Habs call up Kostitsyn from Hamilton

SpiderManNL · Guru

Habs call up Kostitsyn from Hamilton

Jedah · Guru

I like that move but only IF HE PLAYS.

I don't believe in wasting room on the bench with someone who will play 30 seconds.

Nil d · Guru

Jedah wrote:

I like that move but only IF HE PLAYS. I don't believe in wasting room on the bench with someone who will play 30 seconds.

I was just about to post the same thing. I hope he gets a good chance to show what he can do. Use him for a fight, if the need arises - anything, but play the guy!

Ando · Guru

I'm sure that CJ will turn him into a defensive-minded fourth-liner in no time!

Jonny G · Senior Member

That way we can have two fourth lines. We already have the following fourth liners: Higgins, Plecanecs, Perezhogin, Dandenault, sometimes Streit, and Murray.

-- Edited by Jonny G at 18:03, 2005-12-13

Jedah · Guru

Looks like this move paid off. I thought Kostitsyn looked very good out there, and he even scored. Just goes to show you what can happen when Julien plays our young guns.

Zulrath · Senior Member

I've always had a soft spot for Kostitsyn and would really like to see him excel as a Hab. Because the year we drafted him (2003) was the year I got my epilepsy under control. I'm not sure if anyone remembers but my first post was about Kostitsyn. So I was thrilled to see him get his first goal tonight, and am hoping for many more, he's an inspiration.

-- Edited by Zulrath at 00:36, 2005-12-14

Nil d · Guru

Zulrath wrote:

I've always had a soft spot for Kostitsyn and would really like to see him excel as a Hab. Because the year we drafted him (2003) was the year I got my epilepsy under control. I'm not sure if anyone remembers but my first post was about Kostitsyn. So I was thrilled to see him get his first goal tonight, and am hoping for many more, he's an inspiration.-- Edited by Zulrath at 00:36, 2005-12-14

Good for him, and good for you, Z!

There's an example of role models, barry.

plouf · Guru

What the heck is this guy's name anyway? On his jersey it clearly says Kastsitsyn...but some places it's Kostsitsyn....etc...Anybody know?

barry33 · Guru

plouf wrote:

What the heck is this guy's name anyway? On his jersey it clearly says Kastsitsyn...but some places it's Kostsitsyn....etc...Anybody know?

Maybe we should just call him "K" lol

heet_150 · Guru

plouf wrote:

What the heck is this guy's name anyway? On his jersey it clearly says Kastsitsyn...but some places it's Kostsitsyn....etc...Anybody know?

On the Canadiens website, they spell it Kostitsyn. Proof of the poor quality that TSN puts into print, in the game recap they spell it both ways.

Rookies Andrei Kostsitsyn and Tomas Plekanec scored first-period goals while Niklas Sundstrom, Michael Ryder and Jan Bulis had the others for Montreal (16-8-5), which won for only the second time in seven games.

and; Kastsitsyn, used sparingly in two games for Montreal last week, was recalled from AHL Hamilton on Tuesday to replace ailing captain Saku Koivu, who had a flu.

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=146887&hubname=nhl

Nil d · Guru

barry33 wrote:

plouf wrote: What the heck is this guy's name anyway? On his jersey it clearly says Kastsitsyn...but some places it's Kostsitsyn....etc...Anybody know? Maybe we should just call him "K" lol

I hope they don't put him on the top line when Koivu and Kovalev return. The "KKK Line" would not exactly be politically correct...........

brooklynhabfan · Guru

Maybe it could be just Koivolevsyn?

beakermania · Senior Member

As you saw from his goal he has a heck of a shot, and a very quick release. He is a goal scorer plain and simple. He needs to work on his consistency though.

As far as the name goes, it can be spelled either way, it is translated from russian and his name in that language has all kinds of funny characters we do not use in English or French.

brooklynhabfan · Guru

beakermania wrote:

it is translated from russian and his name in that language has all kinds of funny characters we do not use in English or French.

Like Kramer and Newman? But seriously, it would be great to see him and his brother on a killer line three years from now, even though we'll be looking like one of the great detroit teams from a few years back. Then again, nothing wrong with that!

Nil d · Guru

brooklynhabfan wrote:

beakermania wrote: it is translated from russian and his name in that language has all kinds of funny characters we do not use in English or French. Like Kramer and Newman? But seriously, it would be great to see him and his brother on a killer line three years from now, even though we'll be looking like one of the great detroit teams from a few years back. Then again, nothing wrong with that!

Speaking of Newman, does anyone else think that Yvon Pedneault from RDS looks like Newman? To me, he looks just like him, except for the hair.

I like Pedneault, as I like all of the RDS folks. He, like many Quebecois, has a habit of occasionally putting an "h" in front of words and syllables that start with vowels, and dropping the "h" where there should be one. He doesn't let that slip too often, but I caught him several times last Saturday referring to the "Hana-eim" Mighty Ducks.

It reminded me of some Newfoundlanders (who do the same, sometimes) I knew back in my building supply days who spoke of "Hace Ardware".