Michel, my belle

"Michelle, my belle.
Sont les mots qui vont tres bien ensemble,
tres bien ensemble."
- The Beatles - "Michelle"

Two weeks ago elite hockey today originally broke the story that Michel Robinson had been released by the Capitals. Well, two weeks are up.

But Robinson's not going anywhere just yet.

The Capitals have announced that Robinson will remain with the team to enable his replacement Pasi Raitanen to make the transition to Edinburgh.

Last year it was Sylvain Deschatelets, now Robinson. These French Canadians just don't want to leave!

However, it's doubtful that Robinson will repeat Deschatelets' feat. Unless Raitanen or another EIHL stopper gets injured, it's very unlikely that Robinson will remain in the league too long, purely for cost reasons.

Given his previous numbers and success in Italy, Robinson was expected to be a top tier goalie in the EIHL. However, the struggling Capitals and injury concerns haven't done him any favours. He's clearly got the talent to be a number one in the league, but sometimes things just don't work out.