I guess I missed the part where Samsonov had set junior scoring records since childhood and demolished the international tournaments he played in.
You must have genuinely missed it then, because for 2-3 years before the 97' draft it was considered the "Samsonov draft" and he was supposed to be the next big Russian superstar in line with Bure. He slipped a little in his draft year despite still being amazing, but there was concerns about sizeI guess I missed the part where Samsonov had set junior scoring records since childhood and demolished the international tournaments he played in.
It's like comparing Bedard to Connor McMichael
Michkov is bigger than Bedard btw, we saw it at the draft.
Sorry, I was talking about U20.
Except, he's not. Michov is 13th in the KHL in scoring. Bedard is 68th in the NHL.
www.quanthockey.com
No, sorry, that's just silly. You can apply the same to A LOT of U20 players' games, heck, even players of all ages! Kaprizov himself had a game where he played even less than Michkov, so we'll throw that one out, too. Wow, Kaprizov, eh?
Slafkovsky
.. oh wait , he's already in the NHL
You must have genuinely missed it then, because for 2-3 years before the 97' draft it was considered the "Samsonov draft" and he was supposed to be the next big Russian superstar in line with Bure. He slipped a little in his draft year despite still being amazing, but there was concerns about size
After his first couple years it actually looked like he could be that player too, by 21-22 he was a 75 pt player in the DPE which is like 90 pts today, and many thought he would be the better between him and Thornton. Then he got hurt and was never the same again. If michkov could be like a peak Samsonov but hold that level of play longer, he would be a superstar.
Here is a clip on HNIC talking about Samsonov from 1994, 3 years before he was eligible for the draft.
I'm talking about points per game. What's the point in calculating totals points?Do you have a link to that? Hockey database has Michkov around 40th with 37pts in 43 games, which is similar to Bedard’s 34 in 40.
If I’m wrong, I’m wrong.
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Found this link and it has him at 47th
KHL Scoring Leaders 2023-2024
KHL scoring leaders and demographics breakdown in the 2023-2024 season. Player stats, nationality and age distributions, draft rounds of players in the 2023-2024 KHL season.
www.eliteprospects.com
The SHL pays sub-AHL salaries. It is a much weaker league.
They are actually down 3 "top six" (by default) Forwards. Hall was expected to play on Bedard's line all season and he only appeared in 10 games.
The offense support in Chicago is the huge problem had he been drafted by any other team winning the lottery he would be trending closer to the PPG range assuming no injury.
Why don’t you address where they stand in their respective leagues in scoring? 13th vs. 68th.
Michkov came into today 14th in the KHL in PPG. It's a great season. No points through two periods thus far.
I'm talking about points per game. What's the point in calculating totals points?
This is a better link, but you still have to filter out the SKA game.
Elite Prospects - KHL Stats 2023-2024
2023-2024 regular season player stats for KHL, including top goal scorers, most games played, PPG leaders and more.
What you mean like the greats Jordan Weal and Ryan Spooner?
I'm not a downer at all, I'm on record saying that he could score 900 career goals. He's an incredibly gifted offensive player. I just don't see him as a generational talent like so many others seem to, which some people seem to think is outrageous. But nothing about his performance to date has suggested he's generational, and he really hasn't been the best rookie IMO.
Exactly it’s not an impressive league anymore. Doesn’t mean Michkov isn’t a great prospect and one of the best in any org but he isn’t some franchise saviour and certainly not Bedard and is much closer to Celebrini or Fantili
