Posts Tagged Ondrej Pavelec

Green back at practice … Miller and Connolly out tomorrow … Wild claim O’Sullivan … Canes looking for Vet?

Posted by Mark Easson in NHL Injuries, NHL News, NHL Rumors on November 23rd, 2010

  • Katie Carrera via twitter: Mike Green was back at practice today, left in the 3rd period last night. Michal Neuvirth and Tyler Sloan were not at practice.
  • Joe Haggerty via twitter: Haggerty thinks it’s doubtful that the Bruins use one of the two 1st round picks to sweeten a ‘salary dump’ and/or to bring in a player to win now.
  • Joe Haggerty of CSNNE: Tyler Seguin skated with Patrice Bergeron and Mark Recchi on one of the two top lines last night. Claude Julien will likely leave him there for a game or two to see how they work together. Tuuka Rask is 1-5-1 despite have the 5th best save percentage at .935.
  • Bob McKenzie via twitter: The Minnesota Wild have claimed Patrick O’Sullivan off waivers from the Carolina Hurricanes.
  • Chip Alexander via twitter: The Hurricanes may not be through making moves, they could be interested in adding a veteran forward.
  • Bob McKenzie via twitter: Clearing waivers today are Josh Green (Anaheim), Ryan Carter (Anaheim), and Michael Ryan (Philadelphia). Peter Schaefer was put on waivers by the Vancouver Canucks.

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Flames say they haven’t talked to anyone about Iginla … Drury 2-3 weeks away … Tonight’s starting goalies

Posted by Mark Easson in NHL Audio, NHL News on November 17th, 2010

  • Larry Brooks via twitter: Chris Drury has begun skating on his own and is likely 2-3 weeks away from returning from the 2nd break to his index finger.
  • Corey Masisak via twitter: Washington Capitals coach Bruce Boudreau says that Tomas Fleischmann will sit out for the Caps as “It’s his turn”.
  • Erik Erlendsson via twitter: Looks like Dan Ellis will start tonight for the Lightning against the Islanders. Mike Smith likely tomorrow versus Flyers.
  • Joe Haggerty via twitter: Tim Thomas first off the ice at practice, likely to start tonight for Bruins against the Rangers.
  • Luke Decock of the Raleigh News & Observer: The Carolina Hurricanes are only spending $12 million on the 6 defenseman they are carrying. They are spending less than 29 other clubs on their blueline, only the Stars are spending less. Their total salary is at $48 million, $4 million more than owner Peter Karmanos, who’s been looking for 6 months for a partner.
  • Fan 590 Audio: Greg Wyshynski talks with Jeff Blair about “controversy surrounding the NHL’s principal disciplinarian, Colin Campbell, how it could damage his reputation and questions the direction discipline has taken in the NHL since Campbell took over as Senior Vice President and Director of Hockey Operations.”
  • Fan 590 Audio: Garth Snow talks with Greg Brady and Doug Maclean “about firing coach Scott Gordon, the team’s current ten-game losing streak, and what the team needs to do for future success.”

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Flyers and Carter close on 10 year deal … Trade offers make “no sense” for Burke … Little returns tonight

Posted by Mark Easson in NHL Free Agents, NHL News, NHL Rumors on November 13th, 2010

  • Tim Panaccio of CSNPhilly: Panaccio is reporting that the Philadelphia Flyers and Jeff Carter could reach a deal this month worth between $60-$63 million over 10 years. As their roster stands right now for next year, the Flyers have $7 million in cap space, and still have Ville Leino to sign. Leino could get a 3 year deal in the $1.5 million range. Leino’s agent Bill Zito has spoken with GM Paul Holmgren a couple times. Leino has 13 points already this season, and I wouldn’t be surprised if he’d look for something above $2 million. If the Flyers do sign Carter for long-term deal in the $6 million range, as well as Leino, it’s going to be really interesting how they round out their roster. They’ll need to make some moves heading into next season to give them some breathing room in case of injuries
  • Rob Longley of the Toronto Sun: Brian Burke “I’ve gotten numerous trade offers over the last several days that make no sense and we are sitting tight.” JS Giguere may see more action than Jonas Gustavsson as the team tries to get out of their slump according to Ron Wilson.

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Wednesday afternoon NHL lineup and injury notes

Posted by Mark Easson in NHL Injuries, NHL News on November 10th, 2010

  • Jonas Siegel of AM640: The Maple Leafs had a players only meeting this morning, everyone spoke during the meeting. “What they found was a lacking enthusiasm and a work ethic in need of some spark.” Well no #$@%, anyone who has watched them play the couple weeks could have told them that.

