Fresh off a huge buyout of the remainder of his 9-year/$90 million contract, that has the entire hockey world talking, and on the first day he's allowed to negotiate with other NHL teams, Alexei Yashin is at it again, except this time, Montreal is his desired target.
That's right, Alexei Yashin WANTS to play for the Montreal Canadiens.
Baffled by first reading this on RDS, I actually softened my position regarding Yashin and his Islander failure, by thinking straightly.
"Hey, this would be a pretty decent pickup at a decent price"
And why not, Yashin is still a damn good forward and was on pace to have his best season ever with the Islanders and led them in scoring through one third of the campain, until he got injured, and was never the same when he returned.
Losing his patience with the enigmatic Russian captain, Isles head coach Ted Nolan pencilled in Yashin as the team's 4th line centre for the last 15 or so games, the move outraged Yashin while fans were happy to see he got the punishment he so longly deserved.
He finished with 18 goals and 32 assists, for a respectable total of 50 points in only 58 games.
Everyone knows the "Alexei Yashin Islanders Crusade" fairy tale, and that now it is clear, that this little adventure with Mad Mike's team was never meant to be.
Now, he wants to don the bleu, blanc et rouge, and seriously...WHY NOT?
He'd be a great addition, but nothing more than 2-2.5 million for him, Bob, please.
Maybe we could really be getting something here by playing an all-Russian line: the doghoused Sergei Samsonov, the centre Alexei Yashin and the man of the year...Alex Kovalev.
But if these guys seriously were to get their grooves back, wow, NHL, watch out...
Stanley Cup? Here we come!
Yashin's "list" includes Los Angeles, Washington and most recently, according to Yahoo! Sports, the Ottawa Senators.
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Yeah, this was unexpected: Yashin wants to play in Montreal...
Goal scored by Bleu, Blanc et Rouge at 9:30 PM
Tape colour: Alex Kovalev, Alexei Yashin, Bob Gainey, money, montreal canadiens, new york islanders, Sergei Samsonov
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1 fanatics have replied:
I think it would be a huge mistake, no matter the cost, for the habs to sign Yashin. He's a bum and you don't take a gamble on a goof like that suddenly elevating his game because he says he would play for Montreal.
The Habs would be much better off signing a solid two-way player with even less offensive upside if need be.
Scott Hartnell is the best avaible and worth every penny of his large price tag. He plays tough and puts the puck in the net, something that the majority of the Habs forwads don't do.
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