‘Really solid' Morozov would give Flyers imposing center depth
Ashlyn Sullivan, Jordan Hall and Clayton Dyer discuss Ilia Morozov of Miami (Ohio) as a potential pick for the Flyers in the NHL draft.
'Really solid' Morozov would give Flyers imposing center depth originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
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All right, we're gonna keep this list going here.
Ilya Morozov.
Jordan, what do we think about this?
We have a long list here, another center.
I- Got a couple options.
I know, Ashton, another center.
the, the reports on, Morozov is that, like, maybe the ceiling isn't super high, but he's just really solid.
And, went to Miami, Ohio.
He's a Russian kid, but played collegiately this past season and was just really, again, solid, well-rounded.
And I like his size, and I just think of what the Flyers could have size-wise guys down the middle.
S- You look at Jack Nesbitt, he's 6'5".
Jack Berglund is 6'4", and Morozov is 6'3".
If those three all pan out and they're in your, center picture, that's a pretty imposing look down the middle of the ice.
Bu- Craig Button sees him as a third line center, so I know that's maybe not the most exciting thing, but again, just I think a, not a bad floor.
Like, he's got a really good floor.
The ceiling might not be as high, but, I like him, Clayton.
I like him a lot, too.
And when I initially was watching some of his tape on YouTube, I was really impressed with how strong he is when he has the puck on his stick.
Like, I'm not, I'm not making this comparison, but, like, a little, like, Jaromir Jagr-ish- Oh.
With the way that he can- All right.
I, I'm just saying.
Oh, no.
It reminded me, it reminded me.
I'm not saying Don't take that out of context.
Don't, don't aggregate this.
the way that he's- Sold.
The way he- Can the Flyers get Jagr at 21?
No, sorry.
The way he's able to hold defenders off with one arm and stick handle with the other arm I found to be really impressive.
And then to find out that he was 17- Yeah doing this, at one point he was the youngest player in D1 hockey.
I was honestly stunned, you know, playing against the d- at, you know, at, Excuse me, where does he play again?
Miami, Ohio.
Miami of Ohio.
Yeah.
you're playing at a, that's a top-tier program.
Yeah.
And to do that as a 17-year-old is really impressive.
he's also a great defensive forward.
Yeah.
He's great at blocking shots.
He's great at getting in passing lanes.
He's a really smart player.
He's strong.
And like you mentioned, Jordan, 6'3", to add that size to their center depth would be pretty massive.
Mm-hmm.
I do agree, I think he probably tops out as, like, a third line, maybe second line center.
but that's also kind of the range we're looking at when you're talking about picking in the late 20s.
Mm-hmm.
Fair.
Could he develop and, you know, really, you know, push and, and exceed expectations?
I'm sure that's possible.
He's only, he's only 17. but I, I, I like Morozov a lot.
He's a really solid prospect on both ends of the ice.
