Tag: Washington Capitals

NHL Rumors: Eriksson, Okposo, Avs, Radulov and Rumor Roundup

On Loui Eriksson ... Jimmy Murphy: Hearing the Panthers are not in on Loui Eriksson. Teams to watch include the Red Wings, Canadiens, Blues, Sharks and Devils. On Kyle Okposo ... Arthur Staple: Sounding like Kyle Okposo has shortened his list…

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NHL Rumors: Top 20 UFAs, Flames, Habs, Caps and Blue Jackets

Top 20 Unrestricted Free Agents ... Kevin Allen of USA Today: Allen's top 20 UFAs 20.Teddy Purcell - Panthers 19. Kris Russell - Stars 18. Brian Campbell - Panthers 17. David Perron - Ducks 16. Lee Stempniak - Bruins 15.…

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NHL Rumors: Top NHL Free Agents and the Washington Capitals

On the top 25 NHL Free Agents ... Craig Custance of ESPN: 25. Michael Grabner - Toronto Maple Leafs 24. Matt Martin - New York Islanders 23. Shane Doan - Arizona Coyotes 22. James Reimer - San Jose Sharks 21.…

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NHL Rumors: Flames, Lightning, Penguins and the Trade Market

On the Calgary Flames and the Tampa Bay Lightning ... Kevin O'Donnell: "Reports out of Canada have a deal in the works for the #Lightning to trade Ben Bishop to the Calgary Flames." Joe Smith: There will be interest in…

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NHL Rumors: Maple Leafs, Capitals and Penguins

On the Toronto Maple Leafs ... Steve Simmons: As of Wednesday, it's believed the Toronto Maple Leafs will be keeping their No. 30 and No. 31 picks, but they will have trade options. On the Washington Capitals ... Isabelle Khurshudyan…

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NHL Rumors: Red Wings, Capitals, Blues, Helm and Radulov

On the Detroit Red Wings ... Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press: Detroit Red Wings GM Ken Holland said that they are interested in re-signing forward Darren Helm, and Helm has said he wouldn't mind staying. Helm has…

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NHL Rumors: Devils, Caps, Habs, Stars, Hawks, Wings, Avs and Oilers

On the New Jersey Devils, Washington Capitals, Montreal Canadiens, Dallas Stars, Chicago Blackhawks and Detroit Red Wings ... Craig Custance of ESPN: New Jersey Devils GM Ray Shero on trade talk that is going on. “It’s just normal,” he said…

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NHL Rumors: Bruins, Senators and Capitals

On the Boston Bruins ... Jimmy Murphy: NHL source saying the Bruins will target defenseman Brian Campbell in free agency. A source that is close to Campbell is saying that he wants a one year, big money contract with a…

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NHL Rumors: Rangers, Canadiens and Capitals

On the New York Rangers... Rory Boylen of Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman on last night's "Headlines" said it's going to be a crazy season for trade rumors and one of them will be the Rangers looking at trading Rick Nash. Nash…

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NHL Rumors: Washington Capitals and the New York Rangers

On the Washington Capitals ... AP in USA Today: Capitals GM Brian MacLellan on making sure that the Alex Ovechkin playoff window doesn't close soon "Our job is to surround him with a little more depth so there's not the…

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NHL Rumors: Pavel Datsyuk and Alexander Radulov

On Pavel Datsyuk and the Detroit Red Wings ... George Malik of Kukla's Korner: Dmitry Spirin of Sovetsky notes that a site called "Sportfakt.ru" is reporting that Pavel Datsyuk will be signing a two-year contract with SKA St. Petersburg of…

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NHL Rumors: Jackets, Ducks, Blues, Bruins, UFAs and More

Friedman's 30 Thoughts ... Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: Though the rumors likely won't go away, the Canucks denied that Dale Tallon could be heading to Vancouver. Teams can talk to pending UFAs at 12:01 am ET on June 25th. Teams…

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