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OPINION
1/8/22
ADAM PROTEAU: Flyers Still Struggling, Calgary's Weird Stat and Change in Montreal
(The Hockey News)
DAVID ALTER: Let's Hope The Maple Leafs Never Play in an Empty Arena Ever Again
(The Hockey News)
STEVEN ELLIS: Rask's Return Will Make Bruins Goalie Situation Interesting
(The Hockey News)
STAN FISCHLER: Quick! Someone Invent a New Goalie Machine; It's Needed!
(The Hockey News)
LYLE RICHARDSON: Could the Canadiens Trade Carey Price Before the Trade Deadline?
(The Hockey News)
ERIC FRANCIS: Flames can't lose sight of big picture after east-coast gauntlet
(Sportsnet)
IAIN MacINTYRE: How this unlikely reunion with Boudreau invigorated Hughes' Norris Trophy bid
(Sportsnet)
MARK SPECTOR: For Oilers first-rounder Dylan Holloway, 'the future is definitely bright'
(Sportsnet)
RICK WESTHEAD: New HDA campaign uses graphic slurs to confront racism in hockey
(TSN)
JOHN ROMANO: Let’s pause and appreciate what the Lightning did without Nikita Kucherov
(Tampa Bay Times)
PAUL FRIESEN: Jets' tone-deaf plan couldn't get even the choir on board
(Winnipeg Sun)
SAM CARCHIDI: Saying goodbye to a rewarding job that was more adventure than work
(Philadelphia Inquirer)
DAMIEN COX: The Leafs’ Nick Ritchie experiment shows bigger isn’t necessarily better in the NHL
(Toronto Star)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Two more games postponed as Senators will head straight to Edmonton
(Ottawa Sun)
MIKE CHAMBERS: Could Cale Makar match Ray Bourque’s Hall of Fame career? The numbers say yes
(Denver Post)
MIKE McINTYRE: Keeping Jets home games in Winnipeg the right decision
(Winnipeg Free Press)
1/7/22
ADAM PROTEAU: The Oilers Need to Change Things Up, and Fast
(The Hockey News)
MIKE STEVENS: NHL Winners and Losers After the Christmas Break
(The Hockey News)
RYAN KENNEDY: Kudos To The OHL For Carrying On
(The Hockey News)
STEVEN ELLIS: What It's Like Watching an NHL Game Without Fans
(The Hockey News)
LYLE RICHARDSON: Concerns Over Oilers Goaltending Sparking Trade Rumors
(The Hockey News)
ERIC FRANCIS: Gap between Flames and the NHL's true elite crystallizes in latest setback
(Sportsnet)
ERIC FRANCIS: Far from average, Texas native Blake Coleman propels Flames on and off ice
(Sportsnet)
KRISTEN SHILTON: Hayley Wickenheiser pushing for equality for women in hockey -- one stick at a time
(ESPN)
CATHAL KELLY: Canadian NHL teams should go on the road until Omicron subsides
(Globe & Mail)
MARK WHICKER: Ducks’ Jamie Drysdale is ready to tear down that rookie wall
(Los Angeles Daily News)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: All hands should be on deck when Senators head to Vancouver
(Ottawa Sun)
MIKE HARRINGTON: A weird night for Sabres. Must have meant the Sharks were in town
(Buffalo News)
STU COWAN: Super 70s Sports a cheeky breath of fresh air on Twitter
(Montreal Gazette)
1/6/22
ADAM PROTEAU: Can Anyone Stop Cale Makar Right Now?
(The Hockey News)
MATT LARKIN: Zach Hyman: Destiny Awaits
(The Hockey News)
STEVEN ELLIS: As U Sports Players Sit Sidelined, Two Alumni Make NHL Impact
(The Hockey News)
LYLE RICHARDSON: How Will the Golden Knights Make Room For Jack Eichel?
(The Hockey News)
MARK SPECTOR: With key players out, Oilers fall short again despite valiant effort
(Sportsnet)
MARK SPECTOR: Edmonton's risky off-season plan in net is reaching a crisis
(Sportsnet)
RICK WESTHEAD: Citing losses of more than $1 billion, NHL sues insurers over rejected COVID-19 claims
(TSN)
EMILY KAPLAN: How Jack Hughes leveled up his game -- and personality -- this season
(ESPN)
MICHAEL ARACE: How Jim Crane helped bring Blue Jackets to Columbus
(Columbus Dispatch)
ROSIE DiMANNO: A couple of steps back and a whole lot of money saved but another Leafs win, at least
(Toronto Star)
STU COWAN: Canadiens score big by hiring Chantal Machabée away from RDS
(Montreal Gazette)
JOHN NIYO: Zadina's next shot with Red Wings needs to be his best
(Detroit News)
SCOTT BILLECK: The one where I got it wrong
(Winnipeg Sun)
STEVE SIMMONS: Maple Leafs GM Kyle Dubas found gold in his bargain-basement shopping
(Toronto Sun)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: The Ottawa Senators expect to play at least two home games with no fans
(Ottawa Sun)
TIM BENZ: Health updates for Evgeni Malkin, Lamar Jackson; Antonio Brown's statement on why he bailed on the Bucs
(Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
1/5/22
ADAM PROTEAU: Jack Hughes is Developing Into the Player He Was Meant to Be
(The Hockey News)
STEVEN ELLIS: The Edmonton Oilers Need Better Goaltending
(The Hockey News)
LYLE RICHARDSON: Panthers Eyeing Canadiens Defenseman Ben Chiarot
(The Hockey News)
ERIC FRANCIS: Flames humbled by Panthers: 'That’s a different level of team'
(Sportsnet)
MARK SPECTOR: As Oilers look to end skid, goaltending struggles only part of problem
(Sportsnet)
ELLIOTTE FRIEDMAN: 32 Thoughts: NHL faces tight scheduling to finish season on time
(Sportsnet)
GREG WYSHYNSKI: Seattle GM Ron Francis on where the Kraken go in 2022 and beyond
(ESPN)
STEVE GREENBERG: Here’s your year in preview, Chicago sports fans (please, no thanks necessary)
(Chicago Sun-Times)
JEFF GORDON: Blues restore order as NHL season goes haywire
(St. Louis Post Dispatch)
KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: Oskar Steen playing like he wants to stay with Bruins
(Boston Globe)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: The Ottawa Senators on the road to having players return from COVID-19
(Ottawa Sun)
STU COWAN: No winners in Canadiens-Panthers New Year's Day game
(Montreal Gazette)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: Too much of Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl just might be a bad thing for the Oilers
(Toronto Star)
TERRY JONES: Time for the Edmonton Oilers to pack it in on goalie Koskinen
(Edmonton Sun)
1/4/22
STAN FISCHLER: The Crowded Race That Not Even You Can Figure Out
(The Hockey News)
LYLE RICHARDSON: Could the Calgary Flames Bring Back Mark Giordano?
