Guadana
Registered User
I think both Vilen and Orlov have quite the same style of play, they are close with their strength. And Vilen was a regular in pro hockey league so he is ahead in his development.You guys are sleeping on players like Orlov , Karpovich and Barbosha. Orlov and Karpovich have potential to be top 4 Dmen while Vilen is more of a 3rd pairing d man if he pans out.
May be both are much stronger skaters and their tools for their role are working pretty well, so they should be higher in the rankings than Lenny because of his skating.
And I think Vilen has ceiling of “Siegenthaler/Marino” - even if he will not be productive, he can make a lot of work to protect his partner. And with Hamilton, Nemec and even Casey, it’s an important job and very conditional to say “third pair”. Ofcourse everything should work and click on nhl level.
Orlov looks like little better transitional player potentially, but again he should start to play regular role in KHL for being higher in the rankings. He can make it after next year.
With Karpovich it’s too early to say. He played only in MHL before and his game has a lot of potential but there were some issues with it. (We should remember Mukhamadullin had some issues too). Belorussian extra league isn’t the strongest, but still men’s league. Will see how he will perform.
Of course his ceiling is very promising. Two way top 4 physical and mobile defenseman. if he will hit it, he is our best defenseman prospect after Luke and Simon. But he is in earlier moment of his development, didn’t play in mens league at all, both Vilen and Orlov showed better positional thinking and much better defense without the puck.
I think with Vilen, Orlov and Karpovich we have better nhler than Bahl potentially, may be two or even three. As a Devil or not.
Last edited: