Look up your daughters, Nashville! Sergei's here! (Maybe).Oh Sergei... If only you weren't such a pain in the ass, you wouldn't need to carry the Stetson. I don't think he likes country music. Andrei does though!
Now Barry Trotz gets the joy of trying to get him to work. Hey, Boucher and Lever managed to do it. Dale Fucking Hunter managed to do it. Carbo did it for a while but then everyone started to tune him out as a coach so that's redundant. Only Martin and former-Caps coach Glen Hanlon couldn't do anything with him. If he stays with the Preds, he'll probably score a hat trick on the Habs in the one game we'll see him just to spite Martin.
Coming back for Sergei is the cheaper-younger-bigger-faster version of Metro (or cheaper Dominic Moore) with Dustin Boyd and twitter-crazy goalie Dan Ellis. (Totally knew they'd try to get Ellis). In Ellis' own tweets: "Ps. Trade to mecca = phone blowing up". Both teams get future considerations if the players are signed.
Of course the wooliest of the wool started bitching about not getting Martin Biron. They might get their wish, as there's no guarantee Ellis will sign anyway considering he might want to find a team that'll take him as the sole starter...
If he does end up here, I'm on board though. Why do I like Dan Ellis coming in to be the 1B with Price? They seem like a good pair. While their family situations are polar opposites, their religious ties are carbon copies. Here, Price finds himself with a fellow goaltender who's deeply connection to his faith. (Remember, he had Philippians 4:13 written on his blocker when things started to get frustratingly tough). I think the two will be happy together in that aspect. He can play the puck better than Jaro. And Ellis also lives in his net.
I'll miss Sergei, I really will. But there's just no way in hell he's sticking with this team so long as Martin is involved. Well, media, you got your wish. However you probably won't get the juicy made up scandals with Boyd and Ellis should they agree to terms.
If Sergei does actually sign there, I look forward to the first Hawks/Preds game where he fights with Patrick Kane just 'cause they texted about it earlier.
Edit: Speculation now redundant as Guy Boucher will now make Ellis look really good in Tampa Bay (just ask Sanford and Desjardins). Boyd seems to have gone missing. No idea what Sergei's doing. In conclusion: We've traded air for air!