Antipin's Dad Takes a Shot

[WildCard]

@vorkywh24
Viktor Antipin´s father: @BuffaloSabres offered a new deal to Viktor, but he used to play for championship (with @MetallurgMgn in #KHL), not for 29th place in #NHL. So, he came back to Magnitka. #Sabres

[shrader]

Well at least he's not good at math.

[Doohicksie]

Doesn't matter.  Move on.

[pi2000]

He has a point.

This reflects poorly on Coach Phil.   Hopefully he doesn't alienate Mr. Franchise in the same way.   

Edited August 23, 2018 by pi2000

[dudacek]

Sorry, but I'm pretty sure Antipin didn’t get a qualifying offer?

[WildCard]

Just now, dudacek said:

Sorry, but I'm pretty sure Antipin didn’t get a qualifying offer?

That's what I thought too

[Doohicksie]

3 minutes ago, dudacek said:

Sorry, but I'm pretty sure Antipin didn’t get a qualifying offer?

Doesn't matter.  Move on.

 

Seriously, this is hardly worth acknowledging in my mind, let alone responding.

[WildCard]

1 minute ago, Doohickie said:

Doesn't matter.  Move on.

Seriously, this is hardly worth acknowledging in my mind, let alone responding.

You have the most responses in this thread...

[Doohicksie]

I know.  I think it's a long-established notion on this forum that I'm an idiot.

[Hoss]

23 minutes ago, dudacek said:

Sorry, but I'm pretty sure Antipin didn’t get a qualifying offer?

He was not given one. Doesn’t mean a new offer wasn’t made. Decent chance it wasn’t or it was a Rochester deal.

[nfreeman]

I'd guess that they offered him a 2-way deal and made it clear that it was reasonably likely he'd be in Rochester and have to compete for an NHL spot.

[shrader]

39 minutes ago, nfreeman said:

I'd guess that they offered him a 2-way deal and made it clear that it was reasonably likely he'd be in Rochester and have to compete for an NHL spot.

The qualifying offer itself could be a two-way deal, so that wouldn't be something that would stop the team from qualifying him.

[In The Buff]

If Antipin couldnt make a mark on as he put it: 'the 29th ranked team', whats that say about his son's talent level? ?

[LTS]

2 hours ago, pi2000 said:

He has a point.

This reflects poorly on Coach Phil.   Hopefully he doesn't alienate Mr. Franchise in the same way.   

Not at all... but it fits your narrative.

48 minutes ago, MillerVaive said:

If Antipin couldnt make a mark on as he put it: 'the 29th ranked team', whats that say about his son's talent level? ?

And this is why... for as bad as Buffalo was.. no one wanted Antipin in trade and he wasn't cracking the lineup.

Antipin might have promise, but that mentality is why he's never going to be a winner.  He's basically saying he'd prefer to go back to a lower level and win than play at the highest level and lose.  I can go into a 3rd grade gym glass and kick the crap out of them in dodge ball.  Am I winner?  Sure, I won the game.  But I'm a loser at life.  Antipin is trending in the wrong direction on this one.

[Hoss]

3 hours ago, shrader said:

The qualifying offer itself could be a two-way deal, so that wouldn't be something that would stop the team from qualifying him.

They didn’t qualify Wilson but signed him to a do similar to what he got in arbitration. Seems like JBots likes to avoid it in these cases and negotiate on his own.

[shrader]

37 minutes ago, Hoss said:

They didn’t qualify Wilson but signed him to a do similar to what he got in arbitration. Seems like JBots likes to avoid it in these cases and negotiate on his own.

I’m too lazy too look it up  did Wilson get less than his qualifying offer would have had to have been? I have a hard time imagining that arbitration was a serious concern with either guy, especially zero NHL experience-Antipin

 

 

[Thorner]

We have such a logjam at depth LHD that this is hardly a concern. In fact, it's probably the real reason Antipin doesn't want to play here anymore. 

[Eleven]

3 hours ago, LTS said:

Not at all... but it fits your narrative.

And this is why... for as bad as Buffalo was.. no one wanted Antipin in trade and he wasn't cracking the lineup.

Antipin might have promise, but that mentality is why he's never going to be a winner.  He's basically saying he'd prefer to go back to a lower level and win than play at the highest level and lose.  I can go into a 3rd grade gym glass and kick the crap out of them in dodge ball.  Am I winner?  Sure, I won the game.  But I'm a loser at life.  Antipin is trending in the wrong direction on this one.

Let's do it.  School starts in two weeks.

[Doohicksie]

5 hours ago, LTS said:

Not at all... but it fits your narrative.

And this is why... for as bad as Buffalo was.. no one wanted Antipin in trade and he wasn't cracking the lineup.

Antipin might have promise, but that mentality is why he's never going to be a winner.  He's basically saying he'd prefer to go back to a lower level and win than play at the highest level and lose.  I can go into a 3rd grade gym glass and kick the crap out of them in dodge ball.  Am I winner?  Sure, I won the game.  But I'm a loser at life.  Antipin is trending in the wrong direction on this one.

No sprinkles for you.  Or Antipin.  Or his dad.

Not Eleven either.

Edited August 24, 2018 by Doohickie

[LTS]

16 hours ago, Eleven said:

Let's do it.  School starts in two weeks.

[elcrusho]

19 hours ago, Eleven said:

Let's do it.  School starts in two weeks.

Started two week ago*

Kids down in FL start super early

[Eleven]

17 hours ago, elcrusho said:

Started two week ago*

Kids down in FL start super early

Yeah, I think that's in general across the South.  Is it a weather thing?  (Although, my sister's kids started this past week in Illinois.)