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2013-14 NHL Trade Deadline Feature: Phoenix Coyotes

Written by Dale Lamontagne , who can be followed on twitter at @Dale Lamontagne We’re just a few short days away from the 2014 NHL trade deadline, and the Phoenix Coyotes find themselves in a tight playoff race with the…

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Morning Rumors VII: Kesler, St. Louis, Erat, Panthers, Devils, Islanders, Senators, Leafs and Kuznetsov

Eric Macramalla: "Kesler/St. Louis have no-trades; ok to give to player; BUT trade demand should trigger a list of teams he can be traded to, otherwise the team will have difficulty getting a return on that player - so no trades…

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VIDEO: SportsNet HC Trade Tracker: Lightning’s Martin St. Louis

Hockey Central panel discusses whether the Tampa Bay Lightning will trade Martin St. Louis. The 38-year old St. Louis carries a $5.62 million salary cap hit and has a salary of $6.5 million this season. He has one year left on…

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Morning Rumors VI: Martin St. Louis Edition

Arthur Staple: Three different people have said that Martin St. Louis did request a trade last month. Darren Dreger: "Teams may continue to call TBay on St Louis, but, as of now, Lightning are telling teams St Louis is locked…

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Morning Rumors V: Canucks, Blue Jackets, Rangers, Lightning, Markov, Legwand, Reimer, Whitney and Red Wings

TSN: Bob McKenzie: the Canucks are not aggressively shopping or trying to move Ryan Kesler, but they are listening. Kesler has a no-movement clause, and he might have a broken finger. If they were going to trade him, they would…

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Morning Rumors IV: Rangers, Lightning, Sabres, Senators, Blues, Alfredsson, Bruins and Scouting Avs-Kings

Larry Brooks of the NY Post: With little progress on talks with Ryan Callahan and Dan Girardi, the Rangers have been looking at what might be available for their pair of pending UFAs. GM Glen Sather is committed to trade…

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Morning Rumors III: Ryan Kesler Rumors

Louis Jean: Sources saying that Canucks Ryan Kesler requested a trade some time ago. The Canucks don't really want to trade him, but may not have a choice. It could be tough to trade Kesler before the trade deadline, with…

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Morning Rumors II: Hope Smoke – Darren Dreger Edition: Rangers, Blues, Pens, Lightning, Leafs, Flames and Sabres

Hope Smoke: Darren Dreger: "If you can acquire Callahan for Chris Stewart and a draft pick then that's a pretty good add for St.L going into the playoffs" Hope Smoke: Dreger: "I've heard Pittsburgh for Callahan and the Martin St.Louis for Callahan…

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Morning Rumors I: List Edition: Team Trade Targets and Chips, Top 25 Trade Targets and 10 Reasons To Keep Jagr

Ryan Dixon of SportsNet: Possible targets for the Bruins: Andrew MacDonald, Nick Schultz and Tom Gilbert. Shannon Proudfoot of SportsNet: Possible trade chips for the Sabres: Ryan Miller, Steve Ott and Matt Moulson. Luke Fox of SportsNet: Possible targets for…

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Injury Notes: Price, Rinne, Timonen, Bolland, Hertl and Marchenko

Renaud Lavoie: Canadiens Carey Price will miss the next two games after re-injuring himself during the Olympics. They have recalled Dustin Tokarski. L.A. Lariviere: Mike Babcock said that he was unaware of Price's lower-body injury during the Olympics. Jim Diamond:…

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2013-14 NHL Trade Deadline Feature: Columbus Blue Jackets

Written by Anthony Murphy and can be followed on twitter at @AMurphyTRT The Columbus Blue Jackets came out of nowhere last season and gave the Western Conference a run for their money before just missing the playoffs. General Manager Jarmo…

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Afternoon Rumors II: Senators, Oilers, Predators and Islanders

Don Brennan of the Ottawa Sun: Senators pending UFA defenseman Chris Phillips knows that he could be dealt. “Obviously my life is here. I’ve been here since Day 1 and right now no, I couldn’t imagine being anywhere else. But…

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