Mark Easson

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NHL Rumors: Kings, Isles, Seattle, Crawford, Vegas and Stars

On the Los Angeles Kings ... Dennis Bernstein: Don't see the Kings having the assets or the salary cap space to make a significant trade. On the New York Islanders ... B.D. Gallof: "No trade can save this, bc it…

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NHL Rumors: Ottawa Senators and Calgary Flames

On the Ottawa Senators ... Elliotte Friedman: The Senators may be testing the trade market for goaltender Andrew Hammond. A couple teams are looking for help in net. Bruce Garrioch: Waivers could be an option for Hammond if the Senators can't…

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NHL Injuries: Lightning, Panthers, Avs, Kings, Wings, Wild and More

On the Tampa Bay Lightning ...  Joe Smith: Defenseman Anton Stralman is day-to-day with an upper-body injury. Joe Smith: Coach Jon Cooper said Stralman would miss at least the first three games of their five game road trip. Joe Smith: Cooper said…

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Quick Hits: Coyotes, Flames, Islanders, Lines and Pairings

On the Arizona Coyotes ... Craig Morgan of Arizona Sports: The Arizona Coyotes and Arizona State University have start negotiations on building a 16,000 plus arena on the corner of McClintock Drive and Rio Salado Parkway in Tempe, Arizona. “Today’s…

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NHL Rumors: Lightning, Booth, Flames, Canucks, Stars, and Blues

On the Tampa Bay Lightning ... Joe Smith of the Tampa Bay Times: Before the Lightning re-signed Steven Stamkos late last June, the Lightning spoke with left winger Andrew Ladd. On David Booth ... Aivis Kalnins: Hearing that forward David…

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NHL Rumors: Calgary Flames and Ottawa Senators

On the Calgary Flames and Dougie Hamilton ... Wes Gilbertson of the Calgary Sun: Sportsnet's Nick Kypreos reported on Saturday night that at least two teams have contract the Calgary Flames about defenseman Dougie Hamilton. Hamilton heard the report. “You can’t…

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NHL Injuries: Flyers, Rangers, Avs, Islanders, Sens and more

On the Philadelphia Flyers ... Sam Carchidi of the Philadelphia Inquirer: Goaltender Michal Neuvirth will miss four to weeks with a knee injury and will likely be put on the LTIR. Putting him on the LTIR will give the Flyers enough…

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NHL Rumors: Flames, Coyotes, Penguins and Canucks

On the Calgary Flames, Arizona Coyotes, Pittsburgh Penguins and Vancouver Canucks ... Rory Boylen of Sportsnet: On last night's Hockey Night in Canada's Headlines, Nick Kypreos said that two teams have inquired about Calgary Flames defenseman Dougie Hamilton - the Arizona…

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NHL Injuries: Canes, Kings, Avs, Flyers, Sabres, Sharks, Pens and Coyotes

On the Carolina Hurricanes ... Chris Hine: Bryan Bickell on his MS symptoms: "The symptoms I had before, they treated those symptoms & everything passed. We figured it out & got fixed & I was playing again." On the Los Angeles Kings…

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NHL Rumors: Scouting Avs-Jets, Sens, Blues and Red Wings

On Scouting the Colorado Avalanche and Winnipeg Jets... Adrian Dater: Scouts listed for the Avs-Jets game last night: Philadelphia Flyers, Florida Panthers, Buffalo Sabres and New York Islanders. On the Ottawa Senators ... Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Citizen: Ottawa mayor…

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NHL Injuries: Hurricanes, Avs, Wings, Coyotes, Flyers, Stars and Sabres

On the Carolina Hurricanes ... Terrell Williams of NHL.com: Forward Bryan Bickell was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. "First and foremost, the most important thing is for Bryan to take care of himself and our thoughts are with him and his…

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Quick Hits: Waivers, Roster Notes, Lines, Pairings and Starters

On Waivers ... Renaud Lavoie: The Hurricanes put Jakub Nakladal on waivers today. The Maple Leafs did the same for Seth Griffith. The Panthers put Shane Harper on waivers. On the Toronto Maple Leafs ... Chris Johnston: The Leafs had to…

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