Mark Easson

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NHL Rumors: Pittsburgh Penguins – Hornqvist, Cole, Bozak, Dumoulin, Kessel, Maatta and Cullen

On the Pittsburgh Penguins ... Sam Werner of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: (mailbag) Patric Hornqvist will be a UFA after next season, and at 31 years old, he'll likely be looking for one more big contract and a raise from his…

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NHL Rumors: Islanders and Tavares … Devils and Kovalchuk

On the New York Islanders and John Tavares ... Brett Cyrgalis of the NY Post: The anxiety levels are increasing for some, but many think there is no need to panic yet that the NY Islanders haven't re-signed John Tavares.…

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NHL Rumors: Five NHL Free Agents and Their Best Fits

On five NHL free agents and their best fits ... Josh Cooper of ESPN: Looking at five intriguing free agents and were they could end up. Jaromir Jagr - The 45-year old Jagr needs to find the right fit -…

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NHL Rumors: Nashville Predators and the Detroit Red Wings

On the Nashville Predators ... Adam Vingan of The Tennessean: Viktor Arvidsson and the Nashville Predators are scheduled to have an arbitration hearing on Saturday, with a ruling by Monday. The sides can agree to a deal anytime before the…

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NHL Rumors: Arizona Coyotes and the New Jersey Devils

On the Arizona Coyotes ... Craig Morgan: Jordan Martinook's agent said that they and the Coyotes are "close" on a deal for the RFA forward but he thinks the Coyotes may want to go to salary arbitration on July 26th.…

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NHL News: Parayko, Arvidsson, Dzingel and Okposo

On the St. Louis Blues and Colton Parayko ... Tom Timmermann of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: The St. Louis Blues and Colton Parayko agreed to a five-year, $27.5 million contract today. The deal carries a $5.5 million salary cap hit.…

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NHL Rumors: 2018 Winter Olympics and Top Remaining NHL Free Agents

On the 2018 Winter Olympics ... Slava Malamud: Alexei Shevchenko of Sport-Express reports that Russian NHLers have told him that the NHL has a backup schedule that has an Olympic break. Elliotte Friedman: Players that are signed to AHL-only contracts…

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NHL Rumors: Colorado Avalanche and the New York Islanders

On the Colorado Avalanche ... Mike Chambers of the Denver Post: (mailbag) Starting to think that Matt Duchene will start the year with the Avalanche. The Avs only have three defensemen signed right now and Duchene could land them a…

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NHL Rumors: Avs, Habs, Coyotes, Maple Leafs and Stars

On the Colorado Avalanche ... Mike Chambers of the Denver Post: There is a report from Sport-Express that Nikita Zadorov has agreed to terms of a potential deal with CSKA of the KHL. Zadorov is waiting until the end of the…

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NHL News: Arbitration Offers, Avs, Preds, Bruins, Wings, Lightning and Capitals

On Salary Arbitration Offers ... Elliotte Friedman: The Red Wings offered $4.1 million and Tomas Tatar asked for $5.3 million. Elliotte Friedman: The Blues asked for a two-year deal for Colton Parayko at $3.4 million and $3.6 million. Parayko asked for…

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NHL Rumors: Ottawa Senators and the Pittsburgh Penguins

On the Ottawa Senators ... TSN: Senators GM Pierre Dorion after re-signing Jean-Gabriel Pageau and if he's done making moves this offseason. "Even before I was talking to other GMs about a possible deal. I know the twitter world will…

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NHL Rumors: Canadiens, Golden Knights, Jets, Devils, Iginla and Doan

On the Montreal Canadiens and Vegas Golden Knights ... Aivis Kalnins: Doesn't appear that Stephane Da Costa will return to CSKA Moscow next season and it's looking more likely that he'll return to the NHL. Aivis Kalnins: The Montreal Canadiens…

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