Boom Boom Apathy
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I still don’t have a problem with the Semin contract. It turned out very poorly, but that’s the cost of trying to compete. It takes luck and a good asset(s), in the form of a draft pick or trade assets, to acquire a player with his skill level. JR didn’t have much of a choice there.
The counterargument at the time essentially was that the team wasn’t good enough to compete. In hindsight, that was correct; the organization had underwhelming short-term depth at the NHL level and in the system. However, a retool would have been a tough sell at the time; punting on the prime of a franchise center would have been crazy.
The extent of Semin’s decline is still baffling. He went from a PPG scorer, albeit in a shortened season, to out of the league in about 2.5 years. He was barely 29 when he signed that extension and played a style that was reliant on skill, not speed.
I wonder how much Bill Peters and his genius system had to do with Semin turning into a pumpkin.
I wonder how much Bill Peters and his genius system had to do with Semin turning into a pumpkin.
We have another Russian for him to socialize with, now.we should bring him back
And Montreal's system and Magnitogorsk Metallurg's system. Maybe the lockout shortened season was the fluke when you look at the whole picture.
so what's the deal with maenalanen? does anyone expect him to get a spot on the roster
Never seen him play. But he appears to be a great low risk/high reward pickup. He has size, has been improving from a scoring standpoint the past two years in Finnish professional league, and scored 7 goals/4 assists in 7 games in under-20 world championship on a line with Teravainen in 2013.
I expect he gets some time in preseason games, but is ticketed for Charlotte. The hope would be that if he quickly adjusts to the North American rink/style of play he could be called up and help out on both special teams.
“I swear I’m on an NHL team, look here, internet never lies.”Maybe he just negotiated that he'd be on the roster on the website. Chicks dig that.
Maybe he just negotiated that he'd be on the roster on the website. Chicks dig that.