F Timur Mukhanov - Severstal Cherepovets, KHL (2023, 163rd, CAR)
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This was like watching a goal in World of Chel - that defenceman steps up for a big hit but gives up the breakaway in the process. Left everyone else on his team confused and out of position.
Good on Mukhanov for finishing nicely though!
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Both Mukhanov and Penguins prospect Mikhail Ilyin are skating for Severstal in the KHL as 18-year-olds.
Is one of them ahead of the other in terms of long-range potential and who appears to be the better NHL prospect?
Is one of them ahead of the other in terms of long-range potential and who appears to be the better NHL prospect?
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Both players were drafted in the same draft, one round apart (5th and 6th round) so with both lasting that deep into the draft and taken roughly near each other, one would have to think that if given an average that most scouts would probably have the two of them near each other in terms of career potential. Having said that I must admit that I know very little about both players and am only slightly more familiar with Mikhail Be Ilyin, the one drafted in the 5th round by the Penguins. I would also like to add what a pleasant surprise he's been since his draft day. Firstly by his sticking with the big club right out of training camp as an 18 year old. While it's not a once in a lifetime occurrence, it is relatively infrequent enough to stand out as unique. Then, while the above mentioned making the team as an 18 year old was enough to raise his status as a potential prospect in my eyes (and probably others as well) and I would have considered that accomplishment alone as a thumbs up endorsement of his getting drafted and a positive sign of development that is moving forward in year 1, he has actually been a player who is showing that he isn't content with that accomplishment alone. Nor is he content to be a guy who, as an 18 year old, allows himself to accept the usual role of one of the last players on the team depth chart that an 18 year old usually finds himself in if getting the opportunity to play in the KHL at that age. He is showing himself to be more than the typical rookie who might have been the last player to make the team, having to scratch and claw while maybe showing enough with the limited ice time and opportunity to hope something is impressive enough to at least remain on the big club, even as the last forward on the depth chart. One who along with being that last forward on the depth chart, also has his age working against him in terms of the next player who will be eventually sent down to the minors.
He just hasn't given the team an opportunity to place him in that role because of his surprising impressive good play right out of the gate and he hasn't allowed the team an excuse to put him in that role any time since due to his consistency in keeping his play to that same level this far into the season.
Instead he has jumped up another level and raised his stock in the process by actually making an unexpected and strong impact on the teams status. He's currently 5th in team scoring with 6 goals, 9 assists and 15 points in 28 games. He has proven that his impact is such that the team is a better team for him being on their roster and is better served by keeping him on the big club rather than giving him a huge role in another year of development spent in the minors.
And this wasn't given to him, or his usage being that of one born from necessity due to things outside of his control such as injuries etc and having no better options so the team is forced into putting him in a role that he's done nothing to deserve. Instead, he earned his placement in the team hierarch and positional depth BECAUSE of his skill, impact and his results. Results and stats which would be pretty good for any player in that league,regardless of age or status as a veteran/rookie. Still given both age and status acknowledged as 18 and a rookie being the actual facts, his numbers, impact and ability to quickly integrate himself into a player who is important to his team's potential fortunes at the seasons conclusion, it's all the more impressive and his stock will reap the benefit by rising accordingly.
Will be interesting to see if his good play has an eventful drop, dip, continues steadily with his impressive good play or even if it elevates once the season comes to an end.
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