No more than 4 of them, I think. The forwards talent pool is shallow and lots of teams need good forwards. Celibrini, Demidov, Lindstrom, Catton, Eiserman, Iginla, Helenius have all good chances to be top-ten.
6 is a sales person' optimistic prediction. Yakemchuk, Silayev and Parekh are pretty doubtful in the top 10.
Silayev contract with his KHL team also last until the 2025-2026 season. I could see him drop out of the top 10.
He's missing a lot of tools for the NHL. Like opening shooting lanes skating laterally on the blue line. I've never seen him do it effectively. It's not that important in the KHL, but in the NHL with less space. Another one is his first pass reaches his target often yes, but rarely tape to tape. Also possible because more space in the KHL.
why am I still scared they will find a way to blow this game?! lol
Question of risk vs reward. I think GMs will make sure this ratio is manageable, and this is when they might tell some NHL scouts off.
oh I know it!
really? that's bizarre, no?
Did not know. I just noticed on the shifts by shifts of Silayev that he exploits zones of passing often. He puts the puck around where he thinks his team mates can get it. Very few long targets, some short zone exists. I thought that's more because there's room to do it, than a knock on his passing.
I told my girlfriend "they should win... But it's the sens. f*** why am I scared of a 5-0 lead" to which she replied "because they suck"
! time and time again they straight up shit the bed in games they should easily win.
