Shipychov back to the KHL

[ericdaoust]

It's not a black-and-white issue. The point is Vegas mismanaged an asset that could have been very useful to them in many ways. They didn't even try.

[The Black Panther]

Does anyone else know any other trade McPhee did in Washington? Anyone? The crutch of "Erat for Forsberg" is all I ever hear. GMs make bad moves all the time (for what it's worth he's assembled a team that's 1 pt behind the stanley cup winners, and 1 pt ahead of the western conference winners). But it was mismanagement of assets yes, but the attitude that Ship had was not something that's desirable. If he went down to the AHL and skated his butt off and still wasn't getting in, then it's different to me.

Someone screwed up, and putting it ALL on McPhee (which it seems like it has) is wrong. Either Ship or his Agent screwed up on the contract/choice of team.

http://www.nhltradetracker.com/user/...e_McPhee/121/1 Enjoy 7 pages

Yeah Im not putting this all on McPhee. who knows what Ship was thinking. Maybe his wife was homesick. They were having 2nd thoughts? Language problems caused discouragement? Attitude issues?
Alot of things we just dont know. And may never know.

[The Black Panther]

It's not a black-and-white issue. The point is Vegas mismanaged an asset that could have been very useful to them in many ways. They didn't even try.

When u say didnt even try what do u mean

[Rodgort]

When u say didnt even try what do u mean

Probably the 32 minutes of total ice time over 3 games. Didn't put him in a spot to succeed (ie. in the line up) and the GM grabbed too many bad defensemen no one wants and couldn't move them to any team

[BreadManPanarin]

People are still talking about this guy?

[Pit Bulls]

good riddance....

[Jouko-Pouko]

For anyone interested, here are Shipachyov's comments about the situation: https://twitter.com/A_Kalnins/status/929329573845766145

As expected, what the GM said is completely different from what the player is saying...

[StuntMan12]

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — Russian forward Vadim Shipachyov signed Saturday with SKA St. Petersburg in the Kontinental Hockey League after quitting a deal with the NHL's Vegas Golden Knights.Shipachyov returns to the team where he won two KHL championships. He is on a one-year contract which leaves him free to play at the Winter Olympics.

Vegas said Thursday that Shipachyov's contract was ended after he refused to play for its AHL affiliate. He is officially considered "voluntarily retired" from the NHL.
Shipachyov appeared unhappy with his former team in a statement issued by SKA on Saturday.
"They say one thing to your face and when it comes to hockey, something else," he said, adding that his NHL experience had been "two months of misunderstandings, smiles and conversations which had nothing to do with reality."
The centre was Vegas' second-ever signing and he arrived amid hype from his performances in the KHL and for the Russian national team.
Shipachyov scored in his first game for Vegas but that was the only goal of his three-game NHL career.

http://www.tsn.ca/shipachyov-signs-b...n-khl-1.912639

[Axeman33]

http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/s...k-leaving-nhl/

Pretty crappy management if you ask me. I hope future free agents remember this.

I am confident in saying there's more to both sides of this story that we will never know.