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Everyone Is Quiet On Filatov
by Paul on 11/17/09 at 06:29 AM ET
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from Tom Reed of Puck-rakers,
Rookie forward Nikita Filatov, who has struggled to remain in coach Ken Hitchcock’s lineup, might be headed back to Russia, perhaps as soon as this week, according to sources within and beyond the NHL.
Jackets general manager Scott Howson would not comment on a potential agreement allowing the 19-year-old Filatov to return to his former club team, CSKA Moscow. Nothing has been finalized, however, and Filatov and the Blue Jackets are expected to talk again today about the possibility of staying in Columbus.
At least one teammate has encouraged Filatov to give the situation more time before making a decision, a source said.
Neither Filatov, a healthy scratch last night against Edmonton, nor his agent Don Meehan would comment when contacted by The Dispatch. Hitchcock also declined comment.
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Correct me if I’m wrong on this, but I seem to recall watching the lead up for Filatov’s draft. The message over and over again was, he was ready to leave Russia, and he wanted to play in North America no matter what. Whatever it would take to become a regular in the NHL, he wouldn’t be running back to Russia.
I mean, of course people should be free to change their minds and reevaluate their decisions as their lives change, but this whole Filatov drama seems in pretty stark contrast to what his camp was promising going into his draft, and it hasn’t really been that long since then.
Posted by Eric Jennings from Ann Arbor on 11/17/09 at 11:09 AM ET