RW Nikita Scherbak - Traktor Chelyabinsk, KHL (2014, 26th, MTL; claimed by LAK)

[Captain97]

He is way more of a passer than a goal scorer though.

you are correct, I was looking at some of his goals this year and thought wow. How about a 20-30 guy? I think he sits around 50-55 points most of his prime.

 

[ottawa]

 

[schnapshot]

Scores a highlight reel goal every five games lol

 

[sharks9]

Sick goal

 

[Kudo Shinichi]

Sick moves

 

[Caser]

 

[justafan22]

Waiver eligible next year?

 

[Mark Kandy]

Waiver eligible next year?

He is already this year. Was loaned to the AHL on a conditionning stint!

 

[justafan22]

He is already this year. Was loaned to the AHL on a conditionning stint!

Ah. That's why he's still down there right?

 

[Mark Kandy]

Ah. That's why he's still down there right?

Yup, he'll have to be call up at some point next week. But with Plekanec's contract termination and Armia and Byron injured, he should have a shot, finally!

 

[Kudo Shinichi]

Yup, he'll have to be call up at some point next week. But with Plekanec's contract termination and Armia and Byron injured, he should have a shot, finally!

Bergevin confirmed yesterday that Scherbak will play with the habs next week.
Probably as soon as tuesday

 

[Nick Slafkofield]

I don't know what is happening with Scherbak he was such a promising propsect but it's like he stopped developing it's really sad to see almost all Montreal 1st round selections turn into fringe ahl/bottom 6 players

 

[Atas2000]

I don't know what is happening with Scherbak he was such a promising propsect but it's like he stopped developing it's really sad to see almost all Montreal 1st round selections turn into fringe ahl/bottom 6 players

Bragin is really good at evaluating prospects. When he didn't take Scherbak to the WJC it was a major red flag.

 

[Kudo Shinichi]

I don't know what is happening with Scherbak he was such a promising propsect but it's like he stopped developing it's really sad to see almost all Montreal 1st round selections turn into fringe ahl/bottom 6 players

Look at his stats
The only thing he did is improve

 

[kp61c]

Bragin is really good at evaluating prospects. When he didn't take Scherbak to the WJC it was a major red flag.

bragin is a dumb dinosaur. he's not good at evaluating prospects at all. and i was never high on scherbak either.

 

[Nick Slafkofield]

Look at his stats
The only thing he did is improve

Don't act like you don't know what I'm talking about just to convince yourself that Scherbak has still a shot to be great, he'll never live up to the expectations.

 

[Kudo Shinichi]

Don't act like you don't know what I'm talking about just to convince yourself that Scherbak has still a shot to be great, he'll never live up to the expectations.

huh?
You said he stop developing, what do these stats mean then?
1st year in the ahl: 0.48 pts/game
2nd year: 0.62 pts/game
3rd year: 1.15 pts/game

 

[montreal]

I don't know what is happening with Scherbak he was such a promising propsect but it's like he stopped developing it's really sad to see almost all Montreal 1st round selections turn into fringe ahl/bottom 6 players

Scherbak has been the definition of how not to develop talent, but the Habs have really struggled with developing players in the AHL over the last 6 years. Thankfully it only took management 6 years to fix their mistake so hopefully now that they have a new coach in the AHL they get better results. Hiring a new coach for the AHL that actually has experience as a head coach seems like a better idea.

But Scherbak has also had several major injuries, he's missed over a full year on AHL time in his first 3 pro years (knee, concussion and one more but I forget)

 

[David Suzuki]

huh?
You said he stop developing, what do these stats mean then?
1st year in the ahl: 0.48 pts/game
2nd year: 0.62 pts/game
3rd year: 1.15 pts/game

Yeah he isn't where you want him to be but it's not as if he stagnated.

 

[Nick Slafkofield]

huh?
You said he stop developing, what do these stats mean then?
1st year in the ahl: 0.48 pts/game
2nd year: 0.62 pts/game
3rd year: 1.15 pts/game

Well than I guess your right he is on on the right path to greatness, he is gonna be lit

 

[Kudo Shinichi]

Well than I guess your right he is on on the right path to greatness, he is gonna be lit

right because the only 2 scenarios for a prospect is that either bust or he lights up the nhl

 

[Nick Slafkofield]

right because the only 2 scenarios for a prospect is that either bust or he lights up the nhl

I get what you're saying, right now there is juste no way to tell if he is gonna bust but you have to admit that as awesome as he has been in the ahl we expected a little more in the big show. To me he seems to have an undeniable talent but his skating will prevent him to be the top 6 skillfull winger we expected from him (a la hudon)

 

[Atas2000]

bragin is a dumb dinosaur. he's not good at evaluating prospects at all. and i was never high on scherbak either.

The dumb dinosaur has got every single player evaluation right so far. You can hate all you want.

 

[Zine]

bragin is a dumb dinosaur. he's not good at evaluating prospects at all. and i was never high on scherbak either.

Bragin can be a dumb dinosaur tactically, but he’s very good at evaluating talent.

As for Scherbak, if I remember correctly, he made Bragin’s shit list for choosing not to attend U20 summer camp. Bragin gave him a second chance at the Subway Series, where Scherbak was rather mediocre.

 

[Vachon23]

He just doesn't have the will to success ! I don't recommend this player to any team