Stephane Veilleux, Tampa Bay Lightning, NHL

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G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	TOI
13	10	23	-17	40	15:47

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Veilleux headed to Tampa Bay: The Lightning signed free-agent forward Stephane Veilleux to a contract Tuesday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. "Stephane is a prototypical two-way player," general manager Brian Lawton said. "He plays a gritty game and is responsible in the defensive zone while also adding scoring depth for us. This is a great signing for us as we continue to build our organizational depth."
(Updated 07/07/2009).

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Fantasy Analysis

Veilleux has played all 361 of his NHL games with the Wild. He has 43 goals, 90 points and a minus-46 rating. He played in a career-high 81 games in 2008-09, recording a personal best 13 goals and 23 points. He also had a career-low minus-17 mark. Veilleux is a good lower-line forward and does well on the penalty kill, but he has marginal offensive skills. He doesn't have much Fantasy appeal Draft Day.
(Updated 07/07/2009).

LW Stephane Veilleux, 27, a third-round pick in 2001, was nervous before Saturday's game vs. Columbus. He didn't know if it was his last in a Wild uniform. "My best wish is to stay here," said Veilleux, a free agent at season's end. "I have close to 400 games in the same organization. I'm proud of what I've accomplished here. I gave my 100 percent to this organization. But I know this could be it." 41/2/2009

Veilleux signed with the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday.
07/07/2009

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A third-round pick in the 2001 draft, Veilleux has spent his entire career with the Minnesota Wild, playing in 361 games. The left winger scored a career-best 13 goals and notched 23 points in 81 games last season.

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	Opp.	G	A	PTS	+/-	TOI
03/31	VAN	0	0	0	0	17:43
04/03	CGY	0	1	1	1	20:47
04/05	DET	0	0	0	0	17:00
04/07	DAL	0	0	0	-1	16:10
04/10	NSH	0	1	1	0	16:31
04/11	CBJ	0	0	0	0	15:24
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CAREER STATS
SEASON	Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PP	SH	GW	GT	FW	FL
2002-03	Minnesota	38	3	2	5	-6	1	0	0	0	1	12
2003-04	Minnesota	19	2	8	10	0	1	1	1	0	4	6
2005-06	Minnesota	71	7	9	16	-13	0	0	1	0	11	22
2006-07	Minnesota	75	7	11	18	3	0	0	1	0	7	25
2007-08	Minnesota	77	11	7	18	-13	0	0	0	0	17	28
2008-09	Minnesota	81	13	10	23	-17	0	1	1	0	6	16
		361	43	47	90	-46	2	2	4	0	46	109

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SEASON	Team	S	S%	TOI	SHIFTS	PPTOI	SHTOI	PIM	MJR	MSC	MNR
2002-03	Minnesota	52	5.8	461:11	731	56:34	8:38	23	1	0	9
2003-04	Minnesota	37	5.4	272:22	420	33:07	27:36	20	2	0	5
2005-06	Minnesota	87	8.0	920:27	1523	46:43	132:43	63	3	2	14
2006-07	Minnesota	84	8.3	921:39	1568	27:48	92:41	47	3	0	16
2007-08	Minnesota	136	8.1	1119:01	1777	17:07	154:52	61	3	1	18
2008-09	Minnesota	146	8.9	1279:47	1953	32:41	170:14	40	2	0	15
		542	7.9	4974:27	7972	214:00	586:44	254	14	3	77

POSTSEASON STATS
SEASON	Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PP	SH	GW	GT	FW	FL
2006-07	Minnesota	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
2007-08	Minnesota	6	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	1	1
		11	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	3	2

MORE POSTSEASON STATS
SEASON	Team	S	S%	TOI	SHIFTS	PPTOI	SHTOI	PIM	MJR	MSC	MNR
2006-07	Minnesota	6	0.0	63:19	110	3:08	7:58	4	0	0	2
2007-08	Minnesota	13	0.0	94:17	171	0:42	15:50	27	1	1	6
		19	0.0	157:36	281	3:50	23:48	31	1	1	8

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