Khaira is gonna be in college for the next four years and then will probably spend a year in the A. By the 2018-19 season, who knows what this club will need. I hope he works out, but he was drafted to be big, not to fill any particular role.
Excatly. Khaira is a guy who intrigues me a lot and I'm really pulling for him, but the guy is still a real long shot and probably at least 4 years out if he makes it at all. The Oilers will likely be a very different looking team in that time.
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Nail Yakupov's team from Nizhnekamsk was in action today against Donetsk Donbass. They won 4-3 in a shootout, but Yakupov had a really quiet game- zeroes down the stat line, only one SOG, and his 11:10 ice time was the second lowest among all players for his team. On the plus side though, he did get a shootout goal!
As this is also in the Yakupov thread, I also decided to check up on Tobias Rieder's stats as of late and to say the least, they're not super encouraging. 20 points in 23 games puts him 54th in league scoring and on pace for about 61 points in 70 games. This is the same guy who put up 85 points in only 60 games last season. Seeing as his size is not really outstanding and his scoring has slipped, this is a bit of a setback in his development, but nonetheless I remain hopeful that he'll bounce back. Is he even eligible for the world juniors this year (if Germany plays - not sure whether they are or not)?
Nail Yakupov's team from Nizhnekamsk was in action today against Donetsk Donbass. They won 4-3 in a shootout, but Yakupov had a really quiet game- zeroes down the stat line, only one SOG, and his 11:10 ice time was the second lowest among all players for his team. On the plus side though, he did get a shootout goal!
As this is also in the Yakupov thread, I also decided to check up on Tobias Rieder's stats as of late and to say the least, they're not super encouraging. 20 points in 23 games puts him 54th in league scoring and on pace for about 61 points in 70 games. This is the same guy who put up 85 points in only 60 games last season. Seeing as his size is not really outstanding and his scoring has slipped, this is a bit of a setback in his development, but nonetheless I remain hopeful that he'll bounce back. Is he even eligible for the world juniors this year (if Germany plays - not sure whether they are or not)?
I think you really need to look at more than stats with a guy like Rieder.
His numbers are down but he is still playing very well in all situations. He is a very good pk'er for example and Kitchener is winning in good part because their pk has been outstanding of late.
Kitchener is one of the lower scoring teams in the OHL. Second lowest actually. But they are also 14 7 1 1.
You have to really like the way Schultz, Eberle, Hall and RNH are racking up the points in the AHL. Can we end up with the top 4 scorers in the AHL. I know Hall missed a lot of games put it is possible.
Schultz leading AHL scoring
Yakupov PPG in KHL
Laleggia leading NCAA defenseman scoring
Prospects are trending up
Thought I would add that Khaira has 8 points in 10 games and is the third leading scorer on Michigan Tech. He was just named the WCHA rookie of the week.
You have to really like the way Schultz, Eberle, Hall and RNH are racking up the points in the AHL. Can we end up with the top 4 scorers in the AHL. I know Hall missed a lot of games put it is possible.
Hall is only two points from being in top 20 scorers
Thought I would add that Khaira has 8 points in 10 games and is the third leading scorer on Michigan Tech. He was just named the WCHA rookie of the week.
Good to hear he's settling in nicely and starting to produce.
Thought I would add that Khaira has 8 points in 10 games and is the third leading scorer on Michigan Tech. He was just named the WCHA rookie of the week.
those are pretty good stats for a rookie in a tough conference, probably the 2nd hardest NCAA hockey conference... this guy is a long-projection-type, as others have said, but the early indicators are pretty good so far
those are pretty good stats for a rookie in a tough conference, probably the 2nd hardest NCAA hockey conference... this guy is a long-projection-type, as others have said, but the early indicators are pretty good so far
He is also a very young freshman since he did not turn 18 until August. This makes him one of the youngest players in the last draft.
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Taylor Hall is the AHL Player of the Week Hall notched nine points (one goal, eight assists) and a plus-6 rating in three games last week.
Gene Principe @GenePrincipe
Taylor Hall is the AHL Player of the Week Hall notched nine points (one goal, eight assists) and a plus-6 rating in three games last week.
Lowetide recently ranked Jujhar Khaira as our 7th best prospect (3rd best forward). He really seems to be coming into his own. A big center who plays with an edge. Hell be interesting to track over the next 3 years
Lowetide recently ranked Jujhar Khaira as our 7th best prospect (3rd best forward). He really seems to be coming into his own. A big center who plays with an edge. Hell be interesting to track over the next 3 years
The same guy had Nash rated #1 ahead of Eberle for 2 different years! All because he was a big center with a nice range of skills
Kharia has 4 yrs to develop; it seems that he is off to a good start this year. Will be intersting to see if any of the draft picks from the 2012 taken in the 2nd or later round will pan out.
The same guy had Nash rated #1 ahead of Eberle for 2 different years! All because he was a big center with a nice range of skills
Lowetide is a smart guy who's been watching oilers prospects for a long long time. His ranking of khaira is encouraging. No one is right all the time, lets just hope khaira continues to exceed expectations.
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Havent read to much of Lowetide, I just found it interesting since Khaira was such an unknown when we drafted him
