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Niclas Wallin Traded to San Jose

In a strange turn of events, Niclas Wallin has agreed to waive his 'no-trade' clause for the San Jose Sharks. A couple days ago, Wallin wouldn't waive the no-trade to go to San Jose. The Carolina Hurricanes sent Wallin and…

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Tim Thomas on the Block? What the Kings offered for Kovalchuk, Price the odd man out? More Injuries for the Red Wings

Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun: Boston has held talks with teams who are looking for goaltender. The 35 year old Tim Thomas has a no-movement clause, and has a $5 million cap hit until 2011-12. Chicago could be interested,…

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Flyers trade for Leino, send Tollefsen to the Red Wings

The Detroit Red Wings send forward Ville Leino to the Philadelphia Flyers for defenseman Ole-Kristian Tollefsen and a 2011 5th round pick. The Red Wings immediately placed Tollefsen on waivers, as the Wings need a roster spot and to clear…

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Brian Burke’s Son Killed in Car Crash

MyNHLTradeRumors would like to send our condolences to Burke's family and friends, for the loss of Brian's youngest son, Brendan. Brendan was killed in a car accident Friday night in Indiana.

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Plan B for some, Torres, Whitney and Ponikarovsky … Pony for at least a 2nd, Lou looking for a center now

Scott Burnside and Pierre LeBrun of ESPN: Plan B for teams who missed out on the Ilya Kovalchuk sweepstakes. Raffi Torres of the Columbus Blue Jackets is up for grabs. LeBrun thinks Torres would fit in nicely in Pittsburgh, Burnside…

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The Fallout from the Ilya Kovalchuk trade

So by now everyone knows that Kovalckuk and Samlema were traded to the Devils for Johnny Oduya, Nicklas Bergfors, Patrice Cormier, and a 1st round pick. Some people are sure to say that the Thrashers didn't get enough for Kovalchuk,…

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Souray provides list, 10 Intriguing Teams for Kevin Allen, Could the Hawks go after Niedermayer? Could the Predators trade Hamhuis?

1:00 pm: The St. Louis Blues made a push Ilya Kovalchuk, but felt the Thrashers wanted a little more than they were willing to give up. ”We had been working at it for the better part of the week,” Davidson…

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Atlanta Thrashers Trade Ilya Kovalchuk to the New Jersey Devils

The Atlanta Thrashers have traded all-star forward Ilya Kovalchuk to the New Jersey Devils. NHLSourcesSay (twitter), say that the Devils are sending Bergfors, Oduya, Mattias Tedenby and a 1st round pick. Bob McKenzie via Twitter confirms the Devils are sending…

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Ilya Kovalchuk Trade Rumors

We'll be giving Ilya Kovalchuk his own trade rumors section from here on out, updating each day with any new rumors we find. Feb. 4th: 7:45 pm: TSN is reporting, from USA Today, that Ilya Kovalchuk has been traded to…

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Komisarek done for the year, Nic Wallin to Sharks? Extension for Emery? Possible Moves for Dallas and Boston

Lance Hornby of the Toronto Sun: The Toronto Maple Leafs and the USA Olympic team took a hit yesterday, when it was announced that defenseman Mike Komisarek is done for year. Komisarek has already been out for a month, will…

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Don Waddell tells Ilya Kovalchuk to Expect a Trade Soon

TSN is reporting that Atlanta Thrashers GM Don Waddell has told Ilya Kovalchuk to expect a trade in the next couple hours or days. It hasn't been reported where he'll end up. Nick Kypreos was saying last night during the…

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Kings and Hurricanes might have had a trade worked out, but … Flames looking for a Center? Ponikarovsky, Staying or Going?

Bob McKenzie of TSN: The Kings and Hurricanes were far enough in talks, that the Kings talked to Whitney about an extension. Whitney wanted 3 years, the Kings were thinking 1. The Kings were going to give a draft pick,…

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