Haute Couture
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Daniel Tkaczuk - I always had hopes for him. He had a decent stint with the Flames once. That's it. Period. Done. Over with. Plays in Italy now, or something. So much for 6th overall pick. He was a decent play-making center with great opening seasons in the AHL, but he never really developed for the big league. After being traded to St. Louis he regressed even further and disappeared.
Rico Fata - I loved his speed. What a line he would create with Tkaczuk, I thought.. Saw him lately, he ain't bad.. But, damn, the Flames made two flops in a row.
Oleg Saprykin - I still keep his name as my nickname. Saw him today vs. Sharks - he ain't bad. In fact, I can't really understand what's wrong with him. Just much too prone to injuries and ain't that strong. I expected a Forsberg out of him. I won't say anything else.
Denis Arkhipov - the guy had one good season and I imagined 80 points out of him once. He's barely scoring in the RSL now.
Andrei Zyuzin - 2nd overall pick in 1996. Showed great signs in his first season, very fluid stride, decent defensive coverage, good shot, great pass. Like Saprykin, yet to play a season with more than 70 games. And he's almost 28 now...
Nikita Alexeev - another Russian with a decent potential for TB. Never materialized.
Stan Chistov - he had superstar written all over him. I thought. Amazing play-offs.. Everything just fell apart after that. Still has a chance at a comeback, is doing well in Russia.
Alexander Svitov - I love his size and strength. Sadly, he just sucks.
Mike Komisarek
Fedor Fedorov
Marting Skoula
Tomas Kloucek (i.e. Kasparaitis Junior)
Good guesses:
Evgeni Nabokov - he never really struggled, but I always had a feeling 'bout him.
Ilya Bryzgalov - struggled in the AHL in the beginning, but I had my trust in him.
Ladislav Nagy - without even seeing him play I thought he was gonna become awesome. First few games for the Blues further reinforced it in me. Pho fans were going: "who???" when their GM dealt Tkachuk for Handzus and this guy...
Pavel Datsyuk - I knew some things many of you didn't.. Ha----ha!
Future
These guys can still turn things around..
Oleg Kvasha - I'm watching him lately play for Phoenix and he's decent.Scored a beauty vs. Nabokov today.
Oleg Saprykin - I still believe. Just needs an injury-prone year.
Daniel Tkaczuk - I always had hopes for him. He had a decent stint with the Flames once. That's it. Period. Done. Over with. Plays in Italy now, or something. So much for 6th overall pick. He was a decent play-making center with great opening seasons in the AHL, but he never really developed for the big league. After being traded to St. Louis he regressed even further and disappeared.
Rico Fata - I loved his speed. What a line he would create with Tkaczuk, I thought.. Saw him lately, he ain't bad.. But, damn, the Flames made two flops in a row.
Oleg Saprykin - I still keep his name as my nickname. Saw him today vs. Sharks - he ain't bad. In fact, I can't really understand what's wrong with him. Just much too prone to injuries and ain't that strong. I expected a Forsberg out of him. I won't say anything else.
Denis Arkhipov - the guy had one good season and I imagined 80 points out of him once. He's barely scoring in the RSL now.
Andrei Zyuzin - 2nd overall pick in 1996. Showed great signs in his first season, very fluid stride, decent defensive coverage, good shot, great pass. Like Saprykin, yet to play a season with more than 70 games. And he's almost 28 now...
Nikita Alexeev - another Russian with a decent potential for TB. Never materialized.
Stan Chistov - he had superstar written all over him. I thought. Amazing play-offs.. Everything just fell apart after that. Still has a chance at a comeback, is doing well in Russia.
Alexander Svitov - I love his size and strength. Sadly, he just sucks.
Mike Komisarek
Fedor Fedorov
Marting Skoula
Tomas Kloucek (i.e. Kasparaitis Junior)
Good guesses:
Evgeni Nabokov - he never really struggled, but I always had a feeling 'bout him.
Ilya Bryzgalov - struggled in the AHL in the beginning, but I had my trust in him.
Ladislav Nagy - without even seeing him play I thought he was gonna become awesome. First few games for the Blues further reinforced it in me. Pho fans were going: "who???" when their GM dealt Tkachuk for Handzus and this guy...
Pavel Datsyuk - I knew some things many of you didn't.. Ha----ha!
Future
These guys can still turn things around..
Oleg Kvasha - I'm watching him lately play for Phoenix and he's decent.Scored a beauty vs. Nabokov today.
Oleg Saprykin - I still believe. Just needs an injury-prone year.