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Originally Posted by Mass_nerder
I only read a few draft profiles for top ranked guys, so maybe I'm completely off base, but it feels like his ceiling is maybe Zadorov with a bit better defense. He's never really put up any points, even in the MHL.
Like, if he was 6'0, I'm curious if anyone would be talking about him.
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A big part of the hype around Silayev was how he started the season in the KHL. His 2 goals, 7 points in the first 19 games as a 17 year old had already set a record for a U-18 player in the KHL and he was on track to demolish the record for U-19 players as well (which was only 10). This shot him to the top of the early season draft rankings. Then for the rest of the season he had 1 goal and 4 points in the remaining 44 games. I think if that offense had come in the middle of the season his ranking would be quite a bit lower. Instead scouts/draft watchers got very excited and overreacted to a small sample size. I think he's still got potential as a player that was able to hold his own in a men's league as a 17 year old, but the offense really disappeared through the season.