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NHL Rumors: San Jose Sharks and Pittsburgh Penguins

On the San Jose Sharks ... Craig Custance of ESPN: Looking at what Sharks GM Doug Wilson should focus on this offseason. 1. Sign Brent Burns to a long-term contract - Burns is eligible for a contract extension after July…

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NHL Rumors: Blue Jackets, Canucks, Avs, Coyotes and Red Wings

Summary of Friedman's 30 Thoughts ... Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: Among the players the Columbus Blue Jackets interviewed in-depth: Jake Bean, Logan Brown, Clayton Keller, Jesse Puljujarvi and Matthew Tkachuk. Sources saying that Scott Hartnell has agreed to waive his no-movement…

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NHL Rumors: Panthers, Blue Jackets, Ducks and Flames

On the Florida Panthers ... Harvey Fialkov of the Sun-Sentinel: Aside from re-signing Vincent Trocheck, Reilly Smith and maybe Brian Campbell, the Panthers should have enough cap space to go after an upper-tier defenseman like Jason Demers, Jacob Trouba or…

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NHL Rumors: Chicago Blackhawks and the St. Louis Blues

On the Chicago Blackhawks and Artemi Panarin ... Scott Powers of The Athletic: One the Blackhawks priorities this offseason is to sign Artemi Panarin to a long-term extension. Panarin will almost be 26-years old when his contract is up after…

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NHL Rumors: Panthers, Red Wings, Islanders and Predators

On the Florida Panthers ... Harvey Fialkov: The Panthers have saved $7.6 million in cap space (after the Marc Savard and Erik Gudbranson trades) and are expecting to sign Vincent Trocheck to a long-term deal and probably Brian Campbell. On…

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NHL Trade: Panthers Send Savard and a 2nd to the Devils

The Florida Panthers have traded the contract of Marc Savard and a 2018 2nd round pick to the New Jersey Devils for Graham Black and Paul Thompson. Savard has not played since the 2010-11 season. Savard carries a $4,027,143 cap…

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NHL Rumors: Tradeable NHL Draft Picks and Subban

On the NHL Draft ... Craig Custance of ESPN: Blue Jackets GM Jarmo Kekelainen on trading their No. 3 draft pick. “I’ve told everyone who has inquired, you’d better blow my socks off before we get to any kind of…

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NHL Rumors: Maple Leafs, Coyotes, Red Wings and Lightning

On the Toronto Maple Leafs and Arizona Coyotes ... Jimmy Murphy: A "reliable source" is saying that the Coyotes are already pushing hard to acquire the Maple Leafs first overall pick. The same source said the Coyotes would trade their…

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NHL Rumors: NHL Draft – Blue Jackets, Canucks and Oilers

On the Vancouver Canucks ... Ben Kuzma of the Vancouver Province: The Canucks know they will be able to draft a foundation player like Pierre-Luc Dubois, Matthew Tkachuk or Olli Juolevi at No. 5 - depending on what the Oilers…

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NHL Rumors: Stars, Oilers, Wild and Blackhawks

On the Dallas Stars ... Mike Heika of the Dallas Morning News: (mailbag) Think that Stars GM Jim Nill will use both Antti Niemi and Kari Lehtonen next season, but will be looking for a good deal. If there is…

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NHL Rumors: Flames, Rangers and Trading Negotiating Rights

On the Calgary Flames ... Luke Fox of Sportsnet: The Flames have already started contract negotiations with Joe Colborne. Colborne's agent, J.P. Barry was in Russia co-GMing Team Canada last month. “Since he’s been back, I know we’ve been in…

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NHL Rumors: World Cup, Canadiens and Jets

On the World Cup ... Aivis Kalnins: Team Russia has said they won't replace defenseman Slava Voynov on their roster, and that he will be a part of their team at the World Cup of Hockey. They have contacted their…

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