Useless to talk about production in the khl, there's only 5 or 6 teams that can compete realistically with ska, and they haven't played any of them. You and I can produce at that rate on that team with those circumstances. Let's see how he does when he actually plays a team that knows what defense means. Nonetheless if he can produce at such a rate, Johnny Hockey would outduel him certainly playing on that team. No matter where your playing, you know when you see a good Hockey player. I don't know why people want to compare Panarin to Johnny Hockey, it's not really fair to the kid.
Funny I remember watching his first games in the KHL and he was so good at such a young age. I watched him (believe he was only 16/17 at the time) because Chris Simon had played with him for Vityaz and said that he was one of the best players at that age he had ever seen in terms of raw talent. I couldn't believe he was that good and gone by the NHL unnoticed (I wrote several posts about this back several years ago in the KHL section). Then at the WJC he had great performance, still no NHL attention. Then he got signed by SKA, joined their mega offense, won the league championship alongside Kovy, who he also outscored during the year. Finally NHL attention. Its been a long time coming, this kid has been great for so long he deserves any success that comes his way.
Interesting Igor Larionov in an article over the summer eluded to several other "Datsyuk's" in the KHL who only need the right opportunity to shine. Obviously he is comparing the level of talent and not the style of player. I believe Panarin was one of the players who he was referring too (also think Nikita Gusev, fits into this category, another guy who may come to the NHL in within the next couple of seasons).
Funny I remember watching his first games in the KHL and he was so good at such a young age. I watched him (believe he was only 16/17 at the time) because Chris Simon had played with him for Vityaz and said that he was one of the best players at that age he had ever seen in terms of raw talent. I couldn't believe he was that good and gone by the NHL unnoticed (I wrote several posts about this back several years ago in the KHL section). Then at the WJC he had great performance, still no NHL attention. Then he got signed by SKA, joined their mega offense, won the league championship alongside Kovy, who he also outscored during the year. Finally NHL attention. Its been a long time coming, this kid has been great for so long he deserves any success that comes his way.
Interesting Igor Larionov in an article over the summer eluded to several other "Datsyuk's" in the KHL who only need the right opportunity to shine. Obviously he is comparing the level of talent and not the style of player. I believe Panarin was one of the players who he was referring too (also think Nikita Gusev, fits into this category, another guy who may come to the NHL in within the next couple of seasons).
Pavel Buchnevich.
Looking back on this thread
The kid has been as advertised ,, Simply amazing
Who will be better. Gaudreau or PAnarin.
Who will be better. Gaudreau or PAnarin.
I watched Atlant-Vityaz game yesterday and then checked Vityaz stats on KHL site.
And I just could not believe my eyes:
20 year old Artemy Panarin somehow managed to have +/- +10 after 25 games
for the team that is dead last in the west division and has -33 goal difference.
I'm not sure that Seguin or even Crosby would be able to get +10 playing for Vityaz
This why the Hawks have three Stanley Cups in six years, and that's why the bottom feeders don't, it's like the Leafs sign Soshnikov and the Hawks sign Panarin.
You're mixing up cause and effect. The Hawks have three Stanley Cups in six years, therefore they can sign guys like Panarin. There were, at minimum, half a dozen NHL teams vying for Panarin last summer, and the Hawks got him in large part because they're the most successful franchise of the past decade.
Panarin - Kuznetsov - Tarasenko ---> money. WJC 11 was telling.