Tag: Carolina Hurricanes

Rumors III: Friedman on Free Agents, Draisaitl, Fisher and Williams

Elliotte Friedman of Sportnet: Teams can start to re-sign players that they signed to one-year contracts on January 1st. Friedman thinks that the Bruins did significant work on Torey Krug and Reilly Smith contracts before they signed their one-year deals…

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Top 15 2015 NHL Free Agent Wingers

An expanded look at the top unrestricted free agent wingers by Todd Cordell, who can be found on twitter @ToddCordell. The 2015 NHL free agency class as a whole isn’t inspiring and certainly isn’t deep, but there are plenty of options on the…

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Rumors: Bruins, Lightning, Wild, Maple Leafs and Kings

Fluto Shinzawa of the Boston Globe: Bruins Milan Lucic has one year left on his deal, with a $6 million cap hit. He's been inconsistent this season. The Bruins will have to decide this they'll want to extend him or…

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Rumors II: Hurricanes, Maple Leafs, Stars, Kings and Draisaitl

The Fourth Period: Contract talks between the Hurricanes and pending UFA defenseman Andrej Sekera are non-existent. It is unclear when they will discuss an extension. It was thought that the Hurricanes reached out the Sekera's camp, but a team source…

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Morning Hits: Staal, Beauchemin, Komarov and Bartkowski’s Hit on Gionta

Dan Rosen: Hurricanes coach Bill Peters said the Jordan Staal is real close to returning. He could return on December 29th against the Canadiens. Eric Stephens: Ducks Francois Beauchemin will be out tonight. Targeting their first game after the break.…

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Videos: NHL Highlights From Sun. Dec. 21st 2014

Six games were played on Sunday. The Stars were down 5-2 in the second, but came back to beat the Oilers 6-5 in OT. Antti Raanta shutout the Leafs. Cam Talbot shutout the Hurricanes.

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Rumors II: Jackets, Coyotes, Kings, Sabres, Habs, Blues, and Oilers

Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun: The Blue Jackets really want to keep pending UFA Nick Foligno ($3.08 million), and some think it might take more than five years and $25 million. He could look for a deal similar to…

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Rumors II: Hurricanes, Wings, Sabres, Stars, Caps, Oilers and Blues

Luke DeCock of the Raleigh News & Observer: The trading of Jay Harrison could be the first of many for the Hurricanes. Cam Ward's improved play could have teams calling. DeCock wonders though if they would better off keeping him. Andrej…

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Videos: NHL Highlights From Thurs. Dec. 18th 2014

Seven games last night, with two being settle in OT and one going to a shootout. Marc-Andrew Fleury collects his sixth shutout of the season.

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Trade: Jets Acquire Jay Harrison From The Hurricanes

The Winnipeg Jets have sent a 2015 6th round pick to the Carolina Hurricanes for defenseman Jay Harrison. The pick they sent originally belonged to the Senators. The Jets put Jacob Trouba on the IR retroactive to the 14th. They…

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Afternoon Hits: Waivers, Injuries, Lines, Mumps and Neal Diving

Tim Wharnsby: Maple Leafs Brandon Kozun clears waivers. The Predators put Viktor Stalberg on waivers. The Devils put Mark Fraser on waivers. Oklahoma City Barons: The Barons (Oilers AHL team) will cease operations at the end of this season. Mike…

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NHL Rumors: Trade Talks Picking Up Before The Roster Freeze

Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun: Trade talk has increased. The roster freeze goes into effect on Tuesday. "There's no question there's a lot of teams talking and many would like to do something," said a league executive Friday. "The…

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