Confirmed with Link: Alexander Burmistrov Retires from the NHL

[groov2]

It appears that Burmistrov is retiring from the NHL, according to his agent. I assume this means he is off to the KHL

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[VeteranNetPresence]

Olympic related? Anyways, nothing of real value was lost

 

[Ace of Hades]

Nic Dowd is essentially his replacement.

 

[jonnygf40]

If true .... no big loss. Sutter will be coming back soon, and Bo hopefully shortly after that. Really no spot for him. Good luck to him in the Olympics.

 

[Steveorama]

I'm going to assume the Canucks won't be including his number in the ring of honour.

 

[NoShowWilly]

Best of luck to him in his future endeavors.

Maybe he'll finally break out back in Russia.

 

[polarbearcub]

Me reaction? Meh... go ahead. Bye. He was useless. Had no problem with them taking a chance on him. It's what the team should be doing. He didn't work out? Doesn't matter. We have petterson , and dahlen on the team potentially next year. Was worth the shot though.

 

[Krnuckfan]

What? He didn't like being around a team with such a "competitive" environment?

 

[Wo Yorfat]

Russians not loving Vancouver lately.

 

[thepuckmonster]

Uhm okay

 

[JanBulisPiggyBack]

I'm fine with it, but if Goldobin splits or demands a trade I'm officially done with Russians

 

[vancityluongo]

Too bad. He wasn't a world beater, but I thought he had a decent stretch centering Boeser where he looked to be of some use. Given his cap hit, there's a very reasonable argument to make that despite probably being a worse player, he provides more utility per dollar than Gagner.

Think it says more about the team environment than his actual play that he is forcing the issue through retirement rather than sticking it out for the year, but his actual performance was obviously lacking. The team basically came out and said they're shopping him, and clearly found no takers which probably expedited the decision.

Wish him the best.

 

[petrishriekandgo]

That is some fortuitous news....

 

[hellstick]

Best of luck to Burmi. Kind of shitty to quit on the team by Christmas though.

 

[petrishriekandgo]

Still... how hard is Anton Rodin kicking himself right now?

 

[Pip]

He’s a lot better than Dowd

 

[Pip]

Best of luck to Burmi. Kind of ****ty to quit on the team by Christmas though.

To be fair, he was getting jerked around by the team.

 

[Tim Calhoun]

Still... how hard is Anton Rodin kicking himself right now?

Not very hard, since his leg is broken.

 

[petrishriekandgo]

Not very hard, since his leg is broken.

Hahahahah... hrmmmm, feel crappy for the guy. He'd be our 3rd line centre right now.

 

[PG Canuck]

One Russian leaves to go back home and now another is driven to retire.

Not a good track record here.

 

[Ziostilon]

He wasn't even that good the last time he was with Kazan in the KHL.

He's had his chances to be an NHL player both in Winnipeg and here.
Both weren't stacked playoff teams, so he had plenty of opportunities to compete for a spot with average players

He can go join Tikhonov, Shirokov, Plotnikov

 

[m9]

Was worth a shot in the summer. Didn't work out, but no big loss.

 

[Hit the post]

Still... how hard is Anton Rodin kicking himself right now?

Not very with one broken leg (guess that was a cheapshot - I should better.).

 

[BenningHurtsMySoul]

Hahahahah... hrmmmm, feel crappy for the guy. He'd be our 3rd line centre right now.

His knee is FUBAR. Doubt he'd ever play more than 40 games a season anyways.

Burmistrov is a twink. Not enough talent for a top 6 spot, zero grit and work ethic for a bottom 6 spot. See ya

 

[Nomobo]

He’s a lot better than Dowd

Maybe more talented but not as hard working.