Prospect Info: 2023 142nd Overall - Mikhail Ye. Ilyin

[SEALBound]

His production for a 18yo in the KHL is quite good. Excited to see how he continues to develop. I'd like to see him at 0.5PPG+ for the season.

I love players with great hockey sense. Always have. And hey, hard to argue with a kid who wears #99, right?
Wayne Gretzky
Wilf Paiement
Mikhail Ye. Ilyin

You forgot Mark Donk and Buzz Fillbin.

 

[The Old Master]

Just thought that Ilyin is a great example that pretty much every year I get really wrong on someone lol.

your my horse even if you never win another race.

 

[Buddy Bizarre]

Might be why he fell. Last year he was on Cherepovets' bottom lines and scouts were like "okay he's playing in the KHL and all but he's not big, he's not fast and he isn't scoring so what's to like here?" Guessing even our scouts felt the same way to some extent or else they would've picked him higher than they did.

I feel this is the exact same scouting report as me: I'm not fast or big or have any particular redeeming skill but I feel like I'm in the right place most of the time