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[February 16, 2016]  Feb 15 (The Sports Xchange) - The Buffalo Sabres will sit left winger Evander Kane one game for missing practice Monday after he attended the NBA All-Star Game the night before in Toronto.

Head coach Dan Bylsma said Kane won't play against the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday night.

"He slept in, called (general manager) Tim (Murray) and myself, broke a team rule," Bylsma said. "We'll be dealing with it internally, but he will not be playing in Ottawa. I'm disappointed."

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The Tampa Bay Lightning put out a statement stating captain Steven Stamkos will not be traded prior to the NHL trade deadline.

The 6-foot-1, 194-pound center is in the final season of a five-year, $37.5 million contract, which carries a salary-cap charge of $7.5 million in 2015-16. He could become an unrestricted free agent on July 1.

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Anaheim Ducks goaltender John Gibson sat out Monday afternoon's game against the Calgary Flames due to an upper-body injury.

Gibson, who made this year's NHL All-Star team for the first time, sustained the injury in the second period of Anaheim's 3-2 overtime road win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday.

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The San Jose Sharks recalled defenseman Mirco Mueller from the San Jose Barracuda of the American Hockey League, the team announced.

Mueller, 20, played in 10 games with the Sharks this season. He made his NHL debut last season and has one goal and three assists in 39 games. (Editing by Frank Pingue)

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