OPINION
- ADAM PROTEAU: NHL Goalie Drama? Early-Season Struggles Could Provide Opportunities For Teams' Understudies In Net (The Hockey News)
- ADAM PROTEAU: Could Mark Giordano Return To The NHL? (The Hockey News)
- KEN CAMPBELL: Pickup And Beer League Hockey Dos and Don'ts You Must Know (The Hockey News)
- JANSON DUENCH: Senators' Brady Tkachuk Watched His Brother Reach The Pinnacle. Can He Get There, Too? (The Hockey News)
- TONY FERRARI: Shane Wright Is Set Up For A Huge Year On The Seattle Kraken (The Hockey News)
- LYLE RICHARDSON: What Does The Toronto Maple Leafs' Future Hold With Marner, Tavares, McCabe And Liljegren? (The Hockey News)
- IAIN MacINTYRE: Canucks focused on returning to identity after careless season-opener (Sportsnet)
- ERIC ENGELS: Canadiens falter defensively as mistakes prove costly in loss to Bruins (Sportsnet)
- ERIC FRANCIS: Flames' Mantha making good first impression in 'show-me' contract year (Sportsnet)
- RYAN S. CLARK: How Utah Hockey Club pulled off iconic first game experience (ESPN)
- SALIM VALJI: Mantha makes memorable debut for Flames; sends possible long-term message (TSN)
- CATHAL KELLY: Keith Pelley’s approach to running MLSE is mostly vibes - but that hasn’t failed him yet (Globe & Mail)
- MIKE HARRINGTON: The Sabres' sudden crisis is growing, and now the Cup champs hit town (Buffalo News)
- DAN SHAUGHNESSY: Bruins are back home, and so are Cup hopes for yet another season (Boston Globe)
- PATRICK REUSSE: Emotions high in Evason’s return to Minnesota in Wild-Blue Jackets opener (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
- STU COWAN: Canadiens figuring out how to celebrate past and present (Montreal Gazette)
- LUKE DeCOCK: Who are the Carolina Hurricanes, really? As NHL season begins, it depends who you ask (Raleigh News & Observer)
- GENTRY ESTES: Not quite for Stamkos and Preds in Game 1, but check back soon (The Tennessean)
- MIKE HARRINGTON: On the blue carpet, Sabres and fans ponder better days at home (Buffalo News)
- DAVE FESCHUK: Mind games, vendettas and scapegoats. Nazem Kadri pulls back the curtain on Maple Leafs drama (Toronto Star)
- TIM BENZ: Nothing was working for the Penguins in their season opener (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)