Perezhogin

[M. Beaux-Eaux]

From December 2002 in "Russian Hockey Insider", but interesting nonetheless:

#26 Alexander Perezhogin RW

Age: 19 Height: 6-0 Weight: 189 || 02/03 Club: Avangard Omsk || NHL: Montreal Canadiens (25th/'01)

Scouting:
Not a spectacular player, but has skills to score highlight reel goals and occasionally will lift the fans out of seats with spectacular dekes and moves. Perezhogin plays a sound two-way game. A good skater: agile, mobile and fast enough when needed. Handles the traffic exceptionally well. Has some flashy moves in the bank, but sometimes is shy to use them. Has a deadly wrist shot (his shooting technique resembles to the one of Alex Mogilny: quick release and heavy outcome) that he has to use more often. Perezhogin has average passing skills - he can pass in open spaces but doesn't see the ice as well as other unnatural playmakers (Ilya Kovalchuk comes to mind)... Competitive winger is developing into a great PK specialist, as he often anticipates plays and is always a threat to score.

Season review:
Had just one RSL game in his records when Vladimir Plyuschev called him to star for Russian National team at the Czeske Pojstovna Cup, where he did a good job in primarily a checking role. Was one of Russia's better performers at the Karjala Cup in November...

In the RSL:
Has been playing on the RW of Avangard's second unit alongside veterans Alexander Prokopiev and Alex Kharitonov. Was paired with the later on Avangard's top PK unit. Averaged over 15 minutes per game, but very few of it on the PP, as (coach) Ivan Hlinka preferred to rely on more experienced players.. Since Kharitonov went down with an injury, Perezhogin saw time on the Czech unit (alongside former NHLers Pavel Patera and Martin Prochazka), as well as the junior unit (with Artyom Chernov and Yuri Ermolin)... Managed a strong start (8-4-2-6), followed by a general cool off, as he produced the rest of his points in short sequences...

SKATING 7
SHOT 9
PASS 7
PUCK SKILLS 8
CHECKING 8
PHYSICAL INV. 6

Current shape:
His game winning goal against Severstal on Dec.9 is the only one he scored in the last 12 games for Avangard.

Role on the team:
Second line RW may be tried on the left side if Grigorenko is unable to cope there. Alexander shall be used a lot on the special teams, including the top PK unit - as he appeared to excel in checking roles for both Avangard and the Senior National side this year.

- www.russianhockeyinsider.com/rsb/wjc/preview_gk.html

[MPLABBE]

good stuff.

The Mogilny shooting comparaison is interesting ;D

[StickHandler]

"Scouting:
Not a spectacular player, but has skills to score highlight reel goals and occasionally will lift the fans out of seats with spectacular dekes and moves. Perezhogin plays a sound two-way game."


A little bit of a contradiction in terms there...

[M. Beaux-Eaux]

StickHandler said:

"Scouting:
Not a spectacular player, but has skills to score highlight reel goals and occasionally will lift the fans out of seats with spectacular dekes and moves. Perezhogin plays a sound two-way game."

A little bit of a contradiction in terms there...

Not necessarily. The writer points out that Perezhogin has all the moves to be a razzle-dazzle guy but doesn't use them regualrly.

[montreal]

I've spoken with the writers of these reports from Russianinsider (Perezhogin & Korneev reports), and they both had some very good things to say about Perezhogin, but one was higher on him then the other. They were impressed with how well Perezhogin was doing in his own end, and said that he's really starting to develop into a 2 way winger instead of a scoring winger. (he had 47 goals in his last junior league in his draft year)

[oldhabsfan]

What I read of Perezhogin makes me think of Guy Carbonneau, except for Perezhogin being a winger. A 2 way player with solid skills who gives a consistent effort could make a big difference to the CH. Among other things he could help to bring the number of character players to the critical mass needed for the team to start making a consistent group effort instead of giving up (except for a handful of stalwarts) as they so often seemed to do last season.

But to make use of him we will have to get rid of some of the deadwood.

