[Trade] Flames acquire LD Nikita Okhotiuk from SJ for a 2024 5th

[sureLoss]

https://twitter.com/user/status/1766255253878378888

[Reggie Dunlop]

Seriously, they should have him as Parade Grand Marshal for whatever it is "Okotoks Day" is..

[442scotty]

Originally Posted by Ford Prefect

Clearly a troll. #1 rule of interneting…don’t feed the trolls.

If everyone puts him on ignore maybe he’ll go away.

[Enoch Root]

Originally Posted by 442scotty

If everyone puts him on ignore maybe he’ll go away.

he'll just argue with himself (which he's actually been doing already)

[calgaryred]

Originally Posted by Hack&Lube

Did Calgary have the first Russian player in the NHL? Sergei Makarov? His son is still in town working for an IT company. I emailed him once.

The first Russian player was Sergei Priakin he played for the Flames on loan from USSR in 1989.

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[Madman]

If only someone knew the rules of Car Dance Party Moscow to really welcome them all.

[Reggie Dunlop]

Originally Posted by Madman

If only someone knew the rules of Car Dance Party Moscow to really welcome them all.

[D as in David]

Originally Posted by Goriders

It’s warmer in Calgary than Siberia.

And far less drafty - both militarily and otherwise.

[Madman]

If only someone knew Boris around here.

[SeanCharles]

Think the Flames hold 8 D or waive Gilbert?

[BlAcKNoVa]

[Jay Random]

Originally Posted by SeanCharles

Think the Flames hold 8 D or waive Gilbert?

No particular benefit in waiving Gilbert now, is there? He's not eligible for the AHL playoffs, and his cap hit goes away at the end of the season. Might as well keep him here.

[Jay Random]

Originally Posted by BlAcKNoVa

That settles it. We need this man on the team for however long Draisaitl is an Oiler.

[Braden]

Originally Posted by BlAcKNoVa

Love that it's 5-0 and 4:30 left in the 3rd.. He will fit in here perfectly

[SeanCharles]

Originally Posted by Jay Random

No particular benefit in waiving Gilbert now, is there? He's not eligible for the AHL playoffs, and his cap hit goes away at the end of the season. Might as well keep him here.

You don't anticipate they'll need the roster spot for a forward?

Zary, Greir to come back. Coronato and Pellitier only ones waiver exempt.

[Strange Brew]

If everyone healthy, I can see Gilbert being sent down. He won’t get claimed at this point in the season.

But they have a lot of wingers when Zary and Greer come back so probably also depends on how Coronato is playing and if he stays in.

[Cheese]

From the Shark Tank

Damn, one of our only players who wasn't afraid to throw a hit. Who the hell is gonna speak Russian with Mukh now?

Okhotiuk‘s underlying numbers where bad, even considering context. One of the few players where those numbers and the eye-test didn’t match for me.

That’s probably because he brought some Ooompf and his stickhandling and skating looked really impressive in bursts.

Really low for a guy they hyped up a ton in the Meier trade.

After being told by Sharks management that Okhotiuk was an important part of the Timo trade, it's hard to see him gone for a 5th after only one year.

I thought Okhotiuk looked better than Thrun. But I'm very bad at judging talent and potential at this stage. Still, Sharks have very few players who can play the body.

Sigh.

[La Flames Fan]

Originally Posted by Madman

If only someone knew the rules of Car Dance Party Moscow to really welcome them all.

I think I MIGHT know a guy Let me see what Boris is up to....

[troutman]

[Locke]

All these Russian names...