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Chatter, chatter, chatter ... GMs in town for draft, trade buzz is up

By Pierre LeBrun

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

MONTREAL -- An NHL GM turned to me Wednesday and had the look of a 10-year-old about to go to Disney World. "The next few days are always fun," he said. The days leading up to the NHL draft are a fascinating time for GMs and player agents. Scheduled meetings in hotel rooms, hotel lobbies and, of course, hotel bars -- the chatter is through the roof as the trade talk intensifies leading up to Friday night's first overall pick. There's more trade talk than usual for two reasons -- all 30 GMs ar ...

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