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Pick #31 - Yegor Korshkov - KHL

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Strengths:
1. Size/skating
2. Playmaking ability
3. Quickness

Weaknesses:
1. D-zone awareness
2. Physical play

Skill:
Big, highly skilled winger who possesses a good arsenal of offensive weapons and very good speed.

Scouting Report:
Was outstanding from start to finish at WJC and helped lead Russia to Silver Medal. Was ranked in 4th round by ISS in his draft year in 2014 and were surprised to see him not selected. Lanky winger with frame to build on. Possesses great vision and puck skills, has patience to make good plays and decisions. Highly skilled Korshkov played majority of this season with Lokomotiv Yaroslavl of the Kontinental Hockey League. Dominated MHL playoffs with 19 points in 15 games leading team to MHL Championship.
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SS Scout O. Lahdesmaki: “Positive impact. Performed consistently with good size, skill and drive to the net. Good frame and can protect the puck very well. Sees the ice well and can create chances for line mates as well. Good character defensively while can improve focus. Potential top six winger for the NHL as he has proven himself in KHL and WJC.”

Dir. Of Scouting, D. MacInnis: “Very good upside; very good size/frame, good puck skills and skating. Very agile skater, and creative. He sees the ice well and uses it to create plays for himself and his teammates. He isn't overly physical which is a bit concerning.”

NHL Potential: Top 6 point producing winger - valuable piece on the powerplay.
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6'3 180
 
As usual, he'll be intriguing if he ever figures out how to use his size. His track to the NHL could be a quick one.
 
Metalleaf said:
As usual, he'll be intriguing if he ever figures out how to use his size. His track to the NHL could be a quick one.
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Maybe. But Deckie also posted this on the draft thread:

Yegor Korshkov was one of the best players for the Russians at the recent WJC, scoring eight points in seven games (leading his team tied with Ivan Provorov), other than scoring a great GWG against Team USA in the semifinals. It’s therefore not surprising that the same Korshkov declared that NHL teams approached him during the tournament. “At the recent WJC in Finland several NHL scouts were interested in me and my plans,” Korshkov told yarsport.ru.

“I’m not going to say what teams expressed their interest towards me. All I can say is that I’m not drafted by any NHL teams.” With that being said, NHL teams will need to be patient with Korshkov. “In any case I’m gonna spend the next couple of years in Russia. I’m still under contract here in Yaroslavl with Lokomotiv.” According to his page on khl.ru, Korshkov is under contract in the KHL until 30.04.2018.

Even if the WJC finals were played some ten days ago, Korshkov seems to have moved on: “We need to get to the right conclusions and forget about that game. Now my task is to keep on working to show I deserve a spot in the Lokomotiv lineup in sight of the playoffs.”

At this point NHL teams will have two chances: either draft him next June or wait for a free agency move in a couple of years, similarly to what the Hawks did with Artemi Panarin. In either case, Korshkov will certainly earn from a couple of seasons in Russia, to further cement his status as one of the best under-20 players in the KHL.
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Even if he does stay over there for a few more years though, it's not necessarily a huge deal.
 
I don't think we want/need guys who are on a quick path to the NHL. We've talked about this recently with the 50 contract bottleneck stuff. Stashing these guys in Europe for a few years and developing them without taking up roster spots on the Marlies is the best way to broaden our prospect base without creating a development bottleneck in the AHL. The Marlies only have so many minutes to give out.
 
MindzEye said:
I don't think we want/need guys who are on a quick path to the NHL. We've talked about this recently with the 50 contract bottleneck stuff. Stashing these guys in Europe for a few years and developing them without taking up roster spots on the Marlies is the best way to broaden our prospect base without creating a development bottleneck in the AHL. The Marlies only have so many minutes to give out.
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Good point.
 
MindzEye said:
I don't think we want/need guys who are on a quick path to the NHL. We've talked about this recently with the 50 contract bottleneck stuff. Stashing these guys in Europe for a few years and developing them without taking up roster spots on the Marlies is the best way to broaden our prospect base without creating a development bottleneck in the AHL. The Marlies only have so many minutes to give out.
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Yeah "draft and stash", especially with the braintrust's love of Russians and the contract limit, is something we're going to see a bit more of going forward from the Leafs.
 
Deckie007 said:
Yeah "draft and stash", especially with the braintrust's love of Russians and the contract limit, is something we're going to see a bit more of going forward from the Leafs.
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It's almost a necessity, at this point. Nine picks last year, eleven picks this year.

And then look at all the legitimate prospects who couldn't even get any ice-time with the Marlies during our playoff run.
 
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