84th Overall - Kirill Kirsanov

[LastWordArmy]

It is rare that an 18-year-old defenceman gets time playing for one of the best teams in the KHL but that is exactly what happened for Kirill Kirsanov this year. He played mostly on the third pairing, but still got minutes for SKA St. Petersburg. Kirsanov played 29 KHL games, mostly playing in a defensive role. He scored just three assists. He also played six playoff games, picking up one assist. Kirsanov played four games for the VHL affiliate, scoring a goal and an assist. He also played eight games in the MHL, scoring four assists. In the MHL playoffs, he picked up one goal in two games.

2021 NHL Draft #67: Kirill Kirsanov Scouting Report

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[kilowatt]

Pronman had him rated 16th!

Kirill Kirsanov, LHD, SKA-KHL
Sept. 19, 2002 | 6-foot-1 | 198 pounds

Skating: Average
Puck Skills: Average
Hockey Sense: Average
Compete: Average

Kirsanov is an interesting player because he’s a well-rounded but boring player. You’re not going to see him make some end-to-end highlight-reel rush. He’s 6-foot-1 and doesn’t put up a ton of points, but every coach he plays for leans on him. His minutes kept going up at the world juniors, he’s already played for Russia’s national team at the senior level, and he held his own on a good KHL team and got playoff games. He’s very intelligent with the puck, he skates quite well, kills a lot of rushes, and has enough puck skill to play on a power play, although that may not be his role in the NHL. I could see him being a solid two-way defenseman at the NHL level, though. His conditioning is a minor issue. He also signed a two-year extension with SKA. In a sentence, Kirsanov projects as a reliable top-four defenseman who may not put up a lot of offense, but I’m not ruling out him being on an NHL second power-play either.

He sounds a bit like a Russian Faber to be honest.

 

[HughJazz3dg]

You guys are KILLING it. Upside is questionable but he’s trusted by his coaches everywhere he goes, really see someone like Adam Larsson as a comparable.

 

[Appleyard]

Scouting Report: Kirill Kirsanov - Smaht Scouting

Good pick I think.

Here is an in depth report on him.

 

[rajuabju]

Sounds like a perfect 2nd pair defensemen in a few years. Love it.

 

[kilowatt]

Here's what Smaht Scouting had to say: Scouting Report: Kirill Kirsanov - Smaht Scouting

 

[johnjm22]

This is excellent value right here. Love this pick.

 

[kingskring]

 

[mbar]

I love the way, if there is a player we really like and we are within 10 picks or so, we make a move to get the pick. Just reeks of “we know exactly who we want and will do what we can to make it happen. “

on this guy, excuse my ignorance. I assume it won’t be an issue getting him to come to North America from Russia?

 

[Reclamation Project]

Left handed!

 

[DAkings20]

 

[HookKing]

I love the way, if there is a player we really like and we are within 10 picks or so, we make a move to get the pick. Just reeks of “we know exactly who we want and will do what we can to make it happen. “

on this guy, excuse my ignorance. I assume it won’t be an issue getting him to come to North America from Russia?

Yeah, we never have any problems with Russians.

 

[King'sPawn]

LA Kings Select Kirill Kirsanov No. 84 – What You Need to Know

 

[deaderhead28]

 

[deaderhead28]

 

[KingTech]

What will it take to get him to come to play hockey here is the real question?

 

[Steve Zissou]

What will it take to get him to come to play hockey here is the real question?

Answer is two posts above yours... Tkachyov.

 

[All The Kings Men]

 

[KingTech]

Answer is two posts above yours... Tkachyov.

I hope its that easy

 

[KINGS17]

What about that guy Putin out of Russia? He scores like 7 goals a game. The Kings should be taking a look at him.

 

[Steve Zissou]

I'm just happy Carl Grundstrom is now bringing his twin brother to LA with him.

 

[bland]

Like this pick very much, been saying that an awful lot over the past few years.

Seems like our organization has a firm idea of the kind of defenseman they want, and having Kirsanov, Bjornfot, Anderson and Faber as foils for the more adventurous Clarke, Grans, Nousiainen and Spence...

What an outstanding job of drafting defensemen.

 

[LAKings88]

Still waiting on Dergachov and Shafigulan to come over

 

[Bandit]

I expect this guy to own the f*** out of Minnesota, just because.

 

[KopitarFAN]

You gotta wonder if they feel like they have a gun to their head now, if they want Kirsanov to come over in 2 years, do they have to gift Tkachyov a spot?