LeafChief
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It's been a little while since we've heard of an update. I hope everything is okay.
He posted a few instagram stories 3 days ago as per his saved stories on his profile.
Prospect Info: Rodion Amirov discussion
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He posted a few instagram stories 3 days ago as per his saved stories on his profile.
Zine
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Not sure if means anything positive or negative, but his teammates have stepped up support for him in public recently. Salavat's captain even had a graphic of Amirov put on his skates.
TheBeastCoast
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I would hate to speculate but you get the feeling the young man is in the middle of one hell of a battle and not on the other end of it at the moment,
Gotta feel for the kid. Initial reports indicated he might start skating back in November and here we are almost in February with no new info. I’d be shocked to see him lace up skates competitively ever again. Just praying he can live a long and healthy life at this point.
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Yeah, I wondered when they brought him to Toronto, if it may have been more for medical reasons. I honestly have given up hope of him one day playing for the Leafs. Focused now entirely on him surviving. Some of the subtle statements given over the last few months have only solidified my concern. Man I hope I am wrong.
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Not sure if no news is good news but i can't find any recent mention of how his treatment is going.
I'm rooting for you to have a long healthy life Rodion. Best of luck.
I'm rooting for you to have a long healthy life Rodion. Best of luck.
Inoperable brain tumours rarely have happy endings. I wish him the best but he’s probably not thinking about hockey right now.
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saffronleaf
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Awful awful awful .. so sad .. both friends i have had with brain cancer died after long tough fights .. hope because he is young he overcomes it somehow
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Aw man I was so excited when we thought we had good news last time. Once a Leafs always a Leaf, we're all pulling for you Rodion
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ULF_55
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It isn't bad news.
Symbolic or realistic, we continue to wish him the best.
Symbolic or realistic, we continue to wish him the best.
Larcos_Unal
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He signed a contract extension. Not sure if it's realistic that he'll be back on the ice anytime soon, likely a symbolic move to ensure he's surrounded by his friends and team resources.
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Anthrax442
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So far it's unclear what is his health status. The team re-signed him for a year, but that could be half-symbolic. Hopefully more good news to follow.
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15 million rubles is a lot of money for symbolism. Ufa is fairly successful, but they aren't throwing almost 200k USD out on a guy for him to not play.
For perspective, Daniil Bashkarov, who is also an 01 born about 5 months before Amirov and has put up 37 points in almost 150 KHL games over the past 3-4 years, just re-signed for 9 million rubles. He has been a fixture in their bottom 6 the past 2 years, and is probably making bottom 6 money to continue filling that role. 15 million rubles for a team like Ufa is easily middle-6 money, and they are probably getting him at a discount because of his illness. They are probably willing to play him even more if he shows well.
This is a quote from their coach:
That certainly sounds like a guy who, for all intents and purposes, is playing next year. May take him some time to get back to speed but he should be playing and he should be an important piece for them.
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I don't think anyone should get their hopes up for a meaningful return to hockey. If he can lead a normal life going forward, or even for a decade or so without treatments/recovery hindering his quality of life, that would be a success at this point in my eyes. Unfortunately, even with successful surgery, tumours have a nasty habit of coming back or growing again.
Terrible negative post. Did you even read the article. Are you even a doctor. Rodion will be back and you will eat crow
Seeing Amirov threads at the top always makes my stomach turn for a second.
Hard to read too much into these statements, but "positive trend" sounds.. well... positive.
Hopefully he can eventually get past this ordeal and back to what he loves.
Hard to read too much into these statements, but "positive trend" sounds.. well... positive.
Hopefully he can eventually get past this ordeal and back to what he loves.
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