Mark Easson

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NHL Injuries: Leafs, Pens, Lightning, Sabres, Wings, Jackets, Blues, and Jets

On the Toronto Maple Leafs ... Darren Dreger: Mitch Marner's injury isn't serious. He may not play tonight, but it's not believed to be a long-term issue. Jonas Siegel: Forward Mitch Marner didn't practice yesterday and coach Mike Babcock is hopeful…

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NHL Power Rankings: 2016-17 Consensus Week 19

    It was a clean sweep for the first and last place rankings this week in our consensus NHL power rankings for week 19. The Washington Capitals took all seven first place rankings, with the Colorado Avalanche getting all…

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NHL Rumors: Toronto Maple Leafs: LTIR, Overages, Trade Targets and the Trade Deadline

On the Toronto Maple Leafs ... Adrian Dater: Hearing some talk that the Maple Leafs are suddenly in play for either Gabriel Landeskog or Matt Duchene. Chris Johnston of Sportsnet: The Maple Leafs currently sit about $750,000 under the salary…

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NHL Rumors: Penguins, Flames, Canucks and Red Wings

On the Pittsburgh Penguins and Calgary Flames ... Luke Fox of Sportsnet: Nick Kypreos on Hockey Central at Noon on the Calgary Flames. "I still hear they're kicking tires on Marc-Andre Fleury." Fox notes that at the 2016 draft, Eric…

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NHL Rumors: Hurricanes, Lightning, Bruins, Blackhawks, Penguins and Avs

On the Carolina Hurricanes, Tampa Bay Lightning, Boston Bruins and Chicago Blackhawks ... Jim Matheson of the Edmonton Journal: The Hurricanes are really deep on the blueline. Scouts would put Jaccob Slavin ($742,000) as an untouchable over Justin Faulk ($4.8…

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NHL Rumors: Sharks, Avalanche and Canadiens

On the San Jose Sharks ... Kevin Kurz of the CSN Bay Area: It's unlikely the Sharks will make a big trade before the deadline. They could look at bringing in a backup goaltender. Aaron Dell does have a 6-3-1…

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NHL Rumors: Sens, Avs, Canucks, Trade Suggestions, Blackhawks and Blues

On the Ottawa Senators and Colorado Avalanche ... John Shannon: Sounding like the Senators and Avs will play in Stockholm Sweden next November 8th and 10th. NHLPA and NHL still need to come to a final agreement. On the Vancouver…

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Eastern Conference Injuries: Panthers, Sabres, Islanders, Rangers, Devils, Pens and Flyers

On the Florida Panthers ... George Richards: Roberto Luongo is fine after leaving Wednesday's game because of cramping. He received some IVs and will be okay. On the Buffalo Sabres ... Sabres PR: Derek Grant left last night's game with…

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Western Conference Injuries: Avalanche, Blues, Coyotes and Jets

On the Colorado Avalanche ... Terry Frei of the Denver Post: Avs goaltender Semyon Varlamov has two years left on his deal at a $5.9 million cap hit, and GM Joe Sakic expects him to be fine next year. “I…

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NHL Rumors: Scouting STL-VAN and BUF-COL …. Lazar and the Senators

On Scouting the St. Louis Blues and Vancouver Canucks ... Lou Korac: Scouts listed to attend the Blues - Canucks game: Anaheim Ducks (2), Chicago Blackhawks, (2) Boston Bruins, Vegas Golden Knights, Tampa Bay Lightning, Pittsburgh Penguins,  San Jose Sharks,…

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Nyquist Suspension Video, Jagr’s 1,900th NHL Point, Chaisson’s Spear, and Burns Scoring Pace

A recap of some news and events that took place yesterday ... The NHL suspended Detroit Red Wings forward Gustav Nyquist for six games for his high-stick to the face of Minnesota defenseman Jared Spurgeon. @NHLPlayerSafety pic.twitter.com/DYgEL9tBWA — Damian Echevarrieta…

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NHL Rumors: Coyotes, Devils, Flames, Leafs, Sharks and Capitals

On the Arizona Coyotes, New Jersey Devils, Calgary Flames, Toronto Maple Leafs and San Jose Sharks ... Pierre LeBrun of ESPN: Teams that don't acquire Martin Hanzal could turn to Brian Boyle. The Lightning may be in a holding pattern…

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