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OPINION

12/24/11

KEN CAMPBELL: Top youngsters belong in NHL, not WJC (The Hockey News)
JON ROSEN: Year's end spells excitement for hockey fans (Foxsports)
ANDREW JONES: Hurricanes' relentless attacking pays off (Foxsports)
MIKE BROPHY: It's all about the offence (Sportsnet)
ADRIAN DATER: Ken Hitchcock's transformation (Si.com)
JESSE SPECTOR: Blueshirts relying on blueliners (The Sporting News)
STU HACKEL: NHL needs to step up goalie safety (Si.com)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Weekend notebook: surprises of 2011-12 (ESPN)
TIM WHARNSBY: 1982 Canadian junior team started it all (CBC)
BRIAN STUBITS: No need to 'answer the bell' after good hits (CBS Sportsline)
TIM WHARNSBY: Athletic bloodlines run in the Nurse family (CBC)
ROY MacGREGOR: The World Juniors: A tournament of mega proportions (Globe & Mail)
ERIC DUHATSCHEK: Canada's junior hockey team comes down with a case of Hay fever (Globe & Mail)
DAVID SHOALTS: The hockey coaching gods smile on Bruce Boudreau (Globe & Mail)
DAVE FESCHUK: Defenceman Jamie Oleksiak skates tall and carries big stick (Toronto Star)
PAT HICKEY: All the Habs need for Christmas is a new game plan (Montreal Gazette)
DAMIEN COX: Canada's worst NHL team at holiday time? Les Glorieux (Toronto Star)
PAUL FRIESEN: Real work begins now for Jets (Winnipeg Sun)
DAVE STUBBS: The year of the concussion (Montreal Gazette)
GREG DOUGLAS: Buble's crazy love for hockey gets reality check after being 'cut' (Vancouver Sun)
JOHN MacKINNON: Specatators/viewers guide to the world junior hockey championship (Edmonton Journal)
CHRIS STEVENSON: Habs hurtin' from top on down (Ottawa Sun)
PAT HICKEY: Canadiens fans become a nation of Scrooges (Montreal Gazette)
MIKE HEIKA: Why the Stars have plenty of reason for holiday cheer (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
STEPHEN HARRIS: Brad Marchand living a dream (Boston Herald)
RED FISHER: Subban took one for the team (Montreal Gazette)
GARY LAWLESS: Contenders or pretenders? (Winnipeg Free Press)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Spezza in Christmas spirit (Ottawa Sun)
STU COWAN: Habs should re-hire Carbonneau (Montreal Gazette)
KIRK PENTON: Back-to-back games killing Jets (Winnipeg Sun)

12/23/11

ADAM PROTEAU: Blackhawks take over as Stanley Cup favorite (The Hockey News)
MARK SPECTOR: Canucks have come around (Sportsnet)
CRAIG MORGAN: Tkachuk's legacy with Coyotes well-earned (Foxsports)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Time has done wonders for Ken Hitchcock/a> (ESPN)

JESSE SPECTOR: Concussion files: 'It's bigger than a bruise,' says Jody Shelley (The Sporting News)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Would teams dump Luongo, Ovechkin? (ESPN)
STU HACKEL: NFL sets example for NHL (Si.com)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: 5 things: Jets feeling heat, Bachman saving the day, Wings step it up (ESPN)
ELLIOTT FRIEDMAN: Habs to blame for coaching situation (CBC)
BRIAN STUBITS: Nashville's other star defenseman, Ryan Suter (CBS Sportsline)
TIM WHARNSBY: Reimer has Maple Leafs back on track (CBC)
RANDY SPORTAK: Coaching moves not equalling success (Calgary Sun)
DEREK VAN DIEST: Klefbom gets sneak peek at new digs (Edmonton Sun)
TONY GALLAGHER: Alex Edler could be next to face big decision about 'hometown discount' (Vancouver Province)
PAT HICKEY: Another Quebec goalie shuts down Habs (Montreal Gazette)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Darryl Sutter is ready to make some noise with the Kings (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
WAYNE SCANLAN: Are the Senators contenders or pretenders? (Ottawa Citizen)
JOHN MacKINNON: World junior hockey championship a big money-maker (Edmonton Journal)
GARY LAWLESS: Gauthier better be next to get guillotine (Winnipeg Free Press)
MIKE HEIKA: Why Stars coach Glen Gulutzan isn't worried about discipline (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
PAOLA BOIVIN: Coyotes to honor legend Tkachuk (Arizona Republic)
PAUL FRIESEN: Bon voyage, Montreal (Winnipeg Sun)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: No reason to ban Foligno (Ottawa Sun)

