08-17-2018, 12:37 PM
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#21
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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Originally Posted by Mattman
I wish him all the best, he was actually a pretty effective player given how he wasn't hailed as a savior when the Flames brought him in and on a cheap contract.
Best of luck Versteeg!
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He really was the straw that stirred the drink on our powerplay though.
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08-17-2018, 12:40 PM
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#22
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by GreenLantern2814
I mentioned in the Bouma thread how it sounds like a ton of fun to go to Switzerland after making your millions.
I wouldn't go to Russia for half of Vladimir Putin's net worth.
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To be fair, millions of dollars will go much further for you in Russia than in Switzerland.
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08-17-2018, 01:13 PM
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#23
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Calgary
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Weird, I thought Versteeg would definitely catch a ride with another NHL team. Times change I guess. Good luck steeger, I liked you on the flames.
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08-17-2018, 01:46 PM
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#24
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2005
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Gonna miss that crap eating grin and his full on F U smile.
Chirping to opposing players “ nobody likes you” !!! Gold
Steeger you were great. I’ll miss ya.
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08-17-2018, 05:50 PM
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#25
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by mrdonkey
To be fair, millions of dollars will go much further for you in Russia than in Switzerland.
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Read Red Notice to see how much protection being a foreign billionaire affords you in Russia. Hint: it's nothing.
Not for $100 billion could you get me over there.
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08-17-2018, 05:52 PM
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#26
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Vancouver
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Originally Posted by dammage79
Weird, I thought Versteeg would definitely catch a ride with another NHL team. Times change I guess. Good luck steeger, I liked you on the flames.
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Yeah same, I'm surprised he didn't up with a NHL deal somewhere.
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08-17-2018, 07:01 PM
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#27
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Vancouver
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With his injury problems, I see him being dragged off the ice on a tarp Russian-style some time in the near future.
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08-17-2018, 09:51 PM
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#28
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Toronto
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Originally Posted by Coach
Yeah same, I'm surprised he didn't up with a NHL deal somewhere.
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I'm not.
Versteeg may still have enough ability to play at an NHL level, but his health and durability is a huge concern at this point.
And keep in mind, this is no longer an NHL that is very forgiving to veterans who have lost a good deal of their prime skills due to injury and/or general wear and tear and who are or have become marginal or past their best before date.
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08-18-2018, 12:15 AM
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#29
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: About 5200 Miles from the Dome
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Quote:
Originally Posted by GreenLantern2814
Read Red Notice to see how much protection being a foreign billionaire affords you in Russia. Hint: it's nothing.
Not for $100 billion could you get me over there.
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Lol OK. 
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08-18-2018, 02:32 AM
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Originally Posted by Karl
I'm not.
Versteeg may still have enough ability to play at an NHL level, but his health and durability is a huge concern at this point.
And keep in mind, this is no longer an NHL that is very forgiving to veterans who have lost a good deal of their prime skills due to injury and/or general wear and tear and who are or have become marginal or past their best before date.
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* As of last year when Tre was precisely that, with Jagr
And having said that, Jagr was awesome when healthy. 15 gf, 6 ga
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08-18-2018, 04:08 AM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Haifa, Israel
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Originally Posted by getbak
It opened in 2007, so I guess 11 years.
It's hard to find details about it because most of the stories are in Russian and Google Translate doesn't do a great job with Russian to English. From what I can tell, in late-July, inspectors discovered serious structural issues with the building and deemed it unsafe for either the team or fans to be in the building.
I'm unclear if the problems were caused by renovations that were being carried out, or if the renovations were being done to try to fix the problems that were already there. Either way, it was determined that the arena won't be cleared in time for the season, so Avangard will play their home games in a small arena outside Moscow, over 2000 km away from Omsk.
What's weird is that their old arena is Omsk seems to still be operational and isn't much smaller than the arena they'll be playing out of in Moscow. You'd think it would have made more sense to play there.
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The arena has cracks in the foundation. Some also report cracks in the walls, but it is not confirmed. Arena is built on the bank of Irtysh river on some unstable soil. Allegedly, the river waters have destabilized the concrete foundation somehow.
Another arena in Omsk is officially deemed not up to KHL standards, although it is unclear where exactly it falls short.
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08-18-2018, 11:08 AM
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#32
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Calgary
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If they're still around, will he be competing with Nigel Dawes and Linden Vey to get in the Top 5 scoring in the K?
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08-18-2018, 11:37 AM
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#33
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Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: The Void between Darkness and Light
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Karl
I'm not.
Versteeg may still have enough ability to play at an NHL level, but his health and durability is a huge concern at this point.
And keep in mind, this is no longer an NHL that is very forgiving to veterans who have lost a good deal of their prime skills due to injury and/or general wear and tear and who are or have become marginal or past their best before date.
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Yep, he probably wasn't good enough for the NHL anymore a few years ago when he signed in Europe and couldn't get insurance on his leg/hip.
Shows where the flames have been the last couple of years in terms of depth and skill, but hopefully those days are behind the organization for the next while.
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08-18-2018, 12:39 PM
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^^^^
So when he had 15 goals and 37 points for the Flames in 2016/17 he wasn't good enough for the NHL? 
He looked pretty good to me in his stint here, injuries aside.
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08-18-2018, 12:58 PM
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#35
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Calgary
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I think had Versteeg not been injured this year he probably gets a contract somewhere. Sadly injuries derailed him. I liked him in his first season here, pretty underrated
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08-18-2018, 05:18 PM
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Pent-up
Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: Plutanamo Bay.
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Besides the obvious Elliott chirp, my favourite Versteeg moment was during a scrum you could see a lot of players yapping and the mic picks up the Ref: “Versteeg! #### off!”
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08-18-2018, 05:24 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2005
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Originally Posted by jayswin
^^^^
So when he had 15 goals and 37 points for the Flames in 2016/17 he wasn't good enough for the NHL?
He looked pretty good to me in his stint here, injuries aside. |
The skill is obviously still there but he didn't skate at an NHL level imo to stick.
There's a reason he was looking at offers in Europe before the flames plucked him from the Oilers.
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08-18-2018, 06:30 PM
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#38
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First round-bust
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: speculating about AHL players
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Originally Posted by Flash Walken
The skill is obviously still there but he didn't skate at an NHL level imo to stick.
There's a reason he was looking at offers in Europe before the flames plucked him from the Oilers.
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He scored at over a 0.50 P/GP pace and led the team in powerplay goals. It was only as he was injuring his hip last year that I think his skating really deteriorated.
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08-18-2018, 06:42 PM
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#39
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Crash and Bang Winger
Join Date: Jun 2016
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Quote:
Originally Posted by GreenLantern2814
I mentioned in the Bouma thread how it sounds like a ton of fun to go to Switzerland after making your millions.
I wouldn't go to Russia for half of Vladimir Putin's net worth.
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The Swiss league only allows 4 non Swiss players per team. Maybe no team wanted to waste one of their import slots on him?
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08-18-2018, 08:14 PM
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Some kinda newsbreaker!
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Learning Phaneufs skating style
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bcneil
The Swiss league only allows 4 non Swiss players per team. Maybe no team wanted to waste one of their import slots on him?
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He tried to play in the swiss league 2 years ago, but the team couldn't get insurance on the contract so he went to the Oilers on a PTO.
Probably still an issue considering he missed most of last season due to injury.
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