Friday Film Room – Vicktor Fyodorov, Jagger Firkus

Welcome to Friday Film Room, our offseason Seattle Kraken prospects series here at Sound Of Hockey. Today, we’ll look at gameplay video, data, and analysis of Vicktor Fyodorov, the first-ever Russian-born forward to be drafted or signed by the Kraken organization, and Jagger Firkus, a second-round pick in 2022 and Seattle’s second-leading AHL scorer during the 2025-26 season. These are two players I like a lot, so I’m excited to dig in.

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Viktor Fyodorov | Center/Winger | Chaika Nizhny Novgorod (KHL)

Profile: Left shot | 18 years old | 5-foot-10 | 183 lbs | 2026 Seattle Kraken fourth-round pick (unsigned)

Summary: Viktor Fyodorov (a.k.a. Viktor Fedorov) is a two-way center who succeeds with strong processing, a relentless work ethic, solid playmaking habits, and attention to detail. He drives possession through anticipation, puck retrievals, defensive pressure, and quick connective passing rather than dynamic individual skill. His off-puck awareness, scanning, and transition support are among his best traits, making him a reliable player in all three zones.

His NHL projection is limited by an undersized frame, average skating for his size, and inconsistent offensive creation and finishing against stronger competition. If Fyodorov continues to develop, he projects as a complementary, bottom-six, forechecking-and-defense forward.

Video: Fyodrov is the left-shot center wearing No. 41 in blue.

Strengths:

• Very strong, potentially excellent hockey sense, anticipation, and ice vision could carry him a long way.
• Processes the game quickly and consistently makes smart decisions.
• Instinctual off-puck positioning in all three zones; he’s usually in the right place defensively and in transition support.
• High-end defensive habits, including bucket-emptying backchecks.
• Always forechecking; frequently a productive tip-of-the-spear neutral-zone defender.
• Relentless motor and consistent competitiveness.
• Strong puck retrievals and ability to extend offensive-zone possession.
• Quick, accurate short-area and connective passer with solid one-touch passing ability.
• Reliable transition player who links defensive recoveries into offensive possessions.
• Physical engagement habits are very strong despite below-average size.
• Very good defensive stick detail, including lifts, passing-lane disruptions, and puck pressure.
• Has shown soft hands in tight areas to maintain possession and drive offense.
• Good puck protection through body positioning and deception.
• Seems to play well within systems and should be a coachable, translatable type of player.
• Gained experience against pro-level competition in his draft-minus-one year (VHL, KHL) and held his own in a limited role, finding ways to contribute.
• Captain for his junior team (MHL), which suggests leadership ability.
• Position versatile.

Weaknesses:

• Undersized frame can limit his disruption, recovery, and protection abilities against stronger competition.
• Physical strength limits his ability in puck battles and at the net front against higher-level competition.
• Lacks above-average offensive upside and game-breaking individual skill; relies heavily on systems and teammates rather than creating offense independently.
• Average skating explosiveness and top-end speed relative to his size.
• Doesn’t consistently create separation one-on-one.
• Passing can lack creativity and tends toward safe, schemed plays.
• Finishing ability and shot are below average.
• Offensive production often falls short of the quality of his underlying process and does not, itself, suggest an NHL future.
• Questions remain whether he will be able to generate enough offense to survive against NHL-caliber defenders.
• Ceiling seems more complementary than impactful, with a bottom-six NHL projection if he reaches that level.

Notes: Fyodorov has strong hockey sense and work habits and has demonstrated the capacity to match up against quality competition. He has a complementary skill set that lacks obvious dynamic elements. A sustained, impactful NHL career likely hinges on bolstering his strengths such that the totality of his small contributions drives team advantages all over the ice (think Yanni Gourde with Seattle). Continued strength and skating improvements are necessary. I’m high on this player, probably more so than most.

More video: Dec. 19, 2025 v. Gornyak-UGMK (No. 41 in white).

Jagger Firkus | Forward | Coachella Valley Firebirds (AHL)

Profile: Right shot | 22 years old | 5-foot-11 | 163 lbs | 2022 Seattle Kraken second-round pick (signed)

Summary: Jagger Firkus is a skilled, offense-first winger whose game is driven by creativity and great hands that he uses to create offense in a variety of ways. He has strong hockey sense and scanning habits that help him find soft ice, allowing him space to create quick shooting opportunities and precision passes. His shot is a significant asset, with a deceptive, quick release. His vision as both a finisher and playmaker is excellent.

His motor is strong, and he’s a willing forechecker despite his modest size. While his evolving play along the boards has improved his NHL prospects, he remains physically limited. He can force plays off the rush. If he continues adding strength and refining his offensive execution, an NHL future as a scoring winger with power-play value is in play.

Video: Firkus is the right-shot forward wearing No. 57 in white.

Strengths:

• Very strong hockey sense, making proactive reads with and without the puck.
• Dangerous shooter with a quick, deceptive, and versatile release.
• Innate ability to find open space off the puck.
• Creative playmaker capable of slip passes, delays, and other innovative sequences.
• High-energy motor with consistent forechecking pressure and puck pursuit.
• Agile, elusive puck handler who creates separation with cutbacks, deceptions, and pace changes rather than pure speed (akin to Matty Beniers in this way).
• Improved ability to handle pressure and make plays along the boards.
• Competes hard despite his smaller frame, including on net drives and in puck battles.
• Succeeded in a first-line role at the AHL level during the 2025-26 season, averaging 0.9 points per game and proving trustworthy in all three zones while playing heavy minutes.
• Regularly generated offense, including high-danger looks for himself, even when the points weren’t coming.
• Though he does not dominate possession, when you lose him in coverage, he will quickly link scoring sequences.
• Intelligent player who knows his game well, including the areas that need improvement.

Weaknesses:

• Wants to play with pace in transition attacks but lacks the pure speed to threaten professional defenders.
• Undersized and still loses puck battles due to limited strength.
• Production can be limited when engaged physically by defenders.
• Can be knocked off the puck too easily when unable to gain separation.
• Occasionally forces one-on-one attacks rather than protecting possession for another opportunity.
• While the shot is an asset overall, there were times his accuracy wavered, particularly in tight, contested situations; he ought to have been a 30-goal scorer last season.
• Skating has improved through hard work but is not a carrying trait.
• He makes his wiry 5-foot-11 frame work, but size and length will never be assets.
• Has some feel for disruptions high in the defensive zone, but overall defensive production is modest.
• Questions remain about his ability to level up to the NHL due to his underwhelming combination of size, speed, and strength.

Notes: Firkus has three traits that are hard to find: hockey sense, gifted hands, and the intelligence and commitment to self-assess and improve his game. These traits have carried him to the top of the AHL ranks despite consistent scouting skepticism about his physical profile. He’s a problem solver out there, and I do believe there is a path to NHL contributions for a team that is patient enough to stick with him through an initial transition period. His ceiling may be a complementary, middle-six scorer, but he has the aptitude and mindset to reach it.

More video: Nov. 21, 2025 v. San Diego Gulls (No. 57 in white)

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