Tag: Shawn Matthias

Morning Hits: Lindholm, Yakupov and Injury Updates

On the Anaheim Ducks ... Eric Stephens: Defenseman Hampus Lindholm said that he'd be okay to play, but it's up to the coaches. On the Florida Panthers and NY Rangers ... Harvey Fialkov: Dylan McIlrath will practice with Panthers today.…

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NHL Rumors: Philadelphia Flyers, and David Backes

On the Philadelphia Flyers ... Sam Carchidi of the Philadelphia Inquirer: Don't expect the Flyers to be signing any big named free agents. Flyers GM Ron Hextall will be looking for bargain free agent forwards. David Backes, Andrew Ladd, and…

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NHL Rumors: Colorado Avalanche and the Philadelphia Flyers

On the Colorado Avalanche and Tyson Barrie ... Mike Chamber of the Denver Post: Colorado Avalanche GM Joe Sakic shot down speculation from Bob McKenzie and Darren Dreger that RFA Tyson Barrie could be traded. Sakic said that he is…

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NHL Rumors: Detroit Red Wings and Edmonton Oilers

On the Detroit Red Wings ... Mitch Albom of the Detroit Free Press: Pavel Datsyuk's career with the Red Wings could be over as he wants to return to Russia. “I’m thinking I go home after this season,” he said,…

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NHL Trade: Leafs Trade Matthias to Avalanche for Smith and a Pick

The Toronto Maple Leafs have traded Shawn Matthias to the Colorado Avalanche for a 2016 fourth round pick and Colin Smith. The 28-year old Matthias as drafted 47th overall in the 2nd round of the 2006 draft by the Red…

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NHL Rumors: Toronto Maple Leafs and Pittsburgh Penguins

On the Toronto Maple Leafs ... TSNs Darren Dreger video: Maple Leafs GM Lou Lamoriello and the agent for pending RFA Morgan Rielly have held preliminary contract talks. It's not a top priority right now. Contract comparables could be... Dougie…

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NHL Rumors: Lots of Trade Options For The Maple Leafs

On the Toronto Maple Leafs ... James Mirtle of the Globe and Mail: Lamoriello will be busy leading up to the trade deadline. They have nine pending UFAs on their roster and if they can get draft picks and/or prospects…

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NHL Rumors: Red Wings and Maple Leafs

On the Detroit Red Wings ... Ansar Khan of MLive: (mailbag) Petr Mrazek is the Red Wings No. 1 goalie now and in the future, and he's going to need a raise. The Wings can't have a $5.3 million cap…

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NHL Rumors: Leafs, Canadiens, Canucks, Coyotes and Sharks

On the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, Vancouver Canucks and Arizona Coyotes ... Luke Fox of Sportsnet: Roman Polak should bring the Maple Leafs a greater return than P.A. Parenteau, Michael Grabner and Shawn Matthias. Teams are calling the Leafs…

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Rumors: Maple Leafs – Rielly, Reimer, Polak, Komarov

On the Toronto Maple Leafs ... Terry Koshan of the Toronto Sun: Morgan Rielly doesn't put a lot merit into talk that he's the least likely to be traded by the Maple Leafs. “I don’t know if that’s true and…

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Rumors II: Maple Leafs, Canucks, Flames and Kings

On the Toronto Maple Leafs ... Steve Simmons of the Toronto Sun: Teams will be heavily scouting the Maple Leafs leading up to the trade deadline. Anyone not named Morgan Rielly, Nazem Kadri, Jake Gardiner and James Reimer may be…

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Rumors III: Leafs Could Move As Many As Eight Players

On the Toronto Maple Leafs ... James Mirtle of the Globe and Mail: Maple Leafs GM  Lou Lamoriello has been working the phones lately, checking out the trade market and letting teams know what they have available.Lamoriello has been checking out…

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