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Originally Posted by Hemi-Cuda
And even Ovechkin has never won anything other than personal awards, and routinely disappears in the playoffs when things get tough. Just stay away from flashy Russian forwards period, it just isn't worth the drama
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FYP, there have been some very reliable and drama free Russian defensemen and lesser hyped forwards. It seems to be mainly the prima donna's that are the problem. Of course the same can be said for some of the NA forwards who's heads are too big. The only reason to single out the Russians is that they have the option to bolt to the KHL if you they feel unappreciated.
If Yak really wanted to play in the NHL I think he could still be fixed. He needs a year in the AHL to learn to play a full game and then he needs some veteran mentoring when coming back to the NHL. I bet he could be a star in Detroit.