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OPINION

12/31/11

BRIAN COSTELLO: Remembering victims of the 1986 Swift Current Broncos bus crash (The Hockey News)
MIKE BROPHY: In need of a shakeup (Sportsnet)
JESSE SPECTOR: New York, then the world: As exposure grows, Henrik Lundqvist keeps Cup in sights (The Sporting News)
STU HACKEL: Winter Classic foes continue their historic rivalry (Si.com)
JOHN MANASSO: Weber's concussion extends problem for NHL (Foxsports)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Eric Lindros, Bobby Clarke finally speak (ESPN)
JON ROSEN: Consistency absent in Ducks' season (Foxsports)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Ice update: Looking good, feeling good (ESPN)
BRIAN STUBITS: Weekend Preview: Central the center of the action (CBS Sportsline)
TIM WHARNSBY: Czech goalie stuns U.S., gives Canada berth in semis (CBC)
ROY MacGREGOR: Team Canada's Mark Scheifele needs to get going (Globe & Mail)
ALLAN MAKI: Sweden on another collision course with destiny at world juniors (Globe & Mail)
PAUL WALDIE: Harold Ballard's ghost still haunts Winnipeg (Globe & Mail)
BOB DUFF: Russians deal with tragedy (Windsor Star)
CHRIS STEVENSON: NHL facing big year in 2012 (Ottawa Sun)
PAT HICKEY: Winter Classic is a farce (Montreal Gazette)
DAMIEN COX: Speed isn't killing NHL (Toronto Star)
LUKE DeCOCK: 2011 is a year to forget for Canes (Raleigh News & Observer)Subscriber site
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Alfie's grand milestone (Ottawa Sun)
CAM COLE: Loss drains drama from showdown (Vancouver Sun)
JOHN MacKINNON: Connolly fights to prove doubters wrong (Edmonton Journal)
STU COWAN: Pierre McGuire happy with switch to NBC (Montreal Gazette)
DAVE FESCHUK: New Year's Eve day of reckoning for Canadian juniors (Toronto Star)
SARAH McLELLAN: Calgary Flames star Jarome Iginla nears 500-goal milestone (Arizona Republic)
DAVE STUBBS: Montreal Canadiens: The year that will be and the year that was (Montreal Gazette)
MIKE HEIKA: Stars showing a gentler, kinder side with fewer fights (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
DON BRENNAN: Karlsson no longer the mane man (Ottawa Sun)

12/30/11

KEN CAMPBELL: THN's 2011 player of the year (The Hockey News)
BOB McKENZIE: Harrington shows offensive side vs. Denmark (TSN)
MIKE BROPHY: Positives from OT loss (Sportsnet)
STEVE HUNT: Nystrom, Ryder having big impact for Stars (Foxsports)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Key negotiations set to resume (ESPN)
STU HACKEL: Jagr's painful return, shake-up coming in C-bus, Wild tumble and more (Si.com)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Jagr better when he shares spotlight (ESPN)
TIM WHARNSBY: Canada's captain plays for his country and sister (CBC)
ADAM GRETZ: Jagr leads Flyers to win in Pittsburgh (CBS Sportsline)
KELLY HRUDEY: Winter Classic also a family affair (CBC)
ROY MacGREGOR: At world juniors, the spectacle's the thing (Globe & Mail)
ALLAN MAKI: Switzerland dealt another blow (Globe & Mail)
BRUCE DOWBIGGIN: Fehr and loathing ahead in NHL contract bargaining (Globe & Mail)
DEJAN KOVACEVIC: Jagr shows best, worst sides (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
PAT HICKEY: St. Louis injury a wake up call (Montreal Gazette)
TONY GALLAGHER: Bankruptcy for Coyotes would benefit Canucks (Vancouver Province)
MIKE HEIKA: Stars play poorly against NHL's worst in 4-1 loss to Columbus (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
KIRK PENTON: Kane's anger with purpose (Winnipeg Sun)
JOHN MacKINNON: Canada's major challenge: Don't slide into bad habits (Edmonton Journal)
BOB DiCESARE: Thrills in NHL turn extinct (Buffalo News)
TERRY KOSHAN: Leafs' loss unacceptable (Toronto Sun)
DON BRENNAN: Condra shoots, scores bigger role (Ottawa Sun)
TED WYMAN: Kane breaks overtime curse (Winnipeg Sun)
RED FISHER: NHL's Winter Classic offers cold comfort (Montreal Gazette)
RON COOK: In the end, Jagr really hasn't changed (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)

