Natural hatty for his 50th goal, now second in the league in points.
W Ilya Protas - Windsor Spitfires, OHL (2024, 75th, WSH)
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He might even be better than his brother.
and his brother is nuts
Protas is still available for the upcoming draft in my fantasy league. Where would you guys rank him if he were draft eligible in 2025!?
I think top 15 but I might need some extra input
I think top 15 but I might need some extra input
Pretty hard to say without knowing the other players available and your categories.
I'd probably go:
Chernyshov - really good opportunity moving forward
Protas - huge potential, but still a question mark
Greentree - similar to Protas, but in LA's system
Buchelnikov - great production but older
Koivenen - higher floor but doesn't really matter for fantasy
Wow... this post is aging like some awful 3rd part world country milk...
Ilya looks like an absolute superstar in the making, even better than his brother in the NHL. A Potential star duo in the making centered by Dylan Strome is a scary thought for oppositions.
In a redraft, he goes top 10 and potential top 5, no doubt in my mind.
The caps coach told aliaksei protas to work on his fitness and his shot in the offseason, and he did so with his little brother ilya. I don't know if he's a more natural goal scorer, but he's already benefiting from spencer carbery by way of his brother.
I actually feel it’s aging okay.
Get back to me when he plays like 65 NHL games and can’t stick in the league because he doesn’t have any special scoring skills and he’s a terrible skater.
People like you wanna do a victory parade because he’s beating up on future cooks and cleaners, but you’ll conveniently forget to show back up when he gets to an actual challenging level of hockey.
Gotta respect the double down of a take as bold as that.
His production in his draft year simply wasn't on par with the league leaders (other draft eligible players). He was also seen as a very poor skater.
lol double down indeed!
You still have him rated as a “terrible” skater?
Good thing for us at least, Caps have a solid history of significantly improving their prospects’ skating. Most of us want to see him jump to the AHL next year to cut his teeth there sooner rather than later.
PS - that was funny…
Saying that a take that him going in the third round pick is a "reach" is aging OK is ridiculous. Even if he becomes nothing in the NHL, he was certainly still at least least a decent pick in the third round based on his D+1.
