Prospect Info: CBJ Prospect Thread X

[CBJWerenski8]

This the only bad take I've seen of chinakhov around HF. Says alot.

Weird post considering I said “through 2” and you must not get around here much.

 

[GeorgeReznik1]

Weird post considering I said “through 2” and you must not get around here much.

Weird post to judge a player on 2 periods.

 

[majormajor]

Weird post to judge a player on 2 periods.

You must be new here. I review players period by period!

 

[CBJWerenski8]

Weird post to judge a player on 2 periods.

I didn’t?

 

[Cowumbus]

Pyyhtia just had a real nice play up the ice. He skated into the zone, made a little move left to right then dished (a sauce?) to a teammate on a 2 on 1. Goalie barely saved it but man was it a nice sequence.

Getting some PK time now as well.

 

[majormajor]

Knazko looks like he's got a pretty serious knee injury. He was having himself a really good game.

Nevermind, our boy is back. He was throwing quite the fit about it but is back on the PP.

 

[majormajor]

I've gathered that Knazko can play a pretty solid defensive game when he wants to. He defends really well 1 on 1, including vs Stutzle. Where he gets into trouble is overly-aggressive pinching but there hasn't been too much of that in this tournament.

 

[GeorgeReznik1]

I've gathered that Knazko can play a pretty solid defensive game when he wants to. He defends really well 1 on 1, including vs Stutzle. Where he gets into trouble is overly-aggressive pinching but there hasn't been too much of that in this tournament.

After the first game slovakia changed some D pairings and strategies, it's why knazko also isn't getting as involved in pushing up ice as he was before.

 

[majormajor]

I've been frustrated watching the Russian team trying to imitate Larionov's old Red Army squad. They just look so clumsy doing it. And I don't think it's good for Chinakhov. He is good at attacking in two ways: 1) fast break on the rush, if the other team gives space he can fly, and 2) being a rabid puckhound forcing turnovers on the forecheck. He'd adapt well to a dump and chase team. Larionov is trying to have them all pass/weave/dangle their way into the zone like the Harlem Globetrotters, and it isn't working. And it is a waste for Chinakhov. Still, he has been a good player, winning his puck battles and being a good backchecker. But not much else to see.

 

[Cowumbus]

Chinakhov has some wheels. Just earned a penalty shot for team Russia. He got hooked and went into the boards very hard though, got up and I think he is hurt. Put no weight on his knee/leg.

 

[CBJWerenski8]

Chinakhov got injured on a breakaway.



Went in knees first into the boards

 

[majormajor]

Still no Chinakhov now in the 2nd period.

Let's hope that they're just being cautious and that he can play tomorrow vs Sweden, or at least in the elimination round.

 

[GeorgeReznik1]

Chinakhov was yet again, looking like Russias best scoring threat. They won't go far in elimination games without him.

 

[CBJWerenski8]

 

[AndBoomGoesTheCannon]

A glimmer of hope I suppose that he wasn’t immediately ruled out for the tournament.

 

[CBJWerenski8]

 

[ViD]

Sounds like if not for the quarterfinals, he should be definitely ready for the semis granted Russia makes it

 

[thebus88]

Chinakhov has some wheels. Just earned a penalty shot for team Russia. He got hooked and went into the boards very hard though, got up and I think he is hurt. Put no weight on his knee/leg.

Eh, hard to tell how much torque on that leg (looks more knee than ankle) and it happens quickly, but, u never want to go into the boards skates/feet 1st like that.

 

[CBJWerenski8]

 

[ViD]

Looks like Chinakhov will be the only Jacket in the semis. Going to be a tough battle vs Canada

 

[majormajor]

How do we pronounce our prospects' names?

Miller and Ferraro obviously are working off of a detailed pronunciation guide and this is what I'm hearing them say:

sHi-NAKH-ov The second to last syllable is stressed, as is usual in Russian. (Edit: per Maylo the first syllable is Chee not anything difficult.)
POO-tee-UH That's somehow the way you pronounce Pyyhtia!
Ken-Yaz-Ko That's Knazko.

I'm sure if we see them in the NHL it will be simplified or butchered to something else, just curious how they sound in the original.

 

[Maylo]

How do we pronounce our prospects' names?
sHi-NAKH-ov The second to last syllable is stressed, as is usual in Russian. The first syllable is halfway between an H and an SH.

The first syllable is "Chi" like in "chee-se".

 

[majormajor]

The first syllable is "Chi" like in "chee-se".

I will correct it, thanks. I'm not sure what Miller and Ferraro have been told, then. "Ch" is a lot easier for English speakers than whatever it is they are trying to do.

 

[Maylo]

I will correct it, thanks. I'm not sure what Miller and Ferraro have been told, then. "Ch" is a lot easier for English speakers than whatever it is they are trying to do.

Here he pronounces his name correctly, just the stress is wrong "chee-na-KHOV"

 

[majormajor]

Chinakhov is back, not near 100%. Still one of the fastest players on the ice, had a dangerous shot early on. But you can tell he can't pivot quickly.

And holy crap there is a pretty big talent discrepancy this year between Canada and Russia.