Prospect Info: Korshkov is coming over

[PromisedLand]

Get him over here before they ruin him.

if he is half as good as Svechnikov I am sold on him. Sevchnikov is a freakin' BEAST at 18 yrs old.

I had such high hopes from Korshov; hopefully my faith is proven right

 

[PromisedLand]

Matthews 11.6
Tavares 11.0
Marner 9.5
Nylander 7.0
Kadri 4.5
Kapanen 4.0
Johnsson 4.0
Hyman 2.3
Moore 0.8
Goat 0.7
XXXX 1.0
XXXX 1.0
XXXX 1.0


Rielly 5.0
Muzzin 4.0
XXXXX 4.0
Dermott 0.9
XXXX 1.0
XXXX 1.0
XXXX 1.0

Andersen 5.0
Sparks 0.8

Kessel 1.2

Total: $82.3

Marleau aint going anywhere; and neither is Zaitsev. nobody is touching those contracts

 

[Its not your fault]

Marleau aint going anywhere; and neither is Zaitsev. nobody is touching those contracts

You don't know that at all. There was way worse ones moved. Out to lunch you are

 

[acrobaticgoalie]

You don't know that at all. There was way worse ones moved. Out to lunch you are

In Marleau's case he has a NTC so even if we had a taker he would have to be willing to leave. Zaitsev would likely have to have a fairly high draft pick or decent prospect attached to him. Would be amazing if he got claimed in the expansion draft

 

[Its not your fault]

In Marleau's case he has a NTC so even if we had a taker he would have to be willing to leave. Zaitsev would likely have to have a fairly high draft pick or decent prospect attached to him. Would be amazing if he got claimed in the expansion draft

I do believe Zaitsev has to be protected, agreed it will hurt us for Zaitsev. He is moveable though it happens. Marleau is rather proud I think he would wave his NTC. That's my opinion. I think if you asked him properly he would do the right thing. If you walked up and said he your being traded yes or no. It's a no if they are like 12 teams list possible. Again we will see but I believe this route is the least distructive.

 

[Menzinger]

Marleau aint going anywhere; and neither is Zaitsev. nobody is touching those contracts

The Leafs have moved worse contracts, and so have other teams.

If worst comes to worst they pair him with a 2nd to entice a buyer, or trade him for a contract that can be bought out with minimal cap implications Fair amount of options if Dubas wants to ditch the contract

 

[as Pure as Evil]

stoked to see what he can do with our teams, he should be given every opportunity to succeed we have a great developmental team and have enough Russians in the franchise to help with any language barriers/and a comfort level we may get. hopefully that and hard work can help him reach his potential

the one positive about having zatziev is that he is fluent in English and Russian which helps the transition with guys that come over

 

[GoldenGOOSE]

What kind of money will he be making in the AHL Some AHL guys make pretty great money on the Marlies right?

 

[Cor]

What kind of money will he be making in the AHL Some AHL guys make pretty great money on the Marlies right?

He'll be on an ELC, so it's be a 2-way deal automatically.

Which means his AHL salary will be like 100K.

Which is great to the average person, but likely a large pay cut to what he was making in Russia.

 

[GoldenGOOSE]

100k only? Some guys make much more than that right? Why would he come over here for a fraction of his KHL salary? Weird. Maybe he was fired in the KHL.

 

[Menzinger]

100k only? Some guys make much more than that right? Why would he come over here for a fraction of his KHL salary? Weird. Maybe he was fired in the KHL.

It’s likely the lure of the NHL. He probably won’t commit to the AHL for long, but will take a pay cut for the chance at the top league in the world, at least for a short while

 

[ULF_55]

100k only? Some guys make much more than that right? Why would he come over here for a fraction of his KHL salary? Weird. Maybe he was fired in the KHL.

Marner is on an ELC, wonder why he didn't go over to Russia?

 

[inthe6ix]

not sure what to make of this since he hasn't really been lighting it up in the K, was overage at the draft and we passed up on guys like debrincat, carter hart and kyrou

 

[Cor]

100k only? Some guys make much more than that right? Why would he come over here for a fraction of his KHL salary? Weird. Maybe he was fired in the KHL.

Guys on 1 way deals make their NHL salary guaranteed. Like Josh Jorris signed a 1 way deal with us IIRC. So he’s making 700K or whatever.

Korshkov is coming over because he wants to play in the NHL, which on his ELC will likely be 900K-975K salary. However when he’s in the AHL, he’s only making around 100K.

