Prospect Info: Anton Silayev Ld 10 Overall Round 1 2024 DRAFT

[Unknown Caller]

Silayev’s hands and puck moving abilities are going to be the deciding factor as to what type of player he turns into. Based on his size, skating and ability to defend alone, he’ll almost definitely be an NHL player.

The question is whether he learns to be capable enough moving the puck and whether he develops proficient hands to truly make an impact at the NHL level. If he does, the sky is the limit. If he doesn’t, you have a one dimensional player who can skate and defend but drives everyone crazy with an inability to get pucks out of his zone and move pucks up ice.

 

[Guadana]

Hey where have you been? Haven't seen one of your post in a while.

Im working on two game projects. And Im lead concept artist on one of them. So I really dont have a free time at all.

 

[NJDfan86]

Silayev’s hands and puck moving abilities are going to be the deciding factor as to what type of player he turns into. Based on his size, skating and ability to defend alone, he’ll almost definitely be an NHL player.

The question is whether he learns to be capable enough moving the puck and whether he develops proficient hands to truly make an impact at the NHL level. If he does, the sky is the limit. If he doesn’t, you have a one dimensional player who can skate and defend but drives everyone crazy with an inability to get pucks out of his zone and move pucks up ice.

This is basically how we define a good season from Siegs - while I don’t disagree that his puck skills will determine his upside, I’d be shocked if he doesn’t end up an extremely valuable NHL piece given how the game is trending.

 

[Bye Bye Blueston]

Silayev’s hands and puck moving abilities are going to be the deciding factor as to what type of player he turns into. Based on his size, skating and ability to defend alone, he’ll almost definitely be an NHL player.

The question is whether he learns to be capable enough moving the puck and whether he develops proficient hands to truly make an impact at the NHL level. If he does, the sky is the limit. If he doesn’t, you have a one dimensional player who can skate and defend but drives everyone crazy with an inability to get pucks out of his zone and move pucks up ice.

So worst case he is Nico Mikkola.

 

[NjdevilfanJim]

So a tall player can hit a smaller player somewhere else but the head. Who knew?!?!

Now show this to chicken wing Rempe

 

[evnted]

back at it. not quite a full game viewing, saw up to the early 3rd

• good pace/compete today. quick to drop back/on retrievals, solid willingness to jump up in transition, good incorporation of body play/stickchecking
• shot attempts from the point are a bit more threatening/more likely to get through/less reliant on F support to turn into chances. now, he does seem to be missing the net w some degree of regularity, but this is positive improvement from early season
• had an impressive drive early in the game. swung wide off the rush, dipped his shoulder, and made a power move toward the net. no goal but a decent pull to the forehand on his scoring chance
• im impressed that hes expanding these looks while so rarely ever compromising his usual role, i imagine thats also a testament to the work larionov is doing
• i dont recall seeing too much notable on the puck movement side of things (good or bad), but his receptions/handling were pretty clean. pressured on the puck at one point and while controlled isnt quite the word, he did get a reasonable pass off to his D (not some panic shovel up the boards)
• bread and butter defensive game still very much on display. was caught out for 2 goals that i saw but i dont really fault him on either. first one, thought he made the right choice to drift over to the right side and cut off a lane to cover for voynov who got turned around near the point. unfortunate rebound to the high slot from the goalie that none of the backcheckers could find went in. second one, puck goes down low on the pk so silayev pressures and apparently all 3 other TOR skaters decided to drop down low too? easy shot from up high once the puck came free. i will say, i wish silayev made a better attempt to tie the guy up along the boards, didnt play him quite as hard as he couldve. guy had just enough room to shimmy free and send the puck out front

hes never gonna be an offensively weighted player, but this is one of those viewings where you see how he can impact play beyond just making stops

 

[evnted]

torpedo clinched a playoff berth today, so we will get to see postseason silayev again. thought he was really good against ska last year, maybe even some of the best work of his DY, so im looking forward to these games. match up not quite set yet, but theyd currently be against a very strong lokomotiv team

 

[evnted]

could only catch the first 2 periods so im posting early (in case i miss anything major lol)

• took an early tripping call, kinda recklessly reached out at a forechecker while falling, which is a shame because he started the shift with a great entry denial pressuring an attacker into the boards and swiping at the puck with his stick
• later on exploded up the ice off a D zone faceoff to join the rush. got the puck right before the blue line, sped down the boards, and made a power move curling toward the front of the net. again, not much of an actual chance being converted on yet, but i like starting to see this happen more often
• followed it up with another solid jump into the rush and, even better than that, upon entering made a smart/controlled pass back left to the trailer and continued forward to back defenders up and offer a tip option in front. another good denial started this sequence in the D zone
• later in the period (4v4) he straight mobbed a defender at the point and threatened a counter rush. pretty aggressive challenge, but cant argue it, his speed+reach is deadly. lotta energy on display today, and this was a good example of it
• quick to pucks on retrievals, particularly after his own entry denials. generally speaking didnt have to face that much pressure in the process, but was still making either a heads up pass or a solid carry after
• wasnt taking sh*t from anyone. hard battles out front, hits were heavy (murdered a guy in the neutral zone at one point), and he was involved in a number of post whistle shoving matches. funny enough he and simashev beefed it up at one point
• passing game was largely fine. wasnt launching stuff out of the zone/down low or passing directly into traffic or misfiring or anything (with one caveat, he had a late 2nd shift where he had some pretty poor clears. followed it up with a much steadier shift, though). scanned on plays, even seemed to be adjusting velocity based on range. trying to think of the best way to word this, it felt like he had a soft touch on a number of these plays (in a good way) which i dont normally see from him
• game got a little more open/frenetic in the 2nd but i thought silayev handled himself well in response. steady, smart positioning including on an odd man rush/with more forecheckers driving the crease/etc., didnt start making panic plays or overcompensating with his coverage. in some respect it almost felt like he was trying to slow play back down on the puck

obviously the early penalty was a little boneheaded and he had the one rough shift, but i otherwise really enjoyed the rest of what i saw. regret having to miss the 3rd

 

[Devils731]

Silayev actively tries to turn him to not drive him head first into the boards.

