The curious case of Max Afinogenov

[ozpensfan]

hey guys

Im aware Im digging up the past with this - and keep in mind Im from a country where internet speeds aren't exactly good, TV coverage is nil and well, you get the gist.. anyway there was a gap in TV coverage somewhere between when the sabres were dominant and when they were mid pack - one minute hes putting up 70+ odd points and then the next thing i saw he was getting 4th line minutes, streaking at full speed into the offensive zone while Paul Gaustad was still in the D-zone... anyway what happened? Was just curious from a sabres fan point of view. Where did it go wrong?

 

[Bps21*]

The league called penalties for 2 seasons and it eliminated the clutching and grabbing.

Then they stopped.

 

[ZZamboni]

Whirling Dervish
(n.) A person whose behavior resembles a rapid, spinning object. These actions are often spastic fidgeting and incessant babbling. The actions of the whirling dervish are irritating and annoying, often exhausting other people in the immediate vicinity.


Ennis has these episodes from time to time

 

[Paxon]

I think besides the post-lockout refereeing fading away, he also dealt with some injuries that made it hard for him to regain form and the confidence of Ruff. Generally speaking, he was never gonna be as good as looking at his talent would make you think he could be, because he didn't have a great toolbox to go with the toolset.

 

[Chad Thundercock]

He found a relationship with gorgeous Yelena Dementieva and is now happy making babies with her.

 

[Butt Ox]

I think that he was never the same after coming to camp with that mysterious concussion business. Allusions to organized crime figures busting his head open, family threatened, and all that.

 

[Afino]

I'm still here

 

[Bobby Bottle Service]

Those wrist injuries didn't help him. Once he lost his touch, he was just a speedy turn over machine.

 

[Russ Tyler]

He started aging in reverse.

 

[allsilverdreams]

i blame Ruff.he had a thing against goal scores.and Russians

 

[Moskau]

I think that he was never the same after coming to camp with that mysterious concussion business. Allusions to organized crime figures busting his head open, family threatened, and all that.

His best years came well after that. What are you talking about?

 

[Djp]

I don't remember what injury it was but it seemed he wasn't the same player after that or he stopped drinking that kool aid for 2 seasons or so and reverted back.

 

[Moskau]

I don't remember what injury it was but it seemed he wasn't the same player after that or he stopped drinking that kool aid for 2 seasons or so and reverted back.

He mangled his wrist didn't he?

 

[Yatzhee]

Whirling Dervish
(n.) A person whose behavior resembles a rapid, spinning object. These actions are often spastic fidgeting and incessant babbling. The actions of the whirling dervish are irritating and annoying, often exhausting other people in the immediate vicinity.


Ennis has these episodes from time to time

Ennis is nothing like Afino, he's much more like Briere.

I think besides the post-lockout refereeing fading away, he also dealt with some injuries that made it hard for him to regain form and the confidence of Ruff. Generally speaking, he was never gonna be as good as looking at his talent would make you think he could be, because he didn't have a great toolbox to go with the toolset.

True on the injury side of things, false on the talent comment. Many, and I mean many, NHL scouts would let you know you are wrong.

He mangled his wrist didn't he?

Yep. It was the wrist injury that finalized his career.