Prospect Info: Player Discussion: Nikita Soshnikov

[Muston Atthews]

Toronto Maple Leafs ‏@MapleLeafs 1m1 minute ago

.@SportChek Player Alert: The #Leafs have signed forward Nikita Soshnikov to a three-year entry level contract. #TMLtalk

57 GP w Moscow Oblast Atlant (KHL) this season, 32 points (14 goals, 18 assists)

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[Daisy Jane]

Welcome to LeafsLand, guy I have no idea who you are
but i like you

 

[BertCorbeau]

College FA?

 

[Muston Atthews]

5'11" 185 pounds

57 GP - 14 goals 18 assists 32 points

Undrafted it appears?

 

[Stats01]

No idea who this kid is but he's 21, 5 ft 11, 183 pounds, played for Moscow Oblast Avant. Put up 32 points in 57 games in the KHL this year to date.

Pretty nice to see us actually draft/sign a Russian forward for once. Been a while

 

[Muston Atthews]

College FA?

Nope played in the KHL this year.

 

[BlueBaron]

Welcome to LeafsLand, guy I have no idea who you are
but i like you

This

 

[BertCorbeau]

Candidate for most random signing at the most random time of the year?

 

[Babcocks Marner]

Good deal. Not bad numbers for the KHL, and at 21yo. If you can lour them, they are a few gems sitting in the KHL.... Even Canadians... hard to believe.

 

[Stand Witness]

hmmm, this is an interesting signing. 21 yrs old, undrafted and put up 32 pts in 57 KHL games.

 

[Quares27]

seems decent

 

[BonMorrison]

I can get behind this.

 

[kingstwitterguy]

Rebuild complete

 

[IAmBobo]

Scouting reporters have him projected to be better than Yakupov.


Source: IAmBobo

 

[King Leaf]

Never heard of him but welcome aboard stranger!

 

[ViewsFromThe6ix]

no harm, so why not?

 

[Cor]

@markhmasters: Leafs sign Nikita Soshnikov to entry-level contract; 57 GP w Moscow Oblast Atlant (KHL) this season, 32 points (14 goals, 18 assists)

 

[Oskar The Groucho]

Scouting reporters have him projected to be better than Yakupov.


Source: IAmBobo

Link?

 

[Rare Jewel]

Well that came from no where.

 

[Muston Atthews]

Soshnikov, 21, skated in 57 games with Moscow Oblast Atlant of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) this season, collecting 32 points (14 goals, 18 assists) and 22 penalty minutes. Soshnikov led his team with 14 even strength goals this season. The 5-11, 185-pound forward also ranked second on his team with 139 shots. Soshnikov had the third highest point total (32) among all KHL skaters under the age of 23. In 90 career KHL games, Soshnikov has collected 37 points (16 goals, 21 assists) and 49 penalty minutes.

-MapleLeafs.com

 

[johnny_rudeboy]

A right winger version of Johnson?

Does he have to pass through waivers if we send him down to play with the Marlies this season?

Cool signing. Never heard of him before. Good luck to him.

 

[deletethis]

Not too shabby looking at those videos. Not a great finisher but he plays hard and brave and appears to skate at an NHL level.

 

[LeafalCrusader]

Does he head to the Marlies?

 

[CalgaryLeaf*]

Well----- he's got that tucked-in-sweater- Wayne Gretzky thing happening.

 

[snizzbone*]

That long highlight vid was promising. Looks to be very skilled with no fear of taking the puck to the net.