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Volchenkov still out … Pavelec Recalled … Theo Fleury Audio on Puck Daddy Radio

Posted by Mark Easson in NHL Injuries, NHL News, NHL Rumors on October 28th, 2010

  • Tom Gulitti via twitter: Devils defenseman Anton Volchenkov won’t play in Anaheim or Los Angeles, and most likely Vancouver (Monday).
  • Tom Gulitti via twitter: Matt Corrente broke his hand in a 2nd period fight with Ryane Clowe, he finished the game, according to Devils GM Lou Lamoriello.
  • Craig Custance via twitter: The Detroit Red Wings are being cautious with Jimmy Howard and his back spasms, he won’t be playing tonight.

Some Audio for Mark Bryski of LeafsChatter.

  • Puck Daddy Radio – Audio of an hour long interview with Theo Fleury. Topics include figure skating, Graham James arrest, his music, his comeback, hockey hall of fame, and how the game has changed.
  • Fan 590 Audio: Helene Elliott on the Andrew Krystal show this morning, talking lagging attendance and the possibility of the league folding or moving some teams.
  • Fan 590 Audio: Blake Wheeler on HockeyCentral @ Noon yesterday.

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Will facts come out in Kovalchuk benching today? Plenty of players not at practice today … New #1 line in Toronto?

Posted by Mark Easson in NHL Injuries, NHL News, NHL Rumors on October 25th, 2010

  • Greg Brady via twitter: From a Devils insider, Kovalchuk’s benching had nothing to do with his on-ice play. Brady speculates that it might come out today what the real reason was, theory is the he skipped or was late for special teams meeting.
  • Joe Haggerty of CSNNE: David Krejci was absent for the Bruins practice today. Andrew Ference moved up to the #1 defensive pairing with Zdeno Chara now that Johnny Boychuk is out. Dennis Seidenberg is with Mark Stuart. Matt Hunwick is with Adam McQuaid.
  • James Murphy of ESPN Boston: In December when Marc Savard and Marco Sturm come off LTIR ($7.5 million combined), the Bruins will have to move out a couple bodies. They currently have $1.8 million in cap space with the 2 on LTIR. It’s been mentioned for awhile that Michael Ryder and his $4 million salary could be on his way out, but they’ll have to move more than that. Marco Strum hasn’t been approached about waiving his no movement clause, and it’s unlikely that he would. Blake Wheeler ($2.2 million) and Matt Hunwich ($1.4 million) are possible trade candidates.
  • Aaron Portzline via twitter: Columbus Blue Jackets left winger Kristian Huselius will not play tonight against the Flyers due to a foot/ankle injury.
  • Will DePaoli via twitter: The Pittsburgh Penguins have assigned Eric Tangradi and Andrew Hutchinson to the AHL. So it looks like Aaron Asham and Zbynek Michalek are ready to go.
  • Ben Wright via twitter: Peter Mannino has been assigned to the AHL, Ondrej Pavelec has been activated from IR.
  • Jonas Siegel via twitter: Nikolai Kulemin was skating with Tyler Bozak and Phil Kessel at Maple Leafs practice today. Versteeg was with Grabovski and MacArthur.
  • Erik Erlendsson via twitter: Missing from the Lightning’s practice today: Simon Gagne (neck), Dominic Moore (lower-body), Brett Clark (wrist), Matt Smaby (illness) and Mattias Ohlund (rest).

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Pavelec takes to the ice … Could the Kings be interested in Richards or Iginla if they become available? Pominville takes 1st step to returning

