Prospect Info: G - Ilya Nabokov - 2024 #38

[the_fan]

Is he related to Evgeni?

 

[Deadsy]

Is he related to Evgeni?

Doesn't seem so, at least no close relation.

 

[henchman21]

Is he related to Evgeni?

No

 

[jfc64]

If the Avs have invested in a good AI it is now working on landing Askarov.

Having Annunen, Nabokov and Askarov get you knighted.

 

[the_fan]

When can we expect Nabokov to make his Avs debut?

 

[dahrougem2]

When can we expect Nabokov to make his Avs debut?

Probably 25-26 at the earliest if he's willing to come over.

 

[Balthazar]

When can we expect Nabokov to make his Avs debut?

I don't think we are at the point where we should "expect" him to play in the NHL one day.

 

[SoundwaveIsCharisma]

If the Avs have invested in a good AI it is now working on landing Askarov.

Having Annunen, Nabokov and Askarov get you knighted.

If only we could merge them into one superior Cerberus-esque monstrosity to guard the gates of the Avalanche goal

 

[CobraAcesS]

Probably 25-26 at the earliest if he's willing to come over.

Really with him being an overager (made up words are fun)?

He just won in the KHL. No one thinks they'll try to get him here sooner? Is he under contract?

 

[dahrougem2]

Really with him being an overager (made up words are fun)?

He just won in the KHL. No one thinks they'll try to get him here sooner? Is he under contract?

Under contract next season.

 

[jfc64]

If only we could merge them into one superior Cerberus-esque monstrosity to guard the gates of the Avalanche goal

It is possible in baseball, a few brave persons imagined.

But until then we dream about Robin Lehner!

And never again in human history a single former european country will be responsible for fostering both the best goalie (Vasilievsky), the goalie of the Stanley Cup winner (Bobrovsky) and the highest paid (Shestyorkin, based on a season´s performance). Not to mention the best goalie tandem (Varlamov and Sorokin), best goalie prospect (Askarov) and highest drafted (Nabokov).

 

[Alienblood]

It is possible in baseball, a few brave persons imagined.

But until then we dream about Robin Lehner!

And never again in human history a single former european country will be responsible for fostering both the best goalie (Vasilievsky), the goalie of the Stanley Cup winner (Bobrovsky) and the highest paid (Shestyorkin, based on a season´s performance). Not to mention the best goalie tandem (Varlamov and Sorokin), best goalie prospect (Askarov) and highest drafted (Nabokov).

PED's Russian doctors

 

[Gumballhead]

Is he related to Evgeni?

Vladimir.

 

[the_fan]

Vladimir.

The novelist?

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

The novelist?

It's no use, he sees her
He starts to shake and cough
Just like the old man in
That book by Nabokov

Don't stand, don't stand so
Don't stand so close to me
Don't stand, don't stand so
Don't stand so close to me

 

[Gumballhead]

The novelist?

I assume some people here read

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

 

[LTCPain75]

Contains video clips of Nabokov making stops at the recent KHL All Star game.

GOTTA SEE IT: Nabokov Stonewalls NHL Star In Charity Match GOTTA SEE IT: Nabokov Stonewalls NHL Star In Charity Match

 

[Muffin]

Contains video clips of Nabokov making stops at the recent KHK All Star game.

GOTTA SEE IT: Nabokov Stonewalls NHL Star In Charity Match GOTTA SEE IT: Nabokov Stonewalls NHL Star In Charity Match

He definitely has a lot of Varlamov in his game.

 

[AllAboutAvs]

My concern with Nabokov is how low his stance is. He seems to play small in net. It might become a real problem once NHL shooters figure him out.

 

[expatriatedtexan]

My concern with Nabokov is how low his stance is. He seems to play small in net. It might become a real problem once NHL shooters figure him out.

I've got no concerns. Now that I've developed a conspiracy theory that @Gigantor The Goalie is actually Frankie, I'm sure he'll get him to concentrate on his stance. Frankie is going to eventually find and then hone the next Patrick Roy for us.

That second clip showed Nabokov is already a natural at @RoyIsALegend's favored two pad stack. This move appeared to be a very natural with him.

In the third clip, while there are a few rebounds (I'm not good enough critic to comment on whether they were good or bad) his tracking of the puck was really good. It was moving around the net very close in and he was always in position to make a save. He moved quite a bit but it wasn't scrambly in the least. Basically I disregarded the shoot out attempts when accessing him because I know evern some bad goalist are good 1v1 (Georgieve stoning McDavid at the All-Star game). He just felt in control all the time. But of course...it was a game of shinny but it was his first real organized game of shimy against pure NHL talent.

 

[henchman21]

My concern with Nabokov is how low his stance is. He seems to play small in net. It might become a real problem once NHL shooters figure him out.

For it to work long-term, he has to have elite glove and blocker. Even then, these guys can get leaky. Quick and Bobrovsky are two guys who play similar.

 

[SoundwaveIsCharisma]

For it to work long-term, he has to have elite glove and blocker. Even then, these guys can get leaky. Quick and Bobrovsky are two guys who play similar.

I think it also comes down to why are they doing it. Is it a fundamental flaw in their technique or are they using it to bait shooters into an area that they feel confident they can make a save? It's the same with boxers that leave their chin out, is it because you have bad fundamentals or is it that you've got the reflexes to draw your opponent in and then you can counter?

 

[henchman21]

I think it also comes down to why are they doing it. Is it a fundamental flaw in their technique or are they using it to bait shooters into an area that they feel confident they can make a save? It's the same with boxers that leave their chin out, is it because you have bad fundamentals or is it that you've got the reflexes to draw your opponent in and then you can counter?

They can be doing it to bait and still be terrible though...

As a rule of thumb, bigger ice typically means shots are from further out and less dangerous. It isn't that abnormal for below average sized Euros to employ this strategy. For it to work, he's simply got to be great up top or it will be heavily exposed.

 

[AllAboutAvs]

For it to work long-term, he has to have elite glove and blocker. Even then, these guys can get leaky. Quick and Bobrovsky are two guys who play similar.

Agree with this. Georgiev plays like this as well and the top part of the net got exposed frequently during the past season.

I have read somewhere that Nabokov changed his stance to be taller in net but from those clips IMO he is still too low for my liking and it will get exposed against good NHL shooters.