Prospect Info: G - Ilya Nabokov - 2024 #38

[LTCPain75]

If Nabokov is better then Igor then our window will not be closing any time soon.

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[expatriatedtexan]

Are there any examples of overage goaltenders going on to become starters who were also not drafted at 18? Such an interesting path he's taken and potential.

I couldn't find a list of overage drafted goalies, but the number and quality of undrafted NHL goalies surprised me... Didn't know/forgot Belfour, CuJo, and Bobrovsky weren't drafted.

 

[RoyIsALegend]

If Nabokov is better then Igor then our window will not be closing any time soon.

If he’s better than the best or second best goalie in the entire league…

Why set the bar so low?

 

[Lonewolfe2015]

Sorokin, Ullmark, Daccord and Kuemper, as well.

Super surprising to see Sorokin. Interesting we've had modern examples of a stud goalie passed on. Guess goalies really are voodoo.

 

[Foppa2118]

Sounds like Nabokov had a few options on the table:

1. Extend with Magnitogorsk who he's been with since he was 14 years old.
2. Accept a trade to the giant SKA and sign a new, fat deal.
3. Sign a letter of intent to join the Avalanche on an ELC at the end of this KHL season.

He chose the latter and didn't succumb to the pressure of options #1 and #2.

#2 probably would have come with term, and put his immediate NHL future in doubt.

If he comes over, even to start in the AHL, he may still be able to play for an Avalanche Cup team. Perhaps as backup or starter if he beats out Blackwood.

Wedgewood only has next year on the books, so that gives him a spot to earn. Maybe even next year if Wedge sees a drop in play, or there's injuries.