Mark Easson

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NHL Rumors: Vancouver Canucks – Trade Deadline and Miller

On the Vancouver Canucks ... Omar A: Canucks President Trevor Linden on TSN 1040 when asked how active the Canucks will be at the trade deadline. "I think just to go back 30 months ago when we kind of got…

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Eastern Conference Injuries: Caps, Bruins, Wings, Lightning, Flyers, Sabres, and Rangers

On the Washington Capitals ... Tom Gulitti: Coach Barry Trotz said that forward Andre Burakovsky has a hand injury that doesn't require surgery. He's expected to be able to return mid to late March. On the Boston Bruins ... Boston…

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Western Conference Injuries: Blues, Avs, Ducks and Canucks

On the St. Louis Blues ... Jeremy Rutherford of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Forward Paul Stastny is doubtful for today. He suffered a lower-body injury Thursday night, but it's not believed to be a long-term injury. "Paul, we'll call him 'doubtful'…

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NHL Rumors: Philadelphia Flyers and Buffalo Sabres

On the Philadelphia Flyers ... Dave Isaac of the Courier-Post: The Flyers have three pending free agent defensemen in Michael Del Zotto, Nick Schultz and Mark Streit. The Flyers will likely end up with one or two rookie defensemen next…

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NHL Rumors: Buffalo Sabres and Montreal Canadiens

On the Buffalo Sabres ... Mike Harrington of the Buffalo News: Heading to last night's game, Evander Kane was second in goals on the Sabres with 16, 14 coming at even strength. Kane has another year left on his deal,…

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NHL Rumors: Stars, Canadiens, Maple Leafs and Jets

On the Dallas Stars ... Answering twitter questions... Mike Heika: If the Stars buyout either goalie, it would cost them $1.97 million for two years for Kari Lehtonen or $1.48 million for two years for Antti Niemi. Mike Heika: Think…

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NHL Rumors: Arizona Coyotes – Players Who Could Be Traded

On the Arizona Coyotes ... Sarah McLellan of the Arizona Republic: The Arizona Coyotes are one of two teams that are out of the playoff race, with the Colorado Avlanche being the other, and they already have a deadline strategy…

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NHL Rumors: Scouting the Avs-Pens, Flyers-Isles, Sabres-Ducks and Sens-Stars

On Scouting the Colorado Avalanche and Pittsburgh Penguins ... Adrian Dater: The Carolina Hurricanes are again scouting an Avalanche. Believe that the Hurricanes could be on a short list of potential trade partners for the Avalanche. The Boston Bruins are…

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NHL Injuries: Caps, Wings, Bruins, Lightning, Rangers, Stars, Jets and More

On the Washington Capitals ... Capitals PR: Forward Andre Burakovsky left last night's game early with an upper-body injury. On the Detroit Red Wings ... Ansar Khan: Defenseman Jonathan Ericsson left last night's game early with an upper-body injury. Ansar…

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NHL News/Rumors: Arizona Coyotes – Seattle, Portland Report

On the Arizona Coyotes and their arena situation ... Darrell Jackson of the Glendale Star: (Tuesday) Officials from both Seattle and Portland said that members of the Arizona Coyotes have toured the Key Arena in Seattle and Moda Center Portland in…

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NHL Rumors: Lightning, Islanders, Panthers, and Golden Knights

On Coaches, Tampa Bay Lightning, New York Islanders, Florida Panthers and Vegas Golden Knights ... Chris Nichols: Bob McKenzie: "I don't see any scenario at this point where Jon Cooper is in trouble w/ the #TBLightning." Joe Smith: McKenzie's comments are consistent…

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NHL Rumors: Canucks, Canadiens, Red Wings, and Top Trade Bait

On the Montreal Canadiens ... Canucks Now: Ben Kuzma: "The Montreal Canadiens had a scout at the game on Saturday. This isn't one of their local guys, this scout was from out east." ... "(The eastern scout) was in Vancouver specifically to…

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