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OPINION

3/31/20

KEN CAMPBELL: Coveted college free agent Brinson Pasichnuk won’t say where he has signed an NHL deal (but it’s probably San Jose) (The Hockey News)
RYAN KENNEDY: Trevor Zegras will lead the next generation of Anaheim Ducks (The Hockey News)
STEVEN ELLIS: Which pending UFAs may have played their final NHL game? (The Hockey News)
MATT LARKIN: Why Claude Giroux and the Flyers choose positivity over frustration during the NHL shutdown (The Hockey News)
ERIC ENGELS: Eichel on COVID-19 pandemic: 'We really don't know what tomorrow holds' (Sportsnet)
MARK SPECTOR: Oilers' Draisaitl misses game, but focused on big picture with NHL paused (Sportsnet)
ERIC FRANCIS: Future of Flames goaltending full of uncertainty (Sportsnet)
MICHAEL TRAIKOS: League shutdown could spell end of career for Bruins' Zdeno Chara (National Post)
MARK WHICKER: Before the interruption, Kings were earning a pardon (Los Angeles Daily News)
LARRY BROOKS: Kaapo Kakko's stubbornness is blocking potential Rangers greatness (New York Post)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Back in St. Louis, Brady Tkachuk says teammates with COVID-19 are doing well (Ottawa Sun)
BEN KUZMA: Timing everything as Nikita Tryamkin’s agent seeks Canucks deal (Vancouver Province)
TIM BENZ: Jim Rutherford is right about champions having ‘integrity’ in shortened seasons (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
DAVE FESCHUK: The absence of hockey only makes the NHL conference call grow fonder (Toronto Star)
MIKE McINTYRE: NHL has to pull the plug; return-to-season talk callous, absurd (Winnipeg Free Press)
TERRY JONES: Inaugural winner of Upper Deck award as NHL's Ultimate MVP from Edmonton (Edmonton Sun)

3/30/20

GARE JOYCE: How the 1919 Stanley Cup Final provides a window into modern-history's deadliest pandemic (Sportsnet)
MARK SPECTOR: Breaking down the best and worst Oilers drafts of the salary-cap era (Sportsnet)
GREG WYSHYNSKI: Gritty's tips on self-isolating, favorite meals, hygiene, and how to stay connected (ESPN)
MIKE CHAMBERS: Let’s play Stanley Cup hockey all summer (Denver Post)
RON COOK: Can future sports moments be as memorable without raucous crowds? (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
LARRY BROOKS: So many questions remain about this young Ranger (New York Post)
DAMIEN COX: Will the professional sports world need a commissioner of commissioners when it returns? (Toronto Star)
ED WILLES: Mike Gillis is deserving of a second chance as an NHL executive (Vancouver Province)

3/29/20

IAIN MacINTYRE: Alex Burrows ‘saved’ Canucks with 2011 Game 7 goal vs. Blackhawks (Sportsnet)
LARRY BROOKS: Devils' front-office decision shouldn't wait on coronavirus (New York Post)
KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: Which players should the Bruins protect in the 2021 expansion draft? (Boston Globe)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: A second Colorado Avalanche player tests positive for COVID-19 (Ottawa Sun)
STEVE CONROY: NHL trade deadline deals could be much ado about nothing (Boston Herald)
STEVE SIMMONS: Confrontations with angry season ticket holders ends in compromise for Leafs and Raptors (Toronto Sun)
KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: It’s time for the NHL and NBA to call it a season (Boston Globe)

3/28/20

RYAN KENNEDY: Young talents dominated this year’s OHL coaches poll (The Hockey News)
ERIC FRANCIS: Connor McDavid on NHL jumping into playoffs: ‘A fair season is a full season’ (Sportsnet)
ERIC ENGELS: Canadiens’ Kulak, Mete preparing for fierce competition on blue line (Sportsnet)
BRETT CYRGALIS: Doling out the hardware in lieu of delayed NHL awards (New York Post)
JOHN SHIPLEY: NHL sees path for a summer return in prime time (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
MICHAEL ARACE: With so much money to lose, NHL hopes to salvage season in some way (Columbus Dispatch)
ED WILLES: Ridley lost an ear playing net, but all fans remember is his cool mask (Vancouver Province)
LARRY BROOKS: Rookie making Rangers look smart for dealing Shattenkirk (New York Post)
SAM CARCHIDI: If the regular season is over, Flyers award winners should be... (Philadelphia Inquirer)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: League executives don't expect to see major changes to the draft lottery (Ottawa Sun)
STEVE SIMMONS: Remembering Brian Spencer's murder (Toronto Sun)
BEN KUZMA: Restless Horvat hopes dominoes fall Canucks' way if season is salvaged (Vancouver Province)

