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WASHINGTON CAPITALS
Olaf Kolzig, G
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May 9
News
Kolzig confirmed on Friday that he won't return to the Capitals, the Associated Press reports.

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VANCOUVER CANUCKS
Markus Naslund, F
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May 15
Dl
Naslund (elbow surgery) is backtracking from retirement talk as the Canucks look to instill a new offense next season, the Vancouver Province reports.

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Brendan Morrison, F
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May 15
Dl
Morrison's (knee) ACL surgery went according to plan last month and he is scheduled to begin skating in late July, the Vancouver Province reports.

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TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS
Tomas Kaberle, D
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May 11
News
Heading into action Sunday, Kaberle was sitting at the top of the scoring list for the Czechs at the World Championships in Halifax.

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Mark Bell, F
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May 12
News
Bell, who faced jail time for drunk driving and hit-and-run following an incident in September 2006, was sentenced Monday in San Jose, reports Sportsnet.ca. He won't have to spend any overnights in jail but will be required to report there for eight hours of labor each day this summer.

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Anton Stralman, D
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May 14
News
Stralman has performed well at the World Championships, notching two goals and three assists in six games with Team Sweden.

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Jason Blake, F
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May 15
News
Blake's agent disputes recent reports Blake is unhappy in Toronto and wants out, reports Sportsnet.ca.

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TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING
Martin St. Louis, F
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May 10
News
St. Louis picked up five helpers in Canada's 10-1 romp over Germany at the world championships Saturday.

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ST. LOUIS BLUES
Manny Legace, G
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May 10
Day-to-day
Legace elected to have arthroscopic surgery on his right knee on April 28 and will be rehabbing for the next month, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

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SAN JOSE SHARKS
Kyle McLaren, D
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May 8
Day-to-day
McLaren's groin is improving and he will have his knee revisted next week, according to the Sharks' official site.

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Christian Ehrhoff, D
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May 8
Day-to-day
Ehrhoff is still dealing with a high ankle sprain that caused him to miss the first few games of the Calgary series, according to the Sharks' official site.

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Brian Campbell, D
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May 8
Day-to-day
Campbell was playing through an MCL sprain that he suffered in the Calgary series and he will get an MRI on his right knee and shoulder, according to the Sharks' official site.

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Milan Michalek, F
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May 8
Day-to-day
Michalek's shoulder injury will keep him out of the World Championships, according to the Sharks' official site.

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Patrick Marleau, F
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May 8
Day-to-day
Marleau will have an MRI on his shoulder, according to the Sharks' official site.

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Jonathan Cheechoo, F
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May 8
Day-to-day
Cheechoo played with an MCL sprain throughout the playoffs, according to the Sharks' official site.

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Mike Grier, F
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May 8
Day-to-day
Grier will have his right knee scoped this offseason, according to the Sharks' official site.

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Joe Thornton, F
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May 8
Day-to-day
Thornton will have an MRI on his leg due to a hit he suffered in Game 6, according to the Sharks' official site.

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Pat Rissmiller, F
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May 8
Day-to-day
Rissmiller will have a sports hernia operation this offseason, according to the Sharks' official site.

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Curtis Brown, F
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May 8
Day-to-day
Brown will undergo an MRI for his left hand, according to the Sharks' official site.

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PITTSBURGH PENGUINS
Evgeni Malkin, F
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May 9
News
Malkin scored twice and added an assist in Pittsburgh's 4-2 Game 1 win over the Flyers.

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Sergei Gonchar, D
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May 9
News
Gonchar logged a team-leading 22:44 and posted an assist in Friday's series-opening 4-2 win over Philadelphia.

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Petr Sykora, F
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May 9
News
Sykora scored for the first time in four games, netting the Penguins' opener in Friday's 4-2 win over Philadelphia.

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Maxime Talbot, F
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May 11
News
Talbot (foot) will be back in the Penguins' lineup Sunday against the Flyers.

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Adam Hall, F
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May 12
News
Hall was a healthy scratch Sunday in the Penguins' Game 2 victory over the Flyers, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports.

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Jordan Staal, F
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May 13
News
Staal is expected to play in Tuesday's game before flying to Thunder Bay, Ont., on Wednesday morning to attend his grandfather's funeral, the Canadian Press reports.

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Marian Hossa, F
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May 13
News
Hossa registered his second game-winning goal in four games Tuesday night in a 4-1 Game 3 win over Philadelphia.

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Sidney Crosby, F
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May 13
News
Crosby took over the NHL lead in playoff scoring with a pair of assists Tuesday night, giving him 19 points (4,15) in 12 games.

