tsamolotoff
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I'm seriously worried about Malykhin atm - he supposedly should have been let out of the injured box back in December, it's almost February and no good news. Would be sad to not have him in the playoffs
Me too, me too...I'm seriously worried about Malykhin atm - he supposedly should have been let out of the injured box back in December, it's almost February and no good news. Would be sad to not have him in the playoffs
Well, the season is over, some things that still bother me:
- Malykhin problem - he obviously wasn't very amused he was benched basically whole playoffs for no reason (probably Bill was not sure he can hold the tempo after such long recovery), and the usual ****-stirrers at BO are stirring it again. I personally hope he won't leave - we can safely move either Burmi or Tkachyov to the right flank (Sekac injury showed that we have no decent RW if he's down), retire Svitov and get rid of Popov if center line is too stacked. In any case, there's 2 centers in every line except Zaripov-Tkachyov-Galiev, so there should not be an issue.
- Our PP is nonexistent if Vasya is injured, so we actually need at least one offensive minded right-handed LD or RD. Funny fact: Tokranov got almost the same amount of points as our 2nd liners while playing only half the games. Of course, he should be resigned, he deserves good paygrade (if BO rumors were true) and respect.
- We need someone like Sekac on RW who can move fast and has a decent shot. To be honest, I did not get why Klinkhammer was called to replace him when Sekac was insured, I'd say Kosov or Yaz'kov are probably much better since they can skate at much higher speeds and have decent shots.
- While I don't believe that Garipov would try to go overseas, we need (another) decent goalie - Sharychenkov isn't much better than Bilyalov, if not worse.
Overall, it was a good season, my expectations were exceeded, even if some luck (MMg, Salavat and Avangard imploding at the same time) helped us to get to the finals with minimal injuries.
Yeah, that's what I meant, basically - we were one injury away (and both Tokranov and Yarullin already played with serious injuries) from Musin. I dreaded the day it could have happened. Thankfully, everyone else kept playing.Musin will not return so I heard. Good. The D is not brilliant, but who has a brilliant one in the KHL?
I'm not saying he's bad, I just said, as Bill quipped after the first game with Traktor, that Sekac is hard to replace.Otherwise Rob is a decent asset. I like him as a midfle 6 player. He should get a bonus for that goal. I have no problem with some rewards for this championship run.
There's Pod'yapolsky in Bars, he was decent in Kuznya, as far as I remember.There are enough goalies on the market.
I'm not saying that Markov is bad or that PP was completely atrocious, it's just Tokranov seems to be the only D who knows how to throw the puck.PP was decent in the playoffs. With Azevedo and Zaripov healthy it works
Tokranov is replacable. Good thing we know know what kind of a person he is. He was by far not a star and struggled for quite some time and the org showed some patience and commitment developing him. I am taking bets on how long till he is on the NT. My bet is next best tournament. All the best, Andriy Tokranov.Some updates:
- Some key players were re-signed (Azevedo, Glukhov, Garipov, probably most of the RFAs, except Yaz'kov)
- Padakin as Galiyev 2.0 - no one knows what he'll turn out to be in the next playoffs
- Some substantial losses - Ohtaamaa (can't go against family, I guess, finns (Norrena, Vehanen) are somehow predisposed to this issue), Yaz'kov (extremely shady practice by Metallurg, market is already overpumped to start poaching RFAs in this way), and sadly, Tokranov (I won't say he betrayed the team but it's not good to go away like that even if Petersburg mafia made you an offer you cannot refuse)
He is officially old. With his smarts he can still be a roster player, but not a star anymore.OH man I miss Markov! How did he do? How many points did he make or in the playoffs? 1 more year with the habs please!