Vancouver will not re-sign Greiss or Michalek
June 7th, 2017 -
A day after being extended, Trevor Linden announced that the club would not be extending the expiring contracts of veterans Zbynek Michalek or Thomas Greiss. Michalek patrolled the blueline for two seasons in Vancouver, producing 26 points and going -30 in that span. He was a fixture on the penalty kill and a veteran voice in the room. Greiss spent two years as the backup and mentor to Jacob Markstrom but saw his starts dip considerably in the second season as Markstrom took over the crease to the tune of 68 games with Vancouver fighting desperately to salvage their season. Greiss maintained a very respectable .922 save percentage through two years as the backup.