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St. Louis Blues 2014-15 Season Primer

The St. Louis Blues thought they were in a good position last year to make a run after their trade deadline additions, but they ran into the Blackhawks and were sent home early. They were able to sign the top…

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Nashville Predators 2014-15 Season Primer

The Nashville Predators missed the playoffs by three points last year, and despite some nice additions, they will still have an uphill battle in the tough Central division. Use the below Tabs to view Predators info for this upcoming season,…

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Rumors II: Brodeur, Devils, Schwartz and Bruins

Pierre LeBrun of ESPN: Martin Brodeur's agent, Pat Brisson, yesterday. "We knew all along we would have to be patient," Brodeur's agent, Pat Brisson of CAA Sports, told ESPN.com on Thursday. "Marty is prepared to wait this out, knowing that…

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Rumors I: Trade Candidates, Red Wings, Flyers, Habs and Coyotes

Rory Boylen of The Hockey News: Top 10 trade candidates for this season: Cody Franson, Kris Versteeg (other Blackhawks could be Bryan Bickell, Johnny Oduya and Nick Leddy), Josh Bailey (or maybe Michael Grabner), Johnny Boychuk, Evander Kane, Cam Ward,…

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Morning Hits: Niederreiter, Malone, Clowe, Leafs and Milano

Michael Russo: Nino Niederreiter's contract with the Wild is for three-years, $8 million, a $2.66 million cap hit. Pat Leonard: Ryan Malone's deal with the Rangers is for one-year, two-way, $700,000 in the NHL and $100,000 in the AHL. Tom…

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Minnesota Wild 2014-15 Season Primer

The Minnesota Wild will be in a battle this season to get back into the playoffs in the tough Western Conference. They added Tomas Vanek this offseason, but will it be enough? Use the below Tabs to view Wild info for…

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Dallas Stars 2014-15 Season Primer

The Dallas Stars are a team on the rise and are looking to build on their 8th seed from last year. The additions of Jason Spezza and Ales Hemsky should help them move up the standings. Use the below Tabs…

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Rumors II: Boychuk, Staal, Glencross, Ryan and Methot

DJ Bean of WEEI: Bruins Johnny Boychuk knows he's a potential trade candidate due to the Bruins cap situation and unsigned Torey Krug and Reilly Smith, but he's trying to just focus on being on the Bruins blueline to start…

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Rumors I: Johansen, Bobrovsky, Whitney and Fleury

Aaron Portzline of the Columbus Dispatch: The Blue Jackets and Ryan Johansen's camp haven't had any contract negotiations in the past six weeks, but the sides are expected to meet face-to-face this weekend in Traverse City, Michigan. “The last time…

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Morning Hits: Gelinas, Moore, Coyotes, Pavelski and Sekera

Tom Gulitti of the Record: Devils coach Pete DeBoer on the possibility of Eric Gelinas not attending training camp: “For me, I deal with those situations in training camp like I do the trade deadline. I don’t have any control…

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Colorado Avalanche 2014-15 Season Primer

The Colorado Avalanche surprised many last season by winning the Central division. They'll be in tough to repeat their 2013-14 results this season. Use the below Tabs to view Avalanche info for this upcoming season, as well as some numbers…

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Chicago Blackhawks 2014-15 Season Primer

The Chicago Blackhawks are out first Western Conference team that we are taking a closer look in our season primer series. The Blackhawks enter the season as strong Cup contenders. Use the below Tabs to view Blackhawks info for this…

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