Tag: Phil Kessel

Video: What Would It Take To Trade For Phil Kessel?

Hockey Central: Jeff Marek, Gord Stellick and Scott Morrison talk about what it would take for the Maple Leafs to trade Phil Kessel.

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Rumors III: Penguins – Finding Wingers Who Can Score

Dave Molinari of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Penguins GM Jim Rutherford is looking for a top-six winger. The Penguins only have one pick in the first four rounds of the draft. Acquiring more draft picks may happen on day two of…

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Rumors II: Blues – Free Agent and Trade Notes

Jeremy Rutherford of St. Louis Post Dispatch: (mailbag) The Blues and RFA Jake Allen will take their time with a new deal. Rutherford doesn't think that Allen will get more than Brian Elliott's $2.5 million a year. Wouldn't expect a…

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Rumors V: Leafs, Penguins, Islanders, Blackhawks and Capitals

Steve Simmons of the Toronto Sun: Mark Hunter is doing the draft for the Maple Leafs and Kyle Dubas is talking trade with teams.Hearing that Brendan Shanahan and Mike Babcock don't love Phil Kessel and they want to move him.…

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Rumors VII: Bruins – Draft and Free Agent Notes

Joe Haggerty of CSNNE: Bruins GM Don Sweeney and the Bruins are "comfortable" with selecting 14th overall next week, but Sweeney indicated that he's been talking with a lot of GMs, discussing the possibility of moving up or back in…

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Rumors IV: LeBrun on Kessel, Bernier, Blues, O’Reilly and Fisher

Peirre LeBrun of ESPN: Two executives have said in the past couple weeks that the Maple Leafs asking price for Phil Kessel is way, way too high. Executives are staying away until the price is lowered, but you can't blame…

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Rumors III: Leafs – Kessel, Phaneuf and the No. 4 Pick

Bob McKenzie on TSN: McKenzie on Phil Kessel's eight team trade list and if any of them would be interested in trading for him. "I'm not sure if any of them necessarily would be. Most of them are "capped out,"…

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Rumors III: Bruins, Leafs, Stars and Ducks

Joe Haggerty of CSNNE: The Boston Bruins are on Phil Kessel's list of teams that he'd accept a trade too. Would the Bruins be interested? Kneejerk answer is not a chance. Sources saying the Leafs want to quickly move Kessel…

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Rumors II: 10 Trade Candidates, Flames, Lucic, Backes and Kessel

Kevin Allen of the USA Today: Looking at 10 players who could be traded this offseason.Phil Kessel - has a limited no-trade clause and an $8 million cap hit, which will exclude some teams unless the Leafs retain some salary.…

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Rumors IV: Maple Leafs, Red Wings, Beleskey and Green

Damien Cox of the Toronto Star: Friedman reported that the Maple Leafs have let teams know that they intend to trade Phil Kessel before the draft. The Leafs are trying to accomplish three things before the June 26-27th draft. First,…

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Rumors III: Avs, Canadiens, Bruins, Flyers and Oilers

Terry Frei of the Denver Post: The Avalanche should sign a top-flight defensemen when free agency gets underway. They need to sign Ryan O'Reilly to a contract extension or trade him. Renaud Lavoie: Chances are slim to none that Canadiens…

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Rumors III: Doan, Talbot, Elias, Grigorenko, Staal, Ward and Kessel

Larry Brooks of the NY Post: There was a brief conversation between the Rangers and Coyotes about Shane Doan after the two teams made the Keith Yandle trade. It didn't last long, but Brook wonders if it could discuss again…

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