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OPINION

12/24/16

CHRIS JOHNSTON: Surrounded by family, Matthews begins holiday break in perfect fashion (Sportsnet)
COLIN FLEMING: Finding Jagr's place among the NHL's greats no easy task (Si.com)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Dubnyk, Price top goalies so far (ESPN)
MICHAEL GRANGE: Matthews and Maple Leafs fans owe ‘Uncle Boris’ big thanks (Sportsnet)
JOE McDONALD: Auston Matthews' Arizona homecoming is a big deal (ESPN)
BRETT CYRGALIS: How John Tortorella eased up and became NHL's top coach (New York Post)
PAUL FRIESEN: 'Twas night before Christmas (Winnipeg Sun)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: An inside look at the sports-mad Nylander household (Toronto Sun)
PAT HICKEY: No big bang in Columbus this time, but another loss (Montreal Gazette)
DAVE FESCHUK: Leafs’ win caps Matthews homecoming in Arizona (Toronto Star)
PAUL WIECEK: Reports of Maurice's pending exit are greatly exaggerated (Winnipeg Free Press)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Bill Dineen, 84, remembered as ‘one of the great men of the hockey world’ (Ottawa Citizen)
BEN KUZMA: Tkachuk's rapid rise rekindles Canucks draft debate (Vancouver Province)
ERIC FRANCIS: Giordano rounding into form (Calgary Sun)
DAMIEN COX: World junior showcase short on draft sizzle (Toronto Star)
TED WYMAN: Laine and Ehlers have provided something special for Jets (Winnipeg Sun)
STU COWAN: All he wants for Christmas is a new hockey team (Montreal Gazette)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Santa Claus hands out his Christmas gifts to the Sens (Ottawa Sun)

12/23/16

KEN CAMPBELL: Will anyone ever catch Jagr at no. 2 on NHL's all-time scoring list (The Hockey News)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: Auston Matthews' return to Phoenix not your typical homecoming (Sportsnet)
FRANK SERAVALLI: 68 things to know about Jaromir Jagr (TSN)
JOE McDONALD: Jagr's career mark is impressive (ESPN)
JOE McDONALD: John Tortorella has the wins, but is he a better overall coach than 'Badger' Bob Johnson? (ESPN)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: The NHL's All-Trade-Candidates team (ESPN)Paywall to view
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Hoffman snipes OT winner as Senators defeat Ducks (Ottawa Sun)
SCOTT CAMPBELL: Plenty of blame to go around in Jetsville (Winnipeg Free Press)
ED WILLES: Ed Willes: It's a parity party — and the Canucks are invited (Vancouver Province)
MARK KISZLA: Patrick Roy has left building, and Avs exec Joe Sakic should be next out the door (Denver Post)
STU COWAN: Canadiens head straight to Columbus after loss to Wild (Montreal Gazette)
MARK PURDY: Sharks might be Bay Area’s coolest sports story at the moment, if anyone’s paying attention (San Jose Mercury News)
TED WYMAN: Jets almost back to full health (Winnipeg Sun)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Jets blow past Canucks after Laine levels Sedin (Vancouver Sun)
WAYNE SCANLAN: If the coaches are happy, the fans often aren't (Ottawa Citizen)
BRENDAN KELLY: This year's Habs are rocking! (Montreal Gazette)
BEN KUZMA: Gulutzan makes crucial connection with Flames' young stars (Vancouver Province)
PAUL WIECEK: Jets future is brighter, but still unclear (Winnipeg Free Press)
DON BRENNAN: Sens teammates get a kick out of teasing Dzingel (Ottawa Sun)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Miller over Markstrom, Ehlers over Virtanen, Biega overbullish (Vancouver Sun)
DAVE FESCHUK: Matthews heads home after Leafs’ blowout win over Avs (Toronto Star)
JOHN DIETZ: How Hawks' Hinostroza scored some confidence (Chicago Daily Herald)
TERRY JONES: NHL needs to let their thoroughbreds run, clamp down on rampant clutching and grabbing (Edmonton Sun)

