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NHL Video: Slash Performs The National Anthem

Guitarist Slash performed the National Anthem before Game 3 in LA last night.

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NHL Rumors III: Video and Quotes from Jim Benning’s Press Conference

Jason Botchford of the Vancouver Province: Some quotes from the press conference. “I like our core players,” Benning said. “Our core players, I feel, are high-quality people. I’m happy with that part of it. “We need to get back to…

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NHL Rumors II: Flyers, Predators, Neal, Maple Leafs, Lazar, Miller and the Canucks

Sam Carchidi of the Philadelphia Inquirer: The Flyers need an offseason retooling, bringing in some speed. The Flyers don't have a lot of salary cap space, potentially $4.5 million before re-signing  Kimmo Timonen, Ray Emery, Brayden Schenn, Adam Hall, and…

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NHL Rumors I: Expansion, Penguins and Canucks Coaching Vacancies and Marc Crawford

Pierre LeBrun of ESPN: Some Gary Bettman quotes on expansion. "We had a few hours to kill, we were in the neighborhood, so I figured I'd go to Seattle to find out what the building story was," Bettman said. "We…

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NHL Injuries: Stepan, Brassard, Lucic, Kelly, Semin and Loktonov

Darren Dreger: The doctors had cleared Derek Stepan to play on Thursday night, but yesterday morning it was determined that he required surgery for a broken jaw. There is no timetable for his return. Stephen Lorenzo: Derrick Brassard remains day-to-day according to…

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NHL Suspensions: Rangers Daniel Carcillo and Canadiens Brandon Prust Suspended

Katie Strang: Rangers Daniel Carcillo received an automatic 10-game suspension for abuse of an official. Canadiens Brandon Prust has been suspended for two games for interference. Tom Gulitti: Prust's hit was 0.9 seconds late. Any hit up to 0.6 seconds…

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NHL Rumors III: Sharks, Coyotes, Canucks, Jagr and Sekac

Kevin Kurz of CSN Bay Area: Sharks GM Doug Wilson on the free agent market. “We will look. We’ll explore everything. But, when you’re turning the team over to a younger core, you’ve got to be careful who you bring…

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NHL Rumors II: Potential Preds Targets, Compliance Buyout Candidates, Schenn and Subban

Josh Cooper of the Tennessean: The Predators currently have about $22.1 million in cap space. Cooper lists five pending free agents the Predators should look at: 1. Paul Stastny 2. Thomas Vanek 3. Matt Moulson 4. Mikhail Grabovski 5. Derek…

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NHL Rumors I: Islanders Could Trade Pick To Fill Holes, Flames, Leafs and Oates

Brett Cyrgalis of the NY Post: After signing Jaroslav Halak to a four year deal, Islanders GM Garth Snow said that talks between the Islanders and Evgeni Nabokov are "still ongoing." The Islanders will keep the 5th overall pick this…

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NHL Injury: Shaw, Price, Maatta, Bennett and Virtanen

Mark Potash: Blackhawks Andrew Shaw is expected to play in Game 3. Tom Gulitti: Saw Canadiens Carey Price walking out of MSG with knee brace on. Rob Rossi: Penguins Olli Maatta will be out four to six months after having…

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NHL GIF: Brandon Prust’s Late Hit on Derek Stepan

Aaron Ward: "Prust hit on Stepan, 27 TV Frames (9/10 of a second) from touching puck and the hit. Not a hard and fast rule but over 1/2 second is late." Darren Dreger: "Prust hit on Stepan will be discussed…

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NHL GIF: Dan Carcillo Abuse of Official

Darren Dreger: Rangers Dan Carcillo could be looking at a 10 or 20 game suspension under rule 40.3 or 40.2. 20 games if they feel it was an attempt to injure an official, 10 games if they think there was…

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