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OPINION

6/24/17

KEN CAMPBELL: No. 1 pick Hischier no Matthews or McDavid, but he'll be a Devil of an NHLer (The Hockey News)
RYAN KENNEDY: Vegas has golden night with three fantastic picks (The Hockey News)
KEN CAMPBELL: Amid turmoil Chayka does his job and makes the Coyotes better (The Hockey News)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: Why the NHL Draft trade activity fizzled during Round 1 (Sportsnet)
FRANK SERAVALLI: McPhee begins filling Vegas prospect cupboard (TSN)
MICHAEL GRANGE: Maple Leafs pick 'elite' skating defenceman as draft work gets harder (Sportsnet)
MARK SPECTOR: Oilers’ Chiarelli gets tough, then gets skill with Yamamoto (Sportsnet)
ERIC DUHATSCHEK: Blackhawks make surprising trades while Devils take Nico Hischier first overall at NHL draft (Globe & Mail)
MICHAEL TRAIKOS: NHL draft is life-changing for players but it's about asset collection for team management (National Post)
KEVIN ALLEN: NHL draft: Winners and losers from a wild week (USA Today)
KEVIN ALLEN: Penguins pay steep price for tough guy Ryan Reaves (USA Today)
TARA SULLIVAN: Devils fans in Newark love the pick (NJ.com)
ED GRANEY: A father’s dream realized as son becomes a Golden Knight (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
STEVE SIMMONS: Highly regarded' D-man Timothy Liljegren a steal for Leafs at 17 (Toronto Sun)
RICK MORRISSEY: After a crazy three days in Chicago sports, little seems the same (Chicago Sun-Times)
DAVID HAUGH: Draft pick causes hardly a ripple on day Blackhawks GM makes big splash (Chicago Tribune)
BARRY ROZNER: Aging Blackhawks knew they couldn't stand pat (Chicago Daily-Herald)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: 'There's no words': Nico Hischier goes first overall at NHL draft (Toronto Sun)
PAUL WIECEK: Born to skate: Hockey and athleticism is part of No. 2 overall pick Nolan Patrick's genetic makeup (Winnipeg Free Press)
LARRY BROOKS: The next steps Rangers should take now that Derek Stepan's gone (New York Post)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Blackhawks deal Panarin, Coyotes continue to add (Toronto Sun)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Kings take Gabe Vilardi at No. 11 in NHL draft; Ducks re-sign Patrick Eaves (Los Angeles Times)
TERRY JONES: Kris Russell signing shows Edmonton Oilers in it to win big sooner than later (Edmonton Sun)
STEVE SIMMONS: Willie Desjardins likely to coach Team Canada at Olympics (Toronto Sun)
DAN BICKLEY: The Coyotes keep hitting new lows (Arizona Republic)
ED WILLES: Impatient Canuck fans conflicted over Pettersson pick (Vancouver Province)
FLUTO SHINZAWA: In Chicago, one deeply satisfying last shift (Boston Globe)
GREGG KRUPA: Wings have missed opportunities this week (Detroit News)
MIKE HARRINGTON: With lots of needs on all sides, Sabres stay down the middle (Buffalo News)

