Not surprising: Nikolay Zherdev signs in Russia
by Travis Hughes on Aug 3, 2011 2:32 PM EDT
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Nikolay Zherdev is headed back to Russia. The former Flyers winger will join Atlant in the KHL next season, presumably on a one-year deal, and this very likely could mean the end of his NHL career. The news was passed along by Slava Malamud of Russia's Sports Express.
Now defecting to Russia for the second time in his still-young career, it's really hard to see another team giving Zherdev a shot here. The saddest part of the entire saga is that the Flyers, in my opinion, could still use him as a scoring threat, and he definitely still deserves a spot in the NHL.
It's sad that he was in Peter Laviolette's dog house last year (when he probably didn't deserve to be, at least to the extent he was), especially since that ultimately could have cost him his NHL career. I never exactly liked Zherdev, but I do find myself feeling a wee bit sorry for him.
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See Ya Z.
so enough about that, I have an off topic question. my buddy insists that the NCAA makes more than the NFL and NBA not combined. anyone have any facts on this? i’ve searched a bit but figured someone would have something here cuz you guys are awesome.
NFL makes so much money its rediculous. Vince Young will make more backing up Mike Vick than Chris Pronger makes this year. Vick makes more money that Pronger, Timonen, and Briere combined.
The NCAA can't make any money
They’re a non-profit organization: http://www.ncaa.org/wps/wcm/connect/public/NCAA/Issues/Commercialism/NCAA+tax+exempt+status
by FooFighter1124 on Aug 4, 2011 12:23 AM EDT up reply actions
True, the organization itself is a non-profit and cannot make money. The schools, however, make a fair amount from certain sports. Since the number of schools involved in NCAA sports is far larger than the combined number of teams in the NFL and NBA, I could possibly see the combined profits of the schools being greater than the combined profits of the NFL and NBA teams. I’m still not sure though, since there are a lot of smaller sports that lose money which are supported by the “big” sports, namely football and basketball. So it could still balance out. That’s one hell of a complicated claim to figure out, one way or the other.
Lightning strikes once, Hextall strikes twice!
"I think there is virtue in pissing off idiots." - Fehr and Balanced
insert some rage against Lavvy here. Typical CCB anger and rhetoric calling for Lavvy’s head. Hope for him to lose his job in the first month or two of the season
I eat sentimentality for breakfast, but stats stop me dead in my tracks
by CoburnsCuddleBuddy on Aug 3, 2011 2:41 PM EDT reply actions
he will lose his job if they have a bad start or finish. So he probably will lose his job:)
by J.D_Rentschler on Aug 3, 2011 6:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Is there any informed opinion about what his teammates thought of him here (and in New York and Columbus, for that matter)? I understand that with his limited command of English he wasn’t hanging around with the guys discussing Locke and Hume but there have been many players unskilled in English yet beloved by their teammates.
I’m inclined to blame management for mishandling a problem with an asset, a problem that they created by adding him in the first place, knowing his record. But has there been anything, on or off the record, from his peers supporting him at least a little?
by flyersfaninchicago on Aug 3, 2011 3:09 PM EDT reply actions
Has anyone ever played on a sports team with a player who was very good but no one liked for whatever reason?
Yup. He still got to play, too.
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by Travis Hughes on Aug 3, 2011 5:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Yes. I’ve played on teams which huge splits in the locker rooms, and outcasts. On the ice the it didn’t matter. But we also played with the fear of God in us (the coach). If we let our off ice issues on ice, we got severely punished for it. As an adult in the pro’s, I’m not sure how applicable that fear is and how big of an effect it has, if any, on players.
You sir are a gentleman of four outs!
Glad to not have to watch him play hockey anymore. I think he’s overrated and easily replaceable.
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May I ask how he’s overrated?
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by Travis Hughes on Aug 3, 2011 9:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, if no one thinks very much of him and everyone expected the “experiment” to fail, you can’t do much worse than that. It either works out and he exceeds expectations (aka underrated), or it fails and he meets your expectations exactly.
Lightning strikes once, Hextall strikes twice!
"I think there is virtue in pissing off idiots." - Fehr and Balanced
How can he even be overrated if no NHL team wants him and he couldn’t even crack the Flyers lineup last year? How can one be overrated if he or she is not even really rated?
by FooFighter1124 on Aug 4, 2011 12:25 AM EDT up reply actions
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