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Mark Easson

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Rumors II: Hamonic Edition – Oilers, Flames, Jets and Avs

Brett Cyrgalis of the NY Post: GM Garth Snow has said he's just not going to give Travis Hamonic away for draft picks and prospects. Hamonic has four years left with a $3.857 million cap hit. Now that his trade…

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Rumors: Leafs, Avs, Kings, Ducks, Scouting and Devlis

On the Maple Leafs ... Damien Cox of Sportsnet: Pending free agent, James Reimer has increased his value to the Maple Leafs with his play in the past month. It seems unlikely that they will re-sign him. Jonathan Bernier has…

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Injuries: Pens, Devils, Flyers, Lightning, Wild, Canucks and More

On the Penguins ... Seth Rorabaugh of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Defenseman Olli Maatta will be out three to four weeks. It was initially thought that he might have did some damage to his internal organs, but that doesn't appear to…

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GIFs/Vines: Big Saves by Holtby and Crawford, Hall Lucky, Ehlers Rocked

A look at some Vines and GIFs from last night Holtby robs Helm ... Crawford robs Hall ... We agree, Hallsy. #CHIvsEDM pic.twitter.com/jyrsAqJE9Y — Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) November 19, 2015 Hall is lucky he wasn't injured ... When one stick…

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Rumors III: Travis Hamonic Asks Islanders For Trade

Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: Islanders defenseman Travis Hamonic has requested a trade for personal reasons. He prefers a team in Western Canada. The Islanders will do their best to accommodate the request. The situation is not a surprise for the…

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Quick Hits: Roster Notes, Lines, Pairings and Starting Goalies

Roster Notes ... Arpon Basu: Carey Price practiced with the team for the first time since suffering his injury. Andy Strickland: Reports are that Blues Jori Lehtera spent last night in a Columbus hospital as a precautionary measure. They are…

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2015-16 Consensus NHL Power Rankings – Week 6

The Rangers have ended the Canadiens reign up top our consensus rankings. The Stars held steady at number two, with the Canadiens dropping to third. The Capitals and Predators round out the top five. Since we had 10 entries this…

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Rumors II: Avs, Ducks, Wild, Sens, Lightning, Blues and Jets

Friedman's 30 Thoughts ... Elliotte Friemdman of Sportsnet: Jarome Iginla told Adrian Dater that he won't approve any in-season trades for family reason. Friedman has zero evidence that Tyson Barrie is on the trade block, and thinks they would love…

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Rumors: Senators and Avalanche

On the Senators ... Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun: Senators GM Bryan Murray has been making calls around the league, and his priority may have moved to adding some help on the blueline. The Sens kicked tires on Matt…

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Injuries: Pens, Isles, Lightning, Coyotes, Flyers, Sabres, Leafs and Blues

On the Penguins ... Bob McKenzie: Olli Maatta remained in hospital over night. No update on his status just yet. Dave Molinari: There is no indication that Maatta does have damage to any of his internal organs. not very good replays…

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GIFs: Malkin, Bieksa, Andersen, Doughty, Marleau and Leafs

A look at some GIFs from last night. Slick move by Evgeni Malkin ... Absolute filth from Evgeni Malkin pic.twitter.com/PtTHeAd7sd— Pete Blackburn (@PeteBlackburn) November 18, 2015 ATTENTION: Evgeni Malkin is not presently in the same world as us. https://t.co/N3tzmvin6F— NHL (@NHL)…

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Rumors II: Maple Leafs, Canadiens, Stars and Wild

On the Maple Leafs ... Craig Custance of ESPN: Joffery Lupul has been productive under Mike Babcock, scoring seven goals in 18 games. It is still too early to suggest there is a trade market for Lupul. The Maple Leafs…

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