Im fine with going into the season like this. Only change Id be good with making is upgrading Joki. Weegar seems like a good option here, but if the price is too high- then pass.
I really hope the Pilut news is true too, can't wait to see him under Granato v House/Ralph
Did you live in Russia? Moscow and Saint Petersburg are far more like any big U.S. city than most places in the hockey sphere in Europe. Most of these kids in Russia have played in Moscow. I think the hysteria of culture shock is a bit overrated when it concerns Russians. Was probably very much the case in the 90s though.
Posted earlier - but I'd be all over Jokiharju+ for Weegar.
From my experience, Russians enjoy the big picture places that they see in movies. Shopping, glitz, glamor, etc. My wife is insistent to visit Los Angeles, Miami, etc. Thinking we should save the culture shock of going to Buffalo last lol
A poor choice of words. I'll say misguided as this assumption is operating on 90's era attitudes. It's just that you never hear it with any other culture. When we drafted Risto, how many people were clamoring for a veteran Finn? It's good that we have Ilya. It wouldn't hurt.
I live in St. Petersburg. But I was not talking about big cities, we also have big cities in addition to Moscow and St. Petersburg. I spoke in general about the mentality, a different country, a different language, a completely different life, of course, they get used to it over time, but at the beginning it can be difficult for them.
He lives in DC now.
my russian friends say the same thing, Shes from druzba or something like that outside moscow and once commented that buffalo is just like home you drive to toronto/moscow when you want to have funI have a friend who was a Soviet-born emigre and his take was that Buffalo was too much like home visually.
Samuelsson - Dahlin
It’s not his lack of offensive chops it’s that he is a black hole for his partner’s offensive chops.
