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1/28/23

ADAM PROTEAU: Should the New Jersey Devils Trade for Sharks' Timo Meier? (The Hockey News)
LYLE RICHARDSON: The Bo Horvat Rumor Mill Continues to Churn (The Hockey News)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Injured Mikheyev's grit will be missed on Canucks team limping to finish line (Sportsnet)
MARK SPECTOR: Things We Know: McDavid is the NHL's fastest skater, whether he's in the event or not (Sportsnet)
IAIN MacINTYRE: ‘Vancouver, thank you’: Kuzmenko grateful as Canucks sign fan favourite to bargain deal (Sportsnet)
MICHAEL TRAIKOS: Auston Matthews injury another reminder that the Leafs are in need of some toughness (National Post)
TERRY KOSHAN: 'You can't lose like that on home ice,' Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe says (Toronto Sun)
PAT HICKEY: Seismic shift could be on horizon for NHL viewers (Montreal Gazette)
LARRY BROOKS: Rangers still not yet playing best hockey as second half beckons (New York Post)
CHAD FINN: History is within the Bruins’ reach, and they should go for it (Boston Globe)
MARK MADDEN: Stuck in salary cap purgatory, Penguins have to play better to keep playoff spot (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
LUKE DeCOCK: ‘Don’t leave early. It’s like a movie.’ Hurricanes save their very best for the very last (Raleigh News & Observer)
STU COWAN: Surgery is 'best decision long-term': Canadiens' Caufield (Montreal Gazette)
TARA SULLIVAN: Yes, the Bruins lost. But when the goal is a Stanley Cup, good losses aren’t a bad thing. (Boston Globe)
LARRY BROOKS: Rangers shooting more but plenty of room for improvement: ‘We talk about it every day’ (New York Post)

1/27/23

ADAM PROTEAU: Minnesota Wild Battle for Playoffs with a Cap-Strapped Future (The Hockey News)
IAN KENNEDY: Growing the Game: Hockey Canada, Lunar New Year and PHF All-Stars (The Hockey News)
LYLE RICHARDSON: Blues Could Soon Shop Ryan O'Reilly and Vladimir Tarasenko (The Hockey News)
ERIC FRANCIS: 'I never gave up': U of A grad Philp notches first NHL point as Blackhawks beat Flames (Sportsnet)
ERIC ENGELS: Canadiens' Harvey-Pinard proves he belongs with strong effort in loss to Red Wings (Sportsnet)
GREG WYSHYNSKI: Celebrating Ryan Hartman and the best NHL 'glue guys' (ESPN)
MICHAEL TRAIKOS: Alexis Lafreniere might not be a bust — but that doesn't mean he won't be traded at the deadline (National Post)
STU COWAN: Canadiens' Sam Montembeault grabs bull by the horns (Montreal Gazette)
DAVE FESCHUK: Ilya Samsonov is making himself at home in the Leafs’ crease. The road to the Stanley Cup is another story (Toronto Star)
JOHN ROMANO: That was a fun way to remind Boston that the Lightning are still, you know, here (Tampa Bay Times)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Anton Forsberg will have a busy weekend with no timetable for Cam Talbot's return (Ottawa Sun)
TERRY KOSHAN: Maple Leafs goalie Ilya Samsonov earning every penny, especially at home (Toronto Sun)
JIM MATHESON: Oilers forward Ryan still has scoring magic (Edmonton Sun)
DAVE HYDE: Here come the Panthers? They say they’re ready to save season (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
LARRY BROOKS: The answer to the Rangers' baffling power-play problems is simple (New York Post)
STEVE SIMMONS: The rise and grind of Leafs defenceman Timothy Liljegren (Toronto Sun)
PAT HICKEY: Harvey-Pinard has dream night at the Bell Centre (Montreal Gazette)
BEN FREDERICKSON: It's time to mentally prepare for a trade of Blues captain Ryan O'Reilly (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

1/26/23

ADAM PROTEAU: Hockey World and Beyond Remembers Importance of Mental Health (The Hockey News)
RYAN KENNEDY: Bringing Positive Change to Hockey at the Carnegie Initiative Summit (The Hockey News)
LYLE RICHARDSON: Speculation Still Lingers Linking Pierre-Luc Dubois to the Canadiens (The Hockey News)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Tocchet underwhelmed by ‘soft’ play as Canucks suffer humbling loss to Kraken (Sportsnet)
MARK SPECTOR: Oilers take foot off gas pedal vs. lowly Blue Jackets, win streak ends with OT loss (Sportsnet)
ERIC FRANCIS: Flames' desire to tighten up defensively gets that much harder without Tanev (Sportsnet)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Senators winger Austin Watson opens up as he celebrates four years of sobriety (Ottawa Sun)
BILL SPEROS: Bruins putting up cartoonish numbers (Boston Herald)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: NHL trade deadline: Everything you need to know about this year’s buyers (Toronto Star)
BRENDAN KELLY: Despite loss of Caufield, Canadiens fans remain upbeat (Montreal Gazette)
JOE STARKEY: That was the Kris Letang the Penguins know, love (a lot) and desperately need (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
STU COWAN: Jim Montgomery's dominant Bruins buck NHL salary cap (Montreal Gazette)
NICK KYPREOS: Why the Canucks-Bruce Boudreau fiasco is a symptom of a bigger problem for the NHL (Toronto Star)
DAN SHAUGHNESSY: The way the Bruins and Celtics are going, something very rare could happen in June (Boston Globe)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Senators lose Talbot, but hold on to get the win over Islanders at home (Ottawa Sun)
TIM BENZ: Penguins, Capitals very much in the same boat as they prepare to lock horns (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)

