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OPINION

ADAM PROTEAU: The Stakes Are High for the Vancouver Canucks (The Hockey News)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Canucks' Pettersson, Hughes mostly excellent in first pre-season action (Sportsnet)
CATHAL KELLY: Ahead of the NHL regular season, every Canadian team’s ceiling is limitless (Globe & Mail)
MICHAEL TRAIKOS: NHL players believe Seattle's expansion team is 'going to come out like Vegas' (National Post)
LARRY STONE: Kraken players welcome opportunity to reinvent themselves and forge a new identity in Seattle (Seattle Times)
PAT HICKEY: Challenges for Canadiens go beyond a missing goalie (Montreal Gazette)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Anthony LeBlanc says the Senators are doing everything they can to sign Brady Tkachuk (Ottawa Sun)
JOHN ROMANO: Before the chase begins, a quiet thank you to Tampa Bay’s best (Tampa Bay Times)
STU COWAN: Young Price fan returns touching gesture, shows his support (Montreal Gazette)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: The Ottawa Senators will be able to have a full house at opening night Thursday (Ottawa Sun)

ADAM PROTEAU: Carey Price Makes a Move for a Better Tomorrow (The Hockey News)
MARK SPECTOR: Jesse Puljujarvi looks poised to make big impact for Oilers (Sportsnet)
ERIC ENGELS: Canadiens' Price shows humanity, courage in entering player assistance program (Sportsnet)
ERIC FRANCIS: Flames confirm they've found backup goaltender in Dan Vladar (Sportsnet)
MICHAEL TRAIKOS: Why the No. 1 overall pick in NHL draft decided to return to college (National Post)
LUKE DeCOCK: Seth Jarvis is making things tough on the Hurricanes, in a very good way (Raleigh News & Observer)
RON COOK: Imagine how great the Penguins would be with healthy stars (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
STEVE SIMMONS: Broadcast rookie Mark Messier ready to become America's voice of hockey (Toronto Sun)
LARRY BROOKS: Why Rangers star's fight is not a push to be named captain (New York Post)
JOE STARKEY: 10 games worth circling on the Penguins' 2021-22 calendar (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
STU COWAN: Carey Price the human being trumps Carey Price the Canadiens goalie (Montreal Gazette)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: Canadiens goaltender Carey Price puts himself and his family first as he enters assistance program, and that’s a good thing (Toronto Star)
TERRY JONES: Attendance a question as Oilers set to play in front of fans again (Edmonton Sun)

STEVE ELLIS: Good Luck Keeping Dawson Mercer Off the Devils This Year (The Hockey News)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Luke Schenn all smiles as he returns to Canucks after two Stanley Cup wins (Sportsnet)
ELLIOTTE FRIEDMAN: 32 Thoughts: The fallout from Robin Lehner's comments (Sportsnet)
MICHAEL TRAIKOS: Senators have a lot to lose if Brady Tkachuk doesn't sign long term (National Post)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Impaired vision hasn’t slowed Brogan Rafferty’s pursuit of roster spot with Ducks (Los Angeles Times)
LARRY BROOKS: Rangers coach not afraid to mix and match defensive pairs (New York Post)
KEN WARREN: Ennis closes in on roster spot, might Mete be shutdown defender and injury woes in Montreal (Ottawa Citizen)
DAVE FESCHUK: The future awaits Windsor Spitfires coach Marc Savard now that he’s put his past behind him (Toronto Star)
LUKE DeCOCK: Hurricanes’ ‘new guys’ need to become regular guys, but it’s a hard process to rush (Raleigh News & Observer)
STU COWAN: With Price sidelined, Canadiens counting heavily on Allen (Montreal Gazette)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: Maple Leafs prospect Nick Robertson’s time will come — he’ll make sure of that (Toronto Star)

ADAM PROTEAU: New York Islanders: From the Hunters to the Hunted (The Hockey News)
RYAN KENNEDY: Cole Perfetti Chases His Dream (The Hockey News)
LYLE RICHARDSON: Five Trade Candidates to Watch as 2021-22 NHL Season Approaches (The Hockey News)
MARK SPECTOR: Oilers' Connor McDavid growing into own voice with experience (Sportsnet)
RICK WESTHEAD: Minor leaguer whose anger was ‘like a light switch’ had CTE, widow says (TSN)
GREG WYSHYNSKI: Can Alex Ovechkin still break Wayne Gretzky's NHL goal-scoring record? (ESPN)
GEOFF BAKER: Explaining penalties and penalty-killing (Seattle Times)
LUKE DeCOCK: Hurricanes’ ”new guys” need to become regular guys, but it’s a hard process to rush (Raleigh News & Observer)
STU COWAN: Jonathan Drouin appreciates warm welcome back to Canadiens (Montreal Gazette)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: A significant shoulder injury to Colin White could put him on the shelf for the long-term (Ottawa Sun)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: The Jack Eichel saga has become a pain for both sides, with the Sabres centre likely to miss his age-25 season (Toronto Star)
JOHN NIYO: Racist taunt leaves Detroit native Jalen Smereck searching for place in game (Detroit News)

ADAM PROTEAU: The NHL Needs More Voices Like Robin Lehner (The Hockey News)
MARK SPECTOR: Breaking down the Oilers' best fourth-line candidates at training camp (Sportsnet)
GREG WYSHYNSKI: How NHL arenas are welcoming hockey fans back (ESPN)
CATHAL KELLY: Duncan Keith unwittingly proves perfect advocate for vaccination (Globe & Mail)
MICHAEL TRAIKOS: Vegas goalie Robin Lehner airs grievances in stream of consciousness tweets aimed at Jack Eichel, pain pills and 'dinosaur' coaches (National Post)
BRENDAN KELLY: Reaching Stanley Cup final might set back Canadiens (Montreal Gazette)
DAMIEN COX:The Tampa Bay Lightning are champions in strange times — NHL chameleons who can play it any way you want (Toronto Star)
STU COWAN: Canadiens' Jake Evans proves that hard work pays off (Montreal Gazette)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: The Ottawa Senators send 13 players packing as they ramp up to start regular season (Ottawa Sun)
SCOTT BILLECK: More ink spilled on Svechnikov and seven other thoughts heading into final week of training camp (Winnipeg Sun)

ERIC FRANCIS: Kylington's emergence is Flames' most intriguing camp development (Sportsnet)
MIKE CHAMBERS: Time to support Avalanche broadcaster Peter McNab in his time of need (Denver Post)
MICHAEL ARACE: Baseball, hockey or soccer? Columbus serves it all up (Columbus Dispatch)
MATT PORTER: How young players can make an impression in the NHL (Boston Globe)
DAVE POULIN: From Zach Hyman to Brady Tkachuk, teeing up Canada’s NHL contenders requires a fresh approach (Toronto Star)