Blues invite Havlat & Zubrus for PTO

YouTube · Post by **cprice12** » Tue Oct 27, 2015 3:07 pm

Blues invite forwards Havlat, Zubrus in for tryouts
http://www.stltoday.com/sports/hockey/p ... 35aa5.html

With an acute shortage going on at the forward position after the injuries to Paul Stastny and Jaden Schwartz, the Blues have invited veteran forwards Martin Havlat and Dainius Zubrus into the team on professional tryout offers.

Both Havlat and Zubrus played for New Jersey last season but didn't sign with anyone this season. Both have been around for a long time.

Havlat, 34, has played 14 NHL seasons, with Ottawa, Chicago, Minnesota, San Jose and New Jersey, where he had five goals and nine assists in 40 games last season. He was the 26th pick in the 1999 draft. He was in camp on a PTO with Florida this season but didn't get a contract offer.

Zubrus, 37, has played 18 NHL seasons, with Philadelphia, Montreal, Washington, Buffalo and New Jersey. With the Devils last season, he had four goals and six assists in 74 games. Zubrus didn't get a PTO offer for camp.

The Blues have one extra forward on the roster at the moment, wing Ty Rattie, behind the 12 they will suit up tonight. They got caught short on Saturday night when Scottie Upshall got sick shortly before the game and the team had to suit up defenseman Chris Butler as a forward. When Kevin Shattenkirk is able to play and Butler goes back to Chicago, the Blues will have 22 players on the roster and room for one player.

bluenotekidd · Post by **bluenotekidd** » Tue Oct 27, 2015 3:13 pm

This one has Marty Brodeur's fingerprints all over it.

ViPeRx007 · Post by **ViPeRx007** » Tue Oct 27, 2015 3:17 pm

One of these guys should be better than Butler at forward, right?

....Right?

glen a richter · Post by **glen a richter** » Tue Oct 27, 2015 4:10 pm

ViPeRx007 wrote:One of these guys should be better than Butler at forward, right?

....Right?

Either would be better than Butler at defense too.

ComradeT · Post by **ComradeT** » Tue Oct 27, 2015 5:12 pm

There was a time I dreamed about Havlat in Blues uniform... That time is long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long gone.

Long gone.

Just making sure my point gets across.

Long.

Gone.

glen a richter · Post by **glen a richter** » Tue Oct 27, 2015 5:20 pm

I may be missing something, but there aren't better options in Chicago? Cannone? Kristo? Paajarvi?

Winning Unlimited · Post by **Winning Unlimited** » Tue Oct 27, 2015 5:59 pm

Havlat must be good. I used his sticks.. in 2003..

Jackman5 · Post by **Jackman5** » Wed Oct 28, 2015 9:20 am

It doesn't hurt to look at these guys.

ecbm · Post by **ecbm** » Wed Oct 28, 2015 10:32 am

glen a richter wrote:I may be missing something, but there aren't better options in Chicago? Cannone? Kristo? Paajarvi?

Yeah, I'm with you. If there's nothing better than this on the farm we should probably be worried. Then again, if you promote those guys you need live bodies for Chicago. As long as nobody's going to be signed on a one-way contract, then

Jackman5 wrote:It doesn't hurt to look at these guys.

And also, definitely:

bluenotekidd wrote:This one has Marty Brodeur's fingerprints all over it.

Maybe next year we'll bring in Jagr?

ViPeRx007 · Post by **ViPeRx007** » Wed Oct 28, 2015 11:07 am

glen a richter wrote:
ViPeRx007 wrote:One of these guys should be better than Butler at forward, right?

....Right?
Either would be better than Butler at defense too.

Good point.

dmiles2186 · Post by **dmiles2186** » Wed Oct 28, 2015 2:46 pm

Me: Dainius Zubrus is so old....

You: HOW OLD IS HE?

Me: https://twitter.com/tomtimm/status/659471014078713856

ViPeRx007 · Post by **ViPeRx007** » Wed Oct 28, 2015 5:46 pm

...and Facebook is a pile of complaints again. Just like they did with Gomez and Upshall.

Don't hear people complaining about those guys anymore.

YouTube · Post by **cprice12** » Wed Oct 28, 2015 11:19 pm

ViPeRx007 wrote:...and Facebook is a pile of complaints again. Just like they did with Gomez and Upshall.

Don't hear people complaining about those guys anymore.

Facebook is the scourge of internet discussion.
Idiots flock there.
It's why we have a thread here dedicated to the stupid things that are said there. It's a hilarious train wreck of suck.

Oaklandblue · Post by **Oaklandblue** » Sun Nov 01, 2015 6:37 am

If either one or both can work out as good or better than Gomez has so far, sign them, but let Rattie play over them. He is our future, not them.

theohall · Post by **theohall** » Sun Nov 01, 2015 8:31 am

These are just depth PTOs due to all of the injuries at forward. Gomez will need some time off at some point with this 35 year old legs.

dmiles2186 · Post by **dmiles2186** » Fri Nov 06, 2015 12:02 pm

Havlat was signed to a 1 year deal. Zubrus was let go.

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