Posts Tagged Thomas Vanek
Ducks GM on a scouting trip … Blue Jackets to move some UFAs … Brodeur may not retire … Vanek has UBI or food poisoning or flu … Karlsson a late scratch
Posted by Mark Easson in Fantasy Hockey News, NHL Injuries, NHL News, NHL Rumors on January 11th, 2012
- Craig Custance of ESPN: Ducks GM Bob Murray will have to decide by the trade deadline if this year is just a “hiccup or if there’s something fundamentally wrong with the core of the team.” Coach Bruce Boudreau doesn’t think they need a total blowup. Blue Jackets GM Scott Howson: “At this point, we anticipate trading away some of our players, particularly the unrestricted ones.” Their UFAs are Kristian Huselius, Sammy Pahlsson, Vinny Prospal and Radek Martinek.
- Helene Elliott via twitter: Ducks GM Bob Murray is going on a scouting trip. Elliott was told that nothing is going on trade-wise for the Ducks at the moment, but the rumors will definitely be flying.
- Eric Duhatschek of the Globe and Mail: The 39 year old Martin Brodeur may not be thinking of retirement just yet.
“It’s funny, because I’ve asked a lot of players, and a lot of who are enjoying their retirement, but you know what? They all say they wish they could have maybe played another season. That makes me think, maybe I can stick around, if they still want me. So we’ll see.”
- John Vogl of the Buffalo News: Sabres winger Thomas Vanek left last night’s game after taking a hit from Dion Phaneuf. The Sabres initially said it was an upper-body injury but later …
“He’s either got food poisoning, some type of virus, flu,” Ruff said after the game. “He wasn’t feeling well in warm-up. … If you watch his first three shifts, you could tell. That was part of the issue. That line didn’t get anything going. He had nothing. He emptied his tank in between periods and couldn’t go.”
- Mike Heika of the Dallas Morning News: Stars center Mike Ribeiro has some knee issues that he wants to play through.
“He may fly in tomorrow,” Gulutzan added. “He has an MCL (tear) there, but there’s an old MCL (scar) there, so that pollutes the water (of the MRI) of what’s actually there. He has it and he’s limping around, but Ribs thinks he can play. But for his sake, we have to make sure that he’s stable enough and doesn’t get an injury there. He really wanted to come on the trip, we had to make him stay at home.”
- Alan Robinson of NHL.com: Senators defenseman Erik Karlsson was scratched just before game time last night due to an upper-body injury. Bruce Garrioch via twitter: An update will come on Karlsson’s status this morning at practice.
- Mike Chambers of the Denver Post: Avs forward Matt Duchene is walking around fine, and is probable to return later this month. He’s been out since Dec. 29th with a knee injury.
- Harvey Fialkov of the Sun-Sentinel: Panthers goalie Jacob Markstrom will have minor knee surgery today. If it ends up being just a ‘scope,’ then it will be at least 3-4 weeks. This will be Markstrom’s 2nd surgery on his knee in the last 10 months. Jose Theodore could practice later this week.
- Mike Heika via twitter: The Stars have put Philip Larsen on the IR.
- David Pagnotta via twitter: There were only 3 scouts at the Leafs – Sabres game last night: Oilers, Flyers and Blues.
Big decisions for Brodeur … Wilson gets extension … Injured Sabres, Vanek’s status unknown
Posted by Mark Easson in NHL News on December 26th, 2011
- Rich Chere of the Star-Ledger: The 39 year old Martin Brodeur is in the final year of contract. If he decides to come back next season, would he be willing to be a part-time mentor to a younger goalie? Claude Lemieux’s thoughts on Brodeur:
“It’s a decision great goalies have to make. Do I want to fade away, maybe becoming a mentor in a number two spot and keep playing? Or, if I can’t be the number one guy and play 60 games, I don’t want to be there.
“I wouldn’t be surprised with Marty if he didn’t mind just fading away helping the young guys because of his personality. I know Patty (Roy) couldn’t do it because of his personality. It would surprise me if Marty wouldn’t be okay with it.”
Brodeur’s thoughts:
“Anything is possible,” Brodeur said. “You have to enjoy what you do. Sometimes you take different roles. I’ve been here for so long that I’ve had different roles regardless of me playing or not playing. Just watching guys and helping guys during their careers to make the right decisions. You have to think the right way and go through hurdles for success.”
A decision on his future likely won’t come until after the season.
