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Blues defenseman Brewer going to Tampa Bay

Eric Brewer has agreed to waive his no trade clause and will accept a trade to the Tampa Bay Lightning. Jeremy Rutherford via twitter: The Blues are getting a 3rd round pick and Brock Beukeboom.

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White to San Jose, Joslin to Carolina in separate deals

The San Jose Sharks sent defenseman Derek Joslin to the Carolina Hurricanes for Future considerations. A short time later the 2 teams were back at it with the Hurricanes sending Ian White to the Sharks for a draft pick. Updated:…

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The Boston Bruins send Wheeler and Stuart to Thrashers for Peverley and Valabik

The Boston Bruins trade Blake Wheeler and Mark Stuart to the Atlanta Thrashers for Rich Peverley and Boris Valabik.

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Kaberle’s been asked to waive NTC … Deal to Boston coming

Update: Darren Dreger via twitter: Trade call needs to be made, "Colborne, Boston's 1st in 2011 and a conditional pick for Kaberle the basis of the trade." Bob McKenzie via twitter: "It looks as though Tomas Kaberle has been asked…

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Senators trade Brian Elliott to Avalanche for Craig Anderson

The Ottawa Senators have traded goalie Brian Elliott to the Colorado Avalanche for goalie Craig Anderson. So the Senators, who are in rebuild mode, trade for a veteran goalie who'll be a UFA at the end of the season. The…

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Wisniewski takes puck in face … Some guy named Kaberle, Leafs goalie issues … What the Blues could do … Kings in lead for Hemsky

Dave Stubbs of the Montreal Gazette: Canadiens defenseman James Wisniewski took a Taylor Hall shot just beneath his eye last night. He left a pool of blood on the ice and was taken to hospital. It's unclear at the moment…

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Ducks acquire Jarkko Ruutu from the Senators for a pick

The Anaheim Ducks have acquired Jarkko Ruutu from the Ottawa Senators for a 2011 6th round pick. Ruutu will give the Ducks 3rd or 4th line some nice sandpaper for their playoff drive. It doesn't seem like much of a…

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Kaberle to Bruins close, B’s looking at secondary deal … Rangers interested in Kuba … ‘Hawks close on minor deal … Habs interested in Klesla and Huselius

Darren Dreger of TSN: "It's unlikely the deal gets done today, but sources say it's close and say the deal doesn't hinge on Kaberle signing an extension with the Bruins." The Bruins are working on another deal to create some…

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Brassard to IR … Leino puts contract talks on hold for Versteeg … Bieksa out with broken foot … Klesla close

Columbus Blue Jackets: The Blue Jackets have placed Derick Brassard on IR, and is expected to miss 2-3 weeks. Tom Reed via twitter: The first MRI didn't reveal a break, will have a second one this afternoon. Andy Strickland of…

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Habs looking for top 6 and a Dman … Senators that are/might be available … White may be dealt soon … Flyers shopping Zherdev

David Pagnotta via twitter: The Canadiens are still looking for a top 6 forward, and adding Paul Mara doesn't prevent them from adding another defenseman. Mara was a depth move with a cap hit of $210,000 for them. Still looking…

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Ducks trade Paul Mara to the Canadiens

Dave Stubbs of Habs Inside/Out: The Montreal Canadiens have acquired defenseman Paul Mara from the Anaheim Ducks for a 2012 5th round pick. The pick the Ducks received previously belonged to them, they sent it to Montreal in the Maxim…

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Audio from Kaberle, Burke, Byfuglien and Cherry calling Lemieux a phony and hypocrite

Tomas Kaberle Audio from AM 640: “We don’t want to distract the team or anything like that,” said Kaberle. “If I’m no needed on this team then we can talk about it. Obviously we’ve still got 12 days to go…

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