Agent: Tomas Vokoun declines 2 contract offers, will only play 'in the right situation'
Goaltender Tomas Vokoun has turned down multiple offers from NHL clubs to attend training camp and sign a contract, according to his agent, Allan Walsh.
Tomas Vokoun declined 2 NHL contract offers and 2 invitations to training camp over the summer. (1)
— Allan Walsh (@walsha) September 12, 2014
If the 15-year NHL veteran does agree to terms with a team, it won't be in time for camp, which open across the league next week.
Tomas said he wants to play this season but "only in the right situation". He will not go to training camp but all options remain open. (2)
— Allan Walsh (@walsha) September 12, 2014
Vokoun missed all but two games last season with a blood clot issue, stopping 41 of 46 shots for the Pittsburgh Penguins' AHL affiliate in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.
Walsh says the 38-year-old netminder has fully recovered.
Tomas' health is 100%, he's been training hard, skating and taking shots over the summer and ready to go. (3)
— Allan Walsh (@walsha) September 12, 2014
The agent said in June that Vokoun was, "100 percent committed to playing in the NHL next season".
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