After fleeing Kazakhstan at a young age, Alexander Perezhgoin left the Montreal Canadiens for a substantially larger salary playing for Salavat Yulaev Ufa in the KHL. The once upon a time future Hab all-star seems to be heading in the right direction to an incredible career…in Russia. After a solid rookie campaign with 21 goals and 41 points in 50 games, Perezhogin is steamrolling through his second season with 17 goals and 23 points in 23 games. Those 17 goals are good for second in the league, behind none other than one of the all-time greats, Jaromir Jagr.
The Habs maintain Perezhogin’s rights as he is a restricted free agent, and I think it is time to lure him back to North America to compete with hockey’s most elite players. It would be interesting to see how Perezhogin does if he ever returns to the National Hockey League, and I believe that with the right coaching and a better attitude than his first kick at Canada, he will develop into an edge of the seat player, bringing us to our feet time and time again.
Go Habs Go
The Optimist.
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