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OPINION

11/5/16

KEN CAMPBELL: Could Bauer bankruptcy lead to higher equipment prices (The Hockey News)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: Karri Ramo practises with Leafs, so will they sign him? (Sportsnet)
ALEX PREWITT: After AHL demotion, MacDonald focused on sticking with the Flyers (Si.com)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Can Leafs become NHL's Cubs? (ESPN)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Why small players are on the rise in the NHL (ESPN)Paywall to view
CATHAL KELLY: McDavid is the latest in the NHL's long line of athletic cyborgs (Globe & Mail)
KEVIN ALLEN: Early grades on NHL's blockbuster one-for-one trades (USA Today)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Hockey Fights Cancer night hits close to home for Senators on Saturday (Ottawa Citizen)
PAT HICKEY: Canadiens made right call with Mikhail Sergachev (Montreal Gazette)
BRETT CYRGALIS: How this brave Rangers family is leaning on NHL (New York Post)
SAM CARCHIDI: Flyers schedule littered with back-to-back games (Philadelphia Inquirer)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Government bailing on NHL Parliament Hill game a bad call (Ottawa Sun)
BRENDAN KELLY: Habs debates sometimes become language debates (Montreal Gazette)
JASON BOTCHFORD: Linden likes Canucks' effort, refuses to blame Desjardins for goal drought (Vancouver Province)
STEPHEN HARRIS: Time for Bruins to show they can win at home (Boston Herald)
DON BRENNAN: Ottawa Senators will eventually need more offence from Derick Brassard (Ottawa Sun)
PAT HICKEY: Humiliation in Columbus is no happy birthday for Therrien (Montreal Gazette)
DAVE FESCHUK: Leafs making the block for the win (Toronto Star)
PAUL WIECEK: No closer to signing, despite proximity (Winnipeg Free Press)
ERIC FRANCIS: Flames' Dougie Hamilton a much-different, more effective player now than one year ago (Calgary Sun)

11/4/16

KEN CAMPBELL: Congress member says Bettman like tobacco industry when it comes to CTE (The Hockey News)
JARED CLINTON: No reason for the Kings to panic even after three-straight shutout losses (The Hockey News)
JARED CLINTON: Which of the five longest Stanley Cup droughts could be first to end (The Hockey News)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: Marner leaves no doubt he belongs after impressive night (Sportsnet)
JOE McDONALD: Time is now for Ovechkin (ESPN)
ALEX PREWITT: In need of a jolt, Vrbata went back to the desert (Si.com)
MARK SPECTOR: Loss to Rangers reveal cracks in Oilers' game (Sportsnet)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Why some pending free agents won't be re-signed or traded (ESPN)
CATHAL KELLY: What the Leafs can learn from the Chicago Cubs: Anything is possible (Globe & Mail)
KEVIN ALLEN: Six NHL players primed for a breakout (USA Today)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Condon's performance latest example of the Senators' resiliency (Ottawa Citizen)
MIKE HARRINGTON: Cubs show Sabres and Leafs that anything is possible (Buffalo News)
KEN WIEBE: Pavelec not just playing out the string (Winnipeg Sun)
DON BRENNAN: Senators' Claesson has message for disease: 'F--- cancer' (Ottawa Sun)
LUKE DeCOCK: It’s still early, but it’s getting late for the Hurricanes (Raleigh News & Observer)
STU COWAN: Phillip Danault has a special bond with Canadiens (Montreal Gazette)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: 'Fantastic': Condon picks up shutout in Senators' win over Canucks (Ottawa Sun)
PAUL WIECEK: The cardiac kids strike again (Winnipeg Free Press)
JASON BOTCHFORD: Even if Gudbranson can't score, he can do more to help the Canucks (Vancouver Province)

11/3/16

MATT LARKIN: Why the New York Ilanders have become a tire fire (The Hockey News)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: Maple Leafs head to Buffalo confident better luck is coming (Sportsnet)
JOE McDONALD: Habs' double whammy crushing foes (ESPN)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Five players who need to get their groove back (ESPN)
IAN MENDES: Chabot heads back to junior with no regrets (TSN)
JOE McDONALD: Hall's most wanted: Gerry Cheevers' mask (ESPN)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Brad Marchand: From pest to one of the best (ESPN)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Young defensemen on the rise (ESPN)Paywall to view
KEVIN ALLEN: No way these NHL early season statistics will last (USA Today)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Sidney Crosby is still king of the NHL (Los Angeles Times)
TED WYMAN: Ten things we've learned so far about the Winnipeg Jets (Winnipeg Sun)
LARRY BROOKS: Speed, smarts and hustle: Why Rangers are for real (New York Post)
PAT HICKEY: Price is solid, but team has work to do (Montreal Gazette)
DON BRENNAN: Dion Phaneuf's stats may not be pretty, but he likes the way he's playing (Ottawa Sun)
PAUL WIECEK: If Jets aren't close by U.S. Thanksgiving, expect a turkey (Winnipeg Free Press)
DAVE FESCHUK: More might not be better for Connor McDavid (Toronto Star)
JASON BOTCHFORD: Baertschi trying to avoid taking Vrbata’s path to a very dark place (Vancouver Province)
WES GILBERTSON: Flames farmhand Morgan Klimchuk exhibiting offensive touch (Calgary Sun)

