Rumor: Radim Vrbata 1 year deal with Coyotes?

[Megaterio Llamas]

Perhaps he'll 'Radim' himself in the desert

 

[Johnnybegood13]

John Shannon is a joke

Don't let the Bubbles look fool you, John Shannon is tied in with some of the top NHL hierarchy. "no joke" He's actually a very well liked guy with a great sense of humor.

 

[Man Bear Pig]

If your looking for info from the Coyotes front office, he's your guy.

Kinda like a Glendale version of John Shannon.

Are we thinking of the same John Shannon?

 

[awfulwaffle]

Is Craig Morgan legit?

The best reporter on the Coyotes.

 

[awfulwaffle]

Vrbata will likely be cheap, guessing 1.65ish. Though, would you rather have him surrounding the youth in Arizona over Vermette?

They play different positions?

 

[Josepho]

He was ****ing terrible for us last season (partially due to our meme of a coach), but I wish him the best in Arizona. I think he's going to be motivated and good due to it being a one year deal. He's not a bad player by any stretch of the imagination.

 

[Maurice of Orange]

Vrbata would probably be decent as a 3rd liner on the right side for Arizona, and is an option on the 2nd line if Tobias Rieder ends up holding out for a new contract.

 

[Man Bear Pig]

Don't let the Bubbles look fool you, John Shannon is tied in with some of the top NHL hierarchy. "no joke" He's actually a very well liked guy with a great sense of humor.

We're forced to listen to Shannon alot in Toronto. He doesn't even come to mind at all when discussing insider info. Not even on the radar.

 

[AZviaNJ]

Vrbata would probably be decent as a 3rd liner on the right side for Arizona, and is an option on the 2nd line if Tobias Rieder ends up holding out for a new contract.

Rieder is a LW, Vrbata RW... Rieder will resign the $ are very close. Vrby likely 2RW

 

[SniperHF]

Perhaps he'll 'Radim' himself in the desert

Wouldn't be the first time

Actually it wouldn't even be the second time

The best reporter on the Coyotes.

This of course is not saying much but he's rarely outright wrong regarding signings.

 

[Pestilence]

What a loser he was for us dont wish him much luck but dont wanna be that negy guy but cmon

Then why act like one

 

[al secord]

The real Vrbeauty! He'll be much better in the sunshine again. Better environment for him. Being in Vancouver probably depressed him.

 

[NewtJorden]

Vrabata is born to play with the Coyotes

 

[Vasilevskiy]

Can't believe him and Hudler are still without a team

 

[WrinkledPossum]

Vrbata did well there . Don't get why they dumped Vermette though cause Vermette can play wing too

I don't think Vermette ever played wing in AZ, and even if he moved to it, he's left handed. The Yotes lack right handed wingers. Only have Doan and White.

Also Vermette played like crap last year. If he wasn't taking penalties he was completely invisible until Tanguay showed up. He had 14 of his 38 points after Tanguay showed up and the games were meaningless.

Vrbata has a lot better chance of putting up 40+ points this year than Vermette.

 

[NYVanfan]

its funny, i wonder if there was ever an example of a 2-year UFA deal that had such a swing in value from one to the other ...

31g, 32a for 63 and +6 in 79gp, vs
13g, 14a for 27 and -30 in 63gp

if he had replicated that first year, what might've the Nux have gotten for him at the TDL..?

 

[Skinnyjimmy08]

im surprised no team has signed him yet. I thought a contender would have given him a shot on a 1 year deal.

 

[SEALBound]

Could absolutely see a 1yr 2-2.5mil deal.

 

[rt]

Could absolutely see a 1yr 2-2.5mil deal.

Bet it's under two.

 

[The Feckless Puck]

I don't hate this for Arizona, but why get rid of Vermette then?

Tons of center prospects in the pipeline and Vermette's nosediving production + skyrocketing liability on the ice. Also, ARI is staggeringly low on RW depth, so spending that money on Vrbata makes a lot more sense.

Could absolutely see a 1yr 2-2.5mil deal.

I'd say 1 year/2 million.

 

[Siludin]

its funny, i wonder if there was ever an example of a 2-year UFA deal that had such a swing in value from one to the other ...

31g, 32a for 63 and +6 in 79gp, vs
13g, 14a for 27 and -30 in 63gp

if he had replicated that first year, what might've the Nux have gotten for him at the TDL..?

He he had replicated his first year, the Canucks would have been much closer to a playoff team at the deadline.

 

[2020 Cup Champions]

Perhaps he'll 'Radim' himself in the desert

He bata do something or his career is ovr.

 

[The Feckless Puck]

 

[tarheelhockey]

Seems to be closer to "confirmed" than "rumor" at this point, so let's move discussion to the other thread.

http://hfboards.mandatory.com/showthread.php?t=2115871