Confirmed with Link: Coyotes agree to terms with Vladislav Provolnev

lanky

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So he's not crossing the pond til Sep.


Next season...

Chychrun - Poolman
OEL - Lyubushkin
Provolnev - Soderstrom


That's a much cheaper and tougher D corps than this year.
 
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SCT

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BA signed this kid as a prospect for our blue line. I highly doubt he will jump into the top 6. My guess is he starts the year in Tucson.
 

TheLegend

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So he's not crossing the pond til Sep.


Next season...

Chychrun - Poolman
OEL - Lyubushkin
Provolnev - Soderstrom


That's a much cheaper and tougher D corps than this year.

Last word from Craig was his immigration was already taken care of and he’s going to Tucson.

Ahhhh ... “IF” they get it resolved.
 

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BA signed this kid as a prospect for our blue line. I highly doubt he will jump into the top 6. My guess is he starts the year in Tucson.

He turns 26 in a month. They'll give him a chance to make the NHL roster next year. He didn't come over to make 80k playing in Tucson.
 
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MIGs Dog

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He didn't come over to make 80k playing in Tucson.

It is a nice town. :rolleyes:. I think we put him in Tucson initially to see how he looks, and hopefully call him up before the season ends. If all goes well he'll be pencilled in by training camp to start next season with the big club.
 

Jamieh

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Most of these guys have an out to go back to Russia if they aren't playing in NHL.
 

Jakey53

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So he's not crossing the pond til Sep.


Next season...

Chychrun - Poolman
OEL - Lyubushkin
Provolnev - Soderstrom


That's a much cheaper and tougher D corps than this year.
Why is that when we sign a new player they become the talk of the town like they are the second coming. Provolnev hasn't even played in the AHL, let alone the NHL and you have him on the third pairing. If BA thought he was a shoe in for a roster spot why didn't he give him a long contract?
 

Jakey53

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He turns 26 in a month. They'll give him a chance to make the NHL roster next year. He didn't come over to make 80k playing in Tucson.
He's 26, and no other NHL team has bothered to sign him, or no one on these boards have heard of him, and some think he will be in our top six. If that is the best BA can do, I think we need better scouts.
 
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Jakey53

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Look at it this way - at least we know that the Coyotes are still scouting Eastern Europe.
If you want to call it that. 26 years old, no one knows who the hell he is and never seen him play and most alarming is no other NHL team was after him. I think I will send my resume to the Yote's for a scouting position.
 
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RemoAZ

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I would bet 90% of us wouldn't know if this guy was the worst or best defenseman in Russia. We got him for free. Maybe he has some upside worth taking a look at. Who knows? Armstrong hasn't had much to work with as far as trade capital or cap space. He also hasn't given away OEL or Hayton for scraps. So far, he hasn't made a huge move yet but did you really expect he would with what he's had to work with? I don't think he's given us anything to bitch about yet, other than not firing Tocc. He also hasn't extended him yet so I'll give him the benefit of doubt on that as well as a work in progress.
 

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If you want to call it that. 26 years old, no one knows who the hell he is and never seen him play and most alarming is no other NHL team was after him. I think I will send my resume to the Yote's for a scouting position.

Well, on the other hand, how many KHL games have you watched this year?
 

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Why is that when we sign a new player they become the talk of the town like they are the second coming. Provolnev hasn't even played in the AHL, let alone the NHL and you have him on the third pairing. If BA thought he was a shoe in for a roster spot why didn't he give him a long contract?
He's not gotten a long contract because the team doesn't know how he'll fit, so it's low cost, high reward, and secondly, even if they thought he was such a gem, they are prohibited by the rules of free agency. He'll come in on a one-year deal because it gets him past the entry-level deal quicker, as there is no incentive for him to come over, toil for a few years on an entry-level at his age when he could stay in Russia to make more during his upcoming prime. He wouldn't come over unless he knew he was a sure thing or they gave him a short window to prove it before he could pack it back up to Russia.

I think the hype is realistically only aimed at the fact that he's basically a free prospect that could win a depth defenseman roster spot next year. He's 26, but defensemen develop later, and he had a really good season in the KHL. A free asset is nice as always, and anything he produces beyond the AHL is bonus.
 

Jakey53

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He's not gotten a long contract because the team doesn't know how he'll fit, so it's low cost, high reward, and secondly, even if they thought he was such a gem, they are prohibited by the rules of free agency. He'll come in on a one-year deal because it gets him past the entry-level deal quicker, as there is no incentive for him to come over, toil for a few years on an entry-level at his age when he could stay in Russia to make more during his upcoming prime. He wouldn't come over unless he knew he was a sure thing or they gave him a short window to prove it before he could pack it back up to Russia.

I think the hype is realistically only aimed at the fact that he's basically a free prospect that could win a depth defenseman roster spot next year. He's 26, but defensemen develop later, and he had a really good season in the KHL. A free asset is nice as always, and anything he produces beyond the AHL is bonus.
We have enough depth Dman.
 

Jakey53

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Lyubushkin was never drafted and came in the exact same way.

How about waiting to see what he can do in Tucson before turning up the Stepan Index to full.
And Bush is third pairing/7th Dman at best. IF we don't have anybody in our system that is better than this never drafted 26 yo. Russian who has never played in NA, all I can say is God help us.
 

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