Lafreniere was in the same boat.
This year he gets minutes and linemates and boom - production.
Lafreniere was in the same boat.
Highly unlikely he's anywhere near as good as those guys...winged wheel wrote: ↑Tue Feb 20, 2024 11:18 am Dmitry Buchelnikov was the rookie of the week for the 5th time this season in the KHL with 5 pts in 4 games.
In terms of production, he has 29 pts in 52 games in his 20 year old KHL season. In their 20 year old seasons, Artemi Panarin had 32 points in 50 games and Pavel Buchnevich had 37 points in 58 games.
he's under contract through the end of next season.Zattaman wrote: ↑Wed Feb 21, 2024 2:29 pm So, I thought getting players out of Russia was impossible now. Russia is banned from international competition and the NHL suspended its "business partner" agreement with the KHL.
But, Washington's Miroshnichenko, who did play in Russia last season, is now playing in the AHL as a 20-year old.
Does it mean we have a chance to see Buchelnikov in training camp next season?
Miroshnichenko stayed in Germany while recovering from his malady, I believe......maybe that helped him to come to NA.Zattaman wrote: ↑Wed Feb 21, 2024 2:29 pm So, I thought getting players out of Russia was impossible now. Russia is banned from international competition and the NHL suspended its "business partner" agreement with the KHL.
But, Washington's Miroshnichenko, who did play in Russia last season, is now playing in the AHL as a 20-year old.
Does it mean we have a chance to see Buchelnikov in training camp next season?