Those guys really aren't the same situation though. 2 of them weren't even drafted and the other was a 5th rounder, not because they were Russian but because they weren't good enough. Not like there wasn't other Russians drafted the years they would've gone.
I mainly was speaking to the time it takes for them to come and if that would negatively affect their arrival; as in idt Russians staying over for 5-6 years is all that big a deal anymore.
Irrelevant. There was no war then. Waiting 3 years is not what would drop him in the draft. It's the uncertainty of him leaving Russia at all.
RIPIt really is a horrible devastating tragedy I just hope he is given time and respect to get his grievances out and is able to properly mentally and emotionally heal. As an aside it does remind me of ovi and his brother which is another tragic tale.just found out how close he was to hes dad,imagine the dad training and coaching hes kid hes whole life just to die a few months before watching him get drafted by an NHL team
I currently have a kid playing hockey and watching him getting drafted would mean the world to me im sure Matvei's dad felt the same
i dont wanna speculate but this is not a suicide
Because these Russian people can't possibly have any mental issues, right, they're Russians after all.just found out how close he was to hes dad,imagine the dad training and coaching hes kid hes whole life just to die a few months before watching him get drafted by an NHL team
I currently have a kid playing hockey and watching him getting drafted would mean the world to me im sure Matvei's dad felt the same
i dont wanna speculate but this is not a suicide
It doesn't have to be some conspiracy to keep Michkov in town, but it could still be a murder.
It could really be anything, so when someone is writing something like "yeah, suicide, sure" or something like that is either hinting he has some inside sources or telling that Russians don't suffer from mental health issues or just likes conspiracy theories so much that even such a tragedy can't stop him.
In general drowning in the see from the shore isn't that easy since the depth there rises gradually (not to mention there likely are patrols too, it is almost the border there). In ponds like that the depth can be more sudden especially if the pond is artificial.
True, but also a logical place to quickly dump a body after a robbery gone wrong if there was anything nefarious.
That's why I'm saying that anything is possible especially considering the current level of info that we have (none or almost none).
Yeah, obviously best to his family and devastating news. From a hockey perspective as this is a hockey forum, I wonder how this effects his draft position, this will be interesting to watch on draft day
