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Mark Easson

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NHL Rumors II: Luongo, Briere, Couturier for Ryan, Kiprusoff, Iginla, Jagr, Smid, Horcoff, Campbell, Trouba, Bobrovsky and the Blues

From twitter unless noted otherwise Hope Smoke: Darren Dreger on TSN Radio: "Leafs haven't spoken to Vancouver in a long time about Luongo or anyone else." Todd Cordell: Dreger on TSN Radio: Daniel Briere to the Canadiens for a draft could…

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NHL Rumors I: Bruins, Iginla, Clowe, Subban, Jagr, Roy, Luongo and Schneider, Leopold, Glencross and Nystrom

From twitter unless noted otherwise Wes Gilbertson: Two reports out of Boston are that the Flames could target goalie Malcolm Subban in any Jarome Iginla talks. James Murphy of ESPN: 3 sources have said that Bruins GM Peter Chiarelli had…

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Quick Hits: DeKeyser, Clarkson, Merrill and Rangers scouting Sharks-Ducks

Chris Peters: Source with knowledge of the Danny DeKeyser situation believes that the Red Wings, Ducks, Predators, Oilers, Blues and Lightning are the strongest contenders. Todd Cordell: Dreger on TSN: There hasn't been any meaningful dialogue between the Devils and…

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Injury Notes: Smith, Michalek, Hossa, Stastny, Wilson, Salvador and Gionta

Jerry Brown NHL.com: Coyotes goaltender Mike Smith hasn't been on the ice since being hit by Alex Edler last Thursday. Defenseman Zbynek Michalek is getting closer to returning. He's been out since March 9th. Chris Kuc of the Chicago Tribune:…

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Quick Rumors Hits: Kiprusoff, Visnovsky, Crombeen, Iginla and the Bruins

From twitter unless noted otherwise Mark Spector:  For those wondering about Miikka Kiprusoff to the Maple Leafs: Spector is told that the Leafs will be holding onto picks and prospects. Andy Strickland: The Islanders have held preliminary talks with defenseman…

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Alex Semin Re-signs with the Hurricanes

The Carolina Hurricanes have re-signed winger Alex Semin to a 5 year, $35 million contract extension. Semin signed a one-year, $7 million contract with the Hurricanes last offseason after spending the previous seven season with the Washington Capitals. He was…

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Injury Notes: Liles, Bourque, Letang, Anderson, Hossa, Shaw, Briere and Grossman

All from twitter Jonas Siegel: The Maple Leafs recalled defenseman Jesse Blacker as John-Michael Liles is out. Marc-Antoine Godin: Canadiens Rene Bourque has stopped skating which may be a concern for the rest of the year. Seth Rorabaugh: The Penguins…

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Lines and Starting Goalies: Senators, Hurricanes, Leafs, Devils, Blackhawks, Stars, Ducks and Oilers

All from twitter Brent Wallace: Senators lines: Latendresse Turris Alfredsson; Greening Zibanejad Silfverberg; Dziurzynski Smith Neil; Kassian Regin Condra. Defensive pairings: Methot Gryba; Wiercioch Gonchar; Phillips Lundin. Michael Smith: Hurricanes lines: Tlusty-E. Staal-Semin, Skinner-J. Staal-LaRose, Ruutu-Nash-Dwyer, Bowman-Jokinen-Wallace/Westgarth-Brent-Hall. David Alter: Maple Leafs lines: JVR-Bozak-Kessel, MacArthur-Grabovski-Frattin, Lupul-Kadri-Kulemin,…

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Sharks trade Douglas Murray to the Penguins

The San Jose Sharks have traded defenseman Douglas Murray to the Pittsburgh Penguins for 2013 and 2014 second round draft picks. The second pick in 2014 based on the Penguins winning two playoff rounds or the Penguins re-signing him. If neither…

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NHL Rumors II: Zuccarello, Sharks, ‘Hawks, Canucks, Bruins, Myers, Boyle, Sabres, Briere, Coburn, Blues and Penguins

Steve Zipay via twitter: Rangers Mats Zuccarello's agent: "Will be glad 4 Mats Zuccarello's sake that he will soon get 2 show NHL again how good he is." Bob McKenzie via twitter: Paperwork from the KHL team/federations are the only thing…

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NHL Rumors I: Iginla, Stars, Babchuk, Sarich, Ribeiro and Lightning

Joe Yerdon of Pro Hockey Talk: Through translation of a Renaud Lavoie entry, Jarome Iginla submitted a list of four teams he'd accept a trade too: Bruins, Blackhawks, Los Angeles and Pittsburgh. Larry Brooks of the NY Post: If the…

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Quick Hits: DeKeyser, Soderberg, Maloney scouting Penguins, Dvorak, Crawford, Bishop and Brodeur

Bob McKenzie via twitter: Teams are getting ready for a full-court press on college free agent Danny DeKeyser. Oilers owner Daryl Katz has already called him. Some teams will make a personal pitch in Toronto tomorrow and Wednesday. At least one NHL…

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