Mark Easson

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NHL Rumors: Buffalo Sabres – Bogosian, Waivers and Murray Talks Trade Deadline

On the Buffalo Sabres ... Mike Harrington: "NO ONE is taking Bogosian for THREE YEARS at a cap hit of $5.1 million. NO ONE except Vegas going for cap floor." Joe Yerdon: Not sure what GM Tim Murray thinks of…

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NHL Rumors: Scouting OTT-TB and PHI-MON, Vegas Golden Knights

Scouting the Ottawa Senators and Tampa Bay Lightning ... Ken Warren: Scouts listed to attend the Senators game: Winnipeg Jets (2), Detroit Red Wings (2), Chicago Blackhawks (2), Nashville Predators, Philadelphia Flyers, Vancouver Canucks and New Jersey Devils. Scouting the…

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NHL Injuries: Hurricanes, Flyers, Devils, Islanders, Stars and Kings

On the Carolina Hurricanes ... Cory Lavalette: Goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic is day-to-day and they've recalled Daniel Altshuller. On the Philadelphia Flyers ... Tim Panaccio: Defenseman Michael Del Zotto has a bone bruise on his leg. There is no change in…

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Atlantic Division Injuries: Lightning, Bruins, Maple Leafs, Sabres and Wings

On the Tampa Bay Lightning ... Joe Smith of the Tampa Bay Times: Steven Stamkos met with his surgeons last week and "they're pleased with how he looks and where he's at." He was expected to be out for four months,…

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NHL Trades Made In January From The Past Five Years

Unfortunately for us NHL trade rumor fans, it's been a fairly quiet couple months. With very few teams out of playoff contention, teams with salary cap issues and the expansion draft looming, many are in a wait-and-see mode. January was also…

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NHL Rumors: Pittsburgh Penguins and the St. Louis Blues

On the Pittsburgh Penguins ... Rob Rossi of Upgruv: Marc-Andre Fleury didn't expect to be with the Penguins this season. He has never asked for a trade after it became apparent that Matt Murray was the No. 1 goalie in…

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NHL Rumors: Vegas, Blues, Lightning, Sabres, KHL and Islanders

On the Vegas Golden Knights, St. Louis Blues, Tampa Bay Lightning, Buffalo Sabres and the KHL ... Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: Vegas Golden Knights GM George McPhee will likely interview Jack Capuano for their head coaching position. Ken Hitchcock, Gerard…

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NHL Rumors: Scouting the Kings-Avs, Kings and Canucks

On Scouting the Los Angeles Kings and Colorado Avalanche ... Dennis Bernstein: Non-regular scouts listed to attend the Kings-Avs game: Columbus Blue Jackets, Boston Bruins, Edmonton Oilers, Tampa Bay Lightning, Detroit Red Wings, Nashville Predators, New Jersey Devils and Vancouver…

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NHL Rumors: Jarome Iginla, and the San Jose Sharks

On the Colorado Avalanche and Jarome Iginla ... Josh Cooper of Yahoo! Sports: Forward Jarome Iginla is ready to move on from the Avalanche as he would like to be traded by the trade deadline. “I would like to, at…

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NHL Rumors: Washington Capitals – Trotz and Leonsis on the Trade Deadline

On the Washington Capitals ... Isabelle Khurshudyan of the Washington Post: The Capitals are in a win-now mode. They have 10 pending restricted and unrestricted free agents, including UFAs in T.J. Oshie, Justin Williams and Karl Alzner. The Capitals will likely…

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NHL Rumors: Predators, Blackhawks and Avalanche

On the Nashville Predators, Chicago Blackhawks and Matt Duchene ... Adrian Dater: "I'm told that any Matt Duchene-to-Nashville or Chicago rumors are unfounded" On the Nashville Predators and Matt Duchene ... Chris Nichols of FanRag Sports: Pierre LeBrun on TSN…

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Eastern Conference Injuries: Pens, Habs, Panthers, Devils, Flyers, Caps and Bruins

On the Pittsburgh Penguins ... NHL.com: Penguins forward Conor Sheary will be out four to six weeks with an upper-body injury. Sheary played almost 17 minutes on Tuesday, but didn't practice yesterday. Evgeni Malkin (lower-body) skated before practice yesterday. "…

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