It's going to be exciting though. It's time, not getting any younger.
- MidnightMarauder

Yes my man, you have just a few grays on that head.

He won't come unless he's 'guaranteed' to make the team. I expect Buchnevich to do exactly like Panarin - a top6 performer from game 1.
- 21peter

I know Pete, I cans reads pretty ok.

I was just saying it would have been nice to get him playing in the AHL if he would have been open to it.

I know Pete, I cans reads pretty ok.

I was just saying it would have been nice to get him playing in the AHL if he would have been open to it.
- mdw7413

I doubt the AHL will be an issue for him. I don't think he'll have trouble making a pretty weak Carolina squad.

Yes my man, you have just a few grays on that head.
- B2B76

They're named Vanessa, hahaha.

I know Pete, I cans reads pretty ok.

I was just saying it would have been nice to get him playing in the AHL if he would have been open to it.
- mdw7413

No way It should be necessary for him to play with those scrubs. Expecting 60 points from him next season.

I doubt the AHL will be an issue for him. I don't think he'll have trouble making a pretty weak Carolina squad.
- eichiefs9

He would be a huge addition to our 2nd or 3rd line.
- nyrangers9479

semin can keep his spot warm in the meantime

No way It should be necessary for him to play with those scrubs. Expecting 60 points from him next season.
- 21peter

Well I don't know all the rules, or regulations and what not, but if it was possible, I wouldn't have minded him in the AHL this year, and then brought up if he was dominating down there.

That's the point, we can all care about whichever sports team we choose to but with a limit.

I used to hold onto to losses and wins like it was the end all be all. Getting older, and I guess wiser, allows perspective.

So does having a wife and soon to be extended family.
- MidnightMarauder

Congrats, can't wait til mini MM can use hockeybuzz!

No way It should be necessary for him to play with those scrubs. Expecting 60 points from him next season.
- 21peter

I think Panarin is kind of an exception rather than the rule. The difference from the KHL to NHL is pretty big...you have a different ice size, language barrier, more difficult schedule...it's a lot for a kid to adjust to. I'd look to Tarasenko and Kuznetov's development path when they came over as more of a guide of what we can expect.

I think Panarin is kind of an exception rather than the rule. The difference from the KHL to NHL is pretty big...you have a different ice size, language barrier, more difficult schedule...it's a lot for a kid to adjust to. I'd look to Tarasenko and Kuznetov's development path when they came over as more of a guide of what we can expect.
- rangerdanger94

I just feel confident this guy is an exception to the rule as well.

I just feel confident this guy is an exception to the rule as well.
- 21peter

I hope you're right

I hope you're right
- rangerdanger94

I usually am

I usually am
- 21peter

We have a lot in common.

We have a lot in common.
- rangerdanger94

Really?

We could sit here and talk about him needing to learn the North American ice and all this. Stick him on the second line with Kreider and Stepan and call it a day. See what you have there. The AHL isn't gonna do any good. He's right and it's not even debatable. The AHL won't do much for him. He destroyed the MHL, he's already a star in the KHL at 20. He's ahead of the curve. This team needs him come playoff time. I think , with this being his first big playoff (aside from the Russian teams he's been on in the WJC) he will be very excited and will perform well.

We could sit here and talk about him needing to learn the North American ice and all this. Stick him on the second line with Kreider and Stepan and call it a day. See what you have there. The AHL isn't gonna do any good. He's right and it's not even debatable. The AHL won't do much for him. He destroyed the MHL, he's already a star in the KHL at 20. He's ahead of the curve. This team needs him come playoff time. I think , with this being his first big playoff (aside from the Russian teams he's been on in the WJC) he will be very excited and will perform well.
- Anthony5967

Actually its very debatable. I have no problem bringing him up and see where he is at, but for a guy who has never played a minute against NHLers to say, yeah he is going to fit right in and play great is extremely premature. He might fit right in, and he might fall on his face. I hope its the former, but you never know.

Actually its very debatable. I have no problem bringing him up and see where he is at, but for a guy who has never played a minute against NHLers to say, yeah he is going to fit right in and play great is extremely premature. He might fit right in, and he might fall on his face. I hope its the former, but you never know.
- mdw7413

No I agree, but you tell him to expect a different game, I really believe he is the type of guy that knows all this and will be ready when he comes over. He could use a few AHL games but I think a few NHL games will be good for him. The only thing the AHL will do is give him the N.A ice. The competition is weaker than the K. Once he plays a few games down in the AHL he will still need to get used to the players and extreme competition. Might as well let him jump right in like he wants to and kill two birds with one stone.

No I agree, but you tell him to expect a different game, I really believe he is the type of guy that knows all this and will be ready when he comes over. He could use a few AHL games but I think a few NHL games will be good for him. The only thing the AHL will do is give him the N.A ice. The competition is weaker than the K. Once he plays a few games down in the AHL he will still need to get used to the players and extreme competition. Might as well let him jump right in like he wants to and kill two birds with one stone.
- Anthony5967

Yeah, I have no issue bringing him right in like they did with Kreider in the playoffs when BU was finally done.

My response about the AHL was "if" he would have accepted that at the beginning of this year It would have been nice to get him acclimated to NA and the style right after camp. And if he was as good as we all hope he could be, he might have been called up by now.

But we all do, the difference is knowing when to say when. When I was single & younger losses, particularly playoff time were so excruciating I couldn't sleep, bothered me for days. Now the sting is still there but I let it out for an hour or 2 after the game & by morning I've moved on. And that in NO WAY makes me or any other fan who acts like this less of a fan, or I'm not as invested than the "sky is falling" people.

It makes me realize what's more important, like my sanity & my wife & children healthy.
- B2B76

Yeah brother!
Well, except for the sanity part. Still haven't quite figured that one out.

Actually its very debatable. I have no problem bringing him up and see where he is at, but for a guy who has never played a minute against NHLers to say, yeah he is going to fit right in and play great is extremely premature. He might fit right in, and he might fall on his face. I hope its the former, but you never know.
- mdw7413

Zherdev ring a bell?

Sounds like the best possible outcome for the salary cap next season is $74.5 million

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