GWNR
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Yeah well a lot of fans *****ed about PK during the season.
Some fans just like to complain for the sake of complaining.
Very common in every fan base of every sport.
Confirmed Signing with Link: [MTL] Alex Radulov (1 year, $5.750M AAV)
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Yeah well a lot of fans *****ed about PK during the season.
Some fans just like to complain for the sake of complaining.
Very common in every fan base of every sport.
CHaracter79
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For the record the only people bad mouthing PK has been certain media outlets with agendas and a case of broken telephone after that. The organization had absolutely nothing bad to say about PK and decided to change the dynamic of the team be it on the ice or in the locker room. This hurts many of us as fans as we had grown fond of PK ( he is charismatic) and felt that after the horrible summer after the bridge contract debacle / long term deal that we could finally put it aside and enjoy him for the next 9 years .. The good and the bad.. And believe me there has always been a negative side to his game too. Whether it was internal or not we can't know for sure and whether the problems in the room were real or bigger then they say we can never know but what we do know is that just like in any case of a star leaving for another team a large amount of the fan base tends to try to follow.. As was the case with the whole halak price debacle... (Price was a bum) etc...
Players like PK are rare. Not his play on ice.. I mean of course theyre rare but we did get another elite dman in exchange in spite of what everyone says.
All this talk about weber being finished at 30 is nonsense.. And it comes from the same non fans that had a hard time putting PK in the top 5 just three months ago..
In the end we will see what happens but radulov is completely different.
His biggest issue was maturity and I don't know about you but I wasn't the same at 25 then I was at 30. We make mistakes and learn. Be it missing curfew on an NHL team... Or picking up and sleeping with that real funny fat waitress that you work with (hi Audrey) and then try to avoid eye contact for the next few weeks
Radulov made mistakes. So did chucky. So did many young millionaires that are fortunate enough to play hockey and get paid at such a young age and feel
Invincible.
But just because you skipped class in high school
Everyday.. Doesn't mean you won't be depended on to show up at work every day today.
The last four years Rads settled
Down in his private life( they say) getting married and having a child.time will tell if it'll work out..
But pk and radulov have nothing to do with each other.
CHaracter79
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Didn't he also have 102ptd in 150 games before the age of 22
And those Nashville teams were ultra defensive with trotz
Habs fans will have the last laugh in this signing. As a Leafs fan I'm genuinely concerned that he will put up 70 points this year. Low risk, high reward signing.
Not sure why you'd be concerned. Your team can't be expected to make the playoffs. I would imagine the goal is to finish closer to the postseason and make solid progress.
Patrice Krejci*
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This was an amazing post, while the whole issue still upsets me, even as I bruins fan I have an immense amount of respect for you after reading this. Thanks for the insight.
We have Markov, Emelin, Galchenyuk in our roster, and we have Scherbak and Sergachev that will be nhlers in a year or two.
Hopefully, we sign Shipachev too
I am sure that Alex was born in Milwaukee. His dad played for the Admirals in the 1990s. I guess that makes him a Cheese Head Russian!
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jellybeans
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My cap runneth over
I just hope he will be with the team in December
Who stays longer with their team: Polak or Radulov?
JLP
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Seems every summer Bergevin ferrets out a "low-risk, high-reward" player. This time praying the hail mary pass will make people forget one of the dumbest trades in team history.
The pieces are all in place for a catastrophic failure in Montreal this season. Radulov's $5.75m contract is actually a $2.75m contract with a $3m signing bonus that he got Friday. "He's changed" and will be an obedient soldier and respect an NHL contract for the first time, promise, just needed three mil up front that's all...
The pieces are all in place for a catastrophic failure in Montreal this season. Radulov's $5.75m contract is actually a $2.75m contract with a $3m signing bonus that he got Friday. "He's changed" and will be an obedient soldier and respect an NHL contract for the first time, promise, just needed three mil up front that's all...
The Spaniard
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Suburban out for attitude problems and 24 hrs later Radulov signed
#LaughingStock
During the press conference Bergevin made a distinction between a maturity problem and a personality problem. You can gain maturity, personality doesn't change.
Seems every summer Bergevin ferrets out a "low-risk, high-reward" player. This time praying the hail mary pass will make people forget one of the dumbest trades in team history.
The pieces are all in place for a catastrophic failure in Montreal this season. Radulov's $5.75m contract is actually a $2.75m contract with a $3m signing bonus that he got Friday. "He's changed" and will be an obedient soldier and respect an NHL contract for the first time, promise, just needed three mil up front that's all...
Just like the Habs needed to pay Shea Weber 8 mil up front to make up the difference in the trade being so lopsided.
Where does being a mercenary fall in between the two?
Funny factoid, last time Radulov's maturity problems kicked in he was around the same age PK Subban was this past season.
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Doesn't he have Russian parents and lived most of his childhood life in Russia but his family was in the states when he was born because he was playing hockey? He's probably a duel citizen but idk the states and Russian citizenship laws
I agree that other NHL teams, and certainly KHL teams too, will be willing to give him a look if he fails to get an extension in Montreal, but at a much lower price than what he would get if he had been patient enough to negotiate himself a better deal. In relative terms, Montreal is offering him nothing, and if he fails to get an extension, he will be labeled as "couldn't cut it," and will be devalued accordingly.
I find it hilarious North Americans trying to say that Radulov has "calmed down", after not having watched any KHL games.
Just look at how he played during the season with CSKA. Everything is about him, his attitude on the bench is not a good one. He hasn't matured in the slightest.
Just look at how he played during the season with CSKA. Everything is about him, his attitude on the bench is not a good one. He hasn't matured in the slightest.
99.9% of the fans still adore Subban and are absolutely PISSED about the trade. The group of people that you see hating on Subban are just a small vocal minority thta are falling for the Hab's anti-Subban PR spin which is being regurgitated by our local (mostly french) media. Just ignore them.
Mario le Magnifique
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Seems every summer Bergevin ferrets out a "low-risk, high-reward" player. This time praying the hail mary pass will make people forget one of the dumbest trades in team history.
The pieces are all in place for a catastrophic failure in Montreal this season. Radulov's $5.75m contract is actually a $2.75m contract with a $3m signing bonus that he got Friday. "He's changed" and will be an obedient soldier and respect an NHL contract for the first time, promise, just needed three mil up front that's all...
so funny to read comments like these when MB acquired the best player out of this free agency.
But I guess it's right to be mad when you're yet another PK fanboy. Look, PK was my favorite player but you arent serious if you say Weber is a worse no.1 D for a cup run.
Who else would blame our GM for low risk high rewards moves than closet Leafs or Bruins fans, haters gonna hate I guess.
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A one-year deal seems ok because it's only one year.
The question is: if he plays well, who will be so dumb to give him a Semin-like contract?
The question is: if he plays well, who will be so dumb to give him a Semin-like contract?
