Posts About "Frank Vatrano"
3 Ex-Bruins Playing Big Roles With Panthers
June 9th, 2020 When the National Hockey League paused its season on March 12 at the beginning of the coronavirus outbreak, the Florida Panthers were sitting on the outside looking in on the Eastern Conference Playoffs. Florida was three points behind the Columbus Blue Jackets and Carolina Hurricanes for the final Wild Card spot. Related: Florida...
THW's Goalie News: Tugnutt, Twisters, and Rolexes
October 22nd, 2019 Today in THW's goalie news, we wish happy birthday to a nineties great, take a look at Ben Bishop's wild night, and see what one player got in exchange for his sweater number. Happy Birthday, Tugger Few goalies worked as hard or traveled as many miles in the 1990s as the Scarborough, Ontario native who was born 52 years ago today,...
Panthers Sign Vatrano to Extension
February 23rd, 2019 The Florida Panthers and Frank Vatrano have agreed to terms on a three-year contract extension that carries an annual average value of $2.53 million, Renaud Lavoie is reporting. Vatrano was set to be a restricted free agent on July 1. https://twitter.com/renlavoietva/status/1099494138423193600 An undrafted free agent from...
Panthers Best Third & Fourth Line Options
August 21st, 2018 Despite a strong push toward the end of last season, the Florida Panthers failed to make the playoffs. Over the offseason, the Cats acquired former Ottawa Senator Mike Hoffman to shore up the second line. However, who will be a part of the bottom-six remains unclear. In this piece, I take a look into who I believe bench boss, Bob...
Frank Vatrano Fitting in With Panthers
March 26th, 2018 Prior to being dealt to the Florida Panthers at this year’s trade deadline, Frank Vatrano had played 25 games for the Boston Bruins this season. In those 25 games, he amassed just two goals, skated to a minus-3 and rarely saw more than ten minutes of ice time per game. Meanwhile, since becoming a Florida Panther, Vatrano has four...
Boston Bruins: Vatrano Trade Pros & Cons
March 13th, 2018 It has been almost a month since the Boston Bruins traded Frank Vatrano to the Florida Panthers for a 2018 third-round draft pick. Although this deal was a small one, it could end up having an impact on the Bruins moving forward. Vatrano was a healthy scratch for the majority of the season but there is always a risk when trading young...
Dale Tallon’s Trade Deadline
February 27th, 2018 The 2018 National Hockey League Trade Deadline has come and gone, and, it has to be said, it was much more exciting than usual. Yes, many of the deals featured a player you’ve never heard of traded for a guy you forgot existed. And yes, names perennially popular at deadline time once again found their way into a transaction (see:...
Bruins Path Forward Minus Bjork & Vatrano
February 23rd, 2018 On Thursday, Bruins fans on their lunch breaks were treated to some pleasant news. The third-round pick shipped to Broadway in the Nick Holden deal had been replaced for the minimal cost of seldom-used depth forward Frank Vatrano. What's more, the replacement selection coming from the Florida Panthers figures to be 15-20 spots higher in...
Bruins Trade Vatrano to Panthers
February 22nd, 2018 The Boston Bruins have traded forward Frank Vatrano to the Florida Panthers in exchange for a third-round selection in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft. Vatrano was placed on the injured reserve on Feb. 17. The Bruins just packaged a third-round pick and prospect Rob O'Gara to acquire Nick Holden from the New York Rangers and found a way to...
The Strange Case of Frank Vatrano
February 12th, 2018 As the Boston Bruins' season progresses, it is quite apparent that they are legitimate contenders. This is mainly because their team chemistry is outstanding. Every line is firing on all cylinders and scoring depth is at a premium. This is something that the Bruins have been lacking over the past few seasons. Yet, the way they are...
Does Vatrano Have a Future in Boston?
January 5th, 2018 Three years ago, when Frank Vatrano signed in Boston, it looked like the Bruins had found a diamond in the rough. After a rather tumultuous start to his college hockey career, Vatrano re-surfaced with the University of Massachusetts in Hockey East. After sitting out his freshman year, the hard-shooting winger rebounded with...
Should Bruins Dress 7 Defensemen When McQuaid Returns?
December 14th, 2017 Adam McQuaid has returned to practice this week, as the Boston Bruins continue to inch closer to full health. Accompanying the return to health has been a resurgence in play, with the Bruins winning nine of eleven contests. The team's top line of Patrice Bergeron, Brad Marchand and David Pastrnak has been unstoppable. A second line...
NHL Trade Rumors: Kane, Karlsson, Vatrano, More
December 13th, 2017 In today's Rumor Rundown, we discuss the likelihood of a few rumored trades. What is the status of Erik Karlsson, Evander Kane and others who have been rumored to be in trade talks as their teams struggle? Evander Kane Going Before The Freeze? According to Bob McKenzie, on TSN Insider Trading, teams are talking to the Buffalo Sabres...