6/23/17

KEN CAMPBELL: Coaches will still be able to challenge offside, but they'd better be right about it (The Hockey News)
JARED CLINTON: Tavares has his wingman as Islanders land Eberle from Oilers (The Hockey News)
RYAN KENNEDY: Klim Kostin is the great unknown of the 2017 draft (The Hockey News)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: Potential trade fireworks could steal the show at NHL Draft (Sportsnet)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: Oilers GM Peter Chiarelli prepared to match any offer sheet on Leon Draisaitl (Sportsnet)
MARK SPECTOR: Dealing Jordan Eberle has long been necessary for Edmonton Oilers (Sportsnet)
ERIC DUHATSCHEK: With Vegas expansion draft done, NHL teams move on to the real high-stakes tables (Globe & Mail)
MICHAEL TRAIKOS: A captain, a top prospect and, ideally, some scoring: Here's what the Vegas Golden Knights need to find next (National Post)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Alzner Vegas-bound? Jets want Elliott? (Ottawa Sun)
JASON BOTCHFORD: The 'Trade Tanev' talk gets muted heading into the draft (Vancouver Province)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: NHL mock draft: Devils hot for Hischier? (Toronto Sun)
ED GRANEY: McPhee won’t alter plan to build Golden Knights through NHL Entry Draft (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
TERRY JONES: McDavid and Draisaitl influence Eberle trade (Edmonton Sun)
TED WYMAN: Glass' ceiling continues to rise (Winnipeg Sun)
BRETT CYRGALIS: Devils have NHL draft guessing with no clear No. 1 (New York Post)
BEN KUZMA: Canucks are thinking, one-year, incentive-laden contract for Ryan Miller (Vancouver Province)
STEVE SIMMONS: Centre for activity on eve of NHL draft? A hotel lobby (Toronto Sun)
GREGG KRUPA: Wings left to make best out of Mrazek morass (Detroit News)
PAUL ZEISE: Jim Rutherford was brilliant in handling Marc-Andre Fleury (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
KEN WIEBE: Enstrom saved, Jets lose Thorburn to Golden Knights (Winnipeg Sun)
BRENDAN KELLY: Why do Habs have so much trouble with young players? (Montreal Gazette)
STEVE SIMMONS: Lamoriello keeping eyes on Maple Leafs prize (Toronto Sun)
ED WILLES: Vegas big winner in NHL expansion crap shoot (Vancouver Province)
BARRY ROZNER: Staff change just the start for Chicago Blackhawks (Chicago Daily-Herald)
PAUL FRIESEN: Pickard's whirlwind off-season leads to Vegas (Winnipeg Sun)
MIKE ZIESBERGER: Islanders' Eberle pickup an attempt to appease Tavares (Toronto Sun)
ERIC FRANCIS: Flames look to add solid defenceman (Calgary Sun)
MIKE HARRINGTON: Even without high pick, it's a big day for Botterill to make some moves (Buffalo News)
FLUTO SHINZAWA: Left-shot defenseman remains the Bruins’ priority (Boston Globe)
HELENE ST. JAMES: St. James: Expect Wings to boost defense in draft (Detroit Free Press)

6/22/17

JARED CLINTON: Golden Knights build roster from the net out, and it'll be defense first in Las Vegas expansion draft (The Hockey News)
JARED CLINTON: McDavid enters company with Hart, Lindsay wins at NHL awards (The Hockey News)
MATT LARKIN: Meet the first faces of the Golden Knights (The Hockey News)
KEN CAMPBELL: Hall Of Fame may be next stop for Hossa but contract status is what really bears watching (The Hockey News)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: Golden Knights take first step towards building homegrown winner (Sportsnet)
FRANK SERAVALLI: How McPhee held GMs ‘hostage’ to acquire assets (TSN)
ALEX PREWITT: Inside the Golden Knights' expansion draft war room (Si.com)
MARK SPECTOR: Significance of McDavid's NHL Awards haul goes far beyond hardware (Sportsnet)
FRANK SERAVALLI: The Coronation: McDavid sweeps Hart, Lindsay trophies (TSN)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: Awards night proves Maple Leafs’ Auston Matthews is on right path (Sportsnet)
CHUCK GORMLEY: Fleury, Methot, Neal give Golden Knights a solid foundation (ESPN)
ERIC DUHATSCHEK: Roster reveal: Golden Knights select team's first 30 players (Globe & Mail)
MICHAEL TRAIKOS: Vegas Golden Knights start life with Stanley Cup winning goalie and decent roster around him (National Post)
KEVIN ALLEN: Golden Knights may not be typical expansion team (USA Today)
ED GRANEY: Golden Knights get face of franchise in Marc-Andre Fleury (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Looking at the draft needs of all the Canadian NHL teams (Toronto Sun)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Vegas Golden Knights stock their roster in expansion draft; Oilers' Connor McDavid stocks his trophy case (Los Angeles Times)
JASON BOTCHFORD: Losing Sbisa to Vegas allows Canucks to reshape blue-line (Vancouver Province)
BRETT CYRGALIS: Vegas takes advantage of NHL expansion draft (New York Post)
TERRY JONES: Vegas puts on great show with Expansion Draft and Awards combined (Edmonton Sun)
BRUCE ARTHUR: Now Vegas has to prove it’s more than an illusion (Toronto Star)
RON COOK: Marc-Andre Fleury moves on to Vegas but won't be forgotten here (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Sens lose Methot but will he stay in Vegas? (Ottawa Sun)
BEN KUZMA: Cal Foote admires father’s feat, but carving his own pro path (Vancouver Province)
FLUTO SHINZAWA: Colin Miller is a gamble, but not a huge loss for Bruins (Boston Globe)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: NHL GMs face most 'screwed-up' draft in years (Toronto Sun)
ERIC FRANCIS: Vegas takes Engelland from Calgary Flames (Calgary Sun)
TED WYMAN: Potential top NHL pick Nolan Patrick savouring final moments of pre-draft life (Winnipeg Sun)

