Transfer of the Russian defender Dmitry Orlov V”Boston “It will give him a plus from a hockey perspective and give him the opportunity to fight for the Stanley Cup again,” a hockey expert, former general manager of several KHL clubs, told . Leonid Weisfeld .
Orlov was chosen”Washington No. 55 in the 2009 rookie draft. The 31-year-old guard played 686 games for the Capitals, scoring 256 (60 goals, 196 points) with +104 utility. On Thursday, the Russian defender was traded to Boston in a three-way deal.
– From the point of view of hockey and, first of all, the possible fight for the Stanley Cup, this transition will be a plus for Orlov. But from the point of view of everyday things, it’s not very good, after all, Orlov has been in Washington for about 11 years, he is used to everything, he knows everything. But such is the life of a professional hockey player: they have changed, you take him under arms and you go play in another city. It is difficult to say how Orlov’s decision will affect the Russian diaspora in the capitals. It is obvious that such a situation could not last forever, these times have already turned out to be quite long in time. It can have a negative effect, or it can have a positive effect – now no one will tell you. We will see everything in the near future,” Weisfeld told a correspondent.
Orlov won the Stanley Cup with the Capitals in 2018.
Source : MatchTV
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