from Frank Seravalli of the Philadelphia Daily News,

"I'm not going to talk about trades," Hextall said. "But I will give you one other piece of advice: Don't believe everything you read."

The rumor, from TSN's Bob McKenzie, said Hextall is actively shopping a defenseman - particularly Luke Schenn or Nick Grossmann - in order to open up a space in the lineup for 2013 first-round pick Samuel Morin.

Hextall wasn't happy. He was rankled about "players' names being specifically mentioned," because there are families and homes and lives attached to those names.

"It's one of my least favorite parts of the business, the stuff that gets out, particularly the stuff that has zero credibility," Hextall said, still fired up.

The problem for Hextall is that yesterday's rumors were 100 percent credible. The one difference, according to a front-office source, is that it may not be to open up room specifically for Morin.

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