Posts About "Patrick Wiercioch"
The 'Forgotten' at Canucks Camp
September 8th, 2017 There are always a few dominating storylines during NHL training camp. This year in Vancouver, tough camp competition means there are storylines aplenty. Jim Benning made a flurry of signings on July 1st, signing five new players to one-way contracts. These moves were questioned by some but the motives were clear. The Vancouver...
Canucks Sign Sam Gagner, Patrick Wiercioch
July 1st, 2017 The Vancouver Canucks have added two depth players to their lineup thanks to free agency as they signed both Sam Gagner and Patrick Wiercioch on July 1, according to Pierre LeBrun. https://twitter.com/PierreVLeBrun/status/881181435054493699 The deal is a reported three-year deal worth $9.45 million - an AAV of $3.15 million. It...
Avalanche Free Agency Review
July 8th, 2016 Heading into free agency, Colorado general manager Joe Sakic let it be known he wasn't going to be pursuing any big-name free agents. Despite their point total decreasing in each of the last two seasons, the Avalanche felt the answer to their postseason drought could be found in the natural progression of younger players....
Patrick Wiercioch to Ink With Avs
July 1st, 2016 Burnaby, BC native Patrick Wiercioch is expected to sign with the Colorado Avalanche, as first reported by TSN's Travis Yost. Defenseman Patrick Wiercioch will be signing with the Colorado Avalanche. — Travis Yost (@travisyost) July 1, 2016 Wiercioch has spent his entire career in the Ottawa Senators organization, the team...
7 RFAs Worth Pursuing in Free Agency
June 30th, 2016 While the free agent class got a little less interesting after Steven Stamkos re-signed with the Tampa Bay Lightning, the class is getting more robust through buyouts and restricted free agents entering the market. Many RFAs did not receive qualifying offers from their clubs, setting them up to become unrestricted free agents on July...
Avalanche Free Agency Strategy
June 29th, 2016 With the conclusion of the draft, NHL teams now take a look at how they can improve their teams for the start of next season. Joe Sakic has already said that the Colorado Avalanche will not be active during the frenzy on July 1st, but the Avalanche do have a lot of holes that need to be filled. So while the Avalanche won't be very...
Patrick Wiercioch Not Likely to Return to Senators
May 19th, 2016 The Ottawa Senators appear set to part ways with restricted free agent defenseman Patrick Wiercioch, according to Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun. It’s believed that new GM Pierre Dorion informed Wiercioch that he wouldn’t be returning at his exit meeting in April. Without a qualifying offer from Ottawa, the 25-year-old will...
Craig Anderson, Patrick Wiercioch Return for Ottawa
March 10th, 2016 Ottawa Senators Goaltender Craig Anderson will return to the ice tonight to face the Florida Panthers at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida. Anderson has missed the last four games due to a knee injury suffered against the St. Louis Blues on Mar. 1. The Senators announced that Anderson will play via their official Twitter...
Senators’ Wiercioch, Chiasson, Prince On The Block
February 28th, 2016 With the hours counting down to the Trade Deadline, the Ottawa Senators are surveying their options. It seems to depend on the day as to whether they are competing for a playoff spot. After going on a four game winning streak, all hope seemed to be lost after a 5-3 loss to the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday night. Just two days later,...
Senators’ Contract Extension With Chris Wideman Raises Questions
February 25th, 2016 The Ottawa Senators announced early Wednesday morning they have signed D Chris Wideman to a two-year, $1.6m contract extension. The 26-year-old is a late bloomer into the NHL, but has been well suited for the job in his rookie season. Having played 44 games so far this year, Wideman has five goals and four assists, ranking him third...
Ottawa Senators Labelled As “Front-Runners” To Land Jonathan Drouin
February 12th, 2016 From the looks of it, at the ripe age of 73 while battling colon cancer, Senators’ GM Bryan Murray shows no signs of slowing down. On Thursday morning Sportsnet released a report claiming that the Senators are front-runners to land Tampa Bay Lightning forward Jonathan Drouin. Prior to the week of Feb 8th, Murray had maintained a fairly...
Senators Face Injury Trouble Approaching the Holidays
December 22nd, 2015 Approaching the holidays, the Ottawa Senators are in desperate need of some rest. Though the team has dealt with injuries throughout the year, for a while they’ve seemed to be relatively healthy. Before Sunday night’s game against the Tampa Bay Lightning, the Senators were only missing two players due to injury – Clarke MacArthur...
Intriguing Trade Options for Stan Bowman and the Blackhawks
November 9th, 2015 Stan Bowman has never been known as a complacent man, so it wasn’t too surprising that rumors about the Blackhawks seeking another defenseman via trade resurfaced this past week. These rumors come despite reports indicating that Duncan Keith and Michal Rozsival are close to making their returns to the team, providing more depth on...
