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Originally Posted by Blowfish
Hello fellow hockey fans in Russia. Just looking for someone to provide feedback from time to time regarding my favourite team's prospect Mr. Zinovjev.
Do you see Zino ever joining the Bruins?
Thanks in advance.
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Oh, yes my favourite ZINA! He is MEGA skilled player who could be dominant in the NHL in proper agent was working with the PLAYER. My undoubtful favourite and one of the most paid player in the Russian Superleague! PROBLEM with the man that he isn't going to play in the NHL for small money like 1.5 mln by his undertanding. Kazan is happy with him and he is happy with KAZAN.
Other Rus clubs willing to have this player in their club and ready to pay even more. This player is in big demand by many clubs.
ZINOVJEV is most difficult to find NHL team for 07/08 willing to pay more than 2 mlns but to my mind he is EXTREMELY CREATIVE player close to DATSYUK level who is by the way almost same size as Zinovjev. They played together on national team a lot line 1 and 2 CENTERS! It's EVIDENT any NHL team can build around this player good scoring line! With changed rules it will be even easier for player like Sergei in NHL because of his FANTASTIC skating ability! SIZE isn’t a concern because now he is full muscles. HEIGHT 5.11 and WEIGHT 183 is OK for hockey. He is LARIONOV of Russian SUPERLEAGUE! MATURE and ready for responsibility now not like when he came to BOSTON years ago!
I still remember press which he got in NA when he was with BOSTON!
Bruins' new reasons to dream number four
By Kevin Paul Dupont, 10/27/2003
And then there is Zinovjev (Zin-ov-yev), who made a dazzling debut in Saturday night's 5-2 win over New Jersey, accenting the night with a cool-handed dish across the slot to linemate Samsonov for a sensational, not to mention winning, goal. For those old enough to remember, it was a moment reminiscent of the Derek Sanderson-Bobby Orr ice capades when they first teamed up in the fall of '67.
Prospects of Zinovjev playing pretty good
By Kevin Paul Dupont, Globe Staff, 10/25/2003
"He's got to get into a situation where he's on a line with the same guys, playing a similar style, and get into a rhythm," said assistant GM Jeff Gorton, who watched the workout from the chilly bleachers. "His first game down in Providence, he was making all kinds of plays. He's got that Russian style to his game -- stop on a dime, turn and curl. He's a playmaker by nature. He passes well. He sees the surface well. You watch him out there, he's a perfectionist."
During the drills, one thing that stood out was Zinovjev's skating jump and quick-turn ability. At times, it looked as if his feet were fastened to an invisible rod, his change of direction so sleight-of-foot that you'd swear he was one of those little tin Bud Light rod-hockey players.
"He has real good tight-area skills," said an admiring Sullivan. "He's elusive, really good in a confined game."
All that should translate well to the North American game, provided the 5-foot-10-inch, 180-pounder can stand up to, or skate around, the deliberate checking of much bigger, stronger defensemen and forwards. He's quick, but he is also small of frame, with a youthful look that would make him blend in easily with, say, Matignon High. In the world of rock-hard Devils defenseman Scott Stevens, an unaware, slow-to-react Zinovjev could end up a first-shift hors d'oeuvre.
But like those aforementioned line combinations, looks and build can be deceiving, too. Wayne Gretzky had powerful legs, but his build leaned more toward town hall record-keeper than all-world record-breaker. For physique, Zinovjev has more of a Pat LaFontaine build, and LaFontaine will be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame Monday. So appearance and size can be important, but they can also be irrelevant.
