Mastodon
Search for:
@Toronto Maple Leafs

[Kloke] The Maple Leafs are interested in Russian winger Maxim Tsyplakov, currently in the KHL and out of contract next season, TheAthleticNHL has learned.



[Kloke] The Maple Leafs are interested in Russian winger Maxim Tsyplakov, currently in the KHL and out of contract next season, TheAthleticNHL has learned.

by DevOpsMakesMeDrink

17 Comments

  2. power_of_funk

    first stat glance tells me he’s Mikheyev 2.0 or bust

  3. cappa16

    I love scout descriptions of players:

    “Big, strong, athletic kid. Holds pucks well. Strong skater. Good snap shot and wrist shot (likes the curl-and-drag). Likes to shoot it. Straight-line type. Direct. Attacks into defenders for his shot. Engaged physically. What you see is what you get”

    Like, you just described like the majority of players

  5. riko77can

    They need to fill some roster spots as cheaply as possible with Willy’s new AAV kicking in before Tavares’ contract is up.

  6. OneNineSevenNine

    I think we’ll be seeing a lot more of this… because we need cheap players.

    I wouldn’t be surprised to read “Leafs looking at hockey player from Brazil. Will play for league min, for 8 years.” /jk

  7. Leviathan117

    Does this mean that, if they wanted to, they could sign him now and he could play this season? I have no idea how this works.

  9. BuzzOff2011

    Knowing our luck he’ll either be a total bust or end up playing very well then leave the following year cause we can’t retain depth

  11. Resident-Walrus2397

    I’m going to base my entire view of Russia as a whole on whether or not this man comes over and plays well.

  12. OneNutPhil

    I’ll be reading this as Slapakov until some announcers start beating me over the head with the real way to pronounce it

  14. reluctantLeaf

    Been a while since a Russian FA has hit. lya Mikheyev, Nikita Zaitsev, Igor Ozhiganov, Alex Barabanov and Kirill Semyonov.

    Surely we’re due, right?

  15. Josh72826

    This is a waste of time. He has no history of excelling in lower leagues. You telling me all of sudden he’s now a scoring superstar?

    It doesn’t take a genius to figure out he’s on a stacked team this year. You got Poryadin, Morozov & Cajkovsky who are new additions this year with better stats than him. Even Andrei Loktionov is having a better year than last year at 33 years. Should they also sign him?

    100% going to bust. Desperation for goal scorers showing.

  16. burkie17

    Another effective budget player like Mik would be wicked

Write A Comment