Prospect Info: '24-'25 Prospects Thread: Generation Z

[Alkamfell]

There are rumours in Russian media that Ilyin is going to sign with Pittsburgh and be loaned back to KHL for the next year. Same situation as with Ilya Nabokov and Colorado.

 

[Gurglesons]

There are rumours in Russian media that Ilyin is going to sign with Pittsburgh and be loaned back to KHL for the next year. Same situation as with Ilya Nabokov and Colorado.

 

[Empoleon8771]

Would be great news if that ends up happening. He’s better off in the KHL than AHL but the Penguins get him under contract. Really hope that ends up materializing.

 

[plaidchuck]

Why is it better for him in the KhL? More minutes, more money?

 

[wej20]

Why is it better for him in the KhL? More minutes, more money?

Guess 1 more good season in the KHL and then he'd be in position to challenge for a roster spot or at least play a significant role in the AHL. Assume more money for him too.

 

[Peat]

Why is it better for him in the KhL? More minutes, more money?

Higher standard of competition. Probably not an awful thing for him to focus entirely on his development and not on learning to live in a new country too, and I imagine he makes more too.

Small bonus too for the Pens in that one of their players gets to keep developing at a high level of competition without taking up a WBS roster slot.

 

[Ulf5]

He drew a dick on the contract and faxed it back unsigned

Yinz be misinterpreting. Word hadn't reached him yet that Sully had been fired. What he really was saying was that he wasn't playing for that dick.

 

[Gurglesons]

Why is it better for him in the KhL? More minutes, more money?

Not sure it'll be more minutes, but gives him time to develop and come over when we are more focused on competing versus where we are at now.

 

[chethejet]

Pens have a lot of picks so they will be adding a significant number to the system. Staying in the KHL for another year makes sense for development and seeing what he can do. Pens get a free look with a potential nice player for another year makes sense.

 

[DesertedPenguin]

Signing Ilyin and loaning him to the KHL also enables him to participate in training camp.

 

[Jacob]

The downside to us is he loses a year of his ELC (and waiver eligibility), but that is a plus for him.

 

[WickedWrister]

 

[Jacob]

I hope he doesn’t come to camp, that’ll just interrupt his KHL season.

Their season starts early and ends early so he can join WB/S well before the playoffs.

 

[eXile3]

Higher standard of competition. Probably not an awful thing for him to focus entirely on his development and not on learning to live in a new country too, and I imagine he makes more too.

Small bonus too for the Pens in that one of their players gets to keep developing at a high level of competition without taking up a WBS roster slot.

The KHL is not a higher level of competition compared to the AHL.

I assume he just wanted to play and get better there.

 

[Empoleon8771]

Interesting thing to note: June 1st was the UFA day in the KHL and it turned June 1st at 5:00 PM EST today. Not surprising that it was announced right after that.

 

[GilbertSeinfeld]

There are rumours in Russian media that Ilyin is going to sign with Pittsburgh and be loaned back to KHL for the next year. Same situation as with Ilya Nabokov and Colorado.

I hope it's not a situation like Demidov where the dickbag coach benches him for the entire game because he knows he's leaving for NA.

 

[Jag68Sid87]

This is good news.

 

[SomeDude]

He’ll come over when they un-retire 99 for him.

 

[GilbertSeinfeld]

He’ll come over when they un-retire 99 for him.

We'll have @Honour Over Glory get some negative Gretzky news trending, and Gretzky will be a pariah in no time.

 

[Empoleon8771]

Even though I'm expecting Ilyin to go back to the KHL for next year, he'd be a huge addition to WBS I think with the graduation of McGroarty and Koivunen. With those two gone, WBS is really lacking in scoring talent especially if guys like Bemstrom aren't re-signed.

Howe is out for until like January I believe and the only good AHL forwards WBS has under contract right now are Broz, Hayes, Poulin and Puustinen.

 

[GilbertSeinfeld]

Even though I'm expecting Ilyin to go back to the KHL for next year, he'd be a huge addition to WBS I think with the graduation of McGroarty and Koivunen. With those two gone, WBS is really lacking in scoring talent especially if guys like Bemstrom aren't re-signed.

Howe is out for until like January I believe and the only good AHL forwards WBS has under contract right now are Broz, Hayes, Poulin and Puustinen.

I expect the Pens will sign a couple career AHLers to pick up the slack.

 

[Empoleon8771]

I expect the Pens will sign a couple career AHLers to pick up the slack.

You don't want those kind of guys under contract, you want young guys in those roles. Plus there's a limit for how many guys like that you can have.

Ideally you could somehow slip Ponomarev through waivers and run with something like:

Ilyin-Broz-Bemstrom
Poulin-Ponomarev-Hayes

 

[GilbertSeinfeld]

You don't want those kind of guys under contract, you want young guys in those roles. Plus there's a limit for how many guys like that you can have.

I'm not disagreeing with you, it's just what I expect the team will do to help WBS, especially if it means the young players get more than two extra games.

 

[Freeptop]

Spezza's like "That's legally binding! That's a signature!"

Huh. Apparently Spezza's more clever than we thought!

 

[Jacob]

As long as the big club misses the playoffs and the baby Pens make it they can return Koivunen & McGroarty for the playoff run.