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Post by oldhabsfan on Apr 13, 2004 15:37:40 GMT -5
On the Belarus, team roster, Kastsitsyn is listed as 6 feet even, 198 pounds, Not quite a year after he was drafted, that's not bad. I expect he will play in the NHL at 205-210 pounds, quite useful for a fast talented player. |
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Post by oldhabsfan on Apr 13, 2004 15:54:21 GMT -5
I don't know why this guy is considered our best prospect. His record is always sketchy; six games played for one team, next year five for another. He flashes talent, but the coaches don't play him. Go figure. Both your information and your interpretation seem to me to be wrong. Kastsitsyn was send down from CSKA. Given the practices of the Russian Superleague and the quirks of his coach, there's nothing wrong with that. He was sent down *by his organization* to CSKA-2 where he played a lot of games and did well. Then he left CSKA-2 a little before the end of their season and went to his home country Belarus, where he played in their national tournament, and now he is playing for his country in an international tournament - and doing well. It seems to me that barring his failure to stick with CSKA, for which I am not inclined to blame him much, Kastitsyn has done exactly what we would have wanted him to do to further his development. If Gainey and Savard had been telling him what to do, probably they would have told him to do what he did - and maybe they did; we don't know. I don't think we should have any complaints about Kastitsyn. I'm just eager for him to get to training camp and maybe start next season with the Bulldogs |
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Post by Rimmer on Apr 15, 2004 10:26:47 GMT -5
in a game played today, Belarus - Great Britain 5:4. Andrei had 1 assist, 2 shots on goal and was -1 for the game.
R.
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Post by Rimmer on Apr 16, 2004 11:13:21 GMT -5
Belarus - Hungary 7:1. Andrei scored to give his team a 2-1 lead and later added a couple of assists.
EDIT: 0 PIM, 3 SOG and +4
R.
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Post by Rimmer on Apr 19, 2004 7:35:41 GMT -5
in the last, deciding game the Belarus team beat Norway 5-2 and thus gained promotion to the elite division. Andrei had no pts in this game.
through 5 games played in this world championship, Andrei was 14th overall (5th on his team) in scoring with 6 pts (3g, 3a) and 2 of his goals were game winning goals. he also had a total of 18 shots (3rd on his team) and was +4.
all in all, I would say that Andrei had a good tournament, especially considering that he was the youngest member on his team. next year's WC of the elite division will be held in Austria, I think, and that may be a good chance to see how Andrei matches up against stronger competition if he doesn't sign with the Habs.
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Post by M. Beaux-Eaux on May 2, 2004 6:59:04 GMT -5
Swiped this post from the HF board:
Le depisteur
Les mains, les mains...
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Québec City
Posts: 327 New Woodlief's comments about Kastsitsyn...
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I wrote to Kyle Woodlief, Chief Scout for Red Line Report, to get some new info about Andrei Kastsitsyn, a player that he liked very much one year ago at the 2003 draft. He said about him that he was one of the best talent of this draft and put him on his final top 4. Apart of his health problems (epilepsy), Kastsitsyn was his #1... Here's his responses:
With regard to your question, I saw Kastsitsyn play in a U-19 tournament in
Minsk, Belarus, earlier this month while I was there for the World U-18
Championships and there is nothing to worry about regarding his development.
He'll be a stud winger.
In talking with the Habs' scouts, I would be surprised if they didn't make a
big push to get him signed this summer, even given the state of the NHL's
labour negotiations for next season. The thinking would be that if they
could get him signed and over to North America, they could get him a full
season at the AHL level in 2004-05, and then he would be ready to make the
big club out of training camp when NHL hockey resumes in 2005-06. That
would also allow him to make the cultural adjustment to North America out of
the harsh glare of the Montreal media spotlight.
Don't despair, guys... We will have two AK on our two top lines for soon...
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Post by Rimmer on Jun 9, 2004 6:35:56 GMT -5
I found this on www.russianprospects.com: Konstantin Korneev (Montreal Canadiens) signs contract extension with Kazan’s Ak Bars. Korneev signed a deal with Ak Bars after spending most of the 2002-03 season on top defensive pairing of the failing Soviet Wings, who were relegated into the Upper League. Despite concerns of little ice time on the veteran filled Ak Bars, Korneev still signed with the club. Surprisingly, the young blueliner earned a roster spot and saw ice time in most contests on either the third or fourth defensive pairing. He was used less towards the end of the season. The experience has been a valuable one for Korneev, since the young defenseman had hardly anyone to learn from in the Soviet Wings system, but had plenty of row models on Kazan’s blue line, which filled with experienced and well paid veterans.
Alexander Buturlin, Montreal Canadiens 2nd round pick, may be on his way out of Togliatti, where he has spent the past two seasons skating for the Super League club Lada. The move is quite surprising, considering the fact that Buturlin has been one of the club’s most consistent forwards. He did, however suffer from the absence of the Russian phenom Igor Grigorenko, who suffered a serious injury in a car accident, knocking him out for the entire 2003-04 season. Now that Buturlin’s contract is up with Lada, it looks like he is on his way to the city of Novokuznetsk, where he signed a tryout contract with Metallurg. The contract may be superceded by a more lucrative Super League offer, or an NHL offer, if the Montreal Canadiens decided to extend one to the young forward.
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Post by M. Beaux-Eaux on Jun 9, 2004 7:55:48 GMT -5
I found this on www.russianprospects.com: Konstantin Korneev (Montreal Canadiens) signs contract extension with Kazan’s Ak Bars. Korneev signed a deal with Ak Bars after spending most of the 2002-03 season on top defensive pairing of the failing Soviet Wings, who were relegated into the Upper League. Despite concerns of little ice time on the veteran filled Ak Bars, Korneev still signed with the club. Surprisingly, the young blueliner earned a roster spot and saw ice time in most contests on either the third or fourth defensive pairing. He was used less towards the end of the season. The experience has been a valuable one for Korneev, since the young defenseman had hardly anyone to learn from in the Soviet Wings system, but had plenty of row models on Kazan’s blue line, which filled with experienced and well paid veterans.So, the recent trend continues of Habs' Russian prospects playing for teams that prefer to rely on veterans (AK - CSKA). Korneev has impressed in international competition. I wish he would grow a bit bigger. He seems to have made the right choice in terms of his hockey developement by going back to Russia after not signing with the Habs out of Sarnia. It would be nice if Buturlin could be lured over here to play in Hamilton. However, I'm sure he's making a decent living, and there's the CBA squabble, the shadow of the Perezhogin Incident... |
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Post by Rimmer on Jul 20, 2004 4:13:38 GMT -5
on www.russianprospects.com, i found some info on the preseason games played by the russian clubs in the Payulakhti Preseason Tournament in Finland. Metallurg (Novokuznetsk) — Ak Bars (Kazan) – 3:2 Tarasov was in goal for Metallurg, while Korneev assisted on the 2nd goal for Ak Bars. Lada – Lokomotiv – 5:3 Emelin played on Lada's 4th D pairing while Buturlin was on Lada's 1st line (centered by Igor Grigorenko). none of the two had any points. it looks like Buturlin re-signed with Lada which could help boost his offensive numbers unless Detroit decides to bring Grigorenko to NA. R. |
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