what's his game looked like this year?
Haven't watched Konyushkov that much, but from what I saw I'd say he's been more of less the same as last year, just more snake-bitten.
He generated some nice chances against Magnitogorsk the game I saw, with nothing in the way of stats to show for it.
But Konyushkov exhibited some nice poise under pressure, executed breakouts quickly, and overall just played a quiet yet effective game as he often did last year.
I did not see him make any egregious mistake, nor miss his coverage in any clearly noticeable way.
Don't know if Konyushkov'll ever be a good NHL defenseman given his frankly quite middling size/strength/skating combo and lack of any elite skill, but I like him.