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Devils GM: ‘We’ll get (Palmieri) signed’

Ray Shero knows at least one thing he'll be doing this summer.

The New Jersey Devils general manager is expecting to put pen to paper on a new deal for the team's leading scorer, forward Kyle Palmieri.

The 25-year-old, who was acquired last summer from Anaheim for the sum of two draft picks, is in the final season of a three-year, $4.4-million deal signed in 2013.

In 69 games with the Devils, Palmieri has 25 goals and 45 points, both team highs.

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Panthers fan merges top line on personalized jersey

What do you do when you have three favorite players and one Florida Panthers jersey?

Put the whole top line on a personalized jersey nameplate, of course.

Aleksander Barkov + Jaromir Jagr + Jonathan Huberdeau = well, this:

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Penguins sign Rust, Wilson, Kuhnhackl to 2-year extensions

The Pittsburgh Penguins have locked up a trio of forwards for the next two seasons.

Bryan Rust, Scott Wilson, and Tom Kuhnhackl have all signed two-year contract extensions, general manager Jim Rutherford announced Monday.

The deals begin next seasons and run through 2017-18. Rust's contract has an average annual value of $640,000, while both Wilson's and Kuhnhackl's are for $625,000.

As the Penguins pointed out, all three have had an impact on the club when in the lineup this season.

Player Record With Him In Lineup Record Without Him In Lineup
Record / Pct. Record / Pct.
Bryan Rust 21-9-3 / .682 15-15-5 / .500
Tom Kuhnhackl 17-8-3 / .661 19-16-5 / .538
Scott Wilson 14-8-2 / .625 22-16-6 / .568

In Sunday's win over the New York Rangers, Rust and Kuhnhackl were on the ice with Sidney Crosby in the final minute while clinging to a one-goal lead. The pair combined to set up a Crosby goal to seal the win.

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Canadiens’ Subban out at least 2 more games with neck injury

The Montreal Canadiens will be without P.K. Subban for at least two more games as a result of a neck injury.

The star defenseman, who was stretchered off the ice after an awkward collision March 10, has yet to resume skating with the team and will therefore be held out for games Tuesday against Florida and Wednesday in Buffalo, the team confirmed.

Subban had not missed a game due to injury in his career prior to Saturday.

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Red Wings recall Mantha after shutout loss to Maple Leafs

A shutout loss to this season's Toronto Maple Leafs will make you rethink some things.

That appears to be the case in Detroit, at least, as the reeling Red Wings have recalled prized prospect Anthony Mantha from the AHL's Grand Rapids Griffins in advance of Tuesday's huge game against Philadelphia, in which he's expected to play.

The 20th overall pick in 2013 has 36 goals and 42 assists in 118 AHL games. He also averaged a goal per game through 81 regular-season and playoff games in his last year of junior hockey.

Tuesday's game against a Flyers team nipping at Detroit's ankles in the standings will mark Mantha's NHL debut.

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Voracek: Flyers not worried about playoffs, but Red Wings ‘got to be’

Jakub Voracek might be the most invested spectator Tuesday between his Philadelphia Flyers and the Detroit Red Wings.

That's because the Flyers are on a roll, and with two games in hand on Detroit, Voracek believes they're well on their way to making up the three-point difference between the clubs in the race for a wild-card playoff spot.

"The way we’re playing, they’ve got to be more worried about not making the playoffs than us," Voracek said Tuesday. "Because they way we play, everybody knows how good we play right now and everybody watches the games."

The Flyers have a 7-2-1 record over the past 10 games as compared to 5-4-1 for the Red Wings, and Tuesday marks the first of two remaining games between them.

Voracek has missed the past seven games with a foot injury and said there's no chance he plays against Detroit, but he hopes to return soon.

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