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OPINION

2/18/19

ERIC ENGELS: Canadiens’ resilience to be tested by first slump of season (Sportsnet)
ERIC FRANCIS: Flames looking inward for answers to goaltending questions (Sportsnet)
DAVID SHOALTS: Leafs’ anemic loss to lowly Coyotes raises new questions as trade deadline looms (Globe & Mail)Paywall to view
JIM SOUHAN: This is a Wild team in freefall without a parachute (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
JACK TODD: Canadiens need Jonathan Drouin to stop his disappearing act (Montreal Gazette)
MATT PORTER: Goalie Tuukka Rask has fueled Bruins’ hot streak (Boston Globe)
DAVE FESCHUK: Maple Leafs had better hope their veterans are saving it for when it matters (Toronto Star)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Scott Niedermayer sets tone for Ducks' 5-2 victory over Capitals (Los Angeles Times)
JOHN ROMANO: The Lightning galaxy has more than a handful of stars (Tampa Bay Times)
BEN KUZMA: Benning bullish on deadline trades with lasting effects (Vancouver Province)
STU COWAN: Lightning bring back memories of 1976-77 Canadiens (Montreal Gazette)
JOHN DIETZ: Blackhawks' chances of landing Panarin take a dive (Chicago Daily Herald)
TIM BENZ: Zach Aston-Reese looks like best fit on Evgeni Malkin’s left wing (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
RON COOK: Evgeni Malkin may be ready to break out of long slump (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
STU COWAN: We’re going through a tough stretch right now' (Montreal Gazette)

2/17/19

IAIN MacINTYRE: Biega error magnifies Canucks’ post-injury struggles (Sportsnet)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: Maple Leafs unconcerned by off-night against disciplined Coyotes (Sportsnet)
ERIC ENGELS: Canadiens become latest team to fall victim to powerhouse Lightning (Sportsnet)
ERIC FRANCIS: Flames end skid as Bennett continues to play prominent role (Sportsnet)
MARK SPECTOR: Oilers’ lack of depth scoring shows desperate need for top-six winger (Sportsnet)
STU COWAN: 'We cracked in the third,' coach Claude Julien says (Montreal Gazette)
ED WILLES: Canucks will give Spooner a look as Virtanen sent to IR (Vancouver Province)
STU COWAN: Canadiens' Jeff Petry is proving you are what you eat (Montreal Gazette)
KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: NHL trade deadline deals don’t come cheap (Boston Globe)
PAUL FRIESEN: Jets-Sens: the perfect trade-deadline storm (Winnipeg Sun)
MIKE HARRINGTON: With Wild looking to retool, Sabres should be eyeing Charlie Coyle (Buffalo News)
PATRICK JOHNSTON: Family Day serves as reminder of childhood Canucks fandom for Stecher (Vancouver Province)
TERRY JONES: Oilers moving pieces with Talbot trade, Spooner-Gagner swap (Edmonton Sun)
MARK HERRMANN: First round at Coliseum a win for Isles (New York Newsday)
RON COOK: Penguins' inconsistency makes it impossible to forecast fate (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
STEVE CONROY: An early look at awards frontrunners (Boston Herald)
ED GRANEY: Golden Knights make wise decision to rest Fleury, play Subban (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
MIKE CHAMBERS: If Matt Duchene is traded again it will further help the Avalanche, his original team (Denver Post)
MICHAEL ARACE: Market for Bobrovsky looks dry; Panarin has some scenarios (Columbus Dispatch)