12/29/11

ADAM PROTEAU: 2011 Top 5 NHLers, issues, interviews... (The Hockey News)
MIKE BROPHY: Joining the rush (Sportsnet)
JESSE SPECTOR: Five Hole: West may be best for Winter Classic; Caps miss offensive consistency (The Sporting News)
CRAIG MORGAN: Are Bruins better than last year's Cup champs? (Foxsports)
PIERRE LeBRUN: '24/7' leaves you hungry for final installment (ESPN)
TYLER MASON: At Shattuck-St. Mary's, NHL is next step (Foxsports)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Rumblings: Moves coming in Columbus, Edmonton, Raleigh? (ESPN)
STU HACKEL: An awful month for NHL concussions (Si.com)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Crosby's setback a stark reality for NHL (ESPN)
ADAM GRETZ: What happened to the Tampa Bay Lightning? (CBS Sportsline)
TIM WHARNSBY: The defence rests, Wedgewood is better in goal (CBC)
ROY MacGREGOR: Finland upsets U.S. at world juniors (Globe & Mail)
ERIC DUHATSCHEK: No one's neutral about the Swiss (Globe & Mail)
LUKE DeCOCK: Ex-roommates reunite behind Canes' bench (Raleigh News & Observer)Subscriber site
MIKE HEIKA: What goalie Kari Lehtonen's return means for the Dallas Stars (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
TERRY JONES: Now for Canada to cane the Danes (Edmonton Sun)
GARY LAWLESS: New task ahead for team (Winnipeg Free Press)
DON BRENNAN: Call him Mr. Big Shot (Ottawa Sun)
TONY GALLAGHER: Slam dunk for hockey? (Vancouver Province)
JOHN MacKINNON: Connolly fights to prove doubters wrong (Edmonton Journal)
PAT HICKEY: Injuries in minor hockey threaten future of our game (Montreal Gazette)
PAUL FRIESEN: Sports story of '11? Gotta be Jets (Winnipeg Sun)
SAM DONNELLON: The NHL's signature event (Philadelphia Daily News)
JOE STARKEY: Jagr, Bonds ... who else? (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)

12/28/11

RYAN KENNEDY: Wild, Panthers own world juniors wealth (The Hockey News)
DANA WAKIJI: Datsyuk, Kronwall spark Wings rally vs. Blues (Foxsports)
STU HACKEL: Ward doesnÕt shoot ... he scores! (Si.com)
B.J. RAINS: Elliott's turnaround keeps boosting Blues (Foxsports)
MARK SPECTOR: Officially uncertain (Sportsnet)
MICHAEL FARBER: Biggest hockey stories of 2011 (Si.com)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Weber's absence devastating for Preds (ESPN)
TIM WHARNSBY: Huberdeau can feel Smith-Pelly's pain (CBC)
BRIAN STUBITS: Now Predators' Shea Weber out with concussion (CBS Sportsline)
ELLIOTTE FRIEDMAN: Would Gainey consider coaching Habs? + 30 Thoughts (CBC)
ALLAN MAKI: In its year of hockey triumph, Russia lost so much (Globe & Mail)
BOB HUNTER: Howson's patience has worn thin with Jackets, finally (Columbus Dispatch)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Canucks' Luongo comfortable with changes (Vancouver Sun)
TERRY JONES: 13 is lucky for Tanner Pearson (Edmonton Sun)
GARY LAWLESS: Slow, steady wins race, eventually (Winnipeg Free Press)
GEORGE JOHNSON: Team Sweden, where the name remains the same (Calgary Herald)
DON BRENNAN: Perhaps Rosetta can save Habs (Ottawa Sun)
CATHAL KELLY: Ranking Toronto sports teams on the basis of hope (Toronto Star)
TONY GALLAGHER: NHL should adopt NBA amnesty clause (Vancouver Province)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Cunneyworth's class shines through Montreal mess (Ottawa Citizen)
KEN WIEBE: Kane breaks out against Avs (Winnipeg Sun)
MIKE HEIKA: With Lehtonen set to return, Stars backups prepare for change (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
JEFF MILLER: Fan throws a dead duck on ice at San Jose (Orange County Register)

