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NHL Rumors: Bruins, Blues, Lightning and Expansion

On the Boston Bruins and St. Louis Blues ... Jimmy Murphy of Dirty Water Sports: From a Blues and a NHL source, at the trade deadline, the Bruins and Blues were close to a deal that would have sent Kevin…

Mark Easson

Pacific Division: Teams Salary Cap and Free Agents

The season is finished for most teams. Organizational meetings and exit interviews have taken place. The eliminated teams have an eye on the 2016 draft and free agency to improve their roster for next season. The salary cap for next season…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Oilers, Datsyuk, Reimer and Doan

On the Edmonton Oilers ... Robert Tychkovski of the Edmonton Sun: The Oilers will have to decide this offseason if they should dismantle some of their core or not. Connor McDavid should be the only untouchable. The Oilers played themselves…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Stamkos, Duchene, Radulov, Thornton, Datsyuk and More

On the Tampa Bay Lightning ... Dan Rosen of NHL.com: Steven Stamkos remains unsigned, GM Steve Yzerman continues to say he wants to sign, but usually when a player gets this close to unrestricted free agency, he usually tests the…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Stamkos, Radulov and Miller

On Steven Stamkos ... Gary Lawless of TSN: Talk surrounding Steven Stamkos won't stop until he signs somewhere. He's expected to fully recover from from his blood clot issue, but will it scare some teams away or reduce his price?…

Mark Easson

NHL Injuries: Habs, Isles, Hawks, Devils, Sabres, Ducks and More

Image from TSN Hockey twitter account On the Montreal Canadiens ... TSN Hockey: Carey Price practiced with teammates yesterday. Renaud Lavoie: Canadiens Coach Michel Therrien: "Carey Price is working hard on the ice and in the gym with the goal to…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Sobotka, Stars, Jagr, Reimer and Vesey

On Vladimir Sobotka, Dallas Stars and Jaromir Jagr ... TSN Insider Trading: Pierre LeBrun: In June, Vladimir Sobotka has a one-month window to opt out of his KHL deal with Avangard. Indications are that he'll be returning to the NHL…

Mark Easson

NHL Injuries: Lightning, Hawks, Bruins, Pens, Ducks and More

On the Tampa Bay Lightning ... Tampa Bay Lightning: Defenseman Anton Stralman is out indefinitely with a non-displaced fracture to his left fibula. Anton Stralman's injury... pic.twitter.com/hvCYT2OruW — Robert Söderlind (@HockeyWebCast) March 26, 2016 Erik Erlendsson: Ryan Callahan and Valtteri…

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NHL Injuries: Avs, Caps, Ducks, Jets, Sharks, Pens and More

On the Colorado Avalanche ... Terry Frei of the Denver Post: There is still no update on the status of Matt Duchene and Nathan MacKinnon and their knee injuries. Patrick Roy said again that he won't talk about their injuries.…

Mark Easson

NHL Injuries: Habs, Avs, Lightning, Hawks, Rangers, Jets and More

On the Montreal Canadiens ... Eric Engels: Canadiens coach Michel Therrien didn't update Carey Price's status, but he hasn't given up home that Price will return before the end of the season. Renaud Lavoie: P.K. Subban practiced yesterday in a…

Mark Easson

Pucks In Depth: Joe Thornton, Shayne Gostisbehere and Eric Staal

Over the last few years one thing we've learned as analytics have become more prominent in the hockey world is that players hit their prime several years before many were led to believe. It was once thought that players around…

Todd Cordell

NHL Injuries: Ducks, Leafs, Sharks, Flyers, Devils and More

On the Anaheim Ducks ... Eric Stephens: Bruce Boudreau didn't have an update on David Perron after the game. Not known if Perron needs an MRI, will travel with the team to Montreal or head back to Anaheim. Eric Stephens: Nate…

Mark Easson