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Welcome to today's news and rumors rundown
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We start in Winnipeg with more on the rumored Perfetti-Niches trade proposal. In a recent social media update, Scott Billick of the Winnipeg Sun said that there is no
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truth to the rumor and that while the Hurricanes expressed interest in Perfetti, the Jets were
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unwilling to part with him. Furthermore, Niches wasn't going to sign long term in Winnipeg, so that also threw
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a wrench into things. Moving back out east, new Maple Leafs goaltender Anthony Stolarz recently revealed the reasons
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why he chose to sign in Toronto. He said that they offered the best fit in terms of opportunity on a strong contender
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along with familiarity due to knowing guys like Ekman Larson, Benoit and Hagenpah
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He had also previously played with Domi and Marner with the London Knights. And we finish in Edmonton and Evander Kane's injury status
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There was reportedly a disconnect between Kane and management as he said it was a sports
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hernia while CEO Jeff Jackson talked about an issue with his hip
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There appears to be a gap between player and organization in identifying the issue and
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possible solutions. And that's it for this edition of the news and rumors rundown
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Stay tuned for more tomorrow
