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OPINION

12/11/10

RYAN KENNEDY: Making sure you pick the right captain (The Hockey News)
KEN CAMPBELL: Crosby takes control of scoring race (The Hockey News)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Habs' Subban can't help but be himself (The Sporting News)
STU HACKEL: Does conformity hurt the NHL? (Si.com)
MARK SPECTOR: O'Marra's wakeup call (Sportsnet)
STEVE HUNT: Could the Stars make a Rangers-esque run? (Foxsports)
BRUCE ARTHUR: Why throw waffles at the Maple Leafs? (National Post)
ROY MacGREGOR: Hockey's nickname game (Globe & Mail)
JEFF BLAIR: Leafs Nation fed up with Phaneuf (Globe & Mail)
LANCE HORNBY: Less booing, more cheering for Maple Leafs (Toronto Sun)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Markus Naslund's long road to the rafters (Vancouver Sun)
PAT HICKEY: Babcock would like annual outdoor game between Habs, Red Wings (Montreal Gazette)
DAVID STAPLES: Northlands needs to offer funding ideas to deserve place in future arena (Edmonton Journal)
JOHN NIYO: Wings' Jimmy Howard climbing toward goaltending elite (Detroit News)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Kovy frustration levels rising (Ottawa Citizen)
ED WILLES: Naslund was our star (Vancouver Province)
MIKE BOONE: Playoffs far from in the bag for Habs (Montreal Gazette)
ROBERT TYCHKOWSKI: Omark provides Oilers bounce (Edmonton Sun)
STU COWAN: Will P.K. get mojo back? (Montreal Gazette)
GREG DOUGLAS: A 50/50 win would go well with Naslund's jersey retirement (Vancouver Sun)
DON BRENNAN: Kovalev better off as an 'enigma' (Ottawa Sun)
DAVID STAPLES: Gagner steps up tough play in front of net (Edmonton Journal)
CATHAL KELLY: Sick Kids visit reminds Leafs of what matters most (Toronto Star)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Sens' Kovalev only fooling himself (Ottawa Sun)
PAT HICKEY: 'The penalties we took didn't help' (Montreal Gazette)
RED FISHER: Crosby's on a remarkable roll as Penguins gather steam (Montreal Gazette)

12/10/10

ADAM PROTEAU: Spezza turns crisis into a positive (The Hockey News)
STU HACKEL: Sidney Crosby's in rare territory (Si.com)
TIM WHARNSBY: Thrashers thankful that Ramsay once cheated death (CBC)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Fighting for survival (The Hockey News)
STU HACKEL: Sidney Crosby's in rare territory (Si.com)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Concussion fight not just a physical one (ESPN)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Must-see TV: The Crosby show (The Hockey News)
JOHN MANASSO: Predators getting stronger (Foxsports)
PIERRE LeBRUN: NHL has unique off-ice concussion foe (ESPN)
B.J. RAINS: Hockey family bonds over fight with cancer (Foxsports)
WES GOLDSTEIN: Bargains & busts: Getting money's worth, worth less (CBS Sportsline)
LYLE RICHARDSON: Can Canadian teams end long drought? (Foxsports)
KEVIN ALLEN: Panthers GM Dale Tallon reuses winning plan (USA Today)
DAN BARNES: Time to speak up (Edmonton Journal)
TONY GALLAGHER: Naslund: 'It was a great 12 years' (Vancouver Province)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Kings show the passion needed to earn 2-1 victory over Flames (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
DON BRENNAN: Alfie feels 'responsibility to get things going' (Ottawa Sun)
DAVID STAPLES: Northlands should pull out of the arena deal for the good of all (Edmonton Journal)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Markus Naslund was surely CanucksÕ Swedest deal (Vancouver Sun)
DAVE STUBBS: Weber's gain proves a pain for Subban (Montreal Gazette)
STEVE POLITI: Devils might have no choice but to fire John MacLean (Newark Star Ledger)
ED WILLES: Something vaguely unsatisfying about the Naslund years despite greatness (Vancouver Province)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Kovy frustration levels rising (Ottawa Citizen)
CAM COLE: NHL 'law' dictates all must bland together (Vancouver Sun)
PAT HICKEY: Habs' pick Tinordi adjusting to OHL (Montreal Gazette)

