Mark Easson

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NHL Rumors: Vancouver Canucks, Anaheim Ducks, and the NY Islanders

Canucks prospect in no rush to make a decision on where to play ... Rick Dhaliwal: Vancouver Canucks 2018 first-round pick Quinn Hughes is in no rush to make a decision on where he'll be playing next season. There is…

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NHL Rumors: Carolina Hurricanes, and the Winnipeg Jets

No hurry for Aho and Teravainen ... Luke DeCock: The Carolina Hurricanes and Sebastian Aho's agent have spoken about a potential long-term contract extension, but there is no rush to get it done. Same for Teuvo Teravainen. It may be…

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NHL News: Coyotes, Jackets, Oilers, Kings, Flyers, Sharks, and Golden Knights

On the Arizona Coyotes and the Columbus Blue Jackets ...  Mark Scheig: The Blue Jackets trade Jacob Graves and a conditional 2016 sixth-round pick  in 2019 to the Coyotes for Ryan MacInnis. If MacInnis plays in 20 NHL games this year,…

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NHL Rumors: Chicago Blackhawks Have Cap Space But Not Able To Use It Yet

The Chicago Blackhawks have some salary cap space and a couple areas of need but are not close to anything .. Emily Kaplan: The Blackhawks now have some salary cap space, but it's usually a quiet period for the next…

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NHL News: Ducks, Devils, Islanders, Rangers, Penguins, Sharks, and Golden Knights

On the Anaheim Ducks ... Eric Stephens: The Ducks have re-signed restricted free agents Kalle Kossila, Kevin Roy, and Andy Welinski to two-way deals. Kossila - $650,000 in the NHL and $125,000 in the minors. Roy - $874,000 in the…

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NHL Rumors: Winnipeg Jets, and the Washington Capitals

Can the Jets and Trouba agree on a new contract before their arbitration the week? Ken Wiebe of the Winnipeg Sun: The Winnipeg Jets and Jacob Trouba have an arbitration hearing set for this Friday. Trouba is basically playing top…

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NHL Rumors: Bruins and Rask … Stars and Seguin

Could the Bruins consider moving Tuukka Rask at some point? Joe Haggerty of NBC Sports Boston: Jaroslav Halak will be a better backup to Tuukka Rask than Anton Khudobin was, and should push Rask. The Bruins haven't had a backup…

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NHL News: Ducks, Flames, Avalanche, Predators, and Islanders

  Ducks lock up Adam Henrique for five years ... NHL.com: The Anaheim Ducks have signed forward Adam Henrique to a five-year contract extension ($5.85 million salary cap hit) that will kick in after the start of next season. After being…

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NHL Rumors: Minnesota Wild, and the Nashville Predators

Wild looking to get Zucker and Dumba locked up before arbitation ... Sarah McLellan: Minnesota Wild GM Paul Fenton on contract talks with Jason Zucker and Matt Dumba: "Still status quo. Still trying to get something done, and hopefully we do…

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NHL Rumors: No Progress At This Time On An Artemi Panarin Contract Extension

Steve Gorten: Blue Jackets GM Kekalainen wouldn't comment on how his meeting with Artemi Panarin went. He said offseason meetings with players "happens quite often." Panarin's agent Dan Milstein in an email: “a good conversation. No contract progress at this time.”…

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NHL News: Ducks, Sabres, Avs, Jackets, Kings, Habs, Devils, Flyers, Pens, and Leafs

On the Anaheim Ducks ... John Hoven: The Ducks have signed forward Kalle Kossila to a one-year, two-way deal at $650,000. Renaud Lavoie: The Ducks have signed Kevin Roy to a one-year, two-way deal at $874,000. On the Buffalo Sabres…

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NHL Rumors: Blackhawks, Blue Jackets, and Penguins

Blackhawks prospect goaltender looking for a trade ... Scott Powers: Ivan Nalimov was under contract in the KHL this offseason when the Blackhawks signed Kevin Lankinen. It's hard to say what his trade value is, but his agent said they…

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