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Injury Notes: Downie, Lecavalier, Eriksson, Carter, Stuart, Helm, Franzen, Stempniak, Burns and Condra

Sarah Baicker: Flyers Steve Downie has a concussion and Vincent Lecavalier will be out today with a facial injury. Sam Carchidi: GM Paul Holmgren said that Downie was rushed to the hospital after the game. Joe Haggerty: Sounding like Bruins forward…

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Daniel and Henrik Sedin Sign Four Year Contract Extensions

The Vancouver Canucks have signed Daniel and Henrik Sedin to four-year, $28 million contract extensions. The 33-year old twins were both entering the last season of their five-year, $30.5 million deal. Daniel Sedin Henrik Sedin

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Injury Notes: Carter, Schneider, Gustavsson, Franzen, Morrow, Parros, Pacioretty, Wild and Callahan

Andrew Walker: Hearing that Kings Jeff Carter has a broken foot. NHL Devils PR: Devils coach Peter DeBoer said that a decision will come tomorrow morning on Cory Schneider's availability for this weekends back-to-back games. Brodeur starting against the Flyers.…

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Lines and Goalies: Senators, Devils, Stars, Wings, Wild, Lightning, Flyers, Penguins and Blues

Brent Wallace: Senators lines: Conacher-Spezza-Neil MacArthur-Turris-Ryan Michalek-Smith-Zibanejad Greening/Kassian-Grant-Condra. Rich Chere: Devils lines: Elias-Loktionov-Jagr; Olesz-Henrique-Ryder; Zubrus-Zajac-Brunner; Carter-Gionta-Bernier; Tedenby-Josefson. Mark Stepneski: Stars lines: Benn-Seguin-Cole; Whitney-Eakin-Chiasson; Nichushkin-Horcoff-Peverley; MacDermid-Fiddler-Roussel. Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press: Red Wings lines: Datsyuk centering Zetterberg and Bertuzzi. Johan Franzen…

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Morning Rumors: MacTavish talks trades … Avs may come into play for Miller

TSN Radio: Bob McKenzie: Oilers GM Craig MacTavish is trying to make something happen. He is trying to calm down the sense of panic in Edmonton. Jim Matheson of the Edmonton Journal: Oilers GM Craig MacTavish: “I don’t see how…

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Updates on Semyon Varlamov’s Situation

Ryan Parker: The Denver DA office expects to get the Semyon Varlamov case in the next couple days. They will then review and make a decision if they will file charges or not. Eric Macramalla: "Varlamov: charge of 3rd degree…

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Morning Hits: Toews, Downie, Emelin, Malhotra, Rakell, Sbisa, Pageau and Scott’s Suspension Video

Kevin Gibson: NHL players have been suspended for 60 regular season games, with over $911,000 in fines/salary lost. Scott Powers: Blackhawks Jonathan Toews on if he'd consider returning home and playing for the Jets: "It does run through your mind a…

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Injury Notes: Ovechkin, Schneider, Koivu, Fasth, Perron, Mills and Callahan

Adam Vingan: Capitals Alex Ovechkin will be out of lineup on Friday with an upper-body injury. Rich Chere: Devils Cory Schneider hope to play in one of their games this weekend. Eric Stephens: Ducks Saku Koivu and Viktor Fasth are…

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NHL Rookie Watch: Aleksander Barkov – Florida Panthers

Aleksander Barkov Scouting Reports Date of birth: 09/02/1995 Height: 6' 2" Weight: 205 Position: C Acquired: Drafted in the 1st round, 2nd overall in 2013 by Florida Corey Pronman Hockey Prospectus - @coreypronman Year in Review: Barkov had one of the greatest…

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Flyers Trade Maxime Talbot to the Avalanche For Steve Downie

The Colorado Avalanche have traded winger Steve Downie to the Philadelphia Flyers for winger Maxime Talbot. The 26-year old Downie was drafted 29th overall in the 1st round of the 2005 draft by the Flyers. Downie carries a $2.65 million…

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Morning Rumors: Sedin’s, Jets, Miller, MacDonald, Steen, Oilers and Hockey Central rumblings video

Elliott Pap of the Vancouver Sun: Canucks GM Mike Gillis said that term is not an issue with contract talks with the Daniel and Henrik Sedin. “No,” Gillis replied when asked if contract length was the key to a deal.…

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Morning Hits: Enstrom, Potter, Tortorella, Parise and Koivu, Dreger talks Oilers and Sabres

Linus Hugosson: Jets Tobias Enstrom said no to representing Sweden at the 2014 Olympics. Kevin Weekes: Corey Potter at $800,000 could be a nice waiver claim for someone looking to add depth to their blueline. Aaron Basu: Canucks coach John…

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