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OPINIONS

1/2/16

RYAN KENNEDY: Sweden’s youngsters are wrecking the curve at the world juniors (The Hockey News)
MARK SPECTOR: Bieksa, Ducks trying to find new life (Sportsnet)
JONAS SIEGEL: Kadri finally seeing rewards of improved play (TSN)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Panthers slowly reaping benefits of Barkov pick (ESPN)Paywall to view
GARE JOYCE: Stakes are high for Canada in quarterfinals (Sportsnet)
MICHAEL BLINN: Canadiens easily handle Bruins in Winter Classic, take first in Atlantic (Si.com)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Sources: Maple Leafs front-runner to host 2017 Winter Classic (ESPN)
ALEX PREWITT: Boston’s own Mike Condon savors unforgettable Winter Classic win (Si.com)
JOE McDONALD: Habs goalie Condon wins a sort of homecoming (ESPN)
ALEX PREWITT: Captain Zdeno Chara, calm eye of the Bruins’ storm, talks leadership (Si.com)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Speed and skill prevail as Canadiens claim Classic win (ESPN)
FLUTO SHINZAWA: Bruins were the Winter Classic’s only blemish (Boston Globe)
PAT HICKEY: 'The most fun I've ever had playing hockey,' Pacioretty says of Classic (Montreal Gazette)
CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER: Winter Classic great for sport, but not for home team (Boston Globe)
DON BRENNAN: Sens' Mark Borowiecki not giving Marchand time of day (Ottawa Sun)
TOM GULITTI: Some of the top story lines for 2016 (Bergen Record)
STEVE BUCKLEY: Holliston's Mike Condon saves day for Canadiens (Boston Herald)
STU COWAN: 'It was the best hockey experience of my life' (Montreal Gazette)
DAMIEN COX: 2016 offers Maple Leafs optimistic scenarios (Toronto Star)
MIKE HEIKA: How Stars captain Jamie Benn entered his name into the discussion for the NHL's best player (Dallas Morning News)
WES GILBERTSON: Jarome Iginla aims for 600th goal against Calgary Flames (Calgary Sun)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Condon the hero as Habs down Bruins in Winter Classic (Ottawa Sun)
KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: Celebrating the game outdoors, and a skate back in history (Boston Globe)
PAT HICKEY: Habs not playing like a playoff team (Montreal Gazette)
DON BRENNAN: Jared Cowen's future with the Senators seems uncertain at best (Ottawa Sun)
STEPHEN HARRIS: Bruins' effort simply a disgrace (Boston Herald)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Never too early to start imagining BMO Field Winter Classic (Toronto Sun)
ED WILLES: Canucks still seek answers despite beating Ducks (Vancouver Province)
ED TAIT: Jets’ flaws might be too big to fix (Winnipeg Free Press)

1/1/16

RYAN KENNEDY: Team Canada needs to find an identity -- and fast (The Hockey News)
DAMIEN COX: Canada needs to improve to beat Finland (Sportsnet)
FRANK SERAVALLI: Hockey’s hits and misses from 2015 (TSN)
GARE JOYCE: Canada's WJC struggles easy to see coming (Sportsnet)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Winter Classic more than glitz and cameras this year (ESPN)
ALEX PREWITT: Winter Classic reunites Habs’ Condon and his father (Si.com)
JOE McDONALD: Things to watch for in Winter Classic (ESPN)
CURTIS ZUPKE: Ducks have been a disappointment, but they hope to figure things out (Los Angeles Times)
STEVE BUCKLEY: NHL Winter Classic one of the best events in sports (Boston Herald)
CHAD FINN: Bruins-Rangers would have been first Winter Classic, if . . . (Boston Globe)
MIKE HEIKA: Stars' refusal to drop consecutive games one of many signs of how far they have come (Dallas Morning News)

