Prospect Info: Grigori Denisenko (2018, #15 overall), Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (KHL), signed ELC 5/5/20

[Jakeybonz]

did he get sent down to the mhl? I see he has an mhl game played this season buy not sure when it was.

 

[jvr32]

did he get sent down to the mhl? I see he has an mhl game played this season buy not sure when it was.

No. He's playing tonight on the first line with Kontiola and Loktionov

 

[JohnLennon]

No. He's playing tonight on the first line with Kontiola and Loktionov

That's encouraging considering the lack of minutes he's been getting. Maybe they realize he needs to be put in a top 6 role in order to best utilise his skills?

 

[GermanPanther]

That's encouraging considering the lack of minutes he's been getting. Maybe they realize he needs to be put in a top 6 role in order to best utilise his skills?

I Agree with you. In todays Game, he played only a view Minutes, even he play in the "1st" Line. I don´t even recognise him much on the Ice, only in the scene, where he could show his skating Ability. That turned out in a steal for Denisenko, but i doesnt saw much of a offensive Game from him. He doesn´t play PP, he doesnt play PK. Not sure how much it helps him in his developing Process.

Its even harder that he doesnt can show up, cause the opponent of Yaroslavi was not the Best.

 

[jvr32]

 

[Chaos2k7]

Great pass, quick accurate release.

 

[aborkie]

I saw him play at the Panthers development camp scrimmage in June. He did not stand out in any way. Seemed to have good speed though and liked to hit.

 

[FinlandPanther]

I saw him play at the Panthers development camp scrimmage in June. He did not stand out in any way. Seemed to have good speed though and liked to hit.

This is so late lol.

 

[Jakeybonz]

did he get sent down to the mhl? I see he has an mhl game played this season buy not sure when it was.

or was i just predicting the future again?

 

[FinlandPanther]

What is going on with this kid? He has 3 goals in 11 games which is pretty decent production for his age but I notice he hasn’t been in the lineup for a little. KHL is so weird.

 

[Jakeybonz]

What is going on with this kid? He has 3 goals in 11 games which is pretty decent production for his age but I notice he hasn’t been in the lineup for a little. KHL is so weird.

because loko doesn't care about decent production for his age. they want decent production.

 

[FinlandPanther]

because loko doesn't care about decent production for his age. they want decent production.

3 goals in 11 games is good production for the minutes he’s playing.

 

[letsgrowcactus]

because loko doesn't care about decent production for his age. they want decent production.

He scored the last game he played; they won. Right after that he doesn't play again and he's not in the MHL either...

What's going on there?

 

[MintyFresh88]

Does anyone know who has his CHL rights (if anyone)?

 

[Jakeybonz]

3 goals in 11 games is good production for the minutes he’s playing.

yea but no assists and apparently no defense or effort is what ive heard. hes a huge boom bust but if in a year he doesnt show major improvement he'll be looking pretty busty. and hes the pick i wanted so its not a tippett situation for me either.

 

[CaptainScrewy]

Man i hope he turns out, really could have used a ty smith in the system.

 

[iam76]

Man i hope he turns out, really could have used a ty smith in the system.

yah ty looks pretty damn good. hopefully we get lucky here

 

[FLpanthers16]

Panthers need to step in if he does not get handled the right way over there.

 

[Brokin]

Scouting reports all talk about "discipline." Nobody elaborates beyond that. If he needed work on his defensive play I would think that would be spelled out. It could be he doesn't listen to the coaches and basically does what he wants. At the pro level this is totally unacceptable and he will wash out and be a bust as the KHL coaching staff or the junior team will just plant his arz in the pressbox for most of the season. Soupy said we will always own his NHL rights but that does us no good if he can't produce like a 15th overall pick. Whoever is our GM will never offer him an ELC and he can go drive the Zamboni. Dale will go back to drafting guys from NA only (like Mascherin).

 

[Atas2000]

Panthers need to step in if he does not get handled the right way over there.

Do you even hear your tone? That's not Panthers prerogative to intervene with how a KHL organization handles it's players.

 

[Atas2000]

yea but no assists and apparently no defense or effort is what ive heard. hes a huge boom bust but if in a year he doesnt show major improvement he'll be looking pretty busty. and hes the pick i wanted so its not a tippett situation for me either.

Calling a D+1 15th pick a bust if he doesn't produce in a men's league right away is a huge exaggeration. I mean HUGE.

 

[FLpanthers16]

Do you even hear your tone? That's not Panthers prerogative to intervene with how a KHL organization handles it's players.

Not saying they should and from what it looks like he is playing more then it sounded like

 

[Atas2000]

Not saying they should and from what it looks like he is playing more then it sounded like

He is also playing just as much as he deserves. He is still raw and needs to beef up too. He is a finesse player, but when he tries that against the big boys he gets outmuscled more often than not. At his age that's perfectly normal.

He is going to the 4 Nations U20 tournament soon. There he can have more room to show off his skill. And even there he will be an underager.

 

[letsgrowcactus]

At the U20:
After going pointless in the previous game (though per transcript he was very active), Denisenko now has a hattrick against the Czech team plus two assists - in other words, he was directly involved in 5 of the 6 goals Russia scored (they won the game 6-5). He also scored the GWG.
Shockingly, he was chosen as the best player of the game.

 

[letsgrowcactus]

Bad quality but better than nothing I guess: