Trade Bob with money retained and signZito done collecting Sams i see. Lets start collecting Antons now.
I'm down, then Anton Khudobin as 3rd goalie haha
Zito traded away a lot of draft picks, so he's gonna start taking some longshots now in the European free agent market. This smells of a guy we wouldn't normally have signed. The Panthers also have less contracts than most teams so we can afford to take a flyer like this.Really surprised this guy got an NHL contract. I'd say he plays one season in AHL and then heads back to Europe.
Henrik Haapala probably a good comparison.
Zito traded away a lot of draft picks, so he's gonna start taking some longshots now in the European free agent market. This smells of a guy we wouldn't normally have signed. The Panthers also have less contracts than most teams so we can afford to take a flyer like this.
Zito traded away a lot of draft picks, so he's gonna start taking some longshots now in the European free agent market. This smells of a guy we wouldn't normally have signed. The Panthers also have less contracts than most teams so we can afford to take a flyer like this.
That helps too. I doubt if we didn't trade away all those picks though that we would have signed Levtchi to a 1 year deal. We need to try to hit on mid-20's Euro or college guys that can contribute next season or the year after, especially with potentially losing some UFAs this summer.KHL isn't available for these players anymore. So guys who did well in Swedish or Finnish league probably are willing to accept not so lucrative NHL deals. It's a low risk game for NHL organizations. In Russia tax was 13% and players like this would have earned around $1m (for example Sakari Manninen and Markus Granlund earned 70 million rubels each last season). So NHL teams wouldn't have a chance to sign him but now the situation is different.
Small(ish) point but I thought Sasha’s mom is Finnish born…It is a pretty crazy coincidence that this guy is about the same age as Barkov, also both his parents are Russian, also plays for Tappara, now also signed with Florida Panthers and his first name is the same as Lundell's.
From the video he seems to be like a good idea to give it a trial, it is not like we have many choices, we basically went all in this year and these are the consequences of that failure. So I dont know if we have the latitude to be selective about this.Really surprised this guy got an NHL contract. I'd say he plays one season in AHL and then heads back to Europe.
Henrik Haapala probably a good comparison.
It's only been three games. If he keeps it up he'll get his chance for sure.A washed up Staal is getting a 1-way deal, but Levtchi doesnt even get time up? In 3 games the guy has 3+3 in AHL already. Missmanagement.
Lord Jesus, it’s game 5.A washed up Staal is getting a 1-way deal, but Levtchi doesnt even get time up? In 3 games the guy has 3+3 in AHL already. Missmanagement.