Prospect Info: 158 OA - G Ruslan Khazheyev (Chelyabinsk KHL)
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I bet a team named Mullet Perm has some outstanding hockey hair.
6'4, 201? Let's get him over here.
And see if he can smuggle Nikishin in his extremely large luggage.
Nikishin Go Boom
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that was the guy one scouting service said he had projections that are better than Kochetkov.
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Carryon only since Dundon is cheap
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Hell don't stop with Nikishin, let's fit some more Russian prospects of ours in his bag.
“Is that a…human being in your duffel?”
“No, no. Is…shooting dummy. For goalie practice.”
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Asinine & immoral
Russians gonna take over the echl.
Borsig
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Serious question. Is the KHL about on par with the echl? Seems it would be a step under the AHL. Pay is obviously better in the KHL
Pre-Covid, I'd say it was above the AHL talent-wise. It's been harder for the KHL to get non-Russian talent since Covid and the war.
The biggest benefits the AHL had for NHL transition were getting adjusted to North America and the size of the ice, although many KHL rinks were moving smaller and away from the EU/Olympic size.
Top 10 Best Ice Hockey Leagues
Some of the best ice hockey leagues can be found in North America as well as in Europe!
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Also, I just saw a statistical/analytical report on the Khl (can’t find it) a few days ago that suggests it is not as strong as it was a couple of years ago but it was still rated 2nd in the world.
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I struggle to see DEL, NLA, & CZE as being above the AHL. CZE & NLA maybe you can argue that their BEST players are above AHL level, but 0% DEL should be above AHL.Top 10 Best Ice Hockey Leagues
Some of the best ice hockey leagues can be found in North America as well as in Europe!
Also, I just saw a statistical/analytical report on the Khl (can’t find it) a few days ago that suggests it is not as strong as it was a couple of years ago but it was still rated 2nd in the world.
@Borsig talent has definitely depleted the past few years, but it's still overall the #2 league in the world. That's why guys like Kuzmenko can come straight from the KHL to the NHL and put up some damn good numbers. And then guys who have NHL skills but not the overall size, speed, shot, etc (or missing 1 crucial NHL quality) can absolutely dominate the KHL.
I subscribe to a lot of stuff and the other day I got an email. Someone did a deep dive on KHL-AHL-NHL using player data (and other league stats compared to each other) and published it.
I looked at and then deleted it (and dammit can't find it) but it still rated KHL as #2 but with a drop.
It appeared to be a relevant study but who knows.
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Thehockeywriters are just blogging folks. I wouldn’t take what they say as anything more than an opinion
True, but on HF all we have is opinions on the differences
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The ECHL is closer to some very good beer leagues than it is to the KHL. KHL vs AHL is closer now, as mentioned above, due to the war/covid stuff but I still would say the KHL has more talent than the AHL.
Article re: ECHL players, coaches , refs in NHL right now. A bigger number than I would have thought:
echl.com
Official Site of The ECHL | ECHL has 68 former players on NHL Opening-Day Rosters
The ECHL has 68 former players and 54 coaches with an ECHL background on NHL opening-day rosters.
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Without looking I’m guessing a majority of those are goalies. It’s easy to pass through the ECHL if you are on a team with a deep goaltending pool. Skaters it’s a little trickier. I think Bunting is the only Hurricane to spend time there.Article re: ECHL players, coaches , refs in NHL right now. A bigger number than I would have thought:
Official Site of The ECHL | ECHL has 68 former players on NHL Opening-Day Rosters
The ECHL has 68 former players and 54 coaches with an ECHL background on NHL opening-day rosters.
Actually, majority are non-Goalies on the list provided
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Majority wasn’t the right way to put it. Disproportionate would’ve been a better word.
29 goalies on that list out of 64ish in the league.
48 skaters out of about 650 on rosters.
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AhosDatsyukian
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he has the look of a future vezina winner
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F*** it. He’s ready.
Three headed monster of PK, Perets, and this dude. Let’s ride!
