Boom! Signed!

[dwind]

According to my calculations it saves $.75 in mid year bonus.

 

[polarbare]

He never went to Chicago, he wasn't anywhere near the Wolves as they dropped both games in their best of 3; I'm just not buying it was to help the wolves unless they were saving him for the finals or some weird reason that also makes zero sense.

Oh well, it's done.

 

[jeffbear]

The point wouldn't have been to help the Wolves so much as just to get the guy a game in something approaching the Canes system. You know, with lower stakes than throwing him straight into a freaking NHL playoff game they way these loose wires on the internet want.

 

[polarbare]

I understand that, but he was never near Chicago so I don't see how he was ever really going to play there. poor wording on my part about him helping them out.

 

[jeffbear]

Sure. I don't care anymore anyway. Just making sure we're clear on the message as actually spoken, seeing as how there's a river of BS out there

 

[Eric Stratton]

When 37 scored, was the hand motion a common Russian thing or a hello to Nikishin that I seen do that?

 

[NoMich]

Hand motion? Video or it didn't happen.

 

[NoMich]

This? I think it's just a celebration.


View: https://youtu.be/CZY0kDquJQg?t=312

 

[StormChaserBH]

I noted at the time it looked a bit like a bad imitation of Kuznetzov's bird celly

 

[Eric Stratton]

I noted at the time it looked a bit like a bad imitation of Kuznetzov's bird celly

Makes sense Kuz played with both. I thought I seen it before.

 

[Fayettenamcanesfan]

I noted at the time it looked a bit like a bad imitation of Kuznetzov's bird celly

That’s exactly what I thought. He did it a couple of times when he scored earlier. Looked more like a nod to Kuznetzov’s bird celly. I know they are good buddies

 

[Fayettenamcanesfan]

Article from a few weeks ago Not sure if posted didn’t feel like scrolling back lol

Carolina Hurricanes' Russians Already Familiar, Ready To Help Fellow Countryman Alexander Nikishin With Transition

It can be a really difficult transition for rookies coming to the NHL for the first time.

sports.yahoo.com

 

[NoMich]

From today's The Athletic: Inside the Hurricanes’ multi-continent mission to get top Russian prospect Alexander Nikishin to the U.S.

 

[CanadaCanes]

From today's The Athletic: Inside the Hurricanes’ multi-continent mission to get top Russian prospect Alexander Nikishin to the U.S.

That was a great read and one of the many reasons why I subscribe and enjoy The Athletic every morning on my Ipad with my coffee. We all were correct when we expected some political assistance to get that Visa paperwork expedited through the system...

 

[jeffbear]

When 37 scored, was the hand motion a common Russian thing or a hello to Nikishin that I seen do that?

I think he was giving it back to Meier, who made a similar gesture to the crowd when he scored in the 1st.

 

[ThinIce]

I think he was giving it back to Meier, who made a similar gesture to the crowd when he scored in the 1st.

Well then that is just perfect!

 

[ThinIce]

That was a great read and one of the many reasons why I subscribe and enjoy The Athletic every morning on my Ipad with my coffee. We all were correct when we expected some political assistance to get that Visa paperwork expedited through the system...

Just wish we had a dedicated Canes writer during the playoffs. Civian was the best.

 

[Fayettenamcanesfan]

I think he was giving it back to Meier, who made a similar gesture to the crowd when he scored in the 1st.

I didn’t see that cause I was too busy cussing that son of a bitch because he scored.

 

[jeffbear]

Meier took his heel turn quite seriously in that series. He's thinks an awful lot of himself considering the 50 some odd points he put up the last two seasons. New Jersey really got a pig in a poke with that guy. They're paying him like Tkachuk and he's producing like Niederreiter

 

[polarbare]

Like Rantanen, we dodged a bullet losing the Timo sweepstakes.