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OPINION

11/29/08

JIM KELLEY: Brian Burke's bigger battle (Si.com)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Patient ascent pays off for Derick Brassard, other rookies (The Sporting News)
ALLAN MUIR: Sabres not mad about Max, a Stars fix and more reader mail (Si.com)
RAY SLOVER: Oilers' shortages have MacTavish over a barrel (The Sporting News)
MIKE BROPHY: The (not so) Amazing Race (Sportsnet)
LYLE RICHARDSON: Wings, Isles prove they made the right moves (Foxsports)
ROY MacGREGOR: In the capital city, creativity's a no-no (Globe & Mail)
ERIC DUHATCHEK: Burke, Fletcher eras begin similarly (Globe & Mail)
MATTHEW SEKERES: A rare chance for goalie of the future (Globe & Mail)
RANDY SPORTAK: With starting netminders dropping like flies across the NHL, gotta wonder if the Flames are turning to Kiprusoff too often (Calgary Sun)
BOB RYAN: Bruins continue to have look of a winner (Boston Globe)Subscriber site
MIKE BOONE: Free agency a distraction (Montreal Gazette)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Gagne's gift: He's back to 100% ... Cash crunch hits Wings ... The year of the backup goalie ... Weber a goal machine (Toronto Sun)
RED FISHER: All-Star Game will be an embarrassment as voters insult intelligence of real fans (Montreal Gazette)
JAMES DUTHIE: Exclusive! Brian Burke plays with polly pockets! (Ottawa Citizen)
GREG LOGAN: Isles' Hilbert ... from scorer to survivor (New York Newsday)
LARRY BROOKS: Not many Rangers make it behind bench (New York Post)
BRUCE DOWBIGGIN: What made Gretzky Canada's 'Great One'? (Calgary Herald)
RED FISHER: Bruins coach Julien still upset with Carbonneau (Montreal Gazette)
STEPHEN HARRIS: In a good spot with Manny Fernandez (Boston Herald)
DON BREBBAN: Meet coach Richardson (Ottawa Sun)
RED FISHER: Surprising Khabibulin takes Hawks' No. 1 job from Huet (Montreal Gazette)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Staying in the game (Ottawa Citizen)
PAT HICKEY: Leafs need a miracle worker (Montreal Gazette)
ROB LONGLEY: Ideal situation for Wilson (Toronto Sun)

11/28/08

ADAM PROTEAU: Burke and the Blue and White a perfect match (The Hockey News)
JAMES DEACON: Maple Leafs finally get something right (AOL Sports)
RAY SLOVER: For NHL showcase, fans are making paper stars (The Sporting News)
MARK SPECTOR: Coaching on thin ice (Sportsnet)
STEVE SIMMONS: Burke's in, what's next? (Toronto Sun)
IAIN MacINTYRE: This just in: Canucks' special teams poor (Vancouver Sun)
KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: Hunwick now in fast lane (Boston Globe)Subscriber site
RICK SADOWSKI: Hits, misses - and the Avs (Denver Rocky Mountain News)
PAT HICKEY: Theodore turns page with Caps (Montreal Gazette)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Luke eyes new challenge (Ottawa Sun)
TONY GALLAGHER: Cammalleri, Glencross do damage (Vancouver Province)
STEVE SIMMONS: Who did judge believe? (Toronto Sun)
DAMIEN COX: Total tear-down of Leafs Burke's only real option (Toronto Star)
GARY LOEWEN: Good news, sad news (Toronto Sun)

