Hot on the heels of Pavel Valentenko's mid-season departure comes news that another Habs Russian draft pick, Alexei Yemelin, will stay in the motherland for another one or two years. This is the second time Alexei Y. has cock-teased Bob with rumours of his intention to cross the Atlantic, only to bail in sketchy circumstances - doesn't sounds from the RDS article like his agent knew anything about it until after it was done.
I'm betting the Habs will not be calling a name that sounds like an old James Bond villan at the draft any time soon.
First a big goofy Swede and now a small gooney Russian slap Montreal in the face. This does not bode well for UFA season. Oh well, seeing Alexei getting his face smashed in by Alexander Svitov will make you feel better: