Mark Easson

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NHL Rumors: Ottawa Senators – Neil, Condon, UFAs and RFAs

On the Ottawa Senators ... Bruce Garrioch: Forward Chris Neil said that he wants to play next year and needs to talk with GM Pierre Dorion. He isn't sure if he's play with another team. Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa…

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NHL Rumors: Detroit Red Wings and Five Teams Feeling The Cap Crunch

On the Detroit Red Wings ... Ansar Khan of MLive: Red Wings GM Ken Holland expects trade talk to pick up this week at the scouting combine. They would like to trade one of Jimmy Howard or Petr Mrazek before…

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NHL Rumors: Ilya Kovalchuk And The Trade Market

On Ilya Kovalchuk ... Slava Malamud: SKA saying that Ilya Kovalchuk now wants to remain in the KHL because he wants to play in the Olympics ... Or maybe the New Jersey Devils couldn't find a team interested? Slava Malamud:…

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NHL Rumors: Ottawa Senators – Free Agents, Phaneuf, Ryan

On the Ottawa Senators ... Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Citizen: Don't expect GM Pierre Dorion to have any standoffs with his free agents. They are expected to meet with Chris Kelly, Chris Neil and Tommy Wingels to talk about…

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NHL Rumors and League Notes: Devils, Caps, Panthers, Kings, Blackhawks and Golden Knights

On the New Jersey Devils ... Pierre LeBrun: Devils GM Ray Shero said he's already received calls about their No. 1 pick in the 2017 draft. On the Washington Capitals ... J.J. Regan of CSN Mid Atlantic: John Shannon said…

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NHL Rumors: Avalanche, Canucks and Penguins

On the Colorado Avalanche ... Adrian Dater: "Not at all 100% on this, but: consensus I'm getting is Avs did not come at Dubas with offer to be immediate GM. A post lower than that. So, Leafs then said no…

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NHL Rumors: Ducks, Golden Knights and Capitals

Catching up on some rumors from the past few days ... On the Anaheim Ducks ... Pierre LeBrun: Contract extension talks between the Anaheim Ducks and Cam Fowler are expected to resume this week. Contract talks have been positive so…

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NHL Rumors: Tampa Bay Lightning – To Trade Or Not To Trade Jonathan Drouin

On the Tampa Bay Lightning ... Martin Fennelly of the Tampa Bay Times: Looking at why the Tampa Bay Lightning should keep forward Jonathan Drouin. Though he could help land them the defensive help they need, the Lightning should keep…

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NHL Rumors: Capitals, Panthers, Golden Knights and the Wild

On the Washington Capitals ... Isabelle Khurshudyan: KHL teams are talking to both Dmitry Orlov and Evgeny Kuznetsov, but doesn't expect much to come of it. It it still really early in the offseason. Slava Malamud: The president of CSKA…

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NHL Rumors: Avs, Ducks, Maple Leafs, Stars, Blue Jackets, Oilers, Coyotes and Senas

On the Colorado Avalanche, Anaheim Ducks, Toronto Maple Leafs, Dallas Stars, Columbus Blue Jackets, Edmonton Oilers and Ottawa Senators ... Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: The Colorado Avalanche's window to hire Kyle Dubas had already closed before the story broke that…

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NHL Rumors: San Jose Sharks and the Carolina Hurricanes

On the San Jose Sharks ... Kevin Kurz of CSN Bay Area: (mailbag) The Sharks will likely be looking to boost their offense this offseason and it might have to cost them a defenseman or two. The Sharks blueline is…

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NHL Rumors: Senators, Avalanche and Maple Leafs

On the Ottawa Senators ... Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun: The Ottawa Senators now need to figure out what they need to add to make the next step. They added Alex Burrows, Viktor Stalberg and Tommy Wingels before the deadline.…

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