Player Discussion: Kirill Marchenko thread

[JohnnyJacket13]

The two players whose play we're happiest with right now are guys who developed for multiple seasons outside the NHL and still had to earn their spot on the big club after coming over.

I'm trying to avoid making a sweeping pronouncement about that.

It’s almost like the NHL isn’t a development league

 

[Michigan Magic]

It’s almost like the NHL isn’t a development league

Keep drafting Russians. It's worth the wait.

 

[GoJackets1]

So I guess the truly correct league for Cole to be playing in is the KHL!

 

[Farmboy Patty]

So I guess the truly correct league for Cole to be playing in is the KHL!

He’d have to earn his spot there though

 

[DarkandStormy]

In his last 14 games he's 7-3-10. I believe that coincides with his healthy scratch, but I'm not 100% sure.

 

[ViD]

 

[Iron Balls McGinty]

Which he is going to want next year and we are still paying Laine and Johnny over 18 million.

 

[stevo61]

Which he is going to want next year and we are still paying Laine and Johnny over 18 million.

Good thing the cap is going up and Columbus has a decent amount of capspace available

 

[Iron Balls McGinty]

Good thing the cap is going up and Columbus has a decent amount of capspace available

Yeah and hypothetically if Chinakov is blossoming and plays like he currently is for the rest of the season, he's also going to look for a paycheck too.

That is where it will get sticky.

 

[stevo61]

Yeah and hypothetically if Chinakov is blossoming and plays like he currently is for the rest of the season, he's also going to look for a paycheck too.

That is where it will get sticky.

3.6mil, Roslovic and Bean contracts ending and cap going up, its not a terrible spot to be

 

[Ice9]

Im listening to anything semi-reasonable offer wise for PL or JG. Not that its forthcoming but I'll listen to anything.

 

[majormajor]

Im listening to anything semi-reasonable offer wise for PL or JG. Not that its forthcoming but I'll listen to anything.

I definitely am listening on Laine, but not for Gaudreau.

 

[LJ7]

Im listening to anything semi-reasonable offer wise for PL or JG. Not that its forthcoming but I'll listen to anything.

Laine can go, keeping Gaudreau with these young players hitting their stride could form a forward group that overwhelms opponents though. We haven't even really seen Gaudreau with Fantilli yet! They might be dominant together.

 

[stevo61]

Laine can go, keeping Gaudreau with these young players hitting their stride could form a forward group that overwhelms opponents though. We haven't even really seen Gaudreau with Fantilli yet! They might be dominant together.

I think thats what Vincent is scared

 

[ViD]

Marchenkshow on full display

 

[The Four Seven]

Laine can go, keeping Gaudreau with these young players hitting their stride could form a forward group that overwhelms opponents though. We haven't even really seen Gaudreau with Fantilli yet! They might be dominant together.

Oddly, after my rant about Johnny the other night, I think I might agree? While he isn't the type of build-around-me guy his contract says he is, he was a very good complimentary piece to Tkachuk and Lindholm in Calgary, and if Fantilli grows into a true stud, Johnny might even see 100-point season(s) again.

 

[DarkandStormy]

Since the healthy scratches in late October, he's 13-5-18 in his last 24 games.

Tied for 7th in the league in goals in that time frame with some game named Sidney.

 

[majormajor]

Who is the best player on the Blue Jackets and why is it Kirill Marchenko?

 

[majormajor]

Fun fact: Chinakhov, Voronkov, and Marchenko are all from Siberia. Chinakhov is from Omsk, Marchenko from Barnaul, and Voronkov is from Angarsk (by Irkutsk).

So while we can call them the Russian line, we can also call them the Siberian line. That is infinitely cool to me.

 

[ViD]

Who is the best player on the Blue Jackets and why is it Kirill Marchenko?

He’s also somehow +5

 

[tunnelvision]

- Russians consistently churn out elite wingers even when they don't give them ice time, it's obvious that their development model that emphasizes skill training over game time works.

^Quote from the Jarmo thread, that's an interesting notion.

If I had a chance to interview Marchenko, I would ask him about the progress he's made in the last 4 years with puck skills, if he feels there's been remarkable improvement and what he thinks might be the secret behind it. I could be wrong, but when I look at old highlight clips from WJCs and KHL, his stickhandling and agility look alright, but clearly not as sharp and impressive as they have been in the NHL.

 

[DarkandStormy]

Fun fact: Chinakhov, Voronkov, and Marchenko are all from Siberia. Chinakhov is from Omsk, Marchenko from Barnaul, and Voronkov is from Angarsk (by Irkutsk).

So while we can call them the Russian line, we can also call them the Siberian line. That is infinitely cool to me.

Trans-Siberian Scorechestra

Goalsheviks

 

[koteka]

Bob was from Siberia too. Maybe we need more Siberians. Any Siberian coaches available?

 

[GoJackets1]

I was surprised by the scratches he had early in the season. He looked outstanding in the first couple of games. As such I’m not surprised by how well he’s doing. He’s great.

Let’s just go ahead and consider him our first round pick from 2018 if it makes us feel better about the Foudy pick. Lol. Which, as an aside, looking through that 2018 draft, it was pretty horrible overall after Quinn Hughes got taken.

 

[Caser]

Fun fact: Chinakhov, Voronkov, and Marchenko are all from Siberia. Chinakhov is from Omsk, Marchenko from Barnaul, and Voronkov is from Angarsk (by Irkutsk).

So while we can call them the Russian line, we can also call them the Siberian line. That is infinitely cool to me.

The "Russian" thing didn't go well on twitter, maybe indeed they should better try "Siberian" lol.