Talk:Vladimir Konstantinov

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>Ironically, "gnida" is a Russian slang word for "rotten bastard" (pronounced gh-needa)

While I have no idea if this is true, I feel it's unencyclopedically insulting. I'm gonna remove it but leave it on the talk page for further review. TheHYPO 05:25, 23 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Its direct meaning is "nit", it also can be said about somebody as an insult with the meaning close to what was mentioned above.--Vs1969 (talk) 17:37, 28 March 2008 (UTC) I am a russian speaking person and gnida does mean "rotten bastard". —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.2.60.55 (talk) 07:55, 3 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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Nickname[edit]

Shouldn't it be the "Vladiator," instead of the "Vladinator"? WhiteBTX (talk) 02:38, 3 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Saving nickname here so it can be added into the prose when there is a source. "The Vladinator, Vlad the Impaler" -Djsasso (talk) 03:21, 30 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

1998 Stanley Cup Champion[edit]

We're crediting him with winning the 1998 Stanley Cup? Are you kidding me? All emotional sentiment aside, his stat line that season reads 0 games played. Calling him a two-time champ is dishonest. Granthursin (talk) 20:26, 15 October 2008 (UTC)granthursin[reply]

living circumstances[edit]

"Konstantinov lives in the Detroit area but requires full-time nursing care and struggles to get around with the aid of a walker. His wife, Irina, now lives in West Orange, New Jersey with their daughter, Anastasia Konstantinov."

This is unsourced and just seems odd, to me, but maybe that's because I am not Russian, therefore, lacking in knowledge of their customs. It seems to imply that they are not happily married. NorthernThunder (talk) 13:32, 17 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]