Prospect Info: Sergei Murashov, 118th overall, 2022 NHL Draft

[Night Shift]

Call me crazy, but drafting what I deem as the most important position, a center would be nice from time to time. Maybe this goalie is the best pick in the draft, who knows. But I'm still looking for signs that Hextall knows how to build a team. Based on his time here and in philly I'm quite convinced the man doesn't have a clue.

Call me crazy but Hextall wasn't given a chance in Philly like he isn't with a portion of his fan base here. Maybe @BrindamoursNose can back my point here?

 

[Jacob]

Call me crazy, but drafting what I deem as the most important position, a center would be nice from time to time. Maybe this goalie is the best pick in the draft, who knows. But I'm still looking for signs that Hextall knows how to build a team. Based on his time here and in philly I'm quite convinced the man doesn't have a clue.

I'm going to call you crazy then because first of all there's no point in drafting for organizational need or purely based on positional "importance," and second of all center isn't the most important position, goaltending is. The NHL draft isn't like the NFL. Anyone after the 2nd round is unlikely to ever have an NHL impact and even the few that do won't be for 3-5 years from the day they're drafted, when a team's needs could be drastically different than they are today.

 

[BrindamoursNose]

Call me crazy but Hextall wasn't given a chance in Philly like he isn't with a portion of his fan base here. Maybe @BrindamoursNose can back my point here?

Hextall absolutely knows how to build a team. Whether you agree with his plan or not is a different story.

Hextall values drafting and prospects. He doesn't lose trades and he wins in contract AAV. The only area I have to give him an "incomplete" in is going out to acquire UFAs of impact. He signed JVR here, which I supported (and still do), but he was fired not long after - so I don't know what to say there.

Flyers fans think Hextall couldn't build a team because his drafted players ended up 50/50 developed, but I put a lot of that blame largely on their development as a whole rather than Hexy just picking bad players doomed to fail.

 

[Coastal Kev]

I'm going to call you crazy then because first of all there's no point in drafting for organizational need or purely based on positional "importance," and second of all center isn't the most important position, goaltending is. The NHL draft isn't like the NFL. Anyone after the 2nd round is unlikely to ever have an NHL impact and even the few that do won't be for 3-5 years from the day they're drafted, when a team's needs could be drastically different than they are today.

I'll counter that goaltending is a crap shoot with their size and bloated equipment. You could probably find a HOF caliber out of the non drafted bunch.

You don't draft by need, correct. But you also don't avoid the most important position year in and year out.

crazy

 

[TySmith4Norris]

Would rather have too many goalies than too little

Trust the org's scouting at the position

But 6'0" for a starter is small

 

[Josey Wales]

What issue do you have with this 4th round pick?

He is like the angry old man screaming at the sky..................... no particular reason just feels like doing it

 

[canadianguy77]

But 6'0" for a starter is small

It’s almost pointless to even look at any goalie who is under 6’2 unless they are way talented and ahead of the development curve for their age.

 

[AuroraBorealis]

I'm going to call you crazy then because first of all there's no point in drafting for organizational need or purely based on positional "importance," and second of all center isn't the most important position, goaltending is. The NHL draft isn't like the NFL. Anyone after the 2nd round is unlikely to ever have an NHL impact and even the few that do won't be for 3-5 years from the day they're drafted, when a team's needs could be drastically different than they are today.

Yeah you'd think after the last 2 playoffs fans would appreciate the importance of the goaltending position. Alas...

 

[Andy99]

Can anyone point to anything on his resume that will justify him keeping his position?

well, Carter and Rakell were pretty good deadline deals, but other than that…

 

[Jacob]

So there are 2 good 2004 Russian goalies, 1 6'6", 1 6'0", both had pretty decent seasons and the one that was ranked slightly lower got picked slightly higher than the other?

