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OPINION

12/31/16

MARK SPECTOR: West Coat Bias: When record win streaks collide (Sportsnet)
RICK WESTHEAD: NHL and other leagues win lawsuit to seize websites selling fakes (TSN)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Wings still pumped for outdoor games (ESPN)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: Dylan Larkin familiar with Auston Matthews: ‘He’s always been special’ (Sportsnet)
FRANK SERAVALLI: It will be tough to top the Big House (TSN)
JOE McDONALD: Is Winter Classic worth more than two points? (ESPN)
JESUS ORTIZ: Players will enjoy the great outdoors (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Splitting Sedins worked in OT, could work on PP (Vancouver Sun)
BILL BROWNSTEIN: P.K. Subban: Firing shots on and off the ice (Montreal Gazette)
ERIC FRANCIS: Engelland doesn't disappoint on defence (Calgary Sun)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Former players reflect on what it meant to wear Maple Leafs logo (Toronto Sun)
ROSIE DiMANNO: Leafs-Wings outdoor clash nothing like the last time (Toronto Star)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Canucks Grrrowl against Ducks to build rare two-game win streak (Vancouver Sun)
PAUL FRIESEN: Young-gun goalies aren't saving Jets (Winnipeg Sun)
DON BRENNAN: Ottawa Senators' Chris Phillips and Chris Neil deserve the Daniel Alfredsson treatment (Ottawa Sun)

12/30/16

KEN CAMPBELL: With benefit of hindsight Hockey Canada might not have gone back-to-back with WJC (The Hockey News)
RYAN KENNEDY: The secret is out on Team USA's Troy Terry (The Hockey News)
KEN CAMPBELL: Canada-USA, Jackets-Wild on New Year's Eve, you're welcome hockey fans (The Hockey News)
MARK SPECTOR: Gryba provides unexpected offence in rare win over Kings (Sportsnet)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Wendel Clark: 'Good things' ahead for Leafs (ESPN)
GARE JOYCE: Goaltending remains Canada’s biggest concern ahead of match with U.S. (Sportsnet)
JOE McDONALD: Feel the buzz: Outdoor games still rock (ESPN)
LUKE DeCOCK: No rest for Ward as Canes goalie continues to carry heavy load (Raleigh News & Observer)
PAT HICKEY: Team steps up for goaltender Al Montoya (Montreal Gazette)
JESUS ORTIZ: Hutton pays tribute to Cards on Winter Classic mask (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: 1-on-1 with Gary Bettman: Toronto the 'perfect place' for NHL's 100th year celebrations (Toronto Sun)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Daniel Alfredsson's No. 11 retired during emotional ceremony (Ottawa Sun)
PAUL FRIESEN: Another step back for Jets (Winnipeg Sun)
DAN CAESAR: Costas to showcase St. Louis on Winter Classic telecast (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
BEN KUZMA: Megna's career path followed hockey passion, not family football lineage (Vancouver Province)
ROSIE DiMANNO: Matthews in middle of Leafs’ OT magic vs. Lightning (Toronto Star)
WAYNE SCANLAN: A 'beautiful day' for Alfie that hit all the right notes (Ottawa Citizen)
ERIC FRANCIS: Backlund back on the attack in Flames' loss (Calgary Sun)
TERRY JONES: Oilers come up with biggest win since 2006 Cup run (Edmonton Sun)

12/29/16

KEN CAMPBELL: Panarin deal another example of well played Mr. Bowman (The Hockey News)
MARK SPECTOR: Size and skill have Oilers making up a lot of ground on Western foes (Sportsnet)
IAN MENDES: Alfie’s night a chance for the magic to return to Ottawa (TSN)
ALEX PREWITT: From turf to ice (Si.com)
GARE JOYCE: Otters’ DeBrincat caught in U.S. team’s WJC politics (Sportsnet)
ROSIE DiMANNO: Florida Panthers are a mess, and Maple Leafs take advantage (Toronto Star)
STEVE EWEN: Setoguchi ‘fortunate’ to be back in the NHL — counts his blessings every day (Vancouver Province)
DON BRENNAN: Ottawa Senators in some trouble without goaltender Craig Anderson for prolonged period (Ottawa Sun)
BENJAMIN HOCHMAN: Blues' stellar victory sets tone for exciting week in St. Louis (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
FLUTO SHINZAWA: When eating on the road, it’s OK to change on the fly (Boston Globe)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Maple Leafs' Woll stands tall in Team USA net vs. Slovakia (Toronto Sun)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Canucks tough enough in win against brawny Kings (Vancouver Sun)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Alfredsson belongs in Hockey Hall of Fame (Ottawa Citizen)
PAT HICKEY: 'We didn’t play with any desperation' against Lightning: Therrien (Montreal Gazette)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Ottawa Senators legend Daniel Alfredsson set to have number retired after ex-exec made a good gamble at draft (Ottawa Sun)

