April 2012 - Hockey Wiretap

Dubinsky Ignoring Trade Rumors
Rangers forward Brandon Dubinsky has heard his name involved in trade rumors leading up to Monday's trade deadline.

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Crosby Skates But Still Has Symptoms
Sidney Crosby remains bothered by concussion-like symptoms.

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Wings' Home Streak Reaches 22
Pavel Datsyuk scored with 5 seconds left to give the Red Wings their 22nd straight home win on Friday night.

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Jackets Activate Lebda; Place Sanford On IR
The Blue Jackets have activated Brett Lebda and placed Curtis Sanford on injured reserve.

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Predators Get Hal Gill From Montreal
The Predators have acquired Hal Gill from the Canadiens in exchange for Blake Geoffrion and Robert Stanley.

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Kubina Won't Play During Trade Talks
The Lightning plan to keep Pavel Kubina out of the lineup as the team attempts to trade the defenseman.

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Sharks Get Moore From Lightning
The Sharks have acquired Dominic Moore and a late draft pick from the Lightning for a 2012 second-round pick.

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Stars Send Grossman To Flyers For Two Picks
The Stars have traded Nicklas Grossman to the Flyers for two draft picks.

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Ducks Trade Rodney To Oilers For O'Marra
The Ducks have acquired Ryan O'Marra from the Oilers in exchange for Bryan Rodney.

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Ruutu To Miss Three Weeks
Tuomo Ruutu to miss three weeks with an upper body injury.

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Roenick: Hawks Can Afford To Trade Kane For Goaltender
Jeremy Roenick said Wednesday that the Blackhawks can afford to trade Patrick Kane for goaltending help.

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Kolzig: Ovechkin Hurt By 'Rock Star Status'
Former Caps goaltender Olaf Kolzig suggests that Alex Ovechkin is too wrapped up in his "rock star status."

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Bettman: No Formal CBA Talks Yet
Commissioner Gary Bettman says formal negotiations on a new CBA agreement have not started.

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Wings' Home Win Streak Reaches 21
The Red Wings beat the Stars 3-1 on Tuesday night for their 21st straight home win.

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Top-10 Rick Nash Trade Ideas
The Blue Jackets are willing to listen to Rick Nash trade offers making this deadline period one of the most intriguing in recent memory.

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Gomez, Habs Assistant Have Shouting Match
Scott Gomez and Canadiens assistant Randy Ladouceur got into a shouting match at practice Tuesday.

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Sources: Bruins, Boychuk Agree On Three-Year Extension
The Bruins and Johnny Boychuk have agreed on a three-year contract extension.

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Mike Keenan Seeks One Last Coaching Gig
Mike Keenan wants to coach in the NHL again despite not sitting on the bench since the 08-09 season.

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Zidlicky Widely Expected To Be Moved
Marek Zidlicky of the Minnesota Wild is one player that is widely expected to be dealt before the deadline.

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Blue Jackets Open To Trade Offers For Rick Nash
The Kings, Rangers and Leafs are all believed to be teams likely to make a strong push for Rick Nash.

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Leafs Recall Aulie, Place Gunnarsson On IR
Carl Gunnarsson has been placed on injured reserve with an ankle injury and will miss a minimum of seven days.

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Jackets Activate Mark Letestu Off IR
The Jackets have activated center Mark Letestu off injured reserve.

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Dominic Moore Fined $2,500 For Hit
The NHL has fined Dominic Moore for a hit that injured Ruslan Fedotenko of the Rangers last Thursday night.

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NHL Suspends Zac Rinaldo Two Games
The NHL has suspended Zac Rinaldo for two games for a hit on Red Wings D Jonathan Ericsson on Sunday.

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Comrie Retires From NHL After Hip Surgery
Mike Comrie retired on Monday after a third hip operation in five years.

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Blackhawks GM Remains Confident In Quenneville
Blackhawks GM Stan Bowman gave head coach Joel Quenneville a vote of confidence Monday.

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Oilers Sign Sutton To Extension
The Oilers have re-signed defenseman Andy Sutton a a one-year contract extension.

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Rask Would Like More Playing Time In Boston
The word has come out of Finland that Tuukka Rask is unhappy with his situation as backup goalie with the Bruins.

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Wings Tie NHL Record With 20th Straight Home Win
The Red Wings beat the Flyers 4-3 Sunday night on Johan Franzen's tie breaking goal.

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Leafs Retire Mats Sundin's No. 13
Mats Sundin's No. 13 has been raised to the rafters at the Air Canada Centre.

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