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Prospect Info: Anton Silayev (LD - #10 Overall - Round 1 - 2024 Draft)
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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.
Obviously they’ll want to balance that with his skating but it seems like he may be naturally on the stronger side.
I look at a guy like Parayko who is a tank at 6’6 ~230 and also a great skater. He was drafted at 6’4 195. So even after just adjusting for the weight gained from the 2 extra inches he gained around 25 pounds and kept the skating. Silayev was 6’7 207 and I imagine something similar with him where in his prime he’ll have packed on another 20-30 pounds and ends up 230-235
Thats what I was saying before. Pronman has him the 4th best Dman of the group, ahead of Sanderson and draft writer favorite Buium. He obviously thinks there is offensive upside.
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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
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
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There was also the other one where he sent the puck to no one and it nearly went for an icing.
Defensively I think the aggression has always been there but I liked how he was activating aggressively offensively a bit at times as well trying to get involved even if nothing came of it. I’d rather see him be overly aggressive and try to push the limits of his game. He’s got the capability to make up for his mistakes. Also just due to the nature of his game not having much offense it’s not like he’s going to be making glaring errors left and right that will get his ice time cut and especially when he’s so sound defensively in general.
Shit they might as well just start using him on the PP with how bad they were today lol. 0/7 on the PP and shut out in the game
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3rd was an EN and he wasn’t on for any of them
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
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I've included Silayev at #2 in my Top 10 U23 KHL prospects to follow in the new season.
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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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The KHL season has just kicked off, and in this article, we'll check the top 10 U23 NHL prospects playing in the league.
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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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Top 10 U23 KHL Prospects to Follow in 2024-25 - The Hockey Writers Latest News, Analysis & More
The KHL season has just kicked off, and in this article, we'll check the top 10 U23 NHL prospects playing in the league.
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Big fella with a 2nd assist. Faceoff at the left dot, won back clean to the RD who passed it the Silayev. Silayev quickly moved it to his teammate at the left dot who then sent a cross ice pass
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another nice showing today. disclaimer that i didnt quite catch all of his game, but most of it
more good stuff on the D end. defensive stick, physical game, board play, netfront clearing all looked good. saw PK time on a split 4v3/5v3. one play to call out: fringe 2 on 1 forming that he killed pretty much the instant the puck carrier crossed the blue line. good example of that unison thing i mentioned a while back. frame/mobility makes him big, imposing, and forces guys wide, but at the same time his stickwork and gap control are so tactical that he takes away whatever remaining space the attacker has to work with, completely closing them in along the boards
speaking of, extra dominant on the boards today. heavy, toppled a guy trying to roll out around him. held up well against contact. at one point he even got double teamed on a retrieval only to shrug both of them off (and carry the puck out in the process, no less, didnt just toss it away)
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
PK/deep zone clears still showed some issue. if hes gonna try to rim it around the boards from behind the net hes gotta straight up wire it (or at least skate it out more and try to launch it out directly). leads to his unit getting unnecessarily pinned
i dont know if his offensive involvement was really that different today but he did get rewarded for it. a secondary, as mentioned, which was just a nice heads up pass from the point, nothing special. 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. even before that he teed up a fairly deflection friendly shot that led to a dangerous scramble in front, so 3 legitimate chances started from his efforts at the point
also fun fact, Karpovich had his KHL debut in this game, too
more good stuff on the D end. defensive stick, physical game, board play, netfront clearing all looked good. saw PK time on a split 4v3/5v3. one play to call out: fringe 2 on 1 forming that he killed pretty much the instant the puck carrier crossed the blue line. good example of that unison thing i mentioned a while back. frame/mobility makes him big, imposing, and forces guys wide, but at the same time his stickwork and gap control are so tactical that he takes away whatever remaining space the attacker has to work with, completely closing them in along the boards
speaking of, extra dominant on the boards today. heavy, toppled a guy trying to roll out around him. held up well against contact. at one point he even got double teamed on a retrieval only to shrug both of them off (and carry the puck out in the process, no less, didnt just toss it away)
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
PK/deep zone clears still showed some issue. if hes gonna try to rim it around the boards from behind the net hes gotta straight up wire it (or at least skate it out more and try to launch it out directly). leads to his unit getting unnecessarily pinned
i dont know if his offensive involvement was really that different today but he did get rewarded for it. a secondary, as mentioned, which was just a nice heads up pass from the point, nothing special. 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. even before that he teed up a fairly deflection friendly shot that led to a dangerous scramble in front, so 3 legitimate chances started from his efforts at the point
also fun fact, Karpovich had his KHL debut in this game, too
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.
So he spent some time with Siegenthaler learning about decision making in the offseason?
Hopefully he stays calm and doesn’t lose his composure after that
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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.
Its a beauty he has this kind of experience on the adult level as 18 yo.
Picks up an assist on the tying goal in the 3rd. Threw a shot on from the point and his teammate put in the rebound
