{"id":5451,"date":"2017-03-01T12:02:22","date_gmt":"2017-03-01T17:02:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/?p=5451"},"modified":"2017-03-01T12:06:58","modified_gmt":"2017-03-01T17:06:58","slug":"thomas-vanek-traded","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2017\/03\/01\/thomas-vanek-traded\/","title":{"rendered":"Thomas Vanek Traded To Florida Panthers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Detroit Red Wings have begun to sell. The team\u00a0announced today that <\/span><b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/v\/vanekth01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Thomas Vanek<\/a><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was traded to the Florida Panthers in exchange for a third round pick.<\/span><\/p>\n<h1>Thomas Vanek Traded To Florida Panthers<\/h1>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">FLA gives up <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/mcilrdy01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dylan McIlrath<\/a> and a third round pick to DET for Thomas Vanek. DET retains 50 per cent of salary.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bob McKenzie (@TSNBobMcKenzie) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TSNBobMcKenzie\/status\/836983172801970176\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 1, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2015-16, Vanek experienced a career-low in terms of production. He netted only 41 points in 74 games for a 0.55 point-per-game pace. Because of this, Vanek was bought out of his contract by the Minnesota Wild in the offseason\u00a0and signed a one-year deal with the Red Wings. His $2.6 million cap hit will come off the books at the end of the season, with each team paying half.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 32-year-old native of Austria was a welcome asset in Detroit as he netted the team\u2019s first two goals of the season. He\u2019s since gone on to lead the team in powerplay goals, points-per-game, and primary points-per-game, despite having missed almost a month\u2019s worth of games. In addition to this, he\u2019s also 42nd overall in the league in points per 60 minutes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For Florida, he adds a depth to their top-9 as a proven scorer who\u2019s posted nine 20-goal seasons. He\u2019s broken the 40-goal barrier twice and is on pace to score 32 goals this year. He adds veteran presence to the locker room as the seven-time all-star has made six playoff appearances, including one with the President Trophy-winning Buffalo Sabres in 2006-07.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For the Red Wings, the Vanek trade means that the team has finally folded on their season. Their historic playoff streak will end at twenty-five. It\u2019s no doubt a tough decision for the team, who will say goodbye to their home at the end of this season and close the doors of Joe Louis Arena for good. The return is quite underwhelming given the rest of the market, as <strong>Dylan McIlrath<\/strong> has cleared\u00a0waivers twice this season despite being a 10th overall pick. He has three goals and five points in 43 NHL games. The third round pick will become Arizona&#8217;s third this year if Florida makes the dance.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Conditional pick part of Vanek trade&#8230;if Florida makes the playoffs, Detroit gets Arizona&#39;s 3rd in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Darren Dreger (@DarrenDreger) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DarrenDreger\/status\/836985781168312322\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 1, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As for Thomas Vanek, his dreams of a Stanley Cup remain alive as Panthers make their push to the post-season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<\/p>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; color: #a7a7a7; font-size: 11px; width: 100%; max-width: 594px;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left;\"><a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/638749886\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 66.666667% 0 0 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0;\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/638749886?et=cz6YZcNmQsBg47yAyFWWMA&amp;viewMoreLink=on&amp;sig=mctMS9fnrygtzrP2SAlwvrqlxDG4SLg6yEdEZYubLUI=&amp;caption=true\" width=\"594\" height=\"396\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Detroit Red Wings have begun to sell. The team\u00a0announced today that Thomas Vanek was traded to the Florida Panthers in exchange for a third round pick. Thomas Vanek Traded To Florida Panthers FLA gives up Dylan McIlrath and a third round pick to DET for Thomas Vanek. DET retains 50 per cent of salary. 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