Mark Easson

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NHL Rumors: Scouting COL-CAR, Kings, Red Wings and Blue Jackets

Scouting the Colorado Avalanche and Carolina Hurricanes ... Terry Frei: Teams listed to attend the Avs - Hurricanes game: Chicago Blackhawks, Washington Capitals, Pittsburgh Penguins, New York Rangers and Minnesota Wild. Scouting the Los Angeles Kings AHL team ... John…

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NHL Rumors: NY Rangers and Pittsburgh Penguins

On the New York Rangers ... Larry Brooks of the NY Post: For the majority of the season the New York Rangers basically had seven, top-six players, but slumps to Pavel Buchnevich and Jimmy Vesey has left them with five,…

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NHL Rumors: Carolina Hurricanes Blueline Depth Drawing Interest

On the Carolina Hurricanes ... Pierre LeBrun of TSN: The Carolina Hurricanes, like the Anaheim Ducks, are drawing plenty of interest in their good, young blueline depth. "I think everyone is always looking for D and we feel comfortable with…

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NHL Rumors: Chicago Blackhawks and Detroit Red Wings

On the Chicago Blackhawks ... Chris Hine of the Chicago Tribune: The Blackhawks can't go fetch a big piece during this deadline. However, they might be able to swing a defensive prospect for a smaller asset. Don't not expect much but…

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NHL Rumors: Edmonton Oilers, Calgary Flames, Scott Darling

On the Edmonton Oilers Mark Spector of Sportsnet: Edmonton is a buyer. Repeat and say it one more time. After years of an extended rebuild, the Oilers are firmly in a playoff spot. While they may not contend just yet,…

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NHL Rumors: Canadiens, Stars, and Bruins

On the Montreal Canadiens and Dallas Stars ... Dan Rosen of NHL.com: Montreal Canadiens GM Marc Bergevin made the first move by firing Michel Therrien and hiring Claude Julien. The next move should be to acquire a center, preferably a top-line…

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NHL Injuries: Leafs, Pens, Lightning, Sabres, Wings, Jackets, Blues, and Jets

On the Toronto Maple Leafs ... Darren Dreger: Mitch Marner's injury isn't serious. He may not play tonight, but it's not believed to be a long-term issue. Jonas Siegel: Forward Mitch Marner didn't practice yesterday and coach Mike Babcock is hopeful…

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NHL Power Rankings: 2016-17 Consensus Week 19

    It was a clean sweep for the first and last place rankings this week in our consensus NHL power rankings for week 19. The Washington Capitals took all seven first place rankings, with the Colorado Avalanche getting all…

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NHL Rumors: Toronto Maple Leafs: LTIR, Overages, Trade Targets and the Trade Deadline

On the Toronto Maple Leafs ... Adrian Dater: Hearing some talk that the Maple Leafs are suddenly in play for either Gabriel Landeskog or Matt Duchene. Chris Johnston of Sportsnet: The Maple Leafs currently sit about $750,000 under the salary…

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NHL Rumors: Penguins, Flames, Canucks and Red Wings

On the Pittsburgh Penguins and Calgary Flames ... Luke Fox of Sportsnet: Nick Kypreos on Hockey Central at Noon on the Calgary Flames. "I still hear they're kicking tires on Marc-Andre Fleury." Fox notes that at the 2016 draft, Eric…

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NHL Rumors: Hurricanes, Lightning, Bruins, Blackhawks, Penguins and Avs

On the Carolina Hurricanes, Tampa Bay Lightning, Boston Bruins and Chicago Blackhawks ... Jim Matheson of the Edmonton Journal: The Hurricanes are really deep on the blueline. Scouts would put Jaccob Slavin ($742,000) as an untouchable over Justin Faulk ($4.8…

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NHL Rumors: Sharks, Avalanche and Canadiens

On the San Jose Sharks ... Kevin Kurz of the CSN Bay Area: It's unlikely the Sharks will make a big trade before the deadline. They could look at bringing in a backup goaltender. Aaron Dell does have a 6-3-1…

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