Ranking Prospects 2020-2021
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Korshkov was also recently named to the Russian national team roster for whatever the 2020 Channel One Cup is.
bustaheims
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Bender said:Great little play. Nice screen. Can we nickname him Mittens?
Let's see if he establishes himself at the NHL level first, shall we? (I do agree that Mittens is a viable nickname for him, though.)
Can't you just let me have this during a once in a hundred year pandemic? [emoji23]bustaheims said:Bender said:Great little play. Nice screen. Can we nickname him Mittens?
Let's see if he establishes himself at the NHL level first, shall we? (I do agree that Mittens is a viable nickname for him, though.)
I'll happily accept basically anything other than "Disappointment" in this case.
herman
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https://hockeysarsenal.substack.com/p/skills-that-last
I was going to toss this into the draft thread, but it makes as much sense here, as a lens to assess prospects once they're in the development pipeline.
Specifically re: Korshkov, I see not too many of these in the toolbox, but he's really good at getting to the net front on time (ahead of checks, or in the blindspots on established defense), as well as feeding teammates around the net. Like JvR very-lite. Still a huge waste of a high pick, but not a complete dud if he can get a bit more out of his skating.
I was going to toss this into the draft thread, but it makes as much sense here, as a lens to assess prospects once they're in the development pipeline.
Specifically re: Korshkov, I see not too many of these in the toolbox, but he's really good at getting to the net front on time (ahead of checks, or in the blindspots on established defense), as well as feeding teammates around the net. Like JvR very-lite. Still a huge waste of a high pick, but not a complete dud if he can get a bit more out of his skating.
herman
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https://twitter.com/russiahockey/status/1290638798737604608
https://theathletic.com/2229651/2020/12/09/rodion-amirov-profile-maple-leafs/
Oh boy it sure sounds like the fanbase is going to treat Amirov like Nylander; I mean, I am sort of already treating him like Nylander-lite with more defensive awareness and fewer offensive tools. This is not to say Amirov is good at defense (what young scoring forward is?) as he is apparently still not up to snuff for the very structured philosophy of Ufa's coach.
Looks like there might be a bit of a tug of war over where Amirov might play after his contract with his hometown team expires this season. Two more KHL seasons or try to make the jump to the AHL/NHL?
Edit: another Amirov profile today, more from the on-ice side
https://theleafsnation.com/2020/12/09/rodion-amirov-is-the-leafs-3rd-ranked-prospect/
https://theathletic.com/2229651/2020/12/09/rodion-amirov-profile-maple-leafs/
Oh boy it sure sounds like the fanbase is going to treat Amirov like Nylander; I mean, I am sort of already treating him like Nylander-lite with more defensive awareness and fewer offensive tools. This is not to say Amirov is good at defense (what young scoring forward is?) as he is apparently still not up to snuff for the very structured philosophy of Ufa's coach.
Looks like there might be a bit of a tug of war over where Amirov might play after his contract with his hometown team expires this season. Two more KHL seasons or try to make the jump to the AHL/NHL?
Edit: another Amirov profile today, more from the on-ice side
https://theleafsnation.com/2020/12/09/rodion-amirov-is-the-leafs-3rd-ranked-prospect/
Guru Tugginmypuddah
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L K said:
"Nylanders new found love of street meat has him looking like fat Thor."
herman
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https://twitter.com/tsnbobmckenzie/status/1337172393735958532
Still a bit sour Marat Khusnutdinov almost fell down to the bottom half of the second round for us. This is Amirov riding shotgun to two Judd Brackett picks, and currently holds the better KHL box stats.
https://twitter.com/futureleafs99/status/1337176831095672833
Still a bit sour Marat Khusnutdinov almost fell down to the bottom half of the second round for us. This is Amirov riding shotgun to two Judd Brackett picks, and currently holds the better KHL box stats.
https://twitter.com/futureleafs99/status/1337176831095672833
Highlander
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Why don't they just fly him back on Larry's private jet?