Nikita Soshnikov: Trade| Scouting report| Contract

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Nikita Soshnikov: Trade| Scouting report| Contract

Nikita Soshnikov Bio. In 2013–14, Soshnikov had 13 points (five goals, eight assists) in 10 games for the Atlanta Moscow junior team, before moving on to play. Today we will discuss about Nikita Soshnikov: Trade| Scouting report| Contract

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Nikita Soshnikov: Trade| Scouting report| Contract

Nikita Dmitrievich Soshnikov (Russian: икита итриевич ошников; born 14 October 1993) is a Russian professional ice hockey player for the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Born 14 October 1993 (age 29)
Nizhny Tagil, Russia
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Right wing
Shoots Left
NHL team
Former teams
New York Islanders
Atlant Moscow Oblast
Toronto Maple Leafs
St. Louis Blues
Salavat Yulaev Ufa
CSKA Moscow
Avangard Omsk
National team  Russia
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2013–present

Trade

Nikita Soshnikov: Trade| Scouting report| Contract

The Toronto Maple Leafs announced today that the hockey club has forwarded Nikita Soshnikov to the St. Louis Blues in exchange for a fourth-round draft pick in the 2019 NHL Draft.

Toronto now holds eight picks in the 2019 NHL Draft. Soshnikov, 24, has skated in three games with the Maple Leafs this season. He was placed on the injured reserve list on 12 December due to a lower body injury and has missed 28 matches due to injury. Nizhny Tagil, a Russian native also appeared in 19 games with the Toronto Marlies (AHL), recording 17 points (7 goals, 10 assists) and 12 penalty minutes.

The Maple Leafs return to action in Pittsburgh on February 17th when they take on the Penguins at 7:00 p.m.

Scouting report

To be fair, there aren’t a lot of scouting reports of Soshnikov, as he was not a draft prospect and has played a whole lot overseas. But on his recent ranking of the Leafs’ prospects, Corey Proneman called him the 10th ranked prospect in the system, saying “[Soshnikov] will need some time in North America before he is ready to make an NHL impact, but He has equipment that has above-average or better speed and puck skills, although he has work to do to perfect his game.”
To our liking, that’s a pretty solid compliment to a man who’s worth nothing but a contract. A free wallet, as they say.
If you want to do some scouting of your own, check out this footage of Ilya Kovalchuk playing against SKA St. Petersburg.

Contract

According to his Gold Star Hockey agent Dan Milstein, the 28-year-old forward has signed a one-year deal with the New York Islanders. Chris Johnston of Northstar Bets said the one-sided deal is worth $750K.

The team has also confirmed one-year contracts for Corey Schneider and Parker Woderspoon, although this does not include any financial details. CapFriendly notes that Schneider’s one-year, two-way contract is worth $750K in the NHL and $400K in the minor leagues, while PuckPedia says Wotherspoon’s deal will pay $750K in the NHL, $175K in the minors, And it’s guaranteed for $225K.

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Lou Lamorillo, of course, has experience with Soshnikov from his time as general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs, and will now see the talented forward compete for another NHL opportunity.

In last season’s 33 games between CSKA Moscow and Avangard Omsk, Soshnikov scored just 16 points. However, production improved in the playoffs, where he posted five goals and eight points in just 13 games. With a history of success in 87 games from the KHL and NHL experience, it seems like a worthwhile gamble for an organization that requires some secondary scoring.

Schneider and Woderspoon will meanwhile lead the minor leagues, as Lamoriello recently hinted at. The veteran netminder did well last year with the Bridgeport Islanders, posting .921 in 30 matches.

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