Mark Easson

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Rumors III: Bruins, Atkinson, Stewart and Zuccarello

Aaron Portzline: Trade rumors surrounding Blue Jackets Cam Atkinson intensified last night. GM Jarmo Kekalainen working late. Nothing official. Aaron Portzline: Was told that Cam Atkinson's camp tried to get an extension done with the Blue Jackets the past couple…

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Rumors II: Maple Leafs – Babcock, Clarkson, Bozak, Kessel and Bernier

Steve Simmons of the Toronto Sun: Until he commits to the Red Wings, there is the belief that the Maple Leafs can get Mike Babcock. Brendan Shanahan hasn't yet given the thumbs up or thumbs down to GM Dave Nonis.…

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Rumors and Video: Yandle, Sharp, Bernier, Zuccarello, Petry and Glencross

Rory Boylen of Sportsnet:  Elliotte Friedman on Keith Yandle, who could be on the move. “There are Eastern Conference teams who believe that one of the playoff contenders is trying to make a late run for Keith Yandle,” Friedman said.…

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Trade: The Blackhawks Acquire Vermett For First and Dahlbeck

The Arizona Coyotes have traded Antoine Vermette to the Chicago Blackhawks for a 2015 1st round pick and Klas Dahlbeck The 32-year old Vermette was drafted 55th overall in the 2nd round of the 2000 draft by the Senators. He…

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Rumors IX: Sharp, Cole, Horcoff, Beleskey, Michalek, Petry and Sens

Chris Kuc: The agent for Patrick Sharp, Rick Curran, spoke with Blackhawks GM Stan Bowman on Thursday and was assured that they have "no intention" of trading Sharp. David Pagnotta: Sharp talk should be quieted, but some teams still think…

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Rumors VIII: Sharp, Petry, Lightning, Zuccarello, Bozak and Stewart

Brian Hedger: Source saying that Patrick Sharp is not in play. Mark Spector: Have been told that the Blackhawks have no plans to trade trade Sharp by the deadline. Travis Hughes: "Why would the Blackhawks trade Sharp right now though?…

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Rumors VII: Blackhawks-Caps Connection, Flyers and Rangers

Mark Lazerus: Doesn't mean that he will be traded, but Patrick Sharp is in play. Tracey Myers: Source saying the Blackhawks have asked the Capitals about Joel Ward. Chuck Gormley of CSN Washington: Patrick Sharp and the Capitals came up…

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Trade: Ducks Acquire Fleischmann from Panthers for Pick and Heatley

The Florida Panthers have traded forward Tomas Fleischmann to the Anaheim Ducks for 2015 3rd round pick and Dany Heatley. The 30-year old Fleischmann was drafted 63rd overall in 2nd round of the 2002 draft by the Red Wings. He…

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Trade: Washington Acquires Gleason from Hurricanes for Hillen and Pick

The Carolina Hurricanes have traded defenseman Tim Gleason to the Washington Capitals for defenseman Jack Hillen and a 4th round draft pick that originally came from the Coyotes in the Martin Erat trade. The 32-year old Gleason was drafted 23rd…

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Rumors and Video: Zuccarello, Raanta, Kassian, Petry and GMs Not Idle

Katie Strang: It's looking more likely that the Rangers will be trading Mats Zuccarello over re-signing him. Teams have been made aware that he is available. David Pagnotta: As Strang reported, contract extension talks between Mats Zuccarello and the Rangers haven't…

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Rumors VI: Bozak, Wild and Who the Bruins Could be Interested In

Luke Fox of Sportsnet: Tyler Bozak on if he thinks he'll be traded. “I have no idea. I don’t really look into it. I don’t read anything about it," the centre said, after the Maple Leafs' 3-2 win over the…

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Rumors V: Coyotes, Blues, Blackhawks, Capitals, Sharks, Devils and Scouting

Craig Morgan of Fox Sports Arizona: Agent Allan Walsh on Antoine Vermette and Zbynek Michalek on which trade rumors are real and which are not. "You don't know but you kind of know," Walsh said Friday morning as rumors swirled about…

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