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Fantasy Summary

An offensive juggernaut with a lot of question marks, but the upside to be a top-six scoring winger.


Observations

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June 2024 – Gridin was selected 28th overall by the Flames. Pat Quinn

 

April 2024 – Continually frustrating, Gridin’s not really shaken things up much this year. Still the ever impressive playmaker, Gridin’s passing game is deep and complex, with a wide repertoire to account for his good sense of timing. He’s got the skill to make it look really pretty too. And he’s got a quick release to mix in as a changeup, diversifying the ways he can beat you. But the issues are nagging, he’s still not really creating his own chances or active in his own end, or taking advantage of his large frame to battle for pucks. Too often, Gridin will just skate into people expecting the turnover to materialize just to get blown past. I really want to believe in Gridin’s skill, as there’s a lot to like, but he’s got to be even if just a little more engaged shift-to-shift and at 5v5. You can trust the numbers and you can trust the profile, but I don’t know if you trust the player – David Saad

April Rankings: 67th

February 2024 – A bonafide triple-threat, Gridin is a monster in the offensive zone and his highlight reel is nothing to scoff at. Few players have the skill and intelligence to pull off the plays he does, which makes his fluctuant engagement all the more frustrating. He tends to shy away from the physical side of the game and despite his above average size, creates a lot of his work through the perimeter and power-play. How effective he will be as a 5v5 forward and if his current style is at all translatable is up for debate. Still, the temptation of one of the best DY scorers in recent USHL history at a pro-ready size is one bet many would gladly take. – David Saad

February Rankings: 61st

Attributes
Fantasy Upside 8.5
NHL Certainty 6.5
Country RUS
Position RW
Roster Type Draft Eligible
Shoot/Glove Right
Date of Birth March 1, 2006
Height 6‘1”
Weight 185 lbs
Drafted No

Stats

 Season Team League GP G A TP PIM      Playoffs GP G A TP PIM 
 2015-2016 Leningrad Selects U13WSI U137 3 811 2|        
 2018-2019 Team St. Petersburg U14Districts Cup U148 3 14 6|        
 2019-2020 Team St. Petersburg U15Districts Cup U158 3 25 2|        
 2020-2021 Spartak St. Petersburg U16Russia U161 3 25 0|        
  Team St. Petersburg U15Districts Cup U158 8 513 4|        
  Spartak St. Petersburg U18Russia U1822 11 2233 6|        
 2021-2022 Avangard Omsk U16Russia U165 3 36 8|        
  Avangard Omsk U17Russia U1734 26 2450 8|        
  Team Siberia U16Districts Cup U168 8 513 4|        
  Avangard Omsk U17Russia U17 Finals7 5 813 0|        
  Russia U16 (all)International-Jr3 0 11 2|        
 2022-2023 Muskegon Lumberjacks USHL40 8 1321 12|        
 2023-2024 Muskegon Lumberjacks USHL60 38 4583 51|Playoffs8 1 45
 2024-2025 Shawinigan CataractesQMJHL27 15 1732 15|        

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