Nikita Gusev is already getting scratched..

[MarkusNaslund19]

I'm sure it had everything to do with him watching in the press box with Elias and had nothing to do with just being allowed to play. Really though, I don't care and barely remembered posting in your little thread. He's playing better, grats.

To each their own, I doubt it had any impact positive or negative.

Homie, there's no shame in admitting that you didn't know something. To learn is to improve, we should all aspire to learn something every day. I know this sounds condescending, but I don't mean it to be. The point I'm making is, multiple people have come in and basically shown you that your theory was flawed, you don't need to then show us all how unimportant the whole thing is to you. Be humble, learn, move on.

 

[Kshahdoo]

Gusev played your typical "Kane" hockey in the KHL, i.e. he cared about offense only and nothing more. When he came to the Devils, that "Kane" role belonged to Hall, so Gusev had to play different hockey, than he used too, and of course, he struggled. Sitting in the pressbox obviously helped him, he adjusted to a new role and started to play the right way, and now he's one of the top Devils player.

 

[ZenOil]

Yet he coaches in Nashville.

Euros breaking into the league that is.....way shorter leash.

 

[ViD]

Gusev might just be the best shoot out specialist in the league

 

[Kshahdoo]

6+20 in the last 30 games, playing mostly with Coleman, Zajac, Bratt and Zacha.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

I had no idea he was 27 when he signed. Figured he was young.

27 isn't that old either, a lot can peak later as well.

 

[Kshahdoo]

27 isn't that old either, a lot can peak later as well.

His game is all about IQ, hands and shooting, so, I think, he's going to be good for quite a long time.

 

[ViD]

He played 13 minutes today, gets disrespected by NJD, with dudes like Wood getting more ice time.

Maybe he needs a place where his skills and contribution will be appreciated

 

[Honour Over Glory]

He played 13 minutes today, gets disrespected by NJD, with dudes like Wood getting more ice time.

Maybe he needs a place where his skills and contribution will be appreciated

Clearly all the Russians need to congregate in Washington.

 

[Atas2000]

Clearly all the Russians need to congregate in Washington.

I would not be opposed to having one team full of Russians. This is why I don't like the NHL much.

 

[Atas2000]

He played 13 minutes today, gets disrespected by NJD, with dudes like Wood getting more ice time.

Maybe he needs a place where his skills and contribution will be appreciated

He's got 2 pts IIRC. Always the same with those single railed NHL coaches. What the NHL needs is coaching diversity. Revolving around the same bunch of Canadians and Americans for decades is annoyingly boring.

 

[kilowatt]

He's got 2 pts IIRC. Always the same with those single railed NHL coaches. What the NHL needs is coaching diversity. Revolving around the same bunch of Canadians and Americans for decades is annoyingly boring.

That's... actually not entirely untrue.