Kaigorodov = Boston's Sergei Zinovjev
Good riddance.
did he even play? i didn't notice him at all in any sens games i saw.
he was either a healthy scratch, or when he palyed he barely saw the ice. A far cry from the sure fire 60-70pts sens fans were predicting in the preseason.
Why suspend him though or for that matter try to send him to the minors, why not just let him go back to Russia then give him a chance to win a top 6 job in camp next year?
He usually was on the 4th line or scratched.did he even play? i didn't notice him at all in any sens games i saw.
Players who go home or stay in Europe get way too much flack. I'm pretty sure there was a behind the scenes agreement that Kaigo would be the 2nd line centre, or would at least get a decent amount of ice time. And he definitely didn't come over here to ride a bus in the AHL. Honestly, why would anyone leave their home country to make less money and not be a star. Clubs should tell players that they may be sent to the AHL instead of now making Kaigo look bad by saying that he deserted the team. Very classless.
I remember that as well. It was either the NHL or the RSL.Is it just me, or does anyone else distinctly remember that when Kaigorodov came over, it was widely reported (as in quotes from many of the involved parties) that the deal was Kaigorodov would either be playing for the Senators or returned to his Russian team, and this was the reason no fuss was raised at all over transfer fees? It seems that it's the Senators who are trying to break a previously formed agreement here.
Is it just me, or does anyone else distinctly remember that when Kaigorodov came over, it was widely reported (as in quotes from many of the involved parties) that the deal was Kaigorodov would either be playing for the Senators or returned to his Russian team, and this was the reason no fuss was raised at all over transfer fees? It seems that it's the Senators who are trying to break a previously formed agreement here.
Both Muckler and Kaigorodov said that the 2nd line centre position was his to lose. And congratulations Kaigs, you lost it.
He got time playing in training camp, ehibition games, and a few minutes in the regular season. Never did he show ANYTHING. No talent, no desire, nothing. He was soft, timid, didn't feel like working hard, never went to the corners, etc. The team, struggling as it was, would do worse with him as the second line centre. You don't sacrifice the team for the development of a prospect, you send him to the AHL to log big minutes.
ESPECIALLY for a Russian playmaker who is 23 and not used to the north american game. HE HAS to get a lot of minutes playing in the AHL to get used to the changes before he can make an impact.
It was in the best interest of both the Senators and Kaigorodov to send him to Bingo. Too bad he seems to be a spoiled rotten ungrateful little ******* who thinks he doesn't have to earn his stripes and that he is more than just a rookie prospect.
Go back to Russia, you *******. You'll never amount to anything.