Mark Easson

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Trade Rumors: Letang, Bolland, BlackHawks, Panthers, Wild, Canucks, Oilers and Flyers

Josh Rimer: IF Toronto was going to trade for Kris Letang, it would take at least Jake Gardiner and Nikolai Kulemin. Bob Stauffer: The Blackhawks are said to be looking for a Jason Pominville like return for Dave Bolland. Mark…

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Free Agent Rumors: Letang, Bobrovsky, Panthers, Bruins, Lecavalier, Lundqvist, Bickell, Wild, Stars and Ott

Will DePaoli: Kris Letang talks haven't been shut down and the team will circle back one more time. Rob Rossi: The Penguins are willing to go "around" $7 million a season for 8 years. Aaron Portzline: Blue Jackets GM Jarmo…

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Free Agent Signings: Lovejoy, Aulie and Weber

Eric Stephens: Ducks re-signed Ben Lovejoy to a 3-year, $3.3 million deal. Damian Cristodero: The Lightning re-signed Keith Aulie to a 1-year, 1-way deal for $950,000. John Vogl: The Sabres re-signed Mike Weber to a 3-year deal worth $5 million.

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Morning Hits: Coyotes, Richards, Lecavalier, NHL Schedule, Quebec City, Shanahan and Messier

John Shannon: Gary Bettman and Bill Daly warn the City of Glendale for the second time in three weeks that if a deal isn't done by July 2nd, the team will relocate. Chris Johnson: A decision on if the Rangers…

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Penguins Hits: Letang offer/counter-offer, Kunitz deal, Dupuis, Cooke and Orpik

10:57 PM: Rob Rossi: Letang is seeking $7.5 million annually. 10:25 PM: Will DePaoli: Letang's camp countered with 8-years, $62.5 million with a full no-trade clause. ($7,812,500 salary cap hit) 10:02 PM: Pierre LeBrun: LeBrun is hearing that Letang will…

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Evening Hits: Bolland, Letang, Vanek, Shattenkirk and Demers

Pierre LeBrun: A team has told LeBrun that the Blackhawks are shopping center Dave Bolland. Bob McKenzie: The longer Kris Letang goes unsigned in Pittsburgh, the more reasonable it is to assume a trade is possible. The Penguins have made…

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Flames trade Tanguay and Sarich to Avalanche for Jones and O’Brien

The Calgary Flames have traded winger Alex Tanguay and defenseman Cory Sarich to the Colorado Avalanche for winger David Jones and defenseman Shane O'Brien. Tanguay was drafted by the Avalanche, 12th overall in 1998. He carries a cap hit of…

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Afternoon Hits: Lecavalier, Luongo, Letang, Malone, Filppula, Richards and Blackhawks buyouts coming

Pierre LeBrun of ESPN: Vincent Lecavalier could get interest from at least 12 teams, including (LeBrun's guesses) the Canadiens, Red Wings, Blackhawks, Canucks, and Maple Leafs. The Canucks don't want to buyout Roberto Luongo. They will have to either take…

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Morning Hits: Luongo, Horcoff, Malone, Emery, Hossa, Miller, Scuderi, Clarkson, Flames, Flyers and Oilers

Brett Cyrgalis: The Islanders are not one of the teams inquiring about Roberto Luongo. Elliotte Friedman of CBC: Shawn Horcoff's agent has permission to talk with other teams to see if anyone is interested. Horcoff has to submit a list…

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Free Agent Hits: Horton, Bryzgalov, Stewart, Rask, Briere, Ference, Nabokov and the Rangers

Joe Haggerty of CSNNE: Source saying that Nathan Horton could be looking for a 5-6 year contract in the $5.5-6 million range. Source added that he could take less than that to remain in Boston. David Staples of the Edmonton…

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Maple Leafs Letang’s preferred destination if not the Penguins? Maybe, Maybe not

Chris Nichols of SportsNet: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review's Rob Rossi said on the Fan 590 that Kris Letang's preferred destination if he doesn't re-sign with the Penguins is the Toronto Maple Leafs. He also added that he's not saying the Leafs have…

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Free Agent Signings: Kunitz, Anisimov, Sheppard and Desjardins

Pittsburgh Penguins: The Penguins signed Chris Kunitz to a 3-year contract extension with a salary cap hit of $3.85 million. Bob McKenzie: He has one year left at $3.725 million. Bob McKenzie: Artem Anisimov re-signed with the Blue Jackets, 3-years, $9.85 million.…

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