[MPLABBE]

Let's not waste his talent in a defensive role

[Accommodation]

I agree marc, one thing this team sorely lacks is an offensive gem, Alex could take that role perfectly, i am all for being dfensively responsible but we need someone who apart from Zednik is a real threat, that is why on this draft as much as i like Phaneuf i'd rather go for someone who can score, size well important would not matter to me as much, i'd be happy with Parise.

[Psycorp]

He remind me so much of Sundstrom it's scary

he is the only one of our prospect who could turn out to be a first line player, but he became so good defensively that coaches don't use him often on powerplay....

I hope he explode offensively next year.

[MPLABBE]

Psycorp said:

he is the only one of our prospect who could turn out to be a first line player, but he became so good defensively that coaches don't use him often on powerplay....

well, few kids not named Kovalchuk in the RSL get major ice time on PP and 5 on 5 so it's not a total surprise he doesn't see much PP time and plays alot of 4th line..

That's a reason why I hope we sign him..he could learn ALOT in the AHL or even the NHL next year and he'll get away from those bad Russian coaches ;D

[montreal]

Marc said:

well, few kids not named Kovalchuk in the RSL get major ice time on PP and 5 on 5 so it's not a total surprise he doesn't see much PP time and plays alot of 4th line..

That's a reason why I hope we sign him..he could learn ALOT in the AHL or even the NHL next year and he'll get away from those bad Russian coaches ;D

Perezhogin's coach is a Czech (ex Pens coach as well) so it's good for him to be under a former NHL coach. I really hope he is signed over the summer, but if not, it wont hurt him to play another year in the RSL, hopefully getting 1st or 2nd line duty and playing for the Senior National Team as well.

It's so hard to figure out what to expect from Perezhogin, as most of us have seen very little of him (just WJC's) but the kid is a goal scorer as he did well getting 14 or so goals this year while playing on the 2nd and 4th lines all season and no PP time, as a 19 year old playing in his first full season in the RSL (I believe).

[StickHandler]

Marc said:

Let's not waste his talent in a defensive role

Especially if he has a Mogilny-type wrist shot!! We need him to be a goal scorer above all.

[NWTHabsFan]

Marc said:

Let's not waste his talent in a defensive role

Agreed...Sasha appears to be one of the Habs few true offensive prospects in the system. He really showed his stuff at the WJC and has put up decent numbers in the RSL. We have had years of player after player who is a decent two way player, but who never amounts to anything much on the offensive side. Hope AS can sign him over the summer and get him over to NA to fine tune that part of his game. At only 19, there is so much potential upside to this kid already. Whoo baby!!

[MPLABBE]

welcome aboard...where did this 'sasha' nickname come from?

[M. Beaux-Eaux]

Sasha is a diminutive form of Alexander in Russian.

[MPLABBE]

I see. Thanks mr B!

[DeportivoHabs]

I thought of a bigger Ribeiro when I first read the article.

He's got some sweet moves....but doesn't use them enough. However the size of AP is much more appealing. With some weight training and growth....6'0 205 isn't far off.

I'd gladly take him on the right side in the near future.

[MPLABBE]

also much faster than Ribs was at that age. Not too mention a better goal scorer.

[DeportivoHabs]

good point.

which comes back to the point that ribeiro is worth dealing to someone who perceives a value in him.

Packaged up with breezer and we might get something worthwhile back.

[M. Beaux-Eaux]

A comment from Red Line Report before the 2001 draft:

And we haven't even mentioned one of Red Line's personal favourites yet: Russian right wing Alexander Perejoguin. He's the best pure sniper in the draft, aside from Kovalchuk of course. Has a lightning fast release on a deadly accurate shot, and has an uncanny knack for getting to open ice in good scoring territory at just the right moment.

[MPLABBE]

*Red Line's credibility goes up in Marc's book*

[TheHabsfan]

Marc said:

*Red Line's credibility goes up in Marc's book*

Yeah...but they can't even spell his name right! ;D

THF

[DeportivoHabs]

lol

[M. Beaux-Eaux]

Ah, an excellent opportunity for me to be a pedantic wet blanket

You say Perezhogin, I say Perejoguin