Prospect Info: CHL, NCAA and European 2019-20 Prospects Thread III

[Caser]

Yegor Zaitsev finished the KHL season in Top10 in hits for the second year in a row.

 

[OmNomNom]

Yegor Zaitsev finished the KHL season in Top10 in hits for the second year in a row.

we need him

we're mad soft

 

[My3Sons]

Yegor Zaitsev finished the KHL season in Top10 in hits for the second year in a row.

So he’s more prolific there than Paul McCartney?

 

[Caser]

we need him

we're mad soft

In this case Misyul and Okhotyuk are saying "Hi" too.

So he’s more prolific there than Paul McCartney?

Not close to Billie Eilish yet though.

 

[Blackjack]

Yegor Zaitsev finished the KHL season in Top10 in hits for the second year in a row.

How physical is the KHL compared to the NHL?

 

[AfroThunder396]

This is nice

 

[Lou is God]

This is nice

I don't get it.....?

 

[Unknown Caller]

I don't get it.....?

All drafted prospects for each team with their NHL Equivalency averaged out.

 

[AfroThunder396]

I don't get it.....?

NHLe is basically a conversion factor that weighs a player's production, age, and strength of the league.

For example: On average, a 19-20 year old player jumping from the OHL to the NHL will usually score around 30% of the goals they had the previous year. So based on how many goals that player scores in the OHL, we can predict what their production will be when they move to a different league.

So it's a nice way to get a pretty good handle on projecting a player to the NHL. And right now our prospects average as the 4th strongest in the league in this regard.

 

[Unknown Caller]

NHLe is basically a conversion factor that weighs a player's production, age, and strength of the league.

For example: On average, a 19-20 year old player jumping from the OHL to the NHL will usually score around 30% of the goals they had the previous year. So based on how many goals that player scores in the OHL, we can predict what their production will be when they move to a different league.

So it's a nice way to get a pretty good handle on projecting a player to the NHL. And right now our prospects average as the 4th strongest in the league in this regard.

The NHLeS used in the above post also factors in the relative strength of the prospects’ team, so it should be a little more accurate than standard NHLe.

 

[Caser]

How physical is the KHL compared to the NHL?

I'm not sure how it is exactly possible to compare, but in terms of numbers, maybe a comparison with Zaitsev's teammate former (and likely future too) NHLer Dmitrij Jaskin might help.

Jaskin was 52nd in the NHL in previous season in hits/60 with 14. In the KHL that translated to 8.8 hits/60. Zaitsev's KHL numbers are around 6.5 hits/60, so if we use Jaskin's example, it could translate to 10.3 hits/60 in the NHL (which is around the Top100 and would be 3rd on the current NJD roster).

With that being said, I should notice that physicality of the league isn't always described in hits, as the number of hits also depends of other factors such as style of play, rink sizes, style of refereeing, methodology of hit counting etc.

 

[NJDevils17]

I don’t know enough to comment on it but I wonder how, in context, Tyce Thompson’s season looks.

 

[None Shall Pass]

@Caser I appreciate you keeping us up to date on our Russian prospects. I see that Zaitsev is under contract until the end of 2021 - any idea if he plans to come over here afterwards?

 

[Caser]

@Caser I appreciate you keeping us up to date on our Russian prospects. I see that Zaitsev is under contract until the end of 2021 - any idea if he plans to come over here afterwards?

I think it all will depend on the situation he will be in by that time, if he will feel he is good to test himself in NA and obviously on communication with NJD management.

 

[Cheddabombs]

In this case Misyul and Okhotyuk are saying "Hi" too.




Not close to Billie Eilish yet though.

Big big fan of Misyul, think he's one of our better prospects. Can't wait for him to come over to NA.

 

[Emperoreddy]

In this case Misyul and Okhotyuk are saying "Hi" too.




Not close to Billie Eilish yet though.

I am not fully versed but I have liked what I have seen of Okhotyuk. Nothing flashy, but could be steady and quite physical.

 

[Davegarri]

Ohio State sucks, they use the Rags stupid goal horn and song

 

[TheUnseenHand]

Ohio State sucks, they use the Rags stupid goal horn and song

I didn't think I could possibly hate ohio state more, then I heard that goal song. Just the least likeable team ever from the worst state ever.

 

[Welcome2Hell]

Ty Smith just had a 3 goal 5 assist game. Yes 8 points.

 

[NjDevsRR]

Ty Smith just had a 3 goal 5 assist game. Yes 8 points.

At a bar drunk and I see this....no way

 

[Welcome2Hell]

At a bar drunk and I see this....no way

Lol yea, i was having trouble believing the twitter updates

 

[Belizarius]

 

[NjDevsRR]

That second goal was a SNIIIIIIPE

 

[PKs Broken Stick]

nvm, saw them. Looks like Smith's shot has improved a lot. Good to see.

 

[NJ07102]

He has a real good shot. Right on target and with great velocity.