RobsonStreet
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If your sole criterion is “did they play 200 NHL games”, it’s about 9%. (Source: 2000 - 2015 drafts).Depending on the definition of NHLer, it’s quite a bit lower.
If your sole criterion is “did they play 200 NHL games”, it’s about 9%. (Source: 2000 - 2015 drafts).Depending on the definition of NHLer, it’s quite a bit lower.
What's wrong with his skating? I have barely seen him play but the few clips I've seen show he's pretty fast. Wagner has an article on him: Canucks sign seventh-round pick Kirill Kudryavtsev
In reading/watching Faber’s review of Kudryavtsev from this year Faber states his favorite part of KK’s game is how quickly he can pivot and retrieve pucks that are dumped in, and then get the puck back up ice so fast.His first steps are slow. Even the Wagner article you posted has this quote:
"Kudryavtsev is slow to react to just about everything,” said Elite Prospects’ Mitch Brown in a scouting report in his draft year. “He’s late on pivots, his check, pinches, and late to identify passing lanes.”
I'm hoping it's more of a skating issue than a hockey IQ issue.
Teams starting to sign guys to ELCs in the last week. Canucks do it and somehow it’s strange timing.
It's strange because they don't lose his rights for another year. Given that he isn't going to play in the NHL next season, it is strange timing barring some external circumstance.
Burkie didn't mind Russians AFAIK. Nonis, not sure.
Gillis had an official "No Russians" draft policy.
It's strange because they don't lose his rights for another year. Given that he isn't going to play in the NHL next season, it is strange timing barring some external circumstance.
I'd assume he was looking at offers overseas, and the team had to sign him to keep him in the fold, but who knows.
How about the Slavic Six....has a better ring to it anyway, no?absolutely not.
that's insulting... being it's it's own country
Gillis wasn’t drafting Russian players in the first round, but he was drafting players whose future were in Russia.Gillis had a don't draft anyone that can play hockey policy.
That seems to be about the speed with which he processes the game, not his skating. Is it a hockey IQ issue? Possibly but that’s such a nebulous term. Speed of reaction is one thing, reacting quickly but making a bad decision is another.His first steps are slow. Even the Wagner article you posted has this quote:
"Kudryavtsev is slow to react to just about everything,” said Elite Prospects’ Mitch Brown in a scouting report in his draft year. “He’s late on pivots, his check, pinches, and late to identify passing lanes.”
I'm hoping it's more of a skating issue than a hockey IQ issue.
That seems to be about the speed with which he processes the game, not his skating. Is it a hockey IQ issue? Possibly but that’s such a nebulous term. Speed of reaction is one thing, reacting quickly but making a bad decision is another.
Teams starting to sign guys to ELCs in the last week. Canucks do it and somehow it’s strange timing.
It's strange because they don't lose his rights for another year. Given that he isn't going to play in the NHL next season, it is strange timing barring some external circumstance.
I'd assume he was looking at offers overseas, and the team had to sign him to keep him in the fold, but who knows.
Going back overseas isn't even a remote possibility...it's either the big leagues or back with the Hounds and at this point everything says he's back with the Hounds next yearHe was drafted from the CHL so he's classed the same as any Canadian player playing major junior and he's ineligible for the AHL next year. It's either back to the OHL or he goes back to Europe.
When we drafted him I thought "this is what you should be doing with 7th rounders". Looks like he could pay off, which would be great.
IIRC, a 7th round has a 10 - 15 % chance of having a NHL career. Tracking very well.
That's the key for me......too many times the Canucks have taken a flyer on d-men in later rounds, and then watched them stagnate for the rest of their junior careers?On Drance’s latest podcast (I believe from Friday) he stated KK would go at least 2-3 rounds higher in a re-draft after the season he’s had/is having.