I think that's probably a little late even for a "late bloomer". That's more like a "twilight years bloomer". Those rarely seem to end up working out.
I remember some people being somewhat excited about him back when he was drafted by Vancouver. But that never really panned out. From what i recall, seemed like he just decided he wasn't going to make it in North America and preferred to just go back home to play. Which makes it unlikely he'd bother coming over for a last kick at the can at his age. That's a big leap to make, and if it doesn't go well (and it very likely wouldn't), it's just kind of a big mess terminating the contract and getting back home midstream, because there's no way he's playing in the AHL.