12/22/16

JARED CLINTON: Five significant off-season signings who have yet to make a major impact (The Hockey News)
ELLIOTTE FRIEDMAN: 30 Thoughts: Suitors will have to ante up for van Riemsdyk (Sportsnet)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Rangers' expansion plan revolves around Girardi, Klein (ESPN)
MARK SPECTOR: Decreased obstruction calls obstructing NHL’s best attractions (Sportsnet)
JOE McDONALD: Wake-up call for Burakovsky (ESPN)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: The NHL's Undercover Superstars (ESPN)Paywall to view
DAVID SHOALTS: The Maple Leafs have a youthful verve, but a nasty habit of losing (Globe & Mail)
ROB OLLER: Belief in Blue Jackets beginning to spread (Columbus Dispatch)
TED WYMAN: Positively and negatively, Jets Byfuglien always has impact (Winnipeg Sun)
TOM JONES: Bishop injury or not, it's time for Lightning to go with Vasilevskiy (Tampa Bay Times)
LARRY BROOKS: The Rangers aren't mean enough — but this would help (New York Post)
FLUTO SHINZAWA: Bruin Anton Blidh agitates to his coach’s delight (Boston Globe)
PAUL WIECEK: They're favours for fans, not for eBay (Winnipeg Free Press)
JASON BOTCHFORD: Why the Canucks need to trade Jannik Hansen (Vancouver Province)
STU COWAN: Playing 'the right way' is working well for Canadiens (Montreal Gazette)
DON BRENNAN: Czech junior Chlapik signs with Senators (Ottawa Sun)
PAUL FRIESEN: Christmas shopping for the coaches (Winnipeg Sun)
DAVE FESCHUK: Air of desperation follows Leafs offence to Mile High City (Toronto Star)
BOB VERDI: These Blackhawks remind of Esposito's 1969-1970 squad (Chicago Daily Herald)
HELENE ST. JAMES: Time for Detroit Red Wings to send message, bench someone (Detroit Free Press)

12/21/16

KEN CAMPBELL: Father knows best just ask Cam Fowler (The Hockey News)
MARK SPECTOR: The hard lesson Sakic and the Avalanche can learn from the Oilers (Sportsnet)
BOB McKENZIE: "Christmas Miracle" for Cunningham family (TSN)
JOE McDONALD: Jagr career mark no big deal (ESPN)
GARE JOYCE: What the Sharks and Ducks can teach the Golden Knights (Sportsnet)
JOE McDONALD: Nash scoring, but will playoff goals follow? (ESPN)
FRANK SERAVALLI: Jagr ties Messier for second on all-time scoring list (TSN)
JOSHUA KLOKE: Family Ties: Tanev brothers face off for Canucks, Jets (Si.com)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Inside the life of an NHL analytics expert (ESPN)Paywall to view
ERIC DUHATSCHEK: Why Canada is no longer a forbidden hockey destination (Globe & Mail)
PAT HICKEY: Jeff Petry at top of his game in dominant victory (Montreal Gazette)
BRIAN MURPHY: Without flash, defense has Wild on eight-game roll (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
STEPHEN HARRIS: Bad night for Tuukka Rask illustrates Bruins problems (Boston Herald)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Imagine Patrik Laine with the Canucks (Vancouver Sun)
DON BRENNAN: Senators' Chabot ready to be Erik Karlsson of Team Canada (Ottawa Sun)
JESUS ORTIZ: Enthusiasm runs high for Blues alumni (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
ED WILLES: Patrik Laine is the new Finnish Flash (Vancouver Province)
JIM SOUHAN: Wild's on the rise because of Boudreau, Dubnyk and Staal (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
STU COWAN: Birthday fête muted for Canadiens iron man Andrei Markov (Montreal Gazette)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Senators pick up rare victory in Chicago (Ottawa Sun)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Canucks beat Jets on their own time, which runs late (Vancouver Sun)
PAUL WIECEK: Winnipeg fans build positive reputation at box office (Winnipeg Free Press)
MICHAEL ARACE: For Curtis McElhinney, so it goes (Columbus Dispatch)
ERIC FRANCIS: Former Flames coach Bob Hartley relishes challenge of developing hockey in Latvia (Calgary Sun)
JASON GREGOR: Oilers getting valuable contributions from duo not named Connor McDavid (Edmonton Journal)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Canadian juniors strive to have some fun in their spare time (Ottawa Citizen)

