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Quote from: Nik the Trik on June 26, 2017, 01:10:08 PMI feel like the overage Russian drafted in the 4th round was specifically targeted to troll me. http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=205476Never a good sign.
I feel like the overage Russian drafted in the 4th round was specifically targeted to troll me.
I do like that Hunter is giving his scouts some spotlight picks: Gordeev from Hofford, Kara from Vuori/Ladygin/Namestnikov...
Quote from: herman on June 26, 2017, 02:00:28 PMI do like that Hunter is giving his scouts some spotlight picks: Gordeev from Hofford, Kara from Vuori/Ladygin/Namestnikov...Pretty boss move there. Now he can blame them when they don't pan out.
Trying to grade a draft a day or two later is obviously a sucker's game but I will say that what they did this year, drafting defensemen with upside, at least makes sense to me in a way their strategy last year of drafting nondescript overage forwards didn't. Obviously after banging the drum all year about what Nashville did last year at the draft I might have preferred an even heavier leaning into the smaller puck moving guys but that's hair splitting in a year where there weren't a ton of those options available.I feel like the overage Russian drafted in the 4th round was specifically targeted to troll me.
Quote from: CarltonTheBear on June 26, 2017, 01:18:41 PMQuote from: Nik the Trik on June 26, 2017, 01:10:08 PMI feel like the overage Russian drafted in the 4th round was specifically targeted to troll me. http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=205476Never a good sign.http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=322627It's not terrible. A pretty substantial jump up from his draft season. Probably could've saved this pick for the 7th though.
Quote from: herman on June 26, 2017, 01:37:22 PMQuote from: CarltonTheBear on June 26, 2017, 01:18:41 PMQuote from: Nik the Trik on June 26, 2017, 01:10:08 PMI feel like the overage Russian drafted in the 4th round was specifically targeted to troll me. http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=205476Never a good sign.http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=322627It's not terrible. A pretty substantial jump up from his draft season. Probably could've saved this pick for the 7th though.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6bzvuBnJWYThese are just his offensive plays, but the skills and drive and opportunistic streak are clear. If he plays defense even half as well, he'd be the player I hoped Soshnikov (and Komarov) would become (grind, pass, and shoot). The slot play, tips, and garbage cleanup looks like it can carry over. Blind wristers from the blue line probably won't. Good snapper, strong wrister (but will need to speed up or make more deceptive the release), moves around the ice pretty easily.Similar profile to Korshkov, Grundstrom, with a slightly different flavour. Reminds me of a 1/3 skilled Matthews actually.
Funny but I have a better feeling of this dude than the 2nd round pick.
Quote from: Highlander on June 30, 2017, 02:42:49 PMFunny but I have a better feeling of this dude than the 2nd round pick.Very different players, Gordeev is a pretty good skating winger who is learning to play defense. Rasanen is a limited skater who is a tank defensively if you could combine the two you'd have an all world prospect.It'll come down to who can fill out their game, but I get the sense both are infinitely more promising that Middleton and Mattinen from the year before.