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OPINION

3/25/17

MATT LARKIN: If you think Crosby should be suspended, you're delusional (The Hockey News)
RYAN KENNEDY: NHL makes savvy moves with games in Sweden and China (The Hockey News)
JARED CLINTON: Julien hasn't yet had the impact Canadiens were hoping for (The Hockey News)
MARK SPECTOR: West Coast Bias: Is Micheal Ferland the next Pat Maroon? (Sportsnet)
RICK WESTHEAD: NHLPA considering restricting agents from contacting players under 16 (TSN)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: The NHL timeline for McAvoy, Keller (ESPN)Paywall to view
SCOTT STINSON: USA Hockey’s intransigence in women’s team pay dispute sends wrong message to female athletes (National Post)
MICHAEL TRAIKOS: Brian Boyle brings veteran presence to Toronto Maple Leafs: Checking up on players moved at trade deadline (National Post)
BRENDAN KELLY: Did Habs GM Bergevin wait too long to swap coaches? (Montreal Gazette)
DAMIEN COX: Plenty of gain and so little pain with young Leafs (Toronto Star)
KEN WIEBE: Once playoff foes, Jets and Ducks heading in different directions (Winnipeg Sun)
SEAN GENTILLE: Sidney Crosby might deserve a mini-suspension for finger chop (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
STU COWAN: Canadiens' Andrew Shaw and Artturi Lehkonen make a good pair (Montreal Gazette)
BRUCE ARTHUR: No one’s calling Toronto the worst sports city anymore (Toronto Star)
JOHN VOGL: Alumni ready to talk; Murray calls in favor; Petersen offered starting job (Buffalo News)
MARTIN FENNELLY: So much for the Lightning being dead and buried (Tampa Bay Times)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Leafs-Sabres a tale of two rebuilds (Toronto Sun)
BRIAN MURPHY: Yo, smell you later, Joe Louis Arena (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
JASON BOTCHFORD: Miller's superb play deflects plans for Markstrom's rise (Vancouver Province)

3/24/17

KEN CAMPBELL: What the NHL can learn from the success of the World Baseball Classic (The Hockey News)
RYAN KENNEDY: Overlooked Nylander has been crucial to Maple Leafs' success (The Hockey News)
JARED CLINTON: Sheary heating up and could be difference-maker for Penguins (The Hockey News)
JARED CLINTON: Allen's turnaround sparked by Yeo taking over behind Blues bench (The Hockey News)
MATT LARKIN: Bruins must consider big changes if they miss playoffs a third straight year (The Hockey News)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: Leafs rounding into form as expectations continue to rise (Sportsnet)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Fehr: Don't expect players to give something up for Olympics (TSN)
PIERRE LeBRUN: New Jersey Devils star Taylor Hall just wants to be on a team that makes the Stanley Cup playoffs (ESPN)
MICHAEL GRANGE: New generation of Leafs fans has much to look forward to (Sportsnet)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Kevin Shattenkirk comfortable being counted on to take the Washington Capitals to the top (ESPN)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: 'Kryptonite' matchups for top Cup contenders (ESPN)Paywall to view
KEVIN ALLEN: First place has added meaning for Capitals, Penguins, Blue Jackets (USA Today)
DAVID ISAAC: Here’s why Dave Hakstol won’t be fired this year (South Jersey Courier-Post)
PAT HICKEY: 'We just didn't execute like we wanted,' Benn says (Montreal Gazette)
JOE STARKEY: Mario Lemieux fine with use of No. 66 by the Islanders' Ho-Sang (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
FLUTO SHINZAWA: Bruins’ Tuukka Rask not playing like a No. 1 goalie (Boston Globe)
LARRY BROOKS: If Rangers don't learn from this rut, they're toast in playoffs (New York Post)
ROSIE DiMANNO: Where there’s a Willy, there’s a way for Leafs (Toronto Star)
STU COWAN: Mother of Canadiens goalie Al Montoya is his No. 1 fan (Montreal Gazette)
HELENE ELLIOTT: There's a touch of nostalgia in Kings' 5-2 victory over Jets (Los Angeles Times)
SCOTT CAMPBELL: Jets' Chevy seems committed... right to the core (Winnipeg Free Press)
STEPHEN HARRIS: Bad Bruins need to get their act together fast (Boston Herald)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Senators fume over non-call on Crosby finger slash (Ottawa Sun)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Leafs legend Clark loves how Matthews, Nylander shoot the puck (Toronto Sun)
BARRY SVRLUGA: For Caps, every game matters. And they prefer it that way. (Washington Post)
JASON BOTCHFORD: Whole lot of hurting going on with hard-luck Canucks (Vancouver Province)
JESUS ORTIZ: Sanford finally settling in with Blues (St. Louis Post Dispatch)

