It’s almost like the NHL isn’t a development league
Player Discussion: Kirill Marchenko thread
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It’s almost like the NHL isn’t a development league
Michigan Magic
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So I guess the truly correct league for Cole to be playing in is the KHL!
Farmboy Patty
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In his last 14 games he's 7-3-10. I believe that coincides with his healthy scratch, but I'm not 100% sure.
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Good thing the cap is going up and Columbus has a decent amount of capspace available
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Yeah and hypothetically if Chinakov is blossoming and plays like he currently is for the rest of the season, he's also going to look for a paycheck too.
That is where it will get sticky.
3.6mil, Roslovic and Bean contracts ending and cap going up, its not a terrible spot to be
Ice9
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Im listening to anything semi-reasonable offer wise for PL or JG. Not that its forthcoming but I'll listen to anything.
I definitely am listening on Laine, but not for Gaudreau.
Laine can go, keeping Gaudreau with these young players hitting their stride could form a forward group that overwhelms opponents though. We haven't even really seen Gaudreau with Fantilli yet! They might be dominant together.
The Four Seven
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Oddly, after my rant about Johnny the other night, I think I might agree? While he isn't the type of build-around-me guy his contract says he is, he was a very good complimentary piece to Tkachuk and Lindholm in Calgary, and if Fantilli grows into a true stud, Johnny might even see 100-point season(s) again.
Since the healthy scratches in late October, he's 13-5-18 in his last 24 games.
Tied for 7th in the league in goals in that time frame with some game named Sidney.
Tied for 7th in the league in goals in that time frame with some game named Sidney.
Who is the best player on the Blue Jackets and why is it Kirill Marchenko?
Fun fact: Chinakhov, Voronkov, and Marchenko are all from Siberia. Chinakhov is from Omsk, Marchenko from Barnaul, and Voronkov is from Angarsk (by Irkutsk).
So while we can call them the Russian line, we can also call them the Siberian line. That is infinitely cool to me.
So while we can call them the Russian line, we can also call them the Siberian line. That is infinitely cool to me.
^Quote from the Jarmo thread, that's an interesting notion.
If I had a chance to interview Marchenko, I would ask him about the progress he's made in the last 4 years with puck skills, if he feels there's been remarkable improvement and what he thinks might be the secret behind it. I could be wrong, but when I look at old highlight clips from WJCs and KHL, his stickhandling and agility look alright, but clearly not as sharp and impressive as they have been in the NHL.
koteka
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I was surprised by the scratches he had early in the season. He looked outstanding in the first couple of games. As such I’m not surprised by how well he’s doing. He’s great.
Let’s just go ahead and consider him our first round pick from 2018 if it makes us feel better about the Foudy pick. Lol. Which, as an aside, looking through that 2018 draft, it was pretty horrible overall after Quinn Hughes got taken.
Let’s just go ahead and consider him our first round pick from 2018 if it makes us feel better about the Foudy pick. Lol. Which, as an aside, looking through that 2018 draft, it was pretty horrible overall after Quinn Hughes got taken.
Caser
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The "Russian" thing didn't go well on twitter, maybe indeed they should better try "Siberian" lol.
