[The Athletic] Introducing Vsevolod Komarov, the Sabres’ fifth-round gem: ‘We got a steal’
September 16, 2024
[The Athletic] Introducing Vsevolod Komarov, the Sabres’ fifth-round gem: ‘We got a steal’
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>“Firstly, he’s a great individual,” added Lemay. “He’s a very good kid. And on the ice, he’s a workhorse who can log a lot of minutes. And what I like at our level, and I’m pretty sure he’s going to do the same thing in the near future at the next level, is he really improved his offense. It was already starting to improve last year but it really took the next step here in terms of offense. But what people really underestimate is how good he is defensively and how hard it is to play against him. Like he can block shots, he’s got a very good stick, good gap, and he can finish his check as well. He can do it all.”
>When they parted ways after the season, Favreau and Lemay both knew the Sabres had a good one.
>Favreau describes his game as “so stable” and “so reliable” but “yet very skilled.”
>“I think he’s an NHL player,” Favreau simply said. “At the NHL level he’s going to be classified as a two-way defenseman but somebody who can escape out of trouble, make a first pass, bring a little bit of offense, and probably one of the best sticks that I’ve seen in my eight years in the Q, and I’ve seen a lot of really good defensemen.”
>Lemay said if he was working for the Sabres he’d be thrilled to have Komarov, especially as a fifth-round pick.
>“I know they are happy with him,” Lemay said. “He just needed to get stronger and he still has a ways to go. He’s a big guy but he’s still a little immature physically. He can still improve his quickness a little bit, his pivots and first step, but it has already improved a lot so if you project in a few years, I can’t see why it won’t continue to improve. And the rest of his game, he has it all.”
He’s been very noticeable (in a good way) in the last two prospect games
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>“Firstly, he’s a great individual,” added Lemay. “He’s a very good kid. And on the ice, he’s a workhorse who can log a lot of minutes. And what I like at our level, and I’m pretty sure he’s going to do the same thing in the near future at the next level, is he really improved his offense. It was already starting to improve last year but it really took the next step here in terms of offense. But what people really underestimate is how good he is defensively and how hard it is to play against him. Like he can block shots, he’s got a very good stick, good gap, and he can finish his check as well. He can do it all.”
>When they parted ways after the season, Favreau and Lemay both knew the Sabres had a good one.
>Favreau describes his game as “so stable” and “so reliable” but “yet very skilled.”
>“I think he’s an NHL player,” Favreau simply said. “At the NHL level he’s going to be classified as a two-way defenseman but somebody who can escape out of trouble, make a first pass, bring a little bit of offense, and probably one of the best sticks that I’ve seen in my eight years in the Q, and I’ve seen a lot of really good defensemen.”
>Lemay said if he was working for the Sabres he’d be thrilled to have Komarov, especially as a fifth-round pick.
>“I know they are happy with him,” Lemay said. “He just needed to get stronger and he still has a ways to go. He’s a big guy but he’s still a little immature physically. He can still improve his quickness a little bit, his pivots and first step, but it has already improved a lot so if you project in a few years, I can’t see why it won’t continue to improve. And the rest of his game, he has it all.”
He’s been very noticeable (in a good way) in the last two prospect games