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Videos: NHL Highlights From Fri. Feb. 6th, 2015

Highlights from all games in just over five minutes, with extended highlights of all five games. Marc-Andre Fleury picks up his eight shutout of the season. The Maple Leafs lost their 11 straight.

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Trade: Maple Leafs Send Ashton and Broll to the Lightning

The Toronto Maple Leafs have traded forwards Carter Ashton and David Broll to the Tampa Bay Lightning for a conditional 7th round pick in 2016. Erik Erlendsson: The condition on the pick is if Ashton plays 15 games with the…

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Video: Evander Kane’s Agent and Paul Maurice Talk About Kane

Ken Wiebe: Evander Kane's agent, Craig Oster, said that Kane will have shoulder surgery in the next day or two. The injury dates back to last season and has got worse over time. Oster on Kane: "He's playing through a…

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Rumors V: OIlers, Blues, Coyotes, Rangers, Ducks, Caps, Sens and Isles

Jim Matheson of the Edmonton Journal: Matheson thinks the Oilers should hold out for a 2nd round pick and solid defenseman prospect for Jeff Petry. Should ask the Red Wings for Xavier Ouellet or Ryan Sproul and a pick for…

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Rumors IV: Kane Needs Surgery and the Rumors Around Him

BREAKING: Darren Dreger: Evander Kane will be out four to six months as he needs shoulder surgery. Will scare most teams away, but not all of them. Jason Brough: Jets Blake Wheeler: "We're expected to uphold a certain standard...if you don’t…

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Rumors III: Capitals, Penguins, Flames, Senators, Flyers and Panthers

Chuck Gormley of CSN Washington: Mike Green and Eric Fehr's agent said yesterday that there have been no contract extension talks with the pending UFAs. Green has a modified no-trade clause. He'd like to stay with the Capitals and hopes…

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Rumors II: Neil, Rangers, Kassian, Scouting and the Capitals

Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun: As many as six to eight teams have shown interest in Chris Neil, including the Blackhawks, Predators, Blues and Jets. Neil would like to stay with the Senators, but in the end he can't…

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Rumors I: Potential Franson Destinations, Flyers and Kings

Scott Lewis of Sportsnet: Five potential destinations for Maple Leafs Cody Franson and potential trade chips.1. Dallas Stars - Jason Dickinson, Radek Faksa, Jyrki Jokipakka, Patrik Nemeth, Brenden Ranford, Brett Ritchie, Devin Shore. 2. LA Kings - Nick Ebert, Derek…

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Injuries: Kane, Getzlaf, Barrie, Timonen, Ehrhoff, Phaneuf and More

Renaud Lavoie: Jets Evander Kane has a shoulder injury. It's not known if he'll need surgery. Ted Wyman: Kane was put on the IR. He was willing to play through the injury before recent events. Eric Stephens of the OC…

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Rumors VII: Radio Hits From Yesterday

Hope Smoke: Darren Dreger on TSN radio: "Good character guys, there's no question (Santorelli, Winnik & Franson) but they're also playing for contracts. In TO or elsewhere. The Leafs have interest in holding onto Santorelli, but at what price? He's looking…

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Rumors VI and Videos: Evander Kane and the Jets

4:20 PM: Renaud Lavoie: "1) Jets Evander Kane was in a track suite because he thought the team meeting was at the team hotel and not a the arena. 2) When he realized the meeting was at the Arena he…

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Rumors V: Avalanche, Penguins and Capitals

Mike Chambers of the Denver Post: The Avalanche will likely inquire about Dion Phaneuf, Cody Franson and Oliver Ekman-Larsson, but the asking prices will likely be more than the Avalanche would be willing to pay. Ekman-Larsson would probably cost a…

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