Filatov to Russia.

f.m.l.

Nikita Filatov has been loaned to CSKA of the Russian KHL.
ohmygod. wow.

well this is just shit.
what is the purpose of this???? if Filatov is seriously going to Russia,
HE WILL NOT BE COMING BACK TO NORTH AMERICA. i don't care how much he said he wanted to play in the NHL, but come on. it's his homeland. he knows people there, he speaks the language, he'll forsure make more money, why would he come back???

thats it. it's over. done deal.
HE'S GONE.

just because 'he didn't adapt to hitchcock's defensive game'. SO FUCKING WHAT?
there are plenty of players in the NHL who are only good for offense, alexander ovechkin for one, how many times has he had a good defensive play? (besides slaughtering people into the boards)
Huselius is terrible a defense, yet we keep him around. I don't think having ONE offensive dynamo will ruin a team. we can't rely on guys like Dorsett, Boll, Murray and Chimera to get us the points, WE NEED SOME OFFENSE!

i wouldn't say we're screwed without Filatov, but our prospect pool just got worse, for sure. Look at the Crunch line-up. see any valuable offensive powerhouses? no. the Crunch are full of checkers, hitters, 4th liners and the likes. Sorry, Crunchers, I love you and all, but I really can't see any of you joining the bigsquad anytime soon. except maybe Picard. MAYBE.

ok well i could continue ranting all night, but i think i need to go cool off.
I am SO pissed.

AJO.