL: Leafs ease building pressure with rout of lowly Sabres (TSN)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: Road to McDavid, Eichel paved with embarrassment (Sportsnet)
DAVID NAYLOR: Maple Leafs are who we thought they were (TSN)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: The NHL's least dispensable players (ESPN)Paywall to view
ELLIOTTE FRIEDMAN: 30 Thoughts: Leafs' Carlyle not all to blame (Sportsnet)
SEAN GENTILLE: Devils' shootout futility remains amazing (The Sporting News)
RYAN DIXON: Hodgson key to Buffalo's future (Sportsnet)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Josh Gorges not regretting decision to veto trade to Maple Leafs (ESPN)
SCOTT STINSON: Toronto Maple Leafs tinkering lines and trying to ignore panicking fans (National Post)
Flyers Notes: Bellemare adjusting to hectic NHL schedule (Philadelphia Inquirer)
DAVE STUBBS: Well-travelled Flames defenceman Diaz cherishes Habs experience (Montreal Gazette)
FLUTO SHINZAWA: Bruins got what they deserved, a loss (Boston Globe)
ROSIE DiMANNO: Leafs finally put up game they can be proud of (Toronto Star)
BOB HUNTER: Blade to eyelid? Part of the job to guys like Jackets' Atkinson (Columbus Dispatch)
TERRY JONES: Oilers centre Leon Draisaitl stays with Oilers, moving in with RNH (Edmonton Sun)
ERIC FRANCIS: Flames boss Bob Hartley and Canadiens coach Michel Therrien talk about fishing and friendship (Calgary Herald)

BOB DUFF: Howe faces difficult recovery after stroke (Windsor Star)
Tuesday's recap: Ducks 1, Blackhawks 0 (Chicago Tribune)
TONY GALLAGHER: Plenty of line combos for Canucks coach to consider (Vancouver Province)
MARCUS HAYES: Richards, Carter return to Philly (Philadelphia Daily News)
STEVE FRYER: Getzlaf doesn't let his teammates down (Orange County Register)
STEVE SIMMONS: Mr. Hockey: Howe magnificent (Toronto Sun)
GEORGE JOHNSON: Price nothing less than otherworldly in repelling Flames (Calgary Herald)

DEREK VAN DIEST: Edmonton Oilers having success against Eastern opponents, look to copy that against the West (Edmonton Sun)
MIKE HEIKA: Another OT loss leaves Stars yearning to play smarter down stretch (Dallas Morning News)
DAVE STUBBS: Bond between Therrien, Hartley is no fish story (Montreal Gazette)
DON BRENNAN: Finding speed without Hoffman (Ottawa Sun)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Sabres embarrassed with performance against Maple Leafs (Toronto Sun)
BARRY ROZNER: Playoff preview? Ducks steal one from Hawks (Chicago Daily Herald)
BOB DUFF: Holmstrom drops in to visit Wings (Windsor Star)
ED WILLES: Prized prospect Connor McDavid should bring out the worst in the 'Canes (Vancouver Province)

10/28/14

ADAM PROTEAU: Pair of Rangers could be in line for suspensions after questionable hits (The Hockey News)
ADAM PROTEAU: NHL suspends Sharks' John Scott two games for leaving bench (The Hockey News)
BOB McKENZIE: 10-game threshold holds different meaning for different teams (TSN)
MARK SPECTOR: Yakupov or Galchenyuk: Did Oilers get right one? (Sportsnet)
DAMIEN COX: Why Leafs sent down Percy (Sportsnet)
JONAS SIEGEL: Shanahan's questions should go beyond just Carlyle (TSN)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Where Blues stand against top contenders (ESPN)Paywall to view
ALLAN MUIR: Best line and other early surprises; a most unusual GM; more (Si.com)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Commissioner LeBrun's changes for NHL (ESPN)
DAVID SHOALTS: Varlamov sued by ex-girlfriend for alleged abuse (Globe & Mail)
MARIANNE SAROLI: The NHL's inconsistency on discipline (Globe & Mail)
JAMES MIRTLE: Listless Leafs appear to be adrift already (Globe & Mail)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Ron Hextall relishes GM role in Philadelphia, sleepless nights and all (Los Angeles Daily News)
DAVE STUBBS: Oilers snap Habs' four-game streak with 3-0 shutout win (Montreal Gazette)
JOHN MacKINNON: Edmonton fashions a smartly played game to knock off Habs (Edmonton Journal)
BEN KUZMA: Canucks' underrated Tan Man plays not to get burned (Vancouver Province)
MIKE HEIKA: Stars' young defensemen getting necessary baptism by fire (Dallas Morning News)
DAVE STUBBS: Habs buoyed by generous fan support in Western Canada (Montreal Gazette)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Goal-starved Senators relying on their goaltending (Ottawa Citizen)
TERRY JONES: Edmonton Oilers provide less than warm welcome to fan favourites from Montreal (Edmonton Sun)
JIM JAMIESON: Hurricanes glad to have Staal back to play Canucks (Vancouver Province)
DAVID STAPLES: So far, so good with Edmonton Oiler' summer acquisitions (Edmonton Journal)
STEVE SIMMONS: Maple Leafs suffering from identity crisis (Toronto Sun)
DON BRENNAN: Lehner hopes to deliver before girlfriend delivers (Ottawa Sun)
DEREK VAN DIEST: Visit from Habs is no ordinary game ... (Edmonton Sun)
BEN KUZMA: Canucks' Sestito could see action on California trip (Vancouver Province)

