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The San Jose Sharks announced Sunday they acquired Brad Stuart from Detroit Red Wings for forward Andrew Murray and a conditional 2014 draft pick. Stuart is eligible to become an unrestricted free agent July 1. Sharks General Manager Doug Wilson says he is hopeful he can sign Stuart to a new contract later this month. Stuart was drafted third overall [...]

Quick hits from around the NHL: The Winnipeg Free Press’ Gary Lawless had an interesting sentence in an article about this very topic. He wrote, “If the right opportunity comes along to score a franchise-type player in a down market as this summer could well be Jets General Manager Kevin Cheveldayoff may have less trouble getting [...]

Update: CSNBayArea’s Kevin Kurz reports Mike Knuble himself has quashed all talk of being dealt to the San Jose Sharks. Over the ‘phone, the veteran winger said the “reported rumors have no merit and are pure speculation”. According to csnbayarea.com the San Jose Sharks might be interested in acquiring Mike Knuble. Knuble was a healthy scratch on Thursday and might spend his second [...]

Craig Custance from ESPN [Insider, subscription needed] said the Red Wings Red Wings may deal a draft pick, but are not yet prepared to do so. A couple of notes from the article: Ken Holland Detroits GM said ”I can’t say we’re playing bad. We had three one-goal losses,” he said, including a 4-2 loss to San [...]