Tag: Phil Kessel

Morning Hits: Smith, Sabres, Luongo, Blues, Oilers, Iginla and Kessel

Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun:  Coyotes Mike Smith, GM Don Maloney and coach Dave Tippett don't have contracts for next season. Smith is seeking $6 million a season.The Sabres could fire GM Darcy Regier and replace him Rick Dudley. Regier…

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NHL Rumors III: Subban, Whitney, Hemsky, Khabibulin, Sullivan, Kessel and Iginla

From twitter unless noted otherwise Joe McDonald of ESPN: Bruins GM Peter Chiarelli this morning on 98.5 The Sports Hub's, “I can tell you this: I’m not trading Malcolm Subban,” Chiarelli said. “He’s young. He’s a very good goalie prospect…

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Trade Tracker Videos: Right Wingers

Hockey Central Trade Tracker Videos: Centers | Left Wingers | Right Wingers | Defenseman | Goalies Ales Hemsky - Edmonton Oilers: March 25th Possible Destinations: Oilers, Red Wings and Devils Martin St. Louis - Tampa Bay Lightning: March 23rd Possible destinations: Tampa, Boston and NY Rangers. Jaromir Jagr -…

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NHL Rumors: Malkin, Smid, Hemsky, Horcoff, Blackhawks, Capitals, Red Wings, Panthers, Lightning, Leafs, Devils and Scouting LA-CAL

Elliotte Friedman of CBC: The Penguins can talk to Evgeni Malkin about a contract extension, but can't re-sign him until the summer. Same goes for the Blackhawks and Jonathan Toews. There hasn't seemed to be much conversation between the Oilers…

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NHL Rumors: Iginla, Kessel, Kulemin, Burmistrov, Johnson, Kennedy, Ribeiro, Oilers, Blackhawks, Red Wings, Flyers and Wild

Todd Cordell via twitter: TSN's Bob McKenzie said last night that it's more likely that Jarome Iginla gets traded at the deadline than at any time in the past. Darren Dreger said Maple Leafs Phil Kessel and Nikolai Kulemin could…

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Kessel Trade Rumors Persist … At Least Five Could be Interested in Iginla … Komisarek Submits Trade List … Sabres Should Explore Bernier

Kevin Paul Dupont of the Boston Globe: Trade rumors persist that Maple Leafs GM Dave Nonis may unload Phil Kessel before the April 3rd trade deadline. Dupont says that after three plus years in Toronto, he has convinced many in…

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Kessel’s agent says he’d love to finish his career as a Leaf … Pens cap space … Iginla’s ‘fire’ gets questioned

Kevin McGran of the Toronto Star: Phil Kessel's agent, Wade Arnott, thinks that Kessel would like to finish his career in Toronto. “Phil (Kessel) is still a really young man,” Arnott told the SportsNet Fan590. “He really enjoys living in Toronto…

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Decisions for Kessel and Leafs … Bruins to talk extension with Rask … GMGM talks with ownership … Starting goalies

 James Mirtle of the Globe and Mail: Maple Leafs Phil Kessel finally scored his 1st goal of the season on Thursday, and now things are brewing as to what will happen regarding his contract. He'll be a free agent after…

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Kessel trade doubtful this season … Leafs and Sens call Panthers … Umberger might be available … Bruins want to be ready

Darren Dreger via twitter: On teams calling about Phil Kessel, it's a "possibility," but not a fire sale. Dreger doubts it happens this season. The asking price would be at least a top 6 forward and a high pick. Howard…

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Free agent and Trade rumors: O’Reilly, Timonen, Luongo, Kiprusoff, Bishop, Kessel, Bernier, Sabres and Capitals

Adrian Dater of the Denver Post: The Avalanche and Ryan O'Reilly's camp did talk, but it looking like neither side is going to budge. The Avs remain at 2 years and $7 million or 5 years and $17 million. O'Reilly…

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Morning Rumors: Canucks, Canadiens, Flyers, Avalanche, Capitals, and Kings

Jim Jamieson of the Vancouver Province: Canucks assistant GM Laurence Gilman said that with Eddie Lack being out six months, that it won't have any impact on the Roberto Luongo trade talk. The Canucks will likely now have to get…

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Easier for Maple Leafs to trade Kessel now, or do they look for a No. 1 center for him?

Damien Cox of the Toronto Star: The only untouchable for the Maple Leafs should be their 2013 1st round pick. Phil Kessel is off to slow start, it's becoming more difficult to imagine Kessel remaining with the Leafs beyond this…

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