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Rumors II: Bruins, Coyotes, Blues, Sabres and Canucks

Fluto Shinzawa of the Boston Globe: When asked if his players should feel uncomfortable in the dressing room, Bruins GM Peter Chiarelli said, "Absolutely. Absolutely." They are getting healthy, but may not be together long. “It’s never fun to be…

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Rumors I: Coaches, Bruins, Wild, Sabres, Lightning, Sens and Leafs

Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: Thinking Mike Babcock will remain in Detroit. Todd McLellan could intrigue the Maple Leafs if he becomes available. There are Peter DeBoer connections. Dale Hunter didn't enjoy dealing with the media in Washington, so it's hard…

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Injuries: Lightning, Hawks, Coyotes, Isles, Devils, Leafs and more

Josh Smith of the Tampa Bay Times: Lightning's Radko Gudas had arthroscopic knee surgery yesterday and will be out for about four months. "It's a little tough to digest right now, just because clearly it's more serious than we thought,"…

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Videos: NHL Highlights From Tues. Jan. 6th, 2015

Nightly recap video of all 10 games in just under four minutes, plus extended highlights of each game. David Backes recorded four goals in a 6-0 Brian Elliott shutout of the Coyotes. Semyon Varlamov made 54 saves in a 2-0…

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Rumors III: Ron Wilson and Dreger On the Maple Leafs

Hope Smoke: Ron Wilson on TSN 1050 Radio: "It's always shocking when a coach gets fired, especially one with a winning record" ... "Early on in your career you don't feel it coming, but later on & in my year with the…

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News: Maple Leafs Fire Head Coach Randy Carlyle

The Toronto Maple Leafs have fired head coach Randy Carlyle. Assistant coaches Steve Spott and Peter Horachek will take over behind the bench for the time being. “I want to thank Randy for all of his hard work and dedication,”…

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Rumors II: Blues, Bruins, Hurricanes, Canucks and Devils

Jeremy Rutherford of the St. Louis Post Dispatch: Though they've been linked to some trade rumors, Blues GM Doug Armstrong thinks trades are unlikely. “It’s the manager’s job is to stay in constant communication with other managers, but there’s very few…

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Rumors I: Flyers, Ducks, Leafs, Senators and Bertuzzi

Tim Panaccio of CSN Philly: Flyers GM Ron Hextall could be looking towards next year and beyond. “We’re not at the point where we’re looking at getting rid of guys, but I would say that probably we’re not far from…

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Injuries: Lightning, Wild, Flyers, Jets, Caps, Sens, Pens and Hawks

Erik Erlendsson of the Tampa Tribune: Lightning's Radko Gudas will have arthroscopic surgery on his right knee and will be out indefinitely. He suffered the injury after crashing awkwardly into the boards on December 29th against the Maple Leafs. He…

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Videos: NHL Highlights From Mon. Jan. 5th, 2015

Only one NHL game to go along with the gold medal World Junior game. Joe Pavelski, Logan Couture and Brent Burns each record two points, leading the Sharks over the Jets. Russia makes a game of it after Canada built…

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Rumors III: Bruins, Coyotes, Maple Leafs and Blues

Hope Smoke: Darren Dreger:  "I look at Boston as a team perhaps getting involved in something as early as this week." ... "we've been talking about the Vermette rumours for weeks. I know Boston is a team that has considerable…

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Rumors II: Coyotes, Bruins, Rangers and Wild

Zach Buchanan of the Arizona Republic: Coyotes new majority owner, Andrew Barroway, said he's committed to making the Coyotes work in Glendale. The five-year, $50 million in loses trigger is still in place.  Barroway added that he has no interest…

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