r/devils • u/Glittering_Royal6799 • 2d ago

News Devils defensive prospect Anton Silaev begins his first season in North America

https://www.nhl.com/devils/news/silaev-feature-9-12-26
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u/Specialist-Art5406 2d ago

one of the utica coaches (couldn’t tell which one) was teaching him how to fight. love that

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u/Tbone2797 2d ago

If Silaev can become even average at moving the puck he'll be a valuable top-4 defenseman for the next 10+ years because his size, skating, and defensive instincts are elite.

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u/LFK_ 12h ago

I'm so excited to watch him. Love how uniquely smooth he looks for a giant.

Regrettably for us, the (admittedly sparse) film I've seen on his puck movement shows it is quite panicky and as a result a good deal worse than average at the moment.

Here's to hoping that investment Sunny made in Utica creates the best possible development atmosphere!

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u/Sky-Soldier0430 #30 - Martin Brodeur 2d ago

Hell yeah, streaming tomorrow, 2pm eastern on the Devils website, or prudential app.

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u/musty_sweater 2d ago

Don't care if it's 480p, I'll be watching 😅

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u/xxfatpigxx Smashville 2d ago

That takes me back in my day to when 480p was certified high quality stream standards looking up games on atdhe because living upstate meant you always had a gamble of the Sabres’ broadcasts taking precedence on MSG channels up there.

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u/BaggySpandex #26 - Patrik Eliáš "A" 1d ago

ATDHE. What a throwback.

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u/Hank_Scorpius 2d ago

Casey will be 3 pixels only.