LD Shakir Mukhamadullin (2020, 20th, NJD; traded to SJS)

[Artorius Horus T]

Last 7 games in the AHL

3+8=11
1.57 ppg
+6
15 sog
4 pim
1 gwg
1 ppg

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17 points in 23 games

 

[OrrNumber4]

Always good when a player improves like that...

 

[ZachaFlockaFlame]

Kid's gonna be a stud, he'll always have a fan in me after "draft pundits" ripped NJ for taking him at 20. Hope he kills it in SJ soon.

 

[Caser]

 

[Jason MacIsaac]

I’d run my victory lap on this one if it didn’t hurt so much to see him doing it with another team.

 

[Juxtaposer]

I’d run my victory lap on this one if it didn’t hurt so much to see him doing it with another team.

I desperately want Mukhamadullin to become a true top-4 D so I hope you’re right, but shouldn’t the victory lap wait until he’s actually an established NHLer?

 

[ZachaFlockaFlame]

I desperately want Mukhamadullin to become a true top-4 D so I hope you’re right, but shouldn’t the victory lap wait until he’s actually an established NHLer?

Considering the laughter at draft night, I think most Devils fans/anyone who liked the pick would be ok in taking their victory lap. He looks miles better than any draft pundit gave him credit for.

 

[NJDevils17]

Dude had to develop but the mockery at the draft was hilarity. Big fan of his.

 

[TropicOfNoReturn]

I'd still rather have JT Miller

 

[TGWL]

I don't know why but it feels like this guy was drafted forever ago. He's only 21.

 

[Hockeyville USA]

So when is Grier going to make the call and bring Mukh up? Sharks defense is horrendous, kid has earned games, he deserves the reward.

 

[Xirik]

So when is Grier going to make the call and bring Mukh up? Sharks defense is horrendous, kid has earned games, he deserves the reward.

I could see the Sharks organization thinking that him staying in the AHL might be better for him instead of throwing the guy into the tire fire situation the Sharks team is currently experiencing.

Perhaps wait till next year and hope the team that around him is better.

 

[coooldude]

I could see the Sharks organization thinking that him staying in the AHL might be better for him instead of throwing the guy into the tire fire situation the Sharks team is currently experiencing.

Perhaps wait till next year and hope the team that around him is better.

That appears to be the idea. Similar reasoning for why Gushchin is still in the AHL, why Eklund spent an extra year in Sweden and another full year in the AHL (except for a few call up games), and why Bystedt is still in Sweden. It appears the org is happy to slow roll the youth.

 

[Juxtaposer]

So when is Grier going to make the call and bring Mukh up? Sharks defense is horrendous, kid has earned games, he deserves the reward.

Throwing him to the wolves doesn’t seem like the best way to handle this kid. But I wouldn’t be surprised to see him get some games after the trade deadline. That’s when guys like Eklund, Bordeleau, and Gushchin have been called up in recent years.

 

[Mattb124]

I could see the Sharks organization thinking that him staying in the AHL might be better for him instead of throwing the guy into the tire fire situation the Sharks team is currently experiencing.

Perhaps wait till next year and hope the team that around him is better.

That and people who are paying attention know how much TDL trade fodder D the Sharks have on the roster. It would be really bad asset management to start waiving players that have trade value.

The NHL is a business, not a popularity contest.

 

[Waterbuf]

Getting called up now. Addison is failing, I wonder if this guy can get some PP time and make a difference.

 

[Kcoyote3]

Very excited about his growth as a player. Feels like he could step in and not look back, but we'll see. Still a lot of D on the Sharks even with Ferraro and Benning out.

 

[Sombastate]

Muk is absolutely one of my favorite prospects. I cannot wait to see how he does. Very strong chance that once he's in, he's in. Guy can flat out play.

 

[LemonSauceD]

I think Travis Sanheim is his ceiling. He’s going to be good.

 

[Caser]

 

[fasterthanlight]

He's really tall

 

[Chainshot]

He had some good moments today - certainly looked nervous later in the game when he was playing PP point time, especially with transitioning the puck. I would chalk it up to nerves.

 

[Jersey Fresh]

Really like the look of the kid. Makes all the hand-wringing and banter when he got drafted at #20 look silly.

 

[coooldude]

He definitely played with nerves, and made some awful mistakes, but had some flashes. Will be important how he shows up for game 2 - any improvement all will be an excellent sign.

 

[Zine]

Has all the physical tools. He just needed to learn to be a defenseman, which he was converted to around 3 or so years before the draft.