Prospect Info: Shakir Mukhamadullin (#20 pick - 2020 draft)

[Blackjack]

He's like Sergei Federov, a Russian forward that was converted to a defenseman.

Edit: I have never once spelled Fedorov's name correctly, but at least I didn't call him Dan Blackburn.

 

[My3Sons]

Holy #@$# you're so right. If I hear one more Gelinas comparison I think there's going to be a permanent imprint of my head in my wall.

Devils fans #1 flaw is the lazy propensity to compare players to "the closest Devil who comes to mind". Mukhamadullin to Gelinas? Um, I think the comparison starts at "they both have a great shot" and ends at "they both have a great shot". I just saw someone compare Holtz to Palmieri, for crying out loud. I saw someone last week compare Dawson Mercer to Blake Coleman. I swear I want to pull my hair out when I see this.

I'm glad to see that your missive about hair pulling led to much better and more reasoned comparisons. At least I refrained from comparing Mukhamadullin to Lovejoy.

 

[Cheddabombs]

I'm glad to see that your missive about hair pulling led to much better and more reasoned comparisons. At least I refrained from comparing Mukhamadullin to Lovejoy.

Now that you mention it... he does remind me of Lovejoy a lot. A carbon copy pretty much.

 

[Unknown Caller]

He's actually like Vladimir Malakhov and Anton Volchenkov because they are all Russian.

The funny thing is when I watch him play I see some similarities to Malakhov (not the obvious Russian connection). The long lanky frame and some of the awkwardness of his game gave me flashbacks.

 

[AfroThunder396]

He reminds me of a combination of Wayne Gretzky, Michael Jordan, and Johan Hedberg.

 

[Cheddabombs]

He reminds me of a combination of Wayne Gretzky, Michael Jordan, and Johan Hedberg.

Big fan of Moose so I hope that's true

 

[None Shall Pass]

He reminds me of a combination of Wayne Gretzky, Michael Jordan, and Johan Hedberg.

Interesting. A mediocre coach, a AA baseball player, and a moose. Can now see why he was a reach at 20.

 

[britdevil]

He's like Sergei Federov, a Russian forward that was converted to a defenseman.

Edit: I have never once spelled Fedorov's name correctly, but at least I didn't call him Dan Blackburn.

Drives me f***ing nuts when people misspell Jumbo's name. "Thorton"

Lazy.

 

[Nubmer6]

Drives me f***ing nuts when people misspell Jumbo's name. "Thorton"

Sounds like it's a big thor in your side.

Ok... I'll show myself out now.

 

[Ripshot 43]

Muk is somewhere between Gordie Howe and Peter Harold

 

[Guadana]

Muk is somewhere between Gordie Howe and Peter Harold

*Mark Howe.

It will be very interesting to see how Shakir will handl the abundance of work today.

 

[StevenToddIves]

I'm glad to see that your missive about hair pulling led to much better and more reasoned comparisons. At least I refrained from comparing Mukhamadullin to Lovejoy.

I think you've compared ex-girlfriends to Lovejoy.

 

[My3Sons]

I think you've compared ex-girlfriends to Lovejoy.

Oh please. Like everyone hasn’t done that when they think of lost love.

Edit: recall the words of Tennyson “‘Tis better to have Lovejoyed and lost than to never have dropped the puck”. And here I thought you were literate.

 

[Blackjack]

Hard for me to imagine how anyone could watch an 18 year old Mukhamadullin play in that tournament and come away less than thrilled. No, he didn't play mistake free hockey, but I think that we saw that those criticisms that he can't think the game, makes bad reads, and doesn't know how to play the position are absolutely absurd. The guy is very intelligent, makes the little plays that get the puck out of the zone under control, skates well, defends well, and his passing game is excellent.

I bet we see him come back to the team as captain next year, and I think he will be even more impressive with more size and more experience.

 

[Jason MacIsaac]

Hard for me to imagine how anyone could watch an 18 year old Mukhamadullin play in that tournament and come away less than thrilled. No, he didn't play mistake free hockey, but I think that we saw that those criticisms that he can't think the game, makes bad reads, and doesn't know how to play the position are absolutely absurd. The guy is very intelligent, makes the little plays that get the puck out of the zone under control, skates well, defends well, and his passing game is excellent.

I bet we see him come back to the team as captain next year, and I think he will be even more impressive with more size and more experience.

Stay off twitter then haha I'm not sure why so called "prospect guys" refuse to admit they may have been wrong. Instead they double down, making shit up.

 

[Billdo]

He's definitely a Olivier Magnan and Harry Young guy, but he might be a Peter Harold either a Gelinas shot.

 

[Blackjack]

Stay off twitter then haha I'm not sure why so called "prospect guys" refuse to admit they may have been wrong. Instead they double down, making shit up.

I saw your posts, is there a place to see what the corsi numbers for the game were?

 

[Jason MacIsaac]

I saw your posts, is there a place to see what the corsi numbers for the game were?

Past years yes, I haven't found anyone on twitter other than EP Rinkside posting some graphics. I will go back and count to prove the point if I have to.

 

[StevenToddIves]

Stay off twitter then haha I'm not sure why so called "prospect guys" refuse to admit they may have been wrong. Instead they double down, making shit up.

This is soooooo true.

 

[Guadana]

 

[Better Call Sal]

Lol that JD Burke guy deleted his tweet saying Mukhamadullin’s was awful last night.

 

[Lou is God]

You know the kid is doing something right when his thread in the Prospects forum hasn't been bumped in a while. His haters have been silenced.

 

[Devils731]

You know the kid is doing something right when his thread in the Prospects forum hasn't been bumped in a while. His haters have been silenced.

I’ll watch a whole game and think he played really well and someone will post in that thread “well he was horrible as normal” with nothing additional.

I think it’s only the multiple of games where he’s been pretty good that is getting them to quiet down as more and more neutral observers start to go “what’s wrong with you guys?” to the ardent detractors.

 

[tailfins]

Muk seems like the forward-looking idea of, "if I knew he'd be that good, I would have taken him in the first round" that people say when they look back at picks like Elias, Benn, Parayko, etc.

To me, watching Muk on a day to day basis is not worthwhile. His points in the KHL are almost a red herring. IMO, we're better of checking in every few months at best (or maybe just at the beginning and end of a season) to see how he's progressed. I'm speaking for people like me who really aren't skilled at prospect evaluation - prospect watchers like Guadana, STI, Jason, etc. are a different case entirely.

Muk seems like he has a lot of work ahead of him to realize his potential, but everything I hear is that his potential is huge. I hope he's got either the internal drive or the right people around him to help him keep at it.

 

[Jason MacIsaac]

Lol that JD Burke guy deleted his tweet saying Mukhamadullin’s was awful last night.

I checked out his previous draft rankings. He is a stat watcher who certainly doesn't watch the prospects play. Prospect sites and magazines are a dime a dozen, anyone can pretend to be an expert.