Prospect Info: St. Louis Blues Top-20 Prospects: #16

[ChicagoBlues]

2022 Prospect Rankings:

#1 Zachary Bolduc (75.8%)
#2 Jake Neighbours (50.9%)
#3 Jimmy Snuggerud (51%)
#4 Scott Perunovich (86.8%)
#5 Joel Hofer (50%)
#6 Alexei Toropchenko (55.3%)
#7 Nikita Alexandrov (33.3%)
#8 Matt Kessel (38.7%)
#9 Klim Kostin (51.4%)
#10 Leo Lööf (31%)
#11 Simon Robertsson (26.7%)
#12 Michael Buchinger (28.0%)
#13 Colten Ellis (23.5%)
#14 Aleksanteri Kaskimäki (39.4%)
#15 Tanner Dickinson (32.3%)
#16 ?

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[Beauterham]

Koromyslov again.

Higher 2nd round quality player That went in the 4th due to the Russian factor. He dropped in my rankings because it's unknown how hard it will be for him to eventually leave Russia, if that's going to be possible at all.

 

[Memento]

Koromyslov, then Peterson, then Sim.

 

[ChicagoBlues]

I’m going to add in Bakanov next time and then vote for him. Cuz…why not?

 

[Robb_K]

Wow! Laferriere has surely dropped quite a bit in the eyes of Blues' fans here! At one time, there was a groundswell of hope for him. It seems to be all gone.

 

[STL fan in MN]

Wow! Laferriere has surely dropped quite a bit in the eyes of Blues' fans here! At one time, there was a groundswell of hope for him. It seems to be all gone.

Yep, poof. Gone.

I’m going to add in Bakanov next time and then vote for him. Cuz…why not?

Fair point. He seems to be a good bottom-6 candidate in time.

 

[Blueston]

I changed my vote bc Peterson aunt gonna win and I think Koro is better prospect than Tucker.

 

[Caser]

I’m going to add in Bakanov next time and then vote for him. Cuz…why not?

Actually I'm not sure if Bakanov is eligible to sign a full-time deal, so I'd suggest to wait here.

 

[STL fan in MN]

Actually I'm not sure if Bakanov is eligible to sign a full-time deal, so I'd suggest to wait here.

Why not? He’s already signed to an AHL contract.

 

[ChicagoBlues]

Actually I'm not sure if Bakanov is eligible to sign a full-time deal, so I'd suggest to wait here.

Why? These polls have no consequence.

 

[Caser]

Why not? He’s already signed to an AHL contract.

I'm reading the NHL CBA section 8.9 and don't see how Bakanov falls under any condition listed there that is required for signing NHL deal. AHL deal indeed should be possible, but it doesn't give the Blues any exclusive rights to sign him.

Why? These polls have no consequence.

Sure, but still I thought it would be good to have some sort of criteria like that there.

 

[STL fan in MN]

I'm reading the NHL CBA section 8.9 and don't see how Bakanov falls under any condition listed there that is required for signing NHL deal. AHL deal indeed should be possible, but it doesn't give the Blues any exclusive rights to sign him.

Sure, but still I thought it would be good to have some sort of criteria like that there.

Is he still draft eligible then?

I know there’s a window in which players who are draft eligible can be signed if they go undrafted but I don’t recall the specifics. It’s a situation that happens so rarely.

I want to say the Blues did that with Dimitrii Sergeev a number of years ago.

 

[Caser]

Is he still draft eligible then?

I know there’s a window in which players who are draft eligible can be signed if they go undrafted but I don’t recall the specifics. It’s a situation that happens so rarely.

I want to say the Blues did that with Dimitrii Sergeev a number of years ago.

Yeah, you can do this if a player played in NA in the prior season, but Bakanov spent the last two seasons in the KHL and according to this 8.9 section of the CBA that I mentioned I don't see how he falls under any of these eligibility conditions (but maybe there's something more tricky than I can understand for now though). As for the draft he was eligible this year, but it should've been the last year of his eligibility, as he played in the CHL before.

 

[ChicagoBlues]

I'm reading the NHL CBA section 8.9 and don't see how Bakanov falls under any condition listed there that is required for signing NHL deal. AHL deal indeed should be possible, but it doesn't give the Blues any exclusive rights to sign him.

Sure, but still I thought it would be good to have some sort of criteria like that there.

I've read that he was signed by the Blues to a PTO and also read that he's signed to an AHL contract with Springfield, but I can't find a link regarding the AHL deal.

While Bakanov is not Blues' "property", we most likely have first dibs on him.

And besides, his last name begins with a B (for Blues) and Andre the Giant used to wrestle in St. Louis, sooooooo......

 

[STL fan in MN]

I've read that he was signed by the Blues to a PTO and also read that he's signed to an AHL contract with Springfield, but I can't find a link regarding the AHL deal.

While Bakanov is not Blues' "property", we most likely have first dibs on him.

And besides, his last name begins with a B (for Blues) and Andre the Giant used to wrestle in St. Louis, sooooooo......

Blues get several standout performances in Traverse CIty

Here’s where it says he’s signed to an AHL deal.

 

[ChicagoBlues]

Blues get several standout performances in Traverse CIty

Here’s where it says he’s signed to an AHL deal.

Yeah, I saw that. I forgot it was on the Blues site and not STLToday. So, that makes it a little bit more valid.

Leave him in or remove him?

I think we should leave him in.

 

[AVictoryDive]

Yeah, I saw that. I forgot it was on the Blues site and not STLToday. So, that makes it a little bit more valid.

Leave him in or remove him?

I think we should leave him in.

He’s not Blues property because the Blues didn’t sign him to any contract. He should be taken out of this list.

 

[ChicagoBlues]

He’s not Blues property because the Blues didn’t sign him to any contract. He should be taken out of this list.

That's good enough. He shall cancelled!

Changing my vote.