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

Navin R Slavin said:
I dunno, I think the Canes might be more compelling than some give them credit for. There may be a lot of skilled forwards who don't care to play in the Canes system, but I doubt there are many skilled defensemen who would feel the same way. A quick route to PP1, pinch whenever you see fit, wingers who backcheck... what's not to like?

Maybe it's his dream to live in NYC. Or maybe it's his dream to win Cups and get paid. We'll find out soon enough.
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yep, about the only moderately unattractive thing about playing here (playing, not the off-ice stuff) as a defenseman would be not getting enough credit in Norris voting because "iT's ThE sYsTeM" but even that won't stand for very long if the guy is putting up video game numbers. Everything else from the coach to the overall play of the rest of the team in terms of quality and style would be a defenseman's dream.
 
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DaveG said:
yep, about the only moderately unattractive thing about playing here (playing, not the off-ice stuff) as a defenseman would be not getting enough credit in Norris voting because "iT's ThE sYsTeM" but even that won't stand for very long if the guy is putting up video game numbers. Everything else from the coach to the overall play of the rest of the team in terms of quality and style would be a defenseman's dream.
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We rehabbed the image of TDA enough for him to get that contract from Philly. Nothing more needs to be stated about our ability to maximize your earnings going forward. If I was a defenseman who felt like I wasn't getting a fair shake somewhere I would absolutely be telling my agent to kick tires with the Canes in FA to see if there is a 2 or 3 year deal to be had.
 
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Navin R Slavin said:
I dunno, I think the Canes might be more compelling than some give them credit for. There may be a lot of skilled forwards who don't care to play in the Canes system, but I doubt there are many skilled defensemen who would feel the same way. A quick route to PP1, pinch whenever you see fit, wingers who backcheck... what's not to like?

Maybe it's his dream to live in NYC. Or maybe it's his dream to win Cups and get paid. We'll find out soon enough.
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I agree with all of that. I just see a lot of posts about signing him to max deals asap to get him pinned down. Just pointing out the obvious that he’s unlikely to want that right off the bat unless we’re massively overpaying him. He likely does have some preconceived notions about living in the US and it’ll take some time to learn about the pros of being in NC. He doesn’t know it’s a great place to live aside from maybe what our Russian guys have told him, assuming they tell him it’s great. I feel we’re leaving him out of the equation in the thinking we’re signing him immediately to a long term deal. Unless it’s an overpayment he can’t say no to that would seem counterproductive from his side.

We should probably also let him play games for awhile.
 
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Jeddah is 7 hours ahead.

Taking tweet at face value, then flight he would have been on was a Saudi Airlines flight to JFK. It's a non-stop that leaves at 3AM arriving at 9AM. If he was on that flight, then he should be in Raleigh by afternoon.

edit: I'd add that Saudi Airlines has a nice first class package with an enclosed Suite whereas Turkish Airlines only has Business Class. Better for the player to sleep in an enclosed suite.
 
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The more I think about it, it would sense to let him debut in game 3, assuming we take care of business at home. Much less risk/pressure and gives him plenty of time to get settled here and practice with the team and start learning the system and develop chemistry with the boys. Possibly by going 11/7 in that game. He could immediately show he's good enough to just supplant Ghost or Walker in the lineup for game 1 too though.
 
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cptjeff said:
Ah yes, the things you do for a prospect that you definitely won't be playing in the playoffs absent significant injuries.

Don't be surprised to see him on the ice for Game 1.
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Was listening to 99.9 this afternoon and Donnelly & Cox had similar thoughts. They both expect Orlov to be the one who slots out when Nikishin comes in for the playoffs.
 
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Nikishin al Gaib said:
Was listening to 99.9 this afternoon and Donnelly & Cox had similar thoughts. They both expect Orlov to be the one who slots out when Nikishin comes in for the playoffs.
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I don't agree with that move. I was excited for Ghost 2.0 but he's been trash since coming back from a injury. While one can (Borsig does) argue we over pay him for his production he has been better than Ghost imo
 
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Slavin, Chat, Burns are givens. That leaves Walker,Orlov, and Ghost. I really don't see RBA sit Ghost because we need more offense from the D again I disagree on Ghost but I digress. Orlov has something no one else on the team has and that's the ability to hit triple digits on his slap shot so I don't think he sits.
 
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