Tag: San Jose Sharks

Morning Hits: Expansion, World Cup and Panthers Tickets

Mike Zeisberger of the Toronto Sun: Gary Bettman said there are no plans for relocation and added that they are "not looking to expand anywhere right now." Bettman on having two teams in the same market. “If we decided that…

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Injuries: Staal, Malkin, Datsyuk, Drouin, Byfuglien, Couture and Edler

Dan Rosen: Hurricanes Jordan Staal broke a bone in his right leg last night. There is no timetable for his return. Shelly Anderson: Penguins Evgeni Malkin is not skating. He was walking around the dressing room with no sign of…

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Morning Hits: Hurricanes, Isles, Drouin, Fighting, Flames and Sharks

Chip Alexander of the Raleigh News & Observer: Hurricanes owner Peter Karmanos Jr. said he would entertain offers for the majority stake in the team. “I’m 71 years old, and at 71 you start planning stuff like that,” Karmanos said.…

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San Jose Sharks 2014-15 Season Primer

The San Jose Sharks had a quiet offseason with regards to transactions, but there was definitely lots of talk regarding Joe Thornton and Patrick Marleau. It will be interesting to see how it plays out throughout the season. Use the…

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Rumors II: Spezza, Methot, Neal, Bylsma, Franson and Thornton

Luke Fox of SporstNet: The Stars don't see Jason Spezza a rental player and GM Jim Nill is "pretty confident" that they can sign him to a contract extension before the 2014-15 trade deadline. “We wanted Jason to get to…

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Morning Hits: Wild, Jackets, Sharks, Leafs, Past RFAs to Miss Camp

Chad Graff: WIld's Josh Harding fractured his right foot. Bob McKenzie: Harding's off-ice injury will likely keep him out for months and not weeks. Michael Russo: Ilya Bryzgalov will attend the Wild's camp on a PTO. Shawn Mitchell: Blue Jackets…

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Rumors: Bruins, Blackhawks, Sharks and Senators

Steve Conroy of the Boston Herald: Bruins GM Peter Chiarelli wouldn't comment on contract negotiations involving Torey Krug and Reilly Smith.  Chiarelli has all but said that he'll be trading one of his nine defensemen. “Around the fringes, guys have…

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Morning Hits: Gelinas, Moore, Coyotes, Pavelski and Sekera

Tom Gulitti of the Record: Devils coach Pete DeBoer on the possibility of Eric Gelinas not attending training camp: “For me, I deal with those situations in training camp like I do the trade deadline. I don’t have any control…

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Rumors III: Kuemper, Niederreiter, Niemi, Malone and Del Zotto/Schenn

Bob McKenzie: The Wild have goalies Niklas Backstrom and Josh Harding under contract and are hoping to get Darcy Kuemper on a two-way contract. Kuemper is looking for a one-way deal. Michael Russo of the Star-Tribune: Darcy Kuemper's agent confirmed…

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Rumors II: Bruins, Whitney, Bertuzzi, Thornton and Seattle

Pierre LeBrun of ESPN:  It's a good bet that the Bruins will make a trade sooner than later, with the usual names that the Bruins are listening on: Johnny Boychuk, Adam McQuaid and Matt Bartkowski, with all three being UFAs…

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Rumors I: Expansion, Bruins, Red Wings, Maple Leafs and Sharks

Hope Smoke: Pierre LeBrun:  "I think the report that came out about expansion was factually incorrect." ... "I think the NHL was closer towards expansion to Seattle last year in Pebble Beach than they are right now" ... "I'd say it's sort…

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Morning Hits: Leafs, the “No Sense” Part of Expansion and Burns

Steve Simmons of the Toronto Sun: The Maple Leafs are considering splitting up Phil Kessel and James van Riemsdyk as they are concerned that there is too much fire power on their first line and not enough on their second…

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