Jim Bob
RIP RJ
http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/hockey-documentary-defector-wins-canadian-screen-award/
The full video is embedded in the story.
Curious if this pissed off his red army team mates like Federov?
Curious if this pissed off his red army team mates like Federov?
I'm sure it did no favors for their treatment as they likely all fell under some level of suspicion as a result. As Fedorov said, they were all questioned. He clearly projected that he wasn't happy about the defection at the time.
I still think it's crazy that the Red Army's top line at the time was Mogilny - Fedorov - Bure.
From what Fetisov said in Red Army, I sounds like the big issue was that Alex was the first guy to pull it off and they were all a bit jealous that they didn't get the same chance he did.
Fedorov had it a lot better than the older guys, like Fetisov, who never got to come over in their primes.
Fedorov turned 21yo during his rookie NHL season.
Fetisov was 31yo when he made his NHL debut.
http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0017871990.html
Look at all those good young players that got to come over only a year or two after Mogilny made his NHL debut. Who knows if they would have gotten to come over that soon if Mogilny didn't defect?