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Afternoon Hits: Red Wings, Polak and Tarasenko and some lines from today

Ansar Khan of MLive: The Red Wings are currently $2.4 million over the salary cap. They have 26 players under contract, 17 forwards, three more than they plan on carrying. Darren Helm will start the year on injured reserve. They…

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Patrick Kane Stickhandling Video

Bauer hockey put out a crazy Patrick Kane stickhandling video for the VAPOR APX2 Stick.

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The Blues and Alex Pietrangelo Agree On A Seven-Year Deal

4:25 PM Jeremy Rutherford: Pietrangelo Salary breakdown: $5 million, $5.5, $6.5, $7, $7, $7, $7.5 Lou Korac: The deal buys the first three years that he would have been UFA eligible at $7 million, $7 million and $7.5 million. Andy…

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Image With Details Of New NHL Goal Frame

NHL Public Relations: Details of the new goal frame that will be used this year. The total width of the bottom of the frame will go from 96" to 88". No change to the goal opening.

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Injury Notes II: Jovanovski, Murray, Jagr, Carlyle, Lowry and Toews

Harvey Fialkov of the Sun-Sentinel: There is no guarantee that Panthers Ed Jovanovski will play another game after his major hip surgery. He has been rehabbing and skating all off-season, but there is still uncertainty regarding his future. “I’ve been…

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Free Agent Hits: Kessel, Franson, Lundqvist, Stepan, Brunner, Hodgson, Gagne, Mayers, LaRose and Wellwood

Caroline Cameron: Maple Leafs GM Dave Nonis on Phil Kessel: "If Phil wants to play in Toronto and we want to have him, we'll find a way to get something done." Nonis on Kessel possibly becoming a free agent: "If that's the…

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Injury Notes: Bjugstad, Hishon, Rozsival, Handzus, Beauchemin, Laich, Staal and Lupul

Mike Halford: Panthers prospect Nick Bjugstad has a concussion and is held out of camp. Adrian Dater: Avs Joey Hishon missed the yesterday with a groin injury. Mark Lazerus: Blackhawks Michal Rozsival and Michal Handzus won't be cleared for contract…

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Morning Quick Hits: Richards, Wilson, Frattin and Flyers

Helene St. James: Teams don't have to be roster compliant until Monday, September 30th. Steve Zipay: Rangers Brad Richards said that former coach John Tortorella lost confidence in him last season, and then he lost confidence in himself. Chuck Gormley:…

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Lines from yesterday: Wild, Coyotes, Ducks, Kings and Sharks

Michael Russo: Wild Group B lines yesterday: Niederreiter with Granlund and Heatley; Cooke with Brodziak and Mitchell. Sarah McLellan: Coyotes lines yesterday: Boedker-Doan-Ribeiro,  Korpikoski-Hanzal-Vrbata and Bissonnette-Chipchura-Yip. Eric Stephens: Two Ducks lines yesterday: Etem-Koivu-Cogliano and Beleskey-Holland-Palmieri. John Hoven: Kings second line yesterday: Matt Frattin…

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Daniel Cleary Goes Back to Detroit

Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press: Daniel Cleary will sign with the Red Wings(1 year, $1.75 million). Cleary had previously rejected Red Wings offers of two-years worth about $4.5 million and a three-year deal worth just under $6…

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Lines and Pairings: Devils, Jets, Lightning, Wild, Habs, Isles, Hawks, Sharks, Pens and Canes

Tom Gulitti: Devils lines, first group: Clowe-Henrique-Ryder; Whitney-Loktionov-Boucher; Carter-Kujawinski-Pesonen; McKelvie-D. Zajac-Thomson. Tom Gulitti: Devils 2nd group lines: Elias-Zajac- Jagr; Tedenby-Josefson-Sislo; Matteau-Wohlberg-Bell; Johnson, Black. Ken Wiebe: Jets Mark Scheifele is skating with Evander Kane and Devin Setoguchi. Joe Haggerty: Bruins Loui Eriksson is…

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Free Agent Hits: Pietrangelo, Franson, Sedin’s, Toews, Kane and Loktionov

Hope Smoke: Bob McKenzie said that the "Blues are looking for 8 years at $6 million for Pietrangelo while the player wants $7 m if he's going to commit for that long." Jeremy Rutherford: Blues GM Doug Armstrong on the Alex…

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