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Rumors III: Leafs, Wings, Sabres, Sharks and Devils

John Hoven: Sources saying the Maple Leafs haven't had another interview with Michael Futa in the past few days. Nothing new to report this week. Michael Augello: Most reports saying the Leafs have talked to Futa twice already. Shanahan may…

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Rumors II: Flyers, Wild, Oilers, Hawks, Habs, Wings and Devils

Tom Dougherty of CSN Philly: (mailbag) How will the Flyers address their scoring issues this offseason? With their current cap situation, it will be hard to Flyers GM Ron Hextall to bring in the scoring forward they need. Hextall wants…

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Rumors I: Radulov, Horcoff, Ehrhoff, Canucks and Penguins

Jared Clinton of The Hockey News: A Russian website, Champion.at, posted a report that Alexander Radulov's agent said that not only is he eligible to return to the NHL after next season, he's already been contracted by Avs coach Patrick…

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News: Penguins Asked for Compensation From Sabres, But Not Devils

Bob McKenzie: The Penguins will get a 2016 3rd round pick from the Sabres as compensation for hiring Dan Bylsma. The pick was originally the Islanders, but due to the condition attached to it, the Penguins may end up with…

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Videos: Bylsma and DeBoer’s Press Conferences

The Buffalo Sabres named Dan Bylsma their next head coach. His press conference from yesterday. The San Jose Sharks named Pete DeBoer their next head coach. His press conference from yesterday.

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Rumors II: Stars, Blackhawks and Babcock’s 10-Year Offers

Mike Heika of the Dallas Morning News: The biggest issue for the Stars this offseason will be figuring out what to do about their goalie situation. Kari Lethonen has three-years left at a $5.9 million cap hit. Would the Stars…

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Rumors I: Wings, Canucks, Stars, Canadiens and Oilers

Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press: Red Wings GM Ken Holland will meet with Jeff Blashill later this week. Currently Blashill is the only candidate for the Red Wings. "I've had some people reach out to me," Holland…

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Top 25 2015 NHL Unrestricted Free Agents

Well this is definitely not a list that will get GMs overly excited. There are some decent defensemen at the top that will get plenty of interest, but no one really jumps out as a "must have" guy. There is…

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Rumors III: Capitals, Devils, Oilers, Sharks and Sabres

Alex Prewitt of the Washington Post: Capitals GM Brian MacLellan said that re-signing Braden Holtby, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Marcus Johansson and Nate Schmidt are his top priorities. “I think we can get reasonable contracts on all of them, and then we’ll…

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Rumors II: Wild and Predators

Michael Russo of the Star Tribune: Devan Dubnyk talks with the Wild began yesterday. GM Fletcher will meet with owner Craig Leipold this week to talk about their offseason plan and will put together their budget for next season. For…

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Rumors I: Johansson, Kostitsyn, Canes, Beleskey and Gustavsson

Chuck Gormley of CSN Washington: Capitals RFA Marcus Johansson will be looking for a big raise from his $2 million salary. He is three years away from being a UFA and the Capitals need to qualify him at 100 percent…

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Rumors II: Senators, Jets and Devils

Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun: The Senators finished their amateur scouting meetings last week, but there is still a lot for GM Bryan Murray and his staff to do in the upcoming weeks. Goalies - the Senators would like…

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