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Where did u read this ? I was hoping with a new coach he would be given another try and see what he brings
RW Nikita Scherbak - Traktor Chelyabinsk, KHL (2014, 26th, MTL; claimed by LAK)
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Where did u read this ? I was hoping with a new coach he would be given another try and see what he brings
Scherbak has so much talent but he probably has the lowest hockey IQ I’ve seen in a player for many years. He just couldn’t play in his own zone. What a waste of talent...
This aged well
Hes starving
Just took awhile.
He got it now dw
I followed him bc he kicked ass for me in nhl 16 lol. Watching habs fans act so aggressive and ignore his obvious flaws for so long makes it kind of cathartic to see it turn out this way
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I am really following what Bragin is doing with players. The Moan was real when he left Scherbak off the WJC roster. Seems like he knew something...
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Knew he was gonna bust since his D+1 season. Yet fellow Habs fans were crying when he got waved
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Right after the two seasons in which he lead his teams in scoring by 35 and 23 points? Sure you did.
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Mhm. Mhm. Mhm.
He had tremendous potential, but it seems like he didn't want to put the necessary work to become a regular nhler. Too bad for him.
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Always funny when every time players who were killing it in juniors and just didnt pan out in the NHL are deemed as having low iq. Have you ever give a thought to the idea that its your sorry ass organizations that can't develop kids properly with their dumb playing philosophy and old fashioned/incompetent coaching?
There is certainly part of that, but at some point some of the responsibility has to be given to the player as well...
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As noted, he has poor hockey IQ but his combination of size and skill which also translated into excellent AHL production made me believe and hope he can still figure it out at the NHL level. But man when he came into the camp last year he was just garbage in every facet of the game. I was still pissed when we waived him so soon after that but I guess I shouldn't have been. All the best for him in Russia though.
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I would think some team will take a shot on him, only saw a little of his last game vs CSKA, they could have used him in the SO maybe they would have won.
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What IQ really means in this context is ability to process the speed of the game. Junior and even the AHL are slower than the NHL which is why a lot of guys who do very well at those levels just cannot make the leap, the speed of play is just too fast for their brain to process. Training and hard work can only partially help you here (better positioning, a bit more footspeed) make up for this. You see it in football too when great college QBs can't handle the NFL game speed.
Nah, I don't think it's that simple. To be successful in any league, you gotta think the game faster, than other players, but there have been a lot of cases, when top AHL players couldn't make the NHL, while pretty average players could.
I think, the main reason is roles. When you play a top6 role in the AHL and come to the NHL, you all of a sudden find out, that all top6 spots are occupied, and there are only checking/grinder roles opened, and you are as good for these roles as Ferrari sport car good for off-road racing. And here your NHL dream comes to an end.
There is also coach issue. Most NHL coaches just don't care about adjusting their systems to new players. They think, it's new players, who must do adjusting, and if they don't or can't, bad for them, there always are other candidates. Dozens of them, actually.
The guy was only getting all those tryouts because he was a first rounder back then. Sadly it's the way it works. Some guys from later rounds probably deserved more chances all the way.
My secret recipe for evaluating prospects: ask Bragin. He seems to know what is to come way before everybody else.
On a side note: he was rumoured to have rented a through the roof expensive apartment in Moscow the day he signed in the KHL. Just another facet to his personality. He does not have that earn it first attitude.
My secret recipe for evaluating prospects: ask Bragin. He seems to know what is to come way before everybody else.
On a side note: he was rumoured to have rented a through the roof expensive apartment in Moscow the day he signed in the KHL. Just another facet to his personality. He does not have that earn it first attitude.
You forgot to mention his recent turn to veganism))
Nikita "I met my wife and became independent" Scherbak
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