Mark Easson

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Rumors: Red Wings, Avalanche and Oilers

Ansar Khan of MLive: (mailbag) Tyler Myers and Mike Green were among the players the Red Wings looked at acquiring this offseason. The Wings inquired about Ryan Kesler but they didn't have the assets to acquire him or didn't want…

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Morning Hits: Datsyuk, Kuznetsov and Vincour

Katie Flynn of theScore: Red Wings Pavel Datsyuk hasn't ruled out playing for his hometown Avtomobilist Yekaterinberg of the KHL before his hockey days are finished. He'll be 38-years old when his Red Wings contract expires in three years. Datsyuk…

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Florida Panthers 2014-15 Season Primer

The Florida Panthers are the fourth Altantic division team we are taking a closer look at heading into the 2014-15 season Use the below Tabs to view Panthers info for this upcoming season, as well as some numbers from last…

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Rumors: Stars, Blue Jackets and Oilers

Mike Heika of the Dallas Morning News: (mailbag) Heika thinks it's too early to trade Devin Shore or Jason Dickson, need to see if they can re-sign Jason Spezza to a contract extension first. Sergei Gonchar, Shawn Horcoff and Erik…

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Morning Hits: Leafs, the “No Sense” Part of Expansion and Burns

Steve Simmons of the Toronto Sun: The Maple Leafs are considering splitting up Phil Kessel and James van Riemsdyk as they are concerned that there is too much fire power on their first line and not enough on their second…

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Rumors II: Bruins and Oilers

Joe Haggerty of CSNNE: (mailbag) Asked about thoughts on trading Zdeno Chara while his value is still high. Haggerty thinks the Bruins could eventually look at the possibility of trading Chara if he continues to show his age.  They would…

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Rumors I: RFAs Eakin, Dillon, Ellis and Johansen

Chris Johnston: Remaining RFAs include: Ryan Johansen, Jaden Schwartz, Torey Krug, Reilly Smith, Tyson Barrie, Danny DeKeyser, Nino Neiderreiter, Ryan Ellis, Devante Smith-Pelly, Cody Eakin and Brenden Dillon. Mike Heika of the Dallas Morning News: The Stars and RFAs Cody Eakin…

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Morning Hits: Brookbank, Expansion, E. Staal and Official CBA Talk

Chris Kuc: Defenseman Sheldon Brookbank was hoping to re-sign with the Blackhawks, but will be at the Flames training camp on a tryout. He didn't rule out returning to the Blackhawks though: "You never know what could happen from now until…

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News: Schultz, Hamill, White and Saskin

 Edmonton Oilers: The Oilers have signed RFA defenseman Justin Schultz to a one-year contract. ($3.675 million) “I knew it was going to get done,” he said. “I didn’t want to drag it on into training camp and be a distraction.…

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Detroit Red Wings 2014-15 Season Primer

The Detroit Red Wings are the next Atlantic division team in our 2014-15 season primer series. Use the below Tabs to view Red Wings info for this upcoming season, as well as some numbers from last year. 2013-14 record: 39-28-15, 93…

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Rumors II: Bruins, Oilers, Sharks and Maple Leafs

Joe Haggerty of CSNNE: The Bruins could benefit from moving a defenseman or two. Edmonton media reports that the Oilers could use a defenseman like hometown boy Johnny Boychuk. The Bruins will have trouble re-signing Boychuk to a deal at…

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Rumors I: Coyotes and Hurricanes, Las Vegas Relocation Candidates?

Luke DeCock: "Don't work yourself up over" Dan Patrick's speculation about the Hurricanes moving to Las Vegas. Luke DeCock of the Raleigh News & Observer: Hurricanes Peter Karmanos is looking to sell chucks of the team to local investors, but…

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