Posts About "Jiri Tlusty"
Maple Leafs' Recent Dealings With the Hurricanes
March 6th, 2018 Possibly the most memorable games between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Carolina Hurricanes came during the 2002 Stanley Cup Eastern Conference Final when the Canes came in as underdogs only to beat the Leafs in six games. While the recent transactions between these two clubs don’t exactly live up to the hype that was the six-game...
Jiri Tlusty Gets PTO With Colorado
September 20th, 2016 The Colorado Avalanche announced their full training camp roster Tuesday, revealing that former New Jersey Devils forward Jiri Tlusty will join the team on a professional tryout (PTO). The 28-year-old Czech winger has been a reliable depth scorer through most of his career and fits in with Colorado's move toward rounding out their...
The Best of What's Left: Free Agent Forwards
September 13th, 2016 The free-agent market has been picked apart. With training camp just a couple weeks out, there's woefully little left for general managers to pull roster players from. Nonetheless, there are teams that are assessing what is out there, whether they're offering contracts or just looking to bring some players into camp on a professional...
2006 Leafs Draft Picks: Where Are They Now?
May 25th, 2016 With the 2016 NHL Draft coming up in a month, it will mark 10 years since the 2006 NHL Draft. Prospects drafted in that class are now 28 to 30 years old, in the prime of a player's hockey career. The Toronto Maple Leafs drafted seven players in 2006, starting with the 13th overall pick. Usually, two or three draft picks turn into...
Jiri Tlusty Out 3-4 Months
January 23rd, 2016 The New Jersey Devils announced Saturday that center Jiri Tlusty had a torn ligament in his right wrist that he's had to have surgery on. He's expected to miss three-to-four months of play. The Devils have been bombarded by injuries the entire season, so while playing without Tlusty is not a new situation, it's an ongoing struggle as...
Jiri Tlusty Placed on IR
January 9th, 2016 The New Jersey Devils, who can't seem to escape injury woes this season, have now placed struggling winger Jiri Tlusty on injured reserve, the team announced Saturday. Tlusty suffered an undisclosed injury in Friday's game against the Boston Bruins. Tlusty hits IR just one day after the team put Tuomo Ruutu on injured reserve for...
Does Rising Salary Cap Mean a Rise in PTO's?
September 18th, 2015 Training camp begins this week for NHL teams, and 23 teams will have free agents attending on professional tryout contracts, totally over 65 players. Some notable tryout players include Curtis Glencross, Brad Boyes (TOR), Lubomir Visnovsky (CHI), Martin Havlat (FLA), Scott Gomez (STL), among others. View The Hockey Writers' PTO...
New Jersey Devils 2015-16 Season Preview
September 18th, 2015 A lot transpired during the 2014-15 for the New Jersey Devils, and most of it wasn't good as they finished with their worst record in over 20 seasons. Legendary goalie Martin Brodeur was gone from the franchise before the season even started, other players were traded away, suffered career-ending injuries or left the team for Europe and...
Devils Add Three on the Eve of Training Camp Open
September 17th, 2015 On the eve of NHL training camp opening for the New Jersey Devils and veterans set to report for physicals, the team made news on Wednesday adding three to its roster. The Devils agreed to terms with Jiri Tlusty on a one-year, one-way contract worth $800,000. Tlusty, 27, finished the season with 14 goals and 31 assists in 72 games in...
New Jersey Devils 2015 Training Camp Primer
September 16th, 2015 There aren't too many jobs truly up for grabs as the New Jersey Devils prepare to begin their first training camp under new head coach John Hynes and new GM Ray Shero, but things can change as quick as a heartbeat as we all know in the NHL. There are certainly young players that are competing to fill a few spots in the lineup, while...
Devils Sign Jiri Tlusty
September 16th, 2015 The New Jersey Devils have signed forward Jiri Tlusty to a one-year, one-way contract, the team announced on Wednesday. The contract is worth a reported $800,000, a notable decrease from the $2.95 million he made last year. Tlsuty's agent recently told reporters that he had multiple offers for a professional tryout, but that he...
Examining 3 Free Agents Still Without Contracts
September 8th, 2015 The annual free-agent frenzy is an event that hockey fans look forward to every summer. July 1 marks the day that players' contracts come off the books and they are able to pursue new opportunities elsewhere. Some players get a significant raise. Others sign with a powerhouse in the hopes that they can be part of a championship in the...
Facing Off: Does Slava Voynov Deserve Second Chance With Kings?
August 17th, 2015 Facing Off is a weekly column, featuring Larry Fisher and Andrew Bensch debating five of hockey’s hottest topics each and every Monday. From current events like trades and hat tricks, to bigger-picture stuff like scandals and expansion — you name it, we’re debating it. Albeit, not always with a serious tone. We’re keeping this...
