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OPINION
7/25/20
RYAN KENNEDY: NHL Bubble Need to Know: the tournament is upon us
(The Hockey News)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Canucks fine-tuning lethal power play, a potential playoff game changer
(Sportsnet)
MARK SPECTOR: Inside the NHL’s incredible effort to ensure the show goes on
(Sportsnet)
ERIC FRANCIS: Flames' Tkachuk driven to change playoff fortunes by disdain for losing
(Sportsnet)
ELLIOTTE FRIEDMAN:Growing sense GM John Chayka and Coyotes are headed for divorce
(Sportsnet)
ERIC ENGELS: Canadiens’ Brett Kulak says he tested positive for COVID-19
(Sportsnet)
GREG WYSHYNSKI: Gary Bettman will make call on NHL players who test positive for coronavirus
(ESPN)
CATHAL KELLY: NHL is missing a golden chance to make real change
(Globe & Mail)
SCOTT STINSON: Pro sports is coming back with games that count. But will they matter?
(National Post)
MICHAEL TRAIKOS: What is Bubble hockey?
(National Post)
PATRICK JOHNSTON: Canucks could face a Wild-card goalie in qualifying series
(Vancouver Province)
TED WYMAN: Life inside the bubble looks pretty cushy for NHL players
(Winnipeg Sun)
SAM CARCHIDI: Flyers winger Oskar Lindblom: ‘A champion through this‘
(Philadelphia Inquirer)
ED WILLES: From layoff to playoff, NHL's made-for-TV exercise is one big unknown
(Vancouver Province)
PAUL ZEISE: Matt Murray should start Game 1 for the Penguins
(Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
MIKE McINTYRE: We break down the most surreal Stanley Cup playoffs ever
(Winnipeg Free Press)
STU COWAN: Canadiens' Xavier Ouellet not sure he even had COVID-19
(Montreal Gazette)
PATRICK JOHNSTON: Canucks captain Bo Horvat is antsy for bubble time, playoff action
(Vancouver Province)
TERRY JONES: Get ready for hub hockey overload
(Edmonton Sun)
7/24/20
RYAN KENNEDY: Welcome to the NHL: The Seattle Kraken
(The Hockey News)
ERIC FRANCIS: Flames’ Lucic leaning on Cup experience to help team prepare for path ahead
(Sportsnet)
EMILY KAPLAN: How Seattle's NHL team became the Kraken
(ESPN)
MICHAEL TRAIKOS: Blue Jackets centre not worried about shutting down Maple Leafs stars
(National Post)
STU COWAN: Canadiens' Xavier Ouellet not sure he even had COVID-19
(Montreal Gazette)
DAMIEN COX: Seattle’s NHL team gets it right with Kraken, at a time when teams are revisiting their names
(Toronto Star)
BEN KUZMA: Is hotshot Carson Focht another Canucks fifth-round find?
(Vancouver Province)
TERRY JONES: Hub City mayor Steve Mayer beefing up NHL TV spectacle
(Edmonton Sun)
7/23/20
RYAN KENNEDY: Hart Trophy finalist Nathan MacKinnon stepped up when his team needed him
(The Hockey News)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Canucks’ Markstrom physically ready, but mindful of mental challenges ahead
(Sportsnet)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: Maple Leafs, Oilers face level playing field despite NHL hub status
(Sportsnet)
MARK SPECTOR: Holland on Oilers' unique opportunity, chances against Blackhawks
(Sportsnet)
ERIC ENGELS: Ben Chiarot's importance to Canadiens not to be underestimated
(Sportsnet)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: Injured Maple Leafs forward Johnsson skates before practice
(Sportsnet)
PAUL SULLIVAN: It’ll be a refreshing summer treat to hear Pat Foley calling Blackhawks games again — but he won’t be in the NHL bubble
(Chicago Tribune)
GENTRY ESTES: It should be Rinne, but it might be Saros. Kind of like all season.
(The Tennessean)
MARK MADDEN: Despite what some experts say, Montreal’s Carey Price is not NHL’s best goaltender
(Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
BEN KUZMA: Who could be the Canucks' wild card 'Druce' in qualifying series?
(Vancouver Province)
LUKE DeCOCK: Hurricanes star Andrei Svechnikov ready for Round 2
(Raleigh News & Observer)
MIKE SIELSKI: The Flyers have a big advantage, and a lighter burden, as they prepare for the playoffs
(Philadelphia Inquirer)
PATRICK JOHNSTON: Battles of summer camp heating up for Canucks' post-season roster
(Vancouver Province)
KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: Cam Neely concedes that COVID-19 has put a bit of a crimp in Bruins camp
(Boston Globe)
TIM BENZ: Biggest issues as Pittsburgh sports return: How far will Penguins go in revamped playoffs?
(Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
DAVE FESCHUK: Maple Leafs’ play-in series is a test for Sheldon Keefe, and of Kyle Dubas’s faith in him
(Toronto Star)
SCOTT BILLECK: Hellebuyck snubbed when it comes to Hart, even if he doesn't think so
(Winnipeg Sun)
7/22/20
RYAN KENNEDY: OHL’s new director of cultural diversity is ready to start the discussion
(The Hockey News)
ERIC ENGELS: Why Canadiens’ Max Domi decided to return for playoffs
(Sportsnet)
ERIC FRANCIS: NHL teams seek ‘somewhat normal’ atmosphere in home away from home
(Sportsnet)
GREG WYSHYNSKI: Are NHL coaches worried about players breaking the postseason bubbles?