12/27/11

MIKE BROPHY: Wilson worthy of extension (Sportsnet)
BOB McKENZIE: Hubereau provides offensive spark in opener (TSN)
MARK SPECTOR: Shades of grey (Sportsnet)
TYLER MASON: Koivu returns but Wild drop 7th straight (Foxsports)
ADAM GRETZ: Looking ahead to 2012 (CBS Sportsline)
TIM WHARNSBY: No hands of Stone for this Winnipegger (CBC)
ERIC DUHATSCHEK: Russian relapse still stings Team Canada goalie Visentin (Globe & Mail)
ALLAN MAKI: SenatorsÕ Zibanejad not your typical Swede (Globe & Mail)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Teams haven't seen big turnarounds with coaching changes (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
JERRY SULLIVAN: Slump takes Stafford's breath away (Buffalo News)
JOHN MacKINNON: Canada fashions complete victory against Finland (Edmonton Journal)
Jets report (Winnipeg Free Press)
KIRK PENTON: Jets battling road bugaboo (Winnipeg Sun)
GEORGE JOHNSON: Friberg's four goals key Swedish triumph (Calgary Herald)
TERRY JONES: Canada pumps up Edmonton (Edmonton Sun)
TONY GALLAGHER: Canucks return to form with win over Oilers (Vancouver Province)
SAM DONNELLON: Timing's everything for Winter Classic (Philadelphia Daily News)
ANDREW GROSS: Rangers have kept focus in bright lights (Bergen Record)
FRANK SERAVALLI: Hip trouble for Flyers' van Riemsdyk (Philadelphia Daily News)
MIKE HEIKA: Richard Bachman finally stumbles, dooms Stars with soft goals (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site

12/26/11

TIM WHARNSBY: World junior championship tournament primer (CBC)
ERIC DUHATSCHEK: Russian relapse still stings Team Canada goalie Visentin (Globe & Mail)
KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: It all adds up to a fine season so far (Boston Globe)Subscriber site
JACK TODD: Memo to Molson: fire Gauthier (Montreal Gazette)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Burke puts himself on the hook should the Maple Leafs go splat (Toronto Sun)
MIKE HEIKA: Preparation is strength for first-year Dallas Stars coach (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
JOHN MacKINNON: Gibson would be excited to get start against Canada (Edmonton Journal)
GEORGE JOHNSON: Russian veteran takes aim at second gold (Calgary Herald)
RED FISHER: Molson could learn from Molson (Montreal Gazette)
TERRY KOSHAN: Wilson extension just 'plain wrong' (Toronto Sun)
DAVID STUBBS: Christmas games once a tradition for Habs (Montreal Gazette)
ROB LONGLEY: Five reasons why the Leafs are better this season (Toronto Sun)

12/25/11

TOM THOMPSON: Merry Christmas to the hockey community (The Hockey News)
MIKE BROPHY: Path to the playoffs (Sportsnet)
LARRY BROOKS: Montreal coach faces French disconnection (New York Post)
MIKE HEIKA: Bachman is looking like a keeper for Stars (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
MICHAEL RUSSO:Aeros feel Wild's pain (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)Subscriber site
KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: Brad Marchand had a pretty neat trick (Boston Globe)Subscriber site
BARRY ROZNER: From the depths of darkness, Fleury, Kennedy find light (Chicago Daily Herald)Subscriber site
ADRIAN DATER: Santa likes the NHL too (Denver Post)
DAVE MOLINARI: Rest your voice; Jagr's on his way (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
RICH CHERE: Montreal Canadiens face a flap over their English-speaking coach (Newark Star Ledger)

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