Tag: Matt Duchene

NHL Rumors: Blues, Capitals, Bruins and Flames

On the St. Louis Blues ... Jeremy Rutherford of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: The Blues were likely one of the teams that checked in with the Colorado Avalanche about forward Matt Duchene. With the Avs wanting a top young defenseman,…

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NHL Rumors: Avs, Ducks, Lightning, Goalie Market And A Busy June

On the Colorado Avalanche, Anahiem Ducks, Tampa Bay Lightning, the Goalie Market and a potentially busy June ... Pierre LeBrun of ESPN: Mid-June through the start of free agency is looking to be really busy with the two drafts, free…

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NHL Rumors: Canucks, Devils, Flames, Sabres, Isles, Pens, Jets and Knights

On the Vancouver Canucks ... Ed Willes of the Vancouver Province: The Canucks are in a "transition period" according to GM Jim Benning and a "rebuild." The Canucks will have around $20 million in cap space heading into the offseason,…

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NHL Rumors: Canadiens, Devils, Bruins and Avalanche

On the Montreal Canadiens ... Eric Engels: Canadiens GM Marc Bergevin made it clear without saying it that pending free agent Alexander Radulov would get a new contract but it won't be announced after the expansion draft. Eric Engels: Bergevin…

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NHL Rumors: Canucks, Bruins, Canes, Leafs, Flames and More Deadline Fallout

Friedman's 30 Thoughts roundup ... Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: Vancouver Canucks president of hockey operations Trevor Linden met with the Sedin's this week and laid out the Canucks plans. The Sedin's have a year left on their contracts and are…

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NHL Rumors: Duchene, Halak, Sabres, Doan, Vegas, Vrbata, Miller, Pens and Lightning

On Matt Duchene, Jaroslav Halak, Dmitry Kulikov, Cody Franson, Shane Doan, Vegas Golden Knights, Radim Vrbata, Ryan Miller, Pittsburgh Penguins and Tampa Bay Lightning ... Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Citizen: It's believed the the Ottawa Senators, Montreal Canadiens, New…

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NHL Rumors: Kings, Bruins, Rangers, and Islanders

On the Los Angeles Kings ... Dennis Bernstein: The LA Kings did have some interest in Patrick Sharp, but his hip injury/issue lessened their interest. The Nashville Predators might still be interested. On the Los Angeles Kings and Boston Bruins…

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NHL Rumors: Philadelphia Flyers and Boston Bruins

On the Philadelphia Flyers ... Sam Carchidi of the Philadelphia Inquirer: Pending free agent defenseman Michael Del Zotto knows he could be traded before the deadline. It's the first time in his career that he's hitting the deadline as a…

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NHL Rumors: Blackhawks, Coyotes, and Avalanche

On the Chicago Blackhawks ... On the Chris Hine of the Chicago Tribune: (posted before Johnny Oduya trade) GM Stan Bowman said he doesn't expect to make a big splash at the deadline. If he does look to trade for…

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NHL Rumors: Blues, Islanders, Avs, Sharks, Rangers and Sabres

** In an effort to get caught up and post some more rumors before they expire, we'll run some posts with embedded tweets as oppose to the re-writes. . ** On the St. Louis Blues ... Sobotka could return to…

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NHL Rumors: Colorado Avalanche – Matt Duchene and Gabriel Landeskog

On the Colorado Avalnche ... Adrian Dater of BSN Denver: Matt Duchene is aware that his time in an Avalanche jersey could be in coming to an end. “It’s hard to look past three days right now,” Duchene said. “I…

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NHL Rumors: Scouting NJ-MON, Islanders, Avs, Penguins and Blues

Scouting the New Jersey Devils and Montreal Canadiens ... Mike Morreale: Scouts listed to attend last night's Devils - Canadiens game: Philadelphia Flyers, San Jose Sharks, Calgary Flames and Boston Bruins. On the New York Islanders, Colorado Avalanche and Edmonton…

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