6/21/17

KEN CAMPBELL: Golden Knights should aim for and embrace immediate success on the ice (The Hockey News)
RYAN KENNEDY: No sleeper, Suzuki could be the steal of the draft (The Hockey News)
JARED CLINTON: Marchessault's value is at its peak which is why Golden Knights should draft and trade him (The Hockey News)
JARED CLINTON: Emotion aside, timing was right for Coyotes, Doan to part ways (The Hockey News)
ELLIOTTE FRIEDMAN: 30 Thoughts: Marian Hossa might have played his final NHL game (Sportsnet)
FRANK SERAVALLI: Golden Knights, Leafs in trade talks as deadline nears (TSN)
ALEX PREWITT: Inside the Vegas Golden Knights' NHL expansion draft war room (Si.com)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: Maple Leafs could benefit from possible Vegas defence surplus (Sportsnet)
CHUCK GORMLEY: Vegas Golden Knights' game plan could include Marc-Andre Fleury, James Neal and plenty of side deals (ESPN)
MICHAEL TRAIKOS: With Connor McDavid and Auston Matthews, youth will be served at NHL Awards (National Post)
MICHAEL TRAIKOS: It is finally Mike Babcock's turn to win Jack Adams Award? (National Post)
KEVIN ALLEN: Expansion draft: Six player-team fits for Golden Knights trades (USA Today)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Vegas holds all the cards in NHL expansion draft (Los Angeles Times)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: A year later: How Canada's NHL teams fared at top of 2016 draft (Toronto Sun)
MICHAEL ARACE: Vegas Golden Knights set up for jackpot in expansion (Columbus Dispatch)
JASON BOTCHFORD: Vegas expansion forces Canucks' hand at rebuilding (Vancouver Province)
ANDREW GROSS: NHL expansion draft working in Vegas team's favor (NJ.com)
KEVIN GORMAN: A fitting farewell for Fleury, a fan favorite (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Tickets for Senators-Canadiens outdoor game pricey (Ottawa Sun)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: NHL unveils new jerseys, and Golden Knights look sharp (Toronto Sun)
BEN KUZMA: Busts and beauts of Canucks' recent draft picks (Vancouver Province)
TERRY JONES: New Oilers jersey unveiled (Edmonton Sun)

