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NHL Rumors II: Blackhawks, Blues, Canucks, Maple Leafs, Predators, Rangers and Jets

From twitter unless otherwise noted Tracey Bowman: Blackhawks GM Stan Bowman said that it's unlikely that he'd move any of his roster: "This group has earned the right to see what we can do as a group." ... "The focus is to keep…

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NHL Rumors I: Courturier, Clowe looking for 7-8 years, Boyle and the Stars

From twitter unless otherwise noted David Pagnotta: The Flyers are not actively shopping Sean Couturier, but if they are able to land a top-two defenseman or a top-line scorer, they could move him. L.A. Lariviere: Ryane Clowe's agent wouldn't say…

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Quick Hits: Scouting the Stars-Ducks, Iginla, Kesler, Bolland and Penner

From twitter unless otherwise noted Mike Heika: Scouting the Stars-Ducks game: the Sharks, Maple Leafs and Blue Jackets. Renaud Lavoie: Jarome Iginla hopes to sign an extension with the Penguin. If that is not possible, the Kings are a strong…

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Calgary Flames trade Jay Bouwmeester to the St. Louis Blues

The Calgary Flames have traded defenseman Jay Bouwmeester to the St. Louis Blues for a 2013 1st round pick, defenseman Mark Cundari and goalie Reto Berra. According to David Pagnotta, if the Blues miss the playoffs, the Flames will get…

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Sabres trade Robyn Regehr to the Kings for draft picks

The Buffalo Sabres have traded defenseman Robyn Regehr to the Los Angeles Kings for two second round draft picks. The 32-year old defenseman was drafted by the Avalanche in the 1st round, 19th overall in 1998. He carries a $4.02…

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NHL Rumors VI: Flames give Maple Leafs permission to talk with Kiprusoff

Bruce Arthur: Dreger to Arthur: "The Kiprusoff train is rolling between Dave Nonis and Jay Feaster right now, it really is." Sides talked today. Dreger said that the Maple Leafs would prefer to extend Kiprusoff by a year or two. Kiprusoff…

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Video: Luongo refused to waive his no-trade clause for Maple Leafs in the summer

Luke Fox of Sportsnet: Doug Maclean reported on Hockey Central @ Noon that in the summer the Maple Leafs and Canucks had a tentative agreement on a Roberto Luongo deal. Luongo refused to waive his no-trade clause as he was…

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Flyers send Zolnierczyk to Ducks for Rosehill

The Philadelphia Flyers have traded left winger Harry Zolnierczyk to the Anaheim Ducks for left winger Jay Rosehill. The 25-year old Zolnierczyk went undrafted and will be a restricted free agent at the end of the season. He has a…

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The Blackhawks acquire Michal Handzus from the Sharks

The San Jose Sharks have traded center Michal Handzus to the Chicago Blackhawks for a 2013 4th round draft pick according to Bob McKenzie. The 4th round pick originally belonged to the Sharks according to Kevin Kurz. This will be…

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NHL Rumors V: Flyers, Jagr, Clowe, Bouwmeester, Jokinen, Blue Jackets, Wisniewski, Ribeiro and Oilers

From twitter unless otherwise noted Sam Carchidi: The Flyers have had exploratory talks for Jaromir Jagr, Ryane Clowe and Jay Bouwmeester. Josh Rimer: Adds that the Flyers are talking with the Hurricanes about Jussi Jokinen. Darren Dreger: The Blue Jackets…

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NHL Rumors IV: Bishop, Gonchar, Jokinen, Clarkson, McBain, Regehr, Jagr, Roy and Nonis comments

From twitter unless otherwise noted Pierre LeBrun of ESPN: Source saying that the Senators have received several calls for Ben Bishop in the last day or so. They may be more inclined to wait until the summer to figure out…

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Injury Notes: Talbot, Finley, Anderson, Sharp, Hossa, MacArthur, Komarov, Hejduk, Stastny and Ellis

From twitter unless otherwise noted Philadelphia Flyers on NHL.com: Flyers Max Talbot is out indefinitely with a broken leg. Arthur Staple: The Islanders have put defenseman Joe Finley on the IR retroactive to March 22nd. Ian Mendes: Craig Anderson will…

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