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Line Combos: Maple Leafs, Sabres, Senators, Lightning and Blackhawks

Kevin McGran: Maple Leafs lines: JVR - Bozak - Kessel; Lupul - Bolland - Raymond; Bodie Kadri McClement; Orr Ashton Smith. John Vogl: Sabres lines: Girgensons-Ennis-Vanek, Foligno-Grigorenko-Stafford, Ott-Porter-Flynn, McCormick-Larsson-Kaleta. Brent Wallace: Senators lines: Michalek Da Costa Ryan MacArthur Turris Conacher Greening Smith Neil…

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Morning Hits: Nugent-Hopkins returning, blueline moves needed for Avs and Selanne’s Winnipeg farewell

Jim Matheson of the Edmonton Journal: Oilers Ryan Nugent-Hopkins is about to return. Taylor Hallhad been moved to center to fill the void, but he may not be done with it. “Are we done with Taylor in the middle? Maybe…

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Injury Notes: Josi, Semin, Coyle and Landeskog

Mike Brehm: Predators defensman Roman Josi is out with a concussion from the Steve Downie hit. Corey Sznajder: Hurricanes Alex Semin hand/wrist is still being heavily taped. Michael Russo: Wild's Charlie Coyle will be at least three weeks with a…

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Lines and Starters: Ducks, Flames, Oilers and Avalanche

Aaron Vickers: Flames lines: Backlund between Hudler and Galardi, Monahan with Lee Stempniak and Sven Baertschi, Ben Street with Glencross and David Jones. Eric Stephens: Ducks lines: Selanne-Getzlaf-Perry, Silfverberg-Perreault-Penner,  Maroon-Bonino-Palmieri. Wes Gilbertson: Flames left winger Curtis Glencross was centering their top power play unit.…

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Morning Rumors: Vrbata, Stastny, Reimer-Bernier and Yakupov-Murray

Sarah McLellan of the Arizona Republic: Radim Vrbata and the Coyotes have shelved contract talks until the end of the season. Vrbata is in the last year of three-year, $9 million deal. He's scored 90 goals over the past four seasons.…

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Injury Notes: Miller, Tallinder, Pacioretty, Coyle, Hillen, Letang and Burrows

John Vogl: Sabres Ryan Miller (sore groin) didn't dress last night but is expected to play in their next game. Defenseman Henrik Tallinder will be out about a week. Arpon Basu of NHL.com: Canadiens Max Pacioretty missed last night's game with a…

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VIDEO: Hockey Night in Canada Hotstove and Don Cherry’s Coach’s Corner – Oct. 5th

Hockey Night in Canada Hotstove Don Cherry's Coach's Corner

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Lines: Sabres, Islanders, Blue Jackets, Capitals, Flyers, Canadiens, Stars, Lightning and Coyotes

John Vogl: Sabres lines: Vanek-Hodgson-Stafford, Ennis-Grigorenko-Ott, Girgensons-Porter-Flynn, McCormick-Larsson-Kaleta. Arthur Staple: Islanders lines: Moulson-Tavares-Okposo, Grabner-Nielsen-Bailey, Nelson-Regin-Bouchard, Martin-Cizikas-McDonald. Arthur Staple: Blue Jackets lines: Atkinson-Dubinsky-Gaborik, Calvert-Anisimov-Comeau, Foligno-Johansen-Umberger, Jenner-Letestu-MacKenzie. Katie Carrera of the Washington Post: Capitals lines: Johansson-Backstrom-Ovechkin, Laich-Grabovski-Brouwer, Chimera-Fehr-Ward, Erat-Beagle-Wilson. Arpon Basu of NHL.com: Flyers lines: Scott Hartnell -…

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Morning Hits: Laviolette, Sedin’s, Thornton, Selanne, Lightning, Rielly and the Senators

TSN: (Dreger) If the Flyers don't get off to good start in the first 10 to 15 games, coach Peter Laviolette could be in trouble. Moves could extend past Laviolette to Paul Holmgren and Ron Hextall. (LeBrun) With the Canucks…

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Injury Notes: RNH, Callahan, Landeskog, Stajan, Josi, Salo, Fraser, Neal, Peverley and Video of Downie Hit on Josi

NHL on TSN: Oilers Ryan Nugent-Hopkins will play on Monday against the Devils. Joanne Ireland: Eakins hasn't ruled out having Taylor Hall stay at center. Larry Brooks: Rangers Ryan Callahan is expected to play on Monday against the Kings. Adrian Dater:…

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Lines and Pairings: Avs, Canes, Isles, Devils, Sabres, Blue Jackets, Leafs, Canadiens and Sens

Adrian Dater: Avalanche lines without Landeskogo: Mit​chell-Stas​tny-Tangua​y, O’Reilly​-Duchene-D​ownie, McGi​nn-MacKinn​on-Parente​au , McLeod-​Cliche-Bor​deleau. Michael Smith: Hurricanes lines: Tlusty-E. Staal-Semin, Gerbe-J. Staal-Dwyer, Skinner-Nash-Dvorak, Sutter-Lindholm-Bowman. Arthur Staple: Islanders lines: Moulson-Tavares-Okposo, Grabner-Nielsen-Bailey, Nelson-Regin-Bouchard, Martin-Cizikas-McDonald. Defensive pairings: MacDonald-Hamonic, Hickey-Visnovsky, Strait-Donovan. Tom Gulitti: Devils lines: Henrique-Zajac-Ryder; Clowe-Elias-Ryder; Zubrus-Loktionov-Brunner; Carter-Gionta-Bernier. John Vogl: Sabres lines:  Vanek-Hodgson-Stafford,…

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Rumors and Pending UFAs: Ducks, Phaneuf, Miller, Vanek, Lundqvist, Callahan, Gaborik and Three Sharks

Todd Cordell: According to Darren Dreger on TSN, the Ducks are looking for a defenseman and the Leafs, Penguins and Flyers have been involved. The Ducks could part with a young forward for help on the blueline. Damien Cox: One…

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