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Welcome to today's news and rumors rundown
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We start in Pittsburgh and how GM Kyle Dubas will spend his remaining cap space
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Matt Vinzel of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette speculates that they will spend it and that
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it would be bad optics for the Penguins not to spend the cap ceiling with Crosby still
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playing at an elite level and the addition so far not being enough to replace the production
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of Jake Gensel. Next we move to Chicago and the possibility of the Blackhawks loading up in free agency
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next offseason. According to Mark Lazarus of The Athletic they may be shifting their focus when it comes
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to adding players and being ready to compete. With names like Marner, Besser, Ehlers, Tavares and others potentially hitting the market
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they could make a splash and become a contender sooner rather than later. And we end in Columbus and more on Patrick Lane
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Aaron Ports lining with The Athletic is reporting that GM Don Waddell wants to make a hockey
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trade rather than picks or prospects. He also doesn't want to retain a significant portion of Lane's salary
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And that's it for this edition of the news and rumors rundown. Stay tuned for more tomorrow