3/23/17

JARED CLINTON: Value not scoring should be what matters most at this point in Hart race (The Hockey News)
RYAN KENNEDY: OHL should do itself a favor and revamp playoff format (The Hockey News)
MARK SPECTOR: Edmonton Oilers takeaways: Cam Talbot is human after all (Sportsnet)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: Matthews, Werenski at centre of impressive NHL turnarounds (Sportsnet)
RICK WESTHEAD: Key questions in the CHL minimum-wage lawsuit (TSN)
ELLIOTTE FRIEDMAN: 30 Thoughts: Jakub Voracek's MVP vote would go to Brent Burns (Sportsnet)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: The top 1-2 draft class duos since 2000 (ESPN)Paywall to view
Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Matt Murray, Stanley Cup already on his resume, still learning on the job as a 22-year-old rookie (National Post)
KEVIN ALLEN: Henrik Zetterberg, seven other NHL players whose seasons are flying under the radar (USA Today)
CHRISTINE BRENNAN: Women have already beaten USA Hockey at bargaining table (USA Today)
MICHAEL ARACE: Tortorella, Babcock can lead coaching clinic (Columbus Dispatch)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Senators enter final stretch, but job is not yet done (Ottawa Sun)
MARTIN FENNELLY: Lightning didn't truly join this season until it was overLightning didn't truly join this season until it was over (Tampa Bay Times)
SAM CARCHIDI: Listless Flyers needed Mason's wake-up call (Philadelphia Inquirer)
LARRY BROOKS: 'It tears at me': Rick Nash opens up about source of his frustration (New York Post)
STEVE CONROY: Peter Cehlarik best bet for Bruins’ second line (Boston Herald)
KEN WARREN: The road ahead: Ten games remain for Senators, but only three will be at home (Ottawa Citizen)
STU COWAN: Cowan: Canadiens' Paul Byron a perfect candidate for Masterton Trophy (Montreal Gazette)
STEVE SIMMONS: Matthews, Marner not Leafs' only impressive rookies (Toronto Sun)
JASON BOTCHFORD: Horvat has hands full being centre of attention (Vancouver Province)
PAUL FREISEN: Critical time for Jets GM (Winnipeg Sun)

3/22/17

JARED CLINTON: Talbot on pace for record-breaking season in Oilers' crease (The Hockey News)
JARED CLINTON: Why Coyotes, Avalanche are closer to a Cup than some middling teams (The Hockey News)
MATT LARKIN: Do late season streaks and slumps predict playoff results? (The Hockey News)
MARK SPECTOR: Theo Fleury on Matthew Tkachuk’s elbow: ‘I love it’ (Sportsnet)
ALEX PREWITT: Jay Mellette brings Cirque du Soleil to Golden Knights (Si.com)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: Leafs’ Babcock has unwavering faith in ‘Hunlak’ despite fan scorn (Sportsnet)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Duncan Keith dishes on why the Blackhawks hunger for another title and how his son inspires him (ESPN)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: How the Sabres take the next step (ESPN)Paywall to view
SCOTT STINSON: Bell and Rogers offer sports bars unpleasant choice: Give us more money or lose TSN and Sportsnet (National Post)
TED WYMAN: The great debate (Winnipeg Sun)
PAT HICKEY: Montreal's top offensive players firing blanks (Montreal Gazette)
MIKE HARRINGTON: Crosby makes major entry to highlight reel (Buffalo News)
MICHAEL ARACE: Blue Jackets rookie Zach Werenski quietly makes difficult look easy (Columbus Dispatch)
PAUL FRIESEN: Jets coach hasn't earned extension (Winnipeg Sun)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Participation in Olympics looks bleak, but chance still remains for NHL in Korea (Toronto Sun)
FLUTO SHINZAWA: This isn’t the best time for David Pastrnak to be in a slump (Boston Globe)
STU COWAN: Chirping not the only thing Steve Ott brings to Canadiens (Montreal Gazette)
BARRY SVRLUGA: In a transient profession, this coach has been entrenched in Washington (Washington Post)
PAUL FRIESEN: Despite victory against Philly, Jets on track to win less than half their home games (Winnipeg Sun)
JOHN SHIPLEY: Wild fans get plot twist they were waiting for (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
KEN WARREN: Senators take victory, but should performance against Bruins please Boucher? (Ottawa Citizen)
STEPHEN HARRIS: Don’t fear, Bruins will regroup and make the playoffs (Boston Herald)
BRUCE ARTHUR: NBA towers over NHL in fan-friendly fun (Toronto Star)
JASON BOTCHFORD: Goldy could infuse an anemic Canucks' offence with some colour (Vancouver Province)
JEFF MILLER: Ducks' Brandon Montour first rate at his second-best sport? (Orange County Register)

