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Quick Hits: Trade, Waivers, Injuries, Lines and Starters

Panthers PR: The Panthers trade defenseman Colby Robak to the Ducks for Jesse Blacker and a future draft pick. Tim Wharnsby: Anders Lindback clears waivers. Jason Mackey: Penguins Kris Letang will be out about two weeks. Chip Alexander: Hurricanes Cam…

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Rumors II: Brodeur, Sobotka, Saad, Bernier, Kadri and Franson

Pierre LeBrun of ESPN: Martin Brodeur will get a roster bonus of $125,000 on each of February 1st and March 1st if he is still on an NHL roster. It seems to be a week-to-week thing with the Blues. The…

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Rumors I: Alfredsson, Rangers, Oilers and Bruins

Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun: The Senators talked to Daniel Alfredsson this summer about returning to the team for this season. Both owner Eugene Melnyk and GM Bryan Murray spoke Alfredsson, but were told that he'd made a commitment…

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Morning Hits: Kings, Stars, Wild, Hawks, Ducks, Sens, Devils and Pens

Bob McKenzie: The Kings and Alec Martinez agree on a six-year, $24 million contract extension. Darren Dreger: The Stars put Anders Lindback on waivers. Michael Russo of the Star Tribune: Wild's Ryan Suter missed last night's game with possibly the…

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Videos: NHL Highlights From Wed. Dec. 3rd 2014

Four games were played last night and another other loss for the Oilers.

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Consensus NHL Power Rankings – Week Eight

Six different teams were ranked at the top by nine media outlets. Since we were able to get nine rankings this week, we dropped the highest and lowest point total for each team, taking the middle seven scores to come…

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Rumors: Oilers, Flyers, Sens, Panthers, Pens, Habs, Wings and Bryzgalov

Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: It's hard for the Oilers to get what they need to improve with David Perron as the center piece of a deal. He has been available longer than originally thought. There are a limited amount of…

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Videos: NHL Highlights From Tues. Dec. 2nd 2014

There were 10 games last night, including Marc-Andre Fleury's fifth shutout of the season.

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Quick Hits: Kings Fined, Brodeur, Injuries, Lines and Starters

Bruce Arthur: The NHL has fined the Kings $100,000 for allowing defenseman Slava Voynov to take part in their optional skate. Pierre LeBrun: Martin Brodeur's contract the Blues is for $700,000 plus bonuses. Frank Seravalli: The Flyers will make Vinny…

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Rumors II: Predators, Panthers, Wild, Stars and Oilers

Craig Custance of ESPN: If a team is looking for some depth upfront, they should call the Predators. Source saying that with Mike Fisher's return and the emergence of some of their young players, the Preds would be willing to…

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Rumors I: Senators, Wings, Blue Jackets and Maple Leafs

Shawn Simpson: Senators owner Eugene Melneyk has said that he and GM Bryan Murray have started the process of looking for the Senators next GM. Nick Cotsonika: Red Wings GM Ken Holland on Mike Babcock: "I want to keep Mike. We've…

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Morning Hits: Alfredsson, Ryan, Vatanen, Bouwmeester and Brodeur

Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun: Though the details are still being finalized, sources are saying that Daniel Alfredsson will skate in the Senators warmup on Thursday.  The NHL may have to grant special permission for this to happen as…

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