tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703672817425686916.post4601983439012474633..comments2023-11-03T09:15:38.743-04:00Comments on The Daily Hab-it: Is it over for Russians with the Habs?Arpon Basuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11896844844557916169noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703672817425686916.post-26009170118633140382009-06-11T13:44:13.180-04:002009-06-11T13:44:13.180-04:00I hope people don't take the story to mean tha...I hope people don't take the story to mean that the Canadiens would be sour on ALL Russians. Obviously, if Ilya Kovalchuk were to become available, I'm pretty sure Bob Gainey would be interested. I'm talking about somewhat marginal Russian prospects or players who may or may not wind up as stars in the league. Kovalchuk, Ovechkin and Malkin were all slam dunks before they were even drafted, but I don't think the Canadiens will be developing a Pavel Datsyuk anytime soon.Arpon Basuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11896844844557916169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703672817425686916.post-39568653980541813552009-06-11T13:31:41.381-04:002009-06-11T13:31:41.381-04:00One more: that prima donna Grabovski who went AWOL...One more: that prima donna Grabovski who went AWOL to see his agent in LA because he wasn't happy with his ice time.Sliver24https://www.blogger.com/profile/02625997571544935023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703672817425686916.post-87987268690883202892009-06-10T19:38:42.815-04:002009-06-10T19:38:42.815-04:00Nobody mentions the best and most spectacular play...Nobody mentions the best and most spectacular player in the league right now: Alexandre Ovechkin?<br />Seems to me that he really wants and can play in he NHL.<br />A great ambassador for the game too!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703672817425686916.post-23300560279084243702009-06-10T16:19:33.838-04:002009-06-10T16:19:33.838-04:00I never thought I'd say this, but enough Europ...I never thought I'd say this, but enough Europeans. Detroit is the only team that has succeeded with a big Go Europe philosophy. Malkin is a one of a kind player. The Habs need to have a philosophy and play a style of game. Something they didn't have this past year. No more Europeans. Until there is a system to fit them into.Arjunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06051966548813673687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703672817425686916.post-88055873736872942802009-06-10T12:34:51.205-04:002009-06-10T12:34:51.205-04:00i'm not convinced simply 'scouting' is...i'm not convinced simply 'scouting' is the answer. look at radulov. obviously teams in general (not just the habs) are going to be even more unwilling to draft russian players than we saw a year ago with cherapanov (rip) as russians continue to return to their homeland (federov and kozlov come to mind). however, i'd like to believe that the situation won't be as volatile in the future. the khl isn't a stable league yet and i imagine we'll continue to see a lot of flip-flopping over the next few years but eventually (and perhaps especially, given the early draft) players will decide early in their careers whether or not they're interested in coming to the nhl. <br /><br />right now, it's not in the nhl's best interest to risk a draft pick on players who might never come over. i don't agree with painting all russians the same colour but i think, right now, it's sadly inevitable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703672817425686916.post-83830067541326705232009-06-10T08:19:34.452-04:002009-06-10T08:19:34.452-04:00There's a reason people experiment with Russia...There's a reason people experiment with Russians – it's because they're darn good at hockey.<br /><br />What's more, with more teams than the Canadiens going sour (Columbus and Nashville come to mind), the Russians in the draft will be bargains.<br /><br />Really, the onus here is on the scouting. There are Russians who will do anything to play in the NHL (Malkin, for example) and they must be identified. Anyone with a modicum of sense can see that Russians (and other Europeans) are not scouted to the depths that North Americans are – detroit saw datsyuk play once. If a team gets serious and hires a proper scout who can not only watch the players but interview them like the Habs do with about 50 QMJHL nobodies, then they'd be more successful.<br /><br />In the end, we mustn't tar all Russians with the same brush. Especially at a time when the evidence and trophy hauls (Ross, Hart, Selke, etc.) are going the way of Russian success stories over here.Tophamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14157334079663330151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703672817425686916.post-22303543085172846342009-06-10T01:24:20.889-04:002009-06-10T01:24:20.889-04:00Oh yeah, forgot about him. I'm going to have t...Oh yeah, forgot about him. I'm going to have to make an update now.Arpon Basuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11896844844557916169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703672817425686916.post-86042232246509391592009-06-09T22:01:18.686-04:002009-06-09T22:01:18.686-04:00Samsonov, anyone?
Now watch them sign Antropov an...Samsonov, anyone?<br /><br />Now watch them sign Antropov and Afinogenov.Andy J Smith illustrationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11726497955237178723noreply@blogger.com