http://nhlhotstove.com/player-projection-nikolai-zherdev/ NHL and Hockey Coverage for fans! Mon, 09 Jan 2012 16:47:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://nhlhotstove.com/player-projection-nikolai-zherdev/comment-page-1/#comment-2170 Flyers’ Offseason Recap - Quality NHL Coverage – Power Rankings, Trade Rumors, Player Profiles and Morning Papers - NHLHotStove.com Thu, 05 Aug 2010 13:55:14 +0000 http://nhlhotstove.com/?p=7050#comment-2170 [...] Taking Gagne’s spot, Zherdev may be just what the team has been lacking.  Gagne is a great, two-way forward, always defensively responsible.  But he fits the same mold as most of the Philly forwards.  Zherdev, in his first year back from the KHL, has the game-breaking speed and offensive talent that has been lacking.  With the continued building of the team’s defense and the forwards responsibility in their own end, Zherdev will have the ability to take the occasional offensive gamble.  Already having seasons of 27 and 26 goals in the NHL, Zherdev may be in the perfect situation to experience a breakout year. [...] [...] Taking Gagne’s spot, Zherdev may be just what the team has been lacking.  Gagne is a great, two-way forward, always defensively responsible.  But he fits the same mold as most of the Philly forwards.  Zherdev, in his first year back from the KHL, has the game-breaking speed and offensive talent that has been lacking.  With the continued building of the team’s defense and the forwards responsibility in their own end, Zherdev will have the ability to take the occasional offensive gamble.  Already having seasons of 27 and 26 goals in the NHL, Zherdev may be in the perfect situation to experience a breakout year. [...]

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