So while he’ll be fine with that for part of next season, he won’t want to be in the AHL for very long.

 

[Magic Man]

Marleau aint going anywhere; and neither is Zaitsev. nobody is touching those contracts

I'm hoping that both can run up their numbers with players out of the lineup leading up to the end of the season and then have a satisfactory playoff to enhance their trade value heading into the summer. A strong finish would help, the season isn't over yet and their games are still of NHL quality.

 

[GoldenGOOSE]

You have to think Dubas wanted Debrincat, and that Debrincat, was one of the many reasons Hunter was overlooked.

Hawks are my second favourite team, but it looks like its too late for the Hawks to make the playoffs.

Too bad, Dylan Strome has been great with the Hawks. Great to see. Always liked the kid.

 

[Knies iT]

not sure what to make of this since he hasn't really been lighting it up in the K, was overage at the draft and we passed up on guys like debrincat, carter hart and kyrou

You're comparing a 6'5" power forward to undersized finesse players on the basis of point production, and you wonder why it doesn't make sense?

Korshkov's been compared to a prime Backes since draft day. The idea is that he will hopefully bring a lot more value to the line-up than simply scoring.

I also highly doubt he will play a full season with the Marlies. He did not forego millions of dollars in the KHL to make 100k in a second rate league. There's likely a verbal agreement in place in terms of his role next season, but we'll see.

 

[TML1967]

Hopefully he gets some AHL games in soon, so we can see what hes got. Give him the Kapanen/More treatment.

Start with a ton of defensive zone draws, play a ton of minutes in a shut down type roll, and PK like crazy. If you can build that half of his game to a solid level, he is much more likely to be successful in the NHL with Babs.
A 4th liner who is 6'4, can skate and PK with some upside would be a bug win for us next year, and maybe he developed into a 3W.

 

[lifelonghockeyfan]

Why would any even think Marleau would waive his NTC. He wants to be play for a contender and no other contender wants his 6.25m cap hit either. The only way Marleau is traded is if he decides to retire and then his cap hit can be traded.
And the continued silliness about trading Zaitsev's contract. His contract isn't bad or if it is a just a bit overpriced. Fact it the Leafs have no one that can take his minutes. So he stays. NTCs do not have to protected in the expansion draft for you worriers.
If Marleau stays, the Leafs are about 7m over cap with their RFAs signed. For practicality , and just to make one trade, and the Leafs do have replacementws at wing, Nylander is most logical trade this summer.

 

[Brock Radunske]

They will need the depth next year. I'd love it if the Leafs sold high on Kapanen and gave Moore a shot at that spot.

Bracco is doing well in the AHL but I doubt he will ever play for the Leafs. Can't imagine Babcock playing a guy who is not that good defensively even if he is good offensively.

Yeh Babcock sure has shown he values defensive, two-way hockey. /s
I hope Bracco is patient because I think he just needs to outlast Babcock.

 

[inthe6ix]

You're comparing a 6'5" power forward to undersized finesse players on the basis of point production, and you wonder why it doesn't make sense?

i'd rather have carter hart

 

[mapleleaf979]

Yeh Babcock sure has shown he values defensive, two-way hockey. /s
I hope Bracco is patient because I think he just needs to outlast Babcock.

Bracco u can already sense is going to get the Nylander treatment. Bracco imo deserves a look on the 3rd line wing next year if his top speed keep improving, with Kadri-Moore. Bracco also can play on the 2nd PP. He might be able to elevate Kadri and keep him engaged knowing Bracco has excellent vision.

Imo, Connor Brown has to be moved in the off season. Moore is already more impressive. Far superior skating. Brown's skating imo, is getting exposed especially backpressure.

 

[Brock Radunske]

Bracco u can already sense is going to get the Nylander treatment. Bracco imo deserves a look on the 3rd line wing next year if his top speed keep improving, with Kadri-Moore. Bracco also can play on the 2nd PP. He might be able to elevate Kadri and keep him engaged knowing Bracco has excellent vision.

Imo, Connor Brown has to be moved in the off season. Moore is already more impressive. Far superior skating. Brown's skating imo, is getting exposed especially backpressure.

I think Dubas needs to get rid of all of Babs favourite toys: Brown/Hainsey/Kadri/Marleau.
God forbid he'd be forced to give meaningful ice time to his young stars

 

[Anthrax442]

Korshkov's season is over

 

[Cor]

Koshkov and Lokomotiv were eliminated this morning by SKA.

Look for Koshkov to be in Toronto on Monday, with a signing coming then or shortly after