NHL Trade Rumors: Fact or Fiction on Latest League-Wide Buzz

The 2013 NHL trade deadline is April 3, and the rumors about which teams will be looking to make moves and which big-name stars will be the next dealt is the talk of the league. 
One of the biggest pieces fell early Thursday morning when the Pittsburgh Penguins completed a trade for Calgary Flames captain Jarome Iginla (h/t ESPN), and the rest of the NHL will soon follow suit with its activity. 
All of the following trade scenarios could come to fruition before the deadline passes, but only the rumors dubbed fact will actually happen. 
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Things to know about Friday night's NHL games

The Anaheim Ducks were soaring high when they beat the No. 1 cheap jerseys overall Chicago Blackhawks 4-2 on March 20. 
Since then ... not so cheap nfl jerseys nike much. 
The Ducks are in the midst of a four-game losing streak at new nfl nike jerseys they head into a rematch with the Blackhawks in Chicago Friday night.

NHL Week 9: Who's Hot, Who's Not

Can you believe that we are finished with nine weeks in this cheap nfl jerseys free shipping fast-paced NHL season? Take a moment to let that sink in and then consider there are only five weeks left in the 2013 campaign.

The quick nature of this season cheap jerseys free shipping is both exciting and depressing. Some teams will end this season asking for just one more week, while others could ask for the season to have ended a week sooner.

Some streaks are still intact while others are just getting started, cheap nfl jerseys so let’s take a look at who’s hot and who’s not for Week 9.

Jarred Tinordi’s hard work pays off with first NHL point

Michel Therrien and assistant coach Jean-Jacques Daigneault nfl jersey had a plan for Jarred Tinordi, but they were more than happy to deviate from it.


The idea was for Tinordi to play wholesale nfl jerseys 10-12 minutes in his National Hockey League debut and to put him in situations where he would have the best chances for success.


But Tinordi played so well that he finished Saturday night’s Cheap NHL Jerseys 2-1 win over the New Jersey Devils with 14:48 of ice time and he was busiest in the third period when the game was on the line.

NHL trade rumors: Isles holding on to vets, Rangers holding on to Gaborik

*The Islanders are quickly becoming one of the surprise teams nfl jerseys in the Eastern Conference, sitting just two points out of eighth place as NHL action begins on Sunday. Veteran defensemen Mark Streit and Lubomir Visnovsky, as well as goaltender Evgeni Nabakov, have been a big part of the Islanders push for the post-season, which would be their first since 2007. The Islanders appear to be opening up trade talks with those players, rather than throwing them on the trading block. According to Newsday's Arthur Staple, the Islanders began contract talks with Streit -- the team's captain -- last month, and have just recently done the same with Nabakov and Visnovsky. The Islanders have only 11 players and $28 million committed toward next season's cap, so the money is there if Streit, Nabakov and Visnovsky wish to stick around.
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*The Hockey Night in Canada Hotstove returned Saturday night with its typical weekly scuttlebutt, though apparently there is not much to be had. CBC's Elliotte Friedman reported that a GM had told him that "prices are outrageous". The reasons cited are everyone being in the playoff race, the lowering salary cap and a weak free agent market. Friedman says that the main trade targets -- besides the obvious Jarome Iginla -- are Ryan Clowe, Steve Ott and Brendan Morrow. The "buyers" at this time include Vancouver, Philadelphia and the New York Rangers.

It's time to recognize top performers at halfway mark of NHL season

The Chicago Blackhawks were the big story as the NHL reached authentic jerseys the halfway point of its lockout-shortened schedule, but many other excellent performances deserve recognition. Here are some.

Halfway coach of the year: jersey wholesale Joel Quenneville, Chicago. 21-0-3 isn't a fluke. Honorable mention: Bruce Boudreau, deftly juggling personnel for the No. 2-ranked Ducks; Paul MacLean, keeping injury-ravaged Ottawa in a playoff spot; Michel Therrien, reviving the Montreal Canadiens while under intense scrutiny.

Halfway most valuable player: Patrick Kane, Chicago. cheap jersey His scoring is timely and prolific (14 goals, 30 points in 26 games). Close runner-up: Sidney Crosby, dominant again with an NHL-best 45 points in 26 games for Pittsburgh. Honorable mention: Steven Stamkos, second to Crosby with 37 points in 25 games for non-contending Tampa Bay.

Wave of Concussions Hits the N.H.L.

As the lockout dragged on for more than four months, though, the conversation shifted from player safety to revenue percentages and competitive balance. The first few weeks of the shortened 48-game season passed without much nfl jerseys talk of concussions.

But in the past two weeks, nfl jerseys china 11 N.H.L. players are believed to have sustained them, among them Crosby’s teammate and the reigning most valuable player, Evgeni Malkin, thrusting the issue of head injuries back into the spotlight.

Concussions continue to plague the league, despite its increased emphasis on reducing them. For the second season, the N.H.L. is playing under its broadened version of Rule 48, which penalizes hits that target an opponent’s head or make nike nfl jerseys the head the principal point of contact. But many of the recent injuries, including Malkin’s, were not caused by hits deemed worthy of fines or suspensions.

Penguins' Malkin feels good after practice

Nine days after a scary collision with the boards, Evgeni Malkin was back on the ice with his Pittsburgh Penguins teammates Sunday.

The reigning NHL scoring champion and MVP reported he "feels pretty good" after going through an optional practice at the Penguins' suburban practice facility.

"It was good to practice on the ice today with the team and [absorb] contact a little bit," Malkin said in his first comments to the media since losing his balance and sliding violently into the boards during the third period of a win against the Florida Panthers on Feb. 22. "And I feel good now."
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