Published 3/9/2008
by Mark Marino
at Bleacher Report - NHL
Sergei Samsonov has been one of the more underrated players in the NHL during the past two months. The Russian-born sniper has paid divedends to the Carolina Hurricanes in the midst of their Southeast dominance. Samsonov was the 8th overall pick in the NHL draft in 1997, by the Boston Bruins. He won the Calder Memorial Trophy that season (rookie of the year), and was elected to the All-Star game in 2000-2001, as a member of the Bruins. Since then, Sergei has bounced around from Boston, to Edmonton, to Montreal, and now Carolina-where it seems to be his home. Sergei was picked up off of waivers on January 8th by Carolina. In 27 games played with the Canes, Samsonov has registered 24 points and a +/- rating of a +11. There was some legitimate concerns when Carolina fans caught wind of veteran-captain Rod Brind'Amour's season ending ACL injury, on February 15th. However, since then, the Russian-Sniper has played the last 11 games, in the absence of Rod, and has tallied 7 goals, 5 assists and a +5. ...
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