Mark Easson

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NHL Rumors: Canadiens, Hurricanes, Golden Knights and Bruins

On the Montreal Canadiens, Winnipeg Jets, Carolina Hurricanes and Vegas Golden Knights ... Sportsnet: Hockey Night in Canada headlines from Saturday ... Nick Kypreos: Alexandre Burrows seemed like a player the Montreal Canadiens were interested in at the deadline. “What stopped…

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NHL Rumors: Blues, Capitals, Bruins and Flames

On the St. Louis Blues ... Jeremy Rutherford of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: The Blues were likely one of the teams that checked in with the Colorado Avalanche about forward Matt Duchene. With the Avs wanting a top young defenseman,…

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NHL Injuries: Blue Jackets, Sabres, Bruins, Devils, Blues, Wild and Canucks

NHL injury heat map through 4 March. From seven healthy teams to just one in a week. pic.twitter.com/rI3kMiAQzR — NHLInjuryViz (@NHLInjuryViz) March 5, 2017 On the Columbus Blue Jackets ... Aaron Portzline: Coach John Tortorella doesn't think that Josh Anderson's…

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NHL Rumors: Blue Jackets, Maple Leafs, Lightning and Flames

On the Columbus Blue Jackets ... Aaron Portzline: Leading up to the trade deadline, two names that potential trade partners brought up repeatedly were defenseman Ryan Murray and goaltender Joonas Korpisalo. On the Toronto Maple Leafs and Valtteri Filppula ...…

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NHL Rumors: Avs, Ducks, Lightning, Goalie Market And A Busy June

On the Colorado Avalanche, Anahiem Ducks, Tampa Bay Lightning, the Goalie Market and a potentially busy June ... Pierre LeBrun of ESPN: Mid-June through the start of free agency is looking to be really busy with the two drafts, free…

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NHL Rumors: Canucks, Devils, Flames, Sabres, Isles, Pens, Jets and Knights

On the Vancouver Canucks ... Ed Willes of the Vancouver Province: The Canucks are in a "transition period" according to GM Jim Benning and a "rebuild." The Canucks will have around $20 million in cap space heading into the offseason,…

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NHL Injuries: Pens, Panthers, Habs, Devils, Rangers, Sabres, Sharks, Preds, Ducks, Wild and Stars

On the Pittsburgh Penguins ... Dave Molinari of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: The Penguins continue to not say what defenseman Kris Letang's injury is. He's been out for more than week, missing their past five games. It's not sounding like his…

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NHL Rumors: Canadiens, Devils, Bruins and Avalanche

On the Montreal Canadiens ... Eric Engels: Canadiens GM Marc Bergevin made it clear without saying it that pending free agent Alexander Radulov would get a new contract but it won't be announced after the expansion draft. Eric Engels: Bergevin…

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NHL Rumors: Canucks, Bruins, Canes, Leafs, Flames and More Deadline Fallout

Friedman's 30 Thoughts roundup ... Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: Vancouver Canucks president of hockey operations Trevor Linden met with the Sedin's this week and laid out the Canucks plans. The Sedin's have a year left on their contracts and are…

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Western Conference Injuries: Stars, Coyotes, Jets, Canucks and Blackhawks

    On the Dallas Stars ... Mark Stepneski: Forward Ales Hemsky returned to the lineup last night. Mark Stepneski: Mattias Janmark skate again yesterday morning. Adam Cracknell was skating too. Mark Stepneski: Antoine Roussel left last night's game with…

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Eastern Conference Injuries: Bruins, Panthers, Islanders, Wings, Devils, Capitals and Sabres

On the Boston Bruins ... Boston Bruins: Patrice Bergeron said he's feeling okay after blocking a shot and said he'd be good to go tonight. On the Florida Panthers ... Florida Panthers PR: Roberto Luongo left last night's game with…

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The Arizona Coyotes Don’t Move Doan and Vrbata on Deadline Day

On the Arizona Coyotes ... Craig Morgan of Arizona Sports: Despite the rumors that they could be traded at the deadline, Shane Doan and Radim Vrbata remain with the Arizona Coyotes. “We just made a decision that we’re sill trying…

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