Really looks like our guy had the better season, too. More games and played in some tournaments that the other guy apparently didn't. With the league trend of going for big goalies maybe we found a guy that is undervalued due to a perceived flaw (but 6'0" isn't really *that* small and a just-turned 18 year old can probably still grow a bit) where the other guy was also overvalued.

Are there any good 2003 born Russian goalies or will Murashov be on the U20 team in the winter?

 

[Coastal Kev]

well, Carter and Rakell were pretty good deadline deals, but other than that…

If they don't sign Rakell, that was a lot to give up for such a short rental- especially with a team that didn't have a chance to truly compete.

Carter, never liked it.

 

[Jacob]

If they don't sign Rakell, that was a lot to give up for such a short rental- especially with a team that didn't have a chance to truly compete.

Carter, never liked it.

Heinen was a pretty nice value pickup. Not something that puts a team over the top but almost 20 goals for a million bucks and he doesn't hurt you defensively or require top 6 or PP time to produce either.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

Hello prospect we will never see pro.

 

[Coastal Kev]

Heinen was a pretty nice value pickup. Not something that puts a team over the top but almost 20 goals for a million bucks and he doesn't hurt you defensively or require top 6 or PP time to produce either.

I like 1 year contracts, should be done more.

Guy like Heinen are fine, but when entire forward roster has the same traits, with differing degrees of talent, that's the problem I see with sully hockey.

 

[BrookswasHere44]

? he made a pick that was decent, who I suggested and had scouted 0.0 seconds.

He signed a fan fav for too long

Something else I missed?

Letang, Kristopher

 

[Zap Rowsdower]

Well at least we know he's better than that music

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

Would rather have too many goalies than too little

Trust the org's scouting at the position

But 6'0" for a starter is small

Admittedly I know absolutely nothing about his game, but the bolded did kind of stand out at me. The trend toward big goalies makes me a bit worried about a kid DeSmith's size.

 

[Peat]

Admittedly I know absolutely nothing about his game, but the bolded did kind of stand out at me. The trend toward big goalies makes me a bit worried about a kid DeSmith's size.

It feels like the trend is reversing a little as there's more space and there's more premium on goalies who can go post to post quickly. You look at the Vezina voting - Shestyorkin won as a 6'1" guy, Saaros came third and he ain't even 6', Sure the rest of them are 6'2" or above so it's still a bit of a punt but I don't feel as bad about this as I would have a year ago.

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

It feels like the trend is reversing a little as there's more space and there's more premium on goalies who can go post to post quickly. You look at the Vezina voting - Shestyorkin won as a 6'1" guy, Saaros came third and he ain't even 6', Sure the rest of them are 6'2" or above so it's still a bit of a punt but I don't feel as bad about this as I would have a year ago.

An extra inch or two makes all the difference in the world -- or so I've been told.

 

[Jaded-Fan]

I am upset with the lottery pick numbers that you picked for me for next week's lottery.
There were much better numbers available.

 

[Peat]

An extra inch or two makes all the difference in the world -- or so I've been told.

This why it's important to be an exotic foreign type, people think less of that little bit of extra reach then.

 

[Coastal Kev]

Letang, Kristopher

he sounds dreamy

 

[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

Is it wrong to say who gives a shit?

 

[Jacob]

Guessing he moves up to the VHL next season?

 

[Honour Over Glory]

Admittedly I know absolutely nothing about his game, but the bolded did kind of stand out at me. The trend toward big goalies makes me a bit worried about a kid DeSmith's size.

First - f*** cds.

Second - I don't mind more Euro goalies. They aren't shoved into a style like most north American goalies are. They're more unorthodox by comparison and more true hybrid. Whereas NA goalies are basically similar with some being better athletes with athleticism and their hockey IQ as well as reflexes.

He's a smaller goalie, but 6' be damned, in those clips he's pretty good at being quick and when to drop down and not suffer from the height issue.

An extra inch or two makes all the difference in the world -- or so I've been told.

Poor Mrs Sidney the kidney.