Tag: Tom Kuhnhackl

NHL Rumors: Pittsburgh Penguins and the Nashville Predators

On the Pittsburgh Penguins ... Emily Kaplan of ESPN: Keys to the Pittsburgh Penguins offseason. 1. Address their blue line - The Penguins were looking a depth defenseman at the trade deadline but weren't able to acquire one. They need…

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NHL Rumors: Pittsburgh Penguins – Cole, Kuhnhackl, and Adding Speed

On the Pittsburgh Penguins ... Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Penguins defenseman Ian Cole has been a healthy scratch for four games this season. Recent injuries to Matt Hunwick and Kris Letang have kept Cole in the lineup. “It’s certainly…

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NHL News: Oilers, Habs, Devils, Penguins, Blues, Leafs, Canucks, Capitals, Lines and Pairings

On the Edmonton Oilers ... Edmonton Oilers: The Oilers have activated defenseman Adam Larsson from the IR and have assigned forward Anton Slepyshev to the AHL. On the Montreal Canadiens ... Irfaan Gaffar: The Canadiens sent Shea Weber back to…

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Eastern Conference News: Sabres, Wings, Panthers, Canadiens, Devils, Rangers, and Penguins

On the Buffalo Sabres ... Sabres PR: Defenseman Nathan Beaulieu is day-to-day with an illness. Defenseman Taylor Fedun is six weeks with a foot injury. Forward Jacob Josefson is four to six weeks with an ankle injury. On the Detroit…

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NHL Rumors: Tampa Bay Lightning and Pittsburgh Penguins

On the Tampa Bay Lightning ... Joe Smith of the Tampa Bay Times: With Ryan Callahan undergoing another procedure on his hip, he's likely done for the season. If he is, they can put him on the LTIR and use…

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NHL Rumors: Deadline Date, Penguins and Outdoor Games

On the trade deadline date ... Ansar Khan of MLive: (mailbag) It might be a good idea to move the trade deadline back a couple weeks. More teams would be out of the playoff race, so their would be more…

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Morning Hits: Rinaldo, Waivers, Canucks, Avs and Sharks

Bruins Zac Rinaldo avoids suspension On waivers ... Pierre LeBrun: Karri Ramo (CGY), Bobby Sanguinetti (BUF) and Tom Kuhnhackl (PIT) cleared waivers. NHL Numbers: Ramo will still have $2.85 million counting against the salary cap. They get $950,000 in cap…

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Afternoon Hits: Torts, Roster and Injury Notes, Starting Goalies

The Blue Jackets have fired head coach Todd Richards and hired John Tortorella. The Blue Jackets now owe the Canucks a second round pick. Pierre LeBrun: Compensation rule: It is a second round draft pick for 'in-season' hiring of a…

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Morning Hits and Injuries: Waivers, Penguins, Lightning and More

Renaud Lavoie: On waivers: Nikita Nikitin (EDM), Jason Akeson (BUF), Eric Tangradi (DET), Louis-Marc Aubry (DET), David Warsofsky and Kevin Porter (PIT), Marc-Andre Gragnani (NJ) and Corey Potter (ARI) Chris Hine: Bryan Bickell cleared waivers and will start the season…

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