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OPINION

1/1/11

KEN CAMBPELL: A noticeable new attitude from Sweden (The Hockey News)
BOB McKENZIE: Cameron has goaltending decision to make (TSN)
SCOTT MORRISON: Soggy game will only add to spectacle (CBC)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Delayed start could improve ice conditions (ESPN)
TIM WHARNSBY: Schwartz's injury nothing compared to his sister's fight (CBC)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Rain and ice don't mix (The Sporting News)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Geno still finding his way (ESPN)
SARAH KWAK: Five thoughts ahead of Pittsburgh's primetime Winter Classic (Si.com)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Classic will show identity (ESPN)
MIKE BROPHY: Names in the news (Sportsnet)
WES GOLDSTEIN: Winter Classic huge for Pens, Caps, NHL -- if they play (CBS Sportsline)
MARK SPECTOR: The Great Zoltan (Sportsnet)
DAVID SHOALTS: Canadian game plan failed against Sweden (Globe & Mail)
ROB LONGLEY: Mario calls him Super Sid (Toronto Sun)
MIKE HEIKA: Stars must get used to seeing foes' best effort (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
CATHAL KELLY: Weather not dampening Winter Classic expectations (Toronto Sun)
GREG DOUGLAS: Meeker's Order makes for happy new year (Vancouver Sun)
GENE COLLIER: Capitals' Ovechkin not doing his part (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
DAMIEN COX: No quick fix for Leafs' failed game plan (Toronto Sun)
LUKE DeCOCK: Recchi still going strong in the NHL (Raleigh News & Observer)Subscriber site
KEVIN GORMAN: Penguins already Winter Classic winners (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
DON BRENNAN: Alfie believes in team's playoffs chances (Ottawa Sun)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Leafs' Burke more than willing to shake up roster (Toronto Sun)

12/31/10

RYAN DIXON: The two sides of James Wisniewski (The Hockey News)
BOB McKENZIE: Injuries, suspension means some line juggling (TSN)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Winter wishes (The Sporting News)
STU HACKEL: Blackhawks in tough without Toews, Iggy staying put, more notes (Si.com)
PIERRE LeBRUN: After LeBrun's test, ice ready for game (ESPN)
MICHAEL FARBER: Five theories about what's wrong with Alexander Ovechkin (Si.com)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Put Heritage Classic back on the shelf (ESPN)
CRAIG MORGAN: Coyotes lighten the load with offensive explosion (Foxsports)
WES GOLDSTEIN: Top 50 stories: In 2010, they add up to an NHL revival (CBS Sportsline)
LYLE RICHARDSON: New twist in Crosby, Ovechkin rivalry (Foxsports)
JEFF BLAIR: Another inept display by Leafs (Globe & Mail)
BRUCE DOWBIGGIN: NHL finds its signature moment (Globe & Mail)
ROY MacGREGOR: NHL's Winter Classic becoming a fan favourite (Globe & Mail)
MIKE HEIKA: Stars need to get James Neal to stop thinking so much (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
RED FISHER: Wisniewski's offensive talent a welcome boost to CH lineup (Montreal Gazette)
JOHN MacKINNON: Lessons learned in 2010 (Edmonton Journal)
MIKE BOONE: 24/7 series should visit chez nous (Montreal Gazette)
GEORGE JOHNSON: Happy Days again, but Flames know tough road awaits (Calgary Herald)
ED WILLES: Burrows drops the act (Vancouver Province)
STEPHEN HARRIS: Some highs, one big low (Boston Herald)
PAT HICKEY: Desjardins makes impressive debut (Montreal Gazette)
CATHAL KELLY: Weather, you canÕt rain on our Winter Classic parade (Toronto Star)
PAT HICKEY: Wisniewski shocked at trade, but happy to be a Canadien (Montreal Gazette)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Canucks should make room for Linden to return to NHL (Vancouver Sun)
RANDY SPORTAK: Crosby vs. Ovie: WhoÕs better? (Calgary Sun)
TERRY JONES: Hall makes statement for Oilers (Edmonton Sun)
JOHN KALBLEISCH: Arena fire nearly wiped out the fledgling NHL (Montreal Gazette)
DAVID HAUGH: Hawks hope trip can be one their mothers can love (Chicago Tribune)
STU COWAN: Juniors get jump on Habs (Montreal Gazette)
CHAD FIN: For outdoor game, NHL outdoing itself (Boston Globe)Subscriber site
ROSIE DiMANNO: Oh baby, Leafs have let GM down (Toronto Star)

