Mark Easson

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World Cup of Hockey: Rosters for Canada, USA, Europe and North America

Team Canada, USA, Europe (Denmark, Slovakia, Switzerland, Germany, Slovenia, Austria and Norway) and North America (under-23) have named their initial 16 players for World Cup of Hockey tournament that will be taking place next September. TEAM CANADA G Corey Crawford,…

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World Cup of Hockey: Rosters for Russia, Finland, Czech Rep and Sweden

Russia, Finland, Czech Republic and Sweden have named their initial 16 players for World Cup of Hockey tournament that will be taking place next September. Team Russia G Sergei Bobrovsky, Columbus Blue Jackets G Semyon Varlamov, Colorado Avalanche G Andrei…

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NHL Rumors: Oilers, Habs, Blues, Red Wings and Lightning

On the Edmonton Oilers, Montreal Canadiens, St. Louis Blues, Detroit Red Wings and the Tampa Bay Lightning ... Pierre LeBrun of ESPN: LeBrun looks ahead to the offseason and a few teams who could be looking to make some moves.…

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NHL Rumors: Ducks, Panthers, Canadiens and Oilers

On the Anaheim Ducks ... Eric Stephens of the OC Register: There were reports that Sami Vatanen is looking for a six year contract extension worth $6 million a season, something the Ducks have strongly denied. GM Bob Murray will…

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NHL Rumors: Lightning, Sens, Hawks, Canucks, Oilers and More

Friedman 30 Thought rumor roundup ... Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: Wonder if the Lightning will try to "toll" Jonathan Drouin's contract -extending his contract for another season as he left the team). Drouin was on their NHL roster for 38…

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Trade Deadline: New Jersey Devils and St. Louis Blues

On the New Jersey Devils ... Tom Gulitti of The Record: Devils were three points out of playoff spot before the deadline yesterday. GM Ray Shero. “If we were in a playoff spot, I don't think I would have done…

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NHL Rumors: Lightning, Kings and Bruins

On the Tampa Bay Lightning ... Joe Smith of the Tampa Bay Times: Lightning GM Steve Yzerman was hoping to have traded Jonathan Drouin by the deadline, but he didn't get the deal that he could live with. "I'm not…

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Videos: Chiarelli and Murray Talk Deadline Day

On the Edmonton Oilers ... Dan Barnes of the Edmonton Journal: Oilers GM Peter Chiarelli “There was two other things that we got to the point where it was a yay or nay, and as I’ve said three or four…

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Video and Quotes: Flames GM Treliving Talks Deadline Day

On the Calgary Flames ... Eric Francis of the Calgary Sun: Flames GM Brad Treliving on the deadline day. “It was a tight market — it was a grind to be perfectly honest,” said the Flames GM, by far the…

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NHL Rumors: Canucks, Hamhuis and the Stars

On the Vancouver Canucks and Dan Hamhuis ... Ed Willies of the Vancouver Province: The Canucks ended up not trading Dan Hamhuis yesterday. The Stars were one of the teams that was interested in Hamhuis, and Hamhuis would have okay'd…

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NHL Rumors: Panthers, Hamhuis, Leafs, Bickell, Bruins, Devils and Flyers

Some surprisingly quiet teams out there... Tampa, Minnesota, Isles, Nashville, Detroit... — James Mirtle (@mirtle) February 29, 2016 On the Florida Panthers  ... Could the Pirri deal mean Panthers clearing cap space for another, bigger move? Hard to make sense…

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NHL Rumors: Hawks, Stars, Canucks, Avs, Oilers and More

On the Chicago Blackhawks ... Bryan Bickell's agent is "optimistic" about a trade, but understands it's "not simple to get done" because of next season's potential cap. — Scott Powers (@ByScottPowers) February 29, 2016 On the Dallas Stars ... Stars…

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