12/22/11

MIKE BROPHY: Gordon's return to Long Island (Sportsnet)
JESSE SPECTOR: Five Hole: Parise helps Devils change their ways; Montreal drops ball on language issue (The Sporting News)
DARREN ELIOT: A simple way to curb concussions (Si.com)
JON ROSEN: Kings should feel more urgency under Sutter (Foxsports)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Expectations high for U.S. junior team (ESPN)
A.J. PEREZ: Players slow to adopt new helmet (Foxsports)
PIERRE LeBRUN: '24/7' fails to deliver with Pronger news (ESPN)
ADAM GRETZ: The most dangerous player in hockey right now (CBS Sportsline)
GORD STELLICK: Springing a Panther on J.P. (CBC)
ERIC DUHATSCHEK: Where have all the Quebec goalies gone? (Globe & Mail)
CAM COLE: Arms, shoulders easier to fix than brains (Vancouver Sun)
PAUL WALDIE: Hoping to make designer goalie pads hot again (Globe & Mail)
KYLE WOODLIEF: Canada has fallen on hard times in net (USA Today)
TARIK EL-BASHIRAlex Ovechkin shows flashes of his old self, but Capitals need him back for good (Washington Post)Subscriber site
MIKE HEIKA: Steve Ott on 'arrogance' of Flyers coach, undisciplined Stars (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
HELENE ELLIOTT: Darryl Sutter is ready to make some noise with the Kings (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
PAT HICKEY: In sports, comments sound the same (Montreal Gazette)
JEFF MILLER: Ducks' fall was a season coming (Orange County Register)
TONY GALLAGHER: If only Detroit could visit more often (Vancouver Province)
SAM DONNELLON: '24/7' shows different side of Flyers, Rangers (Philadelphia Daily News)
RED FISHER: Wins are wins in any language (Montreal Gazette)
GEORGE JOHNSON: Flames in better position, but canÕt take a holiday (Calgary Herald)
Alfie gets retirement advice (Ottawa Sun)
CHRIS STEVENSON: Language, not winning, now Habs' No. 1 priority (Ottawa Sun)
PATRICK REUSSE: Hockey pioneer at Hill and U let his play do the talking (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)Subscriber site
DAMIEN COX: Maple Leafs need to give Nazem Kadri a long look (Toronto Star)
PAT HICKEY: Habs, Jets in very tight playoff race (Montreal Gazette)
LUKE DeCOCK: Ex-Cane Vrbata recalls different era (Raleigh News & Observer)Subscriber site
HENRY AUBIN: Habs' pick was clumsy (Montreal Gazette)
TOM JONES: Five ways to fix the Tampa Bay Lightning's problems (St. Petersburg Times)

12/21/11

RORY BOYLEN: What makes hockey great (The Hockey News)
PIERRE LeBRUN: It's not panic time in Buffalo -- yet (ESPN)
MIKE BROPHY: Back with a vengeance (Sportsnet)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: The Devils' offensive resurgence (ESPN)
STU HACKEL: Coaching in Montreal presents unique demands (Si.com)
JOHN BUCCIGROSS: It's back! 'The Hakan-Hanukkah Song' (ESPN)
KELLY HRUDEY: Canada loves the world juniors (CBC)
ADAM GRETZ: Teams that are out of the playoff race right now (CBS Sportsline)
TIM WHARNSBY: This was not a good year for hockey (CBC)
ALLAN MAKI: In its year of hockey triumph, Russia lost so much (Globe & Mail)
DAVE PERKINS: A win is a win in any language (Toronto Star)
TONY GALLAGHER: Wings' Filppula takes leap forward playing wing with Zetterberg (Vancouver Province)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Turris turns corner after rushed NHL debut (Ottawa Citizen)
GARY LAWLESS: If Wheeler shoots, he'll score more (Winnipeg Free Press)
MIKE BERARDINO: First-place Panthers still searching for their identity (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
MIKE HEIKA: Why banged-up Brenden Morrow returns to Stars a 'different guy' (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
CAM COLE: The front of the net: Hang around at your own peril (Vancouver Sun)
PAT HICKEY: Habs about winning, not language (Montreal Gazette)
PAUL FRIESEN: Jets far too giving (Winnipeg Sun)
LARRY BROOKS: Imperfect Rangers among league's best (New York Post)
LUKE DeCOCK: Montreal's francophone pride and prejudice (Raleigh News & Observer)Subscriber site
DAMIEN COX: Time for lesser Maple Leafs to pull harder on rope (Toronto Star)

12/20/11

KEN CAMPBELL: Unnecessary talk (The Hockey News)
MIKE BROPHY: Reimer gets his mojo back (Sportsnet)
MARK SPECTOR: Habs can't rush coach decision (Sportsnet)
JESSE SPECTOR: Stephane Robidas: Players live with, accept dangers of concussions (The Sporting News)
STU HACKEL: The red-line debate (Si.com)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Kings need more than just Sutter (ESPN)
TYLER MASON: Wild head coach Mike Yeo finds early success (Foxsports)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Kings seem misguided in hiring Sutter (ESPN)
TIM WHARNSBY: Hay goes for world junior gold 17 years later (CBC)
RAY RATTO: Storm will die down as Cunneyworth makes Montreal adjustments (CBS Sportsline)
ELLIOTTE FRIEDMAN: What to do with Suter, Weber + 30 Thoughts (CBC)
LES PERREAUX: Habs owner stickhandles through language debate (Globe & Mail)
ERIC DUHATSCHEK: Team Canada's Smith-Pelly lives out two dreams (Globe & Mail)
HENRY AUBIN: Anglo coach a 'gesture of contempt' (Montreal Gazette)
KEVIN ALLEN: Who'll replace Justin Faulk on U.S. junior team? (USA Today)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Kings are quick enough in transition, beat Toronto in shootout (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
CHRIS STEVENSON: Habs Nation draws language lines (Ottawa Sun)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Yeo proving capable guide for the Wild (Vancouver Sun)
PAT HICKEY: Habs angling in small coaching pool (Montreal Gazette)
TERRY JONES: Canada shakes off nerves (Edmonton Sun)
BOB DUFF: NHLers praise U17 tourney (Windsor Star)
DAVID HAUGH: Emery proves to be nice catch for Blackhawks (Chicago Tribune)
ED WILLES: Rivalry reignites between Vancouver and Minnesota (Vancouver Province)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Hightly-touted Turris full of talent (Ottawa Citizen)
JOHN MacKINNON: Balancing cultural correctness, on-ice performance a problem for struggling Canadiens (Edmonton Journal)
ERIC FRANCIS: Diggin' Devante (Calgary Sun)
MIKE HEIKA: Stars show their pesky side in tense 5-3 win over Ducks (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
HELENE ELLIOTT: Upon further review, NHL's replay system is good (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site

12/19/11

DANA WAKIJI: Emmerton finding his wings (Foxsports)
BRIAN STUBITS: Weekend Wrap: Selanne returns, but Jets take off (CBS Sportsline)
BRUCE DOWBIGGIN: Habs coaching appointment stokes Quebec nationalist sentiments (Globe & Mail)
SEAN GORDON: Pierre Gauthier could be next in Habs' firing line (Globe & Mail)
MIKE HEIKA: Wandell is more than a 'tweener,' wants to fit in with the Stars (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
PAT HICKEY: Okay, now what? (Montreal Gazette)
BOB DUFF: Kings await Sutter (Windsor Star)
JACK TODD: Gauthier should have fired himself (Montreal Gazette)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Canucks' Mason Raymond has a great return (Vancouver Sun)
ERIC FRANCIS: Flames not in Turris 'sweepstakes' (Calgary Sun)
FRANK SERAVALLI: Flyers' Giroux exercising caution (Philadelphia Daily News)
DAVE STUBBS: Martin's dismissal won't change Habs' fortunes (Montreal Gazette)
ERIC FRANCIS: Concussions not new to NHL (Calgary Sun)
PAT HICKEY: New guy behind the bench doesn't fix problems on the ice (Montreal Gazette)
DEJAN KOVACEVIC: Solving sports' big headache (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)

