Mark Easson

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NHL Rumors: Los Angeles Kings and Montreal Canadiens

On the Los Angeles Kings ... Jon Rosen of LA Kings Insider: The LA Kings activated defenseman Matt Greene from the IR yesterday and the move now makes him eligible to be bought out. The buyout window opens on Thursday.…

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NHL Rumors: Senators, Ducks, Predators and Bruins

On the Ottawa Senators ... Bob McKenzie: The Senators asked Dion Phaneuf yesterday to waive his no-movement clause for the expansion draft, and he is not expected to waive it. He'll need to be protected now. Bob McKenzie: The Senators…

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NHL Rumors: Ducks and Golden Knights … A Busy Next Few Weeks

On the Anaheim Ducks ... Bob McKenzie: (noon today) It is believed that the Ducks have a pre-arranged deal with Vegas so it isn't necessary to ask defenseman Kevin Bieksa to waive his no-movement clause Eric Stephens of the OC…

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NHL Rumors: Avalanche, Landing Spots For Fleury, and the Devils

On the Colorado Avalanche ... Adrian Dater: is getting mixed signals on which way the Colorado Avalanche could go on a Francois Beauchemin buyout. Not sure which way they are leaning now. On five potential landing spots for Marc-Andre Fleury…

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NHL Rumors: Panthers, Golden Knights, Blue Jackets, Coyotes and Canadiens

On the Florida Panthers ... Harvey Fialkov: Panthers GM Dale Tallon didn't have much of an update on UFA forward Jaromir Jagr. Tallon has spoken with Jagr's agent several times. Harvey Fialkov: Tallon added that he'll wait until after the…

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NHL Rumors: Rangers, Islanders, Blue Jackets, Jets, Canucks and Flyers

On the New York Rangers ... Larry Brooks: Sources saying the Rangers didn't ask defensemen Marc Staal or Dan Girardi if they would waive their no-movement clauses before the deadline. On the New York Islanders ... Arthur Staple: The Islanders…

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NHL Rumors: Penguins and Fleury … On NHL Trade Speculation

On the Pittsburgh Penguins and Marc-Andre Fleury ... Jimmy Murphy of Murphy's Hockey Law: Source saying that Penguins GM Jim Rutherford approached Marc-Andre Fleury about waiving his no-movement clause. Fleury agreed on an 'unnamed team' and if they couldn't get…

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NHL Rumors: Penguins, Senators, Panthers, Flyers and Blackhawks

On the Pittsburgh Penguins ... Renaud Lavoie: The Penguins asked Marc-Andre Fleury to waive his no-movement clause for the expansion draft back in February and he agreed too. Only waived it for Vegas. Renaud Lavoie: Any player who has a…

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NHL Rumors and Notes: Blue Jackets, Golden Knights, Lightning and Maple Leafs

On the Columbus Blue Jackets and Vegas Golden Knights ... @akaRCN: Elliotte Friedman said on Sportsnet 960 that the thinks the Blue Jackets and Golden Knights have a deal in place where the Blue Jackets send a 1st round pick and…

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NHL Rumors: Los Angeles Kings and Potential Landing Spots For Top UFAs

On the Los Angeles Kings ... The Fourth Period: LA Kings GM Rob Blake is talking to teams about top-six scoring forwards. The Kings don't have a lot of salary cap room - approximately $5.31 million - plus the potential…

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NHL Rumors: Blue Jackets, Golden Knights, Maple Leafs and Sabres

On the Columbus Blue Jackets and Vegas Golden Knights ... Aaron Portzline of the Columbus Dispatch: Sources saying the Vegas Golden Knights will build their franchise slowly - going young and cheap during the draft. The Blue Jackets have to…

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NHL Rumors: Chicago Blackhawks, and Salary Cap Notes

On the Chicago Blackhawks ... Michael Augello: Darren Dreger on TSN 1050 said that if the trade rumors surrounding the Blackhawks defensemen are true, it is more likely they'd move Niklas Hjalmarsson than Brent Seabrook. Chris Hine: Source saying the…

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