Why Nikolay Zherdev Could Mean the End of Jeff Carter in Philly

October 11th, 2010 by Thomas Krulikowski Leave a reply »
On July 9th, 2010 the Philadelphia shocked their fan base by signing Ukrainian dangler Nikolay Zherdev, returning him to the NHL after a year in the KHL.  Zherdev, a former fourth over pick in 2003, was helped out of North America by a couple of restricting coaches and bad press.

The Blue Jackets, Zherdev’s original team, cited his lack of commitment on the back end as why they gave up on him. The Rangers, his second team, lost arbitration with Zherdev and refused to pick up the 3.9 million dollar tab for the talented player.  The Flyers were in desperate need of scoring wingers, and with the NHL free agent market being not to their liking, they looked to Zherdev.

                Zherdev has made the Flyers look like sages by lighting the lamp five times in six games while developing chemistry with Claude Giroux. What has even been more impressive than his goal scoring has been his back checking and physical play. 

                Jeff Carter, on the other hand, is a Canadian ...

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