12/30/10

ROSS MacLEAN: Early thoughts from the World Junior Championship (The Hockey News)
BOB McKENZIE: Evaluating Canada's missing players (TSN)
TIM WHARNSBY: Uncle Bruce Eakin enjoying world junior three decades later (CBC)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Fits and misses (The Sporting News)
ELLIOTTE FRIEDMAN: Feaster takes on huge challenge in Calgary (CBC)
STU HACKEL: Rethinking the Winter Classic (Si.com)
DARREN ELIOT: Hockey predictions for 2011 (Si.com)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Hello from Heinz Field! We're counting down to the Classic (ESPN)
MIKE BROPHY: Fire sale (Sportsnet)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Brent Sutter auditioning to keep Flames job (ESPN)
MARK SPECTOR: Destined to fail (Sportsnet)
ROY MacGREGOR: NHL's Winter Classic facing January thaw (Globe & Mail)
ERIC DUHATSCHEK: Brent Sutter sticking to his guns in Calgary (Globe & Mail)
JAMES MIRTLE: Team Canada suspension draws mixed reviews (Globe & Mail)
KEVIN ALLEN: Big Apple, Motown, Frozen Tundra offer enticing Winter Classic sites (USA Today)
MIKE ZIESBERGER: Leafs' Kadri showing frustration (Toronto Sun)
TERRY KOSHAN: Juniors should drop to eight teams (Toronto Sun)
DAMIEN COX: Undermanned Canadian squad blasts Norway 10-1 (Toronto Star)
TONY GALLAGHER: Coach's staying power (Vancouver Province)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Coyotes score early and often on Kings, 6-3 (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
TED KULFAN: Woeful Islanders determined to stay in New York area (Detroit News)
JERRY SULLIVAN: U.S. goalie relishes underdog role (Buffalo News)
ROBERT TYCHKOWSKI: Whitney loss tough on Oilers (Edmonton Sun)
PAT HICKEY: Ironman Gorges takes rest (Montreal Gazette)
CHRIS STEVENSON: Canadians easily outmatch Norwegians (Ottawa Sun)
LARRY BROOKS: Hard work paying dividends for Rangers (New York Post)
MIKE HEIKA: Stars hope Trevor Daley signing is merely a first step (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site

12/29/10

ADAM PROTEAU: Sutter's loyalty his undoing in Calgary (The Hockey News)
RORY BOYLEN: Nothing like hockey on the backyard rink (The Hockey News)
BOB McKENZIE: Kassian's shoulder did com up on hit to Senkerik (TSN)
DARREN ELIOT: There's something for every hockey fan at this time of the year (Si.com)
DARREN DREGOR: Mapping Feaster's course in Calgary (TSN)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Fits and misses (The Sporting News)
STU HACKEL: Osgood's gutsy 400th win mirrors his career (Si.com)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: A year to remember (ESPN)
WES GOLDSTEIN: Can't stop watching New Jersey having devil of a time (CBS Sportsline)
MARK SPECTOR: Let the rebuild begin (Sportsnet)
B.J. RAINS: Backes providing spark for Blues (Foxsports)
ERIC DUHATSCHEK: Daunting challenge faces Jay Feaster (Globe & Mail)
DAVID SHOALTS: Canada's Brayden Schenn takes charge (Globe & Mail)
ANDREW GROSS: Be patient with the Hobbit's growth (Bergen Record)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Weather could put a damper on Winter Classic (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
JOHN MacKINNON: 'Moral victories are great, but they don't get you points' (Edmonton Journal)
RANDY SPORTAK: King says decision was hard (Calgary Sun)
ED WILLES: Kesler measuring up to elite status (Vancouver Province)
STEVE BUFFERY: Leafs' Grabovski has a target on his back these days (Toronto Sun)
MIKE BOONE: F-words okay on RDS, but not TSN (Montreal Gazette)
ROBERT TYCHKOWSKI: Oilers dig deeper hole (Edmonton Sun)
BUCKY GLEASON: Shred that tweet; WNY is a host with the most (Buffalo News)
CAM COLE: View from the top a special gift (Vancouver Sun)
ERIC FRANCIS: Sutter: Good, bad and ugly (Calgary Sun)
STEVE SIMMONS: The Monster has gone missing (Toronto Sun)
TERRY JONES: Oilers growing pains persistent (Edmonton Sun)
TONY GALLAGHER: Philly flies first class (Vancouver Province)
PAT HICKEY: Habs hope addition will stop tailspin (Montreal Gazette)
MIKE HEIKA: Marc Crawford gets point across with line changes (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
PAT HICKEY: NHL brass counting on hockey gods to deliver in Pittsburgh (Montreal Gazette)
ARTHUR STAPLE: Dealing Wisniewski made sense (New York Newsday)Subscriber site

