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NHL Rumors and Notes: Seattle, Gusev, Seguin, Karlsson, and Pacioretty

Seattle expansion voting may be delayed Dan Rosen: Though it's not guaranteed, the earliest that the NHL Board of Governors would vote on Seattle expansion is in December according to NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daley. A more realistic season for…

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NHL Rumors: A Wait And See Approach For Matt Duchene And The Ottawa Senators

The Ottawa Senators and Matt Duchene will wait and see how things play out for a bit Dan Rosen of NHL.com: Matt Duchene will be an unrestricted free agent after the season, but he's wanting to see how things play…

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NHL Rumors: Blue Jackets, Panarin, and Bobrovky … Wild and Staal

Blue Jackets GM Kekalainen won't commit that Panarin and Bobrovsky will be with the team when the season starts Tom Gulitti of NHL.com: Artemi Panarin and Sergei Bobrovsky both remain without a contract extension and GM Jarmo Kekalainen wouldn't commit that…

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NHL Rumors: Tyler Seguin and the Dallas Stars

Tyler Seguin no longer disappointed and hoping a deal gets done in the next little bit Craig Custance of The Athletic: Tyler Seguin said he didn't really watch the John Tavares free agent process, but added it was hard to…

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NHL Rumors and Notes: St. Louis Blues and the Toronto Maple Leafs

St. Louis Blues blue line notes Jeremy Rutherford of The Athletic: (mailbag) Trading defenseman Carl Gunnarsson, if he's healthy, wouldn't be easy. He's at $3 million a season and is coming off ACL surgery. The St. Louis Blues also don't…

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NHL Rumors: Maple Leafs, Nylander, Matthews and Marner … Golden Knights and Theodore

Maple Leafs and Nylander still working on a deal ... No rush to get a Matthews and Marner extension done Maple Leafs Hot Stove: Toronto Maple Leafs GM Kyle Dubas was on TSN and was asked what the latest was…

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NHL Rumors: Dreger and Friedman on Erik Karlsson

Dreger and Friedman comment on the Erik Karlsson situation Chris Nichols of Nichols on Hockey: Darren Dreger was on TSN 1050 and was commenting how the Ottawa Senators can't win an Erik Karlsson trade no matter how many assets they…

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NHL Rumors: Predators, Deadline, and Rinne … Oilers and Nurse

Predators have the same to add at the deadline ... May not be Rinne's last year with the Preds Adam Vingan of The Athletic: (mailbag) The Nashville Predators currently have about $7.6 million in projects salary cap space, so they…

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NHL Rumors and Notes: Franson To KHL … Stars, Seguin Talking … Dubas On The Maple Leafs

Franson had PTO's but opts for KHL Igor Eronko: Avangard of the KHL has signed defenseman Cody Franson to a two-year deal. Aivis Kalnins: Source is saying that Franson had three PTO offers from NHL teams but decided to join…

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NHL Notes: Leafs and Sparks … Pens and Brassard … Bruins Training Camp and Krejci

Garret Sparks requires waivers this season Lance Hornby: Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Garret Sparks on having to clear waivers this season: "If you don’t make the team out of camp, every other NHL team has a chance to lay claim…

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NHL Rumors and Notes: Steve Mason … Max Pacioretty and the Montreal Canadiens

Unrestricted free agent goaltender Steve Mason still looking for an NHL team Jared Clinton: The Montreal Canadiens bought out the final two years of Steve Mason's contract this offseason after acquiring him from the Winnipeg Jets. With a month left to…

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NHL Rumors and Notes: Seattle, Minnesota Wild, Matt Duchene and the Ottawa Senators

Seattle will dig more into their GM search next spring NHL Seattle: Seattle's Senior Hockey Advisor Dave Tippett on hiring a GM: "We’ll have a good list of candidates, some might be working through the draft with their team, might…

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