The Blue Jackets have waited four long years since drafting Kirill Marchenko in 2018. He's in Columbus now and plans to make the wait worthwhile.
After his decision, Marchenko paid a hefty price in his final KHL season.Despite scoring 12 goals and adding eight assists in 39 games, he played mostly on the fourth line and was eventually sent to SKA St. Petersburg’s team in the VHL, which is Russia’s version of the American Hockey League. It was a frustrating situation for Marchenko, who'd put up a career-best 15-13-28 the previous year, but he stuck to his NHL plan.and his wife, Viktoria, arrived a couple of weeks later.
“He’s a workhorse,” said Cleveland Monsters coach Trent Vogelhuber, who’s running the Blue Jackets bench in Traverse City. “He wants it and he competes on pucks. And when he makes a mistake, it’s not floating back. He’s and getting back there to make up for it. Those are all positive habits, which we’re looking for more than executing certain systems at this point.”
Marchenko said he’s already feeling more comfortable and is confident his skill will translate even more over time. “Today was a good game, but I can score more goals,” Marchenko said Friday after scoring his second goal of the tournament . “I could’ve scored two , two today and maybe three. I’m happy that I scored one goal , but I’ve done better and plan to score more.”“I expect him to fight for a spot,” said agent Mark Gandler, who represents Marchenko. “How that’s going to turn out? No one knows. It’s hard to say until you see him compete against NHL competition, in terms of his strength, but frankly, I thought he was ready a couple years ago.
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