CHEREPANOV: What is his upside?

[Kaktus*]

He's 5'10 now. I don't think he'll magically grow another 4 inches.

I saw that he is listed 6'0 and some of the sites list him at 6'1, he is a little over 6'0 180lbs on both ISS and iihf. At the beginning of the season and WJC he was listed 5'10 5'11. Team Avangard listed him about 5'11 at the beginning of the season if I am not wrong.

http://hfboards.com/showthread.php?t=368768
http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/feature/?fid=10631&hubname=

 

[Redwingsfan]

What's the deal with him being described by some scouts as gutless?

Any insight on this?

It's one thing to have a bad tourney, but he's taken a lot of heat lately.

it really wasnt that bad. it was just not as good as everyone expected.

 

[GKJ]

Here is the level of caution that GMs take of the non-existant transfer agreement:




Zero.

 

[bulgaria]

He's 5'10 now. I don't think he'll magically grow another 4 inches.

He is 5'11 not 5'10

 

[Redwingsfan]

Here is the level of caution that GMs take of the non-existant transfer agreement:




Zero.

i agree. a player like cherepanov. there is no way he will stay in russia for more then two years after he is drafted.

 

[Hiishawk]

Here is the level of caution that GMs take of the non-existant transfer agreement:




Zero.

Why do you say that? My understanding is quite the opposite- especially if the player is not elite. Believing that bringing a player over might mean going through sticky, lengthy and expensive negotiations are a red flag for many GMs. Some GMS will even back off from drafting a player with a certain agent just to avoid legal, and other, negotiating hassles.

 

[kostitsyn1489]

He's more of a goal scorer then a playmaker but how does he score his goal? I heard he scores a lot of garbage goal? What about his shooting and puck control?

 

[Chimaera]

Here is the level of caution that GMs take of the non-existant transfer agreement:




Zero.

I'd say a tad bit. Though, really not much. But only if two players were getting exactly the same marks across the board. Later round picks might be a different story.

A good player will find his way to the NHL (unless he says he doesn't want to be here)

 

[Rise from the Ashes]

I'd say he is Kovalchuk without the big slapper.

 

[Slay]

He's more of a goal scorer then a playmaker but how does he score his goal? I heard he scores a lot of garbage goal? What about his shooting and puck control?

I think his shooting and playmaking abilities are just fine and basically are his strongest points. Right now his main problem is that he is not very strong physically which influence his overall game and ability to protect the puck and fight along the boards, he is pushed around pretty easly. Also his skating is a bit suspicious, mainly in terms of power, he usually doesn't have an edge over opposition speedskating-wise but agility-wise he looks good. But I think he has an edge in terms of thinking: his decision-makings with a puck are pretty fast and for the most part optimal.

His playing style reminds me Datsyuk.

 

[kostitsyn1489]

Well thanks guys! I wrote something about U18 amd Cherepanov. I wanted to be sure everything was fine. I thought he was more of a guy who scores garbage goal. He seems to be good at it but happy to know that he can score from everywhere. I taught to some guys and well they dont like him much I think and I was wondering why he was rankd that high. I started doubting about him a bit. I thought they were talking about Ryder instead of Cherepanov.

 

[Hiishawk]

I think his shooting and playmaking abilities are just fine and basically are his strongest points. Right now his main problem is that he is not very strong physically which influence his overall game and ability to protect the puck and fight along the boards, he is pushed around pretty easly. Also his skating is a bit suspicious, mainly in terms of power, he usually doesn't have an edge over opposition speedskating-wise but agility-wise he looks good. But I think he has an edge in terms of thinking: his decision-makings with a puck are pretty fast and for the most part optimal.

His playing style reminds me Datsyuk.

I agree completely with this description.

 

[BlackTuuk]

Washington is probably the best home for Chere. It makes the most sense for Chere to play there.

 

[Zine]

Washington is probably the best home for Chere. It makes the most sense for Chere to play there.

Ovechkin - Backstrom - Fehr
Semin - ???? - Cherepanov

 

[kostitsyn1489]

Ovechkin - Backstrom - Fehr
Semin - ME - Cherepanov

I could probably rack up 60 assists.

 

[Bananas]

Ovechkin - Backstrom - Fehr
Semin - ???? - Cherepanov

Is that the worst top six defensively ever created or what?

Man, they would score some goals though. Looks mighty green as well.

Also, I believe the talk is of playing Backstrom with Semin.