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Mark Easson

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Morning Hits II: St. Louis, Flyers, Weber, Stastny, Spezza and Meszaros Trade

Erik Erlendsson of the Tampa Tribune: Lightning owner Jeff Vinik when he heard that Martin St. Louis wanted to be traded. “A little sadness and disappointment at the time,’’ Vinik said before Thursday night’s game against the Sabres. Vinik wanted…

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Morning Hits: Lower Cap Next Year Than Projected, Schenn and Kassian Suspension Video

Helene Elliott of the LA Times: Kings GM Dean Lombardi said that he was told that next seasons salary cap that was initially projected to be around $71 million, may now be closer to $68 million due to the weakening…

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Quick Hits with Injuries: Hudler, Wideman, Bournival, Gudas, Phaneuf, Emery, Adam and Halak

Roger Millions: Flames Jiri Hudler could return on Monday. Dennis Wideman's is out indefinitely with a significant injury. L.A. Lariviere: Canadiens Michael Bournival (concussion) will meet with team doctors on Monday. Mike Harrington: Sabres Alexander Sulzer is out one to…

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Trade Deadline Fallout III: Bruins, Canucks, Penguins, Ducks, Predators and Devils

Fluto Shinzawa of the Boston Globe: The Flyers are retaining half of Andrej Meszaros's $4 million salary cap hit.Bruins president Cam Neely said on the radio that they had a deal for a player fall through as another trade did…

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Trade Deadline Fallout II: Callahan, MacDonald, Vanek, Leafs, Bulter, Flames and Stastny

Pat Leonard: Rangers GM Glen Sather confirms that contract talks stalled with Ryan Callahan because Callahan wanted a no-trade clause. Erik Erlendsson: Lightning owner Jeff Vinik: "We are pleased to add Ryan Callahan to our team and we hope to sign…

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Morning Hits and Injuries: Yzerman, Devils, Kuznetsov, Kassian, Gorges, Laich, Vatanen and Hanzal

Hockey Central: Lightning GM Steve Yzerman: "We respect decision whether we agreed with it or not." Darren Dreger: If the Devils miss the playoffs, they will still remain in the NHL draft lottery. If they win the lottery, they would still pick 30th,…

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Trade Deadline Fallout I: Ducks, Canucks, Flames, Predators, Flyers, Wild, Caps and Leafs

The Fourth Period: The Ducks and Canucks had serious trade discussions about Ryan Kesler. Sources say that the Ducks offered Sami Vatenen, a first round pick and another player. "We entertained multiple offers in multiple situations and none of them…

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NHL Alters Devils Penalty For The Kovalchuk Cap Circumvention

The NHL has changed the New Jersey Devils penalty for the salary cap circumvention involving Ilya Kovalchuk's contract back in July of 2010. The sanctions originally imposed on the Club included a significant fine, the forfeiture of the Club's third-round…

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Trade Deadline Fallout II: Ligntning, Flames, Sabres, Pens, Caps, Jets, Hawks, Leafs, Devils and Flyers

Steve Zipay: Lightning GM Steve Yzerman said that there were several discussions with Martin St. Louis about the decision to trade him. Tells media to ask St. Louis "why the Rangers." Wes Gilbertson: Flames GM Brian Burke said they agreed…

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Trade Deadline Fallout I: Callahan, Kesler, Brodeur, Vanek, Cammalleri, Canucks, Leafs, Ducks and Flyers

Pierre LeBrun: Told that the Sharks were well down the road on Ryan Callahan trade talks with the Rangers. Darren Dreger: Both the Sharks and Blue Jackets were plan B options if a trade with the Lightning didn't go through. David…

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Injury Notes: Datsyuk, Price, Giguere, McQuaid, Hertl, Stuart and Sobotka

Ansar Khan: Red Wings GM Ken Holland said that Pavel Datsyuk will be shut down for three weeks. John Lu: Canadiens Carey Price is progressing with his injury and "is not far." The Devan Dubnyk trade is not insurance for…

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2014 NHL Trade Deadline Trade Tracker

A list of NHL trades that went down on the 2013-14 NHL trade deadline day, as well as the trades made the day before. Team Receives Team Receives March 5th - Deadline Day RW James Livingston 2016 7th Round Pick…

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