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Injury Notes: Hamilton, Parise, Rome, Bortuzzo, Franzen, Neal, Allen, Dwyer, Fasth, Harding and Hemsky

Joe McDonald: Bruins coach Claude Julien on Dougie Hamilton's concussion: "He'll be out for a little bit, but we don’t anticipate it being too, too long." Michael Russo: Wild's Zach Parise skated yesterday morning with assistant coach Darby Hendrickson. Mark Stepneski:…

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VIDEO: SportsNet HC Trade Tracker: Oilers Sam Gagner

Hockey Central panel discusses whether the Oilers should trade Sam Gagner. Brad May thinks that interested teams could be: Devils, Rangers and Hurricanes. Mark Spector thinks teams that could be interested are: Devils, Predators and Coyotes. The Oilers may not…

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VIDEO: SportsNet HC Trade Tracker: Avalanche’s Jamie McGinn

Hockey Central panel discusses whether the Avalanche should trade Jamie McGinn. John Shannon thinks that teams that are looking for forward depth might be interest. He's an RFA, so teams would at least get him for one more year if he…

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Morning Rumors: Jets, Sabres, Caps, Sens, Sharks, Blues, Canadiens, Avs, Canes and Leafs

Elliotte Friedman of CBC: The Jets have a lot of options if they look to make some moves. A lot of their key players are still under contract from two to six years. Talk is that the younger they are,…

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Morning Hits: 2015 Draft, Winter Classic, Telegin, Ramo, Corrado, McGinn, D’Amigo, Crawford and Brodeur

George Richards: The Panthers will host the 2015 NHL draft. George Richards: The NHL promised the Panthers a draft and All-Star game if Broward County paid for a new scoreboard. James Mirtle: The Winter Classic made $20 million, which could…

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Injury Notes: Stamkos, Steen, Polak, Penguins, Read, Gagner and Hall

Erik Erlendsson: Lightning's Steven Stamkos said his eight-week x-rays were good. Rehab has accelerated a bit. He still has issues with tight turns. Lou Korac: Blues Alex Steen said that he's feeling good, no timetable is set, day-to-day. Lou Korac:…

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VIDEO: SportsNet HC Trade Tracker: Sabres Ryan Miller

Hockey Central panel discusses whether the Sabres should trade Ryan Miller. Billy Jaffe thinks interested teams could be: Blues and Capitals. Who do you think the should trade for Miller and at what cost? (video posted Jan. 10th)

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Afternoon Hits: Senators, Hurricanes, Canadiens, Flames, Sabres, Penguins and Lightning

Dan Rosen: Bryan Murray will remain as the Senators GM for the next two seasons, then will stay on with the team as an adviser for the following two years. Michael Smith: Eric Staal practicing on the Hurricanes top power…

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VIDEO: SportsNet HC Trade Tracker: Flames Mike Cammalleri

Hockey Central panel discusses whether the Flames should trade Mike Cammalleri if they don't re-sign him before the deadline. Billy Jaffe thinks interested teams could be: Penguins and Predators. John Shannon thinks interested teams could be: Penguins and Flyers. Who…

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NHL Attendance For Each Team After 20 Home Games: 2013-14

Here is our second installment of tracking home attendance, the 20 game mark, with comparisons from 10 games this year and last seasons final numbers. Ottawa has dropped down two slots in the past 10 games, dropping over 350 per…

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Morning Rumors: Canes, Ducks, Rangers, Bruins, Sabres, Blues, Devils, Leafs, Jets, Isles and Capitals

Jim Matheson of the Edmonton Journal: Matheson wonders if the Hurricanes would consider trading Cam Ward. Ward has two years left at $6.3 million salary cap hit. Speculation is that the Ducks are looking to upgrade their blueline, and are…

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Quick Hits: Jets, Grigorenko, Fraser, Eriksson and Bolland

Kevin Allen of USA Today: The Jets fired head coach Claude Noel and replaced him with Paul Maurice. The problem with the Jets is that they are talented enough to be competitive, they are not talented enough to contend. They…

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