Tag: Jan Hejda

Rumors III: Capitals, Blue Jackets and Jets

On the Washington Capitals ... Andy Strickland: Justin Peters, playing with Hershey in the AHL, has been given permission to seek a trade. On the Columbus Blue Jackets ... Andy Strickland: Defenseman Jan Hejda had been on a tryout with…

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Rumors: Devils, Oilers and Blue Jackets

On the New Jersey Devils ... Rich Chere of NJ.com: Looking at what Devils GM Ray Shero should do in 2016. 1. Make the right decision before the trade deadline - will be tempted to trade players like Lee Stempniak…

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Rumors: Flames, Sabres, Oilers, Bruins, UFAs, and Flyers

Brian Costello: The Flames could get a better return in a trade for Jonas Hiller than they could with Kari Ramo. Would the Flames be comfortable with a Ramo-Joni Ortio pairing if Hiller is moved a team like Buffalo? Jonathan…

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Rumors: Avalanche, Penguins, Predators and Senators

Craig Custance of ESPN: Nathan MacKinnon will be a restricted free agent after the season, and his next contract will help set a market for the future contract for Connor McDavid when his entry level deal is up in three…

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Morning Hits: Franzen, Backstrom, Marchand, Avs, and PTOs

Ansar Khan of MLive: Red Wings GM Ken Holland said that Johan Franzen has been given clearance to play. He'll attend the start of training camp and is expected to be ready for the start of the season. Franzen has…

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Rumors and Notes II: Datsyuk’s Injury, Blue Jackets and Ehrhoff

Brendan Savage of MLive:  A report by SVT.se out of Sweden is saying that Pavel Datsyuk's ankle surgery could keep him out longer than expected. The hope was that he'd be able start rehab at around the end of training…

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Rangers III: Nash, Voracek, Sharp, Grabner, Fehr and More

On the Rangers and Nash ... Know there was some talk about Rick Nash in the last few weeks. His full no-trade ended today but sounds like NYR keeping him.— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) July 1, 2015 On the Flyers ...…

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Rumors III: Hedja, Stone, Available Players and Capitals

Darren Dreger: The Avalanche will meet with UFA defenseman Jan Hejda's agent at the draft. He will draw some interest if he hits the open market. Wayne Scanlan: The Senators met with Mark Stone's agent yesterday. Contract talks are progressing, but…

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Rumors I: Avalanche – Draft, Trades and Free Agency

Mike Chambers of the Denver Post: The Avalanche will select the best player available with their No. 10 pick in next weeks draft according Joe Sakic. "We know there are some good D (defensemen) that are going to be up…

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Rumors II: Avalanche, Fisher and Reilly

Mike Chambers of the Denver Post: The Avalanche already have six defensemen under contract for next season and are not expected to re-sign pending UFAs Jan Hejda and Ryan Wilson.They will have a about $11 million in cap space and…

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Rumors I: Ducks, Bruins, Flames, Blues, Canucks, Caps and More

Jeff Simmons of Sportsnet: Five teams that need to make an impactful trade at the deadline1. Ducks - Need to upgrade their blueline. Dion Phaneuf, Jeff Petry and Zbynek Michalek. 2. Bruins - Only two points up on Florida for…

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Rumors XII: Preds, Bruins, Caps, Devils, Avs, Hawks and Flyers

Katie Strang: The 1st round pick the Coyotes acquired from the Rangers is lottery protected. Craig Custance: "I thought Predators entire front office might be on a beach somewhere today after shopping early, but hearing they're kicking some tires." Darren…

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