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John Jaeckel: More Details On Washington Rumor

Found January 20, 2012 on HockeyBuzz: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: John Erskine,  Jeff Halpern
TEAMS: Washington Capitals

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Follow me @jaeckel WASHINGTON RUMOR: Late breaking, Hawks have (I’m hearing this morning) discussed a deal for big Cap defenseman John Erskine. There also has been a discussion of a larger deal involving Jeff Halpern (as I predicted on the message board thread this AM) and a number of Hawk prospects. As reported by al Cimaglia yesterday, a contingent of Cap scouts has been/will be a the U...
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