12/28/10

KEN CAMPBELL: Puzzling pieces around hockey (The Hockey News)
BOB McKENZIE: Roy starts against Czechs, Visentin to face Norway (TSN)
TIM WHARNSBY: A family affair for the Folignos (CBC)
STU HACKEL: Sabres get screwed by their schedule (Si.com)
MARK SPECTOR: Sidney's greatness (Sportsnet)
JOHN MANASSO: Report: Thrashers contemplate Bergfors' future (Foxsports)
LYLE RICHARDSON: Winter Classic has plenty of options (Foxsports)
ROY MacGREGOR: Sidney Crosby is the gameÕs best player (Globe & Mail)
DAVID SHOALTS: Canadian junior Louis Leblanc has brains and brawn (Globe & Mail)
JUSTIN BOURNE: Nothing creates hockey chemistry better than brawling for a teammate (USA Today)
TED KULFAN: Wings' Patrick Eaves goes on offense but wonÕt neglect defense (Detroit News)
CAM COLE: Canucks grounded for nearly 22 years vs. visiting Flyers (Vancouver Sun)
ROBERT TYCHKOWSKI: Oilers surviving injuries (Edmonton Sun)
GEORGE JOHNSON: Flames showing some signs of proof of life (Calgary Herald)
CAM COLE: NHL computer kicks Canucks in solar plexus (Vancouver Sun)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Weather could put a damper on Winter Classic (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
TERRY JONES: 2012 World Juniors on record track (Edmonton Sun)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Canucks' Alex Edler a Nick off the old block, fits equation for Norris potential (Vancouver Sun)
PAT HICKEY: NHL brass counting on hockey gods to deliver in Pittsburgh (Montreal Gazette)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Kings find their groove in time to rout the Sharks, 4-0 (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
CHRIS STEVENSON: Canada took leap of faith with Foligno (Ottawa Sun)

12/27/10

JOHN GRIGG: NHL backup far from easy (The Hockey News)
BOB McKENZIE: Team Canada wore Russia out in opening contest (TSN)
DAVID SHOALTS: Defensive gem steadies Canadians' nerve (Globe & Mail)
BRUCE ARTHUR: 'We've got Canada on our shoulders' (National Post)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Kings enjoy a feast with the Ducks as the main course (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
JOHN MacKINNON: Immediacy of new media requires caution (Edmonton Journal)
CAM COLE: 'We're a work in progress,' says Oilers coach after Canucks defeat (Vancouver Sun)
CHRIS STEVENSON: Canadian kids overcome early nerves (Ottawa Sun)
FRANK SERAVALLI: Best-in-East Flyers face test in West (Philadelphia Daily News)
TONY GALLAGHER: Not great, but all's well that ends well (Vancouver Province)
GEORGE JOHNSON: Flames do the playoff math (Calgary Herald)
DEREK VAN DIEST: Oilers gas two-goal lead (Edmonton Sun)
PAT HICKEY: "I wish I could take that back," Max Pacioretty says (Montreal Gazette)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Visiting royalty treated roughly (Ottawa Citizen)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Good to see Phaneuf playing with an edge (Toronto Sun)

12/26/10

EDWARD FRASER: Good deeds carried out by pro hockey teams (The Hockey News)
DAVE MOLINARI: Deep on the blue line (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
SAM CARCHIDI: Team has chops for another Cup run (Philadelphia Inquirer)
JOE WARMINGTON: Coach's Corner goes to Afghanistan (Toronto Sun)
STEVE MacFARLANE: Coach Sutter should be saved (Calgary Sun)
BUCKY GLEASON: No news is good news with Pegula (Buffalo News)
KEVIN GORMAN: 10 years ago, Lemieux super in comeback (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
DEREK VAN DIEST: Oilers learning to compete (Edmonton Sun)
LARRY BROOKS: Time to clean Devil-ish mess (New York Post)
GEORGE JOHNSON: Flames still face long, hard road to playoffs (Calgary Herald)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Canucks' Dan Hamhuis went to disaster-struck Haiti to give back (Vancouver Sun)
JESSE SPECTOR: NHL players thrilled to have Fehr at the helm (New York Daily News)
CHUCK GORMLEY:Flyers are one team with many good gifts (South Jersey Courier Post)
MICHAEL RUSSO: Lemaire back for more (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)Subscriber site
TERRY FREI: Yin and yang working on Avs' blue line (Denver Post)
STEVE SIMMONS: Brian Burke's contradiction (Toronto Sun)

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