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NHL Rumors: Spezza, Callahan, Panthers, Canucks, Kulemin, Islanders and Habs Ticket Revenue

Ken Warren of the Ottawa Citizen: Warren thinks that Jason Spezza has likely played his last game in a Senators uniform. The Senators could trade Spezza for a package that includes a "harder"player that GM Bryan Murray is looking for.…

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NHL Injuries: Crosby, Alfredsson, Tyutin, Howard and Duchene

Terry Koshan: Sidney Crosby on his health: "I feel good. Nothing that would affect the way I play." Helene St. James: Red Wings Daniel Alfredsson hopes to play in Game 5. Rob Mixer: Blue Jackets coach Todd Richards didn't confirm that…

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NHL Video: Stars Ryan Garbutt Spears Ducks Corey Perry

Dallas Stars Ryan Garbutt received a 5 minute major for spearing Anaheim Ducks Corey Perry in the first period of last night's game. Earlier in the series, Perry gave a little spear to Jamie Benn, and only received a two…

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Rask, Varlamov and Bishop Named As Vezina Trophy Finalists

The NHL named their three finalists for the Venzina Trophy for the 2013-14 season: Tuukka Rask (Bruins), Semyon Varlamov (Avalanche) and Ben Bishop (Lightning). We included images for their regular season stats along with some @extraskater stats. The bottom images…

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NHL Rumors: Grabovski, Kulemin, Oilers, Islanders Sale, Lightning, Canucks and Leafs

Michael Traikos of the National Post: The agent of Capitals Mikhail Grabovski and Maple Leafs Nikolai Kulemin said that his clients could be a free agent package, though he added that each are interested in remaining with their current team.…

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NHL Injuries: Backes, Getzlaf, Beleskey, Alfredsson, Murray, Tyutin and Bishop

Chris Kuc: Blues coach Ken Hitchcock: "We get (David) Backes back in the next two or three games, we're going to even go higher." Lou Korac of In The Slot: Backes and his upper-body injury didn't skate yesterday. "I mean, he's not…

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NHL Names Bergeron, Kopitar and Toews As Selke Finalists

The NHL named their finalists for the 2013-14 Selke Trophy: Patrice Bergeron (Boston), Anze Kopitar (Los Angeles) and Jonathan Toews (Chicago). The Frank J. Selke Trophy is awardarded "to the forward who best excels in the defensive aspects of the…

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NHL Rumors: Oilers and Lightning

Bruce McCurdy of the Edmonton Journal: Oilers Jordan Eberle's name tends to appear in trade talk on blogs/twitter/radio. “He’s the guy with established value” the argument goes, “he’s the one that could be the centrepiece of the deal that lands…

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NHL Injuries: Robidas, Morrow, Getzlaf, Kreider, Zetterberg and Gibbons

Mike Heika: Ducks coach Bruce Boudreau said that Stephane Robidas probably won't require surgery for his fractured leg. Recovery will likely be quicker. Jeremy Rutherford of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Blues Brenden Morrow was trying to play through a fractured…

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Morning Hits: Bettman, Fleury, Culture and CHI-STL Matchup Chart

Dennis Bernstein: Gary Bettman: "We don't have any troubled franchises, The fundamentals are good." Jeremy White: Penguins Marc-Andre Fleury is working on his fifth consecutive postseason in which his save percentage is below .900. Ken Campbell: "I watch goals like the…

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NHL Video: Matt Cooke Supsended Seven Games For Kneeing

The NHL has suspended Minnesota Wild's Matt Cooke for seven games for kneeing Colorado Avalanche 's Tyson Barrie. Nick Cotsonika: Cooke's seven game suspension is the second longest suspension for kneeing in NHL history. Brian Marchment received an eight game…

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NHL Announces Calder Trophy Finalists

The NHL announced Lightning's Ondrej Palat and Tyler Johnson, as well as Avalanche's Nathan MacKinnon as the Calder Trophy finalists for this season. Who do you think will win the Calder Trophy? Stats taken from ExtraSkater.com

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