Mark Easson

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NHL Rumors: Blue Jackets, Maple Leafs, Lightning and Flames

On the Columbus Blue Jackets ... Aaron Portzline: Leading up to the trade deadline, two names that potential trade partners brought up repeatedly were defenseman Ryan Murray and goaltender Joonas Korpisalo. On the Toronto Maple Leafs and Valtteri Filppula ...…

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NHL Rumors: Avs, Ducks, Lightning, Goalie Market And A Busy June

On the Colorado Avalanche, Anahiem Ducks, Tampa Bay Lightning, the Goalie Market and a potentially busy June ... Pierre LeBrun of ESPN: Mid-June through the start of free agency is looking to be really busy with the two drafts, free…

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NHL Rumors: Canucks, Devils, Flames, Sabres, Isles, Pens, Jets and Knights

On the Vancouver Canucks ... Ed Willes of the Vancouver Province: The Canucks are in a "transition period" according to GM Jim Benning and a "rebuild." The Canucks will have around $20 million in cap space heading into the offseason,…

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NHL Injuries: Pens, Panthers, Habs, Devils, Rangers, Sabres, Sharks, Preds, Ducks, Wild and Stars

On the Pittsburgh Penguins ... Dave Molinari of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: The Penguins continue to not say what defenseman Kris Letang's injury is. He's been out for more than week, missing their past five games. It's not sounding like his…

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NHL Rumors: Canadiens, Devils, Bruins and Avalanche

On the Montreal Canadiens ... Eric Engels: Canadiens GM Marc Bergevin made it clear without saying it that pending free agent Alexander Radulov would get a new contract but it won't be announced after the expansion draft. Eric Engels: Bergevin…

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NHL Rumors: Canucks, Bruins, Canes, Leafs, Flames and More Deadline Fallout

Friedman's 30 Thoughts roundup ... Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: Vancouver Canucks president of hockey operations Trevor Linden met with the Sedin's this week and laid out the Canucks plans. The Sedin's have a year left on their contracts and are…

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Western Conference Injuries: Stars, Coyotes, Jets, Canucks and Blackhawks

    On the Dallas Stars ... Mark Stepneski: Forward Ales Hemsky returned to the lineup last night. Mark Stepneski: Mattias Janmark skate again yesterday morning. Adam Cracknell was skating too. Mark Stepneski: Antoine Roussel left last night's game with…

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Eastern Conference Injuries: Bruins, Panthers, Islanders, Wings, Devils, Capitals and Sabres

On the Boston Bruins ... Boston Bruins: Patrice Bergeron said he's feeling okay after blocking a shot and said he'd be good to go tonight. On the Florida Panthers ... Florida Panthers PR: Roberto Luongo left last night's game with…

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The Arizona Coyotes Don’t Move Doan and Vrbata on Deadline Day

On the Arizona Coyotes ... Craig Morgan of Arizona Sports: Despite the rumors that they could be traded at the deadline, Shane Doan and Radim Vrbata remain with the Arizona Coyotes. “We just made a decision that we’re sill trying…

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Buffalo Sabres GM On Their Non Eventful Trade Deadline

On the Buffalo Sabres ... John Vogl of the Buffalo Sabres: The Buffalo Sabres were unable to make one trade on deadline day. GM Tim Murray: “I made a lot of calls to set the table on trading away a…

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Fallout and Rumors: Calgary Flames and Winnipeg Jets

On the Calgary Flames ... Eric Francis of the Calgary Herald: The Flames added defenseman Michael Stone last week from the Coyotes for a third round pick and forward Curtis Lazar from the Senators yesterday for basically a second round…

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NHL Rumors: Duchene, Halak, Sabres, Doan, Vegas, Vrbata, Miller, Pens and Lightning

On Matt Duchene, Jaroslav Halak, Dmitry Kulikov, Cody Franson, Shane Doan, Vegas Golden Knights, Radim Vrbata, Ryan Miller, Pittsburgh Penguins and Tampa Bay Lightning ... Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Citizen: It's believed the the Ottawa Senators, Montreal Canadiens, New…

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