Mark Easson

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NHL News: Coyotes, Sabres, Blue Jackets, Kings, Devils, Rangers, Senators, Canucks, and Golden Knights

On the Arizona Coyotes ... Andy Strickland: Goaltender Scott Wedgewood has played 19 games so far and needs to get to 28 games for the Coyotes to keep his RFA rights. If he plays less than 28 games he'll become…

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NHL Rumors: Sabres, Penguins, Oilers, Red Wings, Lightning, Blue Jackets, and Sharks

On the Buffalo Sabres, Pittsburgh Penguins, Edmonton Oilers, Detroit Red Wings, Tampa Bay Lightning, Columbus Blue Jackets, and the San Jose Sharks ... TSN Insider Trading: Darren Dreger: It will be a minimum of three pieces to trade for Buffalo Sabres forward…

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NHL Rumors: Detroit Red Wings and the NY Islanders

On the Detroit Red Wings ... John Niyo of the Detroit News: The Red Wings will be looking to acquire more future assets leading up to the trade deadline. They will join the likes of Buffalo Sabres, Ottawa Senators, Arizona…

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NHL Rumors: Scouting ARI-SJ, Coyotes, Blackhawks, and Canucks

On scouting the Arizona Coyotes and San Jose Sharks  ... Craig Morgan: Scouts listed to attend last night's Coyotes-Sharks game: Toronto Maple Leafs (2), Calgary Flames (2), Nashville Predators, Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadiens, Buffalo Sabres, Pittsburgh Penguins, New Jersey…

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NHL Rumors: Islanders, Rangers, Capitals, Lightning, Devils, Blue Jackets, Canucks, and Bruins

Friedman's 31-thoughts rumor roundup ... Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: The Boston Bruins, Calgary Flames, Chicago Blackhawks, Nashville Predators, and Vancouver Canucks were among the teams that have been scouting in Sweden the past couple weeks. Some potential free agents include…

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Western Conference News: Blackhawks, Avs, Kings, Predators, Sharks and Golden Knights

On the Chicago Blackhawks ... Mark Lazerus of the Chicago Sun-Times: Coach Joel Quenneville was asked about days ago if Corey Crawford and his 'upper-body' injury would return this season and he immediately said "yes." Three sources have said that Crawford…

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Eastern Conference News: Bruins, Jackets, Red Wings, Devils, Islanders, Rangers, Flyers, Penguins, and Maple Leafs

On the Boston Bruins ... Joe Haggerty: Forward Noel Acciari suffered an upper-body injury on Monday and missed practice yesterday. The Bruins are hopeful that he'll be able to play tonight. On the Columbus Blue Jackets ... Brian Hedger: The…

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NHL Rumors: Carolina Hurricanes and Buffalo Sabres

  On the Carolina Hurricanes ... Luke DeCock: Wonder if Hurricanes GM Ron Francis should call up Canadiens GM Marc Bergevin and see what he could get for Justin Faulk or Noah Hanifin and Julien Gauthier or Nicolas Roy. "Pacioretty?…

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NHL Rumors: Rangers, Coyotes, Kings, and Maple Leafs

Scouting the Colorado Avalanche and Anaheim Ducks ... Adrian Dater: The New York Rangers had two scouts at yesterday's Avs-Ducks game. On the Arizona Coyotes ... Craig Morgan: "Per recent reports the Coyotes have made D Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Niklas Hjalmarsson…

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NHL Rumors: The Ottawa Senators Are Receiving Plenty Of Trade Calls

On the Ottawa Senators ... Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun: The Senators haven't been actively shopping anyone, but teams are calling GM Pierre Dorion. Talk is that no less than 10 teams are looking for forwards, an area in which…

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NHL Rumors: The New York Islanders and John Tavares

On the New York Islanders and John Tavares ... Arthur Staple of Newsday: Pending NHL free agent John Tavares stated again that he hopes to remain with the Islanders. “I hope to stay in Long Island,” Tavares told reporters questioning…

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Western Conference News: Stars, Kings, Predators, Blues, Sharks, and Golden Knights

On the Dallas Stars ... Shawn Simpson: The Stars made forward Jason Spezza a healthy scratch yesterday. He has another year left on his deal at $7.5 million. Scott Burnside: Stars GM Jim Nill said that he expects Spezza to…

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