Maybe he should stop whining about his pads, and start concentrating on stopping the puck.
Blue Jackets | Goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky feeling the sting with smaller chest protector
I don't think that's a fair assessment as many players like playing in Columbus and remain in the area after their careers are over.I wonder what it is what makes players love to play in Nashville but seemingly hate places like Columbus. Management, teammates, they are all big music fans?
Nah, it's because the FO won't offer him 'best goalie in the league' money like he wants.I think its more so he doesn't want to stay, same reason why they haven't re-signed Panarin
i'm guessing his mind is altready elsewhere.
Sigh... I remember calling Johansen won't play out that stupid bridge contract in Columbus and people would laugh at me.This whole mess is on the front office.
When Bobrovski came off his 2012-13 Vezina year they did a ridiculous "prove it" 2 year bridge. They had an easy opportunity to sign him to an 8 year deal in the $6.5 million range. He'd be in year 6 of that deal now. They also had an opportunity to sign him to a 6, 7 or 8 year deal after that bridge expired in 2014-15. He would have been locked up for another 2-4 years (through his prime) with that one.
They did the same idiotic "prove it" nonsense with Ryan Johansen after he had a 33 goal and 63 points season at age 21. Well he has "proven it" with a much better organization and was compensated for it.
But fortunately, they did sign Dubinsky and Foligno to rich 6 year NMC deals and also signed Nathan Horton and didn't insure his contract which led to the Clarkson trade which led to letting William Karlsson go in the expansion draft as the ultimate "correction" for the Horton insurance follies.
And there's this guy named Panarin who has evidently fallen through the grasp of the geniuses who run the CBJ as well.
John Davidson is the most overrated managerial type in hockey. One playoff series victory in 13 years as a Team President (St Louis and Columbus) and a resume full of ridiculous contract strategies with young players who were essentially "no brainers" for long term success. He and Jarmo Kekalained have a dreadful track record dealing with RFAs. They are enamored with their "cost control" leverage over RFAs to the point of doing long term harm to the team.
Bobrovsky's performance has been terrible this season. His head is in a terrible place. He'll bounce back once he gets traded or goes UFA.
I wonder what it is what makes players love to play in Nashville but seemingly hate places like Columbus. Management, teammates, they are all big music fans?
Nashville is a very popular party city with a booming nightlife. Columbus, from what I've heard, is Buckeyes and only Buckeyes.I wonder what it is what makes players love to play in Nashville but seemingly hate places like Columbus. Management, teammates, they are all big music fans?
Same, picked him up and thought I made a great pick. Luckily I stole Gibson in the second last round lol.My poor, poor fantasy hockey team.
Sigh... I remember calling Johansen won't play out that stupid bridge contract in Columbus and people would laugh at me.
Now they aren't able to lock up the best forward a Vezina goaltender.
I think Jarmo still can't get it. This is the big league. You are here to win. Sometimes that means you have to open the dam' purse and pay your stars what they deserve given the market. Cost control is neat for running a down to earth traditional team in a finnish league. No offence to any finnish league, but there is certainly a different philosophy there. And JK just can't seem to realize what being on the biggest stage means.
Same, picked him up and thought I made a great pick. Luckily I stole Gibson in the second last round lol.
I wonder what it is what makes players love to play in Nashville but seemingly hate places like Columbus. Management, teammates, they are all big music fans?
Not that it changes your point, but 56 goals in his last 14 games including playoffs is not 4.00 GAA. 4 of those games were OT games against the Caps in R1 - one of which went to 2OT. Not sure if he had an early pulls or regular season OTs. But it's probably more like 3.75 GAA.