LD Artemi Knyazev - Ak Bars Kazan, KHL (2019, 48th, SJS; traded to WPG released)

[themelkman]

No my original comment was because of sarcastic comment of him as a NA trained Russian. You can choose to believe this or not, I hope Knyazev excels like Sergachev but he still far from being there . We shall see how he fairs against NHLers.

No one said hes going to be an amazing NHLer with a long career. Its just funny that he seems right on track despite people freaking out that he chose NA earlier in the thread

 

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Debuted in the NHL.

 

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[Stewie Griffin]

He's been arguably SJ's most underwhelming prospect this season, but he's a smaller-offensive defenseman having his rookie season in the AHL, on a not-so-good team. Great skater, great wrist shot, and moves the puck up the ice.

 

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A bit of a funny situation though, as Torpedo needs to acquire his KHL rights from Ak Bars first, but I guess that will be done soon.

 

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So looks like Torpedo failed to retrieve his KHL rights, so he will be loaned to Ak Bars instead.

 

[vorky]

So looks like Torpedo failed to retrieve his KHL rights, so he will be loaned to Ak Bars instead.

Yeah, the league confirmed it.

 

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Goal here:

 

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Signed with KHL's Ak Bars Kazan through 2025/26.

 

[Flynn84]

Forgot about this guy, but seen an article from a month a ago. "Guys who could end up in the VHL next season"
Apparently, he's not making the roster for the most of the season. Only 8 games, no VHL time

Couple of years I actually thought he has a decent chance to became an NHLer