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NHL Trade: Colorado Avalanche Trade Jarome Iginla To The Los Angeles Kings

  The Colorado Avalanche have traded Jarome Iginla to the Los Angeles Kings for a conditional 2018 4th round draft pick. Bob McKenzie: The Avalanche will retain 50 percent of Iginla's salary. The 39-year old Iginla was drafted 11th overall…

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NHL Trade: Detroit Red Wings Trade Thomas Vanek To The Florida Panthers

The Detroit Red Wings have traded forward Thomas Vanek to the Florida Panthers for defenseman Dylan McIlrath and a 3rd round pick. The Red Wings will retain 50 percent of Vanek's contract. On the 3rd round pick - if the…

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NHL Trade: LA Kings Trade Dwight King To The Montreal Canadiens

The Los Angeles Kings have traded forward Dwight King to the Montreal Canadiens for a conditional 2018 4th round pick. The 27-year old King was drafted 109th overall in the 4th round of the 2007 draft by the Kings. He…

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NHL Rumors: Avs, Kings, Canadiens, Hurricanes and Oilers

On the Colorado Avalanche and Los Angeles Kings ... Bob McKenzie: It's not a guarantee that it will happen, but the LA Kings are showing interest in winger Jarome Iginla. Iginla has a full no-trade clause. The interest may be…

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NHL Rumors: Maple Leafs, Flames, Penguins, Coyotes and Devils

On the Toronto Maple Leafs ... David Pagnotta: Some teams have spoken with the Toronto Maple Leafs about forward Josh Leivo. He has one year left on his deal. On the Calgary Flames ... John Shannon: The Calgary Flames are…

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NHL Rumors: Maple Leafs, Jets, Canucks, Vrbata and Senators

On the Toronto Maple Leafs and Tampa Bay Lightning ... Renaud Lavoie: Lightning forward Valtteri Filppula rejected a trade to the Toronto Maple Leafs as part of a bigger deal that involved Brian Boyle. On the Winnipeg Jets ... Gary…

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NHL Rumors: Golden Knights, Senators and Flyers

On the Vegas Golden Knights ... John Shannon: Vegas are now able to start trading as all the I's are dotted and T's crossed. Nick Cotsonika: GM George McPhee can't acquire players that in the pros, but he's able to…

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NHL Rumors: Stars, Islanders, Kings, Oilers, Blues, and Bruins

On the Dallas Stars ... Elliotte Friedman: Team doctors will be meeting with Patrick Sharp about his nagging injury. Due to the injury, he may not be traded today. GM Jim Nill wouldn't go into details, but he's been honest…

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NHL Rumors: Kings, Bruins, Rangers, and Islanders

On the Los Angeles Kings ... Dennis Bernstein: The LA Kings did have some interest in Patrick Sharp, but his hip injury/issue lessened their interest. The Nashville Predators might still be interested. On the Los Angeles Kings and Boston Bruins…

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NHL Rumors: Philadelphia Flyers and Boston Bruins

On the Philadelphia Flyers ... Sam Carchidi of the Philadelphia Inquirer: Pending free agent defenseman Michael Del Zotto knows he could be traded before the deadline. It's the first time in his career that he's hitting the deadline as a…

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NHL Rumors: Blackhawks, Coyotes, and Avalanche

On the Chicago Blackhawks ... On the Chris Hine of the Chicago Tribune: (posted before Johnny Oduya trade) GM Stan Bowman said he doesn't expect to make a big splash at the deadline. If he does look to trade for…

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NHL Injuries: Canes, Pens, Rangers, Caps, Blackhawks, Blues, Canucks and Coyotes

On the Carolina Hurricanes ... Chip Alexander: Forward Jeff Skinner returned to Raleigh yesterday to have his upper-body injury evaluated. Carolina Hurricanes: Brock McGinn left last night's game with an upper-body injury. On the Pittsburgh Penguins ... Sean Shapiro: Defenseman…

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