Confirmed Signing with Link: [PHI] G Aleksei Kolosov signs ELC with the Flyers (3 years, $925k AAV)

[MMC]

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[Voodoo Glow Skulls]

Good signing.

 

[hotcabbagesoup]

no doubt a friend to help Michgod acclimate

 

[WarriorofTime]

no doubt a friend to help Michgod acclimate

While Michkov is in Russia? Lol. More like a goalie to make up for no Fedotov and a former third round pick that they are happy to have in the system.

 

[CraigBillington]

no doubt a friend to help Michgod acclimate

And I thought mcjesus was a dumb nickname

 

[eojsmada]

For half a second I thought it said Alexei Kovalev. I almost thought that wouldn't have been a bad signing for Philly.

 

[Maurice of Orange]

Remember this name Kolosov.

 

[FlyguyOX]

Flyers very high on this guy

 

[Pantokrator]

For half a second I thought it said Alexei Kovalev. I almost thought that wouldn't have been a bad signing for Philly.

Kovalev could help us tank though.

 

[TheGreenTBer]

Kovalev could help us tank though.

He would literally give Torts a heart attack.

Like I'm not exaggerating at all.

 

[ponder719]

He would literally give Torts a heart attack.

Like I'm not exaggerating at all.

So, how much money to bring him out of retirement? I'm sure we could get a GoFundMe together.

 

[Nabrules]

Flyers 3rd best prospect. This guy is Uber talented and has legitimate starter potential

 

[mazmin]

He will be known for stealing hearts... I mean Hart's... job.

 

[tnfrs]

Kolosov playing against Fedotov in about an hour lol should be a fun game

 

[Jersey Fan 12]

Kolosov playing against Fedotov in about an hour lol should be a fun game

How did it go?

 

[tnfrs]

How did it go?

Kolosov didnt play lol fedotov looked fine but I didnt watch the whole game

 

[Fight4yourRight]

When is he getting here?

 

[Kshahdoo]

Алексей Колосов может вернуться в минское «Динамо». Стала известна возможная причина

Проблемы с адаптацией?

belarushockey.com

Not sure how legit is this source, but it's the biggest Belarussian site about hockey, and they say Kolosov has problems with NA life adaptation and can get back home.

The same problems as Voronkov had in Columbus?

 

[Musampa]

I always wondered how anyone could have problems adapting to NA. This is not Congo or Mongolia. What are you missing, borscht, pierogies, matryoshka? You are a professional athlete and you have to think about your career. Once you hang them up you can live wherever you want.

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

I always wondered how anyone could have problems adapting to NA. This is not Congo or Mongolia. What are you missing, borscht, pierogies, matryoshka? You are a professional athlete and you have to think about your career. Once you hang them up you can live wherever you want.

US culture is far different then Russia

Language barrier also is big part I would imagine

Also, I think being stuck behind a bum like Petersen in AHL is not exactly thrilling and seems pointless to bring kid over and then block him from playing

 

[TheKingPin]

Could be what the rumor was. I think it’s a lot more to do with the fact that they didn’t play him once in the AHL playoffs. He also may have multiple goalies to jump over.

 

[WarriorofTime]

I always wondered how anyone could have problems adapting to NA. This is not Congo or Mongolia. What are you missing, borscht, pierogies, matryoshka? You are a professional athlete and you have to think about your career. Once you hang them up you can live wherever you want.

22 years old, language barrier, no friends or family around. 90 % of your teammates are Canadian or North American, and the other 10 % are Swedish or Finnish. As an AHL player, you are based in Allentown, Pennsylvania, which is not exactly a thriving metropolis compared to a big NHL market. You hope he'd give it a bit more of a go, but it's not exactly crazy that if it's not the NHL or the big NHL payday they'd feel more comfortable playing close to home.

 

[Musampa]

22 years old, language barrier, no friends or family around. 90 % of your teammates are Canadian or North American, and the other 10 % are Swedish or Finnish. As an AHL player, you are based in Allentown, Pennsylvania, which is not exactly a thriving metropolis compared to a big NHL market. You hope he'd give it a bit more of a go, but it's not exactly crazy that if it's not the NHL or the big NHL payday they'd feel more comfortable playing close to home.

I understand it but he is a professional athlete first of all. For example Khudobin has been playing for years in AHL before put up a pretty decent career in NHL

 

[SoundAndFury]

I understand it but he is a professional athlete first of all. For example Khudobin has been playing for years in AHL before put up a pretty decent career in NHL

Khudobin wasn't a KHL starting goalie at age 18. Kolosov knows he doesn't need AHL exactly because he is a professional athelete. He gets paid like 1/5 of the salary he gets in Minsk, lives in small town and plays for the team nobody cares about. He sits there and thinks, "why do I need this?".

In his position he has a fair bit of leverage, you make it out like he's someone to whom the AHL is the only chance to further his career, somehow.

 

[Musampa]

Khudobin wasn't a KHL starting goalie at age 18. Kolosov knows he doesn't need AHL exactly because he is a professional athelete. He gets paid like 1/5 of the salary he gets in Minsk, lives in small town and plays for the team nobody cares about. He sits there and thinks, "why do I need this?".

In his position he has a fair bit of leverage, you make it out like he's someone to whom the AHL is the only chance to further his career, somehow.

I just think he has a great chance to play in NHL as soon as second part of next season. I don’t believe in Flyers goalies, especially Fedotov