ninetyeight
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STI kinda defender, doesn't leave his own zone unless he goes to change 
GDT: 2022 NHL Entry Draft - Round 1 - July 7th - 7 P.M / Round 2-7 - July 8th - 11 A.M
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I think all 3 were supposed to be the top tier for goalies in this draft. None are sure things but they all have the potential to be NHLers.
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They did it for you, Steve. For you. (And let’s see if Logan Morrison gets drafted.)
Darkauron
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RD Artyom Barabosha, Krasnaya Moskva MHL (STI Ranking: #39, McKenzie: Not Ranked)
Though I try to keep my prospect evaluations impartial and neutral, simply focusing on the individual abilities and potential of the prospect, with Artyom Barabosha it's going to be impossible to do this without plugging him as a perfect guy for the Devils in the late rounds of the 2022 draft.
Barabosha is a 6'2-190 punishing physical defender who also features good mobility, strong top speeds and extremely competent capability with the puck. His physicality is the first feature you notice -- he's always playing the body in tight, utilizing smart shoulder-checks and high-end strength to separate the opposition from the puck and win one-on-one battles along the boards and in the crease. He also loves the open-ice hit, and he's a guy opposing forwards cannot have their head down around whenever Barabosha is on the ice.
Positionally and in his gaps, I'd say Barabosha is good -- showing nice defensive awareness -- but can still use work if he will fulfill his utmost potential as a mid-pairing, shut down defender at the NHL level. Where Barabosha really goes from "impressive defender" to "intriguing upside" is when you watch him with the puck.
Unlike most defense-first defenders, Barabosha is actually pretty aggressive, both in transition and in the offensive zone. He's a deceptively good puck-carrier with a good number of dekes and moves to avoid opponents in the neutral zone. In the O-zone, Barabosha is not afraid to jump in assertively to join the play. If he sees an opportunity, he'll skate in deeper from the point, looking for a one-timer. Individually, I'd say Barabosha's offensive arsenal is good-but-not-great -- he can shoot and pass effectively, but neither are high-end abilities.
I'd say Barabosha's ultimate ceiling is a mid-pair, physical shut-down guy who can maybe hit the 30-point plateau. This is an extremely valuable commodity at the NHL level. I'd also say his defensive acumen and physicality, combined with his skating also give him quite a reasonable floor. So, when I say Artyom Barabosha is a huge steal for the 2022 draft, it's because he's not ranked by anyone. When we also factor in the New Russian Factor and the chances that all Russian prospects slip in the oncoming draft, we're talking about a kid who could be available in the 5th thru 7th rounds. This would be a huge value, as I would consider Barabosha a very good pick as early as the 3rd round.
Though I try to keep my prospect evaluations impartial and neutral, simply focusing on the individual abilities and potential of the prospect, with Artyom Barabosha it's going to be impossible to do this without plugging him as a perfect guy for the Devils in the late rounds of the 2022 draft.
Barabosha is a 6'2-190 punishing physical defender who also features good mobility, strong top speeds and extremely competent capability with the puck. His physicality is the first feature you notice -- he's always playing the body in tight, utilizing smart shoulder-checks and high-end strength to separate the opposition from the puck and win one-on-one battles along the boards and in the crease. He also loves the open-ice hit, and he's a guy opposing forwards cannot have their head down around whenever Barabosha is on the ice.
Positionally and in his gaps, I'd say Barabosha is good -- showing nice defensive awareness -- but can still use work if he will fulfill his utmost potential as a mid-pairing, shut down defender at the NHL level. Where Barabosha really goes from "impressive defender" to "intriguing upside" is when you watch him with the puck.
Unlike most defense-first defenders, Barabosha is actually pretty aggressive, both in transition and in the offensive zone. He's a deceptively good puck-carrier with a good number of dekes and moves to avoid opponents in the neutral zone. In the O-zone, Barabosha is not afraid to jump in assertively to join the play. If he sees an opportunity, he'll skate in deeper from the point, looking for a one-timer. Individually, I'd say Barabosha's offensive arsenal is good-but-not-great -- he can shoot and pass effectively, but neither are high-end abilities.
I'd say Barabosha's ultimate ceiling is a mid-pair, physical shut-down guy who can maybe hit the 30-point plateau. This is an extremely valuable commodity at the NHL level. I'd also say his defensive acumen and physicality, combined with his skating also give him quite a reasonable floor. So, when I say Artyom Barabosha is a huge steal for the 2022 draft, it's because he's not ranked by anyone. When we also factor in the New Russian Factor and the chances that all Russian prospects slip in the oncoming draft, we're talking about a kid who could be available in the 5th thru 7th rounds. This would be a huge value, as I would consider Barabosha a very good pick as early as the 3rd round.
Guadana
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Nice. Barabosha is a good option. Good work overall. I would prefer to have Chesley, but in the end, good prospect pool.
The Wumpus
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Filling our shopping cart with RD like toilet paper in 2020
Guadana
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You know, I like this draft. Not that crazy sexy, but good step by step. I don`t like only Czech guy(sorry if some guys from Czech here), not as he is really bad, but very questionable.
Well, if the 2022 draft did one thing, it's obviously turn the black hole at RD into something of a strength.
Here's my RD rankings, updated:
1 Nemec
2 Barabosha
3 Casey
4 McCarthy
5 Leddy
6 Walsh
Here's my RD rankings, updated:
1 Nemec
2 Barabosha
3 Casey
4 McCarthy
5 Leddy
6 Walsh
youryeah
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Barabosha is a freaking revelation at #198 overall. Just an incredible pick. I would have loved him at #46.
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It was a pleasure watching the draft with you gentleman.
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Guadana
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Yeah. I would prefer draft him over Leddy. Fitz closed RD position. Looks like we don`t have good pre agreement with Severson) Now we have offensive, two way and defensive rd options in our depth chart.
What's to yuck? One of the most physical D in the draft, the best defensive right-shot defender in the MHL. Skates extremely well and very good with the puck, shows more offensive aggressiveness and instinct than the average shut-down physical guy. We might have finally found the perfect parter for Luke Hughes at #198 overall.
Like - Casey, Brennan, Filmon
Don’t like or is “fine” - the rest
I like Nemec the player but I don’t like Nemec the pick.
All in all a pretty decent draft and a step in the right direction after the last 2
Don’t like or is “fine” - the rest
I like Nemec the player but I don’t like Nemec the pick.
All in all a pretty decent draft and a step in the right direction after the last 2
Maybe Fitz can give us all an early holiday gift and sign Morrison to a deal tomorrow.
The Wumpus
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MasterofGrond
No, I'm not serious.
Brennan Ali to DET - waah!
Who are our undrafted FA targets? Or maybe we should wait for the next 16 picks first
Who are our undrafted FA targets? Or maybe we should wait for the next 16 picks first
MasterofGrond
No, I'm not serious.
Should have kept a camera on dougie, imagine how many more grimaces we could have gotten for all these RDs coming for his job
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