AngryElf Posted July 6, 2022 Share Posted July 6, 2022 (edited) Good on Kaprizov, just hope he doesn’t have to deal with any crap that the USSR pulled. Scary stuff. Edited for new info: Edited July 6, 2022 by AngryElf 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhippy Posted July 6, 2022 Share Posted July 6, 2022 The flood of Russian players aged 18-35 trying to leave should be close to stampede level crazy in short order. It's going to get to the level of mandatory service soon and any team with a Russian player in their homeland better make arrangements This could make Russian players in this draft sink like a stone 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrJockitch Posted July 6, 2022 Share Posted July 6, 2022 Wonder if any players that are supposed to be at the draft won’t make it, and the ones that do how many don’t go back to Russia post draft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted July 6, 2022 Share Posted July 6, 2022 Holy crap! Even though back in the US is he safe? What about his family back in Russia? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrJockitch Posted July 6, 2022 Share Posted July 6, 2022 1 minute ago, Warhippy said: The flood of Russian players aged 18-35 trying to leave should be close to stampede level crazy in short order. It's going to get to the level of mandatory service soon and any team with a Russian player in their homeland better make arrangements This could make Russian players in this draft sink like a stone Maybe Miro drops to us in the end. Would be nice to get another top 3 Russian talent in the double digits even if we need to wait a year or two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted July 6, 2022 Share Posted July 6, 2022 1 minute ago, DrJockitch said: Wonder if any players that are supposed to be at the draft won’t make it, and the ones that do how many don’t go back to Russia post draft. Could be like back in the 80’s when players pretty much had to escape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanuck Posted July 6, 2022 Share Posted July 6, 2022 Flashback of Russian hockey players defecting while at international tournaments. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Money Posted July 6, 2022 Share Posted July 6, 2022 Just now, Fanuck said: Flashback of Russian hockey players defecting while at international tournaments. It really wasn’t that long ago… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhippy Posted July 6, 2022 Share Posted July 6, 2022 4 minutes ago, DrJockitch said: Maybe Miro drops to us in the end. Would be nice to get another top 3 Russian talent in the double digits even if we need to wait a year or two. So, Miroschnichenko is someone I wanted strictly because he is still in Germany and free of this sphere of influence. A potential or formerly potential top 3 player in this draft at the beginning of the year he did his cancer treatment in Germany and is there through August for further evaluations etc. He's EXACTLY the safe home run pick that would be free of that we should look in to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Coconuts Posted July 6, 2022 Share Posted July 6, 2022 (edited) What a scary time for Russian hockey players, goddamn. Edited July 6, 2022 by Coconuts 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanuck Posted July 6, 2022 Share Posted July 6, 2022 3 minutes ago, D-Money said: It really wasn’t that long ago… Well AlMo defected in Alaska at wjhc in 1989 which I remember quite clearly. So 33 years could be a while for some people. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucker 67 Posted July 6, 2022 Share Posted July 6, 2022 12 minutes ago, Warhippy said: This could make Russian players in this draft sink like a stone Yeah, thinking no way Miroshnichenko or Yurov are taken in the 1st round, might even drop to the 3rd or 4th. Do the Canucks take a chance on one of them with the #80? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JM_ Posted July 6, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted July 6, 2022 4 minutes ago, Coconuts said: What a scary time for Russian hockey players, goddamn. I hope Podkolzin can get his family here this summer. 2 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coconuts Posted July 6, 2022 Share Posted July 6, 2022 Just now, JM_ said: I hope Podkolzin can get his family here this summer. Hasn't he served his military service though? But yeah, it sucks. Sucks for players who just wanna play somewhere that isn't Russia, or for prospects who've grown up during a time where Russians regularly get drafted and go on to NHL careers. In the end they're just more people who suffer because of Putin and co's ego's, Russian or not. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM_ Posted July 6, 2022 Share Posted July 6, 2022 1 minute ago, Coconuts said: Hasn't he served his military service though? But yeah, it sucks. Sucks for players who just wanna play somewhere that isn't Russia, or for prospects who've grown up during a time where Russians regularly get drafted and go on to NHL careers. In the end they're just more people who suffer because of Putin and co's ego's, Russian or not. I don't know it it matters, Putins goons can make up whatever they want if it sends the message they want it too. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coconuts Posted July 6, 2022 Share Posted July 6, 2022 5 minutes ago, NUCKER67 said: Yeah, thinking no way Miroshnichenko or Yurov are taken in the 1st round, might even drop to the 3rd or 4th. Do the Canucks take a chance on one of them with the #80? Wouldn't surprise me, I think you'll have at least a few teams taking opportunistic flyers on highly ranked Russian players and looking at it as maybe a longer term investment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanuck Posted July 6, 2022 Share Posted July 6, 2022 19 minutes ago, Warhippy said: This could make Russian players in this draft sink like a stone With between 6-10 Russians projected to go in the first 2 rounds, things could be interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coconuts Posted July 6, 2022 Share Posted July 6, 2022 Just now, JM_ said: I don't know it it matters, Putins goons can make up whatever they want if it sends the message they want it too. You ain't wrong, I wonder how the guys who've played by the rules will be treated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM_ Posted July 6, 2022 Share Posted July 6, 2022 Just now, Coconuts said: You ain't wrong, I wonder how the guys who've played by the rules will be treated no one knows. If it we me living in St. Petersburg right now, I'd be chartering a boat to Finland for my family under the radar of Russian border agents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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