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OPINION

12/1/12

KEN CAMPBELL: Forbes report does NHL no favors (The Hockey News)
JOHN SHANNON: NHL, NHLPA not budging (Sportsnet)
STU HACKEL: NHL owners end-run, Jerry YorkÕs record chase, David Courtney remembered (Si.com)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Which NHL teams are best buys? (ESPN)
CHRIS NICHOLS: Roenick would eliminate teams (Sportsnet)
ELLIOTTE FRIEDMAN: What's behind Portland's punishment? (CBC)
DON BRENNAN: Brendan Bell likes fact Ottawa 67's traded for Brendan Bell (Ottawa Sun)
PAUL FRIESEN: Dustin Penner expands his resume with Conan gig (Winnipeg Sun)
WAYNE SCANLAN: NHL nears point of no return (Ottawa Citizen)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Coach treasures 43 seconds of fame (Vancouver Sun)
CHRIS STEVENSON: Despite success, USA Hockey's NDTP still has its critics (Ottawa Sun)
DAVE STUBBS: Martin Brodeur slogging through his fourth NHL work stoppage (Montreal Gazette)
CHRIS STEVENSON: Michigan developing next wave of American NHLers (Ottawa Sun)
BOB DUFF: Red Wings have Christmas gifts in mind today (Windsor Star)

11/30/12

ADAM PROTEAU: NHL expansion draft would cause tough decisions (The Hockey News)
JOHN SHANNON: Both sides not budging (Sportsnet)
STU HACKEL: Josh Harding's courageous battle (Si.com)
MARK SPECTOR: Four year report card (Sportsnet)
JESSE SPECTOR: Mediation works like a charm for owners--by killing time (The Sporting News)
LUKE FOX: Adrenaline-fueled plan-B (Sportsnet)
STU HACKEL: NHL franchise values, pay scale key factors in lockout (Si.com)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Arena settled, Yotes' focus turns to crease (ESPN)
RYAN DIXON: Burke on the right track (Sportsnet)
TYLER MASON: Wild goalie Harding diagnosed with MS (Foxsports)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Where do CBA talks go as mediation fails? (ESPN)
BRIAN STUBITS: Wild goalie Josh Harding diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, wants to be inspiration (CBS Sportsline)
ELLIOTTE FRiEDMAN: 30 Thoughts: Harding has kindred hockey spirit in Sigalet (CBC)
BRUCE DOWBIGGIN: NHL spin doctors forced to play defence as critics begin to pile on (Globe & Mail)
DAMIEN COX: CHL recruiting practices drawing major penalties (Toronto Star)
CHRIS STEVENSON: Seth Jones poster boy for U.S. hockey growth (Ottawa Sun)
DAN McNEIL: 'Slap Shot' screening cures hockey blues (Chicago Tribune)
HELENE ST. JAMES: Two worrisome developments this week in NHL (Detroit Free Press)
CHRIS STEVENSON: Texas city becoming hockey prospect factory (Ottawa Sun)
BEN KUZMA: Canucks issues, No. 8: Defence solid but unspectacular (Vancouver Province)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Kings a lifelong passion for David Courtney (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
TONY GALLAGHER: Hamrlik's loose lips sink players' solidarity ship (Vancouver Province)

11/29/12

RORY BOYLEN: No reason to believe mediation will break NHL lockout (The Hockey News)
MICHAEL GRANGE: Fehr's missing Marvin's message (Sportsnet)
BOB McKENZIE: Lockout means powerful forwards for Canada (TSN)
STU HACKEL: Fan anger rising with NHL on road to brand suicide (Si.com)
JON ROSEN: Kings' Clifford getting work in ECHL (Foxsports)
CHRIS NICHOLS: Fan calls for Boycott (Sportsnet)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Sidney Crosby monitors options (ESPN)
ADAM GRETZ: Jeremy Jacobs isn't a fan of NHL's 'new kids on the block' (CBS Sportsline)
JUSTIN PIERCY: The Package: Zack Kassian (CBC)
DAVE FESCHUK: Team Canada junior stars could brighten gloom of lockout (Toronto Star)
PAT HICKEY: Forbes figures back up NHL's deficit claims (Montreal Gazette)
TONY GALLAGHER: Lockouts give franchises a value boost (Vancouver Province)
JACK TODD: Time for Molson to play the hero (Montreal Gazette)
LUKE DeCOCK: NHL might need Army to settle lockout (Raleigh News & Observer)Subscriber site
JASON BOTCHFORD: Profitable NHL clubs look to higher profits down the road (Vancouver Province)
DAVE STUBBS: Locked out, but not tied down (Montreal Gazette)
JOE WARMINGTON: Coach is in Ford's corner (Toronto Sun)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Trevor Linden - a hero beyond Hastings (Vancouver Sun)
PAT HICKEY: Players on Canadian teams dinged on pension (Montreal Gazette)
ED WILLES: Gary Bettman can provide neither the vision nor leadership to fix the NHL (Vancouver Province)
PAT HICKEY: Darche a misfit among millionaires (Montreal Gazette)
WAYNE SCANLAN: NHL lockout bungling no surprise in light of Phoenix mess (Ottawa Citizen)

