LW Dmitry Buchelnikov - Vityaz, KHL (2022, 52nd, DET)

[RedHawkDown]

Dude let's just hope he's a Top 6 NHL winger and be ecstatic with anything more than that.

You're trying to compare him to superstars and are setting yourself up for disappointment when he's not.

I'm being tongue-in-cheek mostly, but yeah I do have high hopes for him.

To be fair though, I don't really see a lot of in-between for this guy; someone correct me if I'm wrong. If his game translates, he should be fantastic. If it doesn't I don't see him holding down a 3rd line scoring role as he doesn't have the physicality or 2way play to support that. Boom or bust it seems.

 

[FriendlyGhost92]

I'm being tongue-in-cheek mostly, but yeah I do have high hopes for him.

To be fair though, I don't really see a lot of in-between for this guy; someone correct me if I'm wrong. If his game translates, he should be fantastic. If it doesn't I don't see him holding down a 3rd line scoring role as he doesn't have the physicality or 2way play to support that. Boom or bust it seems.

Funny because I was thinking, could be Panarin Lite or Kaprizov Lite... Could be Damien Brunner or Ville Leino.

 

[RedHawkDown]

Funny because I was thinking, could be Panarin Lite or Kaprizov Lite... Could be Damien Brunner or Ville Leino.

Are there any Panarin lite or Kaprizov lites in the league though? These player types usually fizzle out fairly quickly.

 

[CowbellConray]

Are there any Panarin lite or Kaprizov lites in the league though? These player types usually fizzle out fairly quickly.

Not russian but maybe someone like Drouin could be a Panarin lite?

 

[Kaners PPGs]

Are there any Panarin lite or Kaprizov lites in the league though? These player types usually fizzle out fairly quickly.

Schmaltz?

 

[Fyodorov]

1. Aim low and avoid disappointment.

2. The KHL ain't what it used to be.

He's very promising though.

Are we still doing this? This was the line explaining why, in spite of Michkov's impressive time in the KHL, he was actually two or three tiers below Bedard as a prospect. Read it a million times on this forum. Of course reality has a way of putting such stupidity to bed over time.

 

[LeProspector]

Are there any Panarin lite or Kaprizov lites in the league though? These player types usually fizzle out fairly quickly.

Yes. Pavel Buchnevich

 

[Voodoo Glow Skulls]

Funny because I was thinking, could be Panarin Lite or Kaprizov Lite... Could be Damien Brunner or Ville Leino.

If you're going to compare him to anything on the downside...

It's Teemu Pulkkinen.

 

[Kshahdoo]

If you're going to compare him to anything on the downside...

It's Teemu Pulkkinen.

Pulkkinen is dumb, and Buchelnikov has great IQ...

 

[Voodoo Glow Skulls]

Pulkkinen is dumb, and Buchelnikov has great IQ...

I do agree. I was responding to the comparison. That's all.

 

[Coach Reggie Dunlop]

Buchelnikov thinks the game at such a high level, high skill guys like him only don’t succeed if they have average to below average hockey IQ. But he’s got both. The only thing keeping him from being a high impact player will be his size and durability at the NHL level.

 

[Hazy Little Thing]

Funny because I was thinking, could be Panarin Lite or Kaprizov Lite... Could be Damien Brunner or Ville Leino.

Leino was a terrible skater, maybe a less lazy comp?

 

[FriendlyGhost92]

Are we still doing this? This was the line explaining why, in spite of Michkov's impressive time in the KHL, he was actually two or three tiers below Bedard as a prospect. Read it a million times on this forum. Of course reality has a way of putting such stupidity to bed over time.

Michkov was not "Two or three tiers below Bedard as a prospect" and Bedard hasn't lived up to the hype.

... Those two factors explain why you're apparently confused.

 

[Fyodorov]

Michkov was not "Two or three tiers below Bedard as a prospect" and Bedard hasn't lived up to the hype.

... Those two factors explain why you're apparently confused.

According to the Canadian media he was.

 

[RedHawkDown]

Yes. Pavel Buchnevich

Buchnevich is much stronger and physical. Not a good comparison.

Drouin and Schmaltz are the only ones that seem like decent examples.

 

[Kshahdoo]

Buchnevich is much stronger and physical. Not a good comparison.

Drouin and Schmaltz are the only ones that seem like decent examples.

He looks very similar to young Panarin. About the same stats in the KHL as well... Actually Panarin played for Vityaz at the same age and scored 18 points in 40 games. So Buchelnikov is ahead of him.

 

[deca guard]

He looks very similar to young Panarin. About the same stats in the KHL as well... Actually Panarin played for Vityaz at the same age and scored 18 points in 40 games. So Buchelnikov is ahead of him.

buchelnikov , lombardi , sandin pellika

*imagine that power play

 

[Kshahdoo]

Oh, and Buchelnikov is faster than Panarin, Panarin has never been that fast.

 

[FriendlyGhost92]

buchelnikov , lombardi , sandin pellika

*imagine that power play

All fun and games until you run into an aggressive PK that is just mowing over midgets.

To his credit, ASP is strong for his size at least.

 

[RedHawkDown]

All fun and games until you run into an aggressive PK that is just mowing over midgets.

To his credit, ASP is strong for his size at least.

Thats why the other 2 guys on the PP are Bennett and Kasper

 

[Kshahdoo]

All fun and games until you run into an aggressive PK that is just mowing over midgets.

To his credit, ASP is strong for his size at least.

Size doesn't matter that much on PP, skill and IQ do.

 

[RedHawkDown]

Size doesn't matter that much on PP, skill and IQ do.

Wanted to ask you since you watch the KHL - how do you compare Buch and Demidov? Are they close at all in ability? Do you see Demidov's first game showing he will likely be a great player in this league bode well for Buchelnikov's ability to translate his game, if at all?

 

[Kshahdoo]

Wanted to ask you since you watch the KHL - how do you compare Buch and Demidov? Are they close at all in ability? Do you see Demidov's first game showing he will likely be a great player in this league bode well for Buchelnikov's ability to translate his game, if at all?

Buch vs Demidov is roughly about the same as Panarin vs Kaprizov. I'd personally take Kaprizov over Panarin.