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Rumblings: Lecavalier's choice is close
It is very possible, although not quite a guarantee, that Vincent Lecavalier will choose his next team by the end of the day Wednesday. The UFA cen...
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Franson deal causes salary-cap trouble
Re-signing Cody Franson obviously makes the Toronto Maple Leafs a better team. But the moment the one-year, $2 million deal was agreed upon late Wedne...
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Kessel has earned big bucks in Leafs' eyes
MONTREAL -- Before the Maple Leafs were going to throw numbers out at his agents, GM Dave Nonis needed to first hear from Phil Kessel that he wanted t...
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Trading Bernier still bothers Kings' GM
The scene was London, England, late September 2007. Dean Lombardi had been on the job as GM of the Los Angeles Kings for just under a year and a ha...
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Rumblings: Olympic deadline and trade talk
IIHF President Rene Fasel stood firm during an IIHF council meeting Tuesday in Zurich that the Dec. 31 Olympic roster deadline would not be altered, a...
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The skinny on who's making the April dance
American Thanksgiving gives us a chance to pause and examine where the NHL season has gone and where it's headed. For some teams, perhaps, it's alread...
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Grading the Canadian teams
It's Boxing Day in Canada, so I'm feeling patriotic here in Toronto. I've decided to grade the seven Canadian teams at the holiday break. Enjoy! To...
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Anton Volchenkov, Shane O'Brien, Tim Gleason hit NHL's waiver wire
The NHL's waiver list Monday produced three more players who will likely be bought out of their contracts: Anton Volchenkov (New Jersey), Shane O'Brien (Calgary) and Tim Gleason (Toronto).
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2014-15 NHL season preview -- Predicting the league's award winners
Pierre LeBrun offers up his predictions for the NHL's major awards in 2014-15, including two trophies for Steven Stamkos.
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NHL -- We predict who's in and who's out of the playoffs
We're at the Christmas break, so it's time to figure out who's the upper crust and who's toast when it comes to the playoffs, writes Pierre LeBrun.
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Wild GM Chuck Fletcher started training early with father, Cliff Fletcher
TORONTO -- Two generations of Fletcher hockey men sat down next to each other for Monday's Toronto Maple Leafs skate, with dad already ahead of the ga...
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Phaneuf, Kessel shoulder blame for debacle, want to stay in Toronto
TORONTO -- As Toronto Maple Leafs players met the media on locker clean-out day, an all-too-familiar pre-playoff exercise in this city, none of them k...
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Rumblings: Phil Kessel trade benefits both Penguins and Maple Leafs
Phil Kessel was the Pittsburgh Penguins' No. 1 target all along. But veteran GM Jim Rutherford had to play his cards carefully with the Toronto Map...
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NHL -- Pierre LeBrun's Rumblings - Darryl Sutter is the next big-name coach...
Darryl Sutter is the latest high-profile coach with contract questions, while plenty of potential free-agent players are facing uncertainty with the trade deadline just weeks away.
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Toronto Maple Leafs trade Dion Phaneuf to Ottawa Senators in nine-player deal
The Maple Leafs have traded defenseman Dion Phaneuf to the Senators in a nine-player deal.
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