CreeksideStrangler
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isn't Komarov from Estonia lol
sorry though we love the guy and he actually wants to play for our team
sorry though we love the guy and he actually wants to play for our team
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Yakupov's contract expires after this season.Lightning have no interest in Yakupov or Fayne but you could probably have him for a decent plate of poutine.
(In other words we don't want to take on salary beyond this season but a pick or a depth scorer whose contract expires after this season would suffice.)
Not really a NHL regular.This would actually make sense since they are from a same town(Tornio) and already know each other. Plus young RHD is a big need for EDM.
His big contract cuts into McDavid's next contract. Pass from EDM unless RNH is tradedYakupov for Lehterä.
isn't Komarov from Estonia lol
sorry though we love the guy and he actually wants to play for our team
I think they speak Finnish there(real sorry if they don't. I don't know much about the place)
I bet Filpulla is available on some level. He'd be a good pickup for Edmonton.
Yakupov's contract expires after this season.
Best misspelling ever sure makes for a great name...
Most 3rd graders are already on the same level as Puljujärvi. Meaning they are good enough to say: "My name is Jesse. I like hockey. I'm very happy Edmonton." It's almost as if he's skipped every lesson after 3rd grade. And there's just no way a person living in Finland is not exposed to English because of music, movies, tv programs, games and internet are often if not mostly in English.That's the impression I get as well. He just hasn't learnt the language because he hasn't been exposed to it. No one learns how to speak English in school, in Finland they teach you in school about the vocabulary and grammar basically, but to be able to speak it beyond the basic level you need to be exposed to the language and get used to it.
Or, you know, he could learn English like every other euro player who has ever played in the NHL.
Most 3rd graders are already on the same level as Puljujärvi. Meaning they are good enough to say: "My name is Jesse. I like hockey. I'm very happy Edmonton." It's almost as if he's skipped every lesson after 3rd grade. And there's just no way a person living in Finland is not exposed to English because of music, movies, tv programs, games and internet are often if not mostly in English.
When you compare him to someone like Patrik Laine, an average speaker who's learned to speak in school, the difference is quite huge.
Rask is definitely exceptional, but Laine is quite far from it. He can easily get his points across, but overall his language skills are average or only slightly above average for an 18 year old. But I can see him easily becoming very good after his first year abroad.Patrik Laine is a bad example because he speaks exceptional English for your typical 18 year old Finn. He's very articulate and speaks better English than most Finns, period. Educated adult or uneducated kid. Tuukka Rask is another one who spoke almost flawless English when he first came over. These two don't represent the norm. They are rare exceptions.
I'm pretty sure they do the typical young kids stuff when they are younger. 9 to 12 year old kids don't just go pro. And I'm sure even pros watch tv and listen to music. No matter how talented they are they still go through the same motions as the rest of us.Remember, these kids don't spend the majority of their days on the internet, playing video games or watching movies on Netflix like the average Finnish teenager. They spend countless hours in their youth on practicing and playing hockey. It's not that peculiar that they don't get exposed to the English language nearly the same amount the average kid does.
Im on the Haula bandwagon... Ideal 3rd line C if Oil move RNH
Does he speak Swedish? Honest question, since he was born there, and his parents likely does.
So Oil should re-sign Korpikoski after buying him out?
Give Ruutu a PTO and see if he has anything left in the tank.
In that case...we have Larsson, Klefbom, Lander, Gustavsson to help him.