Chris Wassel

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NHL Rumors: Torey Krug, Chicago Blackhawks Offseason, and Phil Kessel

Torey Krug: A victim of the numbers squeeze?  Fluto Shinzawa of The Athletic:  How many salaries can the Boston Bruins fit under the salary cap? That begs the question. With Charlie McAvoy expected to get paid along with several other…

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Quick Hits: Friday Injury Update, Signings, and Playoff Races

Brandon Tanev to miss the season finale Ken Wiebe: Winnipeg Jets forward Brandon Tanev will be out for the rest of the week. On the other hand, Game 1 of their postseason is not certain either. It's about a 50-50…

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NHL Rumors — Ryan Kesler, Glen Sather, and Roberto Luongo

Anaheim and Ryan Kesler to determine future Elliott Teaford of the OC Register:  The exhaustive on-ice workouts have stopped for Ryan Kesler as Bob Murray, Anaheim, the player, and agent determine what is next. Unfortunately, it involves a lot of…

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Quick Hits: More Injury Updates, Signings, and Playoff Races

Brandon Tanev left game Tuesday night Ken Wiebe of the Winnipeg Sun: Winnipeg Jets forward Brandon Tanev remains day to day with a hand/finger injury. Paul Maurice expects a further update on Tanev by sometime later on Thursday. Erik Karlsson…

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NHL Rumors: Garret Sparks, Tanner Pearson, and Victor Hedman

Garrett Sparks not good enough a growing pattern Luke Fox of Sportsnet:  Again, Garret Sparks says the right things to the media and yet the performances remain mostly the same. He allowed two awful angle goals in the 4-1 loss…

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NHL Rumors: Trade Deadline Impact, More Edmonton Oilers, and Tyson Barrie

By the numbers of the trade deadline and their impacts Tsn.ca Staff:  The impacts of the trade deadline have been mixed which leads to more questions than answers. For example, among forwards, Anthony Duclair, Kevin Hayes, and Brian Gibbons lead…

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NHL Rumors: Kyle Turris, Joe Sakic, and Connor McDavid

Kyle Turris future to get muddy in Nashville? Adam Vingan of The Athletic (mailbag):  When the question comes up from more than just a source, one stands up and notices. It is clear that Turris is unhappy with his situation…

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The Last Time They Won The Stanley Cup: Winnipeg Jets

The series looks at the last time a Canadian team won the Stanley Cup and what it would take for them to win it again. Today's spotlight is on the Winnipeg Jets.

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Quick Hits: Injury Updates, Signings, and Playoff Races

Michal Kempny tears hamstring J.J. Regan of NBC Sports Washington: Washington Capitals defenseman Michal Kempny expects to be out four to six months after tearing his hamstring. Surgery on the left hamstring was successful and could impact Kempny's training camp.…

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NHL Rumors — Thatcher Demko, Patrick Marleau, and yes Columbus

So will it be Thatcher Demko or Jacob Markstrom?  Patrick Johnston of the Vancouver Sun:  Vancouver faced this dilemma less than a decade ago with Cory Schneider and Roberto Luongo. This ended poorly for Vancouver as Schneider was traded in…

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2018-19 Top 10 New York Islanders Prospects

The 2018-19 regular season ends next Saturday but before that, it is time to take a look at some of the Islanders’ prospects (Oliver Wahlstrom, Noah Dobson, Ilya Sorokin) and what they have been up to this year. Have some…

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NHL Rumors: New York Rangers — Kreider, Buchnevich, Hayes

Risers and fallers of the New York Rangers season Larry Brooks of the New York Post:  Again, there are always a few players that rise up or fall each season. Pavel Buchnevich became a big riser based on his second-half…

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