2/16/19

MATT LARKIN: The Lightning's dominance might cost Kucherov the Hart Trophy (The Hockey News)
MARK SPECTOR: Oilers’ Puljujarvi bereft of confidence after another soul-crushing night (Sportsnet)
FRANK SERAVALLI: All signs still point to Simmonds exiting Philadelphia (TSN)
MARK SPECTOR: Talbot trade signals Oilers' focus on clearing salary (Sportsnet)
ERIC ENGELS: Canadiens’ Reilly knows what’s at stake between now and trade deadline (Sportsnet)
ERIC FRANCIS: Penguins clash reminds Flames of need to play the right way (Sportsnet)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: How Leafs' Matthews developed the most unique shot in hockey (Sportsnet)
GREG WYSHYNSKI: 10 reasons to celebrate hockey in America (ESPN)
ROY MacGREGOR: How hockey unites us in a time of division (Globe & Mail)
COLIN STEPHENSON: Breakout season not satisfying to Zibanejad (New York Newsday)
BENDAN KELLY: Memo to hockey fans – don't believe the Canadiens' hype (Montreal Gazette)
MIKE HARRINGTON: Soft Sabres look nothing like a playoff team (Buffalo News)
ED WILLES: Green ignores 'dollar value' distraction in banking on Eriksson's experience (Vancouver Province)
SAM CARCHIDI: Flyers have found their goalie and maybe, just maybe, their coach (Philly.com)
ANDREW GROSS: What will Isles' Lamoriello at trade deadline? (New York Newsday)
STU COWAN: Canadiens' Jeff Petry is proving you are what you eat (Montreal Gazette)
ANDREW BERKSHIRE: Numbers support more ice time for Brossoit (Winnipeg Free Press)
ED WILLES: Injuries force Stecher to pile up the ice time (Vancouver Province)
BRETT CYRGALIS: The NHL trade deadline could use a little drama (New York Post)
PAT HICKEY: Habs' pick Cayden Primeau stirs Beanpot with MVP play (Montreal Gazette)
JOHN SHIPLEY: Nothing much to say after Wild’s latest dud (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
LUKE DeCOCK: McElhinney making the most of a dream delayed, but not deferred (Raleigh News & Observer)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: The trade talk won't stop as the Senators prepare for Winnipeg (Ottawa Sun)
MIKE McINTYRE: Time for Jets to adopt playoff-style approach to games (Winnipeg Free Press)

2/15/19

KEN CAMPBELL: With tough battles ahead, OHL prospect Owen Brady continues his fight against cancer (The Hockey News)
RYAN KENNEDY: Colorado could win the first two picks in the 2019 draft (The Hockey News)
JARED CLINTON: Norris or not, Flames' Giordano on pace for historic campaign (The Hockey News)
JARED CLINTON: With Gibson falling out of contention, who are the five frontrunners for the Vezina trophy? (The Hockey News)
ERIC FRANCIS: Vintage Mike Smith not enough to halt Flames’ slide (Sportsnet)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Canucks' Gaudette shines as injuries present opportunity (Sportsnet)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: Leafs’ Matthews continues memorable stretch with historic night (Sportsnet)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Canucks’ player losses have reached critical mass (Sportsnet)
MARK SPECTOR: Oilers’ Keith Gretzky looking at multiple avenues to move contracts (Sportsnet)
STU COWAN: Canadiens show some rust in 3-1 loss to Predators (Montreal Gazette)
KEVIN ALLEN: Who will change the NHL's balance of power? From Carter Hart to Cheveldayoff vs. Poile (USA Today)
LUKE DeCOCK: Jordan Staal’s concussion journey: Recovering, wondering, learning – and hoping, still (Raleigh News & Observer)
ED WILLES: Canucks' Gudbranson glad Getzlaf 'good about' grappling (Vancouver Province)
TIM BENZ: Penguins need consistency — and a sweep — this weekend (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
STU COWAN: Habs captain, Preds goalie were joined at hip in Nashville (Montreal Gazette)
MICHAEL ARACE: John Tortorella’s pal Barry Trotz has surprising Islanders atop Metro (Columbus Dispatch)
ED GRANEY: Fifth straight home loss exposes what Golden Knights aren’t (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
DAVE FESCHUK: Canadian women’s hockey program has one goal (Toronto Star)
STEVE EWEN: Are Canucks doing enough to promote lacrosse, hype rebranded Warriors? (Vancouver Province)
DAVE MOLINARI: How long until there's a female coach in NHL? (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

2/14/19

JARED CLINTON: The Lightning are nearly perfect, but one addition could put Tampa Bay over the top (The Hockey News)
ELLIOTTE FRIEDMAN: 31 Thoughts: All eyes on Senators as trade deadline nears (Sportsnet)
GREG WYSHYNSKI: How Auston Matthews' new deal will have ripple effect on Maple Leafs, NHL (ESPN)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Canucks' Markstrom solid in return from injury scare (Sportsnet)
MARK SPECTOR: Oilers' Connor McDavid still has improvements to make defensively (Sportsnet)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: Maple Leafs juggle defensive pairings despite winning ways (Sportsnet)
JOE STARKEY: Is Sidney Crosby still the best player in the world? Yes, and I’ll tell you why (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
STU COWAN: P.K. Subban is in love with his new Valentine Lindsey Vonn (Montreal Gazette)
ED WILLES: Murray aims to pluck foul from the fowl as aging Ducks try to regroup (Vancouver Province)
ED GRANEY: If Golden Knights need motivation, ‘soft’ label should do the job (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
TIM BENZ: Teddy Blueger should be a constant, not a question for Penguins (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
MARC DUMONT: Kudos to Claude Julien for unleashing Canadiens' offence (Montreal Gazette)
CHIP SCOGGINS: Boudreau shouldn't take the fall for lethargic Wild players (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
ED WILLES: Canucks hopeful their backup plan works if Markstrom's back doesn't (Vancouver Province)
LARRY BROOKS: Mats Zuccarello should be the exception to Rangers' fire sale (New York Post)
KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: Bruins should be fine without David Pastrnak — until the playoffs (Boston Globe)
SAM DONNELLON: After early-season struggles, Flyers’ Ivan Provorov wearing it well these days (Philly.com)

