Every goalie should play in AHL. You never know how new goalie will show himself in the new environment. And even good ahl performance show mostly nothing. We can’t wait even 1B and I think 2A situation from goalies outside NHL. But we can find ahl starter easily with potential to try him in Nhl.
I will start with my two traditional candidates.
Isaev is one of my most interesting goalies. But he isnt available for two seasons. He is 23 yo, he is 93% last two seasons, 91,3% season before, had decent career before.
Nikolaev was very decent before, but this season is a pure mess with only two games, awful limited performance, injuries and more experienced starters ahead of him. He signed for next season two, but maaaay be he will want to end the deal. It’s just speculation, I don’t have any real reason to think this way.
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Konovalov signed for this season only. The problem is he is only 182 sm(6’0) and he tried himself in oilers ahl team, 17 games, 89,3%. Five seasons as KHL starter, 92+% average.
Berdin played for jets system, some seasons in ahl were good, some were not so good, 188 sm, signed for one more season. He is playing in Sochi, has 91,5% in his two last seasons, Sochi isn’t good defensive team.
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Lozebnikov is 25yo 190sm goalie with only one season as KHL ~starter with 92.2% in 17 games, with decent career in VHL before. Don’t think that he is a first option, but still. Signed for one more season.
Krasotkin is 26 yo, had long and stable KHL career, 7 seasons with 92+% average. 184 sm, signed for two more seasons.
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Shutov is 25 yo 189 sm from Kazakhstan. He is playing for Barys, this team isn’t good in defending too, he has 91.3% and it’s his the first full KHL season. He had decent career in KZ league before. Was best in the KZ league in 5years or so. He signed for this season only.
Dorozhko is 25 yo 190sm goalie with two solid seasons in Vityaz, had good(not great) VHL career before. Sign for this season only.
Shchetilin is a good option for AHL - very decent career in VHL, 23 yo, 190 sm, 93-94% in his last 3 years, signed for this season only.
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Draft
Its too early but Belorussian Moyseevich is great in his limited time in KHL, great in VHL too. He is 19 yo and signed to 26/27, so it’s an option for draft. God, I hope we will draft him. 93.1% in VHL in 19 yo, 196 sm, mobile and reactive. I will be mad if we will not take him.
20yo Gamzin had decent career to be drafted. 188 sm, 95.5% in 5 games in KHL, 92.2% in 14 games in VHL this year,/ 92.2% in 22 games in mhl, 91,2% in 5 games in VHL year before.
20yo Ilya Nabokov(good goalie last name) signed for next season too. 184 sm, he is KHL starter this season, 92% in 21 games, decent career before.
20yo Berezhnoy is a decent option, 194 sm, decent career, 92.9% this season in VHL. Signed for this and next season.
20yo Aryevyev is a decent option too, 194 sm, decent career, 92.2% in VHL this season. Signed for this season only.
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Dorozhko looks like a real option to sign him for AHL, he had experience and still okay age for goalie. And not only him. Devils are playing with young Schmid as a backup and now young Daws and young Poulter looks like the only working option for Utica. Fitz should be more active on the market, he should be more active on the draft. But I still have a felling he isnt looking in this direction and I want to blame goalie coach and goalie scouts.
My only saving grace is watching Nemec and Luke development.. at least until Jack is back and 100%
