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11/26/16

CHRIS JOHNSTON: Frederik Andersen opens up about early-season struggles (Sportsnet)
MARK SPECTOR: Calgary's goalies symptomatic of league-wide performance swings (Sportsnet)
JAMES MIRTLE: Toronto Maple Leafs struggle on defence – and solutions (Globe & Mail)
KEVIN ALLEN: Black Friday shopping: Perfect gift for five NHL teams (USA Today)
SAM CARCHIDI: Carchidi: Cousins gets a shot to show Flyers what he can be (Philadelphia Inquirer)
LARRY BROOKS: Rangers show physicality in bounce-back statement win (New York Post)
JEFF MILLER: Miller: Ducks' Ryan Getzlaf, Corey Perry struggle through another Blah Friday (Orange County Register)
PAT HICKEY: Canadiens boast balance at 20-game mark (Montreal Gazette)
IAIN MacINYRE: Another opportunity lost in Dallas leaves Canucks quartered (Vancouver Sun)
KEN WIEBE: Jets go home empty-handed (Winnipeg Sun)

11/25/16

KEN CAMPBELL: Fleury most interesting man in the work in expansion draft process (The Hockey News)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: Quarterly report: How much have Maple Leafs improved? (Sportsnet)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Thanksgiving offers snapshot for contenders (ESPN)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Vets who might pack it in (ESPN)
PAT HICKEY: Carey Price credits Elias Lindholm for 'perfect shot' (Montreal Gazette)
PAUL MOLINARI: After a pretty good first quarter, team believes it can be better (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
GREGG KRUPA: Krupa: Slow start a bad sign for Wings' playoff chances (Detroit News)
STU COWAN: Canadiens need to find a No. 6 defenceman (Montreal Gazette)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Canucks willing to pay big later after re-signing dynamic defenceman Ben Hutton (Vancouver Sun)
JEFF MILLER: Ducks seek not to keep their good guys - Perry and Getzlaf - down for much longer (Orange County Register)
BRENDAN KELLY: This year's Montreal Canadiens have a split personality (Montreal Gazette)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Senators offence kicks into gear in win over Bruins (Ottawa Sun)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Bo, Baertschi, accountable and quiet, are two different faces of leadership (Vancouver Sun)
JESUS ORTIZ: Tarasenko living his dream in NHL and with his family (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
KEN WIEBE: Jets coach says Laine mini-slump is no cause for concern (Winnipeg Sun)

11/24/16

CHRIS JOHNSTON: Official NHL expansion draft exempt list contains surprises (Sportsnet)
FRANK SERAVALLI: Vegas isn't getting a lot for $500M (TSN)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Glitz is good, but Knights still need a plan (ESPN)
RICK MORRISSEY: Salary cap issues come and go, but Blackhawks’ core is a rock (Chicago Sun-Times)
FLUTO SHINZAWA: Here’s how a scrapper from Walpole lived his dream with the Bruins (Boston Globe)
LARRY BROOKS: Rangers’ task: Don’t repeat 2015 and swoon after ‘horses–t’ game (New York Post)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Parity alive and well in the NHL (Ottawa Citizen)
KEN WIEBE: Team comes up empty-handed once again (Winnipeg Sun)
FLUTO SHINZAWA: Bruins will have to hold the fort without Zdeno Chara (Boston Globe)

11/23/16

KEN CAMPBELL: Turns out World Cup wasn't a massive cash cow for the NHL or players (The Hockey News)
MATT LARKIN: Why we shouldn't trust the Columbus Blue Jackets hot start (The Hockey News)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: Sky not falling for Maple Leafs’ Auston Matthews despite goal drought (Sportsnet)
FRANK SERAVALLI: Vegas Golden Knights introduced as NHL's 31st franchise (TSN)
MARK SPECTOR: Connor McDavid creating time and space like Wayne Gretzky used to (Sportsnet)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: How the Vegas Golden Knights were named (ESPN)
ELLIOTTE FRIEDMAN: 30 Thoughts: Patrik Laine and the Finnish league theory (Sportsnet)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Rating each NHL team vs. expectations (ESPN)Paywall to view
JAMES MIRTLE: ’Canes young defence corps show Leafs how to win (Globe & Mail)
KEVIN ALLEN: What might the NHL's Las Vegas expansion team look like next season? (USA Today)
STEVE SIMMONS: Leafs' Mitch Marner is 'every coach's dream' (Toronto Sun)
KEN WIEBE: Jets set to show what they're made of? (Winnipeg Sun)
DAVE FESCHUK: Leafs’ offence dries up against Hurricanes’ Ward (Toronto Star)
BEN KUZMA: Canucks are 'road worriers' with just one win away from Rogers Arena (Vancouver Sun)
STEPHEN HARRIS: Bruins continue to not tell truth on injuries (Boston Herald)
PAT HICKEY: Loss underscores Canadiens' troubles (Montreal Gazette)
PAUL WIECEK: NHL hands Knights a golden opportunity (Winnipeg Free Press)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Maple Leafs made right choice picking Marner over Hanifin (Toronto Sun)
WES GILBERTSON: Flames winger Michael Frolik a bright spot for struggling team (Calgary Sun)
JASON GREGOR: Oilers turning the corner to becoming legit playoff contender (Edmonton Journal)

