Dan and Nick Giglia of invaluable referendum blog “Let There Be Lighthouse” talk about how Sergei Nemchinov was a winner who played for the Islanders at the wrong time.
The veteran forward was 34 years old when he signed as a free agent, bringing years of experience from the Soviet Union, international stage and a Stanley Cup run with the Rangers to an Islanders team that needed all the help they could get. For once, Mike Milbury opened his wallet as well as his mouth, but for Nemchinov, the chance to play near Brooklyn’s Brighton Beach was enough to sign.