|
Post by jkr on Jun 24, 2015 6:10:02 GMT -5
I wonder if there isn't some cultural aspect to all this - Larionov might have been giving Alex a very "Russian" viewpoint that didn't work for a kid who's spent so much time in North America, and it never meshed properly. Good Point. AG was born in Milwaukee & played for the U.S. during the World Juniors I believe. He's more American than Russian.
|
|
|
Post by blny on Jun 24, 2015 8:19:45 GMT -5
I wonder if there isn't some cultural aspect to all this - Larionov might have been giving Alex a very "Russian" viewpoint that didn't work for a kid who's spent so much time in North America, and it never meshed properly. Good Point. AG was born in Milwaukee & played for the U.S. during the World Juniors I believe. He's more American than Russian. Agreed, good point. I'll add that when anyone brings up his accent and calls him Russian he gets very defensive. "I'm AMERICAN!"
|
|
|
Post by duster on Jun 24, 2015 14:07:38 GMT -5
Larionov is a pretty smart guy and adopted Western values with open arms when he was a player. He lives in Detroit not Russia so I doubt the "russian" viewpoint has much to do with relationship with Galchenyuk. If anything, he would likely encourage the "American" point of view.
I think it's all about money. No more, no less. Pat Brisson has a lot of experience dealing with the Habs (MaxPac comes to mind) and is one of hockey's top agents.
|
|
|
Post by seventeen on Jun 24, 2015 15:16:06 GMT -5
I think it's all about money. No more, no less. Pat Brisson has a lot of experience dealing with the Habs (MaxPac comes to mind) and is one of hockey's top agents. Max's contract might not be the best endorsement for Brisson's team, at least if you're intent on maximizing a player's contract.
|
|
|
Post by PTH on Jun 24, 2015 15:33:32 GMT -5
Larionov is a pretty smart guy and adopted Western values with open arms when he was a player. He lives in Detroit not Russia so I doubt the "russian" viewpoint has much to do with relationship with Galchenyuk. Still, Larionov grew up in the Soviet Union, with Russian values, and however much we change and evolve, what we learn before age 10 is essentially who we'll be forever. And heck, maybe Larionov was still an old-style russkie a bit too much like Galch's father, so when it was Alex's turn to choose his agent, he didn't want his fathers clone, he wanted a north-american style guy.
|
|
|
Post by seventeen on Jun 24, 2015 16:59:14 GMT -5
I made an allusion to his first coach, on the national team, being Victor Tikhonov. He makes Tortorella look like Mother Teresa, so Larionov would have served under one of the most extreme taskmasters and a guy who never gave a reason for what he did. It's easy to preach patience when you don't have a choice, which Larionov never did, at least until he came to the NHL. He was 29 when he dressed for the Canucks in 1989/90. So when he talks about his experience as a young player, it would have to be his time in the Soviet Union.
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2015 1:13:15 GMT -5
It is times like this that make me rue the day the interwebs was ever invented, this wouldn't be news at all, nor would I be reading about this on a message board. It'll pan out, it always does.
Players change agents all the time, not a big deal, he's young and probably had someone talking in his ear, maybe he had too many shots of Stoli and made a rash decision. Either way I think it's more of a commentary on Larionov, sour grapes don't look so good on him.
|
|