11/28/12

BOB McKENZIE: Canada's junior blueline remains a big strength (TSN)
IAN MENDES: Top 10 NHL cameos (Sportsnet)
JESSE SPECTOR: Brad Richards thinks owners' tactics are 'a crock'--and he's not alone (Foxsports)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: The search for middle ground (ESPN)
JON ROSEN: Howard loses shooting contest to mascot (Foxsports)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Can mediation work this time around? (ESPN)
JON PAUL MOROSI: Seth Jones an NHL icon in waiting (Foxsports)
LESTER MUNSON: Mediation the way to go, for now (ESPN)
ADAM GRETZ: How many goals, points have star players lost (CBS Sportsline)
JAMES MIRTLE: Picture Bettman on the couch of a fighter/shrink (Globe & Mail)
LARRY BROOKS: Lack of clarity in NHL labor faceoff (New York Post)
BOB DUFF: Bertuzzi still pessimistic (Windsor Star)
JEFF GORDON: NHL shutdown raises hard questions (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
DON BRENNAN: Ottawa Senators captain Daniel Alfredsson wants to play in Europe if lockout wipes out NHL season (Ottawa Sun)

11/27/12

KEN CAMPBELL: Public outbursts don't help perception of players (The Hockey News)
RORY BOYLEN: Where are you: Brandon Dubinsky (The Hockey News)
SEAN GENTILLE: 'Ass mode' costs mediator assigned to dispute (The Sporting News)
MARK SPECTOR: New level of ridicule (Sportsnet)
JESSE SPECTOR: Don't get too excited about mediator involvement, experts say (The Sporting News)
PIERRE LeBRUN: League, union to meet with mediator (ESPN)
STU HACKEL: Will hockey's heart survive the lockout? (Si.com)
CHRIS NICHOLS: What's their game plan? (Sportsnet)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Mediators aren't miracle workers (ESPN)
TIM WHARNSBY: AHL notebook: In Barry Brust the Abbotsford Heat trusts (CBC)
JAMES MIRTLE: Mediation 'did not work in football and basketball,' but NHL will give it a go on Wednesday (Globe & Mail)
ROY MacGREGOR: Concussed Henderson had to plead to play in '72 Summit Series (Globe & Mail)
MICHAEL ARACE: Players fight lockouts by dissolving union (Columbus Dispatch)
DON BRENNAN: Ottawa Senators defenceman Marc Methot and other NHLers work out with the Carleton Ravens (Ottawa Sun)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Searching for good faith in NHL negotiations (Vancouver Sun)
DAVE STUBBS: For Eller, hockey sun still rises in Finland (Montreal Gazette)
WAYNE SCANLAN: CFL charms us while NHL wilts (Ottawa Citizen)

11/26/12

BRIAN COSTELLO: How many players will never return to the NHL? (The Hockey News)
BRIAN STUBITS: Is de-certification the next move for NHLPA? (CBS Sportsline)
MARK SUTCLIFFE: Ego war behind lockout (Ottawa Citizen)
JACK TODD: Bettman becomes hockey's worst enemy (Montreal Gazette)

11/25/12

JASON BOTCHFORD: For Canucks keeping Luongo would be a big gamble (Vancouver Province)
SAM CARCHIDI: NHL players take a break from lockout with a benefit game in Atlantic City (Philadelphia Inquirer)
TOM POWERS: Give Russians shot at Stanley Cup (St. Paul Pioneer Press)Subscriber site
TONY GALLAGHER: Send the NHL a message. Stay at home in front of the TV (Vancouver Province)

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