Rumor: Khokhlachev is going back to Russia

[Bfreezy40]

He is 5'9" and 180, that's why.

His talent is undeniable, and he might be able to transition that talent to the NHL. Not surprising his chances of doing so we're limited in Boston.

So what he's small! If Tyler Johnson and Martin St. Louis could make it why not him? Both 5'8" and the same weight as him. Bruins messed up not giving him real top 6 minutes. Really hope he comes back to haunt them!

 

[Kshahdoo]

So SKA traded him to Spartak, because he hasn't been good at all. 10 points in 25 regular games and 1 point in 11 playoff games. He's just not good KHL player, which kinda strange considering his AHL statistics.

 

[tony d]

Best of luck to him but I had never heard of him, not that I can recall, until I clicked on this thread.

 

[Uncle Scrooge]

So SKA traded him to Spartak, because he hasn't been good at all. 10 points in 25 regular games and 1 point in 11 playoff games. He's just not good KHL player, which kinda strange considering his AHL statistics.

It's not always sunshine and rainbows, there is a transition from the AHL to the KHL too.

Change of scenery and a full summer training tailored for the KHL game might be just what he needs.

SKA was stacked too last season (dunno how they look for the upcoming season) so it's no wonder a young guy coming in the middle of the season isn't going to find himself fitting too well.

 

[Kshahdoo]

It's not always sunshine and rainbows, there is a transition from the AHL to the KHL too.

Change of scenery and a full summer training tailored for the KHL game might be just what he needs.

SKA was stacked too last season (dunno how they look for the upcoming season) so it's no wonder a young guy coming in the middle of the season isn't going to find himself fitting too well.

The KHL preseason is actually almost over, and the regular tournament will start in a few days, on August 21st. Khokhlachev was the worst player for the team in most games.

 

[Uncle Scrooge]

The KHL preseason is actually almost over, and the regular tournament will start in a few days, on August 21st. Khokhlachev was the worst player for the team in most games.

Perhaps it's motivation issue then.

 

[wintersej]

Obviously, the Bruins ruined him.

 

[Kshahdoo]

It's a totally different Khokhlachev after the trade. He's a leader in Spartak and a PPG player now - 9 points in 9 games.

 

[Skobel24]

It's a totally different Khokhlachev after the trade. He's a leader in Spartak and a PPG player now - 9 points in 9 games.

For now. Hopefully he can keep that going. He's on a worse team now, so I'd imagine he's getting more minutes.

 

[HansonBro]

Really liked him as a prospect after his world juniors. Was forced to drop him last year or the year before though. Always hoped hed turn into a 30-30 guy

 

[nmbr_24]

I always thought he was comparable to Yakupov, just not quite as good. I still think that holds true.

 

[MaxV]

I think he got a raw deal in Boston.

There was no room for him in the top 6 and he isn't a bottom 6 player.

In a lesser organization, it might have been a different story.

 

[3074326]

nvm - dumb

 

[Mpasta]

So what he's small! If Tyler Johnson and Martin St. Louis could make it why not him? Both 5'8" and the same weight as him. Bruins messed up not giving him real top 6 minutes. Really hope he comes back to haunt them!

He won't.

 

[izzy]

he might

 

[Dellstrom]

The Bruins are deep on players-who-should-play-in-the-top-6-but-aren't-good-enough-to-be-top-6-players. I hope he succeeds but it didn't work here. You don't get rewarded for being bad by getting top-6 minutes. Koko was only effective when he was scoring, and I don't remember him ever scoring at a consistent rate... 0 points in 9 games.

It's not a conspiracy theory as to why he wasn't given more time in the NHL, or given top-6 minutes. It's because he wasn't good enough. And his style of play wasn't a good match for the 3rd or 4th line. He got fed up by that, and rightly so. I don't blame him at all for wanting to leave and I hope he succeeds.

 

[3074326]

9 games is not anywhere near enough time to judge a prospect's effectiveness. Completely hilarious to think so.

 

[Emerz]

9 games is not anywhere near enough time to judge a prospect's effectiveness. Completely hilarious to think so.

Well he never really did anything when he was in the NHL, never had a game that you were left thinking "this kid should stay up and it would suck for him to be sent down", I'm sure he would've got more call ups but he decided to go back to Russia.

 

[Kshahdoo]

Well he never really did anything when he was in the NHL, never had a game that you were left thinking "this kid should stay up and it would suck for him to be sent down", I'm sure he would've got more call ups but he decided to go back to Russia.

He was the same kind of a player in SKA, then he was traded to be a leader in a much worse team, and now he's a leader. That's a problem for a lot of skilled players, who couldn't find themselves in the NHL. They could be successful in roles they didn't get, because NHL is a league, where nobody cares about you, if you aren't 1st overall like Yakupov. You have your limited time to display your skills, and if you fail, it'll be your problem. There are always others, who aren't as good as you, but who do what is asked, and that's it.

 

[Dellstrom]

9 games is not anywhere near enough time to judge a prospect's effectiveness. Completely hilarious to think so.

Should they have played him more, even though he was terrible?

He was the one who didn't want to go back to the AHL and get better, or wait for his chance again... He's the one who went to Russia. He scored 0 points in 9 games and we had plenty of other players who could do more on the 3rd line, so we sent him back down. Spooner went through the same process many times over, he eventually stuck.

 

[Kshahdoo]

Should they have played him more, even though he was terrible?

He was the one who didn't want to go back to the AHL and get better, or wait for his chance again... He's the one who went to Russia. He scored 0 points in 9 games and we had plenty of other players who could do more on the 3rd line, so we sent him back down. Spooner went through the same process many times over, he eventually stuck.

Yakupov is terrible as well and has played almost 300 games...

 

[Pia8988]

Yakupov is terrible as well and has played almost 300 games...

Different organizations. Not really comparable

 

[BruinsNeedaRussian]

9 games is not anywhere near enough time to judge a prospect's effectiveness. Completely hilarious to think so.

It's not enough to be certain, but its enough to have an idea. The NHL isn't a charity. If you don't show something when given the chance, you might not receive another.

 

[nmbr_24]

9 games is not anywhere near enough time to judge a prospect's effectiveness. Completely hilarious to think so.

But they can't give him anymore games because he left for Russia, if he had stayed he would have gotten another chance whether it was in Boston or if he was traded.

They gave him some games and he didn't come through, then he left when he was not handed a job in Boston and did not make the team. HE didn't make the team, the Bruins didn't hold him back, he didn't make the team. No team is going to just hand him a spot if he doesn't play well enough in camp.

 

[Kshahdoo]

It's not enough to be certain, but its enough to have an idea. The NHL isn't a charity. If you don't show something when given the chance, you might not receive another.

Lol, stop being ridiculous. Nino Niederreiter played 64 games for the Isles and scored the whole lot of 2 goals and 1 assist. So NYI had 7 times more reasons, than Bruins with Khokhlachev, to say Niederreiter was a bust, and we now know, how good it's ended up for the team...