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Consensus NHL Power Rankings – Week 17

Three different teams were ranked in the top slot, with the Blues collecting the most 1st place rankings with five apiece. Six different teams were ranked in the top three by the eight media outlets. With eight rankings this week, we…

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Rumors III: Friedman Roundup

Elliotte Friendman of Sportsnet: Jets Evander Kane was scratched from last night's game which was in his hometown. Jets coach Paul Maurice didn't say it was injury related. Sabres Cody Hodgson was benched last Friday. If the Sabres were to…

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Rumors II: Red Wings, Jets, Canadiens and Capitals

Craig Custance of ESPN: Red Wings GM Ken Holland. “I’m not going to pay a price to bring in someone to be a sixth or seventh defenseman or bottom-six forward,” Holland said when we chatted over the weekend. Dylan Larkin…

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Rumors I: Leafs, Kings, Preds, Sens, Rangers, Isles, Hawks and Habs

TSN Insider Trading: Dreger: Leafs telling teams to "get your offers ready."  The Leafs are going to talk with Mike Santorelli to see what it would take to re-sign him. Kessel and Phaneuf are more of offseason moves. Putting percentages…

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Injuries: Okposo, Malkin, Rinne, Howard, Phaneuf and Many More

Katie Strang: Source confirmed that Islanders Kyle Okposo's injury was a detached retina. Pittsburgh Penguins: Coach Mike Johsnton said that Evgeni Malkin is "pretty close right now" and could play tonight. Renaud Lavoie: Predators Pekka Rinne is feeling better and the…

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Videos: NHL Highlights From Tues. Feb. 3rd, 2015

Highlights from all games in under five minutes, with extended highlights of all 11 games. Devan Dubnyk improves to 6-1-0 with three shutouts in eight games since being acquired by the Wild.

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LeBrun’s Rumblings: Sens, Leafs, Oilers, Preds, Sharks and Wild

Pierre LeBrun of ESPN: Senators GM Bryan Murray didn't want Marc Methot contract negotiations to drag on this far. Methot's agent retired, and is now being handled by Mike Luit. The sides met last week, and if he's not signed…

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Top 25 2015 NHL Free Agents

You may not agree with our rankings, but here is our initial 2015 Top 25 NHL free agent list. In creating this list we took into consideration factors such as players age, position, injury history, likelihood of signing with another team,…

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Not Really Rumors: Nabokov, Kekalainen, Stewart and Oduya

Stan Fischler: Evgeni Nabokov tells Fischler that it appears to be time to "hand up the skates." Erik Erlendsson: Nabokov's agent, Don Meehan, said that he'll take a few days to "consider his future." Shawn Mitchell: Blue Jackets GM Jarmo…

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Rumors II: Coyotes, Wings, Ducks and Canucks

Kevin Allen of USA Today: Coyotes Antoine Vermette could be the hottest commodity leading up to the deadline. Other players that could be dealt include: Jaromir Jagr, Jiri Tlusty, Marc Methot, Tyler Myers, Zbynek Michalek, Jeff Petry and Drew Stafford.…

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Rumors I: Franson and A Couple Leafs Related Videos

TSN 1050 radio: Pierre LeBrun: Maple Leafs Cody Franson could get a long-term deal in the $6 to $7 million range if he hit the open market. He was quick to reject a three-year, $4.5 million per year offer from…

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Injuries: Shattenkirk, Hall, Hanzal, Severson, Eriksson plus more

St. Louis Blues: Defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk will undergo abdominal surgery in the next seven to 10 days, and then will be week-to-week. Joanne Ireland: Oilers Taylor Hall re-aggravated his bruised bone that had kept him out for the previous three…

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