Sergei Shirokov Signed, Sealed, & Delivered (probably)

by Yankee Canuck on Aug 13, 2009 9:16 AM PDT in Free Agency

Another glove tap to David Driscoll-Carignan from Mile High Hockey for his fanshot that Capgeek (who has confirmed a few of the smaller Vancouver signings this summer, up to and including the Jannik Hansen resigning) has posted the entry-level deal for Sergei Shirokov, which basically confirms he'll be in training camp next month. It's a two year deal with a cap hit of $1.1 million ($850k plus a $250k bonus).

As luck would have it, Hockey's Future just recently posted their updated prospects list for Vancouver and Shirokov ranks 8th behind Hodgson, Schneider, Grabner, Schroeder, Hansen (?), Rodin and Sauve:

Shirokov has been improving his offensive production in his native Russia since being drafted. Last season Shirokov netted 17 goals 24 assists in 56 KHL games for CSKA Moscow. Shirokov has substantial international experience playing at the U-18 and U-20 World Juniors, impressing scouts with his stick-handling and shiftiness on the ice. He has good top speed and ample acceleration. His defensive play is satisfactory as he does not have an imposing frame, however Shirokov can create turnovers with his speed and stick-work. He good at both playmaking and shooting.

Based on experience, Shirokov and Tanner Glass are probably the best LW prospects Vancouver now have (in front of Ilja Kablukov and Pierre-Cedric Labrie). Last season Shirokov lead CSKA Moscow with 41 points. More stats are below:

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A Bit Premature until official:

From:
The Desk of Mike Gillis, GM of the Vancouver Canucks Hockey Club

To:
Alexander Medevdev, President of the Kontinental Hockey League

Message:
Kiss my sweet ass, punk.

Regards,
MG.

by Sneps-ish on Aug 13, 2009 9:30 AM PDT reply actions

oh come on, that’s a form letter. he sent that one earlier this year and it had nothing to do with shirokov.

'Nucks Misconduct - Housing Swedish Millionaires Since 2000.

by Yankee Canuck on Aug 13, 2009 9:37 AM PDT up reply actions

The Russian Singing Telegram didn’t go over to well either.

by Sneps-ish on Aug 13, 2009 9:48 AM PDT up reply actions

Shirokov strikes me as a prospect that would have fit right in Ken Holland and Hakan Andersson’s wheelhouse. Good stuff!

by Sneps-ish on Aug 13, 2009 11:47 AM PDT reply actions

Gillis—conservative and purposeful.
Nonis—conservative and fearful.

by Bobby Canuck on Aug 13, 2009 12:28 PM PDT reply actions

Nonis

Was awesome. Gillis has had two good drafts but had nothing to do with the success of last years team.

by T.Haynes on Aug 13, 2009 3:06 PM PDT up reply actions

Great reviews for Shirokov. As for the “creating turnovers” part, I saw some of that on his clip on YouTube.

Nucks Misconduct

by Sean Zandberg on Aug 13, 2009 2:28 PM PDT reply actions

Really?

Nonis sucked. Anyone that trades drafts for a lousy over the hill player like Weinrich, then does it again and again cannot be called awesome. He had a hand in the team, sure.

But Gillis IS the reason this team is better, and getting better.

Nonis was nothing more than Burke’s caddy

vancitydan

by vancitydan on Aug 13, 2009 3:51 PM PDT reply actions

Just a Thought...

Has anyone got Kevin Dallman’s phone number…? Look at that last year in the KHL!

http://forecaster.thehockeynews.com/hockeynews/hockey/player.cgi?2821

Going by THN:

Dallman finished tied for fifth overall in KHL scoring with 58 points in 53 games; his 28 goals tied for seventh; his 30 assists were 10th; his 13 power play goals were fourth; his 137 penalty minutes were tied for eighth; and, he led the league in ice time by nearly a minute per game.

Hmm…

by Thursday on Aug 13, 2009 6:06 PM PDT reply actions

Dallman:

Noticed those stats as well, can play the D and the wing to boot.
A possible smart signing like Rafalski blossoming in Finland until the Devils nabbed him.

by Sneps-ish on Aug 13, 2009 6:38 PM PDT up reply actions

He also scored 8 goals in 150+ NHL games.

'Nucks Misconduct - Housing Swedish Millionaires Since 2000.

by Yankee Canuck on Aug 13, 2009 6:55 PM PDT up reply actions

I was careful to say ‘blossoming’ in my last post.

by Sneps-ish on Aug 13, 2009 7:11 PM PDT up reply actions

…And 28 goals in 53 KHL games: that’s more than what he did in the AHL in 4 times as many games, if you want to compare leagues. He also led the league in ice time in a huge way, something I didn’t exactly see in the NHL.

If we can get another Rafalski into the league, why not?

by Thursday on Aug 13, 2009 9:01 PM PDT up reply actions

Sure, I wouldn’t say no. I’m just skeptical if he’s that caliber. Rafalski lit up the Finnish league before making his way over to the NHL. Dallman failed at the NHL leve and then left because no one wanted him. In that vein he sounds more like Yannick Tremblay then Rafalski.

'Nucks Misconduct - Housing Swedish Millionaires Since 2000.

by Yankee Canuck on Aug 14, 2009 3:57 AM PDT up reply actions

Also a possibility

And it’s tough to judge what he’d come back for: the guy’s a star, after all, and I don’t know what the paycheque’s like, but it won’t be for a lot on this side of the pond given his track record…

by Thursday on Aug 14, 2009 11:21 PM PDT up reply actions

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Canucks Stats

Stat	Forwards	Defense
Points	H. Sedin (52)	Edler (34)
Goals	D. Sedin (20)	Edler (7)
Assists	H. Sedin (41)	Edler (27)
Shots	D. Sedin (159)	Edler (131)
Hits	Lapierre (136)	Edler (97)
Blocked Shots	Kesler (38)	Edler (72)
ES TOI/G	H. Sedin (14.45)	Bieksa (17.75)
PP TOI/G	D. Sedin (3.56)	Edler (3.60)
PK TOI/G	Malhotra (2.63)	Hamhuis (3.08)
Corsi Rel QoC	Burrows (0.975)	Bieksa (0.951)
Zone Starts (OPCT)	D. Sedin (80%) Malhotra (13%)	Edler (58%) Tanev (36%)