Confirmed with Link: Canucks sign Andrei Kuzmenko

[strattonius]

Holy shit amazing what competent people in office can accomplish. This would have never been possible with a benning and Weisbrod lmao.

 

[SeawaterOnIce]

Man feels nice after we fumbled the bag with Schultz.

But imagine being the team that signed Schultz, pissing away 3 years, screwing his development and then trading him to a contender for nothing and watching him immediately get put into a position to contribute and succeed on his new team.

 

[Just A Bit Outside]

f*** it.. Lets go full Detroit 2.0.

Full Euros. Primarily Russians and Swedes.

Great start from the new mgmt group.

Now for some trades.

 

[Canucks LB]

Holy f***, we won!

 

[Just A Bit Outside]

That steak at Elisa must have be good.

 

[Ottobot]

Eligibility: To be eligible for the Calder Memorial Trophy, Beginning in 1990-91, a player must not have attained his 26th birthday by Sept.

Unfortunate since Kuzmenko will be over, but would’ve been funny with Bunting just being nominated.

 

[timw33]

 

[violaswallet]

He had in-person meetings with the Kings and Panthers before he came to Vancouver.

Interesting…saw nothing reported in the Panthers media about it

 

[Canucks LB]

That’s how you make a difference

 

[Bonham]

Awesome, free asset!

Hope he works out.

 

[wonton15]

Kuzmenko adds a huge level of flexibility in our top 9 lines and offseason decisions. Going to be so fun to watch him and Pod’s bromance develop. Happy for Pod.

 

[Vector]

 

[BenningHurtsMySoul]

Remember when Sundin transformed Kesler's game to the next level?

Not saying Kuz is Sundin, but the similarity here is uncanny.

 

[RutherPlan]

The fact that we won out Florida is unreal, Kuzmenko's agent, Milstein is a huge advocate for Miami.

The other great thing about this is that Canucks are finally establishing roots for Russian players to play in Vancouver with Podkolzin, Kuzmenko, and Klimovich.

 

[SeawaterOnIce]

That’s how you make a difference

Previous management would have been like: "Kuzmenko was interested in signing with Vancouver however no one in management returned his calls. Benning stated he "was interested in signing the Russian but noted there were other things on the go so we didn't get around to calling him back.:""

The fact that we won out Florida is unreal, Kuzmenko's agent, Milstein is a huge advocate for Miami.

The other great thing about this is that Canucks are finally establishing roots for Russian players to play in Vancouver with Podkolzin, Kuzmenko, and Klimovich.

Are we counting Belarus since Russia pretty much took over?

 

[Frankie Blueberries]

Great low-risk signing.
Man, I love this new management group (so far)

 

[EpochLink]

Management and the coaching staff deserve a Pat on the back for this, free asset plus getting for sure some top 6//PP time.

I’m down.

 

[Nucker101]

That’s like $6,483 of gas money. I’d be impressed too

 

[Jyrki21]

Hell yeah, free stuff!

If he lights the world on fire, though, then he's signing in Vegas or something for $5M plus, right?

edit: And of course I like what it means for Podkolzin too, because it's got to be pretty damn lonely when no one speaks your language.

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

Boudreau playing a big part in this as well. Good to see.

 

[VancouverJagger]

Man am I ever stoked here................the stench of Lennie and his velcro shoes (god knows he couldn't tie his own laces) is dissipating......

Pretty sure my messaging him in Russian on his IG is what sealed the deal......

This potentially helps our team a TON!! Soo happy here........

 

[Nucker101]

Man am I ever stoked here................the stench of Lennie and his velcro shoes (god knows he couldn't tie his own laces) is dissipating......

Pretty sure my messaging him in Russian on his IG is what sealed the deal......

This potentially helps our team a TON!! Soo happy here........

They’re saying it was Bruce’s meeting and your IG post that sealed the deal.

 

[CalderSchmalder]

 

[Vector]

Interesting…saw nothing reported in the Panthers media about it

It was reported by the Canucks insider who's entire network is directly talking to agents. Kuzmenko's agent told him that they had met, in person, with the Panthers.



Starts at 3:05 of this video.

 

[VancouverJagger]

They’re saying it was Bruce’s meeting and your IG post that sealed the deal.

And people were calling me all sorts of names saying "Your behaviour is exactly what drove Bure away!"

Aha!

#Vindication. #GoNucks