Prospect Info: San Jose Sharks #6 Prospect

[Lebanezer]

1. William Eklund 99.99%
1b. Gannon Laroque (per TheBeard)
2. Thomas Bordeleau 90.5%
3. Ozzy Wiesblatt 46.5%
4. Ryan Merkley 66.7%
5. Jonathan Dahlen 44%

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[TheBeard]

1. William Eklund 99.99%
1b. Gannon Laroque (per TheBeard)
2. Thomas Bordeleau 90.5%
3. Ozzy Wiesblatt 46.5%
4. Ryan Merkley 66.7%
5. Jonathan Dahlen 44%

You won't be mocking me when he's the 2028 Norris Trophy winner.

6. Conventional wisdom says it's Robins, but I'm throwing a darkhore in the mix in Raska.

 

[Lebanezer]

You won't be mocking me when he's the 2028 Norris Trophy winner.

6. Conventional wisdom says it's Robins, but I'm throwing a darkhore in the mix in Raska.

I'm not mocking you, just making sure everything is in order.

 

[hohosaregood]

Gonna stick with Robins. I still think 5-12 is pretty much interchangeable

 

[Karl Prime]

Went with Gushchin but it's close between him, Robins, and Kniazev.

 

[themelkman]

Going Gush because hes got more talent IMO, Robins more likely to play though

 

[PacificOceanPotion]

The Danish elbow himself. Blichfeld right here. Sniper of a shot. Yeah, yeah, needs to get stronger and all that, but i think he's got all the tools to be a pure scoring threat for us.

 

[hohosaregood]

Can someone explain the Kniazev hype to me? He hasn't really done that well for me to consider him as an upper echelon prospect.

 

[DG93]

Gushchin

 

[JumboJoe23]

Gushchin or Robins for me. I also think Kniasev will do well in the NHL

 

[one2gamble]

This one's hard, I mean part ofe thinks hatakka can make this team right now.but there are a lot of guys with a lot of boom potential

 

[SactoShark]

Whatever happened to Dillon Hamaliuk? He seemed like one of the Sharks best sleeper picks at one point.

 

[Erep]

Can someone explain the Kniazev hype to me? He hasn't really done that well for me to consider him as an upper echelon prospect.

He looked like a very complete, confident player in WJC, that the Russian team leaned on, and 1.28 PPG in juniors.

Whatever happened to Dillon Hamaliuk? He seemed like one of the Sharks best sleeper picks at one point.

He had 31 point 56 game season in his D+1 in the WHL.

 

[Munnyro]

Can someone explain the Kniazev hype to me? He hasn't really done that well for me to consider him as an upper echelon prospect.

I have a feeling both Knaizev and Hat will be in the NHL, I just think he has a higher ceiling.

 

[Gecklund]

Going Gush because hes got more talent IMO, Robins more likely to play though

Yep that’s exactly what I think. But for me it’s the opposite of Robins over Gush.

 

[SactoShark]

He had 31 point 56 game season in his D+1 in the WHL.

Yeah I was wondering if anyone had any insight.

 

[Desert Eagle]

Can someone explain the Kniazev hype to me? He hasn't really done that well for me to consider him as an upper echelon prospect.

I watched his game for U20 Russian team in few different tournaments and he always looked very confident. I like his smooth skating, he is smart player too. On junior level he looked like a two-way defenseman so he is not just offensive D yet. That’s why I like him.
Gushchin is a very promising prospect too, but he (and Dahlen) played in the weak league (USHL), so his stats a bit overrated, IMO.
That’s why my vote for Knyazev. For me, he is better than Dahlen too.

 

[TheWayToRefJose]

Can someone explain the Kniazev hype to me? He hasn't really done that well for me to consider him as an upper echelon prospect.

Because he does stuff like this very frequently. Fantastic Skater and a great shot. He’s one of those guys have all the tools, but still trying to put it all together and if he does, he could be really good.

 

[KirbyDots]

Gaudreau, he edges out Melnichuk as best goalie prospect. Gushchin is our next best forward. Then Robins.

 

[TheWayToRefJose]

Yeah I was wondering if anyone had any insight.

He got mono and came back too early, like Timo did. He finished strong towards the end of the season with 10 points in 7 games.

He was decent last season with 13 points in 16 games, but that’s a little disappointing for a D+2 year in the WHL

 

[Doctor Soraluce]

Can someone explain the Kniazev hype to me? He hasn't really done that well for me to consider him as an upper echelon prospect.

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Artemi Kniazev (29:00)

His comparable production wise at this point in his development are Chabot, Letang, and Yandle. Not a guarantee but the outlook is pretty positive overall. He's very likely to be a full time NHLer before Merkley since he's an actual 2 way D-man.

 

[Patty Ice]

I'm just happy the Sharks still have a few guys to vote on that would be legitimate top 5 prospects on more than a few teams. Just shows how strong they have been drafting the last few years.

 

[Munnyro]

Because he does stuff like this very frequently. Fantastic Skater and a great shot. He’s one of those guys have all the tools, but still trying to put it all together and if he does, he could be really good.

The pronunciation is not what I would have expected. Nee-a-zev

 

[Cas]

The pronunciation is not what I would have expected. Nee-a-zev

During the WJC I heard "Kuh-nigh-a-zev."

 

[Pavelski2112]

If I remember correctly, in Cyrillic Kniazev (or Knyazev) is Князев, which is pronounced Kn-ya-zev