Sergachev : Provorov of his draft class?

[Eskimo Brother]

I don't know man, I have this gut feeling that the Habs forward are more skilled than the Windsor Spitfires.

Could be close, Windsor has had some dominant teams in the past

[Sulla]

Funny jokes. The Habs offense is paper thin.

especially in comparison to Ottawa's...?

[Jouko-Pouko]

I think he is less multi cat and more a point scorer than Provorov...

For the futur, as some said, he's more of an offensive D than a multi cat guy.

According to Fantrax, Sergachev had 5 hits in his first preseason game (against Ottawa), so there might be some multi-cat potential there as well. Of course it's pretty common that rookies play more physical when trying to impress but I like seeing that from a young D-man trying to make the team. Just don't expect him to get 5 hits every game.

[ericdaoust]

According to Fantrax, Sergachev had 5 hits in his first preseason game

Confirmed by Frozen Pool

http://dobberhockey.com/players/mikh...2017/preseason

[Axeman33]

I can't find the source anymore but I read somewhere that if Puljujärvi hadn't dropped to the Oilers, they would have taken Sergachev with the 4th overall pick. That would have been nice for his value in fantasy hockey but Montreal isn't a bad place for him either; I think he'll find his way onto their top pair within a few years and stay there for a long time.

I read this too and like you, not sure where.

[ericdaoust]

http://edmontonjournal.com/sports/ho...uk-all-the-way

[Jouko-Pouko]

http://edmontonjournal.com/sports/ho...uk-all-the-way

That's just pre-draft speculation but somewhere it was said that they had Sergachev ranked #4 and were ready to draft him while they still assumed Puljujärvi would go 3rd. But I'm not sure how reliable the source was since I cannot find it anymore.

[Sulla]

If he turns into a multi cat guy then that's even better news... Wasn't it v Ottawa he got blind sided the last time they played as well though? Not saying he was more motivated for that game but....

[Jouko-Pouko]

If he turns into a multi cat guy then that's even better news... Wasn't it v Ottawa he got blind sided the last time they played as well though? Not saying he was more motivated for that game but....

I think it was, yes. And like I said, rookies often do this kind of hitting when they're trying to impress. But just that he has the courage to throw his body around against NHL player as an 18-year-old 'D', that's good news for his multi-cat potential. Most guys his age aren't even capable of doing that.

You don't have to throw huge open ice hits to be a multi-cat guy in fantasy hockey. The small hits count the same as those huge ones.

[Sulla]

unless you play in Brookly... anything is a hit there lol

Wasn't there a survey done a while ago that looked at how generous some rinks were to hits than others? do we think it has ever really evened out?

[Poutine]

Interesting guys. I'm not really hoping he stays this year, that's why I compare him a bit with Provorov. Provorov played junior after his draft year but his fantasy value has going up since summer 2015. I don't think he's easy to acquire now and those who drafted him last year are probably really happy with the value they have in their hands now.

I'm wondering if I can expect the same with Sergachev. Draft now and value goes up even with him playing junior because next year will be too late to grab him.

This is what I'm wondering too. Thinking about stashing him in my roster with my last pick because we don't have a farm system, but not sure if it's worth the risk (DeAngelo has been drafted and dropped twice in our league already, and probably drafted a 3rd time this year!).

[Justinsane87]

Habs management has confirmed that Sergachev will start the season in Montreal.

[Kabonov]

Sergachev takes over for Markov with Webers

EDM missing a puck moving D man...

[Luffy D Monkey]

Will he stay up past 9 games?

[newfcollins]

Will he stay up past 9 games?

Depends on how he does in those nine games. The Habs actually have a lot of D (Weber, Markov, Emelin, Petry, Beaulieu, and Pateryn are regulars, and Barberio can also fill in if needed). So if he struggles, he'll be sent down. If he plays great, he'll probably stay up.