Tag: Boston Bruins

Free Agent Hits II: Horton, Rask, Flames, Bergeron, Thomas and Lundqvist

Aaron Portzline: The Blue Jackets are pursuing Nathan Horton. Sources saying that Horton visited Columbus yesterday. One issue with Horton is that he's waiting to have shoulder surgery and won't do so until he's signed with a new team. He…

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Afternoon Hits II: Schneider, Leafs, Bruins, Canucks, Red Wings and Kuba

Bill Watters: "Schneider 's exit from Vancouver was precipitated by off ice issues,rather than goaltending and financial as outlined in Gillis' rationale." The Fourth Period: The Maple Leafs plan on being active in the next few days. They are looking…

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Afternoon Hits: Unconditional waivers, Scuderi, Alfredsson, Thomas, Adams and Flyers

Bob McKenzie: 12 noon today was the last chance for teams to put players on unconditional waivers for purpose of compliance buyout. Players that have no-movement clauses, like Mike Komisarek, can be bought out without going through waivers. Bob McKenzie:…

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Morning Hits: Edler, Miller, Luongo, Coburn, Ryan, Boyle, Ference, Khudobin, Jones and Coyotes

Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun: Several teams were surprised that Alex Edler didn't get traded to the Hurricanes for No. 5 pick at the draft. The Flyers, Lightning, Senators, and Oilers are all interested in Edler. He has a…

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Trade Hits: Oilers, Coburn, Seguin, Cammalleri, Flyers and Edler

Dustin Nielson: The Flyers initially asked the Oilers for two second round picks this year and a second next year for Braydon Coburn. David Pagnotta: The Flames talked to the Bruins about Tyler Seguin. Unless the Bruins get an amazing…

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Teams extend/not extend qualifying offers to restricted free agents

Katie Carrera: The Capitals extend qualifying offers to RFAs Karl Alzner, Marcus Johansson, Tomas Kundratek, Nicolas Deschamps and Peter LeBlanc. The Capitals did not extend qualifying offers to Mattias Sjogren, Danick Paquette and Dustin Stevenson. Katie Strang: The Rangers extend…

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Afternoon Hits I: Bergeron, Horton, Scuderi, Leafs, Sabres, Penguins and Senators

Joe McDonald: Bruins Patrice Bergeron suffered torn cartilage in Game 4, broken rib Game 5, separated shoulder/collapsed lung in Game 6. He wouldn't have been able to play in Game 7. Joe Haggerty: Bergeron said that he won't require surgery…

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Free Agent Hits II: Lecavalier, Zubrus, Briere, Red Wings, Maple Leafs and Flyers

L.A. Lariviere: The Ducks are said to be out of the Vincent Lecavalier sweepstakes as they are not willing to pay that much. Tom Gulitti: Dainius Zubrus signed a 3-year, $9.1 million deal with the Devils. Arthur Staple: The Islanders…

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Morning Hits: Avs lines, Kostitsyn, Sabres, Coyotes and Seguin

Adrian Dater: Patrick Roy told Dater what their top three line for next season could be: Ryan O’Reilly-Matt Duchene-P.A. Parenteau, Gabe Landeskog-Paul Stastny-Alex Tanguay, Jamie McGinn-Nathan MacKinnon-Steve Downie. Josh Cooper: Predators GM David Poile said there is nothing finalized yet…

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Quick Hits: Bobrovsky close on deal, Blackhawks, Ducks, Kane, Seguin and Leafs

Pierre LeBrun: The Blue Jackets are close to signing Sergei Bobrovsky to a new deal. Pierre LeBrun: One team executive: "I bet you we see 10 trades today at least." Mark Lazerus: Blackhawks GM Stan Bowman on trades: "We're not…

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Trade Hits: Seguin, Edler, Letang, Schneider, Skinner, Myers, Halak, Williams and Flames offer No. 6 to Flyers

Joe Haggerty of CSNNE: A source said it would take a "king's ransom" to get the Bruins to trade Tyler Seguin. It would have to include a top 10 pick and include an All-Star level roster player. Pierre LeBrun: The…

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Draft Hits: Leafs talking No. 5, Bruins and Flames talking, Panthers, Hurricanes and Devils

TSN Radio: Darren Dreger is reporting there is a strong chance that the Maple Leafs could move into the top 5. They've been talking with the Hurricanes. Bob McKenzie: If there is no movement in the top 4, the Hurricanes…

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