Posts About "Thomas Vanek"
Vanek and Letestu Finding Their Way
March 6th, 2018 Two of the newest faces on the Columbus Blue Jackets, acquired at the NHL trade deadline, are forwards Thomas Vanek and Mark Letestu. Both were brought in to bolster big needs as the Blue Jackets searched for point production (Vanek) and center depth with special-teams experience (Letestu). As with any new acquisition, players have to...
Canucks 2018 Trade Deadline Wrap Up
February 27th, 2018 It was a slower-than-expected deadline day for the Vancouver Canucks. The team laid rather dormant, making just two trades. Out are winger Thomas Vanek and minor leaguer Philip Holm, and in are Tyler Motte, Jussi Jokinen, and Brandon Leipsic. Though moves were made, it seems as though Jim Benning could have done more to build for the...
Did the Canucks Get Enough for Vanek?
February 27th, 2018 NHL mercenary Thomas Vanek was traded at the deadline (shocker, I know) to the Columbus Blue Jackets. In return, the Vancouver Canucks received 22-year-old Tyler Motte and 34-year-old Jussi Jokinen. It's no surprise that Vanek was on the block and likely to be moved at the deadline, but the return for the sniper was always up in the...
Canucks Trade Vanek to Blue Jackets
February 26th, 2018 On to his eighth career team, the Vancouver Canucks announced that they have traded veteran forward and long-time NHLer Thomas Vanek to the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for forward prospect Tyler Motte and another veteran in Jussi Jokinen, according to TSN’s Bob...
Trading Vanek & Grabner: 3 Potential Suitors
February 10th, 2018 Alas, the consolation prizes — Thomas Vanek of the Vancouver Canucks and Michael Grabner of the New York Rangers. Teams in need of scoring wingers will likely be targeting Rick Nash and Evander Kane first and foremost — at least among the group of unrestricted free agents — but the losers in those sweepstakes may turn their...3 Deadline Deals the Canucks Should Make
February 9th, 2018 With the trade deadline just over two weeks away, the Vancouver Canucks once again appear to be gearing up to be "sellers." After "winning" last year's deadline by successfully grabbing a pair of highly-touted prospects in Nikolay Goldobin and Jonathan Dahlen, GM Jim Benning has a few more unrestricted free agents to dangle this...