6/20/17

JARED CLINTON: Golden Knights shouldn't hesitate to draft Mrazek after Red Wings puzzling decision (The Hockey News)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: Golden Knights give NHL teams Monday trading deadline (Sportsnet)
ERIC DUHATSCHEK: McPhee plays ringmaster of Vegas Golden Knights expansion-draft circus (Globe & Mail)
MICHAEL TRAIKOS: Vegas Golden Knights' path to success is the same as any southern team's: Have fun and win (National Post)
PAUL WIECEK: Game's not over yet, but Chevy missed some big saves (Winnipeg Free Press)
DAMIEN COX: NHL’s Vegas entry needs to be bad to be good: (Toronto Star)
JAMIE SAMUELSEN: Why leaving Mrazek unprotected makes sense (Detroit Free Press)
DAN BICKLEY: Doan's dismissal has Valley fans reeling (Arizona Republic)
STEVE POLITI: Devils GM Ray Shero can't let this nightmare scenario unfold with the No. 1 pick (NJ.com)
TED WYMAN: Patricks keep it cool as NHL draft approaches (Winnipeg Sun)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: Mock draft: Who Golden Knights might take in NHL expansion (Toronto Sun)
BEN KUZMA: Price for Stars’ prized draft pick will shape Canucks’ defining days (Vancouver Province)
GREGG KRUPA: Howard was all but gone before revival (Detroit News)
TARA SULLIVAN: Shero ready to pick, just not to tell (NJ.com)
LARRY BROOKS: How Derek Stepan dangle could evolve into Rangers blockbuster (New York Post)
JEFF GORDON: Can Blues win summer games? (St. Louis Post Dispatch)

6/19/17

JARED CLINTON: NHL unveils expansion draft lists -- who was protected and what happens next (The Hockey News)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: Plenty of talent available for Vegas ahead of NHL Expansion Draft (Sportsnet)
FRANK SERAVALLI: McPhee ready for bidding war on exposed players (TSN)
KEVIN ALLEN: Expansion draft: Eight pressing questions as Vegas Golden Knights construct roster (USA Today)
ED WILLES: Rumours swirl around Tanev ahead of draft (Vancouver Province)
JACK TODD: Drouin's skills and charisma are comparable to Lafleur's (Montreal Gazette)
MIKE ZEISBERGER: McPhee has cache of quality players to choose from (Toronto Sun)
JEFF PATERSON: Canucks have ignored the Sedin succession plan at centre long enough (Vancouver Province)
MARK PURDY: Why the next three weeks will define the Sharks’ next three seasons (San Jose Mercury News)
MIKE HEIKA: Why it makes complete sense for Stars to expose Cody Eakin; moves Dallas could make if Vegas takes him (Dallas Morning News)
FLUTO SHINZAWA: Why the Bruins chose to leave Colin Miller unprotected (Boston Globe)

6/18/17

JARED CLINTON: Does acquisition of Smith really fix the Flames goaltending problem (The Hockey News)
FRANK SERAVALLI: Flames' Treliving dances with devil he knows in net with Smith (TSN)
KEVIN ALLEN: Expansion draft: Five questions at trade freeze (USA Today)
LARRY BROOKS: Why Dan Girardi always will be considered Rangers royalty (New York Post)
STEPHEN HARRIS: Bruins' draft misses add up (Boston Herald)
MIKE HARRINGTON: Golden Knights aren't the only team to watch during big week for drafts (Buffalo News)
ERIC FRANCIS: By acquiring goaltender Mike Smith, GM Brad Treliving addresses Flames' needs in net (Calgary Sun)
KEVIN GORMAN: Are Penguins poised for 3-peat? (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
FLUTO SHINZAWA: The Rangers’ buyout of Dan Girardi is the result of a poor investment (Boston Globe)
BARRY ROZNER: Great coaching helped Penguins survive attrition (Chicago Daily-Herald)
JOE REXRODE: Judging a year of Preds takes (The Tennessean)
MICHAEL ARACE: Kekalainen must get big-time scorer for Jackets (Columbus Dispatch)
RON COOK: 2017 Penguins' playoff memories will last a lifetime (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

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