| 26 April 2009
Boston Bruins -- F Stephane Yelle #18
(Won 4-0 vs MON)
The Bruins / Habs series was the one series I didn’t watch a single game of but the numbers say Yelle knows his role and was effective. Yelle played in all 4 games of the Bruins sweep against Montreal. Finished with 1 assist, 2 penalty minutes and had a plus / minus of -1. I still can’t believe this guy was one of the last UFA’s to sign last season. Yelle is scheduled to be a UFA this summer, but wouldn’t be surprised if Boston re-signs him.
Montreal Canadiens -- F Alex Tanguay #13
(Lost 0-4 vs BOS)
Tangs played in the series first two games, and missed the last two with an injury - a pinched nerve in his neck. Finished with 1 assist, 2 penalty minutes and had a plus / minus of +2. If you're Montreal, that's not great production from your highest paid forward. Alex is scheduled to be a UFA this summer and will most likely be with another team in 09-10.
Montreal Canadiens -- D Patrice Brisebois #71
(Lost 0-4 vs BOS)
Patrice played in Game 1 and was a healthy scratch for the rest of the series. Finished with a plus minus of -1. Brisebois is scheduled to be a UFA this summer. It is likely the 38 year old could have trouble finding a job this off-season.
Vancouver Canucks -- D Ossi Vaananen #5
(Won 4-0 vs STL)
Ossi is Vancouver’s 7th Dman and played in Game 4 when the injury prone Sami Salo went down. He did his job and ate up 8 minutes and change and finished the game as a plus 1. Ossi will likely sit again as Salo is expected to be back for Game 1 of the second round. Ossi is also scheduled to be a UFA this offseason.
St. Louis Blues -- F Dan Hinote #13
(Lost 0-4 vs VAN)
Dan played in 3 games against Vancouver. He was a healthy scratch Game 3. Finished with 0 points, 4 penalty minutes and was a minus 1. Hinote is scheduled to be a UFA this offseason.
St. Lous Blues -- F Paul Kariya #9
(Lost 0-4 vs VAN)
Paul did not play in the series. He had been out since November with a hip injury. Similar to Sakic, he was skating with the team but just could not quite get healthy enough to play.
Paul is signed with the Blues through next season.
Columbus Blue Jackets -- F Chris Gratton #77
(Lost 0-4 vs DET)
Chris started the sesaon in Tampa Bay. He was placed on waivers by the Bolts (along with former Av Radim Vrbata) in December and sent to Tampa’s AHL affiliate, Norfolk. The Jackets picked up Gratton when Tampa tried to recall him in February. Gratton played in only six regular season games for Columbus - zero goals and 2 assists. He was scratched in all 4 games against Detroit.
Hard to believe this guy was the 3rd overall pick in 1993. Chris is scheduled to be a UFA this offseason.
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