Sergei Samsonov
Sergei Samsonov
Sergei Viktorovich Samsonovis a former Russian professional ice hockey forward who is now a scout for the Carolina Hurricanes...
bit coming definitely hopefully pressure
There's definitely a little bit of pressure coming to a new team, hopefully it's not going to show up too much on the ice.
definitely hopefully played playing travel western
Hopefully it's not that long, but there's definitely going to be some adjustment. I've never played in the Western Conference, the travel is a little different, but in the end you're just playing hockey.
definitely help line lines trying
We've definitely had some different lineups and different line combinations and consistently I think there's only been (Patrice Bergeron's) line that's been together. Everyone else has been trying to get it going and help the lines out. I feel the same way.
couple definitely fast games guy hockey pressure shown step talented team tough
He's definitely a talented guy. Right now, he's been put in a tough situation. He's shown a lot in his first couple of games but there's so much pressure on our team right now. He's had to step in and play well right away and I think he'd done that. He's got a lot of skill, he's a pretty fast guy and he has a lot of hockey sense.
definitely door few good left played stay talked team
I definitely would like to stay here. I like the city, I've played on this team for a long while and I've got a lot of friends here. It would make sense to stay here. . . . We talked a few times about a long-term deal, but it just never got off the ground. We left on pretty good terms. The door is still open.
almost gotten looking might point push sure tax
The back is a lot better, almost non-existent. Kind of what we're looking at right now is making sure it doesn't come back. It's gotten a lot better, and we don't want to push it to the point where we might tax it.
america best learning north process time won year
It was my first year in North America and we won the cup. It was one of my best years ever. I made a lot of friends during that time and it was a real big learning process for me.
few games guys natural playing sure traded
It's being more comfortable with everything. I think it's natural when you're traded to not be sure how things will be and what to expect. But after playing a few games and getting to know the guys a bit, now it's a lot easier.
easier
It's huge, obviously. It's a lot easier to play with a big lead. Once you get a two- or three-goal lead, it's so much easier to play.
bit couple fade good hopefully next pain practice
There's still a little bit of pain, it's still kind of there. But it's good enough to practice and play. Hopefully it will just fade away now over the next couple of weeks.
lead
Once we have a lead we have to try and keep it. It's two frustrating losses.
excited seems
seems like it was just one long summer. Everybody's excited to be back.
assistant bills brought care difficult easy general good guys helped learn learned team took
It was tough. It was easy on the ice, but it was difficult otherwise. I had to learn everything. Guys on the team helped me a lot. The organization was real good and took real good care of me. I brought all my bills to an assistant in the general manager's office. I learned a lot.
letter telling
I got my letter from them on Thursday. They're not telling us we're on the team, but they've told us and they've told the Bruins that we're under consideration.