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LD Daniil Zhuravlyov - Ak Bars Kazan, KHL (2018, 146th, COL released)

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9-0-3-3 in the KHL so far this season (for what it is worth, highest total for defensemen under20), averaging 15:28 of ice time a game on a pretty deep team. Will be interesting to see how he compares at the WJC20.
 
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ProspectsFanatic said:
9-0-3-3 in the KHL so far this season (for what it is worth, highest total for defensemen under20), averaging 15:28 of ice time a game on a pretty deep team. Will be interesting to see how he compares at the WJC20.
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The most interesting part will be to see how he compares to our runaway Knyazev who was supposed to be miles ahead of Zhuravlyov once.
 
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ProspectsFanatic said:
9-0-3-3 in the KHL so far this season (for what it is worth, highest total for defensemen under20), averaging 15:28 of ice time a game on a pretty deep team. Will be interesting to see how he compares at the WJC20.
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Pretty good ice time for a young player in the KHL - especially on that team.
 

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Do you think Zhuravlyov can play one day in nhl?
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First of all he is drafted, so even back then at least some people thought he could.

Right now he is benefitting from two factors. It's a new coach who has a history of trusting young players with some ice time. He was giving Kayumov, Denisenko, Kovalenko their fair share for sure with Loko. The other factor is AkBars's D being young overall. Ozhiganov is our oldest defenceman at 26. The average age is somewhat below 24. So it's not like he is taking ice time away from some battle hardened vets, which can be a positive and negative as well. On the positive side he will probably continue to get ice time. On the negative side there is no measuring stick of a been there done that veteran on the roster nor is there a mentor like Markov this time around. One other thing is the roster right ñow carries 11 defencemen who all rotate. It's the start of the season. Decisions might be coming up, but for now Zhuravlyov looks like he belongs and for the small sample size since the beginning of the season he looks definitely better than 3-4 guys who are obviously older(that's huge for a 19y.o.) and he gains the trust of the coaches playing on the 2nd pairing a lot.

The jury is still out on everything this season. The coach gives young players a long leash, but his system is less structured. The big test is coming up mid-October, 6 games in a row against the league's best. That will determine the molding of the team as well as Zhuravlyov's place on it. I am looking forward to it to see how our young group holds up.

With his current game Zhuravlyov looks like a lock for WJC. That also might bring some input.

I don't think he is a future NHLer no questions asked, but if he continues to grow and develop in the KHL he might get there. His style does fit today's mobile game. Weight is a issue though(which is nothing out of the ordinary at 19). He needs to beef up AND not slow down.
 
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Bad news. It seems he suffered a broken arm in a pre-season game and is out two months.
 

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Assist tonight pivoting on the 2PP.

It's really hard to predict at this point how good he can be. I am right now just watching his progress without making any predictions. He is solid. Not great, but solid. Might have a worse or better next game. His major consistency though is what earns him minutes.
 

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Steady growth. He surpassed his previous shortened season 1G 7A in 36GP performance today. Now at 2G 7A in 28GP. Very solid KHL regular by now. Given his age he is everything we could have asked for.
 
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He is just a steady presence back there. Nothing too flashy just does the job without much fuss. Hard to see him crack Colorado's roster in the future though, if he even wants to come to NA at some point that is. Wouldn't be surprised if he is delt as a sweetener in a deal in the next few years.
 
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