Tag: Chris Stewart

NHL Rumors: Minnesota Wild and Ottawa Senators

On the Minnesota Wild ... Michael Russo of the Star Tribune: The Sabres and Red Wings missed out on Steven Stamkos and may now look free agent winger Kyle Okposo. The Wild are among the teams are interested in Okposo.…

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NHL Rumors: Maple Leafs, Ducks, Canucks and Caggiula

On the Toronto Maple Leafs ... Scott Cullen of TSN: The Maple Leafs could buy out defenseman Jared Cowen. They could still attempt to trade him. The Leafs have lots of options up front, but they are a little thin on…

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NHL Injuries: Blackhawks, Lightning, Ducks, Caps and Jets

On the Chicago Blackhawks ... Chris Hine of the Chicago Tribune: Corey Crawford is getting "close" to returning, but he still hasn't started skating yet. He's been out since March 14th with an upper-body injury. "We think he’s going to…

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NHL Injuries: Lightning, Hawks, Bruins, Pens, Ducks and More

On the Tampa Bay Lightning ... Tampa Bay Lightning: Defenseman Anton Stralman is out indefinitely with a non-displaced fracture to his left fibula. Anton Stralman's injury... pic.twitter.com/hvCYT2OruW — Robert Söderlind (@HockeyWebCast) March 26, 2016 Erik Erlendsson: Ryan Callahan and Valtteri…

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NHL Rumors: Blues, Leafs, Ducks and Hypothetical Trades

On the St. Louis Blues ... Bob McKenzie: Would expect that the Blues will look to add some goalie insurance given Brian Elliott's injury status. On the Toronto Maple Leafs ... Bob McKenzie: The Maple Leafs would not comment on…

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NHL Rumors: Trading For Loui Eriksson For Cap Reasons

Fluto Shinzawa of the Boston Globe: Trading Loui Eriksson would no doubt make the the Bruins weaker. They would then need to find a second line winger, another penalty killer and a net-front presence on the top power-play unit.Normally, you…

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Rumors: Ducks, Flames, Lightning, Jets, and Sabres

Eric Stephens of the OC Register: Ducks GM Bob Murray on Bruce Boudreau and the teams 1-7-2 start. “I really don’t like commenting on rumors, but I will say this, we were one game away from the Final just five…

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Rumors and Notes: Rangers, Wild, Devils and Coyotes

Larry Brooks of the NY Post: Derek Stepan's arbitration hearing is set for July 27th with the Rangers. Talks between Stephan and the Rangers haven't even gotten to the preliminary stages. The Rangers haven't even submitted an opening offer.If they…

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Rumors II: Kuznetsov, Galchenyuk, Boedker and Stewart

Chuck Gormley: Capitals Evgeny Kuznetsov said that they had talked about a longer contract, but they settled on a two-year deal. On a longer deal: 'We'll see later.' David Pagnotta: There isn't much of an update on Alex Galchenyuk and…

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Rumors and Notes: Predators, Stars, and Top Remaining UFAs

Adam Vingan of the Tennessean: Predators GM David Poile wrapped up their free agency shopping pretty quick. "We improved the team by keeping the team together," he said Wednesday. "There's been so many changes in the last couple years, including…

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Rumors VI: Predators, Tarasenko, Wild, Penguins, Senators and Leafs

Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun: The Predators may have made one last push to the Leafs for Phil Kessel before he was traded to the Penguins.There was talk yesterday of a potential offer sheet for Blues Vladimir Tarasenko, and talk that…

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Rumors IV: Leafs, Wild, Stars, Sharks and Kings

On the Leafs ... Shahanan said other teams were asking Leafs to retain more salary than Pittsburgh. "We thought this was the best deal that we had."— Jonas Siegel (@jonasTSN1050) July 1, 2015 @simmonssteve on TSN: Tyler Bozak will be…

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