Nolan rips ‘lackadaisical’ Grigorenko

[Downinfloflo]

This kid had "Bust" written all over him from day one..

Doesn’t sound like Mikhail Grigorenko impressed the Sabres much in his recent one-game cameo.“I didn’t like his play,” head coach Ted Nolan said, per the Buffalo News. “For him to play at this level, especially with that much skill, he has to bring a little bit more than what he had. You don’t really want to sit back and hope for things to work. You’ve got to make them work like everybody else.
“I just felt his play on certain parts was very lackadaisical. Didn’t have any energy or urgency in his game whatsoever.”

“We could have argued and said, ‘Hey, let’s keep him here,’ ” Nolan said. “But he didn’t give us enough of that to argue for.”

Looking ahead, it’ll be very interesting to see how Buffalo and Grigorenko, a pending RFA, handle this summer’s contract negotiations. He’s a staple of the previous regime — Grigrenko was a Darcy Regier draft pick

http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2015/03/09/nolan-rips-lackadaisical-grigorenko/

[DetDannyWilliams]

Re: Nolan rips ‘lackadaisical’ Grigorenko

There's no way he's here next season! Murray hates Russian players. I remember reading a story in the Ottawa papers of when the Sens drafted Michalec that Tim Murray tried to convince his uncle Brian not to take him.

[Dude]

Re: Nolan rips ‘lackadaisical’ Grigorenko

I'm guessing it's more likely that he hates lazy Russian players, or unskilled Russian players.

[JATMtheJATM]

Re: Nolan rips ‘lackadaisical’ Grigorenko

20 year old in his first year pro. If one game makes him a bust, that's Max judgement there

[JATMtheJATM]

Re: Nolan rips ‘lackadaisical’ Grigorenko

As Joe yerdon of pro hockey talk said, Nolan also said the same things about Varone and Larsson this season. Kids learn.

[Dude]

Re: Nolan rips ‘lackadaisical’ Grigorenko

There's no way he's here next season! Murray hates Russian players. I remember reading a story in the Ottawa papers of when the Sens drafted Michalec that Tim Murray tried to convince his uncle Brian not to take him.

The Senators have never drafted anyone named Michalec. If you are referring to Milan Michalek, he isn't Russian.

He isn't Austrian either.

[JATMtheJATM]

Re: Nolan rips ‘lackadaisical’ Grigorenko

He was also drafted by San Jose. Traded in the Heatley trade.

[JATMtheJATM]

Re: Nolan rips ‘lackadaisical’ Grigorenko

I do think, regarding grigo, give him stability and he will flourish. His games developed nicely this year, played well for Rochester. Give him the third line next year and watch him improve.

[coastal]

Re: Nolan rips ‘lackadaisical’ Grigorenko

He isn't dominating the AHL...

[JATMtheJATM]

Re: Nolan rips ‘lackadaisical’ Grigorenko

He isn't dominating the AHL...

Who said he is? Hes playing at over a .75 Ppg. Not dominating, but really solid.

[Downinfloflo]

Re: Nolan rips ‘lackadaisical’ Grigorenko

I do think, regarding grigo, give him stability and he will flourish. His games developed nicely this year, played well for Rochester. Give him the third line next year and watch him improve.

Read him some bedtime stories after you give him a nice glass of warm milk, Watch his game improve.

[JATMtheJATM]

Re: Nolan rips ‘lackadaisical’ Grigorenko

Read him some bedtime stories after you give him a nice glass of warm milk, Watch his game improve.

What exactly do you want? The Sabres to give up on him because he played poorly one game? Ok.

[Downinfloflo]

Re: Nolan rips ‘lackadaisical’ Grigorenko

What exactly do you want? The Sabres to give up on him because he played poorly one game? Ok.

Ask Ted Nolan, You know, His head coach!!

But I'm sure you know more then Ted, Because you feel it.

[JATMtheJATM]

Re: Nolan rips ‘lackadaisical’ Grigorenko

Ask Ted Nolan, You know, His head coach!!

But I'm sure you know more then Ted, Because you feel it.

Ted Nolan himself Said grigo played poorly. Didn't have the effort. how that negates his development over the course of the whole season and praise he's garnered over the whole season, I'm not sure.

[Downinfloflo]

Re: Nolan rips ‘lackadaisical’ Grigorenko

Ted Nolan himself Said grigo played poorly. Didn't have the effort. how that negates his development over the course of the whole season and praise he's garnered over the whole season, I'm not sure.

He's gone, Tim did not draft him, And he don't strike me as a guy who want's to deal with low effort head cases.