RWJC Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 Former Canucks prospect could shatter KHL scoring record Jonathan Bailey 14 hours ago Former Vancouver Canucks and San Jose Sharks prospect Nikolay Goldobin has been playing out of his mind since returning to Russia, and at 28 years old, it seems like he’s now entering his prime. Goldobin was drafted 27th overall by the Sharks in the 2014 NHL Draft and was traded to the Canucks for Jannik Hansen on March 1, 2017. In two short years in San Jose, Goldobin managed to play in only 11 games, scoring one goal and one assist. Hansen, meanwhile, was done in the NHL following the conclusion of the 2017-18 season. A then 22-year-old former first-round pick already on his second NHL team, Goldobin would play parts of the next two seasons in Vancouver with the Canucks, scoring eight goals and 14 points in 38 games in the first, and seven goals and 27 points in 63 games in the second. At the age of 24, he played only one NHL game in the 2019-20 season and spent his year almost exclusively with the Utica Comets, where he scored 50 points in 51 games before heading home to Russia. Goldobin played in the KHL for the first time in the 2020-21 season, and produced 19 points in 40 games between CSKA Moscow and Metallurg Magnitogorsk. He’d spent the next two seasons with Metallurg, combining for 75 points in 101 games between them. Now, Goldobin is producing at a pace that could shatter the KHL scoring record with Spartak Moscow. Through 20 games, the ex-Canucks winger has scored 15 goals, 16 assists, and 31 games. Currently, that puts him on pace to score 49 goals, 55 assists, and 104 points in 68 games. Only three players have scored 80 or more points in a season in the KHL’s history: Sergei Mozyakin, Nikita Gusev, and Alexander Radulov. Mozyakin scored 85 points in 60 games in the 2016-17 season, which still stands as the record today. link to rest of article: https://thecanuckway.com/2023/10/20/canucks-shatter-khl-scoring-record/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cripplereh Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 Well he wanted back in the NHL wonder what happened. Guess the KHL gave him more money good for him. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Korea Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 He's had an odd number of penalty minutes the last three years. Is he fighting or is he just getting ejected? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Long Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 Good for him. Seemed like a nice kid at the time. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rekker Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 11 minutes ago, Bob Long said: Good for him. Seemed like a nice kid at the time. He did. Nice to see him doing well. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwarrior Posted October 22, 2023 Share Posted October 22, 2023 We saw flashes of what he could do here. He just wasn't consistent. Nice to see that he's killing it over there though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWJC Posted October 22, 2023 Author Share Posted October 22, 2023 (edited) 18 hours ago, Miss Korea said: He's had an odd number of penalty minutes the last three years. Is he fighting or is he just getting ejected? bad temper? Lol at the coach knocking on his helmet like “wake up dumb dumb” https://www.bardown.com/former-canuck-nikolay-goldobin-tossed-from-khl-game-for-kicking-another-player-1.1696934 Edited October 22, 2023 by RWJC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikeyman109 Posted October 22, 2023 Share Posted October 22, 2023 Goldobin always had offensive talent. His issue was he had no desire to back check and was a defensive liability all the time. Look at how hard Petey back checks. Unless you are putting up McDavid or Draisitl numbers in the NHL you cannot outscore your defensive lapses. He does seem like a good kid. He just wasnt going to make it in todays NHL. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fantomex Posted October 22, 2023 Share Posted October 22, 2023 34 minutes ago, Mikeyman109 said: Goldobin always had offensive talent. His issue was he had no desire to back check and was a defensive liability all the time. Look at how hard Petey back checks. Unless you are putting up McDavid or Draisitl numbers in the NHL you cannot outscore your defensive lapses. He does seem like a good kid. He just wasnt going to make it in todays NHL. Even McDavid knows he has to play a 200ft game. The best players don't need to be taught how valuable defense is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goal_thecup Posted October 22, 2023 Share Posted October 22, 2023 It is pretty simple: play your ass off or ... bring your garlic to the Meat Grinder. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kettlevalley Posted October 22, 2023 Share Posted October 22, 2023 One could guess that Goldobin is as likely to break the KHL scoring record as Petey is to score 164 points this year. Both will probably cool down some. Lekkerimaki too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikeyman109 Posted October 25, 2023 Share Posted October 25, 2023 On 10/22/2023 at 9:33 AM, Fantomex said: Even McDavid knows he has to play a 200ft game. The best players don't need to be taught how valuable defense is. I guess thats why Goldy is in the KHL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IBatch Posted October 25, 2023 Share Posted October 25, 2023 Oh crap and here I thought it was EP creating his rookie year, suppose it was Goldobin all along! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Biestra Posted October 25, 2023 Share Posted October 25, 2023 That's pretty wild. Good for him...maybe he has turned a corner in his game. I also have drunk the Kool Aid partway through the season on Jonathan Dahlen, Jason King, etc. and others in the past though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 I thought Jake was trying again and doing well for a second. Then I thought...naaaaaah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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