Prospect Info: Danila Yurov RW/C, 24th Overall, 2022 NHL Draft
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OTOH, it's good that Masters has shown well enough to be picked over him.
Dr Jan Itor
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Yurov (if he's legit)
Rossi (looks to be legit)
Eriksson Ek (as an overqualified 3C)
Stramel (no more pressure to be any more than this)
This would be just fine by me as the center group coming out of the buyouts. Would allow some "undersized" guys like Heidt and Khusnutdinov to only have to be wingers.
Rossi (looks to be legit)
Eriksson Ek (as an overqualified 3C)
Stramel (no more pressure to be any more than this)
This would be just fine by me as the center group coming out of the buyouts. Would allow some "undersized" guys like Heidt and Khusnutdinov to only have to be wingers.
This is an interesting situation, because Heidt is doing well as a center. Maybe:
Yurov - Heidt - Kaprizov
Khusnutdinov - Rossi - Zuccarello
Stramel - Eriksson-Ek
And then you have Haight coming through as well.
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He's injured and somewhat forgotten right now, but Bankier was vg last year, and has some intriguing qualities.
Heidt is right near the top in FO % in the WHL, with 58.4%. I realize that it is a big leap to the NHL FO game, but there's hope that he will be good enough at FO's, and big enough. He's 5'11", 180+, and is known to be physical. He can easily put on an inch or so and 10-15 lbs in the next couple of years(one more WHL, one AHL), so his size and skill would not prevent him form being a NHL C. His main thing to beef up, besides his bod, would be his two way play, but IMO you can carry a balls out offensive C on your team if your other C's are JEE , Rossi, Dewar, and Gaudreau.
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In any case, its no doom and gloom. That blueline is full of talented young players so by numbers game, 1-2 were going to end up playing 3rd pairing minutes. ROR played the 3rd pair last game but he isn't really look to develop his offensive game either. So playing some important minutes for Spacek would be good, more time with the puck.
He goes where Zuccarello is. Forgot.
As for Yurov here's hoping he doesn't sign an extension
Haven't watched Iowa this year after the first few games, where they looked pretty discombobulated. Not ready to write off ROR's offense yet, though I do think his future is more as a steady defender with nice break out ability. As i've said many time before, he's not slow footed, and has some puck skills. Needs to get stronger, and more decisive.
Hopefully Hunt breaks out of his early season malaise. he was good last year for about 2/3 rd of the season till he started running into injury problems, and he looked off earlier this season. He's more like ROR than different, though.
It is kind of hilarious that for all the disagreement about where to rank Rossi, Wallstedt, Yurov and Faber they all have managed to exceed expectations this season.
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Yurov kept his point streak going (5 games) with another assist today, didn't see anyone mention that yet. That means in 10 games since switching to center full time he has 5 goals and 8 assists, 50.6% on the draw.
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What do you mean? He is legitimately playing center right now in the KHL, and doing well. There were rumblings after the draft that people thought he could be a center long term. Whether the Wild keep him there or not, who really knows. He's not a grit/toughness first kinda guy like Eriksson Ek or Hartman, he's not a defensive specialist like Gaudreau (but from what little I've seen he's not bad either). He'd be a true offensive center, something we've never really had much of in this organization.
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The points are obviously impressive, but low-key impressive is also that draw win%, specifically because it's against grown men in, what is in my opinion, the 2nd best league in the world. He'll probably be decent at them in the NHL quicker than most if he continues to play the position.
I still think Yurov is the only skater with game breaking talent even with the emergence of Rossi/Faber this season.
I’d like to know more about Khusnutdinov. Everything I saw and heard last year was positive. Now negative this year? Strange.
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That's why I had him first. Goalies are voodoo, but Wallstedt looks to be on track to be a good starter. Rossi I had pegged as a top six center, but just an average one, more of a true 2C, Faber kinda the same thing, top four defenseman, but more of a second pair guy, while I think Yurov has potential to be a point per game star top line forward.
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In the last few games, he's been about 3rd in the amount of faceoffs taken by his team so he's getting legitimate time at the position.
But I've been playing around with the lines and I'll be super interested - for his first season or two, is he better developing as a winger on the 2nd line with Boldy or as a 3rd line center with Foligno/Hartman? Johansson is replaceable but JEE/Rossi are likely going to be up the hierarchy, at least to begin with.
Wallstedt is the real deal. He’s basically the only reason to watch Iowa.
Rossi is a mystery to me. He just looked lost last year. Like he never played hockey before. Just goes to show that a really solid offseason can do wonders for anyone… *looks at Walker, Lambos and Spacek*
Faber looked like he was at least NHL level. I’m still not convinced his ceiling is top pairing, but I’m not not convinced anymore either.
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Fabers playing top pairing minutes and getting top pairing results. At 21.
Feels safe to say to me he'll be top pairing capable.
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