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NHL Rumors: Stars, Canucks, Oilers and Rangers

On the Dallas Stars ... Mike Heika of the Dallas Morning News: Don't think that the Stars will consider any of the remaining free agents. They will go into the season giving the kids the first opportunity. They know that…

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NHL Rumors: Coyotes, Gretzky and the Red Wings

On the Arizona Coyotes ... Craig Morgan of Arizona Sports: Don Maloney wanted to re-sign Martin Hanzal before the season started, but new GM John Chayka may not be thinking on the same lines as the former Arizona Coyotes GM.…

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Rumors and Notes: Coyotes, Bruins, Las Vegas and the Oilers

On the Arizona Coyotes ... Craig Morgan of Arizona Sports: The Coyotes put Antoine Vermette unconditional waivers yesterday for the purpose of buying out the 34-year old center. General Fanager reports he will count $1.25 million against the cap for…

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Rumors and Notes: Maple Leafs, Oilers and Red Wings

On the Toronto Maple Leafs ... Cap Friendly: The Maple Leafs re-signed defenseman Martin Marincin to a two-year deal with a $1.25 million cap hit - $1.2 million next year and $1.3 million in 2017-18. Kristen Shilton: Marincin was the…

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NHL Rumors: Vesey, Capitals and Islanders

On Jimmy Vesey ... Matthew Coller on ESPN: The Sabres made their best efforts to sign Jimmy Vesey, but he still plans on becoming a free agent on August 15th. The list of interested teams won't be short. With all…

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NHL Rumors and Notes: Subban, RNH, Capitals and Blackhawks

On P.K. Subban ... Grant McCagg: Was told by an NHL source last week that while P.K. Subban was with the Montreal Canadiens, he was late for practice 18 times. McCagg notes that is about 16 times too many. On…

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NHL Rumors: Canucks, Oilers, and the Top 10 Remaining UFAs

On the Vancouver Canucks ... Ben Kuzma of the Vancouver Province: He has off-ice issues, but the timing for the Canucks to land a second-line left-winger in Evander Kane may not be better. Kane has a August 1st court date…

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Rumors and Notes: Rangers, Canucks, Sabres, Oilers and Avs

On the New York Rangers ... Aaron Ward: The Rangers and Chris Kreider agree on a four year contract with a salary cap hit of $4.625 million before their arbitration hearing. On Brad Richards ... Nick Cotsonika: Brad Richards said…

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NHL Rumors: Blues – Shattenkirk, Sobotka and Schwartz

On the St. Louis Blues ... Jeremy Rutherford of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: (mailbag) The percentage that Blues are able to trade Jay Bouwmeester and re-sign Kevin Shattenkirk is likely between zero and two percent. Before the Edmonton Oilers traded…

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Quick Hits: Blues, Leafs and Nugent-Hopkins on Rumors

On the St. Louis Blues ... Jeremy Rutherford of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: the St. Louis Blues have avoided salary arbitration with left winger Jaden Schwartz. Their arbitration had been set for July 20th. The deal is for five years…

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NHL Rumors: Bruins, Hurricanes and Oilers

On the Boston Bruins and Carolina Hurricanes ... Allan Muir of SI: The Bruins dangling center David Krejci for a defenseman makes sense on the surface, but there are a couple issues with it. First, Krejci carries a $7.5 million…

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NHL Rumors: Panthers, Kings, Trade Market and Sabres

On the Florida Panthers ... Jimmy Murphy: Source saying the Florida Panthers are not trying to sign free agent defenseman Kris Russell. On the Los Angeles Kings ... John Hoven: Los Angeles Kings management said that Justin Gutierrez (WHL) and…

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