Prospect Info: Vsevolod Komarov, RD Drummondville (QMJHL) - 134th overall in 2022 (Signed)

[Zman5778]

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[SundherDome]

Love the first name

 

[SergeConstantin74]

After taking Marjala last year the Sabres draft the other Quebec Remparts import player.

Big defenseman with offensive skills. He also defends well. Skating has to get better.

 

[Woodhouse]

“Hockey wise, I really love his poise with the puck. He’s very patient, doesn’t get rid of it, moves it very well, rarely makes mistakes on his first pass and defends really well,” Roy explained. “He’s a big, strong kid and I feel like he has a good mix of offense and defense because he’s got those skills with the puck.”

“He needs to get stronger, and his skating has to improve, but he’s got all of the tools,” Roy said. “I think he just needs to keep working on his game. He has a great mindset and I see good things coming for him.”

2022 NHL Draft | Under the Microscope: Vsevolod Komarov – LHJMQ

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[Chainshot]

Black Book at 68:

Komarov came over to the QMJHL this season after he was selected in the CHL Import Draft with the 31st overall pick. He’s not a very flashy performer on the ice despite playing a top-4 role with the Remparts; he didn’t bring much offense to the table, letting his other D-partners do most of the offensive work.

He’s a defensive defenseman who plays sound hockey in his zone, plays a physical game and has good work habits. He’s solid in one-on-one confrontations and has okay footwork (a tad heavy and his pivots are not always smooth but it doesn’t really affect him too much at this level). He has enough mobility to recover whenever he’s out of position, but he doesn’t have the great athletic ability that a Noah Warren might have. For the junior level, this is of no consequence, but we’re not optimistic about his recovery skating in regards to how effective it will be at the NHL level unless he’s able to add more explosiveness to his stride.

As the season progressed (even more so in the playoffs) he became more and more comfortable and confident with his physical game. He’s just rock solid physically, he’s not going to chase for the big hits but if they come to him he can hit throw some big heavy hits along the board. He has great size and strength that allow him to win a lot of his physical confrontations along the boards. He plays a very heavy game deep in his zone, along the board and in front of the net. He’s very dependable and was good fit being paired with Nicolas Savoie who’s a more skilled and offensive minded defenseman. If he plays in the NHL one day, that’s the role that we see him playing, being paired with possibly a more offensive minded defenseman. He has a good stick and a decent gap to defend against the rush. He’s not the best skater (lacks fluidity and agility), but generates decent speed because of his strength. The lack of fluidity in his stride can be visible when retrieving pucks in his zone when pivoting/turning to go get the puck back.

He’s capable of moving pucks well enough out of his zone, it’s never flashy but he’s very efficient at moving pucks out of his zone. His passes are crisp and accurate. His ability to move pucks in transition is most likely the most underrated part of his game. Offensively, he’s limited in what he can bring to the table. He doesn’t have a very powerful shot and struggles with accuracy. However, he has made some good progress over the course of the season. He had so much trouble getting pucks on net in his first few months in the QMJHL, but has learned to get it off faster, sometimes making a little fake to change the angle of his shots to get the puck past the shot-blocker in front of him. Before the Christmas/ COVID break, 44% of his shot attempts hit the net (on average)—after the break, he was at 62%. We saw some good progress with his puck game over the course of the season; he added a bit more poise and a willingness to make offensive plays with the puck (compared to the first few months of the season where those plays were pretty rare). He’s not the most gifted offensively but he has made some strides with his puck game this season and also out of nowhere sometime he’ll make some very nice offensive plays or reads that make you think maybe there’s another level he can reach in the next few years. His hockey sense is well above average. Nevertheless, we don’t project him as an offensive defensemen or one that will do much offensively. The name of his game will be his defense and his physicality. He plays the type of game that could be useful come playoff time. He’s big and has a large frame. He can absorb a lot of physical play, good shot blocker as well which gives him more value as well. His ability to move pucks in transition will only help him move up the ranks more quickly once he’s playing pro hockey.

“He was an easy no-draft for me earlier on this season but he made some big progress in the 2nd half.” – HP Scout Jérôme Bérubé, June 2022

 

[Zman5778]

I like that he's already over here in NA playing for Quebec. Let's keep him here after he's done in the Q.

 

[Andy Lehoux]

 

[Tsyolin]

This is a Ventura pick

 

[Fjordy]

Good choice

 

[UnleashRasmus]

This is again a nice pick. I love these potential gems.

 

[joshjull]

 

[Ace]

This is again a nice pick. I love these potential gems.

The back half of Adams drafts are becoming a lot of fun to follow

 

[WhereAreTheCookies]

I wonder what Rob Ray will call him.

 

[Chainshot]

I wonder what Rob Ray will call him.

He used to get the Leafs Komarov right - probably just sticks with the last name.

 

[Fjordy]

I wonder what Rob Ray will call him.

Vesvlod KomOrov

He used to get the Leafs Komarov right - probably just sticks with the last name.

The surname is simple, but the name is complex

 

[SergeConstantin74]

I wonder what Rob Ray will call him.

He’s called Siva Komarov in Quebec. Siva is the Russian nickname for Vsevolod.

 

[WhereAreTheCookies]

He used to get the Leafs Komarov right - probably just sticks with the last name.

Well as long as he doesn't nickname him Kommie, that might not go over well.

 

[Diaspora]

I wonder what Rob Ray will call him.

Zaphod Beeblebrox.

 

[Chainshot]

Well as long as he doesn't nickname him Kommie, that might not go over well.

Knowing the genius of hockey players, they will probably call him "VC" or "Vee". But calling him Commie or Comey probably gets too political round the USA at least.

 

[SergeConstantin74]

FYI he was 6’2 a year ago. 6’3 when he arrived in Quebec in October and I’m pretty sure he’s close to 6’4 now.

 

[Tatanka]

FYI he was 6’2 a year ago. 6’3 when he arrived in Quebec in October and I’m pretty sure he’s close to 6’4 now.

Thanks for the info. In your opinion are his downsides fixable?

 

[SergeConstantin74]

Thanks for the info. In your opinion are his downsides fixable?

His first steps are his main issue. I’ve seen players improving and others who didn’t. We’ll see.

 

[Tatanka]

His first steps are his main issue. I’ve seen players improving and others who didn’t. We’ll see.

Fair enough. Thanks for the input.

 

[michaelsaas]

FYI he was 6’2 a year ago. 6’3 when he arrived in Quebec in October and I’m pretty sure he’s close to 6’4 now.

At this rate he will be 7'2" by the time he plays for us!

 

[Fjordy]

He was better than Lamoreaux