Speculation: Amirov's earned time on top 2 lines by mid-season.

[Mickey Marner]

Doubt it. People have been penciling Liljegren, Sandin & Robertson into the lineup every year and they're still not full-time Leafs. He played 14 minutes per game in the KHL last season and 10 in the playoffs. If we're giving 3rd line KHL'ers top-six minutes we've got a problem.

 

[Martin Skoula]

He ended his season at 6'1 180 and is going to have 6 months of training between then and training camp, if he comes in at 190 or so I don't see why he wouldn't get an extended look in camp. He has the most pro-ready game of any of our forward prospects including Robertson who's still figuring out how to play his game against men without breaking anything.

 

[LeafSteel]

If he’s in our top 6 next season, we are gunning for the 1st overall pick.

Not happening and we are pooched if it does….

 

[Racer88]

Of course there is. He's a Leaf prospect that nobody but a couple of people here have ever seen, which means he is clearly a top 6 NHL player.

Ya Dubas needs to quickly lock him up for 9-10 million per year

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

0 chance

 

[Cams]

He ended his season at 6'1 180 and is going to have 6 months of training between then and training camp, if he comes in at 190 or so I don't see why he wouldn't get an extended look in camp. He has the most pro-ready game of any of our forward prospects including Robertson who's still figuring out how to play his game against men without breaking anything.

I'd be surprised if he even comes over for the camp. KHL usually starts late August do they not?

 

[Golden_Jet]

He ended his season at 6'1 180 and is going to have 6 months of training between then and training camp, if he comes in at 190 or so I don't see why he wouldn't get an extended look in camp. He has the most pro-ready game of any of our forward prospects including Robertson who's still figuring out how to play his game against men without breaking anything.

KHL season starts September 1.

 

[nuck]

Nothing about him suggests he is close to an NHL player yet so I guess you must mean in the K. Less than a 50-50 chance there because they don't give their kids opportunities unless they have no choice and they aren't motivated to push development of NHL bound players.

 

[Mickey Marner]

I'd be surprised if he even comes over for the camp. KHL usually starts late August do they not?

He signed an ELC. Leafs or Marlies for him this year.

 

[Golden_Jet]

He signed an ELC. Leafs or Marlies for him this year.

Signing an ELC doesn’t mean he’s coming over, he could but ELC has no bearing.

 

[Mickey Marner]

Signing an ELC doesn’t mean he’s coming over, he could but ELC has no bearing.

He could be loaned to the KHL, but there is no transfer agreement between the KHL and NHL, so he's not signing a contract over there.

 

[Golden_Jet]

He could be loaned to the KHL, but there is no transfer agreement between the KHL and NHL, so he's not signing a contract over there.

He is going to be loaned.
Maple Leafs sign Rodion Amirov

Sounds like KHL to me for next year.
The assumption is the Amirov will stay with his home club Salavat Yulaev in Ufa.

 

[BrannigansLaw]

Less than 1%