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F Danila Yurov - Metallurg Magnitogorsk, KHL (2022, 24th, MIN)

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I am not sure about the difference in level between the KHL, Liiga, Czech or Latvian leagues but there are prospects like Kemell, Lambert, Slafvosky, Nemec, Jiricek, etc. that have been able to produce while playing against men. I will admit that I have never seen Yurov play but the lack of his production in the KHL surely makes me wonder why he has 0 points.

There is a good chance that the Kraken draft top-5 and Yurov is mentioned in some lists as a top-5 pick. I am just concerned about the lack of his production against men when others in this draft class have had some level of success at the pro level.
 
Stewie Griffin said:
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.
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I compare him to the namesake. Has a good chance to be around 1PPG in his best years, two-way winger, good player in all parts of the game, and all situations. Won't be one of the best wingers in the league, but could certainly be top 20.
 
Fistfullofbeer said:
I am not sure about the difference in level between the KHL, Liiga, Czech or Latvian leagues but there are prospects like Kemell, Lambert, Slafvosky, Nemec, Jiricek, etc. that have been able to produce while playing against men. I will admit that I have never seen Yurov play but the lack of his production in the KHL surely makes me wonder why he has 0 points.

There is a good chance that the Kraken draft top-5 and Yurov is mentioned in some lists as a top-5 pick. I am just concerned about the lack of his production against men when others in this draft class have had some level of success at the pro level.
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Liiga and especially Czech and Latvian leagues are no comparables. They are better comparables to the VHL. The whole problem is Yurov not playing there while some of his peers like Miroshnichenko do and put up points. Also Kemell and Lambert are great talents and there is no surprise they produce in the respective leagues.

Yurov's 0 points also should be measured against the limited overall minutes in the KHL he played so far. It's not like he played 40 games at least 10 minutes a night and has 0 points.
 
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Part of me really wants to think of Yurov as a good player and I was planning on watching the WJ's to see if he was any good. Unfortunately I couldn't but one of his scores did come from a weird bounce. And judging by this thread he has barely played at all. Is he under contract in the KHL for any longer as well?
 
KevSkillz4 said:
Potentially to have same impact of Panarin//Kaprizov?
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If you go by that comparison about none of the two you could tell too much at the same age(i.e. pre-draft). You could tell they are worth way more than where they effectively got drafted, but Panarin was an absolute dark horse worth a pick definitely, but even ppl in Russia would not boldly predict him to become what he is now. Kaprizov was a very promising teenager. Not a 5th rounder obviously, way better, but you could not tell if he will become a superstar or just a good player. Yurov on the other hand is a highly touted prospect already. And part of it is his size of course, but only a part of it. Where he will end up impact wise is hard to tell and will depend on his development. But the ceiling is rather high because he shows a lot of hockey IQ.

Given how high he is supposed to go he is hardly a comparable to Panarin/Kaprizov career wise. Impact will strongly depend also on his career decisions. In cases of Panarin Kaprizov those were pretty good.
 
Atas2000 said:
If you go by that comparison about none of the two you could tell too much at the same age(i.e. pre-draft). You could tell they are worth way more than where they effectively got drafted, but Panarin was an absolute dark horse worth a pick definitely, but even ppl in Russia would not boldly predict him to become what he is now. Kaprizov was a very promising teenager. Not a 5th rounder obviously, way better, but you could not tell if he will become a superstar or just a good player. Yurov on the other hand is a highly touted prospect already. And part of it is his size of course, but only a part of it. Where he will end up impact wise is hard to tell and will depend on his development. But the ceiling is rather high because he shows a lot of hockey IQ.

Given how high he is supposed to go he is hardly a comparable to Panarin/Kaprizov career wise. Impact will strongly depend also on his career decisions. In cases of Panarin Kaprizov those were pretty good.
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Like a kovalchuk?
 
Goldenhands said:
Why not sending him in the VHL then? Unless thats paused too.
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First reason is that after the cancelled WJC + Covid right after that MHL isn't the worst place to regain some game shape.

And the second, as it was mentioned above, sending him 1800 miles away with I think no direct regular flights might be reasonable only if they aren't planning to recall him this season, which is likely not the case. Not to mention that I'm not sure how much control of his development will Metallurg have there.
 
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So what does Yurov do best to separate himself from other wingers? Does he forecheck a ton? is he someone that can end up taking away pucks often? Is he someone who can help his centers a ton with getting feeds from the slot?
 
RZAty said:
So what does Yurov do best to separate himself from other wingers? Does he forecheck a ton? is he someone that can end up taking away pucks often? Is he someone who can help his centers a ton with getting feeds from the slot?
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His best asset is being vastly underrated in NA.
 
Reminds me of nichushkin or podkolzin in that he was 1) difficult for a lot of casual fans like me to watch, 2) expected to go top 10, if not top 5 by most.

Because of these similarities, I predict that Yurov will be selected with pick #10 like both of them were. Will he have an underwhelming development curve like those two did? That's what I'm wondering, based solely on this baseless superstition of mine :)
 
Doug Prishpreed said:
Reminds me of nichushkin or podkolzin in that he was 1) difficult for a lot of casual fans like me to watch, 2) expected to go top 10, if not top 5 by most.

Because of these similarities, I predict that Yurov will be selected with pick #10 like both of them were. Will he have an underwhelming development curve like those two did? That's what I'm wondering, based solely on this baseless superstition of mine :)
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Most definitely not.

Bored out of my socks with no other hockey I watched a rivalry game in the MHL with Yurov in it. He is the coach's dream. He does everything. And he plays smart nearly every time I saw him on the ice. Cleans up defensively, takeaway machine, creative offensively. He did not score in a relatively lowscoring game. I don't care. The line of Kantserov(2023) - Kvochko(2022) - Yurov was a treat to watch. And I don't care about comparisons(Nichushkin is complete nonsense. A guy with no shot, a total one-trick-pony and oversized for his age at draft day. Podkolzin is a completely different type.) and if he is a top10 pick or not. He sure is going to be one good hockey player.
 
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Atas2000 said:
Most definitely not.

Bored out of my socks with no other hockey I watched a rivalry game in the MHL with Yurov in it. He is the coach's dream. He does everything. And he plays smart nearly every time I saw him on the ice. Cleans up defensively, takeaway machine, creative offensively. He did not score in a relatively lowscoring game. I don't care. The line of Kantserov(2023) - Kvochko(2022) - Yurov was a treat to watch. And I don't care about comparisons(Nichushkin is complete nonsense. A guy with no shot, a total one-trick-pony and oversized for his age at draft day. Podkolzin is a completely different type.) and if he is a top10 pick or not. He sure is going to be one good hockey player.
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The way some people describe him, I wonder why he isn't starting to compete for the #1 spot. I think Bob McKensie did say that one team had him at #2.
 
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Atas2000 said:
His best asset is being vastly underrated in NA.
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How is he under rated in NA when his rankings are usually top 5ish?

His skillset is there to see but the production just isn't and that's nobody's fault really but such limited minutes in the KHL makes it a risk, al;biet a very small one in my and most scouting services as well.
 
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