Tag: Vancouver Canucks

NHL Rumors: Bozak, Penguins, Iginla, Kings, Bernier, Perry, Roy and Streit

Darren Dreger via twitter: The Maple Leafs are still in the market for a big 2nd or 3rd line center and an upgrade on the blueline. The Leafs are not in a rush to sign or trade Tyler Bozak as…

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Quick Hits: Ekman-Larsson, Leafs, Scouting Flyers-Devils, Ryder, Grigorenko, Allen, Giguere and Luongo

Darren Dreger via twitter: Oliver Ekman-Larsson signed a 6 year, $33 million contract extension with the Coyotes, a $5.5 million salary cap hit. Michael Traikos via twitter: Korbinian Holzer, Nazem Kadri and Leo Komarov are the only Maple Leafs that…

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Quick Hits: Desharnais signs, Scouting the Avs-Wild and Leafs-Pens, Laviolette and Bonino

Renaud Lavoie via twitter: The Canadiens sign David Desharnais to a four year deal at $3.5 million a season. Adrian Dater via Sulia: Eastern Conference scouts at the Avalanche-Wild game: Jets, Capitals and Hurricanes. The Jets could use a forward.…

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NHL Rumors: Gaustad, Clowe, Peverley, Gardiner, Sabres, Flames, Penguins, Bruins and Oilers

Jimmy Murphy via twitter: Murphy is hearing that Predators center Paul Gaustad could be available. He'd be a good fit with the Bruins and several other teams. Jimmy Murphy via twitter: The Bruins have a strong interest in Sharks winger Ryane…

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Lines and Starting Goalies: Sabres, Senators, Stars, Kings, Flames, Bruins and Canucks

John Vogl via twitter: Sabres lines: Vanek-Hodgson-Pominville, Foligno-Porter-Flynn, Ott-Hecht-Gerbe, Scott-Grigorenko-Stafford. Bruce Garrioch via twitter: Senators lines: Latendresse-Smith-Alfredsson;Greening-Turris-Silfverberg;Stone-Zibanejad-Neil;Condra-O'Brien-Daugavins. Mark Stepneski via twitter: Stars lines: Whitney-Roy-cole; Smith-Eakin-Jagr;Fraser-Roussel-Eriksson; Nystrom-Fiddler-Garbutt. Jon Rosen via twitter: Jonathan Quick left the ice first and is the likely starter tonight. John…

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Garrioch Rumor Roundup … No talks with Iginla … Perry to test open market? Scouting CBJ-DET and CAL-LA

Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun: Two league executives have said that Panthers GM Dale Tallon is willing to listen to all offers as they are basically out of it. Exceptions are Jonathan Huberdeau, Erik Gudbranson, Jakob Markstrom and Drew…

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Quick Hits: Bozak, Getzlaf, Sekera, Leino, Jensen and Blues goalies

Kevin McGran via twitter: McGran is thinking that Maple Leafs center Tyler Bozak could get between Ryan Getzlaf's $8.25 million and Mikhail Grabovski's $5.5 million. Chris Johnson via twitter: Getzlaf's contract breakdown: $6.5 million next year then $8.75 million, $9.25 million, $9.25 million,…

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Quick Hits: Realignment, Scouting CBJ-VAN and LA-DAL, Laraque, Dorsett and Hemsky

Nick Nypreos via twitter: NHL realignment will be looked after the 2014-15 season, but if there is any relocation and/or expansion, a window for the players would open up to re-evaluate it right away. Ed Cmar via twitter: Eastern scouts…

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Quick Hits: Visors, Duchene and O’Reilly not talking, realignment and scouting Leafs-Senators

Eric Macramalla via twitter: The players said no to mandatory visors last year. It needs players consent as per the CBA. Larry Brooks via twitter: Bill Daly said in an email that mandatory visors was "discussed briefly" during the CBA talks…

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Hockey Central: Tyler Bozak and Roberto Luongo Trade Tracker Videos

Tyler Bozak: The Maple Leafs would like to sign Bozak, but Mikhail Grabovski makes $5.5 million a year. MacLean thinks the Leafs should keep him. They could lose him to unrestricted free agency. Kypreos thinks the Leafs can't afford to…

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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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Quick Hits: Staal, Grossman, Clarkson, Allen, Scouting Capitals-Bruins and Hurricanes-Sabres

Larry Brooks of the NY Post: Rangers defenseman Marc Staal took a puck by his right eye after a Kimmo Timonen slapshot was deflected by Jakub Voracek. Staal doesn't wear a shield. The Rangers didn't release any information last night.…

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