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Buffalo Sabres 2014-15 Season Primer

The Buffalo Sabres are the second team we are taking a closer look at in our season primer series. Use the below Tabs to view Sabres info for this upcoming season, as well as some numbers from last year. 2013-14…

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News: Nothing New To Report On Expansion According To Daly

CP on SportsNet: Bill Daly on expansion in an email: "Nothing new to report on this subject" and "Nothing new has happened." MLSE president and CEO Tim Leiweke on the Fan 590 yesterday. "The commissioner and I had other business this morning,…

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Rumors II: Bruins, Oilers, Brodeur, Blackhawks, Islanders and Senators

DJ Been of WEEI:  Source saying that the Bruins have held "casual discussion" with David Krejci about a contract extension. Krejci is entering the final year of his three-year, $15.75 million deal and would be a UFA at the end…

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Rumors I: Flyers, Devils and the Red Wings

Dave Isaac of the Courier-Post: The Flyers won't be offering training camp tryouts to Dustin Penner and Ryan Malone despite the rumors. When asked about the Penner rumors, GM Ron Hextall said "I haven't heard that." Tom Gulitti of the…

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News: Devils, Flyers, Flames and the Senators

Tom Gulitti of the Record: Scott Gomez will be attending the Devils training camp on a tryout. Dave Isaac of the Courier-Post: Kimmo Timonen had his no-travel restrictions lifted a few ago and is traveling back to the U.S. to…

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Boston Bruins 2014-15 Season Primer

The Boston Bruins are the first team we are looking at in our 2014-15 Season Primer Series. Use the below Tabs to view Bruins info for this upcoming season, as well as some numbers from last year. 2013-14 record: 54-19-9, 117…

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Rumors II: Schultz, Moore, Bouillon and Milano

Jim Matheson of the Edmonton Journal: Oilers Justin Schultz still doesn't have a contract. They could agree to a one-year deal if they can't work out a two-year bridge deal. “Stalemate is too strong a word ... both parties are…

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Rumors I: More On NHL Expansion

Howard Bloom (Sports Business News): The NHL will add four expansion teams by 2017, collecting about $1.4 billion in expansion fees: Las Vegas, Quebec City, Seattle and Toronto. Matt Brown: A team executive has said that he wouldn't use the term…

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Morning Hits: Bishop, Gunnarsson, Blues and Adams

Dan Rosen of NHL.com: Lightning goalie Ben Bishop on his elbow and wrist injuries that ended his season early last year. "That was the plan as soon as the season ended to have the wrist taken care of. The elbow…

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Rumors III: Expansion Talk Heating Up?

Tony Gallagher of the Vancouver Province: Sources that are close to the expansion situation are indicating that an expansion team to Las Vegas is a done deal. Who the owner will be hasn't been determined yet. The NHL also be…

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Rumors II: Anderson, Tootoo and AHL Alignment

Ken Warren of the Ottawa Citizen: Craig Anderson's new three-year contract extension doesn't include a no-trade or limited trade clause. Anderson could become a trade target at the trade deadline if the Senators are out of the playoffs and a…

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Rumors: Fleury and Lidstrom

Josh Yohe of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: Penguins Marc-Andre Fleury will be a UFA at the end of the season and according to GM Jim Rutherford, it's unlikely that he'll get an extension before the start of the season. “I'm not…

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