Tag: Dennis Wideman

NHL Rumors: UFAs That Could Be Moved, Canadiens, Blackhawks and Oilers

On Free Agents that could be traded this season ... Lyle Richardson on Bleacher Report: Richardson looks at some notable 2017 unrestricted free agents that could be traded this season: Brooks Laich (Maple Leafs - $4.5 million cap hit), Bryan Bickell…

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NHL Rumors: Jets, Flames, Ducks, Blues and Blue Jackets

On the Winnipeg Jets, Calgary Flames, Anaheim Ducks and St. Louis Blues ... Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun: Jets GM Kevin Cheveldayoff continues to tell teams that call him about RFA defenseman Jacob Trouba that if he doesn't get exactly…

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NHL Rumors: Russell, Seidenberg, Flames and Canadiens

On Kris Russell and Dennis Seidenberg ... Frank Seravalli on TSN: Kris Russell's agent, Allain Roy, said over the weekend that he's spoken with eight teams. Roy added that a deal is likely to happen before the end of the World…

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NHL Rumors: Devils, Scrivens, Red Wings, and Datsyuk

On the New Jersey Devils ... Tom Gulitti: New Jersey Devils GM Ray Shero said he'd likely request a two-year deal for Kyle Palmieri in arbitration if they don't sign him to an extension before the hearing date. On Ben…

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NHL Rumors: Bruins, Flames and Maple Leafs

On the Boston Bruins ... Joe McDonald: Bruins GM Don Sweeney said they will inquire about Steven Stamkos and could re-visit Milan Lucic. On the Calgary Flames ... Kristen Odland of the Calgary Herald: The Flames weren't surprised that Matthew…

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NHL Rumors: Top Buyout Candidates

On the Top Buyout Canadidates ... Luke Fox of Sportsnet: Fox looks at 13 players who teams could consider buying out this offseason. Jared Cowen - Toronto Maple Leafs - one year, $4.5 million. Leafs would get $650,000 in cap…

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NHL Rumors: Buyout Candidates and the Maple Leafs

On Top 10 NHL Contract Buyout Candidates ... Lyle Richards of Bleacher Report: The buyout period starts on June 15th, or 48 hours after the Stanley Cup Final is over. Richards lists the top 10 players that could be bought…

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NHL Rumors: Sergachev, Lecavalier, Jersey Ads and Wideman

On the draft ... Bob McKenzie: Some teams are thinking that defenseman Mikhail Sergachev is either challenging, or made the case, for the top defenseman in the draft his year. On Vincent Lecavalier ... Josh Cooper of Yahoo! Sports: Kings…

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NHL Rumors: Sens, Coyotes, Habs, Blues, Stamkos and Taxes

Elliotte Friedman 30 Thoughts rumor roundup ... Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: Some coaching candidates for the Senators: Guy Boucher, Marc Crawford, Mike Yeo, Brent Flahr and Todd Nelson. The Coyotes reached out to Friedman about his tweet saying they expressed…

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NHL Rumors: Flames, Leafs, Blues and Red Wings

On the Calgary Flames ... Calgary Sun: Wes Gilbertson, Kristen Odland and Eric Francis look at the Flames season and have the future might hold. Kristen Odland: The Flames need to fix their goaltending situation. Jon Gillies isn't close to…

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NHL Injuries: Avs, Stars, Canadiens, Blues, Coyotes and More

On the Colorado Avalanche ... Colorado Avalanche: Nathan MacKinnon suffered a knee injury last night and will be evaluated today. Elliotte Friedman: Eric Gelinas suffered an elbow injury and is out indefinitely. Roger Millions: Hearing that Matt Duchene is out…

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NHL Injuries: Flames, Habs, Ducks, Pens, Leafs and More

On the Calgary Flames ... Wes Gilbertson of the Calgary Sun: Defenseman Dennis Wideman left last night's game with an upper-body injury. Wideman collided with teammate Joe Colbourne. Head coach Bob Hartley after the game: “the preliminary reports that we got…

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