Not enough psycho for a man his size, @My3Sons disgust intensifies. jk

 

[evnted]

only caught p2+p3 (blame lenni)

• didnt really love the puck play i saw. thought he had been on a good trend of scanning/making more measured decisions, but today felt like he was rushing at times and/or trying to thread tight lanes unnecessarily, which led to turnovers. part of it was also pressure response, which we know is a work in progress, but some attempts were just ill-advised. one caveat to this is his pk clears were solid, those pucks were getting through
• activation ideas were quite good. smart decisions to join the rush, got rewarded at one point with a rebound popping free for him to wind up on (went wide). thought his pinch decisions were generally good as well even if they didnt all work out (not to say he got caught getting back or anything, in fact, i dont think he was beat once). held the point confidently, both in terms of keeps/getting pucks deep as well as generating chances (ie teeing up a big clapper). one minor scare on a bobbled puck but he correctly played the man and didnt panic to buy himself a second to get back
• liked how he defended the net front. very physically engaged, worked hard to incorporate his stick as well. that skill blending he does can be so effective at times, particularly in puck battles. had one instance of clearing a puck off a guy fighting for position while staying tied up with him
• in that same mold, i thought he was quite effective man on man as well. generally kept a tight gap, good with engulfing puck carriers/taking away options quickly. im always impressed by his ability to get stick checks in while still keeping pace with forecheckers
• i dont even think he meant to but at one point mid 3rd he was rotating in the off zone away from play and just straight up flattened a guy off an incidental collision. no tangible effect on the game just a good reminder of how huge and mobile he is
• got shifted with TOR down 3-2 under 2min to go. didnt really do anything on it but i cant even believe he got that type of deployment in a playoff game. vote of confidence from larionov

felt today was a more standard silayev viewing with some ups and downs (most of the downs being puck related) as opposed to G1 where i thought he was largely great overall. TOR down 3-0 in the series so theyll look to fend off elimination now

 

[My3Sons]

only caught p2+p3 (blame lenni)

• didnt really love the puck play i saw. thought he had been on a good trend of scanning/making more measured decisions, but today felt like he was rushing at times and/or trying to thread tight lanes unnecessarily, which led to turnovers. part of it was also pressure response, which we know is a work in progress, but some attempts were just ill-advised. one caveat to this is his pk clears were solid, those pucks were getting through
• activation ideas were quite good. smart decisions to join the rush, got rewarded at one point with a rebound popping free for him to wind up on (went wide). thought his pinch decisions were generally good as well even if they didnt all work out (not to say he got caught getting back or anything, in fact, i dont think he was beat once). held the point confidently, both in terms of keeps/getting pucks deep as well as generating chances (ie teeing up a big clapper). one minor scare on a bobbled puck but he correctly played the man and didnt panic to buy himself a second to get back
• liked how he defended the net front. very physically engaged, worked hard to incorporate his stick as well. that skill blending he does can be so effective at times, particularly in puck battles. had one instance of clearing a puck off a guy fighting for position while staying tied up with him
• in that same mold, i thought he was quite effective man on man as well. generally kept a tight gap, good with engulfing puck carriers/taking away options quickly. im always impressed by his ability to get stick checks in while still keeping pace with forecheckers
• i dont even think he meant to but at one point mid 3rd he was rotating in the off zone away from play and just straight up flattened a guy off an incidental collision. no tangible effect on the game just a good reminder of how huge and mobile he is
• got shifted with TOR down 3-2 under 2min to go. didnt really do anything on it but i cant even believe he got that type of deployment in a playoff game. vote of confidence from larionov

felt today was a more standard silayev viewing with some ups and downs (most of the downs being puck related) as opposed to G1 where i thought he was largely great overall. TOR down 3-0 in the series so theyll look to fend off elimination now

I'm out on Silayev. He apparently made an effort NOT to hit a guy head first into the boards. You can tell us all about his great defensive ability and developing puck skills. No sociopath no care. Peace out.

 

[evnted]

wasnt able to catch todays game (career high 8 hits!) but unfortunately TOR was swept and silayev's season is over. plenty to be encouraged by even if theres still things he needs to work on

at some point over the next couple weeks, i plan on doing a season recap for our 2024 class framed within the scope of my original breakdowns (which is basically just him, yegorov, and melovsky at this point. thanks, tom)

 

[My3Sons]

wasnt able to catch todays game (career high 8 hits!) but unfortunately TOR was swept and silayev's season is over. plenty to be encouraged by even if theres still things he needs to work on

at some point over the next couple weeks, i plan on doing a season recap for our 2024 class framed within the scope of my original breakdowns (which is basically just him, yegorov, and melovsky at this point. thanks, tom)

Thanks for sharing all of this with us. It’s a fun read and gives me hope they have a player in him.