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12/30/17

JARED CLINTON: Marchessault keeps proving his worth --and now he's in line for a huge raise (The Hockey News)
KEN CAMPBELL: USA overcome snow deficit to defeat Canada in scenic world Junior outdoor game (The Hockey News)
MARK SPECTOR: Jeff Glass finally joins his famous 2005 WJC teammates in the NHL (Sportsnet)
FRANK SERAVALLI: Canada’s revenge will have to wait (TSN)
MARK SPECTOR: Jeff Glass finally joins his famous 2005 WJC teammates in the NHL (Sportsnet)
MICHAEL BLINN: 'I Wasn't Going to Be Deterred': How the NHL Winter Classic Became a Reality (Si.com)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: Calvin Pickard trying to make the most of opportunity with Maple Leafs (Sportsnet)
GREG WYSHYNSKI: 10 audacious hockey predictions for 2018 (ESPN)
MICHAEL TRAIKOS: Canadian goaltender Carter Hart needs to start stealing games (National Post)
ROSIE DiMANNO: Leafs lose ugly in Pickard’s return to Denver (Toronto Star)
PAT HICKEY: Losing Alex Radulov, Andrei Markov kayoed Canadiens (Montreal Gazette)
KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: How will Torey Krug respond to being benched in OT against the Capitals? (Boston Globe)
DAMIEN COX: Contending Maple Leafs right where they should be (Toronto Star)
MIKE HARRINGTON: How soon can Mittelstadt come to Buffalo and stay? (Buffalo News)
ROSIE DiMANNO: C-worthy Leaf Rielly finds strength in some numbers (Toronto Star)
BEN KUZMA: Vanek's value extends to being right mentor for Canucks' Boeser (Vancouver Province)
STU COWAN: Canadiens' Max Pacioretty is facing a month without a goal (Montreal Gazette)
BRETT CYRGALIS: NHL enables repeat offenders with senseless discipline system (New York Post)
BRUCE ARTHUR: Canada-U.S. outdoor spectacle unspectacular (Toronto Star)
TERRY JONES: Fred Sasakamoose honoured by Edmonton Oilers for Order of Canada (Edmonton Sun)
JEFF MILLER: Ryan Kesler and Ducks face a cold winter if things don’t heat up soon (Orange County Register)
BRENT MUSBURGER: Golden Knights fun to watch, but can a losing streak derail them? (Las Vegas Review-Journal)

12/29/17

KEN CAMPBELL: Latest NHL suspension is more an indictment of the game than it is of Rinaldo (The Hockey News)
JARED CLINTON: Losing Scheifele a huge blow to Jets, but don't count Winnipeg out just yet (The Hockey News)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Boeser, Vanek regaining chemistry with Canucks (Sportsnet)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: Leafs give Matthews a happy homecoming in win over Coyotes (Sportsnet)
MARK SPECTOR: Oilers have confidence Cam Talbot can lead them once again (Sportsnet)
MICHAEL TRAIKOS: Forget Russia: At the world juniors and everywhere else, the U.S. has become Canada's biggest hockey rival (National Post)
CHRIS HINE: Taking Blackhawks GM Stan Bowman back to the place that helped shape him — Notre Dame (Chicago Tribune)
STU COWAN: Penalties kept team on defence against Lightning, Julien says (Montreal Gazette)
MARK WHICKER: Kings are beginning to wish Knights would stay in Vegas (Los Angeles Daily News)
ROSIE DiMANNO: How Leafs' Marner rediscovered magic touch (Toronto Star)
TIM BENZ: Penguins must seize momentum or face consequences (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
STU COWAN: Max Pacioretty not the only Canadien searching for answers (Montreal Gazette)
ROSIE DiMANNO: Matthews makes himself at home in Leafs’ win over Coyotes (Toronto Star)
STEVE EWEN: Forsling's improved play reminds Canucks of what could have been (Vancouver Province)
PAUL WIECEK: Plenty of bumps in the road, but it's home, spectacular home for Jets (Winnipeg Free Press)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Senators GM Pierre Dorion getting ready to make roster changes (Ottawa Sun)
JEFF GORDON: Stillman, Armstrong have Blues in best shape ever (St. Louis Post Dispatch)

12/28/17

MARK SPECTOR: Oilers ran with high-flying Jets right to the end (Sportsnet)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Does healthy Canucks defence signal end for Gudbranson? (Sportsnet)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: Johnny Bower’s legacy resonates across all Maple Leafs generations (Sportsnet)
FRANK SERAVALLI: Canada routs Slovakia to stay perfect at World Juniors (TSN)
ELLIOTTE FRIEDMAN: 31 Thoughts: Is Letang's situation too complex for an in-season deal? (Sportsnet)
MICHAEL TRAIKOS: World junior attendance off to slow start in Buffalo, even for Canada and U.S. games (National Post)
MICHAEL TRAIKOS: Sweden can score, but it needs to find the balance on defence to win the world juniors (National Post)
KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: Anton Khudobin’s parents took a huge risk, and the Bruins enjoy the reward (Boston Globe)
STU COWAN: Alex Galchenyuk suddenly at centre of attention (Montreal Gazette)
DON BRENNAN: Hockey never on back burner for Senators' Duchene (Ottawa Sun)
LUKE DeCOCK: As halfway mark approaches, improving Hurricanes face tough road to strong finish (Raleigh News & Observer)
STEPHEN HARRIS: Riley Nash pitches in on the offense in Bruins win (Boston Herald)
ROSIE DiMANNO: Leafs' Auston Matthews centre of attention in Arizona (Toronto Star)
STU COWAN: Canadiens are lucky to be a .500 team with lack of scoring (Montreal Gazette)
LARRY BROOKS: Lineup shift just what the Rangers needed (New York Post)
PAUL FRIESEN: Jets win turkey game... (Winnipeg Sun)
MARC DUMONT: Ryan Poehling is most intriguing Habs prospect at junior tourney (Montreal Gazette)
PATRICK JOHNSTON: Goldobin won't be rushing to leave Canucks like other Russians (Vancouver Province)
TOM JONES: Give Jonathan Drouin a hand Thursday. If you notice him. (Tampa Bay Times)
JOE WARMINGTON: Johnny Bower deserves a stately farewell (Toronto Sun)