2/13/19

JARED CLINTON: Joe Pavelski's goal-scoring resurgence could put Sharks in a salary cap bind (The Hockey News)
JARED CLINTON: Letang tops Coffey: Active and all-time blueline leaders for NHL's 31 franchises (The Hockey News)
ERIC ENGELS: Canadiens’ Shea Weber feeling more at home in Montreal (Sportsnet)
EMILY KAPLAN: How Elias Pettersson took over Vancouver in his rookie season (ESPN)
MARK SPECTOR: Crosby, McDavid the leading beneficiaries of high-scoring NHL (Sportsnet)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: Kapanen making seismic leap in breakout season with Maple Leafs (Sportsnet)
ERIC FRANCIS: Flames leave Rittich out to dry as 'slide' continues (Sportsnet)
KEN WARREN: First taste of NHL oh so sweet for goalie prospect Filip Gustavsson (Ottawa Citizen)
MICHAEL ARACE: Upcoming games may determine Blue Jackets’ plans (Columbus Dispatch)
ED WILLES: Canucks' mini-crisis in the crease threatens playoff quest (Vancouver Province)
MIKE CHAMBERS: Top-line struggles explains the Avalanche’s eight-game losing streak (Denver Post)
ANDREW BERKSHIRE: Jets should make room in barn for Hayes (Winnipeg Free Press)
PATRICK JOHNSTON: Tightrope-walking Canucks finally add NHL experience in depth goalie Marek Mazanec (Vancouver Province)
MIKE HARRINGTON: Sabres' buy-in to defensive grind keeps them in the hunt (Buffalo News)
JEFF GORDON: No letdown against Devils as Blues continue big run (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
BEN KUZMA: Shot doctor helped Canucks' Stecher take better power-play aim (Vancouver Province)
RON COOK: Evgeni Malkin put Michael Raffl — and his own team — in danger (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

2/12/19

JARED CLINTON: Blues' Berube is making Jack Adams award race more interesting by the game (The Hockey News)
JARED CLINTON: Patrick Kane is leading the charge and entering the Hart conversation as Blackhawks inch into Wild Card (The Hockey News)
RYAN KENNEDY: Sharpshooting Arthur Kaliyev is just getting started in Hamilton (The Hockey News)
ERIC ENGELS: Canadiens’ depth bolstered by Weise, Thompson acquisitions (Sportsnet)
EMILY KAPLAN: What's next for the Kenya Ice Lions after viral fame? (ESPN)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Canucks fail to protect Michael DiPietro in premature debut (Sportsnet)
MARK SPECTOR: Oilers need to dig in and prove they can play Hitchcock’s style (Sportsnet)
MICHAEL TRIAKOS: Dylan Strome a late-bloomer in the NHL (National Post)
MARCUS HAYES: Flyers pain worsened by Sidney Crosby’s three points, Evgeni Malkin’s assist, and Carter Hart’s ‘L’ (Philly.com)
MIKE McINTYRE: Bumps (not slumps) all part of Jets' master plan (Winnipeg Free Press)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Will Artemi Panarin and Sergei Bobrovsky become a package deal in free agency? (Los Angeles Times)
JOHN ROMANO: One year later, has Ryan McDonagh made you a believer? (Tampa Bay Times)
STU COWAN: Canadiens GM Marc Bergevin might be done dealing (Montreal Gazette)
PHIL ROSENTHAL: Streaking Blackhawks spark hope — but is that sustainable against better teams? (Chicago Tribune)
KEN WIEBE: Laine still searching: Cold stretch uncommon for Jets sniper (Winnipeg Sun)
KEN WARREN: Mark Borowiecki stands up for Condors (Ottawa Citizen)
MIKE HARRINGTON: After Flight 3407 crash, emotional Sabres victory helped the healing (Buffalo News)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Bob Murray tried small fixes to keep the Ducks afloat — until the bottom fell out (Los Angeles Times)
BRENDAN KELLY: Boosting blue line, PP is top priority for Canadiens GM (Montreal Gazette)

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