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NHL Injuries: Jets, Flyers, Ducks, Senators, Penguins and Blue Jackets

On the Winnipeg Jets ... Ken Wiebe: Defenseman Tyler Myers is day-to-day with a lower-body injury. Ken Wiebe: Aside from Myers being out, the Jets are also without Mark Stuart due to a lower-body injury. The Jets recalled Julian Melchiori. On…

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Quick Hits: Lines, Defensive Pairings and Starting Goalies

Lines and Defensive Pairings ... Paul Hendrick: Toronto Maple Leafs lines: JVR-Bozak-Marner Hyman-Matthews-Nylander Komarov-Kadri-Brown Martin-Smith -Soshnikov. Maple Leafs defensive pairings: Rielly-Zaitsev Marincin-Carrick Gardiner-Polak Chris Hine: Chicago Blackhawks lines: Panik-Toews-Kane Panarin-Anismiov-Hossa Motte-Kruger-Schmaltz Hinostroza-Rasmussen-Tootoo Andrew Gross: New Jersey Devils lines: Cammy-Zajac-Hall Parenteau-Henrique-Palmieri Bennett-Zacha-DSP Kalinin-Fiddler-Lappin. Joe Smith: Tampa…

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NHL Rumors: Jacob Trouba – Winnipeg Jets and Boston Bruins

On the Winnipeg Jets and Jacob Trouba ... Bob McKenzie of TSN: It's "status quo" for Winnipeg Jets GM Kevin Cheveldayoff and Jacob Trouba's agent Kurt Overhardt. The December 1st deadline for RFAs to be eligible to play in the NHL…

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NHL Rumors: Goaltenders – Islanders, Penguins, Panthers

On the New York Islanders ... Arthur Staple: Some thoughts on the Islanders and their goaltending situation. Don't think that there is much of a trade market for Jaroslav Halak due to his salary and that he has one year…

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NHL Injuries: Stars, Hawks, Canucks, Ducks, Bruins, Wild and more

On the Dallas Stars ... Mark Stepneski: Patrick Sharp (concussion-like symptoms) worked out on Sunday. Cody Eakin (knee) is skating but is still two to three weeks away from returning to the lineup. Mark Stepneski: Forward Ales Hemsky will be…

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NHL Rumors: NY Islanders and Toronto Maple Leafs

On the NY Islanders and their three goalie system ... Arthur Staple: Talked to some people over the weekend and it's safe to say that none of the NY Islanders three goalies (Jaroslav Halak, Thomas Greiss and J-F Berube) have requested a…

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NHL Injuries: Jets, Wings, Pens, Sabres, Sens and Kings

On the Winnipeg Jets ... Ken Wiebe: Jets coach Paul Maurice said that defenseman Tyler Myers is day-to-day with a lower-body injury. He was injured during Friday's game against the Avalanche. Sara Orlesky: Forward Drew Stafford has been ruled out of…

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NHL Rumors: Blues, Rangers, Flames, Ducks and Red Wings

On the St. Louis Blues ... Jeremy Rutherford of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: (chat) The Blues could decide to leave Jay Bouwmeester unprotected in the expansion draft to see if Vegas would bite. That may not help the Blues retain Kevin…

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NHL Rumors: Vegas, Jets, Islanders and the Goalie Market

On Las Vegas ... Pierre LeBrun: On the 48-hour free agent window for Las Vegas before the expansion draft. "Vegas must select 20 contracts among its 30 players picked. So only a max of 10 free agents can be picked - RFA…

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NHL Rumors: Wild, Coyotes, Ducks, Stars, Leafs, Lightning and more

On the Los Angeles Kings ... Jon Rosen: Defenseman Brayden McNabb left last night's game early with an upper-body injury. Jon Rosen: Coach Darryl Sutter on McNabb: "We'll re-evaluate him tomorrow." On the Minnesota Wild ... Minnesota Wild: Coach Bruce Boudreau…

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NHL Rumors: Scouting Devils-Hawks, Red Wings and Coyotes

Scouting the New Jersey Devils and Chicago Blackhawks ... Dan Rice: Scouts listed for the Devils-Blackhawks game last night: Islanders, Kings, Las Vegas, Stars, Flyers, Panthers, Canadiens and Penguins. On the Detroit Red Wings ... Ansar Khan of MLive: (mailbag) The…

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NHL Rumors: Vegas, Scouting Leafs-Panthers, Jets and Trouba

On Las Vegas ... Pierre LeBrun of ESPN: Sources saying that Las Vegas will be given a 48-hour window before the expansion draft to talk with and sign any unprotected UFAs and RFAs. If Vegas is able to sign a pending…

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