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Rumors XI: Another Look at Players Who Could Be Traded

Mark Spector of Sportsnet: Spector looking at some players that might be available for trade.TJ Oshie and Patrik Berglund - The Blues aren't fast enough and need some more scoring down the middle. Eddie Lack - The Canucks have decided…

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Rumors X: Caps RW and Draft Options … Pens Martin, Sutter and Roster Outlook

Chuck Gormley of CSN Washington: The Islanders are considering trading Kyle Okposo for a first, and maybe a second round pick. The Capitals don't have a second round pick this year. “There's a lot of different scenarios that could play…

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Rumors IX: Sharks – Draft and Free Agents

David Pollak of the San Jose Mercury News: Sharks GM Doug Wilson. "We're putting this team in a position to bounce back and be very competitive come September," he said last week. "Will we explore everything? Yeah, we will." The…

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Rumors VIII: Stamkos and the Jets

Joe Smith of the Tampa Bay Times: Steven Stamkos has a year left on his deal, and is confident a contract extension will get done. "A lot of people forget I still have another year left on my deal, it's…

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Rumors VII: Blue Jackets, Beleskey, Pens, Habs and Soderberg

Aaron Portzline of the Columbus Dispatch: The Blue Jackets are thought to be the team that made an offer to the Coyotes for the 3rd overall pick. The Blue Jackets currently hold the 8th overall pick. GM Jarmo Kekalainen said…

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Rumors VI: Chiarelli on Draft and Goalies … B’s and Hamilton to Talk

Mark Spector of Sportsnet: Oilers GM Peter Chiarelli might trade the 16th overall pick, but he may be leaning towards keeping it. “Instinctively you want to keep the pick. Especially as the draft approaches, you get more pumped about that…

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Rumors V: Leafs … Cheveldayoff on Burmistrov, Byfuglien and Ladd

Chris Johnston of Sportsnet: Maple Leafs assistant GM Kyle Dubas on trade chatter picking up. "It just seemed that we were getting multiple calls every hour, people trying to test the waters and see what's happening," he said. "It's getting…

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Rumors IV: Coyotes – Cap Flexibility, Free Agents and Offers For No. 3

Sarah McLellan of the Arizona Republic: The Coyotes have 11 players under contract for next year, and with Mike Ribeiro's buyout and the retaining of a portion of Keith Yandle's salary, the Coyotes sit at about $34.2 million. The salary…

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Rumors III: Hedja, Stone, Available Players and Capitals

Darren Dreger: The Avalanche will meet with UFA defenseman Jan Hejda's agent at the draft. He will draw some interest if he hits the open market. Wayne Scanlan: The Senators met with Mark Stone's agent yesterday. Contract talks are progressing, but…

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Rumors II: Wild – Dubnyk, Sprugeon, Draft and RFAs

Michael Russo of the Star Tribune: Wild GM Chuck Fletcher met with Devan Dubnyk, family and friends (his wife, son, parents, brother, sister, mother-in-law, brother-in-law, three buddies) yesterday morning for half an hour in Las Vegas. “We had a good…

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Rumors I: Hamilton and a Stars Chat

Joe Haggerty of CSNNE: Source saying that the Bruins are prepared to go as high as $7 million a year to match an offer sheet for Dougie Hamilton. That seems to be the range for what Hamilton's camp is looking…

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Videos: Chiarelli and Dreger Talking Draft, Goalies and Player Movement

Above: Oilers GM Peter Chiarelli talking about trade of draft picks and Connor McDavid. Below: Darren Dreger on NHL Live talking about the draft, goalies and possible player movement.

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