Fiddler flies to Phoenix

by Dirk Hoag on Jul 2, 2009 8:20 AM EDT Comment 5 comments

One of the more popular role players on the Nashville Predators, Vern Fiddler, signed yesterday with the Phoenix Coyotes for 2 years and $2.2 million. While Preds fans will miss his hustle and determination, it's nice to see Fiddler, a bit of a late bloomer at the NHL level, earn a multi-year, multi-million dollar contract.

In Memorium

Vernon Fiddler

Nashville Predators 2002-9

Height: 5-11

Weight: 204

Born: May 09, 1980

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His name doesn’t fit in anywhere but Nashville

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by Aditya T (smashville) on Jul 2, 2009 8:22 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I see ...

… that he’s staying within the “Balsillie-targeted” teams, although that club just keeps growing. Darn! That’s two hard workers (including Zanon) leaving the fold.

Any idea if we might be picking up any RFAs ourselves?

by expatwildcat on Jul 2, 2009 8:35 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Oops ...

… make that UFAs, not RFAs.

by expatwildcat on Jul 2, 2009 8:38 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Don’t expect anything pricey there, other than a veteran D or role player up front, it sounds like the Preds are going to promote a lot from within (which could be a very good thing). I’ll have more on that later today…

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by Dirk Hoag on Jul 2, 2009 9:25 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs