Prospect Info: Igor Shestyorkin Part I

[FLYLine27*]

Not understanding how he didn't win the best goalie award

Probably didnt play enough games since the coach just loved to keep playing Kosk

edit - nvm they all played about the same.

 

[Mac n Gs]

Didn't Koshechkin go bananas in the playoffs though? Maybe there's some recency bias? It wouldn't be unusual

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

So he made the team of the season in the KHL, but didn't win goalie of the season.

 

[Mike in Houston]

Was listening to Blueshirt Underground Radio yesterday and they had Shane Malloy on from SiriusXM Hockey Prospects Radio. Malloy projects Shestyorkin to be a backup at best in the NHL.

 

[nyr2k2]

Was listening to Blueshirt Underground Radio yesterday and they had Shane Malloy on from SiriusXM Hockey Prospects Radio. Malloy projects Shestyorkin to be a backup at best in the NHL.

LOL, I would love to hear the rationale.

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

Was listening to Blueshirt Underground Radio yesterday and they had Shane Malloy on from SiriusXM Hockey Prospects Radio. Malloy projects Shestyorkin to be a backup at best in the NHL.

Based on nothing, of course. Those projections are just empty guesses. I've seen reports and projections on Grachev, Dawes, Yogan, McColgan, Iverson etc that turned out to be not even close to the eventual result. "Backup at best" especially for a 20-year old goalie is just a ridiculous projection.

 

[Mike in Houston]

Based on nothing, of course. Those projections are just empty guesses. I've seen reports and projections on Grachev, Dawes, Yogan, McColgan, Iverson etc that turned out to be not even close to the eventual result. "Backup at best" especially for a 20-year old goalie is just a ridiculous projection.

He based it on what he's been told by goalie scouts. He admitted to knowing jack about goalies. So we'll see.

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

He based it on what he's been told by goalie scouts. He admitted to knowing jack about goalies. So we'll see.

The thing with goalies is that you just don't know. They develop at a later age compared to forwards and even defensemen. It's a crapshoot. You don't know how Shestyorkin will develop.

 

[Fugazy]

Was listening to Blueshirt Underground Radio yesterday and they had Shane Malloy on from SiriusXM Hockey Prospects Radio. Malloy projects Shestyorkin to be a backup at best in the NHL.

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

Was listening to Blueshirt Underground Radio yesterday and they had Shane Malloy on from SiriusXM Hockey Prospects Radio. Malloy projects Shestyorkin to be a backup at best in the NHL.

Right now, I think he'd be among the better back ups in the NHL. I think he could do about what Saros has done this season for Nashville. He was just a top 2 goalie in the KHL at 20/21. He's a consensus top 10 goalie prospect, a lot of people have him top 5, possibly even higher than that. So unless there aren't ten goalies who are currently prospects who will be NHL starters, this is just a bad opinion. Prospects are prospects for a reason, there are tons of possible outcomes, but I don't think you'd find anyone who seriously studies prospects who would project Shestyorkin to be anything other than a starter. There's like nothing in his game that makes you think back up, if you were to be completely fair in an assessment of his game.

 

[offdacrossbar]

Was listening to Blueshirt Underground Radio yesterday and they had Shane Malloy on from SiriusXM Hockey Prospects Radio. Malloy projects Shestyorkin to be a backup at best in the NHL.

uh....

hes russian

duh

 

[offdacrossbar]

So he made the team of the season in the KHL, but didn't win goalie of the season.

that awards thing is just so awkward. so 90's.

the music is just bad. if im shesty, im ready to chew my arm off to get over here.

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

http://blueseatblogs.com/2017/05/31/igor-shestyorkin-prospect/

 

[bathgate]

http://blueseatblogs.com/2017/05/31/igor-shestyorkin-prospect/

Great read and thank you. He certainly has the potential to be Hank's replacement. I hope he opts out next year to come to America and learn from Allaire. He would be perfect as part of the transition to the next core of Rangers

 

[Fugazy]

http://blueseatblogs.com/2017/05/31/igor-shestyorkin-prospect/

Great read, thanks for sharing. I'm really hopeful this is the guy that will take over after Hank retires.

 

[darko]

He based it on what he's been told by goalie scouts. He admitted to knowing jack about goalies. So we'll see.

Listening to the wrong scouts.

The only thing you can knock Shesty on is size.

 

[Igor Shestyorkin]

So who won goalie of the season if he didn't?

 

[FLYLine27*]

So who won goalie of the season if he didn't?

Adam Clendening

 

[Igor Shestyorkin]

Adam Clendening

Yeah that guy is pretty good at goalie.

 

[Luger]

Last year KHL was close to the NHL. There seems to be a bit of an exodus from the KHL right now, but being really good on the KHL likely means at least competent in the NHL.

 

[egelband]

He won't have to adjust much to the jersey.

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

So who won goalie of the season if he didn't?

Vasily Koshechkin.

Shestyorkin had a better season, but probably didn't win it because his coach didn't choose him as the playoff starter. I would think he was the leader for the award up until the playoffs where he barely played.

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

I was looking over his stats to make a point in the Prospect Board, and I realized a pretty historic fun fact about him.

Fun Fact: He's technically the youngest goalie to ever play in the KHL, as he debuted under two months after turning 17 in a now defunct loser's playoffs. This was in 2013.

 

[Section32]

He won't have to adjust much to the jersey.

First thing I thought of as well!!!

As a young kid he has faired very well.

He is also coming out of a very good league and from a country that has developed all-world players at the postition- not once in a blue moon like Czech Rep...

The time he would come over, learn from HL, and than take on starter duties seems too good to be true for the Rangers....

Alas, I will wait and see if it pans out...

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

http://en.khl.ru/news/2017/06/06/348528.html

SKA will play in the KHL's first outdoor game in Helsinki against Jokerit.