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Zubov introduced by the KHL

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A few comments from Sergei Zubov, provided by the KHL (more pictures here):

"When I decided to play in the KHL for SKA, I hoped that I would play at the same level I did in the NHL.  Now I think I have come to the peak of my physical form.  I would not like to predict, but I hope that during the season I will [play at] my former level.

"The last two weeks I just could not sleep, thinking that my career in many ways is to start all over again. For me and my family to move to Russia was a difficult step. I think I fairly quickly will cope with the pressure.

"Living in the United States, I kept my eye on Russian hockey, and therefore I have some notion of what to expect. In my opinion in recent years hockey styles from different countries have been integrated, and now there is no Russian, Swedish or Canadian hockey. This integration allows our sport to progress, and it is great to see these processes take place in the KHL."

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Most points by defenceman (1994-95 to present):

Rk  Player  GP  G  A  PTS  PTS  +/- 
1 Nicklas Lidstrom  1082 200 640 840 0.78 323
2 Sergei Zubov  941 132 519 651 0.69 129
3 Sergei Gonchar  929 191 443 634 0.68 58
4 Scott Niedermayer  1018 141 464 605 0.59 133
5 Brian Leetch  768 144 438 582 0.76 -27
6 Chris Pronger  941 137 439 576 0.61 156
7 Mathieu Schneider  934 163 392 555 0.59 20
8 Rob Blake  904 178 376 554 0.61 -27
9 Roman Hamrlik  1026 133 389 522 0.51 -25
10 Sandis Ozolinsh  757 134 343 477 0.63 -51
11 Bryan McCabe  986 130 327 457 0.46 36
12 Al MacInnis  613 127 325 452 0.74 132
13 Teppo Numminen  941 80 367 447 0.48 90
14 Wade Redden  919 104 332 436 0.47 154
15 Ed Jovanovski  903 118 315 433 0.48 -57

I think that's the peer group Zubov should be remembered in. He was quietly one of the best blueliners in the game for a long, long time.

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jeez

Nicklas Lidstrom’s stats are ridiculous. Nobody even comes close to his level of awesome

by detroitnick on Aug 12, 2009 2:21 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I love talking about Lidstrom, especially in a thread about Zubov.

by hallock on Aug 12, 2009 2:21 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

bah

who cares about 3ybob?

NICK LIDSTROM!!!!111

by detroitnick on Aug 12, 2009 5:51 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

He leads every category on that chart. Games Played, Goals, Assists, Points (obviously), Points per Game, and Plus/Minus. Better than that, it isn’t even the result of cherry-picking the start point, since 1994-95 was probably the weakest season of his career, and there are at least two better prior to that year.

This is Zubov’s peer group, and I never really appreciated how good he was. It’s just that there is one person on this list who belongs in a different group.

by J. Michael Neal on Aug 12, 2009 4:54 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeap, but that’s not even worth debating. I could have started this list at No. 2 and it wouldn’t make a difference.

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by James Mirtle on Aug 12, 2009 7:29 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I’m glad Sergei Zubov is getting some press, even if he’s going to the KHL. Seeing Zubov and Teppo Numminen so prominently on that list illustrates how underrated they both were playing in over 940+ games in that time frame with very little fanfare.

Supporter of the Sergei Berezin "Give and Go" - You give me puck, then you go to hell

by bkblades on Aug 12, 2009 5:12 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

The KHL sends me more press releases than the NHL, let’s put it that way.

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by James Mirtle on Aug 12, 2009 7:31 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

That’s not surprising – you’re a celebrity now, James. No doubt they caught all those OTR shows. :)

Supporter of the Sergei Berezin "Give and Go" - You give me puck, then you go to hell

by bkblades on Aug 12, 2009 8:14 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Why do Red Wings fans insist on making us hate them? Why?

by garth the hoser on Aug 12, 2009 6:02 PM CDT reply actions   1 recs

It's just what they do.

I think it’s a requirement to be in the club.

by GOOLIAN on Aug 12, 2009 7:02 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions   0 recs

Why do you do the same? Some people just need the attention.

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by PPP on Aug 13, 2009 4:00 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think Zubov would be higher rated if he didn’t look like Kevin Spacey in Seven.

The West Coast is the Best Coast.

by RudyKelly on Aug 12, 2009 7:15 PM CDT reply actions   1 recs

Total class his entire career, a true professional… He’ll be missed greatly by Stars fans.

by Art_M on Aug 12, 2009 11:49 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

missed him last year

The Stars will have to learn how to play post-Zubov, they got a start on it last season.

"Golf is a good walk spoiled." Mark Twain

by Cactusflinthead on Aug 16, 2009 6:17 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

What scares me

Is that Bryan McCabe is the 4th highest ranked Canadian on that list… yikes.

"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."

- Sir Winston Churchill

I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.

by Steve@Leafs.HockeyAnalysis.com on Aug 13, 2009 2:03 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs


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