And Tarasenko, Kuzenetzov, Galchenyuk, Buchnevic. Next year Kovalchuk is back. Datsyuk might be one of the most underrated two-way centers in NHL history. But hey, no ruskies...
- neem55

You should throw a latte at him.

You should throw a latte at him.
- Marwood

Racist post


See you in 2 months
- Nucker101

When there isn't oppression, it's just ethnocentrism.

(frank)ing white people

And Tarasenko, Kuzenetzov, Galchenyuk, Buchnevic. Next year Kovalchuk is back. Datsyuk might be one of the most underrated players in NHL history. But hey, no ruskies...
- neem55

Fixed

You should throw a latte at him.
- Marwood

I paid nine dollars for that sugary bit of paradise, that poop shan't be wasted on ethnocentric nobs. People have been watching Don Cherry so long I can't blame them.

I wouldn’t be opposed to buying low on Galchenyuk. He’s better than what his numbers show.
- Nucker101

i'd be down to trade for an established Ruskie.
Just not draft.

Of course i'm generalizing and exaggerating
I just feel we've been burnt before and Russians don't seem to pan out here (seem better suited for East coast living).
I often feel the same about drafting out of the Q.

What an awful article Guarantee all the flack the team gets for not drafting local talent factored into the Virtanen mistake. Forget a players birthplace or passport. BPA.
- CanuckDon

It was a brutal article. I had a hard time posting it as i was laughing so hard.
With the Viratanen pick I badly wanted what i thought was BPA at the time and filled a need, Haydn Fleury. But what the (frank) do i know, i havent got a high pick right yet.

Fixed
- belcherbd

I like to be more specific.

i'd be down to trade for an established Ruskie.
Just not draft.

Of course i'm generalizing and exaggerating
I just feel we've been burnt before and Russians don't seem to pan out here (seem better suited for East coast living).
I often feel the same about drafting out of the Q.
- dbot

Yeah, I feel you on that. We’ve had a horrible record in the WHL too. Especially knowing that they wanted Kyle Beach in the Hodgson draft lol

OHL, Sweden and NCAA have been decent for us

Russia, WHL, QMJHL not so much

Yeah, I feel you on that. We’ve had a horrible record in the WHL too. Especially knowing that they wanted Kyle Beach in the Hodgson draft lol

OHL, Sweden and NCAA have been decent for us

Russia, WHL, QMJHL not so much
- Nucker101

Except of course the aforementioned Cody Hodgson. Unless were supposed to not point out the many bust weve had out to of the OHL in addition to every other junior league.

Now we're complaining about bans

TL got Pres banned to take the pressure off team management.
- A_SteamingLombardi

Banned from the Threads!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSn8ee2AOJk

Yeah, I feel you on that. We’ve had a horrible record in the WHL too. Especially knowing that they wanted Kyle Beach in the Hodgson draft lol

OHL, Sweden and NCAA have been decent for us

Russia, WHL, QMJHL not so much
- Nucker101

Not sure how many players we actually drafted out of NCAA, Jason Herter maybe.
Although we have ended with some of our picks playing there and free agent signings from there.
4 of our current top 8 defensemen are products of NCAA

It was a brutal article. I had a hard time posting it as i was laughing so hard.
With the Viratanen pick I badly wanted what i thought was BPA at the time and filled a need, Haydn Fleury. But what the (frank) do i know, i havent got a high pick right yet.
- Reubenkincade

I didn't assume you were being serious

Yeah, I feel you on that. We’ve had a horrible record in the WHL too. Especially knowing that they wanted Kyle Beach in the Hodgson draft lol

OHL, Sweden and NCAA have been decent for us

Russia, WHL, QMJHL not so much
- Nucker101

So is svechikov OK?

A russian in the OHL

It was a brutal article. I had a hard time posting it as i was laughing so hard.
With the Viratanen pick I badly wanted what i thought was BPA at the time and filled a need, Haydn Fleury. But what the (frank) do i know, i havent got a high pick right yet.
- Reubenkincade

I couldn't get past the title. No need to read a "Draft local players" take considering the last 20 years of "Make Montreal Great Again by drafting French players!" and "WHY DON'T THE LEAFS TAKE GOOD ONTARIO BOYS?"

TheHockeyWriters has some gems scattered around that website, but they're like the SPHL to NHL of SBNation and the Nation Network.

So is svechikov OK?

A russian in the OHL
- classic321

only if we hire Bure as a coach.

I wouldn’t be opposed to buying low on Galchenyuk. He’s better than what his numbers show.
- Nucker101

With you here...in the right environment that guy will flourish IMO.

And Tarasenko, Kuzenetzov, Galchenyuk, Buchnevic. Next year Kovalchuk is back. Datsyuk might be one of the most underrated two-way centers in NHL history. But hey, no ruskies...
- neem55

Galch is american born in Milwaukee

I couldn't get past the title. No need to read a "Draft local players" take considering the last 20 years of "Make Montreal Great Again by drafting French players!" and "WHY DON'T THE LEAFS TAKE GOOD ONTARIO BOYS?"

TheHockeyWriters has some gems scattered around that website, but they're like the SPHL to NHL of SBNation and the Nation Network.
- Lindenis#1

There are a lot of good defenders from BC, I do wish we selected more dmen in the first 2 rounds regardless and WHL seems to produce good ones.

Galch is american born in Milwaukee
- Retinalz

He speaks russian, was raised in a russian household. He's American with an asterix for sure.

He speaks russian, was raised in a russian household. He's American with an asterix for sure.
- neem55

He's a mole.

He's a mole.
- Marwood

lol

He's a mole.
- Marwood

He's a mole.
- Marwood

moles make great glue

Sounds like Tomas(we should have got a 2nd)Vanek, is having a bit of a rough go of it in Columbus.
3 games, zero points, just over 1 minutes per game and -1 per game(-3).