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NHL Injuries: Sabres, Stars, Devils, Rangers, Penguins, and Jets

Nelson day-to-day Lance Lysowski: Buffalo Sabres coach Phil Housley said that Casey Nelson is day-to-day with an upper-body injury. He's missed the past 18 games. They will see how feels after practice. Carrick recalled Mark Stepneski: The Dallas Stars have…

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NHL Rumors: Pittsburgh Penguins, and the Edmonton Oilers

Brassard should draw some interest Dan Kingerski of Pittsburgh Hockey Now: Pittsburgh Penguins forward Derick Brassard could be one of the more sought after centerman leading up to the trade deadline. Other centers that could be available include Brassard, Matt…

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NHL Rumors: Buffalo Sabres, New York Rangers, and the Nashville Predators

Sabres and Skinner are moving forward with talks WGR 550: Darren Dreger on the Buffalo Sabres and Jeff Skinner contract talks: "Both sides are trying to keep the daily play-by-play to a minimum. They are having amicable conversations and they're…

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NHL Rumors: Ottawa Senators, and the Tampa Bay Lightning

Duchene and Senators haven't exchanged numbers TSN: Pierre LeBrun said that no firm contract numbers were exchanged between the Ottawa Senators and pending UFA Matt Duchene. LeBrun has been told that Pat Brisson will be in contact with the Senators…

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NHL Rumors: Colorado Avalanche, Edmonton Oilers, and the Los Angeles Kings

Avs and Rantanen to wait until after the season Luke Fox: Colorado Avalanche pending restricted free agent Mikko Rantanen said that they will wait until after the season to get into contract talks with the Avalanche. McCrimmon a GM candidate…

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Quick Hits: Coyotes, Winter Classic, Player Tracking, Coyne Schofield, Wild, Karlsson and Burns

Two Coyotes getting close to practicing Matt Layman: Arizona Coyotes GM John Chayka said that Brad Richardson and Christian Dvorak are getting close to being able to practice with the team. They are hopeful for after the break, but they…

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NHL Power Rankings: 2018-19 Consensus – Week 16

  The Tampa Bay Lightning and Calgary Flames received all first and second place voting again in our weekly consensus NHL power rankings. The Winnipeg Jets beat out the San Jose Sharks for third spot. The New York Islanders make…

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NHL Rumors: Detroit Red Wings and Andreas Athanasiou

Andreas Athanasiou may not be available but if he was, the cost would be high Chris Nichols of Nichols on Hockey: Elliotte Friedman on his 31 Thoughts podcast with Jeff Marek mentions Detroit Red Wings forward Andreas Athanasiou as someone…

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NHL Rumors: Left-handed candidates for the Canadians … A Datsyukian Return?

Left-handed candidates for the Canadians Andrew Berkshire of Sportsnet: The Montreal Canadiens have been trying to improve their left side on the blue line for the past couple of years. They have the salary cap space to add and some…

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NHL Rumors: Oilers, Blackhawks, Capitals, Leafs, Kings, Senators, Canucks, Rangers, Avs, Stars, and Islanders

31 Thoughts rumor roundup Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: Steve Yzerman to the Edmonton Oilers seems like an unlikely fit, but they have to try. Potential GM candidates could include Bill Guerin, Mark Hunter, Kelly McCrimmon, Craig Heisinger, Ron Hextall, Doug…

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NHL Rumors: Edmonton Oilers, Calgary Flames, and San Jose Sharks

Could Sutter be on the Oilers radar? Darren Dreger: Not sure if Darryl Sutter would be interested in returning to the NHL, but would have to expect the Edmonton Oilers would have him on their list of people they may…

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Quick Hits: Ducks Roster Moves, CGY-EDM Trade That Didn’t Happen, CHI-LA Trade That Did Happen

Ducks roster moves Cap Friendly: Roster moves made by the Ducks yesterday. RECALLED - Korbinian Holzer and Jake Dotchin REASSIGNED - Troy Terry, Max Jones, Sam Carrick, Andy Welinski, Jacob Larsson and Andrej Sustr ACTIVATED OFF IR - Jakob Silfverberg…

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