12/9/10

RYAN DIXON: Milan Lucic brewing something big in Boston (The Hockey News)
TOM THOMPSON: In hockey, the team always comes before the individual (The Hockey News)
BOB McKENZIE: Team USA favourites to repeat at World Jrs (TSN)
ELLIOTT FRIEDMAN: The 'Price Theory' may be why Subban sits and waits (CBC)
MICHAEL FARBER: Sidney Crosby's subtle greatness keeps growing, more notes (Si.com)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Lindback steps up for Preds against hero (ESPN)
MIKE BROPHY: Close call (Sportsnet)
ERIC FRANCIS: Empty seats at Dome (Calgary Sun)
CRAIG MORGAN: Yandle blossoms as all-purpose defenseman (Foxsports)
ROY MacGREGOR: Flailing offence drags down Ottawa (Globe & Mail)
KEVIN ALLEN: NHL players who must improve to boost their teams (USA Today)
BRUCE ARTHUR: The freedom to combat the crazies (National Post)
SAM DONNELLON: Is Flyers goalie Bobrovsky the real deal? (Philadelphia Daily News)
CAM COLE: Lupul rises from medical purgatory (Vancouver Sun)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Cap hampers Senators (Ottawa Sun)
ROBERT TYCHKOWSKI: Gains possible with Oilers injuries (Edmonton Sun)
MICHAEL ARACE: Nash collects goals, assists, but no calls (Columbus Dispatch)
ED WILLES: Luongo's play becoming issue for Canucks (Vancouver Province)
DAVE STUBBS: Going to great lengths: Carey Price shooting to score (Montreal Gazette)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Do the math: Fix needed in a hurry (Ottawa Citizen)
DAVID HAUGH: Scotty Bowman sees a lot he likes in Belichick (Chicago Sun Times)
TED KULFAN: Wild skating on thin ice with fans in Minnesota (Detroit News)

12/8/10

KEN CAMPBELL: Potential new owner doesn't make Phoenix a hockey market (The Hockey News)
RORY BOYLEN: Minnesota Wild missing Jacques Lemaire (The Hockey News)
SCOTT MORRISON: Thrashers the next team on borrowed time (CBC)
STU HACKEL: Rookie Couture deserves more attention (Si.com)
JOHN MANASSO: Thrashers are 'Hot Stock' (Foxsports)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Marty Turco won't sulk over not starting (ESPN)
DARREN ELIOT: Perfect gifts for all NHL teams (Si.com)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Relocation not going to happen (ESPN)
WES GOLDSTEIN: Potential Coyotes owner makes strong case at meetings (CBS Sportsline)
ERIC DUHATSCHEK: Stamkos seen, presence felt (Globe & Mail)
DAMIEN COX: Five years after lockout, the NHL has stability (Toronto Star)
STEPHEN HARRIS: Bruins need to reach goals (Boston Herald)
TERRY JONES: Opportunity knocks for Oilers (Edmonton Sun)
DAVE STUBBS: Clouston's crew sinks from sight (Montreal Gazette)
ED WILLES: Why Hay said no to Oilers' offer and stayed in the WHL (Vancouver Province)
MIKE HEIKA: Stars lenders must get sense of urgency for team's needs (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
PAT HICKEY: Subban fans must 'chill out' (Montreal Gazette)
ROBERT TYCHKOWSKI: Oilers losses pile up (Edmonton Sun)
ROB LONGLEY: These days, Crosby's in a league on his own (Toronto Sun)
PAT HICKEY: 'Second efforts key': Cammalleri (Montreal Gazette)

