S. Kostitsyn: Preds' Management Too Tough On Radulov, Brother: Sergei Kostitsyn, who is a free agent this summer, told a Belarus news outlet this week that Nashville management was too tough on teammates Alexander Radulov and his brother Andrei for breaking curfew during the playoffs, reports the Toronto Sun. (Updated 05/19/2012)
Injury Report
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Fantasy Analysis
You had to expect he'd take his brother's side, but players need to realize you can't say something to a news outlet in your home country and not expect it to spread like a wild fire. Expect young Sergei to be playing elsewhere, maybe even the KHL with his brother and buddy, Radulov, next season. (Updated 05/19/2012).
Kostitsyn revived his sputtering career last season following a trade from Montreal to Nashville in June 2010. Having never scored more than 27 points in a season with the Habs, Kostitsyn led the Preds in both goals (23) and total points (50), and was instrumental in leading Nashville into the second round of the playoffs for the first time in team history. This season, look for Kostitsyn to resume his role as one of the Preds' top six forwards along with Martin Erat, Patric Hornqvist, Mike Fisher and David Legwand. Motivation will be the key challenge for Kostitsyn this season. As long as he can avoid the same loss of focus that ultimately caused the Habs to give up on him two years ago, a return to the 50-point level this season should be well within his reach. (Updated 10/4/11)