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Marc-Andre Fleury, G
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May 13
News
Fleury stopped 17 of 18 shots in a relatively easy Game 3 win over Philadelphia on Tuesday.

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Ryan Malone, F
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May 13
News
Malone scored a back-breaking goal against the Flyers on Tuesday, pushing a third-period backhander past goalie Martin Biron for a 3-1 Pittsburgh lead.

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Ryan Whitney, D
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May 13
News
Whitney netted his first goal of the postseason Tuesday night in a 4-1 win over Philadelphia.

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Gary Roberts, F
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May 15
Day-to-day
Roberts (pneumonia) will miss Thursday's Game 4 against the Flyers.

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PHILADELPHIA FLYERS
Jaroslav Modry, D
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May 9
News
With the loss of Kimmo Timonen for the Conference Finals against Pittsburgh, the Canadian Press reports that either Modry or Ryan Parent will fill Timonen's roster spot.

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Mike Richards, F
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May 9
News
Richards scored both Philadelphia goals in Friday's Game 1 loss to Pittsburgh in the Eastern Conference Finals.

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R.J. Umberger, F
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May 9
News
Umberger snagged two assists in Friday's series-opening loss to Pittsburgh.

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Martin Biron, G
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May 9
News
Biron surrendered four goals on 21 shots Friday as the Flyers fell to Pittsburgh 4-2 in the opening game of the Eastern Conference Finals.

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Randy Jones, D
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May 10
News
Jones moves into Kimmo Timonen's spot on the power play now that the latter is out for the playoffs.

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Kimmo Timonen, D
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May 10
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Timonen (blood clot) is out for the remainder of the playoffs and could miss five months of action, reports the Associated Press.

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Nate Guenin, D
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May 11
News
Guenin was recalled up from the AHL Phildelphia Phantoms on Sunday, the Beaver County Times reports.

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Ryan Potulny, F
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May 11
News
Potulny was recalled from the Philadelphia Phantoms of the AHL on Sunday, the Beaver County Times reports.

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Daniel Briere, F
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May 13
News
Briere has been held off the score sheet for the first two games of the conference final.

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Ryan Parent, D
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May 13
News
Parent is likely to play in Game 3 in place of the injured Braydon Coburn, according to NHL.com.

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Patrick Thoresen, F
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May 14
News
Thoresen will return to Philadelphia's fourth line by replacing Steve Downie, TSN.ca reports.

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Steve Downie, F
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May 14
News
Downie will be replaced by Patrick Thoresen on the Flyers' fourth line, TSN.ca reports.

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Braydon Coburn, D
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May 15
Day-to-day
Coburn (eye) will not be available for Game 4 Thursday against Pittsburgh, the Associated Press reports.

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NEW YORK RANGERS
Sean Avery, F
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May 11
Dl
It seems GM Glen Sather will play hardball when it comes to negotiating a new contract with Avery (spleen), according to the NY Post.

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Brandon Dubinsky, F
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May 12
News
Dubinsky had a hat trick on Monday for the United States versus Norway, according to NY Newsday.

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Ivan Baranka, D
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May 13
News
Baranka, a restricted free agent, will be playing in Russia next season, according to NY Newsday.

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NASHVILLE PREDATORS
Shea Weber, D
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May 13
News
Weber and Ryan Suter are a pair of key potential free agents, but remain under contract until the end of June, the Nashville Tennessean reports.

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Antti Pihlstrom, F
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May 13
News
Pihlstrom scored a pair of goals in Finland's 6-3 loss to Canada at the World Championships, the team's official web site reports.

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Steve Sullivan, F
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May 14
Dl
Sullivan (back) plans to increase the intensity of his workouts over the next few weeks to see how his injured back responds, the Nashville Tennessean reports.

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Dan Ellis, G
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May 14
News
With regards to ongoing contract negotiations, the agent for Ellis said Tuesday the two sides have had some talks, but that no offer has yet been made, the Nashville Tennessean reports.

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Martin Erat, F
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May 14
News
The Predators and Erat have tweaked some of the terms in his just-signed seven-year contract to conform to the standards of the NHL's collective bargaining agreement, the Tennessean reports.

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EDMONTON OILERS
Fernando Pisani, F
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May 9
News
Pisani was named one of the finalists for the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy, according to the Edmonton Journal.

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DETROIT RED WINGS
Henrik Zetterberg, F
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May 8
News
Zetterberg had an assist and seven shots on goal in Thursday's Game 1 win over Dallas.

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Pavel Datsyuk, F
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May 8
News
Datstyuk didn't have a point in Thursday's win over Dallas, though he did register a game-high seven shots.

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