2020 Draft - 4th Pick: Maxim Berezkin

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[Nunymare]

Maxim Beryozkin at eliteprospects.com

6'4, 216lb W

 

[LTIR]

Holland has gone bezerkin the later round

 

[ConnorMcMullet]

Another good pick. He should have gone at least 50 picks earlier. Big power forward with soft hands, great vision, and solid finishing ability. He plays on the same team as Maxim Denezhkin, so the Oilers must have seen a lot of him. Just needs to work on his skating.

I'm starting to think teams know something about Pashin that we don't. No reason he should be falling this much.

 

[XXIV97]

Hm, seems like an okay pick.

 

[McOvechking]

Is he going by Berezkin or Beryozkin? Don't know anything about this guy

 

[Soli]

LW Maxim Beryozkin - Loko Yaroslavl, MHL (2020, 138th, EDM)

2020 NHL Draft: Top 70 Russian Prospects (pre-draft update added)

There is a quality that I extremely value in forwards — to be able to create something out of nothing in terms of offense and that is exactly why I have Beryozkin pretty high on my list. Not the greatest skater (although can't really call his skating awful considering his size), he still got great hands and elite vision that makes him special to watch. Beryozkin's shot should be noted too, as there are both precision wristers and powerful slappers in his arsenal. Having a big body (6'2" or 6'3") is a nice bonus, although he still needs to learn how to properly use it. Needs to play some better D too, although he clearly doesn't mind that part.

 

[Giggleplex]

Maxim Beryozkin at eliteprospects.com

6'4, 216lb W

He's a big kid

 

[KarmaPolice]

Don't know anything about him, but welcome to the Oilers!

In general for this draft, I'm glad Holland is going for forwards. Our prospect depth at D looks pretty good, but we needed to stockpile some forward prospects and Holland is doing that.

 

[snipes]

Pashin would have been the pick I would have made here but time will tell.

He looks like a big body, right shot player.

Hoping for the best now that he’s an Oiler.

 

[Cloned]

6'4" 200 lbs Russian LW that shoots right? Forget the Leafs with their knockoff, the Oilers just drafted the actual next Ovechkin.

 

[ChaoticOrange]

Don't mind this either.

From what I've been able to find:

+ Boardwork
+ defensively responsible
+ gets to dirty areas
+ stickhandling
+ volume shooter
+ f***in giant

- Skating
- average playmaker

 

[JeffSkinner53]

Late round gem

 

[Cloned]

Don't mind this either.

From what I've been able to find:

+ Boardwork
+ defensively responsible
+ gets to dirty areas
+ stickhandling
+ volume shooter
+ f***in giant

- Skating
- average playmaker

Kevin Lowe/Stu McGregor would have drafted this guy in the second round.

 

[Jumptheshark]

Late round gem

we shall see in about 5 years or so

 

[ConnorMcMullet]

Don't mind this either.

From what I've been able to find:

+ Boardwork
+ defensively responsible
+ gets to dirty areas
+ stickhandling
+ volume shooter
+ f***in giant

- Skating
- average playmaker

Definitely not an average playmaker. Playmaking might actually be the best aspect of his game.

 

[gordonhught]

Kevin Lowe/Stu McGregor would have drafted this guy in the second round.

"Can't coach size"

or some other bullshit.

 

[GretzkytoKurri9917]

Hopefully he doesn't hog the puck.

 

[Goonitup44]

Solid!

 

[Pass the Saitl Sauce]

Russian Pat Maroon?

 

[ChaoticOrange]

Definitely not an average playmaker. Playmaking might actually be the best aspect of his game.

He gets a lot of assists, but from what I read his main move is to drop it back to the point.

 

[ujju2]

Of course most of us liked Pashin with this pick, but this guy still seems to be a good pick. And after grabbing Savoie and Tullio in the 4th and 5th respectively, I'm not gonna question Kenny H's judgement on this one.

 

[MessierII]

I like guys who’s only real weakness is skating. It’s something you can improve on if you put in the work. This guy is probably a project but definitely some upside. Ken Holland is great with obscure Europeans.

 

[nabob]

Maxim Beryozkin at eliteprospects.com

6'4, 216lb W

big boy!

 

[Beerfish]

Sounds like Bogdan Yakimov