I'm probably never drafting a Russian prospect again. The only Russians on my keeper team right now are Bryzgalov and Varlamov. I used to have Filatov and Tarasenko too but I capitalized on Tarasenko a year ago when I dealt him in a deal to get Nicklas Backstrom and Shane Doan. Filatov can suck my dick, but I don't think he'd put in the effort to really get into the dirty areas, so...

Anyhow, it's just not worth it. Russian prospects have one use in my book and that's as trade value when the hype is high. Kuznetzov in January as someone mentioned or Tarasenko last summer. I don't care how high their upside is.

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12 team H2H dynasty, most categories under the sun, incl. hits/blocks. Main team, farm

C: Kopitar Backstrom Stepan Cammalleri Little Bolland Laich Johnson
LW: Parise Lupul Erat McDonald Martin Silfverberg Nyquist Schwartz Morin Nieto Conacher
RW: PKane Doan Pominville Nash Clowe Lupul Rinaldo Stafford Rattie Stone Chiasson Ritchie
D: Green Suter Seabrook Dillon Beauchemin Schenn Letang Schultz Hamilton McNabb Rielly Harrison
G: Bryzgalov Pavelec Holtby Neuvirth Nihlstorp Lack CalPickard Andersen Stalock Sateri Eriksson
IR: Halak

I must say that I was one of those that truly thought he was coming over ...... Oh well ..... Once burned, twice shy.

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13 Team (30 player roster), pts only keeper (Goalies W=2,SO=3) Keep 12F 4D 1G + any Fwd prospects with <100 NHL GP & D/G prospects with <150 NHL GP

F- P.Kane, Kopitar, Giroux, Duchene, Van Riemsdyk, Voracek, Dupuis, Fleischmann, Erat, Cammalleri, Anisimov, C.Smith
D- Edler, Ekman-Larsson, Shattenkirk, Carle
G- Fleury
Prospects- M.Granlund, Baertschi, Nyquist, Grigorenko, Conacher, Niederreiter, D.Shore, Kuznetsov, Hertl, B.Smith, Orlov, Rundblad, A.Larsson

i wouldn't count tarasenko signing with the blues out yet...

Not saying that he won't, but I've just had way too much drama with the few Russians I've owned. Last summer it was looking like Varlamov was heading to the KHL before he was surprised by a trade to Colorado. Add Filatov before that and it's not like Tarasenko has been without a bunch of back and forth stuff either. It's just not worth the headache.

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GO WINGS!

12 team H2H dynasty, most categories under the sun, incl. hits/blocks. Main team, farm

C: Kopitar Backstrom Stepan Cammalleri Little Bolland Laich Johnson
LW: Parise Lupul Erat McDonald Martin Silfverberg Nyquist Schwartz Morin Nieto Conacher
RW: PKane Doan Pominville Nash Clowe Lupul Rinaldo Stafford Rattie Stone Chiasson Ritchie
D: Green Suter Seabrook Dillon Beauchemin Schenn Letang Schultz Hamilton McNabb Rielly Harrison
G: Bryzgalov Pavelec Holtby Neuvirth Nihlstorp Lack CalPickard Andersen Stalock Sateri Eriksson
IR: Halak

Hahahaha +1 for that one.

HAHAHAHAHAA.. "sent" you are priceless, I love it!!

If he won't come over to play with Ovechkin, who would he come over to play with??

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Angus is my best friend at dobberhockey..
Bruins believer since BIRTH..
Fav player: Cam Neely..

i want to get an english translation of that funny song about radulov that he tweeted about

http://www.hotice.ru/events/lenta/18067/