Prospect Info: Prokhor Poltapov, F (33rd overall, 2021) CSKA Moskva (KHL)
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Fjordy
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Unfortunately I did not watch today's match, but also he was not asked in an interview about this moment or about his knee, well, he seemed to be standing normally, it was not noticeable that he was in pain or something like that.
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Yeah, that's him. His engagement on his side of the red line is... suspect. Case in point just now on GA2.
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And another one. Jesus, Ive never seen an NHL prospect literally stand still, and he's done it twice. Is this typical? Or is he injured?
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He got hit in the knee last game, but mostly he looks a bit lazy in this league. Look at Skinner though, he doesn't play defense. Fiala is generally not the best defensive player either.
From my experience, he's more interested in contact along the boards and play in the other end of the rink. He reminds me of plenty of junior players in the CHL over the years who are just not thinking about what to do in the d-zone.
And yeah, he took a major knee a couple games back that seems to have him a little less spritely than normal.
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Chibrikov stud.
I'm wondering this Adams scout only reported on the Moscow teams because they missed Svechkov and Chibrikov.
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Svechkov probably got overscouted. Because I’m sure you recall I was banging the drum of “draft this kid” all last year.
Plus it seems like other than Power, they were looking at “4-5 years from now they might be in the mix”.
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Well, I meant that they chose Poltapov, Kisakov, Sardaryan and Novikov who are from Moscow, I wonder why they didn’t pay attention to Chibrikov.
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Simple the Pegulas were too cheap to pay for tickets to other cities and broadband costs are astronomical so just scout Moscow for economic efficiency
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They may have watched Chibrikov also. If memory serves I believe Poltapov is a much more physical player, and perhaps they simply felt his skillset might translate better in the NHL. Skilled wingers with some jam to their game are always nice to have. Poltapov was also considered better defensively where Chibrikov could kind of float and try to cheat the zone far more often.
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I know these players very well, especially Chibrikov, he is no worse than Poltapov, and I think he is better. I would definitely take him instead of Kisakov, for this Adams only had to go up in the draft a few positions.
His assist is at 1:55:40 - splits the defense while driving the middle, then winds up being knocked into the goalie. His teammates follows to collect the puck in the corner, feeds him in the front and he redirects back to his other linemate for the finish.
CBA question
If Poltapov gets conscripted and dies in the war, do we get any compensatory draft pick? Are we out of luck, or is this like when an NCAA player does not sign where we get a compensatory pick?
If Poltapov gets conscripted and dies in the war, do we get any compensatory draft pick? Are we out of luck, or is this like when an NCAA player does not sign where we get a compensatory pick?
