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Rumors II: Isles, Leafs, Blues, Kings, Bruins and Sharks

Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: The Islanders had hoped to be able to re-sign Johnny Boychuk around $5.8 million, came up to $6 million. Boychuk left money on the table, but he likes his role with the Islanders. The Maple Leafs…

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Rumors I: Kings, Sharks, Maple Leafs and Senators

Jon Rosen of LA Kings Insider: The Kings have opened up preliminary contract extension talks with Tanner Pearson. The 22-year old is a pending RFA. Martin Jones could be next after Pearson. Talks with Tyler Toffoli are expected to take longer…

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Injuries: Myers, OEL, Michalek, Martinez, Smid and More

Ken Wiebe of the Winnipeg Sun: Jets Tyler Myers suffered an upper-body injury last game and it's not known if he'll be able to go tonight. “I don't know the answer to that. I won't have an update for you…

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Video: Nightly Recap for March 13th 2015

Highlights from last night's action - five games were on the schedule. Senators 2 - Islanders 1 Stars 4 - Capitals 2 Blue Jackets 5 - Oilers 4 SO Ducks 2 - Wild 1 Flames 6 - Maple Leafs 3

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Sharks Joe Thornton On His GM: “Doug just needs to shut his mouth.”

David Pollak of San Jose Mercury News: Sharks GM Doug Wilson to season ticket holders last night on Joe Thornton: "He cares about the game so much. The reason we took the 'C' off him ... Joe carries the weight…

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Atlantic Division – Offseason Look: Draft Picks and Free Agents

This week we looked at the 2015 draft picks for each team, as well as their pending restricted and unrestricted free agents. Here is our last installment - the Atlantic division. We lead off with the Pacific division, and followed up with the Central…

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Rumors II: O’Connor, Stars, Sharks and Flames

Craig Custance of ESPN: Source saying that are 14 teams that have a strong interest in signing Boston University free agent goalie Matt O'Connor. Five of those teams have already offered him the opportunity to play in the NHL this…

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Rumors: Doan, Kadri and Richards

Sarah McLellan of the Arizona Republic: (answering questions from a 'chat') Don't think the Coyotes have regrets about not trade Shane Doan at the deadline. Doan holds the power with his no-trade/movement clauses and the Coyotes have been adamant that…

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Injuries: Lightning, Jets, Rangers, Caps, Coyotes, Blues and more

Michelle Gingras: Lightning's Braydon Coburn will be out four- to six-weeks with a lower-body injury. Ondrej Palat is out two- to three-weeks with a lower-body injury. Cedric Paquette will be out 10-14 days with an upper-body injury. Gary Lawless of…

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News: The Islanders Sign Boychuk to Seven-Year Extension

The New York Islanders and Johnny Boychuk have agreed to a seven-year contract worth $42 million, a $6 million cap hit. The Islanders had acquired Boychuk from the Bruins for the Flyers 2015 2nd round pick, the Islanders 2016 2nd…

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Metropolitan Division – Offseason Look: Draft Picks and Free Agents

This week we're taking a look at the 2015 draft picks for each team, as well as their pending restricted and unrestricted free agents. We lead off with the Pacific division, and followed it up with the Central division yesterday. Today we continue on…

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Rumors and Notes: Flyers, Maple Leafs, Devils and Jets

Tim Panaccio of CSN Philly: Flyers GM Ron Hextall said they need evaluate the leadership of their core players this offseason. “I think given the inconsistencies, I think it is something we have to evaluate,” Hextall said. “See where we…

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