Mark Easson

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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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NHL Rumors: Bruins, Blues, Lightning and Expansion

On the Boston Bruins and St. Louis Blues ... Jimmy Murphy of Dirty Water Sports: From a Blues and a NHL source, at the trade deadline, the Bruins and Blues were close to a deal that would have sent Kevin…

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Pittsburgh Penguins: Cap Situation and Free Agents

2016-17 Cap Situation Roster Size: 22 Standard Player Contracts: 33 Projected Cap Hit: $73,908,332 Projected Cap Space: $91,668 Estimated Salary Expenditure: $75,501,133 2016 Unrestricted Free Agents Ben Lovejoy (32), Matt Cullen (39), Niclas Andersen (28), Jeff Zatkoff (28), Dustin Jeffrey (28), Tom…

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Philadelphia Flyers: Cap Situation and Free Agents

2016-17 Cap Situation Roster Size: 18 Standard Player Contracts: 33 Projected Cap Hit: $63,896,666 Projected Cap Space: $10,103,334 Estimated Salary Expenditure: $66,858,690 2016 Unrestricted Free Agents Sam Gagner (26), Yevgeni Medvedev (33), Ryan White (28), Tim Brent (32), Ray Emery (33), Jason…

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New York Islanders: Cap Situation and Free Agents

2016-17 Cap Situation Roster Size: 16 Standard Player Contracts: 29 Projected Cap Hit: $54,228,976 Projected Cap Space: $19,771,024 Estimated Salary Expenditure: $59,982,500 2016 Unrestricted Free Agents Kyle Okposo (28), Frans Nielsen (32), Marek Zidlicky (39), Matt Martin (27), Mike Halmo (24), Kevin…

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Columbus Blue Jackets: Cap Situation and Free Agents

2016-17 Cap Situation Roster Size: 19 Standard Player Contracts: 40 Projected Cap Hit: $66,557,143 Projected Cap Space: $7,442,857 Estimated Salary Expenditure: $69,050,000 2016 Unrestricted Free Agents Rene Bourque (34), Justin Falk (27) 2016 Restricted Free Agents Seth Jones (21), Michael Paliotta (23),…

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