Prospect Info: Klim Kostin (31st overall in 2017)
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Daley Tarasenkshow
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Which is interesting, especially with the shared AHL team. Would assume he plays there but he needs his playing time especially after a injury filled season.
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Holy **** I can't believe we got Kostin too! I'm liking what I'm reading about him. I hope he can make the roster out of training camp. I can't believe a guy that is talented as him fell that far in the draft. Injury + Russian factor I guess?
I probably am too because I was a little surprised he was around at #20 let alone #31. I was on the phone with a friend telling the TV, please be Kostin lol..
Quote from Kostin:
“It was very difficult,†he said. “But I worked extremely hard to get back into shape. I’m at 100 percent now and ready to play in the NHL next season.â€
The kid is driven.
Yeah, we added potentially 2 players to our AHL roster tonight
Dear Vegas: You can own the Wolves if you wanna, but....... yeah man that's still gonna be our team this year.
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If he comes to North America and stays, it could be a huge steal for you guys.
The talent and size is there!
The talent and size is there!
Interesting note: his second favorite sport is boxing. That might come as a surprise to the first goon who tries something.
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Is Vova going to need to convince him to be patient with a shared AHL team? We need to get him over here and make sure he stays
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Some gifs from Kostin's time in the VHL that I made earlier:
And yes, if you see someone calling Kostin a center, please try to stay away from that person, I think it is some kind of a desease out there.
And yes, if you see someone calling Kostin a center, please try to stay away from that person, I think it is some kind of a desease out there.
I love this. I loved Ryan Reaves but we just got a skilled forward prospect.
I am happy. Our organizational depth looks really strong right now, IMO.
For not having any high picks, having Thompson, Sanford, Kyrou, Thomas, Kostin, Musil, Blais up front in the pipeline is great. Combo of size and skill. Especially when we already have Fabbri, Barbashev, Schwartz, Tarasenko. This is nice.
I am happy. Our organizational depth looks really strong right now, IMO.
For not having any high picks, having Thompson, Sanford, Kyrou, Thomas, Kostin, Musil, Blais up front in the pipeline is great. Combo of size and skill. Especially when we already have Fabbri, Barbashev, Schwartz, Tarasenko. This is nice.
I posted it in the other thread...
I said earlier in the week that I had reservations about Kostin. He has all the tools; size, skating, hands and aggressiveness. The issue that his physical tools, that combination of size and speed, has allowed him to dominate his own age group.
When he moved up to playing against men, he just didn't produce. How much of that is down to injuries and how much of that is not thinking the game fast enough is a question, if it is the latter then switching to smaller ice is going to be problematic. Yes, he was a 17 year old playing against men, but Tarasenko, Kuznetsov, Kaprizov, etc, were all capable.
If his struggles this year were injury related, he is undoubtedly a top-10 talent. Size, speed and skill. Not Tarasenko upside, but top line upside.
We'll get a very good look at him in camp.
It won't be an issue for him if he has to play in the AHL. Our shared system shouldn't be too much of an issue either, we can loan players to other teams. I'm sure we'll get assurances about certain players getting ice time, and if the Wolves can't give us that then we can look elsewhere.
I said earlier in the week that I had reservations about Kostin. He has all the tools; size, skating, hands and aggressiveness. The issue that his physical tools, that combination of size and speed, has allowed him to dominate his own age group.
When he moved up to playing against men, he just didn't produce. How much of that is down to injuries and how much of that is not thinking the game fast enough is a question, if it is the latter then switching to smaller ice is going to be problematic. Yes, he was a 17 year old playing against men, but Tarasenko, Kuznetsov, Kaprizov, etc, were all capable.
If his struggles this year were injury related, he is undoubtedly a top-10 talent. Size, speed and skill. Not Tarasenko upside, but top line upside.
We'll get a very good look at him in camp.
It won't be an issue for him if he has to play in the AHL. Our shared system shouldn't be too much of an issue either, we can loan players to other teams. I'm sure we'll get assurances about certain players getting ice time, and if the Wolves can't give us that then we can look elsewhere.
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I don't think so. I think he arguably has the highest upside of any prospect in our pool. That much is fair. But I'd still have him behind at least Dunn and Walman. There are legitimate concerns about his game. He's high risk/high reward. Certainly glad to have him, but I think we have better prospects.
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So pumped we got Kostin. When I read about him not wanting to play in Kootenay, I was worried. But Vladi's article about him and his family deciding to stay in Russia makes me think that might have been the case for Klim.
Anyone know if his shoulder would be ok for next week at camp?
Anyone know if his shoulder would be ok for next week at camp?
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