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 Muzzin, 25, was in the final season of a two-year contract and
could have been a restricted free agent after the season. The new
contract starts next season and keeps him with the team through the
2019-2020 season.
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The Nashville Predators will host the 2016 NHL All-Star Game,
multiple media outlets reported Wednesday.
Nashville has never hosted the game since getting an expansion
franchise in 1998. The formal announcement will be made Friday at
Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, according to ESPN.com.
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The Anaheim Ducks recalled goaltender Jason LaBarbera and
center/right winger Chris Wagner from Norfolk of the American Hockey
League on Wednesday.
The Ducks also reassigned goaltender John Gibson to Norfolk.
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The Columbus Blue Jackets activated forward Brian Gibbons off
injured reserve Wednesday and assigned him to Springfield of the
American Hockey League.
Gibbons missed the first three games of the regular season with a
lower body injury.
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The Edmonton Oilers recalled goaltender Richard Bachman and right
winger Steve Pinizzotto from Oklahoma City of the American Hockey
League on Wednesday.
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The Oilers also assigned center Bogdan Yakimov to Oklahoma City and
placed goalie Viktor Fasth on injured reserve, who left Tuesday's
game against the Los Angeles Kings in the first period with a groin
injury.
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The Winnipeg Jets reassigned forward Patrice Cormier to St. John's
of the American Hockey League on Wednesday.
Cormier, 24, played in nine games with the Jets in 2013-14 and had
three assists and seven penalty minutes. He has five points (one
goal, four assists) in 49 career NHL games.
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Carolina Hurricanes forward Jeff Skinner, who has been out with a
concussion, practiced in a regular contact jersey Wednesday and
could return to the lineup this week.
Being cleared for contact could be the final step for Skinner to
return to the lineup, possibly as soon as Thursday against the New
York Rangers.
(Editing by Frank Pingue)
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