11/2/16

JARED CLINTON: Five rookies who are off to surprisingly strong starts (The Hockey News)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: Nazem Kadri’s role with Maple Leafs as important as ever (Sportsnet)
ALEX PREWITT: Brock Nelson is adding to his family's decorated hockey lineage (Si.com)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Kadri steals McDavid-Matthews hyped tilt (ESPN)
ELLIOTTE FRIEDMAN: 30 Thoughts: Will the Canadiens be able to get a defenceman? (Sportsnet)
JAMES MIRTLE: Kadri steals the spotlight as Leafs beat Oilers in overtime (Globe & Mail)
KEVIN ALLEN: With no locks, a handful of American players have first-round potential (USA Today)
MARK KISZLA: If P.K. Subban were wearing an Avs sweater, Patrick Roy never would have quit (Denver Post)
JASON BOTCHFORD: Canucks need a goal scorer, but what could they give up for one? (Vancouver Province)
STEVE SIMMONS: Gretzky and Orr talk about McDavid's and Matthews' first meeting (Toronto Sun)
ANDREW GROSS: Devils must take their home game on the road (NorthJersey.com)
LARRY BROOKS: This is the Henrik Lundqvist the Rangers expect to see (New York Post)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Dzingel knows the anguish Anderson is enduring (Ottawa Citizen)
JASON BOTCHFORD: Canucks hope Hansen can answer for their goal-scoring woes (Vancouver Province)
BRUCE ARTHUR: Hockey stops to look out for its No. 1s (Toronto Star)
JASON GREGOR: Oilers' hot start, team depth makes them strong playoff contenders (Edmonton Journal)
JEFF MILLER: Early-November faceoff just the start of hostilities for Ducks, Kings (Orange County Register)
HELENE ELLIOTT: When Kings’ scoring woes will end is anybody’s guess (Los Angeles Times)
GREGG KRUPA: Red Wings’ need for speed is critical (Detroit News)

11/1/16

MATT LARKIN: Which slow starting teams should be scared (The Hockey News)
MARK SPECTOR: Key to a Winnipeg Jets turnaround starts in goal (Sportsnet)
BOB McKENZIE: Entry-level contract decisions looming for a number of NHL teams (TSN)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Radulov driving success for Canadiens (ESPN)Paywall to view
KEVIN ALLEN: Connor McDavid vs. Auston Matthews set to become NHL rivalry for the ages (USA Today)
KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: What do the first month’s stats tell us about the Bruins? (Boston Globe)
BEN KUZMA: Eriksson has a history of emerging from slow starts, scoring droughts (Vancouver Province)
JEFF GORDON: Blues sturdy on defense, in goal — now if they could just score (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
JASON MACKEY: Sid and Geno Show due an extended tour (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
FLUTO SHINZAWA: For this meal, a power play was the best option (Boston Globe)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Canucks' bulging blue line will generate more debate than goals (Vancouver Sun)
BOB DUFF: Ekblad part of NHL's youth leadership movement (Windsor Star)
WAYNE SCANLAN: The Anderson family joins a universal fight against cancer (Ottawa Citizen)
DAVID STAPLES: Connor McDavid leads Oilers power rankings (Edmonton Journal)
ED WILLES: Enough of this limbo, Canucks should just play the kids (Vancouver Province)
ERIC FRANCIS: Flames rookie Matthew Tkachuk has made his case to stick with the big club (Calgary Sun)

10/31/16

MARK SPECTOR: Oilers no match for will and courage of Craig Anderson (Sportsnet)
RICK WESTHEAD: Bankruptcy may end Bauer endorsements for top NHL stars (TSN)
JOE McDONALD: Halak should be traded (ESPN)
LUKE DeCOCK: Early returns on Rask deal promising for Hurricanes (Raleigh News & Observer)
TERRY JONES: Unlike recent Oilers teams, loss to Senators won't send them into tailspin (Edmonton Sun)
LARRY BROOKS: Rick Nash has found way to put last year's struggles behind him (New York Post)
JACK TODD: Superstars sell tickets, but you win as a team (Montreal Gazette)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Ghosts, goblins of last season haunt Canucks as they stagger on to dark NHL road (Vancouver Sun)
DAN BARNES: With Oilers at 7-2, critics of Taylor Hall deal fall silent (Edmonton Journal)
WES GILBERTSON: Rookie Matthew Tkachuk crashes with Flames teammate Sean Monahan during bid to crack lineup (Calgary Sun)
FLUTO SHINZAWA: David Krejci appears to have found his game (Boston Globe)

10/30/16

MIKE BROPHY: Rookie stars injecting life into Calder trophy race (The Hockey News)
TERRY FREI: Avalanche’s Bednar has been impressive in the unique transition (Denver Post)
BRIAN MURPHY: Wild’s playoff reunion with Stars is no classic (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
MICHAEL RUSSO: Players step up to stop slap shots (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
STEVE CONROY: Dissed moves by GMs Marc Bergevin and Chiarelli paying off (Boston Herald)
JESUS ORTIZ: 'Clydesdale' gets his due (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
JEFF PATERSON: Biega just biding his time until he gets into Canucks' rotation (Vancouver Province)
LARRY BROOKS: Wayne Gretzky's farewell was worth more than $1M payday (New York Post)
DAVE MOLINARI: Who is the No. 1 goalie for the Penguins? (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
FLUTO SHINZAWA: David Backes a game-changer on Bruins’ No. 1 power-play unit (Boston Globe)
PAT HICKEY: Canadiens' power play is producing wins (Montreal Gazette)
BEN KUZMA: Canucks keep trending in wrong direction with loss to Capitals (Vancouver Province)

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