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by Paul on 10/01/07 at 01:52 PM ET
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from Red Wings Corner- Babcock on Igor Grigorenko
Grigs not being able to speak English ... “That’s one of the biggest problems. When you’re trying to communicate to him that you’re trying to help him, he just thinks he’s getting demoted. It’s to our benefit when you’ve got a player who could be a real good NHL player, you’ve got to find him. … Now try to explain that to him. You’ve got his agent translating, but any time they’re translating, they’re translating, not you. I’m always a little leery of that.”
“He’s going to play hockey in Grand Rapids. Everyone knows what skate is. Everyone knows what work is. Everyone knows how to ride the bike. It doesn’t matter what language.”
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He needs a private translator. Lapush is telling Grigorenko what he thinks his client wants to hear--he’s not simply translating, and that’s a big problem.
Posted by George James Malik from South Lyon, MI on 10/01/07 at 10:32 PM ET
He needs to ride a bike all year so he can skate in the NHL next year.
Posted by DrW on 10/02/07 at 06:37 AM ET
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Maybe he speaks a little bit of English, but not Babcockian.
Posted by Baroque from Michigan on 10/01/07 at 02:16 PM ET