RW Yegor Chinakhov (2020, 21st, CBJ)
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Chinakov looked really dangerous on a routine basis tonight. His shot is real prudy. Blue Jackets fans have me convinced...In Jarmo We Trust.
The defence on that goal is bush league though. Let's wait till he gets to play in the real league
The defence on that goal is bush league though. Let's wait till he gets to play in the real league
That's true. Yegor was like "what is this, the KHL?"
Jovavic
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He's made me more optimistic in him, even though he hasn't exactly broken out or anything. Chinakhov has great straight-ahead speed, and has shown that he can fool NHL goalies with his shot. He's unfortunately hit a lot of posts, and had at least one goal called back on an offside (was it one or two?). He's very well trained and diligent, never misses a backcheck.
Hopefully he's been working on his agility, which isn't good. Big turning radius. He could use more power to stop and start along the wall. He's dangerous once he gets going around the zone with speed, but we don't see that often enough.
In other words it sounds like he is not ready. Should have stayed in Russia for at least another year.
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it’s for sure, 100 percent been two posts. the kid has been unlucky, albeit not as unlucky as his teammate Justin Danforth.
If Yegor never improves from what he currently is he could still play a long NHL career. He's not ready to make any kind of impact, sure. He's a late bloomer physically and it will take him some time to get stronger, and that's true whether he is playing in the KHL/NHL/AHL. It's not really about where he plays.
What I mean a milder environment of a home team which cares about him and can give him a bigger role in the K might be better at this point. He is now hitting the ceiling he can't break through at least for now in the NHL and then has to sit it out. His physical state was also one of the reasons I thought he should wait with the NHL. Basically after the podcast with him at Cherkasov I had a pretty good idea about his physique and midset.
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He is improving his English, hanging with the guys (players like Werenski, Bjorkstrand, Sillinger, Texier, Elvis, and Boqvist will likely be his teammates for years), experiencing the NHL, etc. The team can help him with his diet, weight training, etc. He is under the tutelage of skating coaches, skills coaches, etc. that are invested in his future. He is in a pretty good situation.
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Who's to say he wouldn't get the Voronkov and Marchenko treatment (buried on fourth line or worse) if he stayed in KHL?
All that would be perfect if he'd be also playing in the NHL a lot. And all that being around guys and coaches or the lack of it to be precise did not hinder other Russians who made the jump later, but were NHL ready right away. I am just advocating replicating successful strategies.
Marchenko is getting great treatment. Where do you get this from? 4th line treatment is a term misused here. Voronkov just suffered a bit like the whole team from bad coaching, but how is this Chinakhov related? He was on a different team. And Voronkov has some bad injury luck this season. This will hurt his development more than any coach. He is giving optimistic interviews, but a concussion is not a scratch on the cheek.
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He's NHL ready in his skating and abilities with the puck. He can shoot and has some nice handles.
Everything else needs some work. But this is obviously very common in young players. I think he'll have a good future, and I do think these minutes are going to benefit him long term
Everything else needs some work. But this is obviously very common in young players. I think he'll have a good future, and I do think these minutes are going to benefit him long term
That he could get in the KHL. In the situation he is in now he will remain unfinished.
cjm502
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I think it's probably more of the opposite if anything
Right, playing very limited minutes or not playing at all in the NHL furthers his development. Playing major minutes in the KHL does not. Perfect NA logic. clap clap clap...
