F Danila Yurov - Metallurg Magnitogorsk, KHL (2022, 24th, MIN)
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Adele Dazeem
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Because none of the other prospets in his draft ever played on the level of the KHL and scored significant points. How many points in the K does Shane Wright have? In a junior league Yurov has 2PPG this season. Wright has 1.36PPG.
Because stat watching is the worst way to evaluate a prospect. Scouts do recognize more than just points scored.
Because Yurov has the talent. He might or might not be Top5 in this draft. But he sure deserves the attention.
It was an exaggeration. Yurov's performance in the KHL has been worse than expected even in limited minutes. He shows dominance against his age group. There's cause for concern, I'd still have him in the 3-7 range as a prospect.
Some production is expected at the KHL level for a potential top 5 pick with an early birthday. I have no doubt Yurov will produce eventually, but so far he hasn’t with half season of limited ice time.
Adele Dazeem
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You don't see an issue with him dominating MHL but can't do much when competition gets stiffer? It doesn't mean he's a bad prospect, just means that this top-10 hype is a little out of place. Yes, he's producing higher number against his peers but his peers aren't as good as they could be if he were to play in Canadian juniors
Maplebeasts
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Do you know how rare it is for draft eligibles to produce in the KHL? It NEVER happens. Yurov is a really good prospect. The KHL is just notorious for giving young players next to no minutes.
Pavel Buchnevich
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He plays less than 5 minutes per game. How can anyone seriously complain about his stats?
Ovechkin "couldn't do much" too(and I purposedly took the season when OV turned 18 before the season. Yurov turned 18 just a couple of weeks ago midway through the season. So OV was half a year older when he had those numbers). Then you discard team situation. Yurov is on the best team in the league this season. The roster is set and stacked, so there is less opportunity for a 17 year old to shine than for say Guslistov who is on a much weaker team. Then you think that canadian juniors are superior to the MHL and it is hilarious in itself.
All that said again, he might or not be a Top5 pick, but he deserves the hype and is probably Top10 easily.
It's not correct to say he plays 5 minutes per. He is getting inconsistent deployment. Sometimes he plays okay minutes, sometimes he gets one shift or sits out completely, thus his low minutes average. But obviously in general you are right about his limited time in the KHL just not being enough to talk about lack of production.
That is outdated. Young players do get minutes. Just close to never those are 17y.o. Playing in the K at 17 is an achievement in itself. People get fooled by the comparison I guess. At that age no young players play in the NHL for obvious reasons. The young players in the NHL who get to play are 18-19 at least. But people expect 17 year olds to perform in the K and overlook how big of a jump that is for a 17 year old to play against men and in the 2nd best league.
WeThreeKings
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The problem with Yurov for me from an evaluation standpoint is how do I do it?
He gets little time in the KHL and when he is out there, he's just trying to keep his head above water.
He can't get sent to the VHL because of his teams situation.
He played a couple games in the WJC and again was executing basic plays, making the first read on a pass or a shot and being done with the puck.
So even if from my viewings I think he's a top ten player (I do because of his play at the MHL level). Now I'm a NHL team. What do I do with Yurov? Do I send him back to the KHL knowing he is unlikely to play VHL again and I don't know whether he will get any more minutes at 18. Do I sign him and bring him to the CHL, which again, has not been historically great for Russian prospects? Do I send him to the AHL but that's still not a great route.
I see a lot of things against Yurov and I think his stock will naturally suffer from that.
Stewie Griffin
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In terms of a playing style (not potential) who is a close comparable to Yurov? He is the top prospect I have seen the least of this year, outside of those few WJC games.
I think I have posted here answering the same same question. You can find my post somewhere up.
I think we can start with the fact that a lot of teams will be in that boat on a lot of players at the upcoming draft.
As for his development path he should progress just fine in the K with age, experience and growing into his frame. He will start next season as a 18 year old. I can understand concerns of NHL teams, but they will all have the dillemma of passing on a potentially very talented and capable player. If he goes lower than the top10 I won't shed a tear as it will probably mean ending up with a better team.
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