Mark Easson

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NHL Rumors and Notes: Colorado Avalanche – Duchene and Foote

On the Colorado Avalanche and Matt Duchene ... Chris Nichols of FanRag Sports: Darren Dreger was on WGR 550 radio in Buffalo on Friday and was asked if it's possible that Colorado Avalanche forward Matt Duchene could be traded to…

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NHL Rumors: Kaprizov, Canucks and Ideal Matches For Top UFAs

On Kirill Kaprizov ... Russian Prospects: (re-signed in the KHL for three years) Kirill Kaprizov said in an interview that the there was no special interest from the Minnesota Wild recently. On the Vancouver Canucks ... NHL Prospect Watch: Dennis…

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NHL Rumors: Connor Brown, Remaining RFAs and Ilya Samsonov

On Connor Brown and the Toronto Maple Leafs ... TSN: The Toronto Maple Leafs still haven't re-signed restricted free agent forward Connor Brown, but he's not too worried about it. “Obviously it’s my first time going through something like this,”…

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NHL Rumors: Restricted Free Agents Alexander Wennberg and David Pastrnak

On Alexander Wennberg and the Columbus Blue Jackets ... Tom Gulitti of NHL.com: Columbus Blue Jackets restricted free agent forward Alexander Wennberg would have liked to have a new deal in place by now, but he's not worried about it.…

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NHL News: Bjork, Yamamoto, Lee on Tavares and Barkov on Jagr

On the Boston Bruins ... Kevin Paul Dupont of the Boston Globe: Anders Bjork signed his entry-level contract with the Bruins in the spring after finishing his Junior year at college. He was told that there were positions open on…

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NHL Rumors: Kaprizov, Red Wings and Blue Jackets

On Kiril Kaprizov ... Aivis Kalnins: CSKA of the KHL are expected to announce a three-year contract extension for Kirill Kaprizov. Kaprizov had told the media that he was going to wait. Aivis Kalnins: "Very strange situation with player not…

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NHL Rumors: Jaromir Jagr, And The Arizona Coyotes

On Jaromir Jagr … Michael Langr of NHL.com: The 45-year old Jaromir Jagr didn’t think it would be so hard to get an NHL contract after his 46 point season. “THE MOST SERIOUS NEGOTIATIONS I HAVE ARE WITH KLADNO. BECAUSE…

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NHL News: Canucks, Heatley, Golden Knights and Hurricanes

On the Vancouver Canucks ... Vancouver Canucks: The Canucks have signed forward Brendan Gaunce to a two-year, $1.5 million contract, a $750,000 salary cap hit. On Dany Heatley ... Calgary Sun: Dany Heatley filed a lawsuit against his agent Stacey…

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NHL Rumors: Stars, Zadorov, Kaprizov, Polak and Bruins

On the Dallas Stars ... Mike Heika of the Dallas Morning News: (mailbag) Asked if the Dallas Stars could entertain the idea of trading Tyler Seguin. Seguin will need a new contract for 2019-20 and it will end up being…

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NHL Rumors: Hurricanes, Bruins and Red Wings

On the Carolina Hurricanes ... Tom Gulitti of NHL.com: The Carolina Hurricanes could use a top-six center and GM Ron Francis isn't ruling out a trade before the start of the season, but is okay if they don't make one.…

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NHL News: Eddie Olczyk, NY Islanders and St. Louis Blues

On Eddie Olczyk ... Chicago Blackhawks: Eddie Olczyk has been diagnosed with colon cancer and released the following statement. "I have been diagnosed with a form of colon cancer and am currently undergoing treatment for the disease. I have been…

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NHL Rumors: Arizona Coyotes, Dallas Stars and Detroit Red Wings

On the Arizona Coyotes ... Craig Morgan: doesn't think the Coyotes will look to make a significant blue line addition until they get a better sense as to when Jakob Chychrun will return from his offseason training injury. On the…

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