Ranking Russians

[FinnishFlash]

What are your ranks/expectations/upsides of the following Russians. Next 3 years.

Shipachyov
Kaprizov
Buchnevich
Rubtsov
Gurianov

Multicat league (use sig categories however different league.)

Will rep where I can.

[Happy Hour]

Kaprizov
Slipachyov
Buchnevich
Gurianov
Rubtsov

[StuntMan12]

Shipachyov
Buchnevich

not sure these guys even get much games in for the next 3 years
Kaprizov
Rubtsov
Gurianov

[Avalanche_Ambush]

Shipachyov
Buchnevich
Gurianov/Rubtsov
Kaprizov

I rank them this way because Shipachyov is guaranteed prime minutes. Buchnevich is the only other player guaranteed a job in the nhl. Gurianov and rubstov will not be in the nhl next season but are banging on the door. Kaprizov as far as I know is suppose to be in the khl for the next 3 years?

After that when all is said and done if he lives up to the hype Kaprizov should be at the top of the list.

[Cypher11]

***Report this week out of Russia still claims Kaprizov hasn't signed his 3 yr extension, MIN still on the table***

Kaprizov*** (IF he comes over in 2018, I think he walks into top 6 in MIN and instantly tops this list.)

Shipyachov - Top line minutes with PP1 on a bad team
Buchnevich - Could very well be a top 6 player with limited PP time on a good team in 3 yrs

Gurianov (Spots will be open)
Rubtsov (Getting crowded with all those prospects)

[donpaulo]

Buchnevich is going to be a very good NHL player

it might not be this year but its coming

don't sleep on this kid because once he establishes himself as a core player you won't be able to pry him away

The PP time will be critical for him exploding to the upside

[cheese_cake]

If you are drafting potential, I would go:
1. Kaprizov, as he's getting closer to the jump in NHL : http://forums.dobbersports.com/showt...es-on-Kaprizov
2. Shipachyov (top line minutes)
3. Buchnevich (although at this point you could be switching him and Shipachyov based on future potential)
4. Gurianov and Rubstov

But if you want something to draft with emphasis on this year and the next:
1. Shipachyov
2. Buchnevich (he's promising for the 2018-2019 imo)
3. Kaprizov, high risk high reward
4,5 - Bottom 2

I have a personal bias for Kaprizov because I like risk, if you're in a situation where he's available and the risk is kind of mitigated for you I would still go with him. Recent ramblings pointed out that expansion teams are not likely to have a good production on the first year, so I'm not really high on Shipachyov myself.