Any comments on Flyers' prospect Denis Bodrov? Hard to get information on these guys.
He played exclusively on Lada's third and fourth pairings this season. While he is a decent prospect and might just develop into a good defensive blueliner one day, he is still a ways away from being NHL ready.
this may be a silly Q, because he just got drafted last year, but what do you see with Artem Anisimov, drafted by NYR, of Lokomotiv Yaroslavl? any information (since there is a paucity of info) on him would be really appreciated..
As mentioned, he exploded in the RSL playoffs and otherwise didn't look half bad in the limited role he was given during the rest of the season. Anisimov has immense potential to make the NHL, and I would bet on his next season being a breakout one.
I think Igor Makarov has already said he will spend one more year in Russia do you think that he will be ready to come over for the 08/09 season?
Not without doing time in the AHL.
Thanks for all the hard work!
Do you think there's any chance Korolyuk comes over to the NHL to play? I'd pretty much written off any chance of him coming here, but it sounds like you think he could fit in pretty well...
I think the main deterrent for him in terms of coming back to the NHL is that fairly low arbitration contract that he has to honour before he becomes a free agent. In all honesty, if he truly wanted to be back in the NHL, it would have made the most sense for him to play for San Jose during the playoffs and get the unfavourable contract off his shoulders when he was traded to the Sharks last season. Yet, as I understand it, Korolyuk expressing some interest in coming back to the NHL was what sparked the trade in the first place - so returning must at least be on his mind.