Mark Easson

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NHL Rumors: Cap, Pens, Oilers, Leafs, Habs, Stamkos Odds and More

Friedman 30 Thoughts Rumor Roundup ... Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: Teams were informed that next years salary cap could be $74 million if the players vote for the 5 percent escalator. Potential Seattle arena owner Chris Hansen met with the…

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NHL Injuries: Flames, Habs, Ducks, Pens, Leafs and More

On the Calgary Flames ... Wes Gilbertson of the Calgary Sun: Defenseman Dennis Wideman left last night's game with an upper-body injury. Wideman collided with teammate Joe Colbourne. Head coach Bob Hartley after the game: “the preliminary reports that we got…

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NHL News: Video Highlights, Scores and Playoff Races

Last night’s NHL video highlights in just over four minutes. Montreal Canadiens 3 (OT) Buffalo Sabres 2 Philadelphia Flyers 3 Chicago Blackhawks 2 Edmonton Oilers 6 St. Louis Blues 4 Colorado Avalanche 3 Vancouver Canucks 1 Calgary Flames 4 Winnipeg…

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NHL Power Rankings: 2015-16 Consensus Week 23

The Washington Capitals are the top ranked team again in our consensus NHL power rankings, though the Los Angeles Kings did steal two of seven first place votes. The St. Louis Blues moved up two spots this week and sit…

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NHL News: Expansion and Expansion Draft Notes

Darren Dreger: Potential scenario is that teams would protect three defenseman, seven forwards and one goalie ... or eight skaters and a goalie. Darren Dreger: Expansion will be determined before the June draft. If they expand by one team, each…

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NHL Rumors: Canadiens, Flames, and Canucks

On the Montreal Canadiens ... Eric Engels of Sportsnet: TVA's Renaud Lavoie reported that some within the Canadiens organization don't think they need to fire Michel Therrien and his staff. Canadiens GM Marc Bergevin said be wouldn't comment on the…

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NHL Injuries: Panthers, Lightning, Blues, Canucks, Flames and More

On the Florida Panthers ... Florida Panthers PR: Jussi Jokinen is day-to-day with a lower-body injury. Erik Gudbranson is day-to-day with a lower-body injury. On the Tampa Bay Lightning ... Erik Erlendsson: Cedric Paquette (lower-body) and Valtteri Filppula (upper-body) missed…

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NHL Attendance After 30 Home Games: 2015-16

Our third update in our NHL attendance tracking series - home attendance for each team at the 30 game mark. Table also includes a look at NHL attendance after 10 and 20 games for this season, as well as at…

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NHL Rumors: Maple Leafs, Devils, Coyotes, Senators and Stars

On the Toronto Maple Leafs ... Dave Feschuk of the Toronto Star: If he hits the open market, the Maple Leafs are expected to take a run at Steven Stamkos. The Leafs have been clearing future cap space and will…

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NHL Injuries: Devils, Lightning, Flyers, Avs, Stars and More

On the New Jersey Devils ... Dan Rosen of NHL.com: Devils GM Ray Shero said they will evaluate Cory Schneider in a week to determine if he'll be able to play again this season. There has been no internal talk…

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NHL News: Video Highlights, Scores and Playoff Races

Last night’s NHL video highlights in just over four minutes. New York Islanders 3 Florida Panthers 2 Los Angeles Kings 5 Chicago Blackhawks 0 Calgary Flames 7 St. Louis Blues 4 Nashville Predators 3 Edmonton Oilers 2 Winnipeg Jets 5…

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NHL Rumors: Flames Goalie Search and Kovalchuk

On the Calgary Flames ... Eric Francis of the Calgary Flames: The Flames will need to re-sign pending RFAs Johnny Gaudreau and Sean Monahan this offseason, but GM Brad Treliving main priority is to find a starting goalie. "No ifs,…

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