Player Discussion: Mikhail Sergachev

[waterboy65]

The NBC coverage during that game was sickening. They slobbered all over McAvoy and barely gave any mention to Sergachev. Mc will be a good defenseman but Serg will be a great Norris caliber Dman and to not recognize that goes to show you the blinders the national networks still have with our players!

 

[The Macho King]

The NBC coverage during that game was sickening. They slobbered all over McAvoy and barely gave any mention to Sergachev. Mc will be a good defenseman but Serg will be a great Norris caliber Dman and to not recognize that goes to show you the blinders the national networks still have with our players!

NBCSN coverage will always suck for us - getting annoyed by it now is just lame.

And McAvoy played well - I get talking about him.

 

[Sky04]

The NBC coverage during that game was sickening. They slobbered all over McAvoy and barely gave any mention to Sergachev. Mc will be a good defenseman but Serg will be a great Norris caliber Dman and to not recognize that goes to show you the blinders the national networks still have with our players!

Kinda showing blinders as well saying McAvoy is just good while sergachev will be "great norris caliber" when ones logging hedman type deployment as a 19 year old and the other is sheltered... Kid played 28 minutes last game and looked good at that - I get the hype.

 

[CupsOverCash]

They will always hype the bigger markets. Guaranteed if Point or Sergachev played for original 6 team they would be the next big stars of the league.

 

[Sky04]

They will always hype the bigger markets. Guaranteed if Point or Sergachev played for original 6 team they would be the next big stars of the league.

Yet we have one of the biggest stars/name in the league?

 

[CupsOverCash]

Yet we have one of the biggest stars/name in the league?

Not saying small markets don’t have stars or big names. Just saying that big markets and original six teams will always hype players to star status more so than smaller market.

 

[Boxscore]

McAvoy and Sergachev will both be stud defensemen for many years - I see no issue with hyping either up. McAvoy is an American kid who had his coming out party on the National stage in the playoffs last year, hence the TV hype.

 

[Tampbear]

Sergachev is definitely getting national attention and Bruins fans are quite impressed, McAvoy is already the #1 D on Boston though 26 games into his career, and that's with Chara still capable of being a #1 for them.

 

[LightningStrikes]

Yeah, can't deny McAvoy's dominance so far. Great player!

 

[TropicalFruitGirl2]

That is one dang amazing kid! Some Habs fans were saying that he had a big ego but in every interview he's given, Sergachev has been very humble. Confident in his skills, yes, but still knowing that he's got a lot more to learn. I noticed during Development Camp that he was actually harder on himself than the coaches at times. He really wants to be the best and is willing to work very hard to get there. He learns so dang fast!

And I really like what he says - not just in this interview but in others as well - about playing with and learning from Strålman.

I agree with Serge and his confidence being just that...and NOT ego.

He also carries with him an attitude of "not gonna take crap from anyone" and because he is still so young, some people might construe that as "ego" or cockiness.
I think that attitude will serve him well as long as he stays grounded in reality, remains coachable and is willing to learn from his veteran teammates....all of which he seems to be doing.

If there was one thing I have found missing from the Bolts over the last several years is a bonafide, real swagger to the team....Sergachev brings a bit of that and I like it.

 

[Stormbreaker]

 

[The Macho King]

If you told me Sergachev would score 20 points this season, I'd be happy with that.

...

It's game 29.

 

[More 2004]

So excited about this guy.. That goal had me laughing. Sick.

 

[TheDaysOf 04]

 

[Lightning1995]

Played over 19 minuets tonight. He’s a legit top 4 Dman......NOW. Skills are elite.

 

[Bolt 45]

Edit: Careless post superstitiously deleted for fear of a jinx.

 

[The Gongshow]

So far this trade has worked out wonderful for us. Kid keeps getting better and better.

 

[dechire]

I was really surprised by how good his English is during the intermission interview since he's only been in NA since 2015. Read an interview with him and apparently he's currently studying to get a law degree through the season because he wants security for his future outside of hockey which is pretty impressive for a 19 year old. Seems like an intelligent and mature young man both on and off the ice.

 

[RegularSznAllStars]

Played over 19 minuets tonight. He’s a legit top 4 Dman......NOW. Skills are elite.

He is not a legit top 4 yet. He is sheltered by stralman and frequently looks lost in his own zone. This is fine, he is 19. And, his offensive skills are outstanding. Great young player, but stralman is doing him a lot of favors.

 

[The Macho King]

He is not a legit top 4 yet. He is sheltered by stralman and frequently looks lost in his own zone. This is fine, he is 19. And, his offensive skills are outstanding. Great young player, but stralman is doing him a lot of favors.

Honestly, I think if we ran with him he'd be a capable top 4 right now. But I think doing so would expose him and perhaps cap him at a top 4 instead of letting him grow into being a #1 that he is capable of being.

 

[Bobby Orr's Knees]

My impression from watching the game live yesterday is this. Sergachev is a big mean aggressive highly skilled D. He stood out as the most aggressive player on the ice. He doesn't take any bull from anyone. He knows he is bigger, stronger and faster - and it shows. He could handle 22 min a game if given a chance. Those minutes would come with a lot of mistakes. Sergachev's weakness is positioning. He doesn't have the IQ and maturity of my boy Provorov, and guys like McAvoy, Slavin and Werensi. But he's a different player all together. He is one mean dude. And yeah, maturity and experience will come. Can't teach size and attitude, however. Montreal management are such dumbsh*ts.

 

[Rschmitz]

Stralman is definitely the perfect partner for him. Let's him take risks and to see what he can get away with at the NHL level. For me, his shot is definitely the most exciting tool he has. Nobody else on the team has that combination of torque and accuracy from the point.

 

[DFC]

I think he might already be a top-4 by default. We have a pretty good defense right now, and when you start thinking about them, depth-wise, it's hard to rank Sergachev any lower than #4.

1. Hedman
2. Stralman
3. ?Coburn?
4. Sergachev
5. Dotchin
6. Girardi

A lot of those are interchangeable. But I'm not buying Dotchin over Serg right now. Not even too sure about Coburn over Serg.

I guess really we're Hedman, Stralman, and then a committee of guys that can play their part.

 

[The Gongshow]

Stralman really does need some praise. He's such a perfect pairing partner that can allow his team mate to take some risks because he'll have them covered. He was/is excellent with Hedman for the same reason.

Stralman is easily our best FA signing in a long time

 

[The Macho King]

Stralman is such a good defensive Dman. When he first came here, he was a bit more two-way. Now he's turned into Marc-Edward Vlasic.