C Sasha Chmelevski - Salavat Yulaev Ufa, KHL (2017, 185th, SJS)

[tigervixxxen]

Surprised there was no thread yet for Sasha Chmelevski. Guy is getting some pretty good early hype after leading the Ivan Hlinka in scoring and invited to the All American Prospects game. He's looking good early in preseason and poised for a big year after missing most of the second half of last year with an injury.

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[UsernameWasTaken]

Also surprised he doesn't already have a thread.

I was disappointed his season got cut short last year - I think the Ottawa move suited him so it's too bad he wasn't able to benefit from the development/ice time it would have provided him.

Looking forward to seeing him this season.

I noticed he's now listed as being 5'11. For anyone who has recently seen him, is this an accurate height?

 

[landy92mack29]

Was the 1st star last night with 2 goals with his 1st being a great deflection. Up to ppg now with 9G+6A in 15 games

 

[tigervixxxen]

He's had a bit of a slow start and his team isn't doing as well as they should be with some very young defensemen but Sasha is heating up.

 

[Chuck Downie]

Good season so far for Chmelevski - 14 goals and 25 pts in 28 games, 12th in ISS's Nov rankings. He seems to be ranked anywhere from mid first to a second round pick. Lots of different opinions.

 

[wings5]

Prospect that could end up surprising alot of people he has alot of skill, seems he could be drafted anywhere from 2nd to 7th round.

 

[AmericanDream]

helped if I brought up the right damn name

I was hoping he would be added to the u-18 team for the US. after a rough playoff..looks like outside of injury, that's not happening which is a shame...he can use some extra spotlight as a wild card type player for this draft.

 

[BigHitter67]

helped if I brought up the right damn name

I was hoping he would be added to the u-18 team for the US. after a rough playoff..looks like outside of injury, that's not happening which is a shame...he can use some extra spotlight as a wild card type player for this draft.

Saw SC a lot this season and weirdest thing!! Comes off that great summer tournament and starts season on fire and then stalls out in late Fall and for rest of the season there were many nights he was invisible out there. Likely no other player in this draft will have fallen as far from pre season rankings to draft day. That being said , still lots of talent and potential there

 

[tigervixxxen]

Ottawa was a weird team, they went through some stuff. The coach grabbing a played on the bench, coach taking a leave of absence for health issues, players requesting trades, long losing streaks. They also had a young D core and had some ups too. Sasha has to wear some of his inconsistencies and play away from the puck no doubt but if a team can get him outside the first two rounds, there's a lot of talent there and time for him to rebound.

 

[wings5]

Alot of potential but very inconsistent, the talent is there to be a game breaker.

 

[LastWordArmy]

Our Report on this boom or bust pick.

http://lastwordonhockeyprospects.com/2017/05/22/sasha-chmelevski-scouting-report/

 

[Debrincat93]

after reading a lot of stuff, cant believe there's not more hype on this kid. sounds like a solid player with significant offensive ability.

 

[pegcity]

My attempt at adjusted scoring has this kid in the top 31. I've seen little of him, but his numbers jump off the page.

 

[clubkid75]

He's dropped significantly in a lot of mock drafts. I'll be surprised if he's taken in the first 2 rounds

 

[OmNomNom]

wow he's fallen REAL far

 

[Shrimper]

Taken by San Jose in the 6th

 

[SJFanQC]

Pretty happy with this pick! And we got Chekhovich in the 7th round too. Good late picks by Doug Wilson and Tim Burke.

 

[Frk It]

Still can’t believe he went so late last year, think he will be a good player some day.

 

[ProspectsFanatic]

Still can’t believe he went so late last year, think he will be a good player some day.

I rarely saw a player fell that hard in the draft, most people had him in the 2nd round, if not in the early 3rd round.

Currently leading is OHL team in goals, points and +/-, not too shabby for a 6th rounder.

 

[AmericanDream]

Sharks always seem to find these guys - Joe Pavelski, Dylan Gambrell and Kevin Labanc to name a few

 

[Brock]

He's had a very good year. Looks like a different player than the one we saw last year. Way more engaged without the puck. Playing hard through the middle of the ice. He's even killing penalties well for the 67's. Skill level way never denied, but the other areas of his game needed to improve and they have.

Next step for him (this offseason) is to become a more explosive skater. Being a bit undersized, he'll need to work on those first few steps to further create separation. He's got a great shot, but sometimes I find that he's a tad slow to lanes. Just needs to get a bit more power under that stride so that he can further utilize his offensive gifts. He could easily be a 100 point player next year if he does that.

 

[Fistfullofbeer]

Leads his team in goals, assists and SOG. His points and PPG do not look the best from the league perspective but seems like the 67's are not that good offensively.

 

[DJB]

Leads his team in goals, assists and SOG. His points and PPG do not look the best from the league perspective but seems like the 67's are not that good offensively.

Ya 67s aren't great . They are my local team so I see Sasha a ton.

His hands are very slick, an underrated passer. Decent iq. Really needs to add size and improve skating ability if he wants to play in the NHL. Definitely won't cut it as a bottom 6 guy he's very soft and avoids contact.

Good player though

 

[tigervixxxen]

I'm glad to see he's having a good year, and obviously as you can see by starting this thread I've been high on him a while. Great for a late 6th round pick, still mind boggling.

 

[ChurchOfAlfie]

He's turned it on a TON lately, 17 goals in his last 21 games. He's on a very young team with few offensive weapons, so he's the go-to guy. Will be very interesting to see how he produces in the playoffs.