Trust me , he is really good.
Kaski stated that Finn's in GR weren't on the same level (loosely translated) & they were unhappy there...don't know if that had anything to do with Rybar. Saarijarvi underperformed, but maybe part of that was he was also unhappy? He's producing 3X as much in Tucson, which isn't saying much.Rybar imo is a head shaker still. He didn't play terrible, and would be better than Pickard imo, or anyone else in the AHL right now. Might of given Howard a run for his money, was better than Comrie too imo so that trade would of never happened.
Idk, I don't get why he went back to Finland, he had a shot. Someone somewhere wasn't buying into him at all or he had personal reasons to go back home... idk. The door was open for for him in many ways I thought.
Kaski stated that Finn's in GR weren't on the same level (loosely translated) & they were unhappy there...don't know if that had anything to do with Rybar. Saarijarvi underperformed, but maybe part of that was he was also unhappy? He's producing 3X as much in Tucson, which isn't saying much.
Same level? Are you talking skill wise? Personally? Cause if they felt a bias within that Grand Rapids organization then there might be a bigger problem within the FO/Coaching ranks there. Discrimination, *cause they're EURO*, can't be tolerated in anyway.
This seems the most likely. Having 1 too many Dmen didn't help.Theres no way thats true. That team has always had large amounts of Europeans in big roles. I highly doubt the coaching staff had it out personally against Finns either. Saarjiarvi sucked and Kasi played a whopping 19 games. If anything I would bet that Kaski came over and expected to be handed shit and stirred the pot up. Thats why he was moved so quickly
Here's a pretty good write up by @Caser on the trade board, with one player mentioned to be signing with Detroit (that we already know) :
6. RW Malte Stromwall
Notes on NHL status: -
Projected role next season (if signs): Middle-six RW (NHL)
Stromwall successfully transferred and continued his progress from the Liiga in his debut KHL season and, after getting plenty of goals and points on a not very strong Sochi team, reports started to appear that he is set to sign with the Red Wings. That won't surprise me at all, as they're badly in need of someone who can play hockey.
- C Fredrik Händemark (rumoured to Detroit in February) signed with San Jose. 26-year old, big 6'3 center.
- LhD Mikko Lehtonen, signed to Toronto. Probably best Free Agent defenceman at Europe.
- W Mathias Brome, signed to Detroit.
- G Alexei Melnichuk, signed to San Jose. 21-year old undrafted 6'1 goaltender.
I really hope they look into signing Teemu Turunen, a 24 year old that has been having several great seasons in the Liiga
Teemu Turunen at eliteprospects.com