(ESPN)
MICHAEL TRAIKOS: Maple Leafs carrying around far less mental baggage
(National Post)
JEFF GORDON: Blues are denied NHL awards so far, but they can chase another Cup
(St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
LARRY BROOKS: Artemi Panarin deserves to win the Hart Trophy
(New York Post)
BEN KUZMA: Canucks' Boeser hopes to stick it to Wild with new curve, confidence
(Vancouver Province)
STU COWAN: Habs' Max Domi will get his first taste of NHL playoffs
(Montreal Gazette)
JOE ROMANO: Lightning’s Anthony Cirelli has the reputation, and soon will have awards
(Tampa Bay Times)
MARCUS HAYES: Like me, Flyers goalie Carter Hart won’t ‘panic’ in first postseason
(Philadelphia Inquirer)
ED WILLES: McIlhargey never had a bad day, unlike 'floored' friends mourning his loss
(Vancouver Province)
LARRY BROOKS: Don't dismiss Rangers as NHL's next dynasty
(New York Post)
BRENDAN KELLY: The Canadiens could get lucky again and beat Penguins
(Montreal Gazette)
DAVE FESCHUK: The Leafs have the prescription for playoff success. Now it’s time to call in the specialists
(Toronto Star)
7/21/20
RYAN KENNEDY: Big numbers or balanced play? Norris voters had a tough decision to make
(The Hockey News)
ERIC ENGELS: Canadiens' Max Domi back at practice, figures to be key piece vs. Penguins
(Sportsnet)
ERIC FRANCIS: Flames’ Dube, Mangiapane poised to be X-factors against Jets
(Sportsnet)
MARK SPECTOR: Philip Broberg has earned invitation to stay with Oilers this summer
(Sportsnet)
ERIC ENGELS: Canadiens' Phillip Danault chasing perfection, Crosby and Malkin
(Sportsnet)
EMILY KAPLAN: The epic inline journey of the 'Men in Blades'
(ESPN)
MICHAEL TRAIKOS: Bruins not in hurry to play playoff hockey
(National Post)
TIM BENZ: Biggest issues as Pittsburgh sports return: Will Jake Guentzel’s comeback get Penguins another Stanley Cup?
(Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
BEN KUZMA: Myers big on sound body, mind for Canucks' postseason push
(Vancouver Province)
LUKE DeCOCK: The Carolina Hurricanes have a new dilemma in reaching the NHL playoffs. What a relief!
(Raleigh News & Observer)
MARK MADDEN: Matt Murray should start Game 1 but leash should be short for Penguins goalie
(Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
TERRY KOSHAN: Notes and observations from the midway point of Leafs training camp
(Toronto Sun)
MIKE SIELSKI: Sean Couturier’s rise is the reason to think the Flyers can win the Stanley Cup
(Philadelphia Inquirer)
TERRY JONES: Chris Cuthbert ready to bring Edmonton's Hub City to hockey fans
(Edmonton Sun)
DAVE HYDE: With all our teams playing at once, what if the impossible happens?
(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
TIM BENZ: You’re shaky about Matt Murray as Penguins goalie? OK. Do you really trust Tristan Jarry?
(Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
ED WILLES: The raw emotion of the 2011 Stanley Cup Final still lingers
(Vancouver Province)
STU COWAN: Canadiens' Carey Price has a good strategy for Penguins
(Montreal Gazette)
MIKE McINTYRE: Secrecy surrounding several absent NHLers leading to speculation
(Winnipeg Free Press)
7/20/20
IAIN MacINTYRE: ‘My darkest nightmare’: Canucks’ Stecher opens up about father’s death
(Sportsnet)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Canucks’ Ferland taking return from complex health scare ‘day by day’
(Sportsnet)
BARRY ROZNER: Blackhawks a mystery in net with playoffs on tap
(Chicago Daily Herald)
BEN KUZMA: Ferland finally tests fitness, health in Canucks scrimmage
(Vancouver Province)
PAT HICKEY: Crosby's early exit puts spotlight on stupid NHL policy
(Montreal Gazette)
MIKE CHAMBERS: Avalanche has a shot at Stanley Cup. Ian Cole has the playoff beard to prove it
(Denver Post)
ED WILLES: Canucks trio of Hughes, Pettersson and Boeser are making history
(Vancouver Province)
PATRICK REUSSE: North Stars' Wren Blair pulled a fast one in 1967 with camp accommodations
(Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
LARRY BROOKS: Igor Shesterkin is clear front-runner in Rangers goalie battle
(New York Post)
BEN KUZMA: Eriksson vows to play on, push hard for Canucks' post-season spot
(Vancouver Province)
TIM BENZ: What’s going on with Penguins’ Sidney Crosby? Mark Madden has sources telling him what’s up.
(Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
DAMIEN COX: Is Pastrnak OK? What about Stamkos? The road to the Stanley Cup is full of unexpected curves
(Toronto Star)
TERRY JONES: Opportunity literally knocking on Edmonton Oilers' door
(Edmonton Sun)
7/19/20
CHRIS JOHNSTON: Leafs focused on Robertson’s long-term growth over short-term potential
(Sportsnet)
KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: Former hockey linesman Kevin Collins’s post-retirement business is growing like a weed
(Boston Globe)
LARRY BROOKS: NHL's masked men have chance to deliver key safety message
(New York Newsday)
ANDREW GROSS: Medical authorities sound alarm on NHL returning to play
(New York Newsday)
PATRICK JOHNSTON: Canucks will be challenged to stay mindful in 'weird' bubble life
(Vancouver Province)
KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: Details are scant about mystery workouts of two Bruins
(Boston Globe)
TED WYMAN: Things about to get even more unusual for Jets as they prepare to enter NHL ‘secure zone’ … Time running out for CFL … Balcaen getting better each day … USports reviewing controversial age restriction decision
(Winnipeg Sun)