Posted by Mark Easson in NHL News, NHL Rumors, NHL Videos on October 20th, 2010

  • Chris Vivlamore of the Atlanta Journal Constitution: Atlanta Thrashers goalie Ondrej Pavelec returned to practice yesterday for the first time since his collapse the other week. After many tests, it was determined he had a neurocardiogenic syncope episode, or in English, a fainting spell. When he banged his head off the ice, it gave him a concussion. What caused him to faint is still unknown. “They said there are so many reasons it could have happened, but they couldn’t find it. A lot of times it will never happen again. Hopefully, it never happens again.” No timetable is set for his return to game action, it will depend on how quickly he can get into game shape. Pavelec said it was the 4th concussion he’s suffered, 2 from soccer, 2 from hockey.
  • Craig Custance of the Sporting News: Matt Green will likely return to the LA Kings lineup later this week. The Kings also have available salary cap room to add a big name player if they chose. If the Dallas Stars consider trading Brad Richards, the Kings could be interested. If Calgary wants to rebuild and Jarome Iginla becomes available, he could be an excellent fit in LA.
  • Joe McDonald of ESPN Boston: Marc Savard skated for the 3rd time yesterday. “I’m obviously feeling better because I’m out skating,” Savard told ESPNBoston.com on Tuesday after his skate. “That’s good news, but I’m still definitely not 100 percent. I still have some issues, but a lot of them aren’t from the injury. My head isn’t screwed up after I work out right now. Obviously, there are other on-going issues.”
  • Joanne Ireland of the Edmonton Journal: Edmonton Oilers coach Tom Renney is trying out some new line combinations. Ales Hemsky – Shawn Horcoff – Magnus Paajarvi,  Dustin Penner – Sam Gagner – Jordan Eberle, and Taylor Hall – Andrew Cogliano – Gilbert Brule.
  • Brad Ziemer of the Vancouver Sun: The Vancouver Canucks played last night without 2 of their key off-season acquisitions, Dan Hamhuis and Keith Ballard. Ballard missed his 2nd consecutive game after suffering a concussion on Friday, he didn’t make the trip with the team and won’t play tonight. X-rays were negative on Keith Ballard’s foot after blocking a shot on Sunday.
  • John Vogl of the Buffalo News: Buffalo Sabres winger Jason Pominville said he never saw Niklas Hjalmarsson coming on the hit that gave him a concussion. Pominville took part in an off-ice, light workout yesterday for the first time since the injury. If he has no symptoms today, he’ll increase the workload slightly.
  • Frank Seravalli of the Philadelphia Daily News: Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Matt Walker has yet to play a game for them since being acquired for Simon Gagne, and will be out 10-12 weeks after undergoing surgery on a bony impingement and a torn labrum in his right hip.
  • Chris Vivlamore of the Atlanta Journal Constitiution: Thrashers defenseman Tobias Enstrom is already the teams leading scorer for a defenseman, and will become the clubs new ironman, playing in his 252nd consecutive game tonight. He hasn’t missed a game since joining the club in 2007-08.

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Doan gets 3 games … Prospal out 6-8 weeks … Pavelec cleared for Practice … Green back on ice … plus more

Posted by Mark Easson in NHL Injuries, NHL News, NHL Rumors on October 18th, 2010

  • Chris Botta via twitter: New York Rangers forward Vinny Prospal will be out 6-8 weeks after having surgery today.
  • Katie Carrera via twitter: Mike Green was out on the ice today for the first time since suffering an upper-body injury last week. Tom Poti was out on the ice as well.
  • Ben Wright of Blueland Blog: Ondrej Pavelec passed his post-concussion test and has been medically cleared to practice. No timetable has been set for when he’ll return to game action.
  • Mark Stepneski of ESPN Dallas: Jamie Benn is out of tonight’s game with concussion-like symptoms, it’s 3rd game he’s missed. Kari Lehtonen will start tonight.
  • Bob McKenzie via twitter: The Florida Panthers have put Kendal McArdle on waivers. The Anaheim Ducks have put Brendan Mikkelson on waivers.
  • Joshua Cooper via twitter: Matthew Lombardi will miss the next 4 games with a concussion, will be re-evaluated next Monday.

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Ondrej Pavelec talks with AJC … Thornton-Sharks talking extension … Chara contract breakdown … Injury notes from last night

Posted by Mark Easson in NHL Injuries, NHL News, NHL Rumors on October 10th, 2010

  • Chris Vivlamore of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution: (exclusive interview with Ondrej Pavelec) After Atlanta Thrashers goalie Pavelec awoke in the ambulance after collapsing 2:25 minutes into Friday game with no feeling in his legs and not remembering playing more than 2 minutes. “I would like to tell you [what happened],” Pavelec told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution in an exclusive interview Saturday. “The last thing I remember was the lights going on after the [national] anthem. I don’t remember anything until I woke up in the ambulance and saw the doctor looking at me.” He underwent full body MRI exams yesterday and will have more test today, with the hope of being released later in the day. I could do more highlights of the article but I recommend reading the article. The Thrashers have recalled Drew MacIntyre to backup Chris Mason while Ondrej Pavelec is out.
  • Pierre LeBrun of ESPN: Joe Thornton should have a contract extension done with the San Jose Sharks in the next couple weeks. Brad Richards would become really the only star centerman available next summer, that’s saying he doesn’t get a deal done during the season (nothing will happen on that front until the team is sold). Boston Bruins defenseman Zdeno Chara’s contract breakdown; 2011-12: $8.5 million 2012-13: $6 million 2013-14: $8 million 2014-15: $7 million 2015-16: $7 million 2016-17: $5 million 2017-18: $4 million. Shea Weber is a year away from becoming a UFA, a RFA after this season, but the Nashville Predators have already started communicating with him their vision in hopes of locking him up long-term.

