Rangerfan here...
I've spent a long time calling fans out on our board since the Baffoon from Banf-f-f let him walk. There was a poll conducted about who we preferred to have Kotalik over Zherdev, and Kotalik won.
Nuff said.
Ranger fans love to rag on him for the playoff (non)performance, but very few look at the numbers. In the PO's he was getting 7th forward minutes and almost zero powerplay time, yet Ranger fans love to bag on him for not showing up. Yet the $7mm 3rd line center gets a pass. You can't score from the bench. I actually have an excel wks with the scoring table for the series.
Ranger fans say he didn't work out for the Rangers, but yet he still co-led the team in scoring playing 5 mins less per minute than Gomex, the co-leader.
They ***** and moan about his poor defensive play, yet he was 2nd in +/- to Cally.
With the forward depth and protection on your team he will easily set a new personal high for points. Book it. Needless to say I will be watching more Flyer games.
Oh, and whoever mentioned that he had a bad KHL season does not watch the KHL. He was around top 20 in scoring if memory serves.