This is pretty confusing since you are obviously talking about Magnitogorsk while they have a farm team in actual Orsk.
I could be off on this but I am pretty sure most Leaf fans were happy about him getting loaned if it meant he was going to get more playing time. There wasn't a whole ton of expectation going into this season.This is pretty confusing since you are obviously talking about Magnitogorsk while they have a farm team in actual Orsk.
The funniest thing about his season was the Leafs fans up in arms about Magnitka "punishing him for getting drafted", basically, only for them to loan him out to another actual KHL team where he has this spectacular season
Yeah but at the time of him riding the pine in Magnitka (those roughly 2 weeks) all conspiracy theorists (and even some half-creditable journalists like Steve Dangle) came out of the woodwork with their 3D chess explanations how this is Magnitka punishing him for getting drafted and supposedly wanting to go to the NHL eventually when in reality they simply wanted him to be paid a salary while his loan deal was being worked on. That's what I meant.
I'm not overly familiar with Russian geography, so my bad. But I agree with Beastcoast. I don't think most knowledgeable leaf fans really had an opinion on him besides wondering why we'd go after an OA in the MHL with good production. The production in the KHL has been astounding though and all of us (especially me) are eating our words.This is pretty confusing since you are obviously talking about Magnitogorsk while they have a farm team in actual Orsk.
The funniest thing about his season was the Leafs fans up in arms about Magnitka "punishing him for getting drafted", basically, only for them to loan him out to another actual KHL team where he has this spectacular season
How many Leaf fans we talking? Can you link me to these posts?
Probably like 2 who cared, others didn't really know he existed until recently. And not talking about these boards, as you can see from this thread he hasn't actually been discussed much at all here.
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So you feel offended because it didn't apply to you personally?
His contract ends in 2024 but I don't see how it necessarily means anything.
This is pretty confusing since you are obviously talking about Magnitogorsk while they have a farm team in actual Orsk.
The funniest thing about his season was the Leafs fans up in arms about Magnitka "punishing him for getting drafted", basically, only for them to loan him out to another actual KHL team where he has this spectacular season
Depends how he ends the season/plays next year. It's a long shot but could skip the AHL altogether at his current pace or play for a handful of games at the end of next year.
The trade deadline is long gone and Amur is in the last PO spot so any points they can get are crucial to them.
