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Quick Hits: Boychuk, Komisarek, Commodore, Sustr, Hammond, Iginla, Kiprusoff and Leafs

Darren Dreger via twitter: The Predators have put forward Zach Boychuk on waivers. The Maple Leafs have put defenseman Mike Komisarek on waivers. Komisarek has waived his no-movement clause and will report to the AHL Marlies if nobody claims him.…

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Injury, Lines and Goalie Notes: Hurricanes, Capitals, Lightning, Canadiens, Stars, Oilers, Maple Leafs and Ducks

Chip Alexander via twitter: Hurricanes Justin Faulk is out 2-4 weeks with a knee sprain. Katie Carrera via twitter: Capitals defenseman Mike Green said he'll play tomorrow against the Jets. Mark Masters via twitter: Lightning coach Guy Boucher said that…

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NHL Rumors III: Bruins, Stars, Flyers, Ducks, Rangers, Sharks, Flames, Senators, and Maple Leafs

Pierre LeBrun of ESPN: The Bruins may have to cross Daniel Alfredsson off their wish list as the Senators refuse to drop in the standings. Jarome Iginla is a possibility depending on the price. Jaromir Jagr and Brenden Morrow are also…

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NHL Rumors II: Ribeiro, Gaborik, Regehr, Bouwmeester, Ryan, Roy, Stafford, Backstrom, Cullen, Leafs and Vinny trade that didn’t happen

David Pagnotta via twitter: With Corey Perry off the market, players like Mike Ribeiro, Marian Gaborik and Robyn Regehr are getting most of the attention. David Pagnotta via twitter: With Jay Bouwmeester's salary and the high asking price for Keith…

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NHL Rumors I: Bouillon, Clarkson, Sustr, DeKeyser, Gardiner, Scouting the Habs-Sabres and Kings-Coyotes

Renaud Lavoie via twitter: Contract extension talks have begun between the Canadiens and Francis Bouillon. The Fouth Period: Devils winger David Clarkson is a UFA at the end of the season, and he and the Devils have only held very…

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Injury Notes: Eaves, Malone, Hedman, Methot, Vanek, Faulk, Corvo and Ruutu

Ted Kulfan via twitter: Red Wings GM Ken Holland said that Patrick Eaves has no fractures in his jaw and is day-to-day. Damian Cristodero via twitter: Lightning winger Ryan Malone is out indefinitely with a left shoulder injury. Defenseman Victor…

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Quick Hits: Perry, Lecavalier, Campbell, Penguins, Michalek, Enstrom, Kostitsyn and Laich

Fan 590 Audio: Corey Perry interview on Hockey Central @ Noon. Bruce Garrioch via twitter: "Does the Corey Perry deal mean the squeeze on the NHL's middle class is on until the cap goes up? Short answer: Yup. Best will…

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Lines and Goalies: Leafs, Devils, Capitals, Oilers, Islanders, Sabres, Panthers, Senators and Penguins

Mark Masters via twitter: Maple Leafs lines: JVR-Bozak-Kessel; MacArthur-Grabovski-Frattin; Lupul-Kadri-Kulemin; Komarov-McClement-Orr; McLaren. Defensive pairings: Gunnarsson-Phaneuf; Fraser-Franson; Liles-Holzer. Tom Gulitti via twitter: Devils lines: Ponikarovsky-Henrique-Kovalchuk; Pesonen-Elias-Clarkson; Carter-Zajac-Bernier: Barch-Gionta-Kostopoulos. Defensive pairings: Salvador-Zidlicky: Greene-Harrold: Volchenkov-Larsson. Katie Carrera via twitter: Capitals lines: Johansson-Backstrom-Ovechkin; Fehr-Ribeiro-Brouwer; Chimera-Perreault-Ward; Laich-Beagle-Hendricks. Edmonton Oilers via twitter: Oilers…

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NHL Attendance For Each Team After 12 Home Games: 2012-13

Here is round two of our attendance tracking for this season. As noted in our first installment, we're tracking based on six game increments or 25% percent of their home games. Attendance figures have to be taken with a grain…

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Corey Perry Salary Breakdown

Pierre LeBrun of ESPN: Salary breakdown for Corey Perry's new deal according to a source: Season Salary Signing bonus 2013-14 $7.0 million n/a 2014-15 $5.0 million $4.0 million 2015-16 $5.0 million $4.0 million 2016-17 $6.0 million $4.0 million 2017-18 $7.5…

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NHL Rumors II: Senators looking to add, Stewart trade speculation, Not so fast on Ryan, Time for a Sharks reset

Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun: The Senators are in a good spot and GM Bryan Murray is thinking about adding and not subtracting. Their top prospects won't be available. "I don't know that there's a specific (approach yet). We've…

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NHL Rumors I: Friedman’s thoughts, Decisions for Jets, Islanders to talk with Visnovsky and Nabokov

Elliotte Friedman of CBC: The Canucks are bringing their entire scouting staff to the GM meetings in Toronto on Wednesday.Teams like the Canucks (looking for centres), Philadelphia (defencemen), Rangers (a defenceman and depth forwards) and Nashville (offence) are looking to make…

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