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Boris Valabik

39-Year-Old DefensemanD
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Height 6'7"
DOB 2/14/1986
Born Nitra, Czechoslovakia
Drafted 1st Rd, #10 Overall in 2004
Signed with Pittsburgh on a one-year, $550,000, two-way deal in July of 2011.
DPittsburgh Penguins  Free Agent
November 1, 2011
The Penguins placed Valabik (knee) on waivers Tuesday, TSN's Bob McKenzie reports.
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Valabik is ready to play after recovering from his knee injury, which has kept him off the ice since before training camp. However, he will have to clear waivers for the Penguins to assign him to their AHL affiliate, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.
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Valabik is a monster at 6-foot-7, 245 pounds that Pittsburgh signed for possible muscle. He inked a two-way deal with the Pens in July of 2011 and probably won't spend that much time skating in CONSOL Energy Center. His fantasy value lies within his ability to collect penalty minutes. Valabik, who isn't known as a particularly good fighter, collected 189 penalty minutes in 59 AHL contests last season with the Chicago Wolves. Consider the big Slovakian as a potential waiver-wire pickup when Pittsburgh squares off in games that might feature a fight or two.
In 73 career NHL games for the Thrashers over the last 2 seasons, Valabik has 7 assists and holds a -12 plus/minus rating. Although he is a big body that can be a solid stay at home defensman down the line, Valabik is not a valuable fantasy commodity and has very little offensive upside.
Valabik, who was called up last year in March, may help out at the blue-line in 2008-09. The 6-foot-7, 230-pound defenseman tallied 42 PIM's in seven games with The Thrash. He will provide plenty of PIM's this season, but he won't have much fantasy relevance until he starts scoring.
Atlanta's first round pick (10th overall) in 2004 is developing in the minors and the club is expecting big things from the 6'7, 230 lbs defender. Valabik is continually compared to fellow giant Zdeno Chara, but he has been developing much quicker than Chara did. All Chara comparisons aside, Valabik is only 21, has only played in the OHL and has never showed a scoring touch in his professional career. He's probsbly at least a year away from the NHL and a few years from being a fantasy factor.
The hulking defenseman has been drawing comparisons with Zhedo Chara, but that's mostly due to his 6-foot-7 frame rather than his offensive skill. He's a work in progress for the Thrashers but could make an impact in the future.
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DPittsburgh Penguins  Free Agent
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September 17, 2011
Valabik is out with a knee injury at the start of training camp, the Penguins' Web site reports.
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DPittsburgh Penguins  Free Agent
July 3, 2011
Valabik has signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Penguins, reports NHL.com.
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DBoston Bruins  Free Agent
February 18, 2011
The Thrashers traded Valabik and Rich Peverley to the Bruins on Friday for Blake Wheeler and Mark Stuart, the Boston Globe reports.
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January 7, 2011
Valabik cleared re-entry waivers Friday, Ben Wright of the Thrashers' official site reports.
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DFree Agent
January 6, 2011
The Thrashers placed Valabik on re-entry waivers Thursday, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Chris Vivlamore reports.
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