12/18/11

KEN CAMPBELL: Martin firing opens door to more change in Montreal (The Hockey News)
RORY BOYLEN: Blues goalie Brian Elliott enjoying bounce back season (The Hockey News)
JESSE SPECTOR: For Boston Bruins, the season for giving has ended (The Sporting News)
SEAN GENTILLE: Coyotes trade Kyle Turris to Senators for David Rundblad (The Sporting News)
STU HACKEL: What doomed Jacques Martin in Montreal? (Si.com)
CRAIG MORGAN: Turris trade was necessary for Coyotes (Foxsports)
TIM WHARNSBY: There's something about Raymond (CBC)
KEVIN ALLEN: Analyzing the Coyotes-Senators trade (USA Today)
STEVE CONROY: B's coach on Claude 9 (Boston Herald)
SAM CARCHIDI: Flyers don't lose step despite injuries (Philadelphia Inquirer)
BUCKY GLEASON: Black preaches patience to frustrated Sabres fans (Buffalo News)
RICH CHERE: Sidney Crosby could face tough decisions on his career (Newark Star Ledger)
DAVE FESCHUK: Even-strength play Leafs' weak spot in loss to Canucks (Toronto Star)
LARRY BROOKS: Brodeur sees road's end (New York Post)
MICHAEL RUSSO: The NHL's concussion dilemma (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)Subscriber site
IAIN MacINTYRE: This win is for you, Ron MacLean: Canucks' Burrows gets hate on for Leafs (Vancouver Sun)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Persistence nets Turris (Ottawa Sun)
MARK KISZLA: Josh Kroenke takes rebuilding Avalanche seriously (Denver Post)
STEVE BUFFERY: Fickle fate of Finger (Toronto Sun)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Kings are outmatched in a big way (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
ERIC FRANCIS: Sutter farmed out to L.A. (Calgary Sun)
RANDY MILLER: Deal for Pronger clone expensive (South Jersey Courier Post)
ERIC ERLENDSSON: HBO series offers unique look at on Winter Classic (Tampa Tribune)
TONY GALLAGHER: Milford and Neale deserved more success (Vancouver Province)
PAT HICKEY: Martin a 'scapegoat' says Hickey (Montreal Gazette)
JASON YORK: Cowen comes up big (Ottawa Sun)
MIKE HEIKA: Stars' direction hasn't been revealed in rollercoaster season (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
KIRK PENTON: Perfect day for Jets fans (Winnipeg Sun)
Game Day: Flames at Blackhawks (Calgary Herald)
MICHAEL ARACE: Author offers positives for long-term stability of Jackets (Columbus Dispatch)
KEVIN CALLAHAN: Slapshot sends Flyers' Couturier to hospital (South Jersey Courier Post)
DAMIEN CRISTODERO: Goalie struggles could have Tampa Bay Lightning soon calling up Dustin Tokarski from AHL Norfolk Admirals (St. Petersburg Times)
STEVE SIMMONS: NHL lacks crossover star (Toronto Sun)
TONY GALLAGHER: Cullen delighted with the Wild ride so far (Vancouver Province)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Senators deal from a position of strength (Ottawa Citizen)
PHIL SHERIDAN: Leagues must take steps to make sports safer (Philadelphia Inquirer)
DAVE MOLINARI: A part of Sid's legacy (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
CHRIS ZELKOVICH: Sometimes, firing a coach really is change for the better (Toronto Star)
MIKE MISSANELLI: Will Flyers and Lindros reconcile? (Philadelphia Inquirer)
KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: Some sound thinking concerning brain injuries (Boston Globe)Subscriber site

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