Mark Easson

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NHL Rumors: Kings, Canadiens, Devils, Lightning and Hurricanes

On the Los Angeles Kings and Montreal Canadiens ... Dennis Bernstein: Don't see the Kings trading for Max Pacioretty. The Kings and Canadiens did talk at the trade deadline, but they ended when the asking prices was a lot. On…

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NHL Rumors: Canadiens and Pacioretty … Kings and Doughty

On the Montreal Canadiens and Max Pacioretty ... Josh Beneteau of Sportsnet: Teams are calling Canadiens GM Marc Bergevin about Max Pacioretty according to Elliotte Friedman. Friedman said that some teams that may not want to get involved in free…

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NHL Draft: Tkachuk, Bokk, Lundestrom, Kaut, Kupari and Blue Jackets

On Brady Tkachuk ...  Bruce Garrioch: The Senators are bringing Brady Tkachuk to Ottawa next week for more testing and to meet with GM Pierre Dorion. On Dominik Bokk ... Dhiren Mahiban: Prince Albert of the WHL own the rights to…

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NHL Rumors: Arizona Coyotes – Bill Payments, No. 5 Pick and Ekman-Larsson

    On the Arizona Coyotes ... Adrian Dater: Have been hearing some talk that the league has been paying a lot of bills for the Coyotes again, since January. A high ranking NHL official wouldn't comment when asked. Adrian…

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NHL Rumors: Kessel, Pacioretty, Plekanec and Nylander

On the Pittsburgh Penguins and Phil Kessel ... TSN: Bob McKenzie on TSN's Insider Trading said it's possible that the Penguins trade Phil Kessel this offseason, but there isn't a guarantee that they will. "So they'll listen on Kessel, if…

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NHL Rumors: Kings, Coyotes, Golden Knights and Predators

On the Los Angeles Kings ... John Hoven: expects the Kings to explore the idea of moving up in the draft. "Where the trade market goes (player-wise, not pick-wise) that weekend will most likely have the biggest impact on their…

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NHL Rumors: Ilya Kovalchuk, New York Islanders and John Tavares

On Ilya Kovalchuk ... Darren Dreger of TSN: Ilya Kovalchuk's agent J.P. Barry has spoken with at least eight teams so far and is expected to speak with more. Kovalchuk can talk to teams but can't officially sign until July…

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NHL News: Bruins, Sabres, Avs, Panthers, Senators, Leafs, Knights and Capitals

On the Boston Bruins ... Shawn Hutcheon: Bruins GM Don Sweeney on their pending free agents: “(Paul) Postma, (Kenny) Agostino, (Brian) Gionta will not be offered contracts, and we’ve told as such. Austin Czarnik is going to be a group 6.…

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NHL Rumors: Pittsburgh Penguins and Phil Kessel

On the Pittsburgh Penguins and Phil Kessel ... Matt Gajtka of Pittsburgh Hockey Now: A source is saying that at least two teams in the Eastern Conference that didn't make the playoffs this past season have made trade proposals for…

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NHL Rumors: Kovalchuk, Devils, Islanders, Canadiens and Panthers

On Ilya Kovalchuk ... Amar Basu: Darren Dreger was on TSN 690 and said that Ilya Kovalchuk will probably be looking for a contract similar to what the Toronto Maple Leafs gave Patrick Marleau (three years, $16.75 million). Dreger adds…

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NHL News: Bruins, Flames, Panthers, Lightning, Leafs, Canucks, Knights and Capitals

On the KHL ... Aivis Kalnins: Klas Dahlbeck has signed a one-year deal with CSKA Moscow. On the Boston Bruins ... Mark Divver: The Bruins will sign 2017 first-round pick Urho Vaakenainen to an entry-level contract before their development camp at…

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NHL Rumors: Carolina Hurricanes (No. 2) and the Edmonton Oilers (No. 10)

On the Carolina Hurricanes ... Adam Kimelman of NHL.com: The Hurricanes have missed the playoffs the past nine seasons and new GM Don Waddell said he could be looking to shake things up. Waddell said that there are some players…

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