Red Wings’ Vrana reinstated by NHL/NHLPA Player Assistance Program
Vrana is now available to rejoin the Detroit Red Wings as he enters follow-up care.
Vrana is now available to rejoin the Detroit Red Wings as he enters follow-up care.
Vrana will be away from the team while taking part in the NHL/NHLPA player assistance program.
The Detroit Red Wings and winger Jakub Vrana agreed to a three-year contract worth $5.25 million per season, avoiding arbitration.
The Washington Capitals took care of their biggest remaining off-season priority Tuesday by re-signing winger Jakub Vrana to a $6.7 million, two-year contract.
Getting your name etched on the Stanley Cup is no easy task. Getting that moment engraved on your body proved to be at least as tough for a couple of Washington Capitals players.
The 50 rookie skaters in these playoffs are the most since teams used 54 in 2005-06. That could be a reflection of teams having greater trust in young players arriving from junior hockey or college, or the need to stock rosters with cheap talent as a greater percentage of the salary cap is devoted to the elite.