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NHL Rumors: Pittsburgh Penguins and Dallas Stars

On the Pittsburgh Penguins ... Jonathan Bombulie of the Pittsburgh Tribune Review: Penguins GM Jim Rutherford would rather not trade Marc-Andre Fleury in-season. He'd rather worry about the expansion draft after their playoffs are over. “Our priority here is to…

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NHL Rumors: Coyotes, Sharks, Bruins, Avs, Senators, Canadiens, Blues and Lightning

On the Arizona Coyotes, San Jose Sharks, Boston Bruins, Vegas Golden Knights, Colorado Avalanche, Ottawa Senators, Montreal Canadiens, St. Louis Blues and Tampa Bay Lightning ... Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun: A frustrated GM said that they are only…

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NHL Rumors: Lightning, Oilers, Canadiens and Coyotes

On the Tampa Bay Lightning ... Chris Nichols: Bob McKenzie on the radio: "I think Tampa is going to trade Ben Bishop, but there's no market for him right now." ... "I'm not sure what value you'll get back, other than the…

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NHL Rumors: Vancouver Canucks and Ottawa Senators

On the Vancouver Canucks ... Luke Fox of Sportsnet: Canucks forward Bo Horvat will be a restricted free agent after the season, and he admits that he's thought about it. There haven't been any contract talks yet, and there won't…

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NHL Rumors: Scouting MON-WSH, DAL-CHI … Stars, Blackhawks and Avs

On Scouting the Montreal Canadiens and Washington Capitals ... Stu Cowan: Scouts listed to attend the Canadiens-Capitals game: Nashville Predators, Washington Capitals, Detroit Red Wings, Toronto Maple Leafs, Dallas Stars, San Jose Sharks, Chicago Blackhawks and Ottawa Senators. On Scouting…

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Western Conference Injuries: Ducks, Avs, Preds, Canucks, Oilers, Kings and Stars

On the Anaheim Ducks ... Eric Stephens: Defenseman Sami Vatanen is day-to-day with a lower-body injury. On the Colorado Avalanche ... Colorado Avalanche: Coach Bednar said that Tyson Barrie, Rene Bourque and Fedor Tyutin are all day-to-day and are probable…

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Eastern Conference Injuries: Habs, Rangers, Lightning, Sabres, Leafs and Wings

On the Montreal Canadiens ... Brian Wilde: No decision yet on whether Phillip Danault will be available today. Has an upper-body injury On the New York Rangers ... Steve Zipay: Alain Vigneault said that Kevin Hayes is getting close to…

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NHL Rumors: Detroit Red Wings – Time To Become Sellers?

On the Detroit Red Wings ... Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press: The Red Wings lost Alexey Marchenko to waivers (Toronto) to clear room for Brendan Smith's return to the lineup. There could be more moves in the…

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NHL Trade: Predators Acquire Vernon Fiddler From Devils

The Nashville Predators have acquired forward Vernon Fiddler from the New Jersey Devils for a 2017 4th round pick. The 36-year old Fiddler carries a $1.25 million salary cap hit. Earlier in the day, Mike Ribeiro cleared waivers and was…

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NHL Rumors: Scouting the Kings and Ducks, Predators, and Avalanche

On the New York Rangers ... John Hoven: The Rangers were scouting the Kings AHL team in Ontario last night, and are making a heavy push to scout the Kings organization. On the Colorado Avalanche and Tampa Bay Lighting ...…

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NHL Rumors: Blues, Habs, Kings, Sabres, Maple Leafs and Oilers

On the St. Louis Blues, Kevin Shattenkirk, Ken Hitchcock, Montreal Canadiens, Los Angeles Kings, Buffalo Sabres, Toronto Maple Leafs and Edmonton Oilers ... Pierre LeBrun of ESPN: Think the St. Louis Blues would be open to a Kevin Shattenkirk sign-and-trade,…

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NHL Rumors: Boston Bruins and Edmonton Oilers

On the Boston Bruins ... Kevin Paul Dupont of the Boston Globe: Even though Tuukka Rask isn't expected to miss any time, the Bruins realize they may have to acquire a backup goalie before the trade deadline. “When you look…

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