Tag: Cody Franson

Rumors I: Kruger, Oduya, Stars, Franson and the Bruins

Chris Kuc of the Chicago Tribune: Blackhawks Marcus Kruger didn't file for salary arbitration in hopes of landing a long-term deal. Kruger's agent said yesterday that "nothing (is) looming" and that Kruger is "waiting for the team to be ready…

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Rumors III: Kruger, Oduya, Stars, Baertchi, Grenier, and Kulda

Scott Powers of ESPN: Marcus Kruger is still waiting for the Blackhawks to clear some salary cap space. Kruger is looking for a long-term contract extension. The sides have been talking the past few weeks. Kruger understands their cap situation…

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Rumors II: Mailbags – Bruins and Red Wings

Joe Haggerty of CSNNE: (mailbag) The Bruins need to find a puck-moving defenseman that can play 20-minutes a night and can play on the power-play. Zdeno Chara and Dennis Seidenberg may not be able to carry the blueline anymore. It…

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Rumors III: Friedman Roundup

Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: There are still some useful free agents available - Brad Boyes, Christian Ehrhoff, Eric Fehr, Tomas Fleischmann, Cody Franson, Curtis Glencross, Jim Slater, Lee Stempniak and Scottie Upshall. “I think you’re going to see some good…

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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 II: Rangers and Stars

Larry Brooks of the NY Post: The Rangers may have been hoping to re-sign RFA Derek Stepan to a deal in the $6.2 to $6.5 million range, but that likely changed when the Sabres signed Ryan O'Reilly to a seven-year…

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Rumors III: Blackhawks and Bruins

Mark Lazerus of the Chicago Sun-Times: The Blackhawks still need to move some salary as they have more than $71 million committed to 19 players - 12 forwards, five defensemen and two goalies (13 forwards now as Andrew Desjardins just…

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Rumors XII: Kessel, Pens, Leafs, Martin, Sharks, and Sekera

On Phil Kessel .... @RealKyper reports #Leafs/Penguins deal w/ Kessel could be as early as today. Kessel deal at some pt has to happen for Tor to move forward— Terry Koshan (@koshtorontosun) July 1, 2015 Hearing that Leafs circled back…

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Rumors VIII: Leafs, Ducks, Ward, Jets, Flames, Beleskey and Kings

On the Maple Leafs ... Per league source, Kessel trade talk remains significant coming into today. Phaneuf talk has died down. Their bonus payments are made today.— David Pagnotta (@TheFourthPeriod) July 1, 2015 On the Ducks and Bieksa ... Expect…

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Rumors VII: Red Wings and Sabres

Ansar Khan of MLive: Red Wings GM Ken Holland. "A lot of what we're doing is going to be with the kids, but if there's something out there that makes us a better club, that's what we're looking at," Holland…

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Rumors V: Jets, Canadiens, Maple Leafs and Penguins

Luke Fox of Sportsnet: The Jets should look at the free agent forward crop. They have three centers and four right wingers hitting the open market. Five forwards that GM Kevin Cheveldayoff should look at: Alexander Semin, Drew Stafford, Brad…

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Rumors II: Kings, Canucks and Sharks

On the Kings ... Scratch Kings off Paul Martin's list— Dennis Bernstein (@DennisTFP) July 1, 2015 LA set up front, all in on adding a legit 2nd pair D https://t.co/vBDTbUt0Ne— Dennis Bernstein (@DennisTFP) June 30, 2015 I haven't heard anything…

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