3/21/17

KEN CAMPBELL: Tkachuk lastest example of why first time offenders should get longer suspensions (The Hockey News)
JARED CLINTON: Five game losing streak worrisome, but don't write off Wild (The Hockey News)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: Maple Leafs trying to embrace golden opportunity of post-season run (Sportsnet)
RICK WESTHEAD: OHL says lawsuit loss could mean cuts to concussion, drug-education programs (TSN)
JOSHUA KLOKE: Maple Leafs beginning to look like the playoff team Toronto has been waiting for (ESPN)
MARK SPECTOR: Manhandled in Alberta, Kings’ glory years feel like an era ago (Sportsnet)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Senators strength coach alarmed over declining youth athletic skills (Ottawa Citizen)
DAMIEN COX: Mike Babcock will deserve Adams Trophy if Leafs make playoffs (Toronto Star)
JOHN SHIPLEY: Did our old friends the Wild just break Bruce Boudreau? (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
KEN WIEBE: Jets' defensive depth being put to the test (Winnipeg Sun)
STU COWAN: Jordie Benn's journey through hockey's bushes to Canadiens (Montreal Gazette)
BRUCE ARTHUR: It’s all fun and big games as Leafs get by Boston (Toronto Star)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Senators centre Turris grew up on a varied sports diet (Ottawa Citizen)
DAN BARNES: Oilers have that playoff spring in their step (Edmonton Journal)
BEN KUZMA: Wrist surgery ends season for gritty Canuck Markus Granlund (Vancouver Province)
MARTIN FENNELLY: Why this Lightning season could be the most disappointing in Tampa Bay history (Tampa Bay Times)

3/20/17

KEN CAMPBELL: With a new system and added commitment to defensive play Erik Karlsson is better than ever (The Hockey News)
MATT LARKIN: How the Wild unlocked Mikael Granlund's potential (The Hockey News)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: Mike Babcock blames himself for Brad Marchand’s superstar transformation (Sportsnet)
JOSHUA KLOKE: Maple Leafs using Blackhawks as a model for success (Si.com)
RON COOK: It all starts out in front for the Penguins' Patric Hornqvist (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
PAT HICKEY: Paul Byron scores 20th of the season in front of family (Montreal Gazette)
IAIN MacINTYRE: More minutes come with more pressure for new Horvat line (Vancouver Sun)
LARRY BROOKS: How Jimmy Vesey holds the key to Rangers' best lineup (New York Post)
STU COWAN: Canadiens gaining confidence under Claude Julien (Montreal Gazette)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Breaking down Senators-Colin White scenarios (Ottawa Sun)
JACK TODD: If only Gretzky could teach Emelin (Montreal Gazette)
ED WILLES: Canucks fans must see big picture, even if it's ugly right now (Vancouver Province)
KEN WARREN: Karlsson shows fatigue of back to back games (Ottawa Citizen)
DAVE FESCHUK: Babcock behind the big year of Bruins’ MVP (Toronto Star)
DAN BARNES: Money making it messy at all levels of hockey (Edmonton Journal)

3/19/17

MATT LARKIN: How the Wild unlocked Mikael Granlund's potential (The Hockey News)
MARK SPECTOR: Edmonton Oilers continue to lean on Talbot, who continues to deliver (Sportsnet)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: Blackhawks, Leafs leave matchup able to learn from each other (Sportsnet)
JEFF PATERSON: Super-sized Tryamkin doesn't need super-sized pressure (Vancouver Province)
TOM POWERS: Wild have to avoid being TOO defensive (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
DON BRENNAN: Senators-Canadiens rivalry heats up (Ottawa Sun)
MICHAEL RUSSO: Boudreau sings praises of Caps' Ovechkin, Backstrom (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
PAT HICKEY: Secondary scorers step up to secure shootout win in Ottawa (Montreal Gazette)
STEVE SIMMONS: Modern Blackhawks could close, greats from the past couldn't (Toronto Sun)
JASON BOTCHFORD: Desjardins removes filter on Tryamkin's potential, Canucks 'kids' (Vancouver Province)
FLUTO SHINZAWA: Colin Miller’s left-side presence could be a long-term solution (Boston Globe)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Players will be in tough spot if NHL won't go to Winter Olympics (Ottawa Sun)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Loui Loui? Oh no, Lucic has been better than that for the ascendant Oilers (Vancouver Sun)
TERRY FREI: The other powers from the Avalanche glory years have slipped too (Denver Post)
LARRY BROOKS: US hockey icon: Women should boycott if no equality (New York Post)
STEPHEN HARRIS: Bruins picks for protection in expansion draft appear clear (Boston Herald)
TERRY JONES: Oilers can begin magic number countdown (Edmonton Sun)
DAVE FESCHUK: Leafs show it’s not easy being green (Toronto Star)
TED WYMAN: Jets injury-ravaged defence corps holding its own (Winnipeg Sun)
MIKE HEIKA: Stars desperately need to upgrade goaltending and luckily, there are plenty of options for them (Dallas Morning News)
MIKE HARRINGTON: If Bylsma goes, Sabres' time for excuses will be over (Buffalo News)
FLUTO SHINZAWA: The NHL really wants Calgary and the Flames to build a new arena (Boston Globe)

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