12/27/17

MATT LARKIN: R.I.P Johnny Bower, one of hockey's most universally loved people of all-time (The Hockey News)
MICHAEL TRAIKOS: U.S. junior forward Brady Tkachuk is exactly like his brother Matthew — just bigger, faster and nastier (National Post)
DAVID SHOALTS: Nazem Kadri’s long road to Leafs' overnight success (Globe & Mail)
ANDREW GROSS: The difference a year has made for the Devils (NorthJersey.com)
FLUTO SHINZAWA: Bruins are facing a decision with Adam McQuaid (Boston Globe)
MARTIN FENNELLY: Steve Yzerman, GM extraordinaire, has Lightning humming at top (Tampa Bay Times)
BRUCE ARTHUR: Interest in world juniors may be cooling (Toronto Star)
STEPHEN HARRIS: Bruins youth movement has signs it can run very deep (Boston Herald)
MIKE HARRINGTON: Empty seats, replay review make for ugly opening day (Buffalo News)
KEN WIEBE: Tests will continue to ramp up for Jets: Next chance to recharge comes in nine games (Winnipeg Sun)

12/26/17

STEVE CONROY: Red-hot Bruins could rethink expectations, approach to this season (Boston Herald)
PAT HICKEY: Canadiens sure could use David Desharnais right now (Montreal Gazette)
JEFF GORDON: Success without Schwartz will take team effort from Blues (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
ED WILLES: Canucks prospect Jonah Gadjovich is a most determined fella (Vancouver Province)
LARRY BROOKS: Digging into stats to find how Rangers' top goal-scorer stacks up (New York Post)
DAVE FESCHUK: His ancestor gave us the Stanley Cup, but Lord Stanley can barely stand on a pair of skates (Toronto Star)
FLUTO SHINZAWA: Bruins are facing a decision with Adam McQuaid (Boston Globe)
SAM WERNER: The Penguins' climb to the playoffs is uphill, but doable (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
MIKE HARRINGTON: As we learned seven years ago at World Juniors, get ready for a wild time (Buffalo News)

12/25/17

LUKE DeCOCK: What’s old is new again as Cam Ward restates claim on Carolina Hurricanes’ net (Raleigh News & Observer)
KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: Tuukka Rask driving Bruins’ recent surge (Boston Globe)
LARRY BROOKS: Rangers must start considering their Ryan McDonagh options (New York Post)
STEPHEN HARRIS: Bruins’ young cast solidly contributing to recent streak of success (Boston Herald)

12/24/17

IAIN MacINTYRE: Brock Boeser's scoring can't make up for poor Canucks goaltending (Sportsnet)
MARK SPECTOR: Winning streak bodes well for Oilers as they eye playoff contention (Sportsnet)
LARRY BROOKS: Rangers brought down by the details in embarrassing fashion (New York Post)
FLUTO SHINZAWA: National Team Development Program critical to American prominence in NHL (Boston Globe)
JASON MACKEY: Five (more) reasons the Penguins lost Saturday (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
ED GRANEY: Golden Knights again tame one of NHL’s best in Alex Ovechkin (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
STEVE ZIPAY: Lundqvist has rallied himself, but will it last? (New York Newsday)
DON BRENNAN: 13th? Denis Potvin was the best captain of all time (Ottawa Sun)
PAT HICKEY: A frustrating night for players who are supposed to score (Montreal Gazette)
STEPHEN HARRIS: Patrice Bergeron’s top line leads Bruins by example (Boston Herald)
BARRY ROZNER: Family, friends helping Blackhawks great Eddie Olczyk in his fight against cancer (Chicago Daily Herald)
ARTHUR STAPLE: Garth Snow’s options are limited in fixing Islanders’ goaltending woes (New York Newsday)
STEVE CONROY: In Blake Wheeler deal, there were two big winners: Bruins and Jets (Boston Herald)
LARRY BROOKS: We are now witnessing the sad decline of Sidney Crosby (New York Post)
MIKE HARRINGTON: A chance meeting with history at Lemieux's five ways moment (Buffalo News)
JASON BOTCHFORD: Canucks' penalty kill is nothing without 'scapegoat' Hutton (Vancouver Province)
TERRY JONES: Edmonton Oilers give themselves a chance (Edmonton Sun)
PAUL FRIESEN: 'Twas the Night Before Christmas (Winnipeg Sun)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: 'Twas the night before Christmas, and there were presents for the Sens (Ottawa Sun)

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