11/22/16

KEN CAMPBELL: NHL wisely adopts 'John Scott Rule' to prevent all-star fiascos (The Hockey News)
MARK SPECTOR: Oilers stacking up nicely at quarter mark of the season (Sportsnet)
FRANK SERAVALLI: Vegas-bound? TSN's cream of the expansion crop (TSN)
ALEX PREWITT: Being No. 2: Hockey’s cushiest gig is also one of its toughest (Si.com)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: Tyler Bozak embracing role as 'dad figure' on young Maple Leafs (Sportsnet)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Blackhawks won't be deadline dealers (ESPN)
BOB McKENZIE: Hockey community praying for Craig Cunningham (TSN)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Hamilton pumping up his trade value (ESPN)Paywall to view
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Hammond assigned to AHL as Senators firm up goalie situation (Ottawa Sun)
KEVIN ALLEN: Changing NHL shootout rules would rob us of Marek Malik-like moments (USA Today)
MIKE HARRINGTON: Evander Kane hears the trade talk. He's just looking for goals (Buffalo News)
BEN KUZMA: Horvat striving to eventually be on Canucks top line (Vancouver Province)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Winds of change carry Puempel to the New York Rangers (Ottawa Citizen)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Before committing to next Olympics, NHL wants to extend labor deal (Los Angeles Times)
MARTIN FENNELLY: For Lightning, Stamkos injury is just another speed bump (Tampa Bay Times)
ED WILLES: Bar is set high for the Lions; new Canucks have disappointed so far (Vancouver Province)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Ottawa Senators outdoor game at TD Place figures to become reality if fans are patient (Ottawa Sun)
WES GILBERTSON: Flames surrender trio of power-play counters in loss to Sabres (Calgary Sun)

11/21/16

JARED CLINTON: Five easiest wins in recent memory after Rask posts 11 save victory (The Hockey News)
SCOTT STINSON: Las Vegas expansion underscores grim reality for the NHL: Some of its teams just can’t draw fans (National Post)
LUKE DeCOCK: Successful homestand puts Canes in playoff hunt (Raleigh News & Observer)
BEN KUZMA: Burrows has eyes on playoffs, Cup contenders may have eyes on him (Vancouver Province)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Maple Leafs' Lamoriello 'extremely pleased' with Matthews, other rookies (Toronto Sun)
JEFF MILLER: Ducks' sluggish start costly against Kings in 3-2 loss (Orange County Register)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Carter peaking at right time for Kings (Los Angeles Times)
STEVE EWEN: Craig Cunningham, one of hockey’s good guys, could use your prayers (Vancouver Province)
LARRY BROOKS: Isles' series of bad moves threatens more than GM and coach (New York Post)
DAVE FESCHUK: Leafs won’t make playoffs without coming to their own defence (Toronto Star)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Canucks lose more than single point in collapse against Blackhawks (Vancouver Sun)
JACK TODD: Toronto is not the centre of Canadian sports (Montreal Gazette)
WES GILBERTSON: Flames get scoring from unusual sources to take victory over Wings (Calgary Sun)

11/20/16

MIKE BROPHY: Stanley Cup wins will not define Ovechkin's legacy (The Hockey News)
ARTHUR STAPLE: What can Islanders do with Andrew Ladd? (New York Newsday)
STEPHEN HARRIS: Finally, things are clicking for Bruins (Boston Herald)
STEVE ZIPAY: Buchnevich likely to miss fourth straight game (New York Newsday)
MIKE VACCARO: Young talent puts New York at top of list to be next 'Titletown' (New York Post)
FLUTO SHINZAWA: Patrice Bergeron, Brad Marchand are rewarded for their play (Boston Globe)
LARRY BROOKS: NHL using Olympics to play hardball with the players (New York Post)
FLUTO SHINZAWA: The NHL and the growing art of pickpocketing the puck (Boston Globe)
BEN KUZMA: This ‘circus’ was entertaining or agonizing, depending on your perspective (Vancouver Province)
DAVE FESCHUK: Too little, too late, and a little too much Price for Leafs (Toronto Star)
PAT HICKEY: Rudulov's return provides offensive tonic (Montreal Gazette)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Jeff Carter and the Kings will take a 'pretty standard' win over the Devils (Los Angeles Times)
STEPHEN HARRIS: Bruins have hot prospects in Boston University stars Charlie McAvoy and Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson (Boston Herald)
MIKE HARRINGTON: No Johnny Hockey here Monday, Flames GM hot about injury (Buffalo News)
JEFF PATERSON: Canucks’ regulation performance an accurate reality check (Vancouver Province)
DON BRENNAN: Jagr quick to remind Senators that he owns them (Ottawa Sun)
DAVE MOLINARI: Pascal Dupuis is still trying to answer what comes next in his life (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
TERRY FREI: Old friends await Jared Bednar in reunion with Columbus Blue Jackets (Denver Post)
MICHAEL RUSSO: NHL wants CBA extension in exchange for players playing in South Korea Olympics (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
JEREMY RUTHERFORD: Brodeur enjoying working behind the scenes for Blues (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
STEVE SIMMONS: Leafs rookie class looking like something very special (Toronto Sun)
IAIN MAcINTYRE: Three (not so deep) thoughts on Canucks' collapse vs. Hawks (Vancouver Sun)
BARRY ROZNER: Hall of Famer Verdi still best there is (Chicago Daily Herald)

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