11/27/08

RYAN DIXON: Hainsey proving his worth in Atlanta (The Hockey News)
KOSTYA KENNEDY: Sharks looking for a springtime edge in old Claude Lemieux (Si.com)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Evaluating good, bad of the '08-09 season so far (The Sporting News)
MIKE BROPHY: NHL at the quarter pole (Sportsnet)
MICHAEL FARBER: Five biggest impact players, best backup goalies and more (Si.com)
MARK SPECTOR: The king of Kings (Sportsnet)
LYLE RICHARDSON: Who's giving thanks in the NHL (Foxsports)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: The next generation of the Big Bad Bruins is hitting Boston by storm (ESPN)
GARY LOEWEN: Give thanks for Butterballs and Brian Burke (Toronto Sun)
DAN BARNES: Looking back at forwards (Edmonton Journal)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Fisher has short shelf life (Ottawa Sun)
TOM POWERS: Minnesota Wild fall victim to the seemy side of netminding (St. Paul Pioneer Press)Subscriber site
JIM MATHESON: Elite goalies not part of Kings' men (Edmonton Journal)
BOB DUFF: Canadiens without their flying fortress (Windsor Star)
MICHAEL ARACE: Evolving game has Gretzky, Hitchcock changing stripes (Columbus Dispatch)
BRUCE DOWBIGGIN: Flames, Canucks in different orbits (Calgary Herald)
JIM MATHESON: After hitting NHL at 16, Bep Guidolin's career was full of twists and turns (Edmonton Journal)
PAT HICKEY: Empty seats reflect Detroit's economic woes (Montreal Gazette)
ROB LONGLEY: Plenty wrong with lowly Leafs (Toronto Sun)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Time to do what they do best (Ottawa Citizen)

11/26/08

JOHN BUCCIGROSS: From contemplation to just plain giddiness ... thank you! (ESPN)
PIERRE LeBRUN: In small Quebec town, Potvin more than content in his post-NHL life (ESPN)
JEFF BLAIR: Talk about Burke, talk about culture change (Globe & Mail)
DAVID SHOALTS: Expect sea change when Burke takes over (Globe & Mail)
JIM MATHESON: Red Wings easily expose teams' weaknesses (Edmonton Journal)
ROB LONGLEY: While most of the deadwood has been cleared from the Leafs' roster, after last night's debacle, who knows what Brian Burke might do? (Toronto Sun)
CHRIS STEVENSON: Recent turnaround has been quite the feet for Picard (Ottawa Sun)
DAVE PERKINS: Leafs fail to make a case for job security (Toronto Star)
HELENE ST. JAMES: Marian Hossa, Red Wings make for a thankful Hockeytown (Detroit Free Press)
DAVE STUBBS: Leafs' real rebuilding starts when Burke arrives (National Post)
ROBERT TYCHKOWSKI: Batteries recharged (Edmonton Sun)
DAVE STUBBS: Parched Gorges ends drought (Montreal Gazette)
LUKE DeCOCK: Williams can't return soon enough (Raleigh News & Observer)

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GARY LOEWEN: A nut, some Bolts and the Leafs' new act (Toronto Sun)
DAMIEN COX: Burke, Wilson dynamic duo (Toronto Star)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Spezza finds a new 'team' (Ottawa Citizen)
STEVE SIMMONS: Burke needs some magic (Toronto Sun)
DAMIEN COX: All Burke has to do is sign name (Toronto Star)
GARY LOEWEN: Give thanks for Butterballs and Burke (Toronto Sun)