- Ron Wilson via twitter: “He came! He came!” Remember saying that as a little kid? Well he did: I got a new Red Ryder BB gun and a contract extension!”
- Mike Harrington of the Buffalo News: The Sabres will have at least 7 players out with injury tonight, and Thomas Vanek’s status is still unknown.
Botta answers questions on Preds and Canucks … Koivu and Lehtonen hope to return next week … Vanek leaves game … Neuvirth to start
Posted by Mark Easson in Fantasy Hockey News, NHL Injuries, NHL News, NHL Rumors on December 23rd, 2011
- Chris Botta of the New York Times: Answering readers questions. As long as the Predators are in the playoff race, Botta doesn’t see them trading Ryan Suter or Shea Weber. After signing Pekka Rinne, Suter is next on their list, and Poile will try hard to re-sign him. The Canucks won’t trade Roberto Luongo. His long-term contract turns teams off. It’s possible that in a few years something could happen. The Canucks may be looking for blueline help, but the salary cap may come into play. If Botta were Mike Gillis and were taking offers for Cory Schneider, he would ask for a mid 1st round pick and a 20 minute a game defenseman in his prime.
- Michael Russo of the Star-Tribune: Wild center Mikko Koivu missed his 4th straight game with a leg injury, but there is hope that he’ll be ready for Monday’s game against the Avalanche.
- Mike Heika via twitter: Stars goalie Kari Lehtonen could be back for their Dec. 29th game against the Blue Jackets. Mike Heika of the Dallas Morning News: Stars Stephane Robidas will miss his 2nd consecutive game tonight with a foot injury. He took shot off the foot in Tuesday’s practice. Defenseman Philip Larsen has a thigh contusion, has missed the last 2 games, but they’ll decide at the morning skate if he’ll be able to go.
- Lance Hornby of the Toronto Sun: Sabres winger Thomas Vanek left last night’s game after re-aggravating an upper-body injury. Vanek originally suffered the injury on Saturday and is listed as day-to-day.
- David Pagnotta via twitter: Pagnotta doesn’t think the Canadiens will replace GM Pierre Gauthier until the summer. After the coaching change and losing 4 straight games, the roster needs a major change.
- Katie Carrera of the Washington Post: Michal Neuvirth will start in net for the Capitals against the Devils tonight.
2011-12 Top 30 Salary Cap Numbers – Left Wing
Posted by Mark Easson in NHL News on August 26th, 2011
List below are the Top 30 Salary Cap Numbers for Left Wingers heading into the 2011-12 NHL season. Due to front-loading contracts (back-loaded in some cases), and teams having to deal with the salary cap, a players cap number takes precedence over their actual salary.
| Rk. | Player | Team | 2011-12 Cap Number | 2011-12 Salary |
| 1 | Alexander Ovechkin | WAS | $9,538,000 | $9,000,000 |
| 2 | Rick Nash | CLB | $7,800,000 | $7,500,000 |
| 3 | Marian Gaborik | NYR | $7,500,000 | $7,500,000 |
| Dany Heatley | MIN | $7,500,000 | $8,000,000 | |
| 5 | Thomas Vanek | BUF | $7,143,000 | $6,400,000 |
| 6 | Alexander Semin | WAS | $6,700,000 | $6,700,000 |
| 7 | Ilya Kovalchuk | NJD | $6,667,000 | $6,000,000 |
| 8 | Ryan Smyth | EDM | $6,250,000 | $4,500,000 |
| 9 | Daniel Sedin | VAN | $6,100,000 | $6,100,000 |
| 10 | Henrik Zetterberg | DET | $6,083,000 | $7,750,000 |
| 11 | Patrik Elias | NJD | $6,000,000 | $5,000,000 |
| Zach Parise | NJD | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | |
| Mike Cammalleri | MTL | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | |
| 14 | Bobby Ryan | ANA | $5,100,000 | $5,562,000 |
| 15 | Martin Havlat | SJS | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 |
| 16 | Kristian Huselius | CLB | $4,750,000 | $4,750,000 |
| 17 | Ryan Malone | TBL | $4,500,000 | $5,500,000 |
| Martin Erat | NAS | $4,500,000 | $6,000,000 | |
| Erik Cole | MTL | $4,500,000 | $4,500,000 | |
| Ville Leino | BUF | $4,500,000 | $4,500,000 | |
| 21 | Andrew Ladd | WPG | $4,400,000 | $4,000,000 |
| 22 | Milan Michalek | OTT | $4,333,000 | $4,500,000 |
| 23 | Loui Eriksson | DAL | $4,250,000 | $4,100,000 |
| David Booth | FLA | $4,250,000 | $4,500,000 | |
| Dustin Penner | LAK | $4,250,000 | $4,250,000 | |
| 26 | Scott Hartnell | PHI | $4,200,000 | $3,700,000 |
| 27 | Brenden Morrow | DAL | $4,100,000 | $4,100,000 |
| 28 | Milan Lucic | BOS | $4,083,000 | $4,000,000 |
| 29 | Jason Blake | ANA | $4,000,000 | $3,000,000 |
| 30 | Wojtek Wolski | NYR | $3,800,000 | $4,000,000 |
Top 30 Salary Cap Numbers – Left Wingers
Posted by Mark Easson in NHL News on August 1st, 2010
Listed below are the Top 30 Salary Cap Hits for Left Wingers heading into the 2010-11 NHL Season. We’ve used the salary cap number over the total salary for this season, due to the front loading of contracts. If a free agent signs and makes the list, we’ll update accordingly, but that is unlikely to happen.