(The Hockey News)
MARK SPECTOR: Koskinen's 'brutal mistake' moves Oilers closer to rock bottom
(Sportsnet)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Canucks' Demko focused on what he can control during schedule breaks
(Sportsnet)
ERIC FRANCIS: Sutter's praise of Gaudreau an endorsement of Flames star's two-way game
(Sportsnet)
SALIM VALJI: Flames’ arena agreement with City of Calgary officially terminated
(TSN)
DAMIEN COX: Trade for a goalie. Mike Babcock behind the bench. The crashing Oilers have to try something
(Toronto Star)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: The number of Senators in COVID-19 protocol grows as Seattle game postponed
(Ottawa Sun)
STU COWAN: Mathieu Darche checks all the boxes in Canadiens' GM search
(Montreal Gazette)
SCOTT BILLECK: Jets' HC Lowry right in assertion that Connor is
(Winnipeg Sun)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: The Leafs got better, a hero in Seattle and warm Winter Classic memories
(Toronto Star)
1/3/22
ADAM PROTEAU: Is There Hope for an NHL Return to Quebec?
(The Hockey News)
ERIC FRANCIS: Powered by a tenacious forecheck, the Flames keep rolling after outbreak
(Sportsnet)
KRISTEN SHILTON: What Alex Sinatra can do for the PHF players' association
(The Hockey News)
SIMON HOUPT: Bernie Saunders shows hockey needs to grapple with ugly history in thoughtful new memoir
(Globe & Mail)
CATHAL KELLY: There are no longer COVID-19 rules in sports, just official-sounding excuses
(Globe & Mail)
BENJAMIN HOCHMAN: Blues' bruising Barbashev is the X-factor on first-place club
(St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: The Ottawa Senators COVID-19 list grows, with Chabot and Tierney likely additions
(Ottawa Sun)
JACK TODD: The only certainty for sports in 2022 is uncertainty
(Montreal Gazette)
DANE MIZUTANI: Minnesota impressed at Winter Classic, even if Wild did not
(St. Paul Pioneer Press)
LARRY BROOKS: The Rangers are silencing their doubters
(New York Post)
MIKE McINTYRE: Knights have strong Manitoba connections
(Winnipeg Free Press)
TIM BENZ: Madden Monday on Evgeni Malkin: 'Geno is going to ruin the structure ... he is going to beat it to death with a sledgehammer'
(Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
1/2/22
IAIN MacINTYRE: Canucks start the new year with meaningful wins, both on and off the ice
(Sportsnet)
ERIC ENGELS: Canadiens locking down in Montreal after COVID-plagued road trip
(Sportsnet)
MARK SPECTOR: Dave Tippett isn't perfect, but Oilers need stability more than a coaching change
(Sportsnet)
MIKE CHAMBERS: Bo Byram had a difficult 2021. The Avalanche rookie deserves a vibrant new year
(Denver Post)
LA VELLE E. NEAL III: 'The State of Hockey' lived up to its name despite Wild coming up on the short end
(Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
ROSIE DiMANNO: Leafs overpower Senators at eerie Scotiabank Arena. Echoes of where they left off
(Toronto Star)
BENJAMIN HOCHMAN: Cobra Kyrou slithered around the Wild and made hockey history in Winter Classic
(St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
PAT HICKEY: Given the result, maybe not playing was a better option
(Montreal Gazette)
PHIL THOMPSON: Column: Was it rust, puck luck or a step backward for the Chicago Blackhawks in an ugly 6-1 loss to the Nashville Predators?
(Chicago Tribune)
LARRY BROOKS: Why latest NHL postponements are necessary
(New York Post)
DAVE POULIN: NHL longshots are getting unexpected chances. Hockey needs more feel-good stories
(Toronto Star)
BEN FREDERICKSON: New year brings lots of pressure for these St. Louis sports figures
(St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
MATT PORTER: Matt Porter How the International Ice Hockey Federation failed the women’s game
(Boston Globe)