12/28/16

KEN CAMPBELL: It's beginning to look a lot like Sochi for Canada's WJC team (The Hockey News)
GARE JOYCE: Canada’s standout Tyson Jost walks unconventional path to WJC (Sportsnet)
JOE McDONALD: Less pressure, more goals for Crosby (ESPN)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: Why Leafs’ Andersen carries mixed emotions about WJC experience (Sportsnet)
JOE McDONALD: Wild's expansion plan rests with defense (ESPN)
KEVIN ALLEN: 10 questions for 2017 in the NHL — from Metropolitan Division to Olympics (USA Today)
ERIC DUHATSCHEK: Former NHL player Jim Kyte moves from hockey career to academic life (Globe & Mail)
MARK WHICKER: Ducks’ scorer Rickard Rakell remembers winning the World Juniors for Sweden (Los Angeles Daily News)
JESUS ORTIZ: St. Louis doesn't need an MLS team to be a 'major league' town (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
TERRY JONES: Expect Connor McDavid to continue his run as he leads Oilers back from Christmas break (Edmonton Sun)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Team Canada's Philippe Myers a poster boy for the undrafted (Toronto Sun)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Canucks cling to hope of better days ahead (Vancouver Sun)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Is it time for world juniors to move back to smaller communities? (Toronto Sun)
MARK WHICKER: What’s the best way to win in the 3-on-3 format? Don’t ask the Ducks (Los Angeles Daily News)
WES GILBERTSON: Luck bounces Flames way in fluke-filled road win against Avalanche (Calgary Sun)
MARK PURDY: Out of nowhere, Sharks finally got their Stanley Cup chance (San Jose Mercury News)

12/27/16

KEN CAMPBELL: Great start for Canada but about that goaltending (The Hockey News)
GARE JOYCE: Carter Hart survives 1st test as Canada's goaltender (Sportsnet)
JOE McDONALD: Laine, Dubnyk looking good for hardware (ESPN)
GARE JOYCE: Team USA’s routine win over Latvia as good as it had to be (Sportsnet)
KYLE WOODLIEF: NHL draft: Uninspiring class short on big names, lacking depth (USA Today)
FLUTO SHINZAWA: Patrice Bergeron and Brad Marchand: The Bruins’ odd — but excellent — couple (Boston Globe)
JEFF PATERSON: Draft-lottery disappointment the Canucks’ story of the year (Vancouver Province)
JEFF GORDON: Blues struggle to plug hole in middle of lineup (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Captain Strome comes through in Canada's debut at 2017 world juniors (Toronto Sun)
BRUCE ARTHUR: Canada vs. Russia means the world at juniors (Toronto Star)
MIKE HARRINGTON: In wake of break, Bylsma and Murray have to fix Sabres' mess (Buffalo News)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Getting polled hurts, but this one is however fun you make it (Vancouver Sun)
LARRY BROOKS: Brady Skjei deserved benching — he also deserves a promotion (New York Post)
STEVE SIMMONS: Simmons' Top 100 of all time (Toronto Sun)
ANDREW GROSS: Shero must translate assets into future success (NorthJersey.com)
WES GILBERTSON: Calgary Flames rookie Matthew Tkachuk among pack of eligibles unavailable for World Junior (Calgary Sun)
STEVE SIMMONS: All-decade teams: Steve Simmons' Top 100 NHL players of all time (Toronto Sun)
TERRY JONES: From substance abuse to sobriety Oilers winger Zack Kassian turning life around (Edmonton Sun)

12/26/16

KEN CAMPBELL: Gift ideas for all 31 NHL teams (The Hockey News)
RYAN KENNEDY: World Junior players to watch for all 31 NHL teams (The Hockey News)
ERIC DUHATSCHEK: Jamie Oleksiak tries to establish himself as an NHL regular (Globe & Mail)
FLUTO SHINZAWA: Bruins have things to address after the break (Boston Globe)
SAM CARCHIDI: Flyers' season so far, from A to Z (Philadelphia Inquirer)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Overpricing for world junior tickets has stopped under Renney’s guidance (Toronto Sun)
MIKE HARRINGTON: In wake of break, Bylsma and Murray have to fix Sabres' mess (Buffalo News)
LARRY BROOKS: An inside look at Rangers' top prospects — and their due dates (New York Post)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Why Canada might/might not win the 2017 world juniors (Toronto Sun)
STEPHEN HARRIS: Undersized Austin Czarnik making big contribution to Bruins (Boston Herald)
JACK TODD: 2016 — The year of a grand entrance, long goodbyes (Montreal Gazette)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Is it no Connor McDavid, no problem for Canada at the 2017 world juniors? (Toronto Sun)

12/25/16

MIKE BROPHY: At last signs of hope in Toronto as 2016 comes to an end (The Hockey News)
MARK SPECTOR: Some Christmas thoughts for Canadian teams (Sportsnet)
CHRIS HINE: Artemi Panarin important, but trading Corey Crawford should be off table (Chicago Tribune)
KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: Bruins’ frustration grows over lack of scoring (Boston Globe)
LARRY BROOKS: Why is NHL hiding valuable stats and keeping fans in the dark? (New York Post)
JOHN VOGL: Foundation, players bring holiday smiles (Buffalo News)
BOB VERDI: Getting to know Chicago Blackhawks' Artemi Panarin (Chicago Daily Herald)
STEPHEN HARRIS: NHL reaping benefits of youth movement (Boston Herald)
MIKE CHAMBERS: Christmas in Colorado won’t be the last for Jared Bednar (Denver Post)
MICHAEL RUSSO: Wild prospect Luke Kunin hopes to lead U.S. to gold medal in world juniors (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
FLUTO SHINZAWA: If not for Craig Cunningham’s spirit — and the care he received — he would be dead (Boston Globe)
JESUS ORTIZ: Hitchcock's passion to lead has fueled standout career (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
MIKE HARRINGTON: Marner works through slide to give Leafs another strong rookie option (Buffalo News)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: 'Tis the season: A gift for every NHL team, and one for hockey fans (Toronto Sun)

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