12/31/15

JARED CLINTON: Americans dominate Swiss en route to convincing 10-1 victory (The Hockey News)
DAMIEN COX: Is Matthews still the consensus top pick? (Sportsnet)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Spotlight once again finds Brad Marchand for the wrong reason (ESPN)
JONAS SIEGEL: Turmoil, change and hope define Leafs in 2015 (TSN)
MARK SPECTOR: Why refocused Kings should be NHL's most feared team (Sportsnet)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Bruins coach Claude Julien defying expectations (ESPN)
ALEX PREWITT: Road to the Winter Classic writer Aaron Cohen seeks fresh angles (Si.com)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Winter Classic turning points (ESPN)
STEPHEN HARRIS: 10 best moments in Bruins-Canadiens rivalry (Boston Herald)
STU COWAN: NHL Winter Classic hopes for good weather (Montreal Gazette)
CHRIS HOFLEY: New Jersey Devils blank Ottawa Senators 3-0 in final game of 2015 (Ottawa Sun)
ERIC FRANCIS: Flames veteran Jiri Hudler struggles to find net as his time in Calgary winds down (Calgary Sun)
TERRY KOSHAN: Pittsburgh Penguins' Phil Kessel not putting up the big numbers many expected (Toronto Sun)
DAVE STUBBS: NBC's popular Doc Emrick brings his storytelling magic to Habs-Bruins Winter Classic (Montreal Gazette)
BEN KUZMA: Nothing but good memories for former Canuck Bieksa (Vancouver Province)
GEORGE JOHNSON: 2015 an action-packed sports year (Calgary Herald)
JACK TODD: Montreal's sports landscape framed by peaks and valleys in 2015 (Montreal Gazette)
DON BRENNAN: Jared Cowen's future with the Senators seems uncertain at best (Ottawa Sun)
ROSIE DiMANNO: Bernier solid as Leafs take down Pens in shootout (Toronto Star)
ERIC FRANCIS: Calgary Flames star Johnny Gaudreau gives as good as he gets (Calgary Sun)

12/30/15

JARED CLINTON: Canada needs shootout to sneak by Switzerland at World Junior Championship (The Hockey News)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: Leafs lose ugly despite improved defensive play (Sportsnet)
JONAS SIEGEL: Rough outing another step backward for Bernier (TSN)
MARK SPECTOR: What Zack Kassian could bring to the Edmonton Oilers (Sportsnet)
FRANK SERAVALLI: Canadiens limp into Winter Classic (TSN)
DAVID SHOALTS: Maple Leafs’ dreary loss to Islanders reinforces need to stick with rebuild (Globe & Mail)
ERIC DUHATSCHEK: Lame Ducks seek second-half surge amid season of sky-high expectations (Globe & Mail)
ERIC FRANCIS: Anaheim Ducks get back to looking more like NHL contenders (Calgary Sun)
MIKE HEIKA: Everything went wrong in Stars' 'across the board' defeat at the hands of the Columbus Blue Jackets (Dallas Morning News)
DAVE STUBBS: 'The city lives for the Canadiens,' Habs GM Bergevin says (Montreal Gazette)
RANDY SPORTAK: Shea Theodore takes first step on NHL ice (Calgary Sun)
FLUTO SHINZAWA: For Bruins, fighting a team-building exercise (Boston Globe)
BEN KUZMA: Hulking Russian rookie Pedan making an impact with the Canucks (Vancouver Province)
MIKE HEIKA: The goalie share program is working, despite the objections of some fans (Dallas Morning News)
GEORGE JOHNSON: Iginla could well notch 600th goal against Flames (Calgary Herald)
PAT HICKEY: 'We got beat by a better team,' Therrien says (Montreal Gazette)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Ottawa Senators beat up in Beantown (Ottawa Sun)
BUCKY GLEASON: Pegulas may be in over their heads (Buffalo News)
ERIC FRANCIS: Calgary Flames' Johnny Gaudreau doesn’t know who this Chuck Berry is ... but they’re singing the same tune (Calgary Sun)
PAUL FRIESEN: Jets need to become road warriors after two straight wins at home (Winnipeg Sun)
ED WILLES: Benning steering the Canucks through the storm (Vancouver Province)
DAVID ISAAC: Ghost story (South Jersey Courier-Post)

