Prospect Info: April 2: Alexei Kolosov has joined AHL Phantoms (Goalie, 2021 draft pick); played April 13

[BringBackHakstol]

Always an excuse with this organization

 

[GKJ]

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

Briere is the train on a non-stop course to "f***ing around and finding out."

While I find Chuck to make stupid decisions, he at least felt like a GM. Briere is doing everything in his power to do as little as possible while saying they are doing everything and smugging the entire time. How long until he petitions his son to be part of the Team Canada Paralympics Hockey Team coaching staff?

 

[GKJ]

Setting a culture of finding all the players who don’t want to play here.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

Wild that this keeps happening and the Flyers just have no clue why since no one talks to them.

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

Wild that this keeps happening and the Flyers just have no clue why since no one talks to them.

"We've tried nothing and we're all out of ideas!"

 

[GKJ]

This is Kevin Hayes’ fingerprints all over it

 

[JojoTheWhale]

Pro: Briere knows his fanbase is so in their corner that they’ll keep believing him no matter how absurd the stance. He understands the audience and the assignment.

Con: Nothing will ever change because this will never stop being the case.

 

[blackjackmulligan]

Best develop in Russia he says. Flyers have little choice but to say ok talk to you in 8 months.

 

[flyersnorth]

Seems the same is happening to the Preds with Askarov.

 

[nacc BLOCC]

Pro: Briere knows his fanbase is so in their corner that they’ll keep believing him no matter how absurd the stance. He understands the audience and the assignment.

Con: Nothing will ever change because this will never stop being the case.

i just really can’t believe they’re going with “gosh, he speaks another language! nothing we can do!” but throw hands up in the air and snort routine.

the way the interviewer chuckles at the SHEER IMPOSSIBILITY of communicating with somebody who doesn’t speak english was a nice bit of seasoning on that too. that guys gotta be dumb as shit.

the scale of arrogance and disingenuousness is the most impressive thing the flyers organization has to offer.

 

[GKJ]

 

[Redpath]

The "He doesn't speak English excuse" doesn't add up. He has an agent who does speak English.

Was his agent not giving the Flyers clear answers? Or was Kolosov not giving his agent clear answers to give to the Flyers?

 

[JojoTheWhale]

i just really can’t believe they’re going with “gosh, he speaks another language! nothing we can do!” but throw hands up in the air and snort routine.

the way the interviewer chuckles at the SHEER IMPOSSIBILITY of communicating with somebody who doesn’t speak english was a nice bit of seasoning on that too. that guys gotta be dumb as shit.

the scale of arrogance and disingenuousness is the most impressive thing the flyers organization has to offer.

That’s because you’ve put more effort into communicating a Chinese food order than they have self-evaluation.

Like you said, it’s arrogance. This is just who they are.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

i just really can’t believe they’re going with “gosh, he speaks another language! nothing we can do!” but throw hands up in the air and snort routine.

the way the interviewer chuckles at the SHEER IMPOSSIBILITY of communicating with somebody who doesn’t speak english was a nice bit of seasoning on that too. that guys gotta be dumb as shit.

the scale of arrogance and disingenuousness is the most impressive thing the flyers organization has to offer.

The interviewer is either Riley Cote or Derek Settlemyre (former Flyers equipment manager).

 

[blackjackmulligan]

Hope we get a "jonesy" well if he doesn't want to play for us quote.

 

[GKJ]

Hope we get a "jonesy" well if he doesn't want to play for us quote.

Yeah after they were on the radio stating how excited they were for his season to end.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

Pro: Briere knows his fanbase is so in their corner that they’ll keep believing him no matter how absurd the stance. He understands the audience and the assignment.

Con: Nothing will ever change because this will never stop being the case.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

I could see Briere’s comments meaning that they literally can’t just call Kolosov because the issue is they have to talk to his agents and not him directly and less so about having to speak Russian.

Now that doesn’t exactly paint a good picture of the organization either with the player doesn’t want to talk to them directly.

Seems oddly familiar doesn’t it?

 

[Beef Invictus]

They've had weeks to sort this.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

The seeds have been planted.

 

[swami24]

They've had weeks to sort this.

Should I email Danny with the names of 3 coworkers who could use a side hustle as team Russian translator?

 

[Cody Webster]

The seeds have been planted.

Ughh ooh, the Kool-Aid drinkers are starting to revolt

https://x.com/i/web/status/1825567621703688392

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

I’ll give Charlie credit here he was the only person that covers that team that I know that at least voiced there’s a legit possibility Kolosov was unhappy & didn’t want to be here despite the Flyers organization messaging the opposite.

Edit: Kurz on the other hand is a shameless lap dog for the organization.

 

[FlyguyOX]

Baby soft