12/7/10

KEN CAMPBELL: Bill Guerin retires and NHL ownership (The Hockey News)
JUSTIN BOURNE: Preparing for back-to-back games (The Hockey News)
ELLIOTTE FRIEDMAN: Motivating players in salary cap era challenging (CBC)
STU HACKEL: Kane's injury adds to Blackhawks' hangover (Si.com)
SCOTT MORRISON: Proposed Coyotes owner willing to take wallet hit (CBC)
NICK KYPREOS: Blindside debacle (Sportsnet)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Hulsizer says he'll be patient with Coyotes (The Sporting News)
DANA WIKIJI: Modano in good spirits despite serious injury (Foxsports
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Coyotes ownership, blindside hits rule, Blue Jackets struggles (ESPN)
LYLE RICHARDSON: Playoff outlooks vary for conferences (Foxsports)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Joe Sakic makes stop at BOG meetings (ESPN)
ERIC DUHATSCHEK: Like Wayne Gretzky in his prime, Sidney Crosby is head and shoulders above the competition (Globe & Mail)
CHRIS STEVENSON: Full steam ahead on Coyotes sale (Ottawa Sun)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Great goalie plan becomes great myth (Vancouver Sun)
DAMIEN COX: Big NHL stories take back seat at governor's meetings (Toronto Star)
TERRY JONES: Oilers' Hall starting to produce (Edmonton Sun)
BOB HUNTER: Culture of losing? Don't blame it (Columbus Dispatch)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Red Wings are somehow getting older and better (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
CAM COLE: Bettman starts a new bromance (Vancouver Sun)
PAT HICKEY: NHL salary cap increase good news/bad news story (Montreal Gazette)
JOHN NIYO: Hobbled Mike Modano holds onto hope that he will play again (Detroit News)
BOB DUFF: Modano's career in jeopardy (Windsor Star)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Leafs finally get a road win (Toronto Sun)

12/6/10

JOHN GRIGG: No doubt Crosby is NHL's best (The Hockey News)
DAVE STUBBS: Subban overshadows victory (Montreal Gazette)
JAY GREENBERG: Flat trick for Rangers (New York Post)
RED FISHER: Markov's injury forces Gauthier into a tough spot (Montreal Gazette)
ADRIAN DATER: Avs' Stewart won fight, lost something more important (Denver Post)
ERIC FRANCIS: Hotchkiss sale part of estate planning (Calgary Sun)
GERRY MODDEJONGE: No place like home for Oilers (Edmonton Sun)
ED WILLES: Kesler spiritual leader of Canucks (Vancouver Province)
JACK TODD: Price shows he can get the job done (Montreal Gazette)
DON BRENNAN: Potvin still 'sucks' at Madison Square Garden (Ottawa Sun)
STEPHANIE MYLES: The Flower goes out in style (Montreal Gazette)
DAMIEN COX: NHL owners meet while rich and poor look to sell (Toronto Star)

12/5/10

RYAN DIXON: Base Iginla trade thoughts on sense, not sentiment (The Hockey News)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: As the franchises turn (The Sporting News)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Sturm fallout, Rangers looking at Richards and drama in Toronto (ESPN)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Zize Matters: You will be missed, Jim Kelley (Toronto Sun)
DAVE MOLINARI: Granato tried to find hatred (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
CHRIS ZELKOVICH: Behind the scenes at Hockey Night in Canada (Toronto Star)
SAM CARCHIDI: Power play plaguing Flyers with inconsistency (Philadelphia Inquirer)
MARK SUTCLIFFE: Rogers taking page from Turner playbook (Ottawa Citizen)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Kings rally to defeat Red Wings, 3-2, in overtime (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
DEREK VAN DIEST: Patience pays off for Pietrangelo (Edmonton Sun)
STEVE SIMMONS: Simmons says ... It's official: Kessel trade has turned into a disaster for Leafs (Toronto Sun)
MICHAEL RUSSO: An ode to a prose pro (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)Subscriber site
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Bieksa a good, gritty fit for Sens (Ottawa Sun)
DAN BARNES: Assisting is Whitney's business (Edmonton Journal)
LARRY BROOKS: Rangers' spare parts prevent them from acquiring Stars' Richards (New York Post)
TERRY FREI: Fight only for a good cause (Denver Post)
ED WILLES: Rogers buying the future (Vancouver Province)
ERIC FRANCIS: Hotchkiss stepping down as Flames owner (Calgary Sun)
ROBERT TYCHKOWSKI: Taylor-made Oilers win (Edmonton Sun)
BUCKY GLEASON: Time spent with Jim Kelley was a master class (Buffalo News)
HELENE ELLIOTT: After fast start, Kings' lack of scoring punch has caught up with them (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
JASON YORK: Sens' defence must rise to challenge (Ottawa Sun)
LARRY BROOKS: Bettman must act to save sinking Isles (New York Post)
DAMIEN CRISTODERO: Tampa Bay Lightning has few goaltending alternatives (St. Petersburg Times)
CHUCK GORMLEY: Devils' MacLean in tough spot (South Jersey Courier Post)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Clashes are nothing new (Ottawa Citizen)
ROB ROSSI: Malkin smart not to talk about injury (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
STEPHEN HARRIS: : Tim Thomas has Bower power (Boston Herald)

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