Predict 2014-2015 Point Totals: #9 Nikolai Kulemin

[seafoam]

Next up: Nikolai Kulemin



Point totals from last year and poll order

Kyle Okposo - 69 points - 71 gp
John Tavares - 66 points - 59 gp
Frans Nielsen - 58 points - 80 gp
Josh Bailey - 38 points - 77 gp
Mikhail Grabovski - 35 points - 58 gp
Michael Grabner - 26 points - 64 gp
Brock Nelson- 26 points - 72 gp
Thomas Hickey -22 points - 82 gp
Nikolai Kulemin - 20 points - 70 gp
Cal Clutterbuck - 19 points - 73 gp
Ryan Strome - 18 points - 37 gp
Travis Hamonic - 18 points - 69 gp
Colin McDonald - 18 points - 70 gp
Calvin de Haan - 16 points - 51 gp
Matt Donovan - 16 points - 52 gp
Casey Cizikas - 16 points - 80 gp
Anders Lee - 14 points - 22 gp
Matt Martin - 14 points - 79 gp
Lubo Visnovsky - 11 points - 24 gp
TJ Brennan - 0 points --
Griffin Reinhart - 0 points --

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[seafoam]

I'm expecting somewhere around 15-20 goals and 15-20 assists.

 

[xECK29x]

I'm expecting somewhere around 15-20 goals and 15-20 assists.

same, 15-25 for me.

 

[SI90]

this is one of the harder one to predict for me...

 

[rikker]

hard to predict, for sure. i get the feeling that he will be 'Bailey'd', meaning that he will be bounced all over the place, because of his versatility. 30-39 for me.

 

[Skip To My Lou]

Rooting for Kulie to have a great year. Been a fan of him since he started in Toronto, and feel like he can help. I think he can have a 20-20-40 year. Certainly don't see why not, especially if he rekindles his chemistry with Grabo.

21-24-45

 

[boredmale]

I am betting 20-25 goals, 15-20 assists

 

[charlie1]

I think folks are overestimating his goal-scoring potential. I just don't see him returning to the glory days of Kule-Grabo past. 10 goals, 20 assists, 30 points.

 

[SLAPSHOT723]

I think he can definitely have a 25-25 season if he clicks with Grabovski again and whoever will be playing RW.

 

[islesfan3913]

I think 20g and 20a are well within Kulemin's reach.

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

I was torn between the 20-29 option and 30-39 option, mainly because my prediction is he falls somewhere in the 27-33 point range, thus fitting both options.

I think over a healthy season, he'll likely hit 15 to 20 assists. I'm just not sold on his goal scoring. He hasn't shown a scoring touch since he hit 30 goals a few years ago, and since has had seasons of 7, 7, and 9 goals, respectively (though one was the lockout season where he was on pace for around 12 or 13 goals over a full season).

I ended up taking the 30-39 option though because I think he can score 10 to 13 goals and add 17 or 18 assists, putting his high range at 30-31 points.

I will say this. I'm surprised there's not much talk about possibly playing him with Tavares. IMO, Kulemin has a lot of what you'd want out of a winger to play with JT and Okposo. Great board player, good defensively, physical, and actually has a wicked shot that he doesn't get to utilize often enough.

 

[charlie1]

seafoam-- We've had a lot of chatter in the Advanced Stats thread over the value (or lack thereof) of Sv%. So when you finish out the skaters, would you mind doing two additional polls for Halak and Johnson? It would be "Predict the Sv% of ...."

And if you don't mind, bin the categories by 0.005, so the categories would be 0.896-0.900, 0.901-0.905, etc.

Or I can do it if you'd like, I just didn't want to step on toes. Thanks again for these threads, I'm interested to see how well we do.

 

[KnishOfTheCrease]

17g
22a

 

[airbus220]

Who can expect goals for Kulemin after yesterday when russian soldiers missed the Ukrainian border by more than 15 miles. Assists sure he will get, but who wouldn't get assists. Could be he will be called back to serve in the russian army of blinds.

 

[scott99]

I have him at 10 goals 20 assists, 30 points, and a good defensive forward, mixes well with Grabovski's and Strome's offense.

 

[charlie1]

At the end we should sum our expected points to see how optimistic we are. I'm guessing very.

 

[First Blood]

He'll be good for around 35-40

 

[seafoam]

I'm going to do thaf Charlie

I have him at 10 goals 20 assists, 30 points, and a good defensive forward, mixes well with Grabovski's and Strome's offense.

You think Kulemin will notch ten goals playing with Strome and Grabo in a top six situation and possibly 2nd PP unit time?

 

[ndgolden]

I think folks are overestimating his goal-scoring potential. I just don't see him returning to the glory days of Kule-Grabo past. 10 goals, 20 assists, 30 points.

Which would still be more goals than his totals the last three seasons.

Kule would be making a nice $140k per point at this projection.

 

[dtrain24]

He's a tough one to predict, but I think he'll bounce-back alongside Grabo again. Also, it helps that he'll be with a potential breakout candidate in Strome. I think that second line has potential to be very good.

Gonna say 18-28-46.