‘There no doubt is a place for Maxim Afinogenov in the NHL, and maybe it’s with the Sabres, the team with which he made his NHL debut in 1999. He is fast. He can be mesmerizing with the puck. At his best, he is among the game’s most thrilling, entertaining attackers, fast on his skates and devilishly clever with his stick. But when he’s not producing (sound familiar, Sergei Samsonov fans?), he can be the focal point of the club’s frustration.’