He is at 0.64 career PPG in the AHL and your "shocking" grand total is only a result of mostly playing garbage minutes (or not playing at all) in the NHL for the better part of those seasons. Postma has some serious offensive skill and that's why he was chosen because Ak Bars need some Ds that can replace Tokranov's production and play on PP. They are very much comparable, the only real difference is Tokranov is leftie playing on the right rather than an actual rightie. Comparables between Ohtamaa and Postma are that they are both imports and that their surnames end with the same letter. That's more or less it.
You admit to not know much after arguing just for the sake of it just looks silly. You know a thing or two about the players your team signs yet you were about to send Galiev to the VHL when he was signed because in your eyes every AHL player is a plug. So much for that knowledge.
And therein lies the problem, really. You think you know more because this particular player happened to signed with Ak Bars and not some other team. "I know a thing or two about players my team signs". Meaning what? You get a memo from the club two weeks ago to make yourself a scouting report on a guy they are eyeing? How are we not on the level ground here? Few months into the season - sure, you will be seeing a lot more of him than I will - but now?
LOL career ppg. Yes, totally, because we sign his career not the player right here and now. I find Pavel Bure's career numbers very intriguing. We should sign him ASAP.
And don't embarass yourself with Galiev once again. You still have no clue about him. Ppl like you are not watching hockey. Ppl like you were in awe with Kitsyn. Ppl like you are obviously have jobs in the NHL. Doesn't make them less stupid. Galiev is a slightly better version of Kitsyn. As long as he has his Kuznetsov ppl like you will praise him. Then they will make the puzzled look when he falls flat on his face when not playing with the best playmakers and top skilled guys on the team. He is a replaceable sidekick with the right name. Any of our 4th liners would score the same numbers on that line.
And yes, I get inside input from time to time from the team. It's inevitable. I live here. I don't pursue it. I am no journalist, but I know from time to time in advance who the team wants to get and why. The thing is I don't agree with what those in charge do every time. Postma is just another panic button signing. Yes, Burmistrov and Klinkhammer and all. Basically the typical thing. A guy some guys you know know and they said he's okay. That's not exactly what I expect from scouting.
And of course you have no idea how the team is built. Nobody is trying to "replace" the "great" Tokranov. There are more than enough defencemen in the system. That is one of the reasons I don't like the signing. We did not exactly need it desperately. It is just the usual depth improving by quantity instead of quality.
Obviously Ak Bars were looking for someone to replace Tokranov's offense first and foremost.