3/27/20

KEN CAMPBELL: The end of an era: What a small paper in Sudbury taught me about hockey (The Hockey News)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: Crosby, Ovechkin hoping NHL jumps into playoffs if season resumes (Sportsnet)
ERIC FRANCIS: Bond between Flames' Monahan, Gaudreau deepened by love of puppies (Sportsnet)
FRANK SERAVALLI: Plenty of time for Sid, Ovi to ponder NHL scenarios (TSN)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Colorado Avalanche player tests positive for COVID-19 (Los Angeles Times)
JOHN SHIPLEY: There’s no going back for NHL, NBA (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
DAVE FESCHUK: Shanahan’s Maple Leafs expect to play again this season — and play a role in the healing process (Toronto Star)
LUKE DeCOCK: For sports teams, like Hurricanes, special position means a higher standard (Raleigh News & Observer)
LARRY BROOKS: Forward re-signing with Rangers may be aided by coronavirus pause (New York Post)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Member of Colorado Avalanche becomes third NHL player to test positive for COVID-19 (Ottawa Sun)
DAMIEN COX: Whenever this pandemic ends, fans and staff will remember quite clearly which teams played fair (Toronto Star)
BEN KUZMA: Canucks' mighty mite Hughes becomes huge Calder Trophy favourite (Vancouver Province)

3/26/20

KEN CAMPBELL: 2023 NHL prospects Bedard, Fantilli et al. making noise three years early (The Hockey News)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Canucks announcer helps fans get through shutdown with personal goal calls (Sportsnet)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: NHL's path to return still unclear as COVID-19 shows no signs of slowing (Sportsnet)
ELLIOTTE FRIEDMAN: 31 Thoughts: Checking in with McDavid, Matthews, Eichel and more (Sportsnet)
FRANK SERAVALLI: Projected No. 1 pick Lafreniere content to play waiting game (TSN)
GREG WYSHYNSKI: Cancel the NHL regular season already (ESPN)
MICHAEL TRAIKOS: Draisaitl is NHL's MVP, hockey experts say (National Post)
RON COOK: NHL's stretch run was shaping up to be special (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
LARRY BROOKS: Rangers locking up young star is far from no-brainer (New York Post)
SAM CARCHIDI: If the season is resumed, here’s a sensible plan for the Stanley Cup playoffs (Philadelphia Inquirer)
CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER: Bruins owner Jeremy Jacobs is coming up short during the global pandemic, and it’s pathetic (Boston Globe)
TIM BENZ: NHL ‘consolation bracket’ for No. 1 pick? That’s just trying way too hard. (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
BOB WOJNOWSKI: When sports return, will the obsession return too? (Detroit News)
BEN KUZMA: Green tries to scratch Canucks' coaching itch during COVID-19 crisis (Vancouver Province)
MATT PORTER: New Hampshire-based hockey company Bauer joins coronavirus fight by producing face shields (Boston Globe)
BRENDAN KELLY: Canadiens players cope with virus crisis in different places and ways (Montreal Gazette)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Ottawa Senators could add free agent defenceman Artyom Zub into the mix (Ottawa Sun)
MIKE McINTYRE: Virus rains on near-certain NHL No. 1 pick's hometown parade (Winnipeg Free Press)

3/25/20

JARED CLINTON: Coaching Conundrums: Which interim coaches will stick around beyond this season? (The Hockey News)
ERIC ENGELS: Canadiens well-positioned to deal with salary-cap realities in 2020-21 (Sportsnet)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: NHL instructs players, team staff to extend self-quarantine another 10 days (Sportsnet)
GREG WYSHYNSKI: My first linemates: 25 stars recall their NHL origins (ESPN)
MICHAEL TRAIKOS: Cancellation of OHL playoffs stops Byfield from improving NHL draft ranking (National Post)
BARRY ROZNER: Why we love sports so much (Chicago Daily Herald)
RON COOK: NHL's stretch run was shaping up to be quite the finish (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
SAM CARCHIDI: If the season is resumed, here’s a sensible plan for the Stanley Cup playoffs (Philadelphia Inquirer)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: The NHL sits down with general managers to discuss state of pause (Ottawa Sun)
BENJAMIN HOCHMAN: What I miss today about sports — Blues goalie Jordan Binnington (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
LARRY BROOKS: Rangers draft pick's potential skyrockets after ending drama (New York Post)
TIM BENZ: A forgotten great game from Penguins covid-19 replay series (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
SAM CARCHIDI: Is Flyers GM Chuck Fletcher top NHL executive this season? He deserves consideration. (Philadelphia Inquirer)
BEN KUZMA: Canucks physician plays 'stay-at-home' card as COVID-19 cases mount (Vancouver Province)

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