Confirmed Signing with Link: [MIN] F Marat Khusnutdinov signs ELC with the Wild (2 years, $925k AAV)

[MMC]

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[Master P]

What a name.

 

[Sombastate]

Man, the Wild have an insane amount of young talent

 

[hotcabbagesoup]

He looks like someone crossed Erik Karlsson and Rasputin in that twitter picture. Plus the teal jerseys dont help dissuade the thought. Except for the C, EK would never be the C.

 

[BonMorrison]

Wild fans, decent hype on this prospect, yeah?

 

[Sota Popinski]

Can any contract expert explain why this isn't a 3 year ELC?

 

[AKL]

Wild fans, decent hype on this prospect, yeah?

I think the general expectation is that he fits into the middle six somewhere, Russo reported the Wild see him as a center, for a couple years some Wild fans have been projecting him as a winger, so we'll see exactly where he ends up.

 

[Mrfenn92]

Nice

 

[Dickie Dunn]

cool.....very cool.

 

[Lapa]

Good

 

[Wasted Talent]

Wild fans, decent hype on this prospect, yeah?

Should be more fun to watch than Lucchini and Lettieri.

Yes, those are real players.

 

[57special]

Wild fans, decent hype on this prospect, yeah?

last year, ya. This year, not so much.

 

[AKL]

last year, ya. This year, not so much.

I would argue last year there was great hype for him, this year, after scoring dipped, it's down to decent hype

 

[BKarchitect]

It remains to be seen if one of them can explode into a true #1 tentpole scoring center (probably Yurov, JEE is certainly a top 25 center in the league albeit not of that flavor), but suddenly the Wild look real good down the middle for a long time.

Yurov-JEE-Rossi-Khus

 

[Dickie Dunn]

It'll be interesting to see if his KHL numbers are indicative of use and the team around him or his skill level. I honestly don't know what to expect but he's still described as fast and plays fast. Sounds like a good start.

 

[57special]

It'll be interesting to see if his KHL numbers are indicative of use and the team around him or his skill level. I honestly don't know what to expect but he's still described as fast and plays fast. Sounds like a good start.

Realistically I am expecting a pre knee injury Erik Haula, hopefully including his FO prowess. Anything more than that is gravy.

 

[Sota Popinski]

It'll be interesting to see if his KHL numbers are indicative of use and the team around him or his skill level. I honestly don't know what to expect but he's still described as fast and plays fast. Sounds like a good start.

I'm choosing to be optimistic. The names I've been seeing as comps are Kaprizov, Panarin, Kuznetsov, Havlat, Tarasenko. I'm gonna assume that's what we're getting and risk being disappointed later.

 

[Kshahdoo]

Oh well, another Russian prospect going to NA and they still talking about Russian factor...

 

[WarriorofTime]

Boom! Big signing for the Wild

Oh well, another Russian prospect going to NA and they still talking about Russian factor...

Yes, every notable Russian has if nothing else given a go at it. You'd have to go back to like.. Mozyakin? for one that didn't, who broke out late and just as the KHL was coming into being.

People will say "it's all different now cuz of the geopolitics" or whatever, but it's hogwash, double digit Russians are signing ELCs with their drafted teams out of Russia every year.

 

[57special]

Oh well, another Russian prospect going to NA and they still talking about Russian factor...

The KHL was well on it's way to ruining him, so it's up to the North Americans to save his career.

 

[Kshahdoo]

It'll be interesting to see if his KHL numbers are indicative of use and the team around him or his skill level. I honestly don't know what to expect but he's still described as fast and plays fast. Sounds like a good start.

He's an excellent skater and has some grittiness, but he isn't a line-driver. I highly doubt about any top6 perspectives, but he can become a solid 3rd liner... or can't.

 

[Sota Popinski]

Oh well, another Russian prospect going to NA and they still talking about Russian factor...

Looking forward to your first trade post to move Khusnutdinov out of Minnesota. I'm sure it's coming in a week or two.

 

[Dickie Dunn]

They are coming over but you can’t exactly describe the process as quick or smooth. Plus, good luck getting these guys into your own development program early on. But yeah, eventually they come over.

 

[Kshahdoo]

The KHL was well on it's way to ruining him, so it's up to the North Americans to save his career.

Yeah, they tried to ruin him forcing him to play with Michkov and Tyanulin, but now Minnesota will save him.

Looking forward to your first trade post to move Khusnutdinov out of Minnesota. I'm sure it's coming in a week or two.

Nah, I personally don't care a lot about Khusnutdinov at the moment and doubt any other NHL team wants him right now.

 

[SoundAndFury]

Wild fans, decent hype on this prospect, yeah?

I'd say 4 years after his draft, Wild should thrilled if he becomes an effective 3rd line winger with good leadership qualities.

In my eyes, he lacks the physicality to fight for space and survive at center in the NHL and he doesn't have almost any high-end offensive skills so middle-6 projection is.. I can see where it's coming from, he was a good complimentary scorer for SKA, but I think if you are forced to play him on your 2nd line your team is really thin at F.

So what I meant to say, people who were hyped about him as 2nd Kaprizov post-draft and didn't adjust those expectations are going to be disappointed.