im just lickin my chops over how wicked good a line with sokolov / ???? / kaprizov could be!
i get not wanting to be too excited over a prospect. i was the debbie downer buzzkill over granlund. the day we drafted him i called him PMB2. not a compliment. after what 5 seasons he finally looks like the player we were expecting when we drafted. i just have a good feeling about this group of prospects i've never had before. our top 6 all showed progress over last season which i find very encouraging. am i really reaching for the stars when i say sokolov has nhl 20G potential?
You're not reaching for the stars when talking about his goal scoring potential. The issue if he doesn't make it probably won't be his scoring, it'll be a lack of a well rounded game. Every forward in the NHL these days is at least decent defensively, compared to what they were in the 90's and earlier. I'm not sure I can list even 5 one dimensional NHLers that play top 6. I'll try: Vanek, Grabner, Mike Ribiero (I know he's been bouncing between AHL and NHL this year, is he even in Nashville's top 6 when in the NHL?). That's all I can think of off the top of my head. Moulson too, actually, if he's in the top-6 for Buffalo.
Point is, Sokolov's got a lot of development still needed before he sniffs the NHL, and that's ok, because he's got a lot of time to do it. I hope the rumors of him signing in the KHL are true, because he's good enough offensively. He needs to play a pro game now, to round out his skill-set.
what happened to the post of the russo tweet saying he signed the ATO with Iowa? I just saw it here
Yeah, sorry, the "roster" here is the WJC roster. That wasn't at all clear from the tweet itself.WJC ?
How does Sokolov's development compare with Greenway at this time?
Greenway will for sure play in the NHL. Not sure what type of NHLer he will be yet, though. Just with his size, he will absolutely get chances and games.
Agree. If Curtis Gabriel can get NHL games, Greenway will for sure play in the NHL.