    There are three clear scenarios here:

    1. He signs an extension and life is good in Music City.

    2. He only does a one-year deal to bridge himself to his UFA year and he can do this by going to salary arbitration next summer.

    3. The Preds get nervous they can’t sign him to a long-term extension and put him on the trade block over the summer.

  • Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun: Daniel Alfredsson will play out the remaining 3 years of his contract and hasn’t ruled out the possibility of moving to the front-office afterwards.
  • John Haggerty via twitter: Tim Thomas starting for the Bruins today. Mark Recchi is skating with Seguin. Caron is with Bergeron and Wheeler.
  • John Shannon via twitter: IF a sale gets done for the Phoenix Coyotes, the arena deal will completed at the same time.
  • Hockey Night in Canada Hotstove: Ron MacLean, Eric Francis, Pierre LeBrun & Mike Milbury

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Atlanta Thrashers goalie Ondrej Pavelec collapses during game

Posted by Mark Easson in NHL News, NHL Videos on October 8th, 2010

Chris Vivlamore via twitter: Pavelec asking score of game. Will be kept overnight.

update: Nick Kypreos via twitter: Latest update he’s received is that Pavelec is conscious and vitals appear normal now. Darren Dreger reports that GM Rick Dudley told AP the Pavelec is awake and in stable condition.

TSN: Atlanta Thrashers goalie Ondrej Pavelec collapsed just over 2 minutes into the first period in a game against the Washington Capitals. The play was in the other end when the incident happened.

Play was delay for about 20 minutes, medical personal worked on Pavelec for around 10 minutes before he was taken off on a stretcher.

The video below is of the incident, not everyone may want to see what happened.

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Niedermayer staying with Ducks? Two Leafs wanting a trade, Red Wings injury situation, Lehtonen on the Block?

Posted by Mark Easson in NHL Injuries, NHL News, NHL Rumors on January 28th, 2010

  • Eric Stephens of the OC Register: If the Ducks continue to gain ground on the last playoff spot, the decision for Scott Niedermayer staying in Anaheim becomes easier, he won’t be going anywhere.
  • Steve Simmons of the Toronto Sun: A good article from Simmons about the situation Brian Burke finds himself in. Burke has been trying to make some changes, but has had no luck so far. Don’t expect much to happen (other than rumors) before March 3rd. According to Burke, “Unfortunately, (talking trade) is like being a farmer. You plant your crop and then you do nothing but wait.”
  • Kevin McGran of the Toronto Star: Both Garnet Exelby and Jamal Mayers have spoken with Maple Leafs GM Brian Burke, and they wouldn’t mind being traded at the deadline. The fact that Mayers was looking to move on, was leaked yesterday. “I’m willing to do whatever I can to help the team. If that means moving on, then that’s the way it has to be,” said Mayers. “I haven’t had a chance to win yet, so I’d certainly like that opportunity but I can’t control that. I certainly like to think I come to the rink every day to play hard.”
  • Chris Vivlamore of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Thrashers goalie Kari Lehtonen is due to return from his AHL conditioning stint next week. That will give the Thrashers 3 goalies (Lehtonen, Johan Hedberg and Ondrej Pavelec), and most likely a new home for one of them. Lehtonen is the most likely to go, but his back issues may scare some teams off.
  • TheFourthPeriod: The Capitals and Nicklas Backstrom are taking their time with regards to a contract extension. The Caps are reportedly in the market for a 2nd line center, and a top four physical defenseman. The Blues might be a team they are talking with.
  • Kevin Allen of the USA Today: If the trade deadline was tomorrow, Capitals GM George McPhee wouldn’t do anything. I’m not sure if this was said before Jose Theodore left Tuesday’s game with a lower-body injury. If healthy, Varlamov is their playoff goalie, but he’s been out for awhile, and his return is not known at the moment. I think they should consider another goalie option, as health could become a problem down the stretch and in the playoffs.
  • AP in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune: Unable to find a trade partner for Petr Sykora, the Minnesota Wild have sent him to their AHL affiliate, where he’s not expected to show up.
  • Chris McCosky of the Detroit News: With Johan Franzen, Tomas Holmstrom, and Jason Williams returning to the Red Wings lineup soon, management may be forced to make some roster/salary adjustments. When Holmstrom and Williams return (and if there are no other injuries – below post might help a little) they will be over the roster limit of 23. Justin Abdelkader doesn’t need to clear waivers, so he will most likely be sent to the AHL. When Franzen returns, the Wings will have to shed $1.5 million in salary, as they’ll be over the cap limit.
  • Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press: With all the good news on the Detroit injury front, you knew something had to give. Brad Stuart left last night’s game in the first period with a sprained left shoulder.

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