Sergei Samsonov
Sergei Samsonov
Sergei Viktorovich Samsonovis a former Russian professional ice hockey forward who is now a scout for the Carolina Hurricanes...
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.
gets guys hopefully joe neutral offensive people plays puck stop strong team thrive zone
We have a lot of big, strong guys who used to make plays when people were hooking, and now, look at Joe (Thornton). He gets the puck in the neutral zone and no one can stop him. We have a lot of offensive guys on our team who thrive on that, and hopefully it's going to play right into our hands.
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.
hard hopefully ready
Hopefully it's not that major. I hope I can play (tonight). We'll see how it is, I guess. I'll try it out and see if I'm ready to go. It's just a sprain. It's hard to say how it is. We'll see. It's probably just a day-to-day thing.
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.
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.
excited seems
seems like it was just one long summer. Everybody's excited to be back.
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.
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.
buy ended figured funky gets puck somebody stick time until
When my stick broke, the puck just ended up being in my feet. I just figured I'd buy some time until somebody gets there. It just ended up being a funky play.
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.
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.
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.
addition obviously trade
It makes it easier. We trade thoughts, and obviously he is a big addition to the team.