1/25/23

ADAM PROTEAU: New York Rangers, Bob Jones and Craig Anderson (The Hockey News)
LYLE RICHARDSON: Timo Meier Garnering Interest in the NHL Trade Market (The Hockey News)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Canucks begin ‘moving on and turning the page’ with win in Tocchet’s debut (Sportsnet)
ERIC ENGELS: Canadiens' performance against Bruins a sign they're building team chemistry (Sportsnet)
MARK SPECTOR: Hockey world slowly making strides when it comes to mental health (Sportsnet)
RON COOK: Can Jim Rutherford repeat Pittsburgh magic with Rick Tocchet? (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Senators rally to support assistant coach Bob Jones after ALS diagnosis (Ottawa Sun)
STU COWAN: Determination fuels Pitlick's drive to remain with Canadiens (Montreal Gazette)
JOHN NIYO: Michael Rasmussen is winning battles in breakout season with Wings (Detroit News)
JIM MATHESON: Columbus D-man Vladislav Gavrikov just visiting Edmonton for now (Edmonton Sun)
MIKE McINTYRE: Bowness builds success on decency, respect and accountability (Winnipeg Free Press)
ROSIE DiMANNO: The Leafs can afford to play chess with William Nylander and Mitch Marner. There’s no wrong move (Toronto Star)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Hockey took a back seat Tuesday after Senators confirm Bob Jones' ALS diagnosis (Ottawa Sun)
PAT HICKEY: 'Closer to where we want to be,' St. Louis says after loss to Bruins (Montreal Gazette)
JEFF BAKER: Exploring why Kraken’s TV ratings haven’t caught up to improved play (Seattle Times)

1/24/23

ADAM PROTEAU: Philadelphia Flyers Climb Standings Into NHL's Mushy Middle (The Hockey News)
STAN FISCHLER: Thoughts on Vancouver's Questionable Swap (The Hockey News)
LYLE RICHARDSON: No Decision Yet From Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews (The Hockey News)
ERIC FRANCIS: ‘It was a special night’: Gaudreau appreciative of Flames fans in first return to Saddledome (Sportsnet)
MARK SPECTOR: Nugent-Hopkins rewarding Oilers' loyalty by paying dues as unheralded performer (Sportsnet)
IAIN MacINTYRE: As Tocchet takes over Canucks’ bench, Miller aims to correct ‘handful’ of bad moments (Sportsnet)
SALIM VALJI: Gaudreau expecting boos in emotional return to Calgary (TSN)
RYAN S. CLARK: Inside Montreal captain Nick Suzuki's crash course in French (ESPN)
MICHAEL TRAIKOS: Canucks, Senators or Canadiens — who is truly the worst team in Canada? (National Post)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Need for shoulder surgery takes Josh Norris out for the season (Ottawa Sun)
LARRY BROOKS: Rangers winger's NHL future in jeopardy 14 months after suspect hit (New York Post)
BENJAMIN HOCHMAN: Think 2024. Looking at the Blues’ future, near and far, as trade deadline looms (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

1/23/23

IAIN MacINTYRE: Tocchet enters hostile Canucks landscape facing many challenges after Boudreau drama (Sportsnet)
CATHAL KELLY: Canucks firing of coach Bruce Boudreau is the Krakatoa of human-resource management (Globe & Mail)
SIMON HOUPT: Harold Ballard doc pulls back curtain on a raw, uncomfortable reality (Globe & Mail)
JIM MATHESON: The key to being fast to 40 goals? Being fast (Edmonton Sun)
JACK TODD: Cole Caufield's injury is a sign of a system that needs mending (Montreal Gazette)
BRUCE ARTHUR: Bruce Boudreau was a man attending his own funeral in his final days with the Canucks (Toronto Star)
TIM BENZ: Madden Monday on long-range NHL playoff prospects: 'I don't think the Penguins will make it' (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
KEN WARREN: Jacob Bernard-Docker sent back to Belleville (Ottawa Citizen)

1/22/23

CAROL SCHRAM: Bruce Boudreau Holds Head High as His Canucks' Tenure Ticks Down (The Hockey News)
IAIN MacINTYRE: ‘One of the hardest days I’ve ever had in hockey’: Canucks bid emotional farewell to Boudreau (Sportsnet)
ERIC ENGELS: Canadiens passing first test without Caufield 'a big building block' for their culture (Sportsnet)
ERIC FRANCIS: Sutter’s mockery of Pelletier’s debut wasn’t just bad leadership – it lacked human decency (Sportsnet)
ERIC ENGELS: Canadiens' doctors should have shut Caufield down earlier (Sportsnet)
STEVE SIMMONS: Late Flyers own Ed Snider would not have tolerated Provorov's defiant act (Toronto Star)
MATT PORTER: Taking at look at the NHL trade possibilities before the March 3 deadline (Boston Globe)
MIKE HARRINGTON: Like he once did, Ryan Miller hopes Sabres' goalie prospects can step into starring role (Buffalo News)
LARRY BROOKS: Not disciplining NHLer who made Pride Night stand was right call (New York Post)
DAVE POULIN: Welcome to the vortex that is the NHL’s Atlantic Division (Toronto Star)
CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER: Offering a sincere apology to Bruins general manager Don Sweeney: You were right about everything (Boston Globe)
PAT HICKEY: Sam Montembeault staking claim to be No. 1 goalie (Montreal Gazette)
MARK MADDEN: NHL's 3-on-3 overtime has become too tactical, boring (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
KEN WARREN: The numbers aren't adding up for the Senators, raising questions about what lies ahead in second half of season (Ottawa Citizen)

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