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#52
#52
During his second season in the OHL, Tavares was invited to participate in the 2007 Canadian National Junior selection camp, but was not selected.[8] [9] Later in the season, Tavares played two games for the OHL in the annual ADT Canada-Russia Challenge, including one game in Oshawa. On January 25, 2007, Tavares registered a 7-point night in a 9-6 win versus the Windsor Spitfires. He scored four goals and three assists, including his 50th goal of the season in his 44th game. [10] On March 16, 2007, Tavares broke a mark previously held by Wayne Gretzky by scoring his 70th and 71st goals of the season as a sixteen-year-old in the OHL.[11] On May 2, 2007, the OHL announced Tavares as the winner of the Red Tilson Trophy as the most outstanding player in the league.[12] Tavares was also awarded the 2006-07 CHL Player of the Year award, for being the best Major Junior A hockey player in the Canadian leagues that year.[13]


Doesnt sound like a bust to me. He may not have been the leading scorer but he still had 118 points in 59 games, pretty damn good if you ask me for a 16 year old kid.
 
#53
#53
He's no Crosby or Ovechkin, don't get your hopes up. Plus the Preds will be nowhere near getting him.

I'm more excited to see Patric Hornqvist and Antti Pihlstrom in camp. I think they along with Colin Wilson and Ryan Jones have a chance to bump some of our fourth line grinders like smithson and ortmeyer out of the lineup
 
#54
#54
I am pretty sure Horn and Phil will make the squad, Horn for sure. Wilson and Jones maybe but I think Jones goes to Milwaukee for a bit and Wilson back to BC for one more year. I would love for them to just bring them in and let them learn but they are known for making everyone go through Milwaukee at some point and not rushing anyone. I am tired of hearing about Franson as well, bring him up and lets see what hes got.
 
#55
#55
Wilson will most certainly go to BC for 1 more year. He is the real deal but I think it is best to let him mature one more year in college.
 
#56
#56
just to clear things up, wilson goes to BU not BC. But I agree he will go back for a year. He is NHL ready though.
 
#59
#59
head1 said:
Radulov leaves for Russia with another year on his contract.
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Any reasons stated. He just never seemed to put it together. He had great potential and showed a flash here and there but never could be consistent.
 
#61
#61
Midfielder10 said:
more money, closer to family, etc. You never know with these treacherous Russian kids
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Malkin makes the same amount in the NHL as Radulov and turned down a deal worth twice as much from the KHL.

(Malkin was offered 12.5 million by a KHL team for 5 years...he went to the Ray Shero, told him he wanted to stay in Pittsburgh and they hammered out a deal that will pay him half of that...but doesn't kick in until 2009-10...which means Malkin decided that he would rather play for 1/13 pay in Pittsburgh than bail on his contract to play in Russia...even when there's a chance he could have a career ending injury and never see a dime of the money from his new contract).

Of course, they are leagues apart in both ability and - as this shows - class.

Time to start pulling the numbers off the Radulov jersey.
 
#62
#62
KB5252 said:
Any reasons stated. He just never seemed to put it together. He had great potential and showed a flash here and there but never could be consistent.
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He was only here for one full season (and part of another)...that's not really enough time to make a fair comparison...although he obviously has some screws loose since he just screwed over his NHL career.

The best part of this...if the KHL flops and he crawls back to the NHL...he will still be under contract to us for one season.
 
#63
#63
Apparently Radulov was offered 23.3 mil US$ for 3 years to come to Russia. The Preds front office dont seem to think it will happen from their statement, but why would you want him back after his comments about how happy he is to be back home finally.

Personally I say fight to get him back and trade his ass because he apparently doesnt want to be here. He will never be the fan favorite he was if he comes back.
 
#64
#64
"Personally I say fight to get him back and trade his ass because he apparently doesnt want to be here. He will never be the fan favorite he was if he comes back."

I agree. I really like him though. He's a great scorer and I love his enthusiasm he brings. It would be ashame to see him go. But on the other hand, I really don't any player on our team if they don't want to be there.

GO PREDS!!!
 
#65
#65
So, for some of you more informed Hockey fans out there. Who are the FAs we can go after since it seems we wont be having A-Rad? We need someone who is a great goalscorer.
 
#66
#66
No one. Or we would have already gone after him. Mark Parrish or Glen Murray are the two best options but they are way over the hill.
 
#67
#67
Dawson said:
So, for some of you more informed Hockey fans out there. Who are the FAs we can go after since it seems we wont be having A-Rad? We need someone who is a great goalscorer.
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They are not going to replace that talent through free agency. As mentioned above, there are not any options available and even if there were the preds are not in a financial position to pay what it would take to bring in an elite forward.
 
#68
#68
Poile could bring in a fringe top 6 player. What you are seeing is a GM so confident in Patric Hornqvist's ability that he would rather give him a shot first than overpay for one of the band-aid type players.
 
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