Mark Easson

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NHL Rumors: New York Islanders and the Toronto Maple Leafs

On the New York Islanders and John Tavares ... Larry Brooks of the NY Post: John Tavares keeps maintaining that he wants to remain with the NY Islanders, but it's unclear why he hasn't been signed to a long-term contract…

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NHL Rumors: Chicago Blackhawks and Boston Bruins

On the Chicago Blackhawks ... Scott Powers of The Athletic Chicago: The Chicago Blackhawks won't be signing Russian Maxim Shalunov this season after he signed with CSKA for three years back in April, but source saying he could sign with…

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NHL Rumors: Canucks, Capitals, Blue Jackets and Top 2018 UFAs

On the Vancouver Canucks ... Rick Dhaliwal: Canucks 2017 first round draft pick Elias Pettersson won't be attending Vancouver's main training camp in September: "My season in Sweden starts Sept 19th, the decision was made not to attend #Canucks camp."…

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NHL Rumors: Colorado Avalanche – Zadorov, Duchene and Sakic

On the Colorado Avalanche ... Adrian Dater of BSN Denver: Sources saying the Avalanche and RFA defenseman Nikita Zadorov are making progress on a new deal. “Trust me, they will have a deal. You can count on it,” said one…

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NHL Rumors: Arizona Coyotes – Duclair, Doan, and Possible Blue Line Options

On the Arizona Coyotes ... Craig Morgan of Arizona Sports: Coyotes GM John Chayka on why it's taking so long for them to re-sign restricted free agent Anthony Duclair. “The easy answer is that Duclair didn’t have a good year,…

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NHL News: Coyotes, Panthers, Blues, Golden Knights and Flyers

On the Arizona Coyotes ... Craig Morgan of Arizona Sports: Arizona Coyotes defenseman Jakob Chychrun had knee surgery after an injury during a training session this week. He will be out indefinitely. The Coyotes didn't give a timeline for rehab…

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NHL Rumors: Predators … Lightning and Kucherov … Butcher

On the Nashville Predators ... Adam Vingan of the Tennessean: With Mike Fisher retiring, the Predators will have Ryan Johansen, Nick Bonino, Calle Jarnkrok and Colton Sissons down the middle. Frederick Gaudreau is a possibility as well. The Predators will…

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NHL News: NY Islanders … Mike Fisher Retires … Lightning and Kucherov

On the New York Islanders ... Andy Graziano: After signing Calvin de Haan yesterday, the Islanders have $3.634 million in salary cap space with 13 forwards, eight defensemen and two goalies. That does not include the contracts to either Josh…

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NHL Rumors: Avalanche and Zadorov … Canucks and Horvat

On the Colorado Avalanche and Nikita Zadorov ... Adrian Dater: Hearing that the Colorado Avalanche and Nikita Zadorov are close on a deal that could be in the low $2 million range. Adrian Dater: It might be awhile before the Avalanche…

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NHL Rumors: Wild and Foligno … Avs and Duchene

On the Minnesota Wild and Marcus Foligno ... Michael Russo of the Star Tribune: After locking up RFAs Mikael Granlund and Nino Neiderrietter, the Minnesota Wild only have Marcus Foligno left to deal with. Foligno's agents have been dealing with…

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NHL News: Islanders, Blues, Wild and Hurricanes

On the New York Islanders and Calvin de Haan ... Mike Kelly: The New York Islanders and Calvin de Haan settled on a one-year deal worth $3.3 million and avoided their salary arbitration hearing. Mike Kelly: "$3.3M is on the…

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NHL Rumors: Panthers and Jagr … Islanders and Tavares

On the Florida Panthers and Jaromir Jagr ... Jimmy Murphy: Source saying that NY Post Larry Brook's report that the Panthers reneged on their contract promise to Jaromir Jagr may be a little different that what Brooks laid out. From…

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