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2/4/23

RYAN KENNEDY: NHL All-Star Game: What If They Beat Up a Car? (The Hockey News)
STAN FISCHLER: Bruce Boudreau Speaks on His Sudden Change of Pace (The Hockey News)
LYLE RICHARDSON: Is There Still a Market for Patrick Kane? (The Hockey News)
RICK MORRISSEY: Hands over their ears, some Blackhawks fans don’t want to hear about the other Bobby Hull (Chicago Sun-Times)
PAT HICKEY: Bobby Hull was great on ice, deeply flawed off it (Montreal Gazette)
MIKE McINTYRE: Bye, bye Bettman and 11 other ways to improve the NHL (Winnipeg Free Press)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Senators oust Belleville coach Troy Mann, assistant David Bell takes over (Ottawa Sun)
MARK MADDEN: Whether from outside or within, Penguins need a change before trade deadline (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
STU COWAN: Let the NHL All-Star Fête begin (Montreal Gazette)

2/3/23

IAN KENNEDY: Growing the Game: Hazel McCallion, Saroya Tinker and Oil Kings (The Hockey News)
MIKE STEPHENS: The Maple Leafs Have a Clear Path to the Trade Deadline (The Hockey News)
LYLE RICHARDSON: Canucks and Islanders Might Not Be Done Dealing (The Hockey News)
ERIC FRANCIS: Flames’ Kadri reflects on growth, maturity ahead of second All-Star appearance (Sportsnet)
STEVE SIMMONS: McDavid all alone at top of NHL and everyone knows it (Toronto Sun)
STU COWAN: Beefy Canadien Arber Xhekaj's path to NHL paved with a fork (Montreal Gazette)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Prospective buyers are preparing their bids to purchase the Senators (Ottawa Sun)
DAVE HYDE: It’s a family affair at NHL All-Star Game for Matthew and Brady Tkachuk (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)

2/2/23

ADAM PROTEAU: 30 Years of Gary Bettman (The Hockey News)
IAN KENNEDY: Seven Prospects Changing the Face of Hockey (The Hockey News)
W. GRAEME ROUSTAN: Gary Bettman and 30 Years of Diversity Improvements (The Hockey News)
LYLE RICHARDSON: Timo Meier Becomes the Top NHL Trade Candidate (The Hockey News)
MARK SPECTOR: Heading into All-Star Game, Oilers' goalie Skinner continuing to dream big (Sportsnet)
ERIC FRANCIS: Bedard's legend continues to grow with dazzling performance at packed Saddledome (Sportsnet)
MIKE HARRINGTON: Both on the ice and in the stands, the Sabres' situation at home is complicated (Buffalo News)
NICK KYPREOS: Frederik Andersen 2.0? How the Leafs can handle the Matt Murray situation (Toronto Star)
BRENDAN KELLY: For Canadiens fans, Suzuki's slump no cause for concern (Montreal Gazette)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: The Ottawa Senators are on fire as they head into lengthy all-star break (Ottawa Sun)
ROSIE DiMANNO: The Leafs have a week to think about what went wrong against the Bruins (Toronto Star)
STU COWAN: Canadiens' Harvey-Pinard living his dream and it shows (Montreal Gazette)

2/1/23

LYLE RICHARDSON: Blue Jackets Exploring Trade Market for Vladislav Gavrikov (The Hockey News)
ERIC ENGELS: Canadiens fighting through impossible circumstances, growing even through losses (The Hockey News)
IAIN MacINTYRE: ‘A new page for everyone’: Beauvillier, Raty ready to embrace fresh start with Canucks (The Hockey News)
ELLIOTTE FRIEDMAN: 32 Thoughts: Canucks, Islanders make interesting gambles in Horvat trade (The Hockey News)
MARK SPECTOR: The end is nigh for the building once known as Northlands Coliseum (The Hockey News)
SALIM VALJI: Hitmen set to ‘lock down defensively’ against Bedard (TSN)
MICHAEL TRAIKOS: Islanders' Bo Horvat acquisition a sign that bubble teams could be most active at NHL trade deadline (National Post)
STU COWAN: A welcome respite for Canadiens workhorse Nick Suzuki (Montreal Gazette)
JEFF GORDON: Bo Horvat's trade price sets bar for Blues, other NHL also-rans looking to sell (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
TERRY KOSHAN: Maple Leafs' Mitch Marner taking some flashy footwear to all-star game (Toronto Star)
MIKE McINTYRE: Morrissey born to lead (Winnipeg Free Press)
JOHN NIYO: Yzerman can't trust these Red Wings yet with trade deadline looming (Detroit News)
LARRY BROOKS: This NHL star may no longer be trade-deadline fit for Rangers (New York Post)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: NHL Trade Board 2.0: How the Bo Horvat trade changes the market (Toronto Star)
LA VELLE E. NEAL III: Kane? More scoring? No — Wild needs to get bigger (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Captain Brady Tkachuk scores the winner as Senators knock off Habs 5-4 (Ottawa Sun)
MIKE HARRINGTON: Rasmus Dahlin feels difference with this Sabres team from fraud winning streak of 2018 (Buffalo News)
PAT HICKEY: 'I've had to prove myself all my life,' Harvey-Pinard says (Montreal Gazette)