11/25/08

KEN CAMPBELL: Tough to feel sorry for Canadian franchises (The Hockey News)
DARREN ELIOT: Bruins, Canucks among surprises at NHL's quarter-pole mark (Si.com)
MARK SPECTOR: Week-to-week? (Sportsnet)
JIM KELLEY: Good deal for Leafs (Sportsnet)
LYLE RICHARDSON: How Blackhawks, Bruins turned it around (Foxsports)
DAVID SHOALTS: Trade has Wilson's fingerprints all over it (Globe & Mail)
GARY LOEWEN: Questions abound in Leaf-land (Toronto Sun)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Canucks celebrate Luongo's backup (Vancouver Sun)
RED FISHER: O'Byrne's brain cramp caps bizarre home-ice loss (Montreal Gazette)
BERNIE MIKLASZ: St. Louis Blues' trade of Stempniak creates opportunities (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
MARK HERRMANN: Tikhonov: From Cold War villain to warm grandpa (New York Newsday)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Look beyond rough start (Ottawa Citizen)
JIM MATHESON: Savard quietly, confidently leads Bruins to top of East (Edmonton Journal)
LANCE HORNBY: As the NHL approaches the quarter-pole, here a look at off-season coaching changes, key issues and those who are on thin ice (Toronto Sun)
DAVE DYE: Big Sharks devouring West (Detroit News)
ED WILLES: Sanford's biggest save of season yet to come (Vancouver Province)
GARY LOEWEN: Nuts and Bolts and Leafs (Toronto Sun)
PAT HICKEY: Solid Gorges gets his due, and the goal (Montreal Gazette)
VIC ZIEGEL: Wayne Gretzky brings along his not-so-Great Coyotes (New York Daily News)
JIM MATHESON: Stempniak move good for Oilers (Edmonton Journal)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Senators in hole at quarter-pole (Ottawa Sun)
DAMIEN COX: Leafs get busy while Burke stands and waits (Toronto Star)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Welcome to The Jungle (Toronto Sun)

11/24/08

CRAIG CUSTANCE: Despite injuries, Penguins flying high in East (The Sporting News)
DAMIEN COX: Brian Burke expected in town today (Toronto Star)
TERRY KOSHAN: Thrashers still the weak sisters of the Eastern Conference ... What's all the Sundin fuss about? ... Morrow itching to heal (Toronto Sun)
TERRY FREI: Identity theft hits Avs (Denver Post)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Canucks mix their emotions (Vancouver Sun)
DAVE STUBBS: Unmasking NHL Goalie Greats (Montreal Gazette)
LARRY BROOKS: Rangers need new look (New York Post)
BRUCE DOWBIGGIN: Flames rate B+ even as stars falter (Calgary Herald)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Hope to jump for Jay (Ottawa Sun)
ED MORAN: Flyers show they're better off without Brendan Shanahan (Philadelphia Daily News)
ADRIAN DATER: Granato still talks tough game (Denver Post)
RED FISHER: Moore still wears CH on heart (Montreal Gazette)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: A quarter for your thoughts (Toronto Sun)
PAT HICKEY: Training centre Habs lift lid on new home (Montreal Gazette)
GARY LOEWEN: Quarter-mark queries about Leafs (Toronto Sun)

11/23/2008

PIERRE LeBRUN: Montreal finally honors Roy's great career in his emotional return (ESPN)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Breaks a welcome sight (Ottawa Citizen)
RED FISHER: Payback is an exercise in futility (Montreal Gazette)
STEVE SIMMONS: Time running out on MLSEL's Peddie ... Raps' Graham is no Carter, but that's not his fault ... Colaiacovo takes a cheap shot (Toronto Sun)
DAVE MOLINARI: First quarter of season shows Penguins still Eastern Conference contenders (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
Sluggish Rangers drop another one (New York Daily News)
Ducks victory worth the wait (Orange County Register)
MARK WHICKER: Ducks' Murray prepared for the rough road ahead (Orange County Register)
DAMIAN CRISTODERO: Downfall of Barry Melrose with Tampa Bay Lightning tied to changes in how game is coached (St. Petersburg Times)
TERRY FREI: Colorado visit key for Gophers duo (Denver Post)
LARRY BROOKS: Don't count on Lightning strike for Sundin (New York Post)
STEVE GORTEN: Oilers' gamble a bust (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
RICH CHERE: Weighing in on Devils defenseman Mike Mottau's suspension (Newark Star Ledger)
BUCKY GLEASON: Sabres need to make moves to get closer to goal (Buffalo News)
KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: Making good points (Boston Globe)Subscriber site
DAVE STUBBS: St. Patrick comes home (Montreal Gazette)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Gainey hitting Mats hard to deliver Stanley Cup in Habs' centennial ... Shanahan won't be taking Flyer (Ottawa Sun)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Lou's lessons learned (Toronto Sun)

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