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It sounds like Silayev is already a fairly tough customer and it looks like he will be packing on a fair amount of muscle over the next few years.
Obviously they’ll want to balance that with his skating but it seems like he may be naturally on the stronger side.
Pronman is certainly high on Silayev. Has him ranked #11 overall on the U23 list:
Tier 1 - Elite NHL Player
1. Bedard
2. Stutzle
3. Celebrini
4. Fantilli
Tier 2 - Bubble Elite NHL Player and NHL All Star
5. Carlsson
6. Luke Hughes
7. Michkov
8. Levshunov
Tier 3 - NHL All Star
9. Beniers
10. Yakemchuk
11. Silayev
12. Johnston
13. Sanderson
14. Lafreniere
15. Slafkovsky
16. Buium
17. Demidov
Both Nemec and Mercer fall into Tier 6 - Bubble Top and Middle of the Lineup Player. Here's their surrounding players...
Nemec is at #42 between Rossi & Clarke at the top of the tier. Mercer is at 56 between Askarov and Peterka.
Casey does not make the list of 155 players.
Thanks for the writeup! Good stuff!!he was FLYING today, like actively challenging exit attempts from inside the opp blue line and then immediately hauling it back to his own zone. probably too aggressive, couple times it felt unnecessary to pinch as hard as he did, but he was good at generating pressure. entry denials and neutral zone step ups were strong in this respect
great suppression in his own zone, stick was disruptive as always and he was really good at keeping the netfront clear and forcing forecheckers into the boards down low. killed plays early. his reach is so funny, at one point early 2nd play broke down and the attacker comes in 1 on 1 w silayev (who was kinda caught flat footed) and his stick placement alone neutralized it, guy couldnt even get a shot off
no major commentary on puck play, most of his pass attempts were pretty straightforward D to D or around the boards type plays, but outside of one lazy clear on a long shift they generally worked. the one thing i will say is that i saw him surveying his options more and not forcing stretch passes/causing turnovers
lined up left side the entire game, no PP minutes, and some PK time at the end when it was already over. not much to talk about offensively until the 3rd: one rush that didnt really go anywhere, and a lobbed shot from the point after a routine hold along the boards. good engagement just nowhere close to getting results today
i get theres always a honeymoon phase w new draft picks but this was a really good defensive showing, he didnt let much of anything up. good start to the season
he was FLYING today, like actively challenging exit attempts from inside the opp blue line and then immediately hauling it back to his own zone. probably too aggressive, couple times it felt unnecessary to pinch as hard as he did, but he was good at generating pressure. entry denials and neutral zone step ups were strong in this respect
great suppression in his own zone, stick was disruptive as always and he was really good at keeping the netfront clear and forcing forecheckers into the boards down low. killed plays early. his reach is so funny, at one point early 2nd play broke down and the attacker comes in 1 on 1 w silayev (who was kinda caught flat footed) and his stick placement alone neutralized it, guy couldnt even get a shot off
no major commentary on puck play, most of his pass attempts were pretty straightforward D to D or around the boards type plays, but outside of one lazy clear on a long shift they generally worked. the one thing i will say is that i saw him surveying his options more and not forcing stretch passes/causing turnovers
lined up left side the entire game, no PP minutes, and some PK time at the end when it was already over. not much to talk about offensively until the 3rd: one rush that didnt really go anywhere, and a lobbed shot from the point after a routine hold along the boards. good engagement just nowhere close to getting results today
i get theres always a honeymoon phase w new draft picks but this was a really good defensive showing, he didnt let much of anything up. good start to the season
Which players are to play for the three goals against?
He ended up playing 15:10 which was the 4th highest for their D. Wish I knew the 5v5 breakdown as Torpedo had 7 PPs and only 1 PK and Silayev doesn't play on the PP
Thanks for sharing that. Greatly appreciated.I've included Silayev at #2 in my Top 10 U23 KHL prospects to follow in the new season.
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Thank YOU!Thanks for sharing that. Greatly appreciated.
Great article and thanks for sharing it here.I've included Silayev at #2 in my Top 10 U23 KHL prospects to follow in the new season.
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The KHL season has just kicked off, and in this article, we'll check the top 10 U23 NHL prospects playing in the league.thehockeywriters.com
had a really similar play a bit earlier in the game and had it not been for the khl's weird 2nd pass scoring system (ie if P1 and P2 pass back and forth it takes away the assist from P3) he wouldve had another.
seemed to be trying to incorporate fakes/a little deception/some shimmying on the puck. im not so sure it was really that effective (he was kind of bobbling the puck in the process) but hey he tried. part of a more overarching issue of some choppy handling at times today. nothing overtly concerning just wasnt as clean on the puck
So he spent some time with Siegenthaler learning about decision making in the offseason?Ahhh so that's what happened. I looked away for a second and then heard Silayev's name and a goal happened right after. Then my stream cut out right as the replays started up.
There was a shift in the second I thought looked a bit rough. I'm not sure if these were the exact specifics but I think he deceived a guy behind his goal line but then in the process lost the puck in his feet and got turned around a bit. Then got hit by a forechecker. It turned into a 2v2 board battle. I think his teammate won it to Silayev and then Silayev just wrapped the puck aimlessly around the boards to no one.
Hopefully he stays calm and doesn’t lose his composure after thatReally rough shift. Turned the puck over behind the net which lead to a good chance out front. Then tried to carry the puck out the zone and was pickpocketed from behind. Took a penalty on that guy. Got scored on while he was in the box.
From the game I remember he had very long shift and after that in the next shift he started to play and made this mistakes. He did not look fresh and may be he just needed more rest time from burn out.Really rough shift. Turned the puck over behind the net which lead to a good chance out front. Then tried to carry the puck out the zone and was pickpocketed from behind. Took a penalty on that guy. Got scored on while he was in the box.