10/27/14

ADAM PROTEAU: Patrick Kane's 500th career point involves who else? Jonathan Toews (The Hockey News)
ADAM PROTEAU: Columbus' Nick Foligno escapes serious injury despite scary collision with linesman (The Hockey News)
JEFF BLAIR: How Saskatoon almost landed an NHL team in 1983 (Sportsnet)
BOB McKENZIE: Neely prepares for the return of Sea Bass (TSN)
CHRIS PETERS: Blackhawks G Scott Darling took long road to first NHL win (CBS Sportsline)
CATHAL KELLY: The Leafs' run-and-Hyde routine is not a good sign (Globe & Mail)
JAMES MIRTLE: Bruins face impossible task in replacing Chara's minutes (Globe & Mail)
ADAM RADWANSKI: Hockey rises to the occasion and unites a nation (Globe & Mail)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Canucks make statement against Capitals, 4-2 (Vancouver Sun)
GARY LAWLESS: Win a blueprint for Jets' future (Winnipeg Free Press)
DON BRENNAN: Sens coach Paul MacLean yanks youth for experience (Ottawa Sun)
JACK TODD: Therrien deserves some love (Montreal Gazette)
MIKE HEIKA: Ruff juggling Stars' finances, strategies and future while trying to win (Dallas Morning News)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Kings finish perfect homestand but there's a hitch: Anze Kopitar hurt (Los Angeles Times)
MARK WHICKER: For a change, Anaheim Ducks don't put on a very good show for home crowd (Los Angeles Daily News)
SARAH McLELLAN: Senators return to ice after attacks in Ottawa (Arizona Republic)
TEDDY GREENSTEIN: Lemont native Darling wins NHL debut for Hawks (Chicago Tribune)Paywall to view
DON BRENNAN: Rookie Scott Darling stands tall as Blackhawks down Ottawa Sens (Ottawa Sun)
DAVE STUBBS: Kings legend Rogie Vachon drops into town where his goaltending career began (Montreal Gazette)
TONY GALLAGHER: Dare to dream about a strong second line for the Canucks (Vancouver Province)
TERRY JONES: Terry Jones looks at Edmonton Oilers' ice-times (Edmonton Sun)
AMALIE BENJAMIN: Amalie Arena, meet Amalie Benjamin (Boston Globe)

10/26/14

KEN CAMPBELL: 'Doogie' Hamilton ready to fill the enormous void left by Chara injury (The Hockey News)
JONAS SIEGEL: Leafs hold players-only meeting after embarrassing blowout loss (TSN)
ARTHUR STAPLE: Tavares knows trades are part of business (New York Newsday)
LARRY BROOKS: Slava Voynov learns the new NHL world: guilty until proven innocent (New York Post)
FLUTO SHINZAWA: John Scott one of the few left in NHL's fight club (Boston Globe)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Not a dry eye at Sens' tribute to fallen soldiers (Ottawa Sun)
STEVE ZIPAY: Rangers face tough task in November (New York Newsday)
ADRIAN DATER: Jarome Iginla just wants to win that final game of season (Denver Post)
TONY GALLAGHER: Seven things we've learned about the Canucks after seven games (Vancouver Province)
WES GILBERTSON: Alexander Ovechkin a natural curler (Calgary Sun)
STEPHEN HARRIS: It's a chance for Bruins to see what Dougie Hamilton can bring to job (Boston Herald)
MIKE HEIKA: Backup goalie problem resurfaces as Stars fall to Islanders 7-5 (Dallas Morning News)
PAT HICKEY: Pacioretty, Plekanec team up on shorthanded goal (Montreal Gazette)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Arizona Coyotes interested in obtaining Staal, if 'Canes decide to move him (Ottawa Sun)
ROSIE DiMANNO: Maple Leafs fail to rise to occasion vs. Bruins (Toronto Star)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Kings are winning, but they're still looking for their 'A' game (Los Angeles Times)
JASON BOTCHFORD: Canucks meltdown against Avs isn't a problem but puck possession is (Vancouver Province)
ERIC FRANCIS: NHL veteran Paul Bissonnette taking his show on the road (Calgary Sun)
DAVE MOLINARI: Reading the signs on Marc-Andre Fleury (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
MICHAEL RUSSO: Power of high draft picks shows (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
ERIK ERLENDSSON: Player goal songs would be music to fans' ears (Tampa Tribune)
SAM CARCHIDI: A silver lining to Coburn, MacDonald injuries (Philadelphia Inquirer)
JEFF MILLER: Ducks fans can show their heart for 'Mighty Max' (Orange County Register)

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