Prospect Info: 163 OA - C Timur Mukhanov (Severstal KHL)

[DaveG]

5'8 / 170lb C

Played in the Omsk organization last year but will be playing in the Severstal org this coming season.

17 points (8G, 9A) in 15 games in the MHL last year, 8 (4G, 4A) in 31 in at the VHL level as a young 23 eligible prospect

again, we have a type

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[A Star is Burns]

Welcome to the Carolina Smol Hurricanes (not that there's anything wrong with that!)

 

[Barry Amsterdam]

wanted him on the wings would’ve taken him in the 3rd rd

 

[LastWordArmy]

Damn we had him in the late first

Timur Mukhanov Scouting Report: 2023 NHL Draft #28

Timur Mukhanov Scouting Report: A dimunitive centre playing in Russia, teams will have to account for the Russian factor in scouting Mukhanov.

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[Cardiac Jerks]

I’m a little nervous that our drafting has recently become so hyper focused on Russians and undersized skill guys.

 

[AhosDatsyukian]

4th Русский !

 

[DaveG]

I’m a little nervous that our drafting has recently become so hyper focused on Russians and undersized skill guys.

at least on the later point I don't disagree at all. With the AHL situation going heavy Russian and NCAA makes all the sense in the world IMO

 

[Cardiac Jerks]

at least on the later point I don't disagree at all. With the AHL situation going heavy Russian and NCAA makes all the sense in the world IMO

No one we’re drafting is going to be in the ahl next year, anyway. I sure hope we have our affiliate situation sorted out long before any of them hit the pro level in NA.

I like that we’re taking risks drafting skilled guys but we seem so focused despite not really having any evidence that our model for evaluating prospects works yet. We rarely graduate prospects.

 

[WreckingCrew]

at least on the later point I don't disagree at all. With the AHL situation going heavy Russian and NCAA makes all the sense in the world IMO

Yea, no problem with drafting Russians...but for a team that's already undersized and Charmin-soft, we continue to draft 80% that. I know bigger bottom 6 are probably easier to acquire through FA/trade, but at some point you need at Marchment+ type who can play in your top-6 to score and protect guys, which are very expensive to acquire. Playing boom-bust on undersized skill might land a few quality guys, but if they're constantly knocked down or off the puck then it does no good.

 

[cptjeff]

I’m a little nervous that our drafting has recently become so hyper focused on Russians and undersized skill guys.

Part of the idea is that it's easy to buy good old canadian boy grinders on the free agency and trade market, but when teams find those high end skill guys they always hold on tight unless there are problems. When making a lotto pick, it makes more sense to use it on a player you can't get elsewhere.

 

[cptjeff]

Yea, no problem with drafting Russians...but for a team that's already undersized and Charmin-soft, we continue to draft 80% that. I know bigger bottom 6 are probably easier to acquire through FA/trade, but at some point you need at Marchment+ type who can play in your top-6 to score and protect guys, which are very expensive to acquire. Playing boom-bust on undersized skill might land a few quality guys, but if they're constantly knocked down or off the puck then it does no good.

Yeah, that's the biggest flaw in the plan. Some of the guys you think will be grinders will turn out to translate their scoring to the pros and then you have big, mean, scoring players, which are really rare and useful.

 

[Unsustainable]

Wooo

 

[Ole Gil]

Yea, no problem with drafting Russians...but for a team that's already undersized and Charmin-soft, we continue to draft 80% that. I know bigger bottom 6 are probably easier to acquire through FA/trade, but at some point you need at Marchment+ type who can play in your top-6 to score and protect guys, which are very expensive to acquire. Playing boom-bust on undersized skill might land a few quality guys, but if they're constantly knocked down or off the puck then it does no good.

Are they "charmin soft"? They manhandled the devils in the post season. And won a grinding series against an Islanders team that's a grindy as you get.

What I thought did them in against Florida, is they were just a step to slow to get into the physical battles.

 

[Unsustainable]

I think their thought process is draft skill, buy size

 

[MrazeksVengeance]

Pass. KHL.

 

[Derailed75]

Are they "charmin soft"? They manhandled the devils in the post season. And won a grinding series against an Islanders team that's a grindy as you get.

What I thought did them in against Florida, is they were just a step to slow to get into the physical battles.

And Bob.

 

[bleedgreen]

My question would be how many of these guys are going to play for Rod? Nothing wrong with drafting the occasional future role player with size.

 

[Unsustainable]

 

[Unsustainable]

 

[Cardiac Jerks]

Only 2/4?

 

[AhosDatsyukian]

MukhanovsDatsyukian

 

[CandyCanes]

Putting up points in the 2nd best league in the world as an 18 year old is pretty encouraging.

 

[Unsustainable]