Mark Easson

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NHL Rumors: Edmonton Oilers and the Boston Bruins

On the Edmonton Oilers ... Jonathan Willis of The Athletic: The Oilers have $64.6 million committed to 14 players next year. Milan Lucic, Andrej Sekera, and Kris Russell have no-movement clauses. This is part of the reason you hear the…

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Eastern Conference News: Bruins, Sabres, Blue Jackets, Panthers, Islanders, Rangers, Senators, and Lightning

On the Boston Bruins ... Boston Bruins on CLNS: Defenseman Kevan Miller and forwards Noel Acciari and Frank Vatrano (lower-body) missed last night's game. Vatrano was injured in Detroit on Tuesday night. On the Buffalo Sabres ... John Vogl of…

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Western Conference News: Avalanche, Wild, Sharks and Canucks

On the Colorado Avalanche ... BSN Avalanche: Forward Mikko Rantanen is out day-to-day. On the Minnesota Wild ... Minnesota Wild: The Wild will be without defenseman Jonas Brodin for the next three to four weeks after undergoing surgery on his…

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NHL Rumors: Rangers, Senators, Kings, and Flames

On the New York Rangers, Ottawa Senators, Los Angeles Kings, and Calgary Flames ... TSN Insider Trading: Bob McKenzie: The Rangers appear to be looking for three pieces in a package for Rick Nash: "So a first-round pick, a top prospect…

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NHL Rumors: NCAA Free Agents, Canucks, Sharks and Nash, Oilers and Maroon

On College Free Agents ... Andy Strickland: Two NCAA free agents that are getting some interest are Princeton forwards Max Veronneau and Eric Robinson. On the Vancouver Canucks ... Rick Dhaliwal: Coming from an agent: "Hearing the Canucks are getting a healthy…

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NHL Rumors: Montreal Canadiens – Tomas Plekanec and Max Pacioretty

On the Montreal Canadiens ... Eric Engels of Sportsnet: believes that if Canadiens GM Marc Bergevin doesn't trade pending unrestricted free agent center Tomas Plekanec before the trade deadline, it should be his last decision as the teams GM. Being interested…

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NHL Rumors: Scouting BOS-DET and BUF-ANA … New York Islanders

Scouting the Boston Bruins and Detroit Red Wings ... Gregg Krupa: Scouts listed to attend last night's Bruins-Red Wings game: Tampa Bay Lightning (3), Los Angeles Kings (2), Nashville Predators, Dallas Stars, New York Rangers, Anaheim Ducks, Edmonton Oilers, Toronto…

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Eastern Conference News: Panthers, Senators, Maple Leafs, and Lightning

On the Florida Panthers ... Jeff Paterson: Goaltender Roberto Luongo was on the ice for the second consecutive day yesterday morning. There is some suggestion that he could be looking at next Wednesday in Vancouver as a return date. He's…

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Western Conference News: Ducks, Avs, Kings, Wild, Canucks, and Jets

On the Anaheim Ducks .... Eric Stephens of the OC Register: Goaltender John Gibson skated on Monday for the first time since he left last week's game against the Bruins with a lower-body injury. The Ducks put Gibson on the…

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NHL Rumors: Scouting TOR-ANA, DAL-NYR, EDM-TB … Rangers and Shattenkirk

Scouting the Toronto Maple Leafs and Anaheim Ducks ... David Pagnotta: Scouts listed to attend last night's Maple Leafs-Ducks game: Montreal Canadiens (2), Boston Bruins, Dallas Stars, Pittsburgh Penguins, Ottawa Senators, Buffalo Sabres, New Jersey Devils, Carolina Hurricanes, Los Angeles Kings,…

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NHL Rumors: Ottawa Senators Notes – Lightning, Flames, and Kings

On the Ottawa Senators ... Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun: The Tampa Bay Lightning are looking add before the trade deadline, and they are looking at the Ottawa Senators. Lightning assistant GM Julien Brisebois was at the Senators game…

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NHL Rumors: Fallout From Rangers Asking For Rick Nash’s Trade List

Fallout from Rick Nash providing a list of teams he'd accept a trade too ... Dan Rosen: The top three teams that would be an ideal fit for Rick Nash: Dallas Stars, Nashville Predators, and San Jose Sharks. If wanting…

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