1/31/23

STAN FISCHLER: Maple Leafs Are the New York Yankees of Hockey (The Hockey News)
TONY FERRARI: Canucks Get a Fascinating Prospect in Aatu Raty (The Hockey News)
TIM WHARNSBY: Rob Zettler: A Multi-Lens Life in Hockey (The Hockey News)
LYLE RICHARDSON: New Jersey Devils In the Market For a Top-Six Winger (The Hockey News)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Canucks left searching for off-ice leadership in wake of Horvat trade (Sportsnet)
ERIC FRANCIS: Holy water and potatoes: Stories from Jagr's short but memorable stint with Flames (Sportsnet)
IAIN MacINTYRE: No longer a 'Canuck for life,' Horvat can just focus on hockey in New York (Sportsnet)
CATHAL KELLY: Cult figure Bobby Hull was a hockey wild man in a bygone NHL era (Globe & Mail)
DAVID SHOALTS: Bobby Hull’s Golden Hockey Career Diminished by His Troubling Dark Side (New York Times)
PAUL FRIESEN: Former teammates mourn loss of Golden Jet (Winnipeg Sun)
PAUL SULLIVAN: Bobby Hull was a Chicago Blackhawks legend, but he leaves a complicated legacy (Chicago Tribune)
KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: Bobby Hull was a hockey legend whose personal life fell far short of that (Boston Globe)
MIKE McINTYRE: Golden Jet put Winnipeg on global hockey map, but off-ice behaviour shocked fans (Winnipeg Sun)
STEVE SIMMONS: A giant life of talent and trouble (Toronto Sun)
LARRY BROOKS: Bobby Hull's off-ice life makes for a conflicted hockey legacy (New York Post)
BRUCE ARTHUR: Bobby Hull was a great hockey player and a miserable human being. His legacy isn’t complicated (Toronto Star)
TED WYMAN: WYMAN: Golden Jet Bobby Hull will be remembered for on-ice greatness, impact on Winnipeg and tarnished legacy (Winnipeg Sun)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Gary Bettman doesn’t care if fans hate him. Why his NHL reign has lasted 30 years (Los Angeles Times)
TIM BENZ: The Penguins 'roadies' need to do more to support 'the band' (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
STU COWAN: Canadiens call-up Alex Belzile shows anything is possible (Montreal Gazette)
STAN GROSSFELD: Bruins and Celtics share an arena but not necessarily the same fan base (Boston Globe)
MARK MADDEN: Penguins goaltending went from NHL's best 1-2 punch to shambles (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)

1/30/23

ADAM PROTEAU: Hamilton, Pastrnak and Forsberg Shined Bright (The Hockey News)
IAN KENNEDY: Ball Hockey Boot Camp Entices Youth and Women in South Carolina (The Hockey News)
SALIM VALJI: Making sense of the Flames' up-and-down season (TSN)
GENTRY ESTES: That 'uncomfortable' meeting? It might have saved Preds' season (The Tennessean)
LUKE DeCOCK: As Hurricanes dominate Bruins, Sebastian Aho continues to ascend to another level (Raleigh News & Observer)
JOE WARMINGTON: Who knew Don Cherry would stick up for Alex Ovechkin? (Toronto Sun)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: The Ottawa Senators have confidence back as they prepare to face Habs again (Ottawa Sun)
TIM BENZ: 'Last 2 Pens general managers have been goalies, and the goaltending is in shambles' (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
JACK TODD: Searching for hope amid Canadiens' brutal 5-0 loss to Ottawa (Montreal Gazette)
JOE WARMINGTON: Hazel McCallion always had Don Cherry in her corner (Toronto Sun)

1/29/23

CAROL SCHRAM: Canucks in Flux: Ilya Mikheyev Is Shut Down as Team's Break Begins (The Hockey News)
LYLE RICHARDSON: Detroit Red Wings Face Buy-or-Sell Decision for Trade Deadline (The Hockey News)
MARK SPECTOR: A night to remember for Oilers EBUG Berlin as he finishes dominant win over Blackhawks (Sportsnet)
ERIC ENGELS: Owen Beck takes huge step toward bright NHL future in Canadiens debut (Sportsnet)
MOLLIE WALKER: Rangers made an absolute mess with Pride Night about-face (New York Post)
COLIN STEPHENSON: Stephenson: Rangers need top-line scoring right wing (New York Newsday)
TERRY KOSHAN: 'Tremendous honour' as Maple Leafs captain John Tavares set to reach 1,000 NHL games (Toronto Sun)
MIKE HARRINGTON: Unsatisfying end to Bills' season oddly reminiscent to demise of 2006-07 Stanley Cup-favorite Sabres (Buffalo News)
MARK KISZLA: Bring back Ryan O’Reilly and Avs can win back-to-back championships (Denver Post)
DAVE POULIN: The Bruins are riding The Perfection Line to a near-perfect season (Toronto Star)
ANDREW GROSS: Lambert doesn't deserve blame, but maybe he should show fire (New York Newsday)
LARRY BROOKS: NHL's stupid playoff format very definition of insanity (New York Post)
STEVE SIMMONS: Maple Leafs trade rumours, where fantasy and reality collide (Toronto Star)
KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: Why coach Jim Montgomery’s positive mojo has worked with the Bruins (Boston Globe)

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