Mark Easson

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NHL Rumors II: Stars, Blackhawks, Bruins and Maple Leafs

Mike Heika of the Dallas Morning News: (mailbag) Question brings up rumors of Patrick Sharp and possibly Brent Seabrook being available through trade in the Blackhawks attempt to get under the salary cap. Though Sharp's name has been in the…

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NHL Rumors I: Wild on Goaltending, Niederreiter and Bissonnette

Michael Russo of the Star Tribune: Both Niklas Backstrom and Josh Harding have told Wild GM Chuck Fletcher that they are well and that he doesn't need to bring in another goalie. “Everything’s a go with both goalies,” Fletcher said…

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NHL Rumors I: Wild on Goaltending, Niederreiter and Bissonnette

Michael Russo of the Star Tribune: Both Niklas Backstrom and Josh Harding have told Wild GM Chuck Fletcher that they are well and that he doesn't need to bring in another goalie. “Everything’s a go with both goalies,” Fletcher said…

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NHL News: Coyotes, Seattle, Fisher and Karlsson

Craig Morgan Fox Sports Arizona: The Coyotes Jobing.com Arena will now be known as Gila River Arena, pending approval from the Glendale City Council vote on September 9th. The deal is believed to be worth $30 million over 10 years.…

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NHL Rumors II: Johansen, Brodeur, Kane, Green, Ward, Tootoo, Selanne and Biznasty

Matt Larkin of the Hockey News: The Blue Jackets want to give RFA Ryan Johansen a bridge deal, but Larkin thinks they could end up regretting it. Citing P.K. Subban's bridge that may have cost the Canadiens an extra $2…

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NHL Rumors I: Ellis, DeKeyser, Leddy and Ryan

Josh Cooper of the Tennessean: The Predators have only one RFA unsigned, defenseman Ryan Ellis. It all comes down to money. GM David Poile is hopeful a deal can be reached soon. "Like 99 percent of negotiations that aren't done…

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NHL Rumors II: GM Ron Hextall Talks Flyers

Randy Miller of NJ.com: Flyers GM Ron Hextall on the Scott Hartnell trade: “No question. The one thing I'll never do is I'll never not do something because a guy is a popular player. I've got to do what's best…

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NHL Rumors: Flyers, Bissonnette, Malone, DeKeyser and Staal

Randy Miller of NJ.com: (questions for Flyers GM Ron Hextall from twitter)Hextall on if he sees any more moves before the start of the season, lots of Zach Bogosian rumors out there: "Ah, that's hard question to answer. You never know…

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NHL Rumors: Flyers, Bissonnette, Malone, DeKeyser and Staal

Randy Miller of NJ.com: (questions for Flyers GM Ron Hextall from twitter)Hextall on if he sees any more moves before the start of the season, lots of Zach Bogosian rumors out there: "Ah, that's hard question to answer. You never know…

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NHL News: Islanders, Malone, Blake and Refs CBA

Barbara Ross and Pat Leonard of the NY Daily News: Andrew Barroway has filed a $10 million lawsuit against Islanders owner Charles Wang for backing away from handshake deal to sell the team for $420 million. The suit alleges that…

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NHL Rumors II: Krug and Smith, Molson and Subban, Ellis and Bishop

Joe Haggerty of CSNNE: It's all quiet with regards to the Bruins and RFA defenseman Torey Krug and forward Reilly Smith. Both don't have a options or leverage. Krug is probably looking at one- or two-year deal with a cap of…

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NHL Rumors I: Selanne, Alfredsson, Red Wings and Canadiens

Juha Hiitela: Teemu Selanne: "If I had to decide about my career a week ago, I'd say my career is over. NHL career is definitely over." ... "But I don't need to say my career is over. There's no need to say…

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