12/29/15

MARK SPECTOR: Oilers may represent Kassian's last chance in NHL (Sportsnet)
ALLAN MUIR: Patience key as Evander Kane’s sex assault investigation unfolds (Si.com)
DAMIEN COX: Will Kassian trade open floodgates? (Sportsnet)
MIKE HARRINGTON: For Evander Kane, a stunning turnaround after months of good feelings (Buffalo News)
WAYNE SCANLAN: All the defence got you down? Don't expect it to open up any time soon (Ottawa Citizen)
JEFF GORDON: Young core of players shining for Blues (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Kings' Drew Doughty appreciates Canadians' obsession with hockey's world junior championships (Los Angeles Times)
STEVE EWEN: Lucic loves being a King -- but don't count him out as a future Canuck (Vancouver Province)
GEORGE JOHNSON: Bennett magnificent despite scoring drought (Calgary Herald)
PAUL FRIESEN: Sun columnist earns bear hug as Jets hope to hit post-Christmas reset button (Winnipeg Sun)
PAT HICKEY: Offence awakens to end nightmare skid (Montreal Gazette)
DON BRENNAN: Krejci injury improves Sens' chances (Ottawa Sun)
STU COWAN: Canadiens’ offence hitches ride with Carr (Montreal Gazette)
DON BRENNAN: Sniper Hoffman looks to break slump (Ottawa Sun)
ROB LONGLEY: Leafs maintaining even-keel through recent good run (Toronto Sun)
ED WILLES: Reality check time for Canucks after blanking by Kings (Vancouver Province)
ROB OLLER: Leadership void has long been Blue Jackets weakness (Columbus Dispatch)
ERIC FRANCIS: Calgary Flames set sights on re-signing Johnny Gaudreau and Sean Monahan (Calgary Sun)
PAUL WIECEK: Tyler Myers shows he's the Jets' top defenceman (Winnipeg Free Press)

12/28/15

MATT LARKIN: Ron Wilson has plenty to prove in return to coaching with U.S. world junior team (The Hockey News)
JONAS SIEGEL: Maple Leafs riding through two-month surge (TSN)
JOE McDONALD: AHL's 80 years filled with legendary stories (ESPN)
GERRY FRALEY: Stars drop the gloves, send a message, end losing streak vs. division-rival Blues (Dallas Morning News)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Sens return with win over Bruins (Ottawa Sun)
DAVE STUBBS: Eulogist Chris Nilan will remember Habs legend Dickie Moore as a friend who helped changed his life (Montreal Gazette)
MIKE VACCARO: Remembering 2015: How Mets, Porzingis, Rangers gave NY hope (New York Post)
STEVE EWEN: Henrik Sedin standing tall for the Canucks — whether he wants to or not (Vancouver Province)
JACK TODD: Stay cool, Canadiens will weather this epic slump (Montreal Gazette)
DON BRENNAN: Stone was due for some good luck ... (Ottawa Sun)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Grabner lifts Leafs in win over Islanders (Toronto Sun)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Jannik Hansen is cashing in this season (Vancouver Sun)

12/27/15

MIKE BROPHY: What did Santa Claus leave under the tree of NHL players? (The Hockey News)
DAMIEN COX: Why young Finns have NHL GMs drooling (Sportsnet)
ADAM GRETZ: As Crosby, Ovechkin get older, a new wave of stars is catching up to them (CBS Sportsline)
DAVE MOLINARI: A 'Classic' nightmare against the Capitals (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
JOE STARKEY: Is Penguins’ window shut? (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
MARTIN FENNELLY: Lightning owner has honored $10 million worth of Community Heroes (Tampa Tribune)
KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: For Bruins legend Milt Schmidt, outdoor hockey was a rite of passage (Boston Globe)
MICHAEL RUSSO: Dubnyk's arrival sparked Wild's run to playoffs in 2015 (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
MARK WHICKER: Have Anaheim Ducks forgotten what it took to excel? (Los Angeles Daily News)
STEVE SIMMONS: Toronto sports fans will have a lot on their plate next year (Toronto Sun)
PAT HICKEY: 'The confidence just isn't there', Pacioretty says as Canadiens slip from division lead (Montreal Gazette)
FLUTO SHINZAWA: In Buffalo, everybody likes ‘Eich’ (Boston Globe)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Jeff Carter injured in Kings' overtime win over Coyotes (Los Angeles Times)
LARRY BROOKS: The NHL GMs/coaches who could get same honor as Glen Sather (New York Post)
MIKE HARRINGTON: Trade pace may be slow until deadline (Buffalo News)
STEPHEN HARRIS: Bruins bubble of trouble (Boston Herald)
MIKE CHAMBERS: World Junior Championship should be must-see TV (Denver Post)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Ottawa Senators 'get the turkey out' (Ottawa Sun)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Home away from home becoming sweet for Islanders (Toronto Sun)
SAM CARCHIDI: Flyers should look to deal Neuvirth (Philadelphia Inquirer)

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