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Marchand will miss Saturday's home game against the Columbus
Blue Jackets and Tuesday's game in Dallas against the Stars.
The suspension, Marchand's second for slew-footing in his
career, will cost him $48,387.10.
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The New York Rangers and defenseman Marc Staal are closing in on
a six-year contract extension, according to reports Friday.
ESPN.com reported the contract is expected to have an average
annual value of $5.7 million.
Staal, 28, would have been an unrestricted free agent July 1. He
has one goal and seven points in 41 games this season.
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The Tampa Bay Lightning recalled defenseman Luke Witkowski from
Syracuse of the American Hockey League and assigned forward
Vladislav Namestnikov to the Crunch on Friday.
Witkowski, 24, has six points and 75 penalty minutes in 36 games
for Syracuse this season.
Namestnikov, 22, has three goals and seven points in 25 games
for the Lightning. (Editing by Gene Cherry)
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