12/20/16

JARED CLINTON: What slump? Five sophomores who are showing no signs of slowing down (The Hockey News)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: Auston Matthews making good on Babcock’s dominant centre prediction (Sportsnet)
FRANK SERAVALLI: Panthers adjusting to off-ice turmoil (TSN)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: New Panthers chairman denies rumours team is for sale (Sportsnet)
ALEX PREWITT: Shea Weber leading by example while adjusting to life in Montreal (Si.com)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Clarkson key to Blue Jackets' expansion plan (ESPN)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Tortorella's biggest strength as a coach (ESPN)Paywall to view
KEVIN ALLEN: 10 NHL predictions for 2017: From the bold to the obvious (USA Today)
BEN KUZMA: Oh brother, Tanev siblings face each other for first time in NHL (Vancouver Province)
STU COWAN: Canadiens' Therrien will never silence some critics (Montreal Gazette)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Ottawa Senators GM Pierre Dorion not rushing into a trade until he gets update on Clarke MacArthur (Ottawa Sun)
PAUL WIECEK: Thorburn leads NHL in number of fights (Winnipeg Free Press)
ED WILLES: Linden preaches patience with the Canucks (Vancouver Province)
DAVE FESCHUK: Post-Carlyle Leafs possess the puck, and possess hope (Toronto Star)
FLUTO SHINZAWA: Dominic Moore providing stability on Bruins’ fourth line (Boston Globe)
PAUL FRIESEN: Jets looking for third straight win (Winnipeg Sun)

12/19/16

ERIC DUHATSCHEK: Jaromir Jagr quietly closes in on second place in NHL career scoring (Globe & Mail)
STEPHEN HARRIS: Bruins’ power-play unit can only get better (Boston Herald)
STU COWAN: Carey Price shows again why he's best in the world (Montreal Gazette)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Sutter praises Kings’ strong effort in 1-0 loss to Bruins (Los Angeles Times)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Condon called upon to help Senators beat Islanders (Ottawa Sun)
ED WILLES: The Canucks might want to take note of the Jackets' turnaround (Vancouver Province)
LARRY BROOKS: Rangers display the kind of grit that reminds of past glories (New York Post)
JACK TODD: No Roy replay — Price puts to rest The Stare (Montreal Gazette)
IAIN MacINTYRE: More prophet than pariah, Tortorella in the right place for 500th win (Vancouver Sun)
DON BRENNAN: Suddenly, there's a whole bunch of Senators on 'who's hot' list (Ottawa Sun)
KEN WIEBE: Jets putting in work against Central (Winnipeg Sun)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Hutton's jinx, Gudbranson's absence and resurrection of Torts (Vancouver Sun)
WES GILBERTSON: Holiday-spanning Flames schedule tilts heavily towards teams in Pacific Division (Calgary Sun)

12/18/16

MIKE BROPHY: Why the junior game is total hockey heaven (The Hockey News)
JARED CLINTON: How off ice maintenance impacts performance at the World Juniors (The Hockey News)
MARK SPECTOR: Ugly, come-from-behind win not good enough for improved Oilers (Sportsnet)
DANIEL J. FRIEDMAN: Rangers' young guns making immediate impact (Si.com)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: Zaitsev’s long-awaited goal inspires ‘unbelievable feelings’ (Sportsnet)
TERRY FREI: Avalanche mess is all of the above. And the question becomes: What now? (Denver Post)
BENJAMIN HOCHMAN: Blues need to be sharper to hang with the ‘big dogs’ (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
ARTHUR STAPLE: Lowly Isles better think now about next season (New York Newsday)
MICHAEL ARACE: Years of losing make cynic out of Jackets fan (Columbus Dispatch)
KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: Faith helped shape Brandon Carlo. Now, he fits seamlessly into Bruins’ backline (Boston Globe)
DON BRENNAN: Ottawa Senators enjoy good chuckle during win over New Jersey Devils (Ottawa Sun)
JASON BOTCHFORD: Torts’ Top 10 moments as one-and-done Canucks’ bench boss (Vancouver Province)
MIKE HARRINGTON: Panthers' power plays causing trouble on and off the ice (Buffalo News)
JEREMY RUTHERFORD: 'Coach-in-waiting' Yeo starting to feel at home with Blues (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
LARRY BROOKS: How tweaking NHL home-ice advantage can cure tanking for position (New York Post)
FLUTO SHINZAWA: The D-to-D pass has become a casualty of speed in today’s NHL (Boston Globe)
PAT HICKEY: Canadiens display resiliency in win over Capitals (Montreal Gazette)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: NHL trade talk slows down as holiday freeze looms (Ottawa Sun)
ROSIE DiMANNO: Magical night for Zaitsev and Gardiner in Leafs win over Penguins (Toronto Star)
ED WILLES: Alex Burrows built his career on proving people wrong (Vancouver Province)
MICHAEL RUSSO: 2003 NHL draft probably ranks as one of the deepest ever (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)

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