RADIM VRBATA RUMORS & GOSSIP
Vrbata caps Coyotes' season with trick
Radim Vrbata had three goals, capping his hat trick with a short-handed score, and Jason LaBarbera made 22 of his 43 saves in the first period to lead the Phoenix Coyotes to a 5-3 victory over the playoff-bound Anaheim Ducks on Saturday night.
The Coyotes finished 21-18-9, four points out of a playoff spot after winning their first division title in franchise history and going to...
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Ducks end season with 5-3 loss to Coyotes
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) -- Radim Vrbata had three goals, capping his hat trick with a short-handed score, and Jason LaBarbera made 22 of his 43 saves in the first period to lead the Phoenix Coyotes to a 5-3 victory over the playoff-bound Anaheim Ducks on Saturday night.
The Coyotes finished 21-18-9, four points out of a playoff spot after winning their first division title in franchise...
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Coyotes score 6 in first, beat Preds
Radim Vrbata had two goals and an assist and Rostislav Klesla added four assists and the Phoenix Coyotes scored six times in the opening period to cruise to a 7-4 victory over the Nashville Predators on Thursday night.
Martin Hanzal, David Moss, Matthew Lombardi, Keith Yandle and Antoine Vermette also scored for the Coyotes, who snapped a seven-game losing streak - thanks to their...
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March 28, 2013
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Coyotes hoping for lift from Vrbata
Radim Vrbata has been skating a lot since he suffered a cracked bone in his foot Feb. 16 against Columbus. The idea was to test the foot continually to see what it could take, but the approach wasn't working, so Vrbata took a different tack last week.
"I took a couple days off not skating," he said Tuesday night in Los Angeles. "And once I got back it was a totally...
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March 20, 2013
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Coyotes need Vrbata, but Vrbata needs to heal
GLENDALE, Ariz. Remember that bizarre reaction Radim Vrbata had to penicillin last season -- the one that caused a painful and migrating rash that was exacerbated by perspiration and the lack of ventilation caused by his hockey equipment? The one that caused agonizing joint pain and swelling in plenty of unpleasant locations?
Now remember how some critics questioned Vrbatas toughness...
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March 11, 2013
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Vrbata in Coyotes' lineup for Game 2
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Coyotes winger Radim Vrbata is in the lineup for Saturday night's Game 2 against the Blackhawks.
Vrbata left Game 1 on Thursday after just 30 seconds when he was hit into the boards near the shoulder area by Chicago forward Andrew Shaw. He did not return to the game, and the Coyotes did not provide specifics or an update on his injury other than to say that...
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April 14, 2012
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Sore Vrbata comes up big in Coyotes' big win
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Radim Vrbata had just taken the ninth day of a 10-day penicillin regimen when the allergic reaction began. It was March 14, the first day of the Coyotes four-game road trip in Vancouver.
It was bad enough that Vrbata suffered through a painful and migrating rash that was exacerbated by perspiration and the lack of ventilation caused by his hockey equipment. But...
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March 30, 2012
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Vrbata developing a knack for clutch goals
(Eds: With AP Photos.) By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer Sitting in front of his locker, Radim Vrbata whips a roll of tape around the handle of his stick, working his way toward the end, where a few extra layers create a knob for better grip.
The way he's been playing, Vrbata could coat his stick in soap and probably still find a way to get the puck in the net.
In the midst...
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February 25, 2012
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Another game, another game-winner for Vrbata
GLENDALE, Ariz. Radim Vrbata doesn't do insignificant goals any more.
"Just the big ones," Coyotes captain Shane Doan said.
None was bigger than Saturday's overtime score that gave the streaking Phoenix Coyotes a 2-1 win over the Dallas Stars at Jobing.com Arena. It was the Coyotes' seventh win in their last eight games and gave them 15 points over that...
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February 19, 2012
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Radim Vrbata helps Coyotes snap losing skid
Radim Vrbata scored a pair of goals two minutes apart early in the third period and the Coyotes hung on to beat the Wild 4-2 Saturday.
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December 31, 2011
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