Waived: [VGK] F Daniil Chayka placed on unconditional waivers by the Golden Knights for contract termination
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I've been watching him play here in Tahoe for the last few weeks.
Other than being noticeable for his height and reach, he hasn't really done anything to stand out from the other ECHL level defenseman on the ice. He's not very physical and doesn't appear to have put on much mass.
Was hoping to see some flashes of brilliance given his high draft position but he seemed content to play a fairly safe puck possession game. Didn't really stand out on the blue line during power plays either.
Hopefully this isn't the end of his pro career here in North America...
Other than being noticeable for his height and reach, he hasn't really done anything to stand out from the other ECHL level defenseman on the ice. He's not very physical and doesn't appear to have put on much mass.
Was hoping to see some flashes of brilliance given his high draft position but he seemed content to play a fairly safe puck possession game. Didn't really stand out on the blue line during power plays either.
Hopefully this isn't the end of his pro career here in North America...
Petes2424
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Unfortunately here’s another kid who’s set his career back, as he and his agent thought they knew what’s best for a kid AFTER signing his NHL contract.
Look, if you’re a Buchelnikov, who hasn’t signed with Detroit yet, who wanted to wait until he was a top KHL player before coming over, and likely never stepping on AHL ice, that’s their right to control a kid’s development. Once they sign that contract though, teams have 100% control over a prospect’s development, and rarely bend.
Chayka has all the tools you need to be a 4-6 NHL dman. He’s been a pain to coach though, and was upset that he isn’t in the NHL. So as he sulked, they sent him to the ECHL. Vegas not playing games on this one.
He’s the type of dman who plays up and down, to the competition level he’s on the ice against. As a fan, you don’t think he’s great at lower levels, but wouldn’t think he’s bad at top levels. Like I said, the tools are all there.
Sometimes the player himself gets frustrated with this as well. Thinking he’s better than he likely is. With Dmen like him, who don’t have elite skills in any specific area, teams are going to wanna see him be flawless taking care of all the little things that make a good defensive dman. It’s why defensive Dmen are usually 24 on average, before becoming full time NHL players. Unfortunately he seems to think he’s already there in that regard.
Now we’ll have to see what he does with his time in the KHL. He’ll more than likely find himself with NHL offers again, but good bet he’ll be 25 before he sees any of those. Nobody’s going to invest in a player they think might leave again. So it’ll be a couple of years before a team offers him a 1 year, prove it deal.. Likely with no guarantees.
Just feel bad for these kids who get bad advice sometimes. Sometimes though, it is on the player himself.
We’ll have to see how this one works out in 2-3 years.
Look, if you’re a Buchelnikov, who hasn’t signed with Detroit yet, who wanted to wait until he was a top KHL player before coming over, and likely never stepping on AHL ice, that’s their right to control a kid’s development. Once they sign that contract though, teams have 100% control over a prospect’s development, and rarely bend.
Chayka has all the tools you need to be a 4-6 NHL dman. He’s been a pain to coach though, and was upset that he isn’t in the NHL. So as he sulked, they sent him to the ECHL. Vegas not playing games on this one.
He’s the type of dman who plays up and down, to the competition level he’s on the ice against. As a fan, you don’t think he’s great at lower levels, but wouldn’t think he’s bad at top levels. Like I said, the tools are all there.
Sometimes the player himself gets frustrated with this as well. Thinking he’s better than he likely is. With Dmen like him, who don’t have elite skills in any specific area, teams are going to wanna see him be flawless taking care of all the little things that make a good defensive dman. It’s why defensive Dmen are usually 24 on average, before becoming full time NHL players. Unfortunately he seems to think he’s already there in that regard.
Now we’ll have to see what he does with his time in the KHL. He’ll more than likely find himself with NHL offers again, but good bet he’ll be 25 before he sees any of those. Nobody’s going to invest in a player they think might leave again. So it’ll be a couple of years before a team offers him a 1 year, prove it deal.. Likely with no guarantees.
Just feel bad for these kids who get bad advice sometimes. Sometimes though, it is on the player himself.
We’ll have to see how this one works out in 2-3 years.
BonMorrison
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Yep. But being sent to the ECHL at this point in time must have been a gut punch. He never found his game as a pro. Should be noted that 2 weeks ago his KHL rights got traded to Omsk. I think there is a connection there
Maurice of Orange
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Unfortunate Chayka just didn’t workout for Vegas, waste of a high 2nd round pick.
Moser and Lilleberg were chosen later than Chayka in the 2021 draft.
Moser and Lilleberg were chosen later than Chayka in the 2021 draft.
