Confirmed with Link: D - Alexander Nikishin signs 2 year ELC

[Nikishin al Gaib]

 

[Surrounded By Ahos]

CURRENT MOOD

 

[Skinnyjimmy08]

now the huge question.....

when is his debut??!!

 

[Stanky and Janky]

He gonna send Haula Famer to the shadow realm?

 

[Blueline Bomber]

Okay…now extend him

 

[Nikishin al Gaib]

Okay…now extend him

isn't that what fluffers are for?

 

[Stanky and Janky]

Okay…now extend him

Tulsky is sooper smart, but I'm not sure I see him finding the loophole for that.

 

[Nikishin al Gaib]

Tulsky is sooper smart, but I'm not sure I see him finding the loophole for that.

I mean we can extend him this summer, right?

Have to believe that's in the plans. They've already been talking about it

 

[Blueline Bomber]

Tulsky is sooper smart, but I'm not sure I see him finding the loophole for that.

Something something deferred payments something something leap years and suddenly, he’s eligible.

 

[Stanky and Janky]

I mean we can extend him this summer, right?

Have to believe that's in the plans. They've already been talking about it

Agreed, but now was in the post I quoted and it can't be done now. I have no doubts they have had some general exploratroy talks like was speculated with Koko but it ain't happening now.

 

[Blueline Bomber]

And for what it’s worth, Servalli seems to believe his Canadian visa won’t be processed in time for our last regular season games, so we’ll have to hope for a playoff debut.

 

[the halleJOKEL]

just fell to my knees in the cookout drive thru

 

[SlavinAway]

just fell to my knees in the cookout drive thru

I'd do some shameful things for cookout but this seems a bit much...

 

[CanesUltimate11]

And for what it’s worth, Servalli seems to believe his Canadian visa won’t be processed in time for our last regular season games, so we’ll have to hope for a playoff debut.

Canadian government conspiring to keep him out...

 

[Nikishin al Gaib]

Okay…now extend him

isn't that what fluffers are for?

just fell to my knees in the cookout drive thru

Just quoting these in this order for no particular reason

 

[AhosDatsyukian]

bummer if we can't see him in the regular season before playoffs but honestly NJ is a matchup I think we can afford to "test" him out in so I'm completely cool with him debuting in the playoffs, if Rod is willing to do that (which we have all wondered and are still wondering)

Is he confirmed wearing #21 here?

 

[Stickpucker]

bummer if we can't see him in the regular season before playoffs but honestly NJ is a matchup I think we can afford to "test" him out in so I'm completely cool with him debuting in the playoffs, if Rod is willing to do that (which we have all wondered and are still wondering)

Is he confirmed wearing #21 here?

23 and will go by Mr. Boom Boom Russian Pronger His Iceness Protector of the Shire and Hobbits alike.

 

[robbieberns]

Makar made his debut in the playoffs, i’m fine with this.

 

[bleedgreen]

We can’t extend him till the summer, which is why I was struggling with the idea his extension is what was taking so long.

Alright. Let’s see how quick he arrives and if we can get him in a game. Unless Seravelli is now coach and he’s going to play him no matter what.

 

[chaz4hockey]

And for what it’s worth, Servalli seems to believe his Canadian visa won’t be processed in time for our last regular season games, so we’ll have to hope for a playoff debut.

I wonder how long it took to get Demidov's?

 

[chaz4hockey]

We can’t extend him till the summer, which is why I was struggling with the idea his extension is what was taking so long.

Alright. Let’s see how quick he arrives and if we can get him in a game. Unless Seravelli is now coach and he’s going to play him no matter what.

I would hope his agent was working the system behind the scenes while SKA was fiddling.

I suspect he will connect via the Middle East to USA. Then, Dundon should go use his/a private plane and parachute him directly into the Canes Morrisville practice facility.

 

[Stanky and Janky]

I wonder how long it took to get Demidov's?

I don't know enough about all this, but given he'll be based in Canada instead of just playing there like Nikishin, could it be a different situation?

 

[Wolfpuck]

Apparently playoff games don’t count for iron man streaks, so only 4 more games of Burns, right?

Right?

Rod, why are you glaring at me like that?

 

[AhosDatsyukian]

We can’t extend him till the summer, which is why I was struggling with the idea his extension is what was taking so long.

Alright. Let’s see how quick he arrives and if we can get him in a game. Unless Seravelli is now coach and he’s going to play him no matter what.

I think it's completely believable that SKA tried to throw him huge money for another year or 2 and the negotiations for a handshake extension in the summer were playing into it a little bit. Of course it's all moot now, but I do think the hold up was SKA trying for a last ditch effort to keep him around a bit longer, but he obviously wasn't going for it.

 

[AD Skinner]

all of the remaining canadiens games are in Canada, so demidov may have just gotten a Canadian visa for now and a US one is still in the works. The canes play tomorrow in Raleigh then are in Canada until the end of the season so nikishin probably needed to have both done. I am not super knowledgeable about this process but I imagine since he will be based in the states he couldn’t have done just a Canadian one to start with. I could absolutely be wrong though