Posts About "Andrei Kostitsyn"
Kostitsyn Not the Answer to Woes of Montreal Canadiens
May 13th, 2016 Sometime during forward Andrei Kostitsyn’s Montreal Canadiens career, he earned the nickname AK-46. It was a relatively clever play on his initials, uniform number and the AK-27 moniker of teammate Alexei Kovalev. And, just as with Kovalev, the Canadiens should stay the hell away from him from here on out. As with Kovalev as...
Briere: What Could Have Been, Much Different Than What Was
August 18th, 2015 Back in the summer of 2007, Daniel Briere was one of the most sought-after free agents, having just come off a career-high 95-point season that saw him register over 30 goals for the second time in his career. The Montreal Canadiens - having just missed the playoffs under head coach Guy Carbonneau - were linked to the then 29-year old...
Andrei and Sergei Kostitsyn Staying in KHL
July 13th, 2015 While there was talk that Andrei Kostitsyn was looking for an opportunity to return to the NHL, it appears that the hunt is over. Kostitsyn has signed a two-year deal with Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod in the KHL, according to Igor Eronko of Sport Express. https://twitter.com/IgorEronko/status/620555377659154432 Not only is Andrei...
Should the Habs Bring Back Andrei Kostitsyn?
May 27th, 2015 There has been recent speculation that former Montreal Canadien and Nashville Predator Andrei Kostitsyn is looking to make a return to the NHL after three seasons in the KHL. Kostitsyn was traded from Montreal to Nashville during his last NHL season in exchange for a 2013 second round pick (which later became Jacob de la Rose) but was...
Russian Stereotype Highlighted by Some, Reflected by Few
May 6th, 2012 I recently read an article from James Mirtle on the dwindling Russian influence in the NHL, which over the last few years has been evident. Some argue it is because of the lucrative contracts Russian oilmen can afford to hand out to the nation’s elite, keeping them in the Kontinental Hockey League. Mirtle, though, takes it one step...
Predators Make a Statement With Game 3 Win
May 4th, 2012 When the Nashville Predators returned home for game three of their best of seven series with the Phoenix Coyotes, they found themselves down two games to none, and in desperate need of a win to avoid being pushed to the brink of elimination by Coyotes. They needed their star players to step up and lead by example, but instead of...