Take a look at Top 30 salary cap numbers by position:
Centers | Left Wingers | Right Wingers | Defenseman | Goaltenders
| Rk. | Player | Team | Age | 2010-11 Cap Hit | 2010-11 Salary |
| 1 | Alexander Ovechkin | Washington | 24 | $9,538,000 | $9,000,000 |
| 2 | Rick Nash | Columbus | 26 | $7,800,000 | $7,500,000 |
| T3 | Marian Gaborik | NY Rangers | 28 | $7,500,000 | $7,500,000 |
| Dany Heatley | San Jose | 29 | $7,500,000 | $8,000,000 | |
| 5 | Thomas Vanek | Buffalo | 26 | $7,143,000 | $6,400,000 |
| 6 | Ilya Kovalchuk | New Jersey | 27 | $6,666,666 | $6,000,000 |
| 7 | Ryan Smyth | Los Angeles | 34 | $6,250,000 | $5,500,000 |
| 8 | Daniel Sedin | Vancouver | 29 | $6,100,000 | $6,100,000 |
| 9 | Henrik Zetterberg | Detroit | 29 | $6,083,000 | $7,750,000 |
| T10 | Patrik Elias | New Jersey | 34 | $6,000,000 | $5,000,000 |
| Alexander Semin | Washington | 26 | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | |
| 12 | Simon Gagne | Tampa Bay | 30 | $5,250,000 | $5,250,000 |
| 13 | Martin Havlat | Minnesota | 29 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 |
| 14 | Kristian Huselius | Columbus | 31 | $4,750,000 | $4,750,000 |
| T15 | Martin Erat | Nashville | 28 | $4,500,000 | $5,250,000 |
| Ryan Malone | Tampa Bay | 30 | $4,500,000 | $6,000,000 | |
| 17 | Milan Michalek | Ottawa | 25 | $4,333,000 | $4,250,000 |
| 18 | Loui Eriksson | Dallas | 24 | $4,267,000 | $3,200,000 |
| T19 | Dustin Penner | Edmonton | 27 | $4,250,000 | $4,250,000 |
| David Booth | Florida | 25 | $4,250,000 | $3,750,000 | |
| 21 | Brenden Morrow | Dallas | 31 | $4,100,000 | $4,100,000 |
| 22 | Milan Lucic | Boston | 22 | $4,083,000 | $4,000,000 |
| 23 | Jason Blake | Anaheim | 36 | $4,000,000 | $3,000,000 |
| 24 | Sean Avery | NY Rangers/Dallas | 30 | $3,875,500 | $4,000,000 |
| 25 | Wojtek Wolski | Phoenix | 24 | $3,800,000 | $3,600,000 |
| 26 | Taylor Hall | Edmonton | 18 | $3,750,000 | $900,000 |
| 27 | Chris Kunitz | Pittsburgh | 30 | $3,725,000 | $3,800,000 |
| 28 | Cory Stillman | Florida | 36 | $3,533,000 | $3,500,000 |
| 29 | Marco Sturm | Boston | 31 | $3,500,000 | $3,500,000 |
| 30 | Rene Bourque | Calgary | 28 | $3,333,000 | $4,000,000 |
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