[dammage79]

Originally Posted by sureLoss

If the Flames do take Nichushkin, I hope they have a solid plan for acclimatizing him to Calgary.

I hope they learned their lesson with Cervenka (granted he had a wife and newborn back home) and I don't want to hear Hartley or Feaster explaining away Nichushkin in a slump or being healthy scratched because he is homesick.

IIRC Malkin was able to adapt quickly because Gonchar took him in with the Pens.

I am not saying the Flames go find a Russian player to mentor Nichushkin, but a Russian ex-pat that lives in Calgary would be good also.

Burmistrov?