Leafs' Prospect/Marlies Discussion Thread!

[mbow30]

You would blame Fred for that 10 times out of 9

 

[zeke]

Ovchinnikov is massacring the russian junior leage (MHL) btw. At a rate usually reserved for 1st round picks.

Remember that Ovy was one of the very youngest players in the draft, and he's not actually all that small for his age at 5'11" 165, and should be able to get up into the 6'0"/180+ range when all is said and done.

 

[zeke]

Amirov (#15) was the same age and Chinakhov (#21) was amost a year older than Ovchinnikov in the MHL last year:

C Ovchinnikov (#137) 1.60ppg
C Amirov (#15) 1.29ppg
W Chinakhov (#21) 1.23ppg

 

[Preston]

Never really doubted he'd be elite the second I saw his name.

 

[zeke]

And another one.

 

[Deckie007]

Road to World Juniors: Amirov, Mukhamadullin

The competition between Rodion Amirov and Shakir Mukhamadullin is electric. One Salavat Yulaev coach summarizes the dynamic in a single word: “intense.” A wash of probabilities race across the minds of Ufa’s high-profile teenagers as they look one an ...

en.khl.ru

Fairly lengthy Q&A with Amirov and his teammate Mukhamadullin (NJ prospect)

GK: Who were some of your hockey heroes growing up, and how did you pick your numbers?

RA: I had number 7 when I was a kid. It’s my favorite number. I’ve always liked it. When I joined Ufa, the number was already taken—so I had to take 27. It’s also rather beautiful. As for hockey heroes growing up, I didn’t have any, but I did follow several players. For instance, these days I follow [Nikita] Kucherov, [Auston] Matthews and [Patrick] Kane. I just look at the way they play, what they do with the puck and how they think on the ice.

GK: Rodion, where on earth did those hands come from?

RA: I think it’s just something I’ve done since I was a kid. I’ve always worked hard on my skating, stickhandling and shooting. Back when I was in my hometown of Salavat, I did my best to go to extra practices and camps. I also did a lot of extra work with my father. Of course, I don’t believe myself to be a skilled player because I still have a lot of work to do in that regard.

Mostly fluff, but some interesting stuff in there.

 

[zeke]

 

[MindzEye]

 

[LeafOfFaith]

So is he going to school at the college in order to play on the team?

 

[Habsy]

Never moving there, that’s for sure. Morning calisthenics should be less obtrusive.

 

[zeke]

This was a gimme but our little Krug clone is starting to get some attention lately:

 

[leafman101]

The Leafs will have a ton of prospects at the WJC this year.

Russia: Amirov, Abramov and Akhtyamov
Finland: Hirvonen, Kokkonen, Niemela

Looks like they are not loaning Robertson to team USA though so he doesn't miss training camp.

 

[zeke]

 

[zeke]

Like whoa

 

[zeke]

 

[zeke]

 

[leafman101]

Filip Kralberle

 

[LeafOfFaith]

That one was Hallander, not Kral. Sweet goal.

 

[zeke]

 

[soco22]

hoping we dont put our young prospects on the taxi squad. They need to play some games