Comments on: 4/2 Notes http://onthewingsblog.com/2007/04/02/42-notes/ by true Citizens of Hockeytown Sat, 05 Jul 2008 04:37:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Matt Saler http://onthewingsblog.com/2007/04/02/42-notes/#comment-14952 Matt Saler Wed, 04 Apr 2007 19:43:25 +0000 http://onthewingsblog.com/2007/04/02/42-notes/#comment-14952 If Pavel leaves the Wings, I'm sure he'd stay in the NHL. Unless he has completely unreasonable demands, I'm sure some NHL team would sign him and he wouldn't have to go to the Russian Super League. He wouldn't play for the Russian National Team all season, in any case, since they only assemble for international competitions like the World Championships. It is true that he almost stayed in Russia after the Lockout. He had <a href="http://onthewingsblog.com/2004/07/15/pavel-datsyuk-signs-with-moscow-dynamo/" rel="nofollow">signed with Moscow Dynamo</a> over the lost season, but then <a href="http://onthewingsblog.com/2005/09/05/report-datsyuk-signs-with-avangard-omsk/" rel="nofollow">signed with Avangard Omsk</a> in September 2005. The Wings obviously then <a href="http://onthewingsblog.com/2005/09/21/pavels-back/" rel="nofollow">ended up signing him</a> and his deal with Omsk was nixed. If Pavel leaves the Wings, I’m sure he’d stay in the NHL. Unless he has completely unreasonable demands, I’m sure some NHL team would sign him and he wouldn’t have to go to the Russian Super League. He wouldn’t play for the Russian National Team all season, in any case, since they only assemble for international competitions like the World Championships.

It is true that he almost stayed in Russia after the Lockout. He had signed with Moscow Dynamo over the lost season, but then signed with Avangard Omsk in September 2005. The Wings obviously then ended up signing him and his deal with Omsk was nixed.

]]> By: Hannah http://onthewingsblog.com/2007/04/02/42-notes/#comment-14950 Hannah Wed, 04 Apr 2007 19:08:18 +0000 http://onthewingsblog.com/2007/04/02/42-notes/#comment-14950 I was shocked by Brett Hull's comments about Pavel Datsyuk on Sunday, but they got me thinking. What are the chances that if Datsyuk doesn't return to the Wings next season, he would instead decide to play for the Russian national team? Is it true that he almost did that a few seasons ago? I was shocked by Brett Hull’s comments about Pavel Datsyuk on Sunday, but they got me thinking. What are the chances that if Datsyuk doesn’t return to the Wings next season, he would instead decide to play for the Russian national team? Is it true that he almost did that a few seasons ago?

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