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Filatov to Syracuse
by Bethany on 10/08/08 at 01:37 PM ET
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Nikita Filatov was assigned to the Syracuse along with Derek Dorsett. Aaron Rome, Craig MacDonald, and Derek MacKenzie also cleared waivers and are being assigned to the Crunch.
The Russian Federation hasn’t processed Filatov’s papers so that he can play for the Sudbury Wolves. Filatov is able to be called up at any time by playing for Syracuse. It’s going to be interesting to see how he does down there. I have no doubt he will do well, but it’s always fun to watch a player develop. With both Filatov and Dorsett being assigned to Syracuse that means that Manny Malhotra might be ready to go Friday, even though he didn’t practice today.
Good news that Rome cleared waivers. Here are the line combinations and defensive pairings that the Jackets practiced with today in Oxford.
F1: Nash—Umberger—Huselius
F2: Modin—Novotny—Murray
F3: Picard—Peca—Boll
F4: Chimera—Brassard—Voracek
Pairs:
D1: Hejda—Commodore
D2: Tyutin—Klesla
D3: Russell—Backman
Strange to see Brassard and Voracek on the fourth line. According to Puck-Rakers it could be the second or fourth line depending how they play. Pazzy will get the start tomorrow in Dallas. More updates later.
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Ha, that is funny. Poor Nikita. I think Tikhonov will stick though 
Posted by Bethany on 10/08/08 at 01:14 PM ET
I thought Bailey myself. They should have reworded the question though: who will START… Filatov obviously won’t, but in the bone-crunching games the West is often known for, you never know if Filatov might find his way back up.
Posted by SENShobo from Waterloo, ON on 10/08/08 at 01:36 PM ET
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I chuckle a little extra. This is the current poll on NHL.com. Around noon, it had Nikita Filatov, who had received over a third of the votes. Now, he’s been eliminated from the poll.
Outside of the Top 5 picks of the 2008 Draft, which first-rounder will stick with his NHL team this season? Josh Bailey (NYI), Mikkel Boedker (PHO), Luca Sbisa (PHI), Viktor Tikhonov (PHO)
Posted by SENShobo from Waterloo, ON on 10/08/08 at 12:58 PM ET