May 2013 - Hockey Wiretap

Hawks Beat Bruins In OT To Even Series
Brent Seabrook scored in overtime to give the Blackhawks a 6-5 win over the Bruins on Wednesday night.

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GMs Support Mandatory Visors
NHL general managers are supporting a change to make visors mandatory for new players starting next season.

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Source: Flyers To Buy Out Briere
The Flyers have informed Danny Briere they intend to buy out the final two years of his contract.

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New Name For Senators' Home Ice
The Senators have announced that Scotiabank Place will be called Canadian Tire Center, starting in July.

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Bartley Signs Three-Year Deal With Predators
The Predators have signed Victor Bartley to a three-year deal worth $2 million.

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Kings, Voynov Agree To Terms
The Kings and defenseman Slava Voynov agreed to terms on a new six-year deal on Tuesday.

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Datsyuk Gets New Deal With Wings
The Red Wings and Pavel Datsyuk have an agreement on a three-year deal, worth $22.5 million.

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Couture Agrees To Long-Term Deal With Sharks
Logan Couture has agreed to an extension with the Sharks, though no formal announcement can come before July 5.

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Flyers, Streit Agree To Four-Year, $21.5M Deal
The Flyers and Mark Streit have agreed to terms on a four-year deal worth $21.5 million.

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Rask, Bruins Shut Out Blackhawks
The Bruins shut out the Blackhawks 2-0 on Monday night to take a 2-1 lead in the Stanley Cup finals.

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Joe Piskula Signs One-Year Deal With Predators
Joe Piskula has signed a one-year, two-way deal with the Nashville Predators.

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Ovechkin Say's Foot Is Healing Well
Capitals star Alex Ovechkin says his broken left foot is healing well after playing almost three full games with the injury.

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Alex Ovechkin Wins MVP
Capitals star Alex Ovechkin won his third Hart Trophy on Saturday night.

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Bruins Win In Overtime To Even Series
Daniel Paille scored in overtime to give the Bruins a 2-1 win on Saturday night.

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Source: Vigneault To Coach Rangers
Alain Vigneault will be the new head coach of the New York Rangers, though the details of the deal are still being finalized.

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Source: Alain Vigneault In New York
Alain Vigneault was in New York on Friday, according to a source that was confirmed by ESPNNewYork.com.

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Toews Wins Best Defensive Player Award; MacLean Top Coach
The Senators' Paul MacLean won the Jack Adams Award as top NHL coach.

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Predators Trade Butler To Panthers For Brennan
The Predators have acquired TJ Brennan from the Panthers for Bobby Butler.

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Lightning Sign Reto Suri To One-Year Deal
The Lightning have signed forward Reo Suri to a one-year, two-way contract.

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Bruins-Hawks Opener Most Watched Since 1997
Game 1 of this year's Stanley Cup finals attracted the most TV viewers in 16 years.

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Colton Orr Re-Signs With Leafs
The Maple Leafs have re-signed Colton Orr to a new two-year deal.

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Penguins, Malkin Agree To Eight-Year Deal
The Penguins and star forward Evgeni Malkin have agreed to an eight-year contract extension worth $76M.

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Hawks' Shaw Scores Double-Deflection Winning Goal
The Blackhawks beat the Bruins 4-3 in triple overtime on Wednesday night to take Game 1 of the Stanley Cup finals.

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Sharks Extend Coach Todd McLellan
The Sharks have extended the contract of their head coach Todd McLellan.

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Isles Send Streit To Flyers For Pick, Prospect
The Islanders have traded Mark Streit to the Flyers in exchange for a 2014 draft pick and minor league winger Shane Harper.

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Penguins Give Bylsma Extension
The Penguins have signed coach Dan Bylsma to a two-year contract extension.

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Sources: Tortorella Interviewing With Canucks
John Tortorella is in Vancouver on Tuesday interviewing with the Canucks.

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Source: Rangers To Meet With Vigneault
The Rangers are expected to interview Alain Vigneault for their vacant head coaching job.

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Oilers Hire Eakins As New Head Coach
The Oilers have hired Dallas Eakins as their new head coach.

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Predators Sign Josi To Seven-Year, $28M Deal
The Predators have signed defenseman Roman Josi to a seven-year, $28M deal.

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