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NHL Rumors: Columbus Blue Jackets and the Dallas Stars

On the Columbus Blue Jackets ... Aaron Portzline of the Columbus Dispatch: Defenseman Seth Jones is a pending restricted free agent, and despite Boone Jenner and Ryan Murray signing bridge deals, don't expect one for Jones. Morgan Rielly's six year,…

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NHL Rumors: Pavel Datsyuk and Alexander Radulov

On Pavel Datsyuk and the Detroit Red Wings ... George Malik of Kukla's Korner: Dmitry Spirin of Sovetsky notes that a site called "Sportfakt.ru" is reporting that Pavel Datsyuk will be signing a two-year contract with SKA St. Petersburg of…

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NHL Rumors: Nashville Predators Edition

On the Nashville Predators ... Adam Vingan of the Tennessean: Three items that should be on the Nashville Predators to-do list this offseason. Re-sign Filip Forsberg - the pending RFA will be looking for a big raise. Forsberg said last…

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Metropolitan Division: Teams Salary Cap and Free Agents

Taking a closer look at each team in the Metropolitan Division - what each teams salary cap situation is like for the 2016-17 and 2017-18 seasons, as well as their pending restricted and unrestricted free agents. The Carolina Hurricanes could…

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NHL Rumors: Edmonton Oilers and Philadelphia Flyers

On the Edmonton Oilers ... Jonathan Willis of the Edmonton Journal: Willis looks at some reason that the Oilers will trade the No. 4 pick. GM Peter Chiarelli has already stated he's willing to trade the pick and that there…

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NHL Rumors: Detroit Red Wings and Ottawa Senators

On the Detroit Red Wings ... Ansar Khan of MLive: The Red Wings are interested in re-signing Darren Helm and Drew Miller, but not Kyle Quincey and Brad Richards, at least not right now. GM Ken Holland has already spoken…

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NHL Rumors: Jackets, Ducks, Blues, Bruins, UFAs and More

Friedman's 30 Thoughts ... Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: Though the rumors likely won't go away, the Canucks denied that Dale Tallon could be heading to Vancouver. Teams can talk to pending UFAs at 12:01 am ET on June 25th. Teams…

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NHL Rumors: Kings, Senators and Coyotes

On the Los Angeles Kings ... Jon Rosen of LA Kings Insider: Kings GM Dean Lombardi will need to add some goaltender depth to the organization this offseason. “Obviously it’s a point of interest for us,” Assistant General Manager Rob…

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NHL Rumors: Capitals – Ovechkin, RFAs, and Richards

On the Washington Capitals ... Rob Vollman of ESPN: Vollman think the Capitals should consider trading Alex Ovechkin to shake things up. Ovechkin will be 31-years old at the start of next season and his scoring could start to decline…

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NHL Rumors: Free Agents, Rangers and Canadiens

On some pending free agents ... Craig Custance of ESPN: The Columbus Blue Jackets and Seth Jones are talking about a new contract, and are in the same ballpark on what a deal could look like. A deal should come…

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Atlantic Division: Teams Salary Cap and Free Agents

We're taking a closer look at each team in the Atlantic Division heading into the offseason - what their NHL salary cap situation is like for the 2016-17 and 2017-18 seasons, as well as their pending unrestricted and restricted free agents.…

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NHL Rumors: Flames, Penguins, Panthers, Devils and Canucks

On the Calgary Flames and Pittsburgh Penguins ... Sportsnet: Eric Duhatschek was on Sportsnet 960 yesterday and said that with the emergence of Matt Murray, the Calgary Flames could look at Penguins Marc-Andre Fleury as an option for their No.…

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