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NHL Rumors: It Could Be A Quiet Trade Deadline For The Chicago Blackhawks

On the Chicago Blachkawks ... Tracey Myers of CSN Chicago: Chicago Blackhawks GM Stan Bowman said yesterday that trade talk is "still pretty slow." It could be a quiet year for the Blackhawks at the trade deadline. "I'm not expecting…

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NHL Rumors: Overseas Games, Scouting TB-Bos, and the Canadiens

On NHL games outside of North America ... Darren Dreger: NHLPA hasn't signed off on it yet, but the Ottawa Senators and Colorado Avalanche are likely to play two regular season games in Sweden next November. Darren Dreger: NHLPA hasn't…

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NHL Rumors: Avalanche, Predators, Islanders and Hurricanes

On the Colorado Avalanche, Nashville Predators, New York Islanders and Carolina Hurricanes ... Chris Nichols: Pierre LeBrun on TSN 690 said "I believe the Nashville Predators have inquired" about Avs forward Matt Duchene. Chris Nichols of FanRag Sports: Elliotte Friedman on…

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NHL Injuries: Pens, Habs, Leafs, Devils, Sabres, Wings, Kings, Hawks, Avs, Ducks and Oilers

On the Pittsburgh Penguins ... Jason Mackey: The Penguins activated defenseman Kris Letang from the IR before last night's game. On the Montreal Canadiens ... SportsCentre: Defenseman Andrei Markov and forward David Desharnais returned to the lineup last night. Renaud Lavoie:…

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2016-17 NHL Trade Tracker * Pinned

    The March 1st NHL trade deadline has come and gone. There were 19 trades made on deadline day. It was a slow morning with basically no action, but as usual, there were a bunch of small moves. Most…

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NHL Rumors: Western Conference Buyers/Sellers and Good Fits

Trade deadline buyers and sellers for the Western Conference Scott Burnside of ESPN: Looking at who could be buyers and sellers at the NHL deadline, and who could be good fits for them. Anaheim Ducks - Any trade would need…

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NHL Rumors: Eastern Conference Buyers/Sellers and Good Fits

Trade deadline buyers and sellers for the Eastern Conference Scott Burnside of ESPN: Looking at who could be buyers and sellers in the Eastern Conference at the All-Star break, and who could be good fits for them for those teams.…

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NHL Rumors: Kings, Sabres, Penguins and the AHL

On the Toronto Maple Leafs, Los Angeles Kings and Buffalo Sabres ... Mike Harrington of the Buffalo News: Wonder if the Toronto Maple Leafs will take a run at Blues defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk. The Los Angeles Kings are scouting almost…

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Western Conference Injuries: Hawks, Preds, Stars, Kings, Coyotes, Jets and Ducks

On the Chicago Blackhawks ... Mark Lazerus: Forwards Artem Anisimov and Marcus Kruger were both sick yesterday and their status for tonight is up in the air. On the Nashville Predators ... Adam Vingan: Defenseman Roman Josi practiced yesterday. He's…

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Eastern Conference Injuries: Pens, Habs, Leafs, Bruins, Panthers, Rangers and More

On the Pittsburgh Penguins ... Pittsburgh Penguins: Coach Mike Sullivan said that Evgeni Malkin is working out off-ice and is making progress. He added that Kris Letang is a game-time decision tonight. On the Montreal Canadiens ... Eric Engels: The…

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NHL Rumors: Time Running Out For The Detroit Red Wings

On the Detroit Red Wings ... Gregg Krupa of the Detroit News: The Red Wings are seven points out, and have three games in hand on the Boston Bruins. With the way their schedule is laid out before the trade deadline,…

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NHL Rumors: Avalanche, Golden Knights, Islanders and Lightning

On the Colorado Avalanche ... Eurolanche: The Avalanche had some talks with KHL defenseman Andrei Mironov last week. Mironov was draft 101st overall in the fourth round of the 2015 draft. He's 22 years old. On the Vegas Golden Knights ...…

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