Player Discussion Victor Antipin - Sports.Business-gazetta speculates he is going back to KHL

dotcommunism

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Seems like a very reasonable plan for him then. He needs to make the team, if not, he goes to Rochester to play. If someone want them on their NHL roster, they can claim him.
I see no reason why he'd go down to Rochester. If he can't make the team and no one picks him up on waivers, I'd think he'd head back to Russia.
All that, of course, is assuming he doesn't go back to Russia this summer.
 

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Viktor Antipin´s father: Sabres offered a new deal to Viktor, but he used to play for championship (with Magnitka in KHL), not for 29th place in NHL. So, he came back to Magnitka. He agreed a contract terms with Sabres GM and consulted his role with Sabres´ coach before coming to the NHL. When he came, GM and coach were another guys, all agreements were gone, but he accepted new challenge.
 

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yeah, i'd rather go home and get paid better than questionably ride the pine for a bottom feeder across the planet
 
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TheMistyStranger

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Viktor Antipin´s father: Sabres offered a new deal to Viktor, but he used to play for championship (with Magnitka in KHL), not for 29th place in NHL. So, he came back to Magnitka. He agreed a contract terms with Sabres GM and consulted his role with Sabres´ coach before coming to the NHL. When he came, GM and coach were another guys, all agreements were gone, but he accepted new challenge.

Can't say I really blame him. I wonder what his year would have been like without the management change.
 

OkimLom

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yeah, i'd rather go home and get paid better than questionably ride the pine for a bottom feeder across the planet

Played for a coach that played the game the same way as he did when he played, in a system that supposedly would shine brightest on Antipin's strengths...and wasn't used effectively enough.
 

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The Sabres did not qualify Antipin. Unless the offer was for an AHL only contract, Dad is confused. There are also 31 teams in the NHL.
 

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Viktor Antipin´s father: Sabres offered a new deal to Viktor, but he used to play for championship (with Magnitka in KHL), not for 29th place in NHL. So, he came back to Magnitka. He agreed a contract terms with Sabres GM and consulted his role with Sabres´ coach before coming to the NHL. When he came, GM and coach were another guys, all agreements were gone, but he accepted new challenge.
lol, burn.
 

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Played for a coach that played the game the same way as he did when he played, in a system that supposedly would shine brightest on Antipin's strengths...and wasn't used effectively enough.
Phil could skate.

If we still had Franson’s role of a sheltered third pairing, in a system based on stretch passing, we probably get a different, more confident player.

Also if Housley didn’t play every trash defensemen to flop around the roster ahead of him on the power play.
 

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Phil could skate.

If we still had Franson’s role of a sheltered third pairing, in a system based on stretch passing, we probably get a different, more confident player.

Also if Housley didn’t play every trash defensemen to flop around the roster ahead of him on the power play.
Let's ignore how this team hilariously had more goals against than goals for on the powerplay for months into the season. Antipin being the guy being beat on a few of them.
 

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Viktor Antipin´s father: Sabres offered a new deal to Viktor, but he used to play for championship (with Magnitka in KHL), not for 29th place in NHL. So, he came back to Magnitka. He agreed a contract terms with Sabres GM and consulted his role with Sabres´ coach before coming to the NHL. When he came, GM and coach were another guys, all agreements were gone, but he accepted new challenge.

 

ZZamboni

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Antipin SHOULD have been given more opportunity. He didn’t. He’ll win in the KHL. Like he did when he was there before Housley mishandled him.
 
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dotcommunism

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The Sabres did not qualify Antipin. Unless the offer was for an AHL only contract, Dad is confused. There are also 31 teams in the NHL.
Teams can offer guys contracts without submitting a qualifying offer. A qualifying offer is a specific form that gets submitted to the player (and his representation), the NHLPA and Central Registry.
 
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