The Nabokov Novelle
Nabby is writing quite a story for himself.
Bad decision to not report to the Islanders. Get some exposure dude, play a few games, stop some pucks. Let the scouts see you have the desire and work ethic to play on a weaker team. Make some saves, find another home.
Windows of opportunity like this close very fast.
By not reporting, he may have screwed himself over. Weird decision.
What about the flip side? Lets say Nabokov did go to the islanders, and played terrible? His trade value would be next to nothing, no contending team would want him. This way, by refusing to play for the isles, he is forcing them to trade him to a contending team (aka detroit), where even if he plays average, his numbers will be good since he is on a strong team...thus extending his nhl career, especially if he wins a cup which will be an even bigger payout for him.
He can't be traded without first going back on waivers and clearing, so even if they wanted to trade him (if he played or not), its unlikely that they could.Originally Posted by praba
Let. Him. Rot.
He's about as selfish as they come - this lines up with the way he has acted in the past. Guy is a born loser - what has he won? A Calder trophy? Big deal. Sorry buddy but you're no big deal.
oh yea my mistake, well then instead of forcing a trade he could force the isles to put him on waivers.
Even if he posted "bad stats" he would clearly display the skill set needed to earn another contract. Maybe it wouldn't be as much as he would like, but it's better than nothing. Stats don't matter, it's how he moves and performs. He would face a lot of shots, that would be huge. He would get exposure. Even Poulin is posting a good save percentage right now. The Islanders would play hard in front of him (if he had a good work ethic). You're better off taking the chance and forcing yourself to display a work ethic than sitting back and saying, "Better safe than sorry" because now you can just jump on Twitter and see all the bad press he's getting from media and fans. Not a smart decision.
As a frustrated Islander's fan, this is just icing on the cake. "F" all these athletes who think they're bigger than the game. This goes back as far as Kirk Muller refusing to play for them and to a lesser extent Ryan Smyth. What ever happened to players playing for the love of the game? I will say this, there are no roster players on the Islanders right now who aren't playing for love of the game. Why? Because they're all young and hungry and money hasn't ruined the game for them. Nabby can rot in hell, he won't turn the fortunes of the team around anyway. I guess he's hoping to have a better team around him so that it hides the fact he's lost a step. Sorry for the rant boys.
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Lets start by saying I don't like the Islanders or their fans, but that is the way it is
we have been playing against each other for 35 years..With that being said,
you guys are right, the hell with Nabokov.
The Islanders while not good now, do have a rich history, and Nabokov with this
attitude, doesn't belong in the same company with the great players who have played
on the Island.( Can't believe I just said that, Flyers fan, you know).
He priced himself out before the season began, and know turns his back on a team that
still wants him.. Note to Garth Snow, don't give in to this guy, and if you do send him
to the Wings, make them pay, they are really not giving any money, grab a real good prospect, and hopefully if he goes to Detroit and doesn't play well the fans really let
him have it. I said some nice things about you guys, don't know what came over me, I really could care less if you never win another game....but, that's just the way it is...
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Lot of people agreeing here ... well I disagree.
First I don't like how people are judging him based off of only his decision not to report. You have not heard anything from his point of view. Once and if he tells his story then you have the right to judge and ridicule and sentence him to hell I guess. You have no idea what his attitude is like behind this, the people saying these things are only basing it off of what other people with his status have done in the past, which is not fair.
Also, just like the Islanders have their rights to claim him so does Nabokov has his rights not to report. I think its a poor decision by the Islanders to put in this claim because of the risk of him not reporting and bringing in bad publicity that will only distract the team. Everyone knows the Islanders are rebuilding for the future and Nabokov is not the answer right now. So I believe they are the ones to blame for putting Nabokov in that position.
I agree with the fact that it would have been good for Nabokov to report and show good work ethic playing for any team in the league and try to get a decent contract for next year. Its nabby's choice tho and if he wants to give a contending team a better chance at winning the cup he should be able to do so. Whatever he thinks is best for his career and family is what he should do, thats the main reason why he is back in the US anyway is for his family right?
Last edited by grindin griers; January 22, 2011 at 5:16 PM.
he's going on 36, and he's never won anything of note at either the NHL or the international level, he's at a point in his career where he's running out of time so why the hell would he want to go back to the NHL to play for a shitty team with no hope of the playoffs? The Isles exercised their right to claim him off waivers and he's exercising his right to decline, I fail to see what is wrong with what he's chosen to do...I don't fault anyone for not wanting to play for the Isles
the whole problem here is the waiver system. Get the stupid waiver system out of the NHL, it's ridiculous to even think you sign with one team, but have to report to another who "claims" you. If the Isles wanted him so bad, they should have signed the guy in the first place.
Waivers are bad, and stupid, and don't make the slightest sense to any professional sport
But, that's just my opinion.
If the Isles would have signed him, he would have been claimed by someone else, so it was really to first to take a stab at him, knowing their chances of actually getting him weren't very good.
I agree with that 100%. Very puzzling....
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if this is his state of mind, then I don't want him on my team in any event. What kind of a professional athlete thinks that?
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