Mike Gillis announced today that the Vancouver Canucks have sent James Sharrow to the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for a conditional pick in 2009. James Sharrow spent the 2007-2008 season with the Manitoba Moose, where he scored 5 goals and 17 assists (22 points) in 44 games. He has played 17 games this season with the moose, netting 6 points.
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Wellwood Clears Waivers
The Vancouver Canucks announced that Kyle Wellwood cleared waivers today, and has been sent down to the Manitoba Moose in the AHL. Wellwood, who was critisized for arriving at the Canucks training camp out of shape with little motivation, will play for the Moose where he can hopefully regain a bit of confidence after one lackluster game during the Canucks regular season.
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Both Players Pettinger and Krog were cut by the Canucks and have cleared waivers and will now play for the Manitoba Moose. They will be paid their full NHL salaries, however the salary will not count against the Canucks salary cap, unless of course they are brought back up to the Canucks. If brought back up, the Canucks would have to again put them on re-entry waivers, where any team in the league could pick them up. If this was to occur, the team picking them up would only have to pay half the players salary, with the remainder of the salary counting against the Canucks salary cap. I think it’s a ridiculous system but that’s the way it is!
Jeff Cowan, also cut by the Canucks, has been placed on the roster of the AHL’s Peoria Rivermen.
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Cory Schneider, Alex Bolduc, and Shaun Heshka have all been sent down to the Manitoba Moose. Also, the Canucks have placed Zack Fitgerald on waivers, hoping that he clears so that he can also return to the Manitoba Moose to play this season.
The Canucks roster now sits at 30 players going into toight’s game against the San Jose Sharks, and is expected to be trimmed after the final preseason game against the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday.
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Today Vancouver Canucks GM Mike Gillis reported that four players have been trimmed from the Canucks Roster, and sent down to the Manitoba Moose. The players sent down include Canucks 2006 1st round choice Michael Grabner, who had a poor outing in the Canucks game in Anaheim, and looks to start the season in Manitoba. The other three include Dan Gendur, Pierre-Cedric Labrie and defenceman Daniel Rahimi who didn’t get to see any pre-season action due to the Canucks extensive depth of defenceman.
Vancouver also placed three players on waivers, hoping that they clear and can then be sent down to Manitoba. These players are Jason Jaffray, Mark Cullen and defenceman Jim Sharrow.
The Canucks roster is now down to 37 players, and they face off against Calgary on Wednesday night at GM Place, which may be Todd Bertuzzi’s first game at GM Place in a Calgary Flames uniform.
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Four players have been released from the Vancouver Canucks, leaving 41 players now on the roster as the team head to California for it’s next two pre-season games.
Right winger Juraj Simek will be heading down to the Manitoba Moose, and defenceman Yann Sauve will be going back to Saint John in the Quebec junior league. Another Canucks defenceman Taylor Ellington returns to the WHL Everett Silvertips.
Canucks prospect goaltender Karl Goehring was released and will attend the Manitoba Moose training camp.
The Canucks are in San Jose tonight to Play against the Sharks in a 2 game california road trip. The game is not televised however is available on Team 1040, which you can listen to live online at team1040.ca.
The Vancouver Canucks have won both of their pre-season game’s, both against the Edmonton Oilers, one being a great shoot-out win with many prospects on board. The second game, a 2-1 win over the Oilers, featured Cody Hodgson in his first NHL game. Hodgson is fighting for a roster spot along with a few other players.
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