Vrbata goes home

Former ~~Coyotes~~ Avalanche Winger Radim Vrbata will leave the Tampa Bay Lightning and head back to his home in the Czech Republic to finish out the season there. He was waived on Monday and cleared waivers.
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Chris gratton also was place on waivers. This makes two former avs who will not be lighting us up when we play against them. Thank god.

I blame it all on my goalie

by TheRed on Dec 9, 2008 2:57 AM MST reply actions

Re: Gratton

I’m sure there’s a job for a road pylon out there somewhere. Man I hated that guy during his brief stint with the Avs.

On the other hand, I thought Vrbata was doing pretty well with the ’yotes prior to this season? Wonder what happened?

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by Bob in Boulder on Dec 9, 2008 1:20 PM MST up reply actions

I actually, since my last post here, read up on the story, and Vrbata had a breakout year with the ’Yotes last year, got a 3 year 3M/Y contract offered by the lightning and started underperforming. His contract is the main reason nobody wants him and his stats are not looking too sexy:

GP G A P +/- PIM PPG SHG GWG GTG SOG PCT
Radim Vrbata 18 3 3 6 -1 8 1 0 0 0 41 7.3

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by Tommelot on Dec 9, 2008 1:57 PM MST up reply actions

I read he wasn’t enjoying himself, coupled with his points drought and wanted to go back home for the rest of the year to recharge his batteries.

"Two roads divurged in a wood, and I took the one less travelled by, and that has made all the difference"
R. Frost

by Savage33 on Dec 9, 2008 5:27 PM MST up reply actions

I for one could recharge a lot of batteries for 3M/year. Wtf Radim?

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by Bob in Boulder on Dec 9, 2008 5:34 PM MST up reply actions

In his defense, he was one of those hurt most by the musical stylings of the Barry Melrose Experiment…

Colorado Avalanche: Gellin' and Propellin'!!!

by Mike @ MHH on Dec 10, 2008 7:26 AM MST up reply actions

I don’t think Melrose messed up the Lightning. Just look at how well they’re performing now! (0-6-4 I think)

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by Tommelot on Dec 10, 2008 10:53 AM MST up reply actions

Has Vrbata been such an underperformer lately?

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by Tommelot on Dec 9, 2008 11:45 AM MST reply actions

They’ve been harping on him since the start of the season. “His heart isn’t in it” “He doesn’t want to be here” “We’re Tampa Bay”, etc.

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by Mike @ MHH on Dec 9, 2008 12:52 PM MST up reply actions

Sorry for not realizing, but thanks for the update

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by Tommelot on Dec 9, 2008 12:56 PM MST up reply actions

So we’ll snatch up Toronto’s sloppy seconds but not Tampa’s…

I still would rather have him than Arnason and/or Tucker…

Now and then we had the hope that if we lived and were good, God would permit us to be PIRATES.
-Mark Twain-

by Americanario on Dec 9, 2008 1:18 PM MST reply actions

Don’t hate on Tucker for his underperforming, because he isn’t.
Hate on Tucker because he’s a dirty douche who should be playing for the Flames in doucheville

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by Tommelot on Dec 9, 2008 1:58 PM MST up reply actions