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• Check out the highlights from last night’s game between the Canadiens and Flyers. (Top)
• Mike Green’s injury is the reason he wasn’t traded on Monday. (MLive.com)
• Ryan McDonagh wasn’t surprised about being traded to the Lightning. (Tampa Times)
• Even though there’s a lot going on in Ottawa right now, Matt Duchene insists he wants to be part of it. (Ottawa Citizen)
• Marc Bergervin made a couple of small deals at the deadline, but he didn’t make a splash to get fans excited about the team’s future. (Sportsnet)
• The Vancouver Canucks should have added some draft picks on deadline day, but they didn’t. (Vancourier)
• Did the Blues do the right thing by trading away Paul Stastny when they still have a chance to make the playoffs? (St. Louis Game Time)
• The San Jose Sharks stepped outside their comfort zone when they acquired Evander Kane. (NBC Sports Bay Area)
• Speaking of Kane, he’s pretty excited for this opportunity to play for the Sharks. (Buffalo News)
• There’s been a lot of mystery surrounding Corey Crawford’s injury, but GM Stan Bowman says there’s no doubt he’ll play hockey again. (Chicago Tribune)
• Even if you don’t like the moves Vegas made, it’s hard not to give GM George McPhee the benefit of the doubt. (Sinbin.Vegas)
• Bruins general manager Don Sweeney was pretty active leading up the trade deadline. (Bruins Daily)
• John Tavares admits he isn’t opposed to re-signing with the Islanders during the season. (Newsday)
• The Islanders didn’t really do much on deadline day. (The Sports Daily)
• It made plenty of sense for the Devils to extend head coach John Hynes. (Fan Rag Sports)
• The trade between Toronto and Montreal involving Tomas Plekanec benefits both teams. (Faceoffcircle.ca)
• After playing for Canada at the Olympics, Chris Kelly signed a one-year deal with Anaheim. (NHL.com/Ducks)
• Puck Junk takes an in-depth look at the triple gold club. (Puck Junk)
• Did the Anaheim Ducks approach the trade deadline the right way? (Anaheim Calling)
• Dion Phaneuf has adapted to his new surrounding in Los Angeles really quickly. (LA Kings Insider)
• Kyle Clifford has been an underrated asset for the Kings throughout his career. (Mayor’s Manor)
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