Prospect Info: Shakir Mukhamadullin (#20 pick - 2020 draft)

[TBF1972]

He's listed at 6'4 178. Just looking at him he's got a lot of room to add. He could end up as a 6'5 220 monster.

Between him, Bahl, Okhotiuk, Misyul, Vokujevic and Bernard the Devils have a good shot to get at least one, maybe two physically strong LHD.

 

[TBF1972]

definitely fair

the worry with Russian kids is always will they come over?

They all come. With KHL salaries much lower the NHL is everybodies goal. There are a lot of Russians playing in the Junior leagues in Canada.

 

[Triumph]

Between him, Bahl, Okhotiuk, Misyul, Vokujevic and Bernard the Devils have a good shot to get at least one, maybe two physically strong LHD.

Bernard didn't sign with New Jersey and is no longer Devils' property.

 

[Guadana]

In today's NHL you win with tiny floaters. Look how Tampa and Toronto dominates.
Tampa actually traded for Coleman and Goodrow to have an alternative for the floaters. Johnson and Gourde are the pieces they try to move.
You need skill, but you also need size and toughness. The more versatile the roster is the better.

That was funny how our more skilled small guys were smacked up over and over by more agressive and strong teams.

No. It wasn`t. Good reasonable managment on draft.

 

[RememberTheName]

Shakir Mukhamadullin with a -2 in 11:44 of ice time in today's 2-4 loss to CSKA Moscow

 

[MadDevil]

Shakir Mukhamadullin with a -2 in 11:44 of ice time in today's 2-4 loss to CSKA Moscow

Bust.

 

[youryeah]

 

[Devils731]

 

[FooteBahl]

Bust.

He has 45 more games to get 3 points to break the under 19 points record by a defenseman. That’s pretty awesome.

 

[ghughes20]

That was a smart pinch. He saw the winger covering his point puck gazing and slid past him back door for the layup.

 

[Blackjack]

That was a smart pinch. He saw the winger covering his point puck gazing and slid past him back door for the layup.

Yeah, the pass is insane and rightfully getting a lot of praise, but Muk's pinch there was fantastic off-puck movement, and without it the goal doesn't happen.

 

[glenwo2]

The more I watch, the more I'm thinking we may be seeing the Defenseman-equivalent of Jesper Bratt. (yes, I'm serious here.)

 

[Oneiro]

That pinch was nice but it could've easily gone the other way with a 2 on 1.

All I'm trying to say is that Jacques would've shrugged.

 

[Blackjack]

That pinch was nice but it could've easily gone the other way with a 2 on 1.

All I'm trying to say is that Jacques would've shrugged.

What? No, the wingers were dropping to cover the slot, they were not moving toward the neutral zone. No chance of a 2 on 1 there.

 

[Oneiro]

What? No, the wingers were dropping to cover the slot, they were not moving toward the neutral zone. No chance of a 2 on 1 there.

I was mostly joking but I guess the pass/shot into the slot that stayed on the short side could've conceivably been redirected the other way past our guy.

 

[glenwo2]

I was mostly joking but I guess the pass/shot into the slot that stayed on the short side could've conceivably been redirected the other way past our guy.

It could've but it didn't.

Hockey is sometimes a game of chance as well as skill.

 

[Devils731]

A whole thread by Julie, who has a good eye.

 

[ghughes20]

That pinch was nice but it could've easily gone the other way with a 2 on 1.

All I'm trying to say is that Jacques would've shrugged.

What makes the pinch work is that he saw his team had a 2 on 1 along the board with clear possession. That was a safe gamble.

My favorite Lemaire joke....

Q: What did Jacques tell Scott Neidermayer before his penalty shot?
A: Dump it in the corner and get back on defense!!!

 

[Emperoreddy]

Its almost like they had an idea when they drafted this kid?!

 

[Blender]

A whole thread by Julie, who has a good eye.

My entire problem with that eliteprospects overview was never that the comments were inaccurate about his performance in some games in that tournament, it's that a prospect analysis was solely based on a few games in a tournament. It doesn't really matter how warranted the comments were based on his performance, content like that has no business being the sum total of an analysis for a prospect in what is supposed to be a respected article.

 

[Poppy Whoa Sonnet]

Isn’t the caveat that he’s getting an unusual amount of playing time for a U19 player due to Covid? Still awesome though.

 

[Hischier and Hughes]

A whole thread by Julie, who has a good eye.

shes got my eyes thats for sure!!

Julie is gorgeous

 

[Evgeny Oliker]

Isn’t the caveat that he’s getting an unusual amount of playing time for a U19 player due to Covid? Still awesome though.

sure he is. But it’s still about 13 minutes a game which is not that much. Not like he is getting 20 minutes per game like Chinakov is at times.

 

[VoidCreature]

He’s also top 20 in the whole league in D scoring.

 

[TBF1972]

i am happy, that most have come along, that this wasn't a bad pick. a risky pick, yes, but not a bad one. the upside is there and currently he is the devils best bet for the left side of the first pairing. he also has the size and skating to be compatible with most player types. he could work with severson or smith, with walsh or with mccarthy, with ... oh, we are already at the end of the list.