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Rumors VIII: Kessel, St. Louis, Pengs, Beauchemin, Jones and Stempniak

Pierre LeBrun of ESPN: Phil Kessel is owed a $4 million signing bonus tomorrow. The Leafs may have liked to move him before, but they realize the best trade offer may come after the payment is made.Source said that the Flames…

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Trade: Bruins Trade Martin Jones to the Sharks

The San Jose Sharks have acquired goaltender Martin Jones from the Boston Bruins for a 2016 1st round pick and unsigned prospect Sean Kuraly. The 25-year old Martin went undrafted and is a RFA. The Bruins acquired Jones at the…

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Rumors VII: Bruins – Bickel, Jones and Rask

Chris Kuc: Source saying the Bruins are interested in Blackhawks Bryan Bickel. The Blackhawks would have to retain some salary in a deal. Greg Wyshynski: Bruins GM Don Sweeney on goalie Martin Jones: "Had discussions, explored some different possibilities with him. We’ll…

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Rumors VI: Penguins – Gonchar, Frolik, St. Louis, Ward and Saad

Will DePaoli of Inside Pittsburgh Sport: The agent for Sergei Gonchar, JP Barry, confirmed that he met wit the Penguins about the idea of Gonchar returning to the Penguins, but nothing is definite at the moment.Tyler Kennedy is also interested…

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Video: Free Agents That Won’t Live Up To Expectations

Yahoo! Sports Greg Wyshynski looks about some free agents that are going to cash in on during free agency that won't live up to expectations.

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Rumors V: Kessel, Bruins, Penguins, Flyers, Senators and Canadiens

Andy Strickland: The Maple Leafs have told at least one team that they would be willing to retain $2 million of Phil Kessel's contract in a trade. Damien Cox of Sportsnet: The Bruins now have goalies Tuukka Rask, Martin Jones,…

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Rumors IV: Franson, Richards, Sekera, Stafford, Frolik, and the Habs

Dhiren Mahiban of Pro Hockey Talk: Cody Franson's agent said that they have spoken with "half a dozen" teams. “Just tire-kicking. General stuff,” Johannson said of the talks. “We already know who the teams are that would need someone like…

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An Update on the Mike Richards Situation with Video

TMZ: TMZ's sources obtained info regard Mike Richards issue that lead to his contract termination. NHL officials have been notified that the Royal Canadian Mounted Police investigation into ex-L.A. Kings player Mike Richards involves the prescription drug oxycodone ... multiple…

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Rumors III: Canucks, Coyotes, Islanders, and Blue Jackets

Brad Zimer of the Vancouver Sun: The Canucks don't figure to be big players in the free agent pool this year as they have little cap space. “We are up against it with the salary cap so unless we can…

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Rumors II: Beleskey, Ehrhoff, Sharks, Niemi, and Top UFAs by Position

Pierre LeBrun: A dozen teams have reached out to pending UFA Matt Beleskey. Beleskey will meet with some Eastern Conference teams this week before making up his mind. "It’s all about the fit for him," Kuntz told ESPN.com Monday morning.…

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Rumors I: Flames, Sobotka, Downie, and Lapierre

Kristen Odland of the Calgary Herald: The Flames currently have a cap number of just under $48 million, which doesn't include RFA Dougie Hamilton who was looking for Drew Doughty money from Boston. Lance Bouma is also looking for a new…

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Rumors VII: Maple Leafs and Kings

Lance Hornby of the Toronto Sun: The Leafs are in no rush to make a trade. “I came here for the draft. It wasn’t really the trade deadline,” the team president said. “Nothing really materialized that would benefit the Leafs.…

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