Whatever happened to Markov?

[Wings4Life19 150]

it seems like he was good enough to finish his career in the NHL

[b.shanafan14 733]

He wanted more money and term than the Wings or any other team were willing to give him so he went back to Russia. I liked him in his short stint with the Wings, good stay-at-home presence and decently physical, still wouldn't have given him what he was asking for at the time, I think somewhere around $4mil a season if I remember right?

[Rick Zombos Ghost 82]

he got paid a ton to play in Russia. I miss how insane he was. i still remember on Brett Hull night he refused to even acknowledge him. so funny.

Edited February 9, 2010 by Rick Zombos Ghost

[stevkrause 1,247]

$$

[RusDRW 155]

3.5M tax-free. Why this couldn't happen to me?

[dragonballgtz 273]

I would rather have him for $4M then Raf for $6M

[stevkrause 1,247]

I would rather have him for $4M then Raf for $6M

so you'd give up a cup in 08? because without Raffi, we don't have that cup. period.

He isn't having his best year, but he is still a damn good offensive dman - they are different styles, so the comparison is pretty moot anyway

[dragonballgtz 273]

so you'd give up a cup in 08? because without Raffi, we don't have that cup. period.

Thats debatable as we will never know if that is true or not.

[AtomicPunk 296]

When is everyone going to get off Rafalski? He got paid what was a good amount at the time, he was a free agent, took a discount to come here, could have made more somewhere else. That was pre-cap money.

[Heroes of Hockeytown 694]

When is everyone going to get off Rafalski? He got paid what was a good amount at the time, he was a free agent, took a discount to come here, could have made more somewhere else. That was pre-cap money.

It wasn't, he was signed in '08, but in any event, he was paid fairly. Defensemen that can play 25 minutes a night and put up 55-60 points make the money Rafalski makes. People just have an unrealistic idea of what a big money Dman is supposed to be from watching Lidstrom all these years.

[NeverForgetMac25 483]

It wasn't, he was signed in '08, but in any event, he was paid fairly. Defensemen that can play 25 minutes a night and put up 55-60 points make the money Rafalski makes. People just have an unrealistic idea of what a big money Dman is supposed to be from watching Lidstrom all these years.

[stevkrause 1,247]

It wasn't, he was signed in '08, but in any event, he was paid fairly. Defensemen that can play 25 minutes a night and put up 55-60 points make the money Rafalski makes. People just have an unrealistic idea of what a big money Dman is supposed to be from watching Lidstrom all these years.

^this.

[RedWingAbner 13]

How much would a defenseman earn if he put up 60 points with Nick Lidstrom....and didn't have the physical presence of a goldfish....and understood what "fronting" someone in your own end meant.....and wasn't remarkably lazy when clearing pucks/playing the powerplay?

Brian Rafalski is the most overpaid player on this team, bar none.

[stevkrause 1,247]

How much would a defenseman earn if he put up 60 points with Nick Lidstrom....and didn't have the physical presence of a goldfish....and understood what "fronting" someone in your own end meant.....and wasn't remarkably lazy when clearing pucks/playing the powerplay?

Brian Rafalski is the most overpaid player on this team, bar none.

Brett Lebda - and that is with the mindset that he only makes 600k

You can buy a set of pylons at Dicks sporting goods for $50

[stevkrause 1,247]

EDIT - keeps double posting for me

Edited February 9, 2010 by stevkrause

[RedWingAbner 13]

When is everyone going to get off Rafalski? He got paid what was a good amount at the time, he was a free agent, took a discount to come here, could have made more somewhere else. That was pre-cap money.

He was overpaid then too. What discount did he take? He got $30M over 5 years during the salary cap era. He was a knee-jerk reaction to Schneider leaving; most people realize now why New Jersey let him go.

[RedWingAbner 13]

Brett Lebda - and that is with the mindset that he only makes 600k

You can buy a set of pylons at Dicks sporting goods for $50

Exactly. Put Lebda with Lidstrom during the prime years and we'd be talking about how Lebda's 50 point seasons were awesome, but we wish he'd be better defensively.

Brian Rafalski=Brett Lebda. At least Lebda makes absolutely nothing. I'd keep Lebda over Rafalski, and I HATE Brett Lebda as a hockey player.

[stevkrause 1,247]

Exactly. Put Lebda with Lidstrom during the prime years and we'd be talking about how Lebda's 50 point seasons were awesome, but we wish he'd be better defensively.

Brian Rafalski=Brett Lebda. At least Lebda makes absolutely nothing. I'd keep Lebda over Rafalski, and I HATE Brett Lebda as a hockey player.

Your hatred for Rafalski has clearly impaired your thinking and we cannot continue this debate.

That, or you're drunk.

[Buppy 1,720]

He was overpaid then too. What discount did he take? He got $30M over 5 years during the salary cap era. He was a knee-jerk reaction to Schneider leaving; most people realize now why New Jersey let him go.

By your standard, 95% of the league is overpaid.

[greene709 27]

Rafalski overpaid when we signed him??? That's madness.

[Z and D for the C 712]

How much would a defenseman earn if he put up 60 points with Nick Lidstrom....and didn't have the physical presence of a goldfish....and understood what "fronting" someone in your own end meant.....and wasn't remarkably lazy when clearing pucks/playing the powerplay?

Brian Rafalski is the most overpaid player on this team, bar none.

Everyone on the wings is over paid!

And that video makes me miss Datsyuk more than Markov.

[Hockeytown0001 7,652]

I think my favorite moment of Markov's in a Wings uniform was him banging the glass and scaring the s*** out of a Quacks fan who was harrasing him.

[Rick Zombos Ghost 82]

I think my favorite moment of Markov's in a Wings uniform was him banging the glass and scaring the s*** out of a Quacks fan who was harrasing him.

i think i remember him completely destroying steve sullivan in a game against the preds.

[Echolalia 2,961]

Markov always struck me as the type of guy who would kill the President if you gave him enough money. And he would do it completely stoic.

[Rick Zombos Ghost 82]

he used to cut the end of the blade of his stick flat so it could be flush with the boards