Bart Logan: Blue Jackets sign Vaclav Prospal to one-year deal
The Columbus Blue Jackets have signed veteran winger Vaclav Prospal to a one-year contract. General manager Scott Howson the news Saturday afternoon, via Twitter no less, and it is a move that shores up the Blue Jackets' top six after left-winger Kristian Huselius underwent surgery for a torn pectoral muscle. He's expected to miss four-to-six months.
The Dispatch reports...
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July 23, 2011
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July 23, 2011
Another mediocre Euro flees to KHL, will anyone follow? (I’m looking at you Prospal)
By KYLE BAUER
Now some guys are getting desperate, or maybe not. The Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) –born out of the Russian Super League– has mined European NHL talent for the past four seasons in an attempt to boost their notoriety and talent pool.
So far, the crop has been mostly veteran defectors- Sergei Fedorov, Alexei Yashin, Viktor Kozlov, Jozef Stumpel, Marcel...
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July 15, 2011
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July 15, 2011
Prospal May Need Surgery/Rangers Sign Fedotenko/Roster Cuts
Well, it has been a busy day in Rangerland, with roster cuts made, a potential season-ending surgery and a tryout signing. Where to begin?
Let’s start with the report today by Larry Brooks of the New York Post which suggests that Vaclav Prospal’s injured knee isn’t healing as quickly as hoped and may even require surgery which could end the Czech forward’...
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October 04, 2010
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October 04, 2010
Rangers Report Card: Vaclav Prospal
Much of the hockey community was taken aback last August when New York Rangers general manager Glen Sather announced that the club had signed Czech veteran Vaclav “Vinny” Prospal...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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April 30, 2010
Report: Prospal will sign with the Rangers
The New York Rangers will reportedly sign Vaclav Prospal to a one-year/$1.1 million contract.
Via MSNBC
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August 16, 2009
Tampa Bay Lightning lessen cap hit by buying out Vaclav Prospal
The Tampa Bay Lightning have bought out the remaining three years of forward Vaclav Prospal's contract making the Czech forward an unrestricted free agent.
Via ESPN
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July 28, 2009
Tampa plans Prospal buy out; countdown to reacquisition begins
If nothing else, the Tampa Bay Lightning's front office appears to be learning from their rookie mistakes of last summer. Unfortunately, the Phoenix Coyotes have reached their quota for assuming other teams' bad contracts after taking Radim Vrbata from the Bolts, so Tampa announced it's going to have to buy out the remaining three years of Vaclav Prospal's contract...
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July 28, 2009
Simon Gagne return unlikely
Over a month ago, I discussed the possibility that Simon Gagne, who has been out since February with concussion symptoms, might return to the ice if the Flyers make the Stanley Cup Finals. Well, with the Flyers a mere four wins away from the Stanley Cup Finals, it now seems there is little hope that Gagne will be suiting up any time soon.
When asked about Gagne's possible...
Via All Things Philly Sports
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May 05, 2008
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May 05, 2008
Flyers land Prospal in exchange for Picard, pick.
The Lightning and Flyers kicked off the trade frenzy tonight with the bolts sending Vaclav Prospal to Philadelphia in exchange for Alexandre Picard and a conditional pick in the 2009 draft.
Via wickedwrister.com
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February 25, 2008
Vinny Prospal Gives The Best Hockey Interview Ever!
After being the number one star in Tampa Bay's 3-2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens, Vinny Prospal was still pissed. Unhappy after being demoted from Vinny Lecavalier's and Martin St. Louis' line for a few games, he let his feelings be known about the people who made the decision to give him less ice time.
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February 13, 2008
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