Tag: Max Pacioretty

NHL Rumors: LA Kings, Colorado Avalanche, and Montreal Canadiens

On the Los Angeles Kings ... Dennis Bernstein: Assuming that Kings forward Jeff Carter is healthy by the trade deadline, that would be a huge add for them. They could use a top-four defenseman. On the Colorado Avalanche ... Ryan…

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NHL Rumors: The Montreal Canadiens and Max Pacioretty

On the Montreal Canadiens and Max Pacioretty ... Eric Engels of Sportsnet: Max Pacioretty has struggled this season. The Canadiens didn't really replace the losses of Andrei Markov and Alexander Radulov. Jonathan Drouin and Pacioretty have shown little chemistry. Pacioretty…

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NHL Rumors: Trade Market, Flames, Blues and Senators

On the trade market and wingers the Calgary Flames could be interested in ... Chris Nichols of FanRag Sports: Elliotte Friedman on Sportsnet 960 talking about the trade market. Friedman believes the Penguins are looking to be active as they…

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NHL Rumors: Scouting Ott-Bos, Blues, Lightning, Canunks and Canadiens

Scouting the Ottawa Senators and Boston Bruins ... Murray Pam: Teams listed to scout the Senators and Bruins: Calgary Flames, Chicago Blackhawks, Dallas Stars and New Jersey Devils. On the St. Louis Blues ... Jeremy Rutherford: "It's understandable that fans…

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NHL Rumors: The Pittsburgh Penguins and Kris Letang

On the Pittsburgh Penguins ... Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: A teams source has said that the Penguins are not actively shopping defenseman Kris Letang despite reports from Canada. Jonathan Bombulie of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: Mulitple sources have said…

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NHL Rumors: Ottawa Senators, St. Louis Blues, and the Montreal Canadiens

  On the Ottawa Senators ... Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun: The Ottawa Senators are not ready to be sellers just yet, but it doesn't mean that GM Pierre Dorion isn't willing to listen on anyone not named Erik…

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NHL Rumors: Canadiens, Maple Leafs, Oilers and Rangers

On the Montreal Canadiens ... Eric Engels of Sportsnet: Defenseman Andrei Markov was with the Canadiens for 16 years, and he's still not thrilled how things played out this past offseason. He ended up signing a two-year with AK Bars…

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NHL Rumors: Coyotes, Canadiens, Penguins, Maple Leafs, Canucks, Flames and the Salary Cap

On the Arizona Coyotes, Montreal Canadiens, Pittsburgh Penguins, Toronto Maple Leafs, Vancouver Canucks, Calgary Flames and the Salary Cap ... Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: There would be teams interested if the Arizona Coyotes made defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson available. In the…

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NHL Rumors: Pittsburgh Penguins and Montreal Canadiens

On the Pittsburgh Penguins ... Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Penguins GM Jim Rutherford has been happy with recently acquired Riley Sheahan, but the Penguins need to get some more offense out of their bottom-six or else they may…

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NHL Rumors: Sharks, Maple Leafs, Flames and Canadiens

On the San Jose Sharks ... Kevin Kurz: "I know everyone is pining for an upgrade to the forward group, but this looks like a much bigger problem than just adding one more top six forward." On the Toronto Maple Leafs…

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NHL Rumors: Oilers, Senators, Canadiens and Islanders

On the Edmonton Oilers ... Frank Seravalli of TSN: Something doesn't seem right with the Oilers core. Defenseman Andrej Sekera remains out with an injury, and they moved on from Jordan Eberle, but they haven't clicked like they did last…

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NHL News: Ducks, Coyotes, Flames, Blackhawks, Jackets, Stars, Canadiens, Devils, Flyers, Leafs and Knights

On the Anaheim Ducks ... Eric Stephens: Defenseman Hampus Lindholm (lower-body) practiced yesterday. On the Arizona Coyotes ... Craig Morgan: Coach Rick Tocchet said that defenseman Niklas Hjalmarsson (upper-body) won't be in the lineup today but could play on Monday.…

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