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Rumors: Granlund, Blues, Yakupov and Myers

Michael Russo of the Star Tribune: Mikael Granlund's agent said Wild fans shouldn't worry about contract talks. “The only deadline would be next training camp, but Mikael is not the type of person that would want to use that as…

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Videos: NHL Highlights From Thurs. Oct. 23rd 2014

Wild's Darcy Kuemper picks up his third shutout of the season. Scott Hartnell has four helpers in a 5-4 win over the Sharks.

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Injuries: Chara, Baily, Lecavalier, Heatley, Killorn, Varlamov and Kane

Joe McDonald: Bruins Zdeno Chara will be out four to six weeks with ligament damage to his knee, which could require surgery. Nicholas Goss: Whoever the Bruins call up from the AHL won't be much help, and it isn't ideal…

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Quick Hits: Injuries, Lines, Pairings and Goalies

Erik Erlendsson: Ryan Callahan not on ice, so not expecting to play Friday or Saturday. Andy Strickland: Blues Carl Gunnarsson won't play tonight. Joe Smith: Lightning lines: Drouin-Filppula-Stamkos/Palat-Johnson-Connolly/Kucherov-Namestnikov-Brown/Morrow-Boyle-Blunden. Randy Sportak: Flames lines: Colborne-Monahan-Hudler, Glencross-Stajan-Byron, Raymond-Backlund-Gaudreau, Bollig-Jooris-Bouma. Defensive pairings: Giordano-Brodie; Russell-Wideman; Smid-Engelland. Columbus Blue…

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Rumors III: Voynov, Stewart, Myers, Marincin, Avs, Granlund and Bruins

Elliotte Friedman of SportsNet: LA district attorneys have until December 1st to lay charges against Slava Voynov. He's getting paid and counts against the salary cap. It is possible that the Kings could get some salary relief if the situation…

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Rumors II: Oilers, Blues, Leafs, Bruins, Jets, Sabres, Wings and Pens

The Fourth Period: Scouting Directors and management from the Blues, Blue Jackets and Maple Leafs have watched Oilers games recently. 22 scouts were at the Oilers-Coyotes game last week. Teams are looking at Jeff Petry, Nail Yakupov and Jordan Eberle.…

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Rumors I: Sabres, Islanders, Oilers, Red Wings and Ducks

John Vogl of the Buffalo News: Sabres Tyler Myers hopes to remain with the team and trade rumors are not affecting him. “I haven’t heard too much,” Myers said. “Obviously, murmurings here and there, but I had a lot of…

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Morning Hits: Notes and Injury Updates

David Pagnotta: Update last night on Slava Voynov situation: " I just spoke with a member of RB Police Dept. As of now, the matter was presented to the DA and the matter is still being followed up. They have not…

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Videos: NHL Highlights From Wed. Oct. 22nd 2014

Ducks Corey Perry records his second hat trick in seven games ... The Oilers win back-to-back games.

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Consensus Power Rankings – Week Two

For the rest of the season we'll be taking a look at various media outlets weekly power rankings and formulating a consensus rankings from them. Results will likely be posted each Wednesday. To get our consensus point total, we awarded…

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Rumors II: Penguins, Islanders, Bruins, Red Wings, Stars and Leafs

Pierre LeBrun of ESPN: Penguins GM Jim Rutherford doesn't think goalie Marc-Andre Fleury will be going anywhere. "As long as I'm GM here, he's my goalie," Rutherford told ESPN.com. "My plan is to re-sign him when the time is right.…

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Rumors: Eberle, Yakupov, Perron and the Bruins

Joe Haggerty of CSNNE: Haggerty expands on Don Cherry's comments that the Oilers should look to trade Jordan Eberle. “You can’t trade (Nail) Yakupov, because nobody’s going to take him,” said Cherry, as per Sportsnet.ca. “(Jordan) Eberle or one of…

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