Prospect Info: Alexander Romanov (2018, 38th OA) - KHL, CSKA Moscow: Part IV

[Whitesnake]

Concerned about Juulsen as it affects our depth....but as the years progressed, never thought of him as a top 4 D. Surely a very good No5/No6 though. Romanov, if he continues, as all the making of a top 4.

 

[Rockomax]

We're going to lose a good player in the expansion draft. Many good forwards will hve to be left unprotected.

But I think Petry will be a ufa, so he doesn't need to be protected. So as of now, we can protect Weber, Mete, Juulsen.

That's assuming we don't bring in any help on D until then though. I very much doubt that. I thought Petry had one more year on his contract. Good news then.

 

[26Mats]

That's assuming we don't bring in any help on D until then though. I very much doubt that. I thought Petry had one more year on his contract. Good news then.

With whoever is brought in, the expansion draft will have to be considered.

Perhaps we should target a LD that is also a UFA in 2021?

As of now, imo, we have a better d corps than forward corps (3rd best goals against in the NHL since Jan. 1) and an abundance of good d prospects not even with the team (Juulsen, Romanov, Brook, Fleury, Harris plus Tyszka, Walford, etc...)

 

[Habs Halifax]

Concerned about Juulsen as it affects our depth....but as the years progressed, never thought of him as a top 4 D. Surely a very good No5/No6 though. Romanov, if he continues, as all the making of a top 4.

Actually, if you remove Weber (retirement) and Petry (might not re-sign), how does it look in a few years from now?

Romanov / Brook
Mete / Juulsen
Reilly or Kulak / Fleury

I think Juulsen and Romanov are top 4D potential but provide different things. Romanov seems to have a higher ceiling though.

 

[Goldenhands]

Romanov says no, you wont gain my zone without paying the price!!! Scott Stevens vibes..

 

[HOPE]

Romanov says no, you wont gain my zone without paying the price!!! Scott Stevens vibes..

love the smile when he gets up!

 

[26Mats]

love the smile when he gets up!

Hitting is almost a dead art in the new NHL. I just hope he can stick handle and has good hockey sense. He clearly can skate.

 

[BeastMode420]

Actually, if you remove Weber (retirement) and Petry (might not re-sign), how does it look in a few years from now?

Romanov / Brook
Mete / Juulsen
Reilly or Kulak / Fleury

I think Juulsen and Romanov are top 4D potential but provide different things. Romanov seems to have a higher ceiling though.

Looks god awful ... Why do people always overvalue NHL prospects ... It's the same thing in fantasy baseball. A prospect crush A ball the Gm who owns him wants a MLB player for him lmao.

I remember the Louis Leblanc era days many people were saying wowww first line player !

Dalton Thrower ? What a steal!

Jarred Tinordi ? Future General of the defense!

Or, our prospect pool is sooooo deep David Fischer will be a 1st pairing D ... Michael Mccarron ? Future top 6 !

Zach Fucale ? Trade Price he is ready at 20!

 

[Habs Halifax]

Looks god awful ... Why do people always overvalue NHL prospects ... It's the same thing in fantasy baseball. A prospect crush A ball the Gm who owns him wants a MLB player for him lmao.

I remember the Louis Leblanc era days many people were saying wowww first line player !

Dalton Thrower ? What a steal!

Jarred Tinordi ? Future General of the defense!

Or, our prospect pool is sooooo deep David Fischer will be a 1st pairing D ... Michael Mccarron ? Future top 6 !

Zach Fucale ? Trade Price he is ready at 20!

It only looks god awful cause you think prospects from before = our future prospects. It's not the same hope man. You are ignoring draft plus develop years and progress tracks.

Poehling > Leblanc
Romanov > Thrower
Brook > Tinordi
Olofsson > McCarron
Juulsen > Fisher
Fucale = Primeau

 

[Vachon23]

Looks god awful ... Why do people always overvalue NHL prospects ... It's the same thing in fantasy baseball. A prospect crush A ball the Gm who owns him wants a MLB player for him lmao.

I remember the Louis Leblanc era days many people were saying wowww first line player !

Dalton Thrower ? What a steal!

Jarred Tinordi ? Future General of the defense!

Or, our prospect pool is sooooo deep David Fischer will be a 1st pairing D ... Michael Mccarron ? Future top 6 !

Zach Fucale ? Trade Price he is ready at 20!

It’s not god awful but your right when you say that where good for overvalue NHL prospect. I think we need to relaxe and put lower expectation for our prospect. Romanov look good yes, he is probably a futur top 4 but he can flop and never play in the league to. The real problem si think is that we forgot that the WJC is a 2 week tournament where anything can happen. They are alote of player that had an amazing tournament and that we never heard about them after.

 

[Habs Halifax]

Romanov says no, you wont gain my zone without paying the price!!! Scott Stevens vibes..

Mini Subban. He is in your face, likes to join the rush, skates very well, and plays physical. Hard to predict how good his skills are and how this measures up to NHL talent cause it's too early

(Can't wait for some to say Romanov is not as good as Subban.. Well, what do you think Mini means?)

 

[Whitesnake]

In today's NHL, just like it was before, if he keeps hitting like that, he'll have to fight. Not sure if he knows how to...but even if he does, not sure that he needs to be that physical because of the toolset he has elsewhere. I hope he tones it down. We don't want another EMelin on our hands. We want a new Markov.

 

[Habs Halifax]

It’s not god awful but your right when you say that where good for overvalue NHL prospect. I think we need to relaxe and put lower expectation for our prospect. Romanov look good yes, he is probably a futur top 4 but he can flop and never play in the league to. The real problem si think is that we forgot that the WJC is a 2 week tournament where anything can happen. They are alote of player that had an amazing tournament and that we never heard about them after.

Correct, we should not put them on a pedestal where we think we know how they turn out for sure. However, we should not be comparing them to Thrower, Tinordi, McCarron, Leblanc though. Exaggeration to prove a point looks silly

 

[jaffy27]

love the smile when he gets up!

So much Emelin in him, love it!!

 

[jaffy27]

In today's NHL, just like it was before, if he keeps hitting like that, he'll have to fight. Not sure if he knows how to...but even if he does, not sure that he needs to be that physical because of the toolset he has elsewhere. I hope he tones it down. We don't want another EMelin on our hands. We want a new Markov.

Maybe we’ll get a new species that has the Emelin physicality with the Markov skillset, it’ll be named the Romanov

 

[Whitesnake]

Maybe we’ll get a new species that has the Emelin physicality with the Markov skillset, it’ll be named the Romanov

Yet again, we need the skills. We don't need him with a target on his head. This is a NHL that fights guys that hits like that. It happened in the KHL, it will happen in the NHL. And unless he knows how to take care of himself, which we didn't see him do in that vid, we do not need him to do that.

 

[DesmondDekker]

Mini Subban. He is in your face, likes to join the rush, skates very well, and plays physical. Hard to predict how good his skills are and how this measures up to NHL talent cause it's too early

(Can't wait for some to say Romanov is not as good as Subban.. Well, what do you think Mini means?)

He already looks much better than Jordan Subban.

 

[Habs Halifax]

He already looks much better than Jordan Subban.

Looks just as good as PK Subban did at age 19 IMO. Who knows how he develops moving forward but his momentum looks promising.

 

[OldCraig71]

So much Emelin in him, love it!!

He looked like Emelin to me as well. I know that Timmins said this about him but just the way he stood up and made the hit like there was nothing else on his mind made him look like a clone of Emelin.

 

[Habs76]

Hitting is almost a dead art in the new NHL. I just hope he can stick handle and has good hockey sense. He clearly can skate.

If there's anything Romanov has, it's high hockey IQ and a strong first pass.

 

[Habs Halifax]

Yet again, we need the skills. We don't need him with a target on his head. This is a NHL that fights guys that hits like that. It happened in the KHL, it will happen in the NHL. And unless he knows how to take care of himself, which we didn't see him do in that vid, we do not need him to do that.

Did PK ever fight when he but checked Marchand and stopped him in his tracks on a dime? If it's a clean hit, that is not on Romanov and he should keep doing his thing. You don't need to be a fighter to lay out hits like that. You need to be smart about it though as it takes you out of the play and the center needs to be in position to take your spot in case the puck gets past you.

Re watch it... Romanov is smart enough to realize that he can make that hit cause the back pressure from the forwards was there.

 

[Saundies]

Hitting is almost a dead art in the new NHL. I just hope he can stick handle and has good hockey sense. He clearly can skate.

Yet again, we need the skills. We don't need him with a target on his head. This is a NHL that fights guys that hits like that. It happened in the KHL, it will happen in the NHL. And unless he knows how to take care of himself, which we didn't see him do in that vid, we do not need him to do that.

When did we become anti-hitting? The NHL, the last time I checked, was still a contact league and stuff like that does matter, especially when you get into the grind of a 7 game series and wearing teams down. Just because it's not as frequent as it once was doesn't mean it's not important at all.

As for Romanov, keep doing your thing young man. Emelin with more skill would be beastly.

 

[Hfbsux]

Yet again, we need the skills. We don't need him with a target on his head. This is a NHL that fights guys that hits like that. It happened in the KHL, it will happen in the NHL. And unless he knows how to take care of himself, which we didn't see him do in that vid, we do not need him to do that.

In that play where Romanov hit the guy hard, he got jumped, he turtled and his team got a 3min PP. Romanov had 2 minutes (roughing) and the other 5 min for fighting and a 20min. I have no problem with him not fighting back after hitting a guy fair and square. Jumping a guy for this is stupid af imo, and Romanov should take advantage of it, just like he did.

 

[Whitesnake]

When did we become anti-hitting? The NHL, the last time I checked, was still a contact league and stuff like that does matter, especially when you get into the grind of a 7 game series and wearing teams down. Just because it's not as frequent as it once was doesn't mean it's not important at all.

As for Romanov, keep doing your thing young man. Emelin with more skill would be beastly.

All for hitting if you can answer. People would love it if he knocks somebody out with a check until, he gets a concussion for being punched in the face. This is what the NHL is.

 

[Captain97]

All for hitting if you can answer. People would love it if he knocks somebody out with a check until, he gets a concussion for being punched in the face. This is what the NHL is.

You also have to remember he is very young in a men's league. At this time most KHL players will be a lot stronger than him.