agreement in place between the Flyers and Sergei Bobrovsky
04-19-2010, 09:13 AM
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agreement in place between the Flyers and Sergei Bobrovsky
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There's an agreement in place between the Flyers and Sergei Bobrovsky. He will report to Flyers training camp this summer.
Bobrovsky confirmed in Flyers' summer camp
http://twitter.com/euroflyers
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04-19-2010, 09:15 AM
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I'll take it.
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04-19-2010, 09:16 AM
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Nice.
04-19-2010, 09:17 AM
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I'll take it.
Must start somewhere to develop a goalie........now if they can add another it'd great.
04-19-2010, 09:18 AM
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Nice.
nice edit
04-19-2010, 09:25 AM
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wow..
04-19-2010, 09:26 AM
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So what's the deal with this guy? What's his potential and where will he start with the Flyers (assuming the deal sticks)?
04-19-2010, 09:28 AM
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So what's the deal with this guy? What's his potential and where will he start with the Flyers (assuming the deal sticks)?
Excellent reflexes.
04-19-2010, 09:32 AM
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There's an agreement in place between the Flyers and Sergei Bobrovsky. He will report to Flyers training camp this summer.
Bobrovsky confirmed in Flyers' summer camp
http://twitter.com/euroflyers
Hopefully more Tretiak than Nabokov.
04-19-2010, 09:34 AM
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Hopefully more Tretiak than Nabokov.
Hell, I'll take Nabby.. Nabby is better then anything we had in last 10-13 years.
04-19-2010, 09:37 AM
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Hopefully more Tretiak than Nabokov.
Yeah that'd be nice
04-19-2010, 09:39 AM
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Can you put the dudes last name in the title?
04-19-2010, 09:43 AM
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Hell, I'll take Nabby.. Nabby is better then anything we had in last 10-13 years.
We've had 3 guys that got us to the conference finals in the last ten years. Nabokov hasn't taken a top level team there in how long?
04-19-2010, 09:43 AM
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Interesting, i've heard a little bit about this guy, it's all been good too.
04-19-2010, 09:45 AM
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Good to hear. Without any picks, Holmgren has been busy with these free agents.
04-19-2010, 09:46 AM
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Good to hear. Hope he impresses, but is he willing to start in the AHL? (maybe if Bodrov and Popov are there too....)
04-19-2010, 09:47 AM
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A scouting report on Bobrovsky from Hockey's Future:
http://www.hockeysfuture.com/prospects/sergei_bobrovsky
Wasn't able to get the scouting report from Russian Prospects.com, but the one thing that all the scouting reports show is that he's kind of a hybrid stand up/butterfly goalie. He usually remains up right until the play comes in close, then he goes into the butterfly. He's also not an adept puck handler, so he'll usually leave the puck for his teammates to play. He's also not a wanderer and very seldom leaves his crease. When he does, it's usually to challenge shooters. His glove hand is above average and he moves well laterally. Perhaps the biggest issue though (and it seems to be a common trend amongst Flyer goalies) is that he gives up huge rebounds.
With that being said, a full season of working with Jeff Reese should help with giving up less rebounds. I really like this signing.
04-19-2010, 09:56 AM
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We've had 3 guys that got us to the conference finals in the last ten years. Nabokov hasn't taken a top level team there in how long?
Thats like saying B.Hull could not take Blues anywhere.
That means nothing. I do not want to get into that but you seriously do not have a case.
04-19-2010, 10:02 AM
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Good to hear. Hope he impresses, but is he willing to start in the AHL? (maybe if Bodrov and Popov are there too....)
euroflyers thought that he would because Bobrovsky's ultimate goal is the NHL, so he should be willing to play there to get there.
04-19-2010, 10:12 AM
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Can you put the dudes last name in the title?
I had it in there, not sure how or why it was cut out.........If I get the chance to look for a way to edit then I will unless a MOD beats me to it.
04-19-2010, 10:13 AM
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Fantastic news. Good to see this franchise might finally be willing to stock pile goalies.
04-19-2010, 10:14 AM
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Thats like saying B.Hull could not take Blues anywhere.
Actually, it does mean something. Nabokov has been one of the big reasons that San Jose has not been able to make a deep playoff run.
I'll take a guy who might have an up and down regular season and good playoff run than Nabokov and his over-inflated contract and annual first round loss.
04-19-2010, 10:15 AM
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I had it in there, not sure how or why it was cut out.........If I get the chance to look for a way to edit then I will unless a MOD beats me to it.
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04-19-2010, 10:21 AM
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Actually, it does mean something. Nabokov has been one of the big reasons that San Jose has not been able to make a deep playoff run. I'll take a guy who might have an up and down regular season and good playoff run than Nabokov and his over-inflated contract and annual first round loss.
Which guy is that?
04-19-2010, 10:23 AM
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We've had 3 guys that got us to the conference finals in the last ten years. Nabokov hasn't taken a top level team there in how long?
...and in defense of Nabokov, the Flyers NEVER had to face teams that were loaded like Detroit or Colorado were.
If there's blame to be had in San Jose, how about lobbing some at Joe Thornton and company. If there's ever been a player that's been given the benefit of the doubt for incredibly poor playoff showings, Thornton has been the guy. Marleau also has a tendency to disappear when things get tough. Nabokov's numbers for his career in the playoffs are 2.26 goals against average and .913 save percentage. Those are some damn fine numbers.
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