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NHL News: Gardiner Signs Five Year Deal With Maple Leafs

David Cooper of the Toronto Star: The Maple Leafs signed restricted free agent defenseman Jake Gardiner to a five-year contract worth $20.25 million. The deal will take the 24-year old defenseman one year into unrestricted free agency, and does not…

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NHL Rumors III: Treliving Talks Flames … Trotz Talks Second Line Center

Aaron Vickers of Flames.nhl.com: Flames GM Brad Treliving on their current roster. “One of the things that help you improve is creating internal competition at all positions. You look at our team right now. We’ve got some young forwards that…

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NHL Rumors II: Braun, Leafs, Spaling, Stoa and Nelson

Kevin Kurz of CSN Bay Area: The Sharks have started contract extension talks with Justin Braun, though nothing is imminent. “Nothing yet. We will be talking more later in the month after Justin’s wedding,” Neil Sheehy said via email. Braun…

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NHL Rumors I: Reimer and His Agent Talk About Situation With Leafs

Jeff Simmons of SportsNet: Maple Leafs James Reimer told the Fan 590 that his rift with head coach Randy Carlyle was overblown. “In all honesty, I’ve always defended (Carlyle). Maybe we didn’t see eye-to-eye last year,” Reimer said on Sportsnet…

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Quick Hits: Arbitration, Winnik, Tatar, Stats and Brassard

Luke Fox of SportsNet: Remaining arbitration hearing dates: Jimmy Hayes (FLA) - July 29th, Nick Spaling (PIT) - July 31st, Michael Frolik (WIN) - July 31st (update - just signed a one-year, $3.3 million deal), Dwight King (LA) - Aug. 1st, Justin…

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NHL News: Wings Sign Tatar … Leafs Sign Winnik

Detroit Red Wings: The Red Wings have re-signed RFA Tomas Tatar to a three-year contract. Helene St. James: Tatar will carry a $2.75 million salary cap hit. Danny DeKeyser is the lone RFA remaining for the Red Wings. A decision…

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NHL Rumors II: Wings, Oilers, Hurricanes and Zacha

Brendan Savage of MLive: Danny DeKeyser still doesn't have a deal with the Red Wings, but he isn't concerned. "There won't be any problems," DeKeyser told Fox 17 while in Portage to play in annual Western Michigan Hockey Alumni and…

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NHL Rumors I: Maple Leafs, Flames and Rangers

Steve Simmons of the Toronto Sun: Dave Poulin appeared to know that he would be let go. Claude Loiselle didn't think he would be let go despite knowing that changes were coming. Talk is that Poulin and Brendan Shanahan didn't…

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NHL News: Leafs Re-sign Reimer

Elliott Friedman: The Toronto Maple Leafs have re-signed James Reimer to a two-year contract. He'll have a salary cap hit of $2.3 million.

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NHL Rumors III: Stamkos, Maple Leafs, Sharks and Penguins

Stephen Whyno in the Toronto Star: Lightning Steven Stamkos will be a UFA in 2016 and thought of playing for the Maple Leafs could be there. “We’ll see what happens. It’s a couple years away,” Stamkos said Wednesday. “Right now…

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NHL Video: State of the San Jose Sharks

San Jose Sharks head coach Todd McLellan and GM Doug Wilson discuss the State of the Sharks. Discussing their goaltending situation, moving Brent Burns back to the blueline and some things going forward. (video from earlier this offseason, but it's…

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NHL Rumors II: Senators, Wings, Leafs, Avalanche and Canadiens

Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun: Before the Senators traded Jason Spezza to Dallas, they had been working on trading another forward. The deal may have fallen through or put on the back burner. Teams have told the Sun that…

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