Mark Easson

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NHL Rumors: Red Wings, Kings, Penguins and Ducks

Howard likely to remain with the Red Wings Ansar Khan of MLive: The Detroit Red Wings have been happy with pending unrestricted free agent goaltender Jimmy Howard, and Howard is happy being in Detroit. Howard will be 35-years old in…

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NHL Injuries: Kings, Ducks, Predators, Lightning, Leafs, and Canadiens

Kings down two goaltenders NHL.com: Los Angeles Kings goaltender Jack Campbell will be out for four to six weeks after tearing his meniscus on Saturday. The Kings have recalled goaltender Calvin Peterson. Jon Rosen: Kings goaltending Bill Ranford said that…

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NHL Rumors: Senators, Kings, and Five Players Who Could Be Traded

The Senators need to move a couple players out Michael Traikos of the Toronto Sun: A year after the Ottawa Senators traded for Matt Duchene, it's time for them to trade him. He's a pending unrestricted free agent and after…

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NHL Rumors: Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Rangers, and the Calgary Flames

A former GM says Nylander to smart to lose a season ... maybe Steve Simmons of the Toronto Sun: The Toronto Maple Leafs have three weeks to get William Nylander signed before the December 1st eligibility deadline. The Maple Leafs…

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NHL Injuries: Bruins, Jets, Sens, Devils, Caps, Sharks, and Stars

Bruins injured defensive corps update Ty Anderson: Boston Bruins defenseman Kevan Miller won't play during their upcoming road trip. Defensemen Urho Vaakanainen and Charlie McAvoy are skating but they are being cautious with them. Defenseman Brandon Carlo is day-to-day. Kulikov…

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NHL Rumors: Quenneville, Kings, Bruins, Blue Jackets, and the Rangers

Quenneville may not be out of coaching for too long Mike Johnston of Sportsnet: Joel Quenneville was recently fired by the Chicago Blackhawks, but it may not be that long before he's behind the bench again. “He’s certainly ready and…

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NHL Rumors: Pacioretty Still Denies Trade Request … Maple Leafs Starting To Consider Trading Nylander

Pacioretty still denies he asked to be traded Mike Johnston of Sportsnet: After the Montreal Canadiens traded Max Pacioretty to the Vegas Golden Knights, GM Marc Bergevin said that Pacioretty "asked for a trade. I will not go into detail.…

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NHL Injuries: Lightning, Blackhawks, Blue Jackets, Canucks, Penguins, and Ducks

Hedman returns but Stralman is out Bryan Burns: Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Anton Stralman missed last night's game with an upper-body injury. Forwards Adam Erne (upper-body) and Ondrej Palat (lower-body) also missed last night's game. Defenseman Victor Hedman returned to…

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NHL Rumors: Scouting The Leafs, And Five Teams That Could Be Interested In William Nylander

Scouting the Toronto Maple Leafs and New Jersey Devils Michael Augello: Carolina Hurricanes assistant GM Rick Dudley was listed to attend the Maple Leafs and Devils game last night. The Philadelphia Flyers and Tampa Bay Lightning also had scouts listed…

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NHL Rumors: Red Wings and Nyquist … Sabres and Skinner

Gustav Nyquist knows his name will likely come up in rumors Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press: The 29-year old pending free agent Gustav Nyquist should draw some interest from a Stanley Cup contender. He's a former 30-goal…

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NHL Injuries: Bruins, Stars, Capitals, Lightning, Blues, and Panthers

Bruins say Charlie McAvoy had concussion symptoms, back skating now Matt Porter: Boston Bruins GM Don Sweeney said that defenseman Charlie McAvoy has been dealing with concussion symptoms. He's been out since October 18th. He was able to skate yesterday. Matt Porter:…

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NHL Power Rankings: 2018-19 Consensus – Week 5

Another week with the Nashville Predators and Tampa Bay Lightning holding down the top two spots in our consensus NHL power rankings. The Toronto Maple Leafs